I'm working on a whole slew of things that have been in the pipeline for a while now, and I'm using this weekend to get some of them off the ground. In no particular order, here are some updates from the front lines:
- Critically Correct: Hopefully this is obvious to you, but I'm tweaking a few things here and there to make my blog a bit more interactive and attractive. I'm gradually rolling out some design changes that have been sitting on my hard drive for weeks now, and I'm generally sticking to this darker theme with sharp, defined lines. I originally wanted to out-and-out replace the original Blogger template with my own custome design, but I have thus far chosen to stick with the original framework so I can instead work on adding custom functionality in a few places. First up: see the random images in the sidebar. Everytime this page loads a random image will appear. I'll try to add new images every week. I will be adding a few new tidbits like this to the sidebar as I see fit, including integration with Facebook, my primary hub on the Internet.
- Biking Season 2009: Today I pulled my bike out, polished it up for the riding season, and am ready to rock and roll any day of the week. With daylight sticking around until 8:30 or so every night, I actually have time to squeeze in a ride or two during the work week, which I hope to do from time to time. Otherwise, as long as the weather holds out on the weekends expect to catch me biking somewhere both Saturday and Sunday, no questions asked about that. I'll be organizing group trips with old and new friends alike as we get a bit closer to summer. Can't wait for that.
- Tear Down the Wall: For the last two months or so I have felt rather isolated, and I think I know why. Above all else I need to reconnect with old friends, friends that I let go too easily for the sake of short-term happiness. While I can't get along with everyone on equal footing, I am learning that my lack of social diversity is not the way to go: simply shutting someone out of my life because of a couple of bad traits does not seem like a great idea anymore. I want to learn to live with and respect everyone's difference, not shun them because of a crappy past, previous mistakes, or annoying quirks. There are literally dozens of old friends that I miss, and one way or another I want to seek out once again. I will make the time to get together with old friends this summer and no one can tell me otherwise.
- Bash '09: This idea is still very tentative, and still very early... but I have always wanted Bash '06 and Bash '07 to be a trilogy of sorts, to round out with one final Bash in '08. Didn't happen. People were busy and I was pretty broke. With a slightly different set of people and a different slant on the idea, I'm considering pulling together one more Bash in 2009 to finally welcome all my friends to adulthood and capping off the end of college (finally!). Stay tuned.
- Get Up and Go: With a ton and a half of cash just floating about I have plenty of things that I want to do this summer, and... quite honestly, I finally can. I'm not talking just trips to Sandusky, I mean bigger-ticket items: my own road-trips into Amish country without my mom leading the way (too much shopping, not enough eating), a trip to the Smoky Mountains (Gatlinburg just for fun!?), and eventually a trip to Mammoth Cave with a whole group of friends packed into my car. It's a weekend kind of thing - lots of driving but short and sweet, the perfect way to blow some cash and get away for a while.
Of course, I haven't even factored in the usual stuff. My personal favorite summer trip is a day at Cedar Point or Soak City / Margaritaville... three or four times over.
I certainly have a lot to look forward to this summer, which is why I wanted to get started a bit early this year.
B3 out.
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