@stb222
first... i think i use writing as a bit of catharsis... a little bit of releasing pent up yuckies... and organizing my thoughts and all that jazz... so i'm sure i sound a lot whinier than i really am. at least i hope i'm not always so whiny. (yeesh) but, NJ has been getting to me... and i've been doing this commute for 12 years now and it's really getting to me... or at least i'm realizing that i have other priorities in life and i'm due for a change... whether that's just reorganizing and changing things in NJ or a more drastic move to say Richmond or something, i'm not sure yet... the NJ paycheck affords me lots of fun stuff but it also comes with a price. :/
second... sometimes i feel like i'm jinxed with vacations... i get sick or hurt a lot for some reason. it's like my body doesn't know what the fuck to do with itself when i'm not on some tightly regulated schedule. for example: i went to NOLA for a long weekend one year to see Steve and his friend off on a bike tour. i got really sick and wound up spending most of that time sick in a hotel room only to come home and have to take two more sick days. i'm pretty sure people thought i was hung over from mardi gras.
third (and last)... i really could use some manual/wheelie/skills practice. if i can't be fast in a race, might as well make sure i get a cool photo of me doing a wheelie at the finish line at least!
EDIT: also... steve's very into getting out of NJ too... so there's that...