Ok ok ok, now for something different

Warning: parentheses ahead.

So i've added something new. Rock climbing. Added to the "List of cool new activities to integrate into California society". Also it's spring break so i've found myself awfully bored and feeling an intense need to burn cash to burn away my boredom. Turns out that is subject to diminished return. Something like

the formula for fun from buying : fun = (money / 2) - general malaise and boredom + activities!

So what have i gotten so far? Let's see.. water cooling system for my computer (40 degrees C while playing SC2!), a bunch of cleaning material for my bike, bike computer and biking gloves, a yoga mat (so i can get my P90X on while avoiding carpet indentations and fuzz on my sweaty skin), some new polos from Express (only 12 dollars each!), a pair of earphones, over-ear headphones, and a.. flashlight (inspired by a trip to Joshua Tree). Oh, and a membership to the rock climbing/bouldering gym.

And for activities? As mentioned, went to Joshua Tree National Park. Man, SoCal has so many parks and crap to do. Not THAT many snowboarding options, but not too shabby compared to what crap there was in the dirty south - with weakishly sauced snow/ice. Yeah, but camping was fun. i was pretty tired and a bit moody feeling towards the second day, but it wasn't a completely negative experience. The stars came out later at night and it was nice. A good start to a relatively mild week of sitting at home and reading the Dark Tower.

And so my grades came out and they're whatever. i've yet to get an A in any of my science classes (outside of labs). i've yet to get a C either, but that's not really doing it for me. i think my science GPA is sitting right at or slightly below the average for dent school, but it's only getting tougher to get in these days. All these young uppity kids with their decent study habits and their curve busting grades. Next quarter is going to be pretty rough too, so that'll be interesting. i guess there won't be any snowboarding trips to take before test days, so that's good. i'm applying to dent school this year and i've gotta study for the DATs. Yeehaw.... Read the sarcasm and lack of enthusiasm from the periods....

And i'm extremely annoyed because it's hot, my windows are open, and i can't tell if a baby is crying or cats are getting it on.

But yeah, i'm content. i'm trying to be more healthy. i'm not really healthy in my diet yet (as my dinner at Claim Jumpers was pretty much an injection of fat and starch into my heart, butt, and gut), but i've realized i don't mind getting out and doing stuff. i may sleep a lot, but i also feel a need to get out and do stuff. Work my chubby flab and bow-legs. Especially after being at the rock climbing gym and realizing how much my own body works against me, though it'd be awesome now for doing cannonballs or floating around in a pool (pros which look pathetic against the large list of cons). i'd be f'ing f'ed if i were required to save myself by climbing. Yeah, a very low chance where climbing could save me, but say i was running away from a bear or a pack of jackals and given a snowboard and some snow, or a mountain bike and a moderately intermediate downhill, i'd know i'd stand a chance of evasion. But give me a large boulder to climb over and i'd be doomed. i'd grasp desperately for a grip with my puny arms and hands and be eaten alive. So while slightly impractical in rationalizing it into practicality, i'll just say that i'm learning it to get a way to exercise and develop muscles without actually lifting weights at a boring regular gym.

Anyway, of course the baby/horny cat decides to stop when it's cool enough to actually shut the window.