I am currently staffing at the Boy Scout National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill, Virginia. It’s going to be a wild experience, as this is the 100th anniversary of Scouting in America. As a 20 year old, I am accustomed to serving as adult staff at many different BSA events, rather than as a youth. [...]
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Way back in February, I was more than stoked to head out to Little Si and hit the ropes. It was a bright, sunny day, with temperatures well into the mid 60′s. I on-sighted Violent Phlegms (5.11b), and was sure that this was an exciting beginning to a very long summer climbing season. And then, [...]
I realize that the election has been past for over nearly nine months already. There are no longer any votes to be tallied, no more Presidential candidates TV commercials to be aired, nor any more conventions and rallies to attend. Even though the season is over, politics are still firmly engrained into the Americain mind. [...]
So I have to say, living on a college campus is something else. Staying in a dormitory is quite amusing; about forty people on my floor that mill about during all hours of the day and night. Certain people are only available at certain hours – most likely, my roommate can be found in the [...]
I’m kickin’ it back in South East Asia right now. Eating local food, visiting friends, and all in all becoming a little brown boy as the sun shines hotly on 4 degrees north of the equator. Life seems to go at both a slower and faster pace over here. There’s not a time in the [...]
I was extremely disappointed when I wasn’t given a spot on the Mount Rainier climb that was scheduled to go up last weekend. For the past few years, it’s been my goal to climb Mount Rainier on the summer of my 18th birthday. Sort of like a culminating project of school, scouts, and all the [...]
Thomas generally doesn’t wake up until 12 noon on LAN weekends; most of his evenings involve a lot of fragging anyways. So when given the opportunity, he’ll sleep until lunch time. The rest of us, seeking to maximize gaming time, were up and running Crysis by 9 am. Which is really kind of ridiculous when [...]
A pocket-knife and a comic book. What more could a guy ask for? There’s a myriad of things that I’m now able to do, since turning 18. I can go to a Federal Prison. I could buy cigarettes. I could gamble. I can sign my own liability-release waivers. I can get a credit card. Possibly [...]
I’m sitting here, staring at the moon. It’s staring back at me, in a somewhat sleepy state. It’s eyelid is half closed, giving me the impression of drowsiness. Perhaps he’s just as tired as I am. Tired of this day, tired of certain people, tired of the crap that happens in this world. Every discussion [...]
In response to discussions from my Multicultural America Class, which will be elaborated further on. I’ll be the first to admit. Our country isn’t perfect. It was based on perfect ideals, but, as human nature goes, things fell through. People fell victim to racism, prejudice, and vast discrimination. Japanese were placed in Internment camps, Blacks [...]
