So it's been a while since I've written anything on here. Quick overview of the last month or so. I got mono. Not fun. The only thing I've ever really heard about mono is that it makes you tired. Apparently everyone forgets the part where you feel like you are going to die. I was sick, fever, chills, constant headache, so much pressure in my abdomen that small swallows of water made feel like I was going to throw up. It was brutal for about 5 days then it started to calm down. I still have the pressure in my abdomen (this could be because I might have a kidney infection, test results should be in on Monday) especially when I exert myself. That means no working out lately which is pretty hard for me. In the middle of being sick I got dumped which is always nice when you have plenty of time to sit and think because you aren't working because you have mono. A couple of weeks of feeling awful in multiple ways. I've recovered for the most part from sickness and heartache so that is good. Oh, small side note, I haven't been tired at all really, in fact I've woken up the last few mornings at 7:05 which is pretty early considering I go to bed around 2 AM and normally sleep til 10:30.
I managed to go hiking with a Andrew and Adam at Clifty Falls which was a good time. I don't think we could have picked a better day even if we were given a 10 year forecast. The falls were all flowing because of all the recent rain, it was about 70 and sunny so even I, the sweatiest person alive, didn't really sweat all that much which was great. We hiked for about 6 hours with an hour break in the middle. Made for a great Sunday. I'm hoping that when Adam returns from Africa that we can maybe do a 2 or 3 day hike at some point. I'll probably invest in some boots if that's the case because I don't think the running shoes would be too good for multiple day hikes.
I just signed up for the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) exam which I will take the first part of June. I hoping that it will lead to some full time employment. Hope it leads to something because it was expensive. Thanks tax return! I'm also tossing around the idea of applying to the Indiana State Police. My dad was telling me that he thinks I would be good for the ERT (Emergency Response Team). It'd be pretty sweet to go around with an MP5 and body armor kicking down doors and making drug bust and what not. I'm a much better shot with a rifle than with anything else so maybe being a sniper would be a better bet. Who knows? On the flip side of potentially shooting people I'm looking into teaching. I don't know what I'd teach, health and PE would be the easiest transition for me, but I think I'd like being history teacher too. And then there is coaching. I would love to coach just about anything, wrestling specifically. And I figure I'm going to go ahead and fill out the application for the Peace Corps. and see what happens a year down the road. Maybe someone will pay off all my loans and I won't have that financial burden to worry about.....
That's a lot about me so I need to put something on here not entirely about me. John McCain, Republican candidate for the Presidency, was a POW during Vietnam. Probably everyone knows this, or at least anyone who's paying attention. He even managed some humor after being released, "They don't put chocolates on your pillow at Hanoi", in reference to the somewhat sick nickname of the POW camp in Hanoi, the "Hanoi Hilton". 32 months of torture and near starvation and to still have your mind is amazing. I think this man has a quality that no recent candidate has had, Republican or Democrat, that he has sacrificed as much as you possibly can for your country with the exception of you life. He suffered for his country and still loves it and now is running to be the leader of it. He's been criticized by the very conservative as too liberal but I think when compared to the alternative of a crazy withdrawal from Iraq that will lead to disaster and socialized medicine, he can't be beat. I don't get into politics very often but I feel pretty strong about this particular presidential election so that's my piece.
I managed to go hiking with a Andrew and Adam at Clifty Falls which was a good time. I don't think we could have picked a better day even if we were given a 10 year forecast. The falls were all flowing because of all the recent rain, it was about 70 and sunny so even I, the sweatiest person alive, didn't really sweat all that much which was great. We hiked for about 6 hours with an hour break in the middle. Made for a great Sunday. I'm hoping that when Adam returns from Africa that we can maybe do a 2 or 3 day hike at some point. I'll probably invest in some boots if that's the case because I don't think the running shoes would be too good for multiple day hikes.
I just signed up for the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) exam which I will take the first part of June. I hoping that it will lead to some full time employment. Hope it leads to something because it was expensive. Thanks tax return! I'm also tossing around the idea of applying to the Indiana State Police. My dad was telling me that he thinks I would be good for the ERT (Emergency Response Team). It'd be pretty sweet to go around with an MP5 and body armor kicking down doors and making drug bust and what not. I'm a much better shot with a rifle than with anything else so maybe being a sniper would be a better bet. Who knows? On the flip side of potentially shooting people I'm looking into teaching. I don't know what I'd teach, health and PE would be the easiest transition for me, but I think I'd like being history teacher too. And then there is coaching. I would love to coach just about anything, wrestling specifically. And I figure I'm going to go ahead and fill out the application for the Peace Corps. and see what happens a year down the road. Maybe someone will pay off all my loans and I won't have that financial burden to worry about.....
That's a lot about me so I need to put something on here not entirely about me. John McCain, Republican candidate for the Presidency, was a POW during Vietnam. Probably everyone knows this, or at least anyone who's paying attention. He even managed some humor after being released, "They don't put chocolates on your pillow at Hanoi", in reference to the somewhat sick nickname of the POW camp in Hanoi, the "Hanoi Hilton". 32 months of torture and near starvation and to still have your mind is amazing. I think this man has a quality that no recent candidate has had, Republican or Democrat, that he has sacrificed as much as you possibly can for your country with the exception of you life. He suffered for his country and still loves it and now is running to be the leader of it. He's been criticized by the very conservative as too liberal but I think when compared to the alternative of a crazy withdrawal from Iraq that will lead to disaster and socialized medicine, he can't be beat. I don't get into politics very often but I feel pretty strong about this particular presidential election so that's my piece.
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Unless you plan on hiking with a heavy pack, some trail shoes would be adequate for your hiking purposes. So, that's a cheaper alternative than buying some boots.
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