Back 'home'

So I made it back 'home'. I guess this place is starting to feel like home a little. Or maybe its just a heck of a lot better than being stuck in a tent sleeping on mattresses that are still wrapped in plastic. The weather here is getting a lot better. It snowed last thursday, but today it felt like it was up in the 60's, not too shabby for ol' mother russia.

The daily life is really starting to set into a groove, minus the always changing flying schedule. I started my masters class (basic finance for managers), which should be fairly interesting and give me something to do that is a bit more stimulating than watching another movie I have burned on my laptop-again. The flying schedule, which was nice and regular, has recently turned to chaos. Our jets keep having maintenance problems and we get cancelled at the last minute or pushed back a few hours. Needless to say this reeks havoc on our sleep schedules. The other day I'm pretty sure I was up for like 30hrs. I'm not sure because they all seemed to blur together at the end. Hopefully it'll return to a more predictable schedule soon or everyone is gonna get burnt out.

My big focus while I'm here (and everyone's because its really the only thing to do) has been working out. Everyone is taking this supplement called N.O. EXPLODE. Which is pretty awesome. Somehow it basically makes you have to workout whether or not you or your body wants to. I'm sure that it comes at some sort of cost to my liver, but hey it could use a work out too right? So it is that I have a small drug lab in my room of supplements, protein powders and vitamins. Every day I feel a little bit like a mad scientist mixing all my drinks up in precise amounts at specific times-anything to keep the mind focused. So far, I'm not the hulk, but I'm workin on it.

Its only 4 weeks in and I find myself already thinking about home. Seeing family, friends, and hopefully oregon in the summer. I'm really excited to spend summer in NorCal too because there is so much to do there. I'm wouldn't say homesick, but definitely more appreciative of what I have back there. I keep thinking about going sailing, even though I've only been like 4 times. I really enjoyed the purity of just me, the wind and the water. There's something very organic about constant push of the water against the rudder in your hand as the wind guides you across the bay.

Another task I've taken on while out here is to read Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov'. Its about a million pages so I hope all this time off will give me opportunity to finish it. I have tried several times before, but never gotten past half way. So far, I really enjoy it. I seem to be getting a lot more out of it than I have in the past.

Otherwise not a whole lot is new here. The blazers are really close to a playoff berth, and I will have to find a way to watch their games if they make it in. The Braves have a lot of old guys on their roster, so I'm pretty sure its gonna be another season of being in contention till about 3/4 way through then they will all break down and we will slide into obscurity. Only time will tell.