Twenty and Six

Day in Review

Fabrizio — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:58:39 +0000

The start of something new. Though the job has not panned out, I still have much to work with, and all in all I am not disappointed. I can move forward simply on having done all that was possible. In addition, I actually feel a bit relieved. Don’t ask why (I know you won’t). There is lots to do, but I feel like there are no tasks for me to take on. Can’t find a spot to jump in, so I’ll just sit and wait. Capture the flag in half an hour.
We sent 4 people to the hospital for various things today. It ranks as a pretty solid day worth of incidents, but certainly not the worst that we have had (I believe the record is six?). As an active summer camp with more than 700 people living and working in one location, four in a day is not all that bad. This particular game of capture the flag has been know to create many injuries, so we will see if that medical count goes up before the end of the evening. Particular mention was made the we need to keep in “wellness” oriented, but who knows if that will have any effect.
China is still on my mind as always, and I want so much to hop on a plane and head over the water for a while. I don’t know what I would do, or even why I want to go, it just seems to call my name most days. Even more so on the days when things are not going well. I can almost gauge what kind of mood I am in by my desire to visit the Middle Kingdom. I want my girlfriend to come with me, but I don’t know if she would really want to, and even less if she would like it. She and I are planning to go on a cruise, relax and drink some cocktails, which, at this moment, sounds just fine to me.

Dreams

Fabrizio — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:58:42 +0000

Working at a summer camp, my favorite of all summer camps. All work for the day seems to have been completed during the course of the morning, but as is the nature of this position, I’m sure that something else will pop up as the afternoon goes on. I am in charge of getting the cars and busses out to the people that need them, as well as getting the food out to those who want to eat. Both of these things seem bring a lot of angry people my way. Can’t always get what you want, my friends.
I want to go to China, and each day think of what a great time it would be to live abroad, and to get away to something new a different for a while. This does not seem like it is going to happen in the near future. I want to keep my girlfriend, but I want to go abroad. The question is not which is a stronger desire, but rather how to stay with both. China, just as this wonderful girl, was a dream for so long, and I do not want to loose either one.

Snow Day

Fabrizio — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:36:00 +0000

I woke this morning to a foot of the heaviest, wettest snow that is possible within the confines of nature. Crappy weather begets snow day, snow day begets brother and sister at home, sister begets blasting of Miley Cyrus. Today’s weather is some of my favorite to drive in, requiring more active maneuvering than one typically applies while on a clear road. Although it freaks most passengers out, I actually get some enjoyment out of the slipping tires (so long as I have some sense of when it is going to happen). Beyond this mornings trip to the supermarket, however, I am going to avoid getting back on the road, mostly because of the risk presented by those who believe that their SUV will be unaffected by the slush.

I spent a part of the morning playing with the code for this new site, figuring out what numbers correspond to what colors. It is incredibly slow, but once I have it all laid out of paper I can go about changing things much faster and with greater accuracy. I have almost no experience in programming or in writing even the most basic of code, so I’m going to have to rely on the foundation of whatever theme I choose. I can make the site look drastically different, but it will still share the primary features set down by the original programmer. Basic looks and features have always been my favorite.

New blog, New post.

Fabrizio — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:40:34 +0000

Another Blog, another reason. This theme will soon be replaced by something a bit friendlier on the eyes, but lets focus on the content for the time being. I already have a blog that keeps me plenty busy, but I find that I want to write more, and on different things. My primary writing focuses on all things China, which is great, but I also just want to drop a post here and there that have nothing to do with the middle kingdom. Namely, I just want to write. There is much to be said for having a blog that has a focus, but I warn you now, this one will not necessarily be as such. With this, the only guidelines that I intend to set are that I write on my thoughts from the day, and that they not be particularly long. There is a great challenge in writing good, short pieces, and I have always found the concise works to be my favorite. Besides, once I start working full time it’s going to be hard to continually churn out those 2000 word articles. Will anyone read? Will I maintain my interest in writing? Who knows, but at present I’m feeling like a young driver in an empty parking lot. Time to get reckless.