Well today I had an interview for another town job. The job is great, its after school until 5 and its taking care of kids. You really can't find a better job, for me at least. I think I did well and I really liked the few kids that I got to meet. Things seem to finally working out. If I land this job then I will def. make enough money for the trip.
In case any of you are interested I am selling my kayak and all the stuff that anyone would need to go with it. Hopefully, I'll be selling it soon and that will be another $450 in the bank. If you live in CT and are interesting in the kayak, post a comment and I'll get back to you.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Planning, Phase Two
If you read Planning, Phase One then this entry will make more sense to you. Today I started phase two. Phase two consists of taking all my rough drafts, random pieces of paper and notes and turning them into readable tables, graphs, etc. As of right now my final budget is at $506 without airfare. The best airfare I can find is around $1000. I have our mileage down and GPS files uploaded. I also got my waterproof map in today from the UK. All we need now is for time to pass and the money to start collecting.
"Assume nothing.
Plan for everything,
then plan some more."
Catch ya on the flip side.
"Assume nothing.
Plan for everything,
then plan some more."
Catch ya on the flip side.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Long time, no see...
Well, its been a while since I posted. Not much has happened since my last post. I've been busy with the typical school related chores and shit. Wait...unfortunately, my grandmother's cousin died this week. She was a kind old woman who for the past few years has been incapacitated. It was not the funeral that I am used to. The only funerals that I've ever been have been a direct and close relative so this was interesting. I helped to carry the casket and for the first time felt like an adult. I don't know if something happened or what but I was treated with a new respect and I have to say it was nice. The best part of this funeral was the fact that we got to meet up with family that we haven't seen in a long time or in my case, ever met. I met alot of nice people that I am proud to be related to even if it's only a distant relationship. I guess its what my grandmother's cousin would have wanted. It was great to see everyone and I have to say I had a good time at the reception after the funeral. I'm starting to realize the whole, the whole "you always have your family" thing.
R.I.P Patricia McGurk
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His Hand.
R.I.P Patricia McGurk
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His Hand.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
I would walk 500 miles...
I imagine many of you have heard this song. Many view it as a love song but to me its a song about true friendship. When I hear this song I think about people in my life that I would walk 500 miles for. I concluded that there are many.
Yesterday, I got some bad news and I didn't know how to handle it so, I raced over to my best friend' house. After talking for a long time I started back home and this song popped into my head. It occured to me that I would walk 500 miles to be with my friend, I would walk a more then that if need be.
I know its kind of random but I think its a good thought to reflect on. Would you walk 500 miles over mountains, across seas, and through deserts to get to that person? If the answer is yes then you know that you are a true friend and vice versa. In my opinion its hard to find true friends these days. My suggestion find those people that you would walk 500 miles for and find the people who would walk 500 miles for you and hold on to them. You'll need them for the journey.
Catch ya on the flip side.
Yesterday, I got some bad news and I didn't know how to handle it so, I raced over to my best friend' house. After talking for a long time I started back home and this song popped into my head. It occured to me that I would walk 500 miles to be with my friend, I would walk a more then that if need be.
I know its kind of random but I think its a good thought to reflect on. Would you walk 500 miles over mountains, across seas, and through deserts to get to that person? If the answer is yes then you know that you are a true friend and vice versa. In my opinion its hard to find true friends these days. My suggestion find those people that you would walk 500 miles for and find the people who would walk 500 miles for you and hold on to them. You'll need them for the journey.
Catch ya on the flip side.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Snyder's Laws
Laws to live by...
I've created these "laws" over the past few years, you may think me pompous but I believe them to be true and pretty funny. To me they are common truths. I live by them, for the most part.
Snyder’s 1st Law: Trust only yourself.
Snyder’s 2nd law: fear profits a man nothing
Snyder’s 3rd law: nothing ends unless you let it end
Snyder’s 4th law: We're all like tops, spinning around bumping into each other. Its amazing how the slightest touch can make such a difference.
Snyder’s 5th Law: With God your never truly alone.
Snyder's 6th Law: False hope is mans greatest enemy, we have instincts for a reason false hope only debilitates them.
Snyder’s 7th Law: Death comes to us all, the only thing that matters is how u meet him.
Snyder’s 8th Law: life is like a long kayak trip, no matter what the current will get u to your destination, regardless of how much u paddle. The question is how fast do u want to get there?
Many of these have popped into my head while camping or working through a hard time. My favorite is #6. I've told others about this law and I truly think that it is good advice. I've heard several stories of survivors who die because they have hope that someone will come and find them. Instead of trying to survive they wait for someone who is never going to come. That is false hope and that is why it makes you weak. #7 Is actually a Viking saying that I changed alittle but it has the same theme.
You may think me stupid but I think that every person should have their own laws, their own rules that they live by. As I've told many people, I forget who told me, "You have to know who you are, before you know where you are going." I always like to tell the people that I take backpacking this because if you don't know your strengths, both mentally and physically, then how do you know how far you can go?
I've created these "laws" over the past few years, you may think me pompous but I believe them to be true and pretty funny. To me they are common truths. I live by them, for the most part.
Snyder’s 1st Law: Trust only yourself.
Snyder’s 2nd law: fear profits a man nothing
Snyder’s 3rd law: nothing ends unless you let it end
Snyder’s 4th law: We're all like tops, spinning around bumping into each other. Its amazing how the slightest touch can make such a difference.
Snyder’s 5th Law: With God your never truly alone.
