...been mired in schoolwork, trying to balance everything, so my blogging may be a little thin in the coming weeks. Midterms are the week after next - and there's a LOT of reading - plus, i'm still working on processing so much information for my article on Solar (switched from the algae, at least for this term, tho, note Exxon's re-newed interest in algae...)
Haven't time managed as well as i could have, so last week i was scrambling a bit, sacrificing sleep - which catches up faster than i remember it! so by friday, i was feeling a bit run-down - of course, i got a little paranoid - i mean, i don't get sick so often, and with all that H1N1 flu stuff - could i have been feeling fluey? it's hard not to get a little paranoid - enough people wear masks around here daily - and i think the last week more than most. I keep wondering if they're afraid of catching H1N1, or are they sick and don't want to spread the germs (or scare other people?) - anyway, i'm fine now, so run-down, it was...
A Break for the Beach...
on other notes, the week before last, i went to visit my dad and sister at the beach - and went horseback riding with my sister. she quite likes it, and is pretty good at it... the last time i went - i think it was on a class camping trip in high school (where we went to a ranch in a british enclave in Uruguay - they spoke with english accents - Mr. Bouvier, what a find...)
on other notes, the week before last, i went to visit my dad and sister at the beach - and went horseback riding with my sister. she quite likes it, and is pretty good at it... the last time i went - i think it was on a class camping trip in high school (where we went to a ranch in a british enclave in Uruguay - they spoke with english accents - Mr. Bouvier, what a find...)
This time was considerably more challenging than i remember...and i tried not to read so much into that!
So as much as i wanted to go riding on a trail, it was excellent to get a little supervised refresher... i swear, that horse knew i was a crappy rider, and i swear it would vary its rhythm just enough so that i was out of sync at any given time! and trotting + holding the reins + staying on the horse - wufa! i had a good time tho, and look forward to the next time i go down, for a trail ride - and maybe the next time i'll wear jeans....
my sister...
me...trying to be graceful...
On a sidenote, this ranch is really cool... they have about 20 horses, which they keep up very well (fans in the stables, etc.) - they're near Asian University, a bit into the mountains, so there's dirt roads and pretty views...
okay, that's it for today!
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