Boringest Blog Ever

That's what I think about my blog right now. I promise this will change, as I have some pictures to share.

You Mean the Shoes?

No, hush puppies are a southern delicacy. Corn meal, flour, eggs, buttermilk, and some other ingredients, mixed together and then deep fried in little balls. Best served with east Carolina barbeque and cole slaw. And with an assistant spooning them out of the oil as fast as I threw them in, I made a whole slew of them for our southern food picnic today. Behold my culinary awesomness!

Prophecy Fulfilled

So! Someone once told me that everyone at one point in their auto mechanic career manages to commit a particular mistake while changing their oil. Today, outside my apartment, with the Fit leaning on the curb to allow greater accessibility, I confess I committed that mistake. It became apparent when I saw a pool of black oil collecting in the gutter at the same time I was putting the last quart in. Yes, that's right folks, I forgot to put the bolt back in.

EPIC

This is Mount Nebo. Conquered. Ryan and I started our trip about 7:30 Friday night. We hiked about two hours or so with good light, and then proceeded to conquer on by flashlight, crossing treacherous snow fields, losing the trail, finding it again, and finally setting up camp and eating dinner at about 11:30 on a ridge at 9,500 feet. Pictures 6 and 7 demonstrate the view from my sleeping bag at about 6:05 the following morning. Then we hiked three miles to the south summit without packs and returned home. Epic.

In Case You Missed It...

Classes are over. Done. Last exam was Thursday. Now I'm taking my first break from scholastic endeavor since last September, and I feel entirely un-guilty. Now, the guilt from not getting A's in my classes this semester... well we'll just have to blame work and partying. I still believe my priorities are in the right place...

So! I've been telling people that I'm in the Mechanical Engineering program, but that technically wasn't true until Friday when this came in the mail:

I'd say something about my supreme awesomeness, but fortunately about 85% of applicants make it in, sooooo....

No Trespassing

Went running today. In the rain. Randomly found some sweet foothill trails within half a mile of home. Got really excited about them, decided to get a mountain bike. Was formulating a training regimen that included trail riding at 7am. Whole life plan was solidifying. Everything seemed right with the world. Then I came across something that looked like this:

My heart sank. Maybe I'll get a road bike after all...