Snyder's 6th Law: False hope is mans greatest enemy, we have instincts for a reason false hope only debilitates them.
Snyder’s 7th Law: Death comes to us all, the only thing that matters is how u meet him.
Snyder’s 8th Law: life is like a long kayak trip, no matter what the current will get u to your destination, regardless of how much u paddle. The question is how fast do u want to get there?
Many of these have popped into my head while camping or working through a hard time. My favorite is #6. I've told others about this law and I truly think that it is good advice. I've heard several stories of survivors who die because they have hope that someone will come and find them. Instead of trying to survive they wait for someone who is never going to come. That is false hope and that is why it makes you weak. #7 Is actually a Viking saying that I changed alittle but it has the same theme.
You may think me stupid but I think that every person should have their own laws, their own rules that they live by. As I've told many people, I forget who told me, "You have to know who you are, before you know where you are going." I always like to tell the people that I take backpacking this because if you don't know your strengths, both mentally and physically, then how do you know how far you can go?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Unemployed no more!!!
I got a job!! At last, I got a job and maybe another one on the way. I will be working at the local teen center every friday. Although I might not start for another month or so I will start in December full time. According to what I've figured I will make just enough, if I save every penny I make. Hopefully Christmas and birthday will take care of all the gear that I need get to upgrade my equipment.
School is going great and I finally can relax alittle. I'm so pumped cause as of now nothing is going to stop me from going to Scotland. I hope all of your lives are going as well as mine is right. Remember life is all about enjoying the good times and thanking God for them. Good luck to all of you.
Catch ya on the flip side.
School is going great and I finally can relax alittle. I'm so pumped cause as of now nothing is going to stop me from going to Scotland. I hope all of your lives are going as well as mine is right. Remember life is all about enjoying the good times and thanking God for them. Good luck to all of you.
Catch ya on the flip side.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Choices
I wanna start this post with a survey. If you know me personally and see me regularly and happen to read this blog please tell me. Naturally I will treat this blog differently if I know people from town are reading it.
To other readers, there are some things that you all need to know about me. I've had a pretty active high school career. Boy scouts, lacrosse, band, student council, church and football. I starting playing football in my sophomore year. We had a great coach and good things were on their way for our team. Last year our coach's girlfriend moved to Colorado. He is now on his way to marrying her and also in Colorado. We now have a coach from the area. Nice guy, I don't know him that well but he seems like a good guy. I don't agree with some of his coaching decisions but I cant complain because I quit the team to raise money for this trip.
On Friday night I went to the scrimmage. The team is down to 14 or 15 true varsity players. Their offense is getting killed and their defense is flat. On the football team I'm known as Preacher. I used to miss a few practices every year for church related stuff. Coach was my boy and he respected me. Therefore everyone knew me and I kinda picked up a persona. So after the game and in school I have several guys every day come by and beg me to come back. I tend to think that they need me more for mental support then physical.
So here is my choice, stick with the plan, keep hunting for a job and go to scotland or help my boys on the team and lose scotland. Of course its not forever, scotland will be there next year and the year after. I haven't mentioned any of this to John yet but its still early. Its hard because if any of you know the story of Robert De Bruce, one of the kings of scotland... briefly, he passed up the chance to join William Wallace in order to keep his ass safe. I kinda feel like that when I see my boys getting their ass beat all over the field. At the same time I have a dream and a goal, go to scotland for the adventure of a lifetime. The downside of that choice is that I have yet to get a job. I've applied all over the place and I'm beginning to lose hope.
I don't know what I going to do but I think I'm going to stick with scotland. We'll see.
In happier news my good friends Nick and Oliver are coming over tommorrow for football all day. Hell yea!! GO JETS!! Good luck to all you other suckers cause the Jets are on the hunt and their coming for you!! haha
To other readers, there are some things that you all need to know about me. I've had a pretty active high school career. Boy scouts, lacrosse, band, student council, church and football. I starting playing football in my sophomore year. We had a great coach and good things were on their way for our team. Last year our coach's girlfriend moved to Colorado. He is now on his way to marrying her and also in Colorado. We now have a coach from the area. Nice guy, I don't know him that well but he seems like a good guy. I don't agree with some of his coaching decisions but I cant complain because I quit the team to raise money for this trip.
On Friday night I went to the scrimmage. The team is down to 14 or 15 true varsity players. Their offense is getting killed and their defense is flat. On the football team I'm known as Preacher. I used to miss a few practices every year for church related stuff. Coach was my boy and he respected me. Therefore everyone knew me and I kinda picked up a persona. So after the game and in school I have several guys every day come by and beg me to come back. I tend to think that they need me more for mental support then physical.
So here is my choice, stick with the plan, keep hunting for a job and go to scotland or help my boys on the team and lose scotland. Of course its not forever, scotland will be there next year and the year after. I haven't mentioned any of this to John yet but its still early. Its hard because if any of you know the story of Robert De Bruce, one of the kings of scotland... briefly, he passed up the chance to join William Wallace in order to keep his ass safe. I kinda feel like that when I see my boys getting their ass beat all over the field. At the same time I have a dream and a goal, go to scotland for the adventure of a lifetime. The downside of that choice is that I have yet to get a job. I've applied all over the place and I'm beginning to lose hope.
I don't know what I going to do but I think I'm going to stick with scotland. We'll see.
In happier news my good friends Nick and Oliver are coming over tommorrow for football all day. Hell yea!! GO JETS!! Good luck to all you other suckers cause the Jets are on the hunt and their coming for you!! haha
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)