Boats

I don't really like boats.

I've never really enjoy being out on the water.

Not a big swimmer either.

So when I go to my cabin on a lake I usually end up being peer pressured into going into the boat and doing some water activity.

It was like this awhile ago.

The water was freezing cold due to the long winter but we went out anyway and I went with them, but only to observe.

So I was all bundled up on the boat, preparing for the worst, and I realized something.

It's not the water activity that makes it fun, it's the people on the boat. This, I realized, is probably the biggest reason I go onto the boat. To commune with my friends and family; to interact and tell stories later.

I think that's why it's worth jumping on the boat.

I still don't really like boating or water activities all that much. It is repetitive and contained. But the people on the boat is different, the time on the boat is different, which in turn makes the story of the boat different, un-repetitive, and un-contained.

So bring on the boat, and the activities to follow.

To the Black Pearl, or the U.S.S. George Bush, or whatever my friends call it now-a-days.

Song of the Week 6-4-11

This makes me miss Texas...

Without Facebook

I've been without facebook for about a month.

I deactivated, aptly named the "super log-off," my account for the summer. At least, the summer is my goal.

Facebook, or what I call "The Facebook"(extra emphasis on The) or "Book of Faces", has not been a huge temptation for me yet.

I am surprised by this because I thought it would be much worse.

I think the transition out of it was easy because at the time my schedule was so busy.

The reason I deactivated is because it was a goal of mine made on my 21st birthday.

My friends have supported me on this decision, which is nice.

Some things are a little harder. I've been sending more texts messages.  I feel slightly less connected to people, but nothing significant.

Still have the twitter.