Nice Try

Since my last post, I've had two people try to get a response from me using the Spite card. I'm not mentioning any names, but they're trying to be sneaky. And don't think that by getting this post you're winning, because I'm just pointing this out to let you know I'm on to your little game, and this is all you're getting from it.

Spite.

Okay, this is being done purely out of spite. Titus 'tagged' me to write random things about myslef, but then said I proabably wouldn't do it. So... to prove him wrong, here it is....

!. At college, every Wednesday night, I ran a Dodgeball tournament. (on the first day, and the very first game, the first guy to touch the ball broke his ankle in two spots.)

@. I once got a marble stuck up my nose and had to go to the hospital to get it out. (And yes. I was the one who put in up there)

#. Not to brag, but I've never met anyone who has a better time than me in Minesweeper.

$. I taught myself the guitar to get the lead in the Sound of Music in high school. I didn't get the part.

%. The real reason I started to grow out my hair, was because I didn't want to pay at least $20 for a hair cut in toronto. (Yeah, I'm cheap)

^. In grade 4, I was harrassed by the grade 4 females. The popular one wanted to kiss me, but I would have nothing of it. So when the recess bell rang... I ran. And they chased. They never did catch me. (I didn't say I was the brightest kid)

&. My best music experience was when I was in the Chamber Choir in high school. It's a bit of a story, but ask me, and I'll tell you.

*. I haven't counted lately, but I think my record collection is just over 300 vinyls.

(. I don't like Stucco. I think it stems from my balloons being popped as a kid.

and lastly...
10. I don't like small talk. All the "so..." and the "how are you's" and such. I mean, it's alright to start a conversation, but it's just brutal. I'm just not good at it. Sometimes I'll avoid someone all together if I know one of those "So, how have you been?" conversations are going to happen. Heck, I even log onto MSN as "Appears Offline" so I don't have to answer that question. Petty? Maybe. Rude? Probably. Am I going to stop? Not likely.

There it is. But I'm not going to tag anyone else, because I don't want them to feel bad if they don't want to do it. Instead I'll just say, if you want to do the 10 random thing, do it and let me know. I like reading them.

~Jonathan

A View From The Top

A Legitimate Post. I Swear.

Well, here it is. I'm going to put an actual posting up here. It's an entry from my journal verbatim. Something I wrote in Alberta, sitting "in a lodge half-way up a mountain." (I just quoted myself, as you will soon see). So it's either from the inspiring setting, or an oxygen-starved brain. You decide.

I'm in a lodge halfway up a mountain, surrounded by the Rockies. Probably the most beautiful setting I've ever been in.
Dec. 5 / 05
I've never known the rush of being the first person to ski through
freshly fallen snow. The quiet, when there is no one in sight and
nothing but trees, snow and the mountain peaks to fill the
landscape, can be deafening. When the sound of your breath is louder than the wind past
your ears.. ..it's a moment I will not soon forget.
Something doesn't make sense. My toes are in pain, calves and thighs ache, lungs burn. My nose is raw, the hair on my face is frozen, and I can feel the pulse at my temple.
And I want to be nowhere but where I am.

Only one thing could make this better. Having someone to share this moment with. Not just anyone. But someone who could appreciate it in the same way I do.

Well, I guess I've warmed up enough after the morning runs.
Time to go do it all again. .
Find a new run. .
Push myself just that much further. .
Fall. Hard. .
Brush myself off... .
And then do it all again. .