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Monday, January 12, 2009

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:16:02 GMT

hmm

travelling tidbits of thoughts...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:52:25 GMT

theres two months(well, one and a half now) of nothing coming up until my next big vacation(cruise with family)... hmm... want to travel some more... what to do.... a few friends going to washington dc, still open spots... but its the weekend before my cruise...should i spend 500 and some more vacation days? the cruise itself totals 1k with airfare and tickets... but its the weekend before... hmm... lots of elipses... dot dot dot... or in the next two or three weeks, thinking about maybe vegas? or.. new mexico for the colossal caves?... rocky point mexico? or san diego or los angeles...? anyone up for anything?

yasad

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:23:42 GMT

yet another singleness awareness day...

Adventure

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:05:28 GMT

The last week of Feburary, I want to seek some adventure. Do/see/eat/feel/smell/hear new experiences. I'm still rather young but since I'll be turning 28 in a few days, I want to grab life by its horns. I've already put a deposit down on my attainable Dream Car, a 2008 Subaru WRX STI, and I'll be heading to China in late March to see/meet my dad's side of the family that I've not seen in 22+ years. But I still have extra vacation days to use up between Jan and March. My preferred location would be either Thailand or Japan. Feburary 23 to March 2. I really do not want to do this trip alone... so I'm seeking/calling out anyone who can afford to take vacation days Feb 25-29, has a passport(dont need visas for japan, and free 30 day visa for thailand at the border), and willing to go on a trip of a lifetime with me. Guy/Girl doesnt matter, I just want a travel companion, someone to talk to and share in the experiences. If finances are a problem right now, I'll front the costs and you can repay at any time afterwards in intervals. I am quite serious about all this so please be serious in your replies.

snow? whats snow?

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:50:18 GMT

Tucson High 80° F | 50° F Clear skys

Chicago 38° F | 24° F Snow Showers 60% chance of precipitation

I Tucson fall/winter/spring -> ~9-10 months

long week....

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:53:09 GMT

first time in a long long time that i actually came home before 12am this week! crazy.

Grand Canyons Camping/hike

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:26:29 GMT

I'll have some pictures uploaded to my facebook sometime soon... but what I just want to say is....

HOLY COW THE UPHILL CLIMB WAS KILLER!

that is all... ;) I barely made it back alive, haha

ok ok... well we only did approx 2 miles down Bright Angel trail, about 1.2 mile past the first stop at the 1.5 mile mark... that was the way easy part... I could've gone to the bottom no problem... but then we started back up...

Lifting over 300lbs up(with my 8 bottles of water, etc) about 1200 vertical feet took me over 4 hours(everyone else did it in about 3)!! It took about 1.75 to 2 hours to get down there with a few short breaks. Signs say it takes an "average" person about 2x the descent time for the uphill. I guess I'm not "average", as you can easily tell, haha...

I had to stop quite often to keep my heartrate down(if its too fast I feel faint). Near the end, about 45 mins from the top, my upper thighs started swelling and throbbing! Luckily I had my tendonitis pills(got mild tendonitis of my left ankle from a sprain a while back), which was a stronger ibprofin type medicine to help ease pain and swelling. Glad my ankles and feet were fine throughout the weekend, which is probably due to the comfortable shoes versus the old ones I had for my first Vegas trip, which caused major swelling. So after about 5 minutes of rest and slight stretching, I was able to slowly start moving back up. There were times my legs cramped up so badly that if I had leaned or was pushed the wrong way, I would've fallen off the trail because I wouldn't have been able to rebalance myself!!

I can easily see how someone can seriously injure or harm themselves if unprepared or push themselves past their limits. If(nay, WHEN) I go again, I'll bring along a comfortable folding chair, haha! I really want to go to the bottom/river someday... I know at my current state I would have an extremely hard time(if not impossible) going down and back up in a single day(its not recommended at all for ANYBODY...) but I know it can be done... Although I'd rather camp down at the bottom(or stay at the lodge, hehe) and head upwards another day. Who wants to go with? how about at my slow pace? ;)

I feel bad to have the others wait for me. I told them to go ahead and I'll meet back at campsite. They instead went and waited and ate ice cream!=P =P the lodge at the trail head had an ice cream shop. When I made it I thought about getting some ice cream also, as a reward, but my love for soda overwhelmed my liking for ice cream, so I got the large soda ;).

The rest of the time we returned to camp, ate a good salmon dinner, and had s'mores and rested in front of the fire pit. Sunday we took a last stop at a rim and headed back. Timeline-- Friday night: arrive and set up tent at 1am Saturday, sleep... Saturday: breakfast, hike, dinner, s'mores, shower and sleep... Sunday: breakfast, pack and return home. Overall trip: lots of fun and torture and pain... but the fun outweighs the rest :)

So when do YOU want to go camping with me? ;)

Vegas/Hoover Dam/Grand Canyon Road Trip Pix!

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:14:24 GMT

http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2132230&l=a23f8&id=30801130

My Life in Tucson thus far... Picture Links!

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:33:54 GMT

Las Vegas - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128318&l=eec44&id=30801130

Bomi's Bday Bash - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2130225&l=8286b&id=30801130

Desert Museum - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2130219&l=a4768&id=30801130

Misc Tucson Pix - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128319&l=a7eea&id=30801130

Rocky Point, Mexico - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128321&l=2e4c0&id=30801130

San Francisco/Oakland - http://niu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128320&l=102c0&id=30801130

Stardust

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:58:08 GMT

Everyone go watch Stardust!! A great movie, especially for Princess Bride fans! A little cheezy humor, a little action, a little fantasy/scifi, a little epic globe trotting and even a little romance!