I downloaded Snapchat to keep in touch with an old friend of mine that lives across the country. It's an OK app, although I highly doubt that I know how to use all of its features correctly.
Also, my eye infection is finally getting better. Hopefully I'll get out of the house and do something now.
I've been building high strength steel shelving for the lighting technicians that work downstairs from me at my new job. Lots of heights and heavy lifting, but hey you all know that ain't some little pansy. I love my new job; good pay, I get to use lots of my tools, I can talk trash with my co-workers and not get reprimanded, 2 paid breaks, and a cool boss. Bty if you're still wondering what my job is, it's a construction/warehouse position at a particular movie studio in LA.
I had a Physics test at school and I think I've got a 10/10 on it (I know it's nothing really special, and that I only did what I had to do, because if I got a lower grade it means I didn't learn something, but I still like it )
I bought a nice aluminum frame backpack and some other stuff at a sporting goods store as I am preparing for this year's outdoor adventures. My parents are having a cow about me going out into the wild alone. If it were as dangerous out there as my mommy makes it sound, then people would stop jumping off of bridges to commit suicide and go for hikes instead. I'm not planning to trek across a 200 mile long glacier north of the arctic circle you know. And I'm not an effing greenhorn either.
Well this was over the past weekend, I went to Death Valley and had some fun in the sun and heat. I found some great slot canyons to hike in, did some serious off roading, visited some old mining sites, saw chuckwallas and pupfish, and took a nap on some sand dunes. I lot of fun for two days and it felt so good to get out of the city.
(Yesterday 😂) I did a 7 & 1/2 hr hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. It was very beautiful but it got hard towards the end, especially that final 4 mile climb at the end on like a 35° slope! The first half was "oh, this is great", the next 25% was "I've had enough now", and the last quarter was "ohhhh, God. I'm ready to be done now". 13.5 miles of steep up and down terrain in the mountains is about as far as I can go in a day, and I have a long stride and walk fast, even when I'm tired. All good though. It will only make me stronger.
Well, not today but over the weekend we created fudge! A bunch of peanut butter, chocolate chips, and a can of condensed milk in a pan heated in the microwave and stir, then pop it in the fridge for a couple hours... then voila! You have nice, delicious fudge. I couldn't believe how easy it was, I definitely need to experiment with more ingredients. Perhaps caramel next time?
