It’s official... we’re actually doing it.

Justin, Naomi, Shelley, and I are heading to, at the very least, Dublin, CA to see Naomi’s friend Jana. We’ve got lots of cool things planned, including (chinese) food, (disc) golf, (old) friends, and general road trip shenanigans. Dig it.

We leave Friday after work. Boy, am I giddy.

[Update 05 July 2006: fixed destination city]

This morning, as I am wont to do, I weighed myself. I am 4 pounds lighter this morning than I was yesterday morning.

It's not all that surprising. I rode by bike to work (4-ish miles), rode to an Ultimate game (3 miles and a huge hill), then played in the Ultimate game, rode home (another 4.72 miles, apparently). Combine the activity with the warmer weather and a fairly active personal cooling system (um... I sweat a lot), and, as Gus Portokolos would say, "There you go."

I used to be boring.

Some people (shuddap!) would still say I am. Sing it with me now: “I am one of them... and so are you...” But it’s not because I’m doing nothing anymore. This past weekend, I stayed busy:

-- Axis and Allies marathon game
-- drove to Canada specifically for an 18-hole round of disc golf. I lost a disc and totally “Mickelson”ed the lead on the 14th and never looked back at anyone (because he was in front of me) again.
-- went on an hour-and-a-half bike ride
-- church
-- barbecue party
-- long nap

All in all, a reasonably good weekend. No TV, but lots more internet than normal.
 
Weekends like this are the coolest--just full enough with a friend, but not so full that I’m worn out afterwards. I even road my bike to work today in the heat (80 degrees! So I’m getting soft. Leave me alone) and didn’t feel a hint of weekend lag. Man, I dig that.

Coming up this week: Superman III (IMAX), Brandi Carlile (maybe), 4th of July road trip (likely).

Yep, it’s a blog. Up and running. Yippee. And so it begins.

Already you are now asking yourself:

1. What’s this blog for?
2. Do we really need another blog?
3. Who is this guy?
4. If a blog remains unread, does it still suck?

The answers are:

1. I don’t know.
2. No.
3. Some schmoe.
4. Yes.

OK, ok... the real answers are:

1. I really don’t know. You’re such a peach for asking so nicely. If I had to guess, though... maybe it has something to do with my trying something new, or maybe it’s a way for me be social in a geeky way. There may be techincal content. Or maybe it’s just a way to expose my own thoughts that I should keep to myself. Let’s shed some light on ‘em and see if they don’t scurry away, shall we?
2. No, but we don’t need most of the others, either. There’s a lot of junk out there. Most blogs are self-serving, self-involved, personal props. There must be a balance somewhere. I have a poor sense of balance.
3. My name is James. I believe in Jesus; I attend church. I write code, and I vote. I love my family and friends; I like frothy pints; I like sharing frothy pints with friends. I ride a bicycle; I hike; I play Ultimate and Disc Golf; I love football. I read some; I am not a writer (yet). I like good music, and I seek it out, though I am not much of a musician. Most of my thoughts are jumbled messes (yearning to be organized).
4. Look, I’m trying here. Or, I will try. Or, at least, I will try better than I tried before. The easiest thing in the world to do is to suck at something. And I have lots of suck-cess. Oh, yes, there will be grammatical mistakes, typos-a-plenty, and disjoint thoughts or arguments that seemed like a good idea at the time. But it’s just practice, people. Bear with me.