gonna start sitting outside in the evenings. maybe during the day. maybe whenever I can

 it's part of my dwelling initiative. it's called sitting outside in the grass. just do it as much as you can.

 people like to bring up the quote attributed to albert einstein "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." and in a lot of cases that's true but I do think there's an important kind of meaning that can only be uncovered through repetition. A repetition that doesn't even show any noticeable differences for a long time.

I've been doing these drills for over two years now. Well, I was taught them over twenty years ago but when I wanted to get better at sprinting again I started doing them with intention and it's been interesting how over time they've become different. They feel different. It's kind of like a chant. You say the same words over and over and eventually they take on different meanings than they used to. With the drills I feel different muscles and the movement feels different. 

I would argue some things warrant a little bit of insanity. 

had some good breakthroughs in climbing today

 felt really strong. picked up some things. did some moves and climbs I've been working on for a while. felt extremely gratifying. I think being at home for the weekend and resting and relaxing helped a lot. yay!

the partridge family bus

 

it's actually a pretty awesome looking bus

filed under: things my dad told me to look up that I didn't get around to looking up until now

quit bending your knee

 I run with a squishy knee. I bend my leg a lot when I run. I want to fix it. If I do nothing else this year I will fix my bent knee. I will do it.

some kids smashed the bus door windows with rocks

 I saw them in the back of the parking lot near the bus and so I kinda took the long way around to go home and the second I was out of sight I heard a loud sound so I turned around and walked up and said 'hey that's our bus. I just heard a loud noise. What's going on?' Not in an aggressive way. Just trying to be straight forward about it. When I went around the side of the bus to see where they'd smashed the windows they ran off. 

Pretty unfortunate. Kids being stupid. It happens. I'm not really mad at them. They threw rocks at other windows and mirrors too but the only ones they managed to break were the passenger door windows. I suppose it could've been worse. I had been nervous about leaving the bus there and in the back of my head I was worried someone would come along and mess with it. I don't know if it's better that it happened and ultimately wasn't that bad or if I'm more nervous that they might come back or that it could happen again. I don't know what I'd feel if it happened again. Defeated, I guess. 

I will say though, my friends at the gym helped me clean up the glass and we taped up the windows and parked the bus in the corner so the broken side isn't as much of an issue. And my friend got a picture of the kids. I called the police but I'm not expecting anything to come from it. I don't know. Stuff happens I guess. I think it's better to not read too much into it. You fix it up and keep going. 

It means a lot that people were there to help me. I felt supported when I really needed support. 

history of April Fool's

 Originally every month began with a 'Fool's'. But over time people began to tire of it and they relegated the Fools to a single day in April when everyone is generally in a good mood on account of spring time. 

Terrible. Just terrible. Bring back a Fools day at the beginning of every month!

And! Another thing. It wasn't always about pranks. It was just about being foolish. The prank thing was also a negative PR campaign to make the holiday seem more annoying than it actually is. 

Oh what's a fool do? Yeah, they just lie. They just make stuff up to trick you.

No. That's not what a fool does. You see, they took the holiday about being a fool and they made it into one where you unwittingly become the fool. And you hate it because of course you do. One must willingly become the fool.

I'm beginning my campaign to reclaim April Fool's Day.