Quote Originally Posted by crazycanuck View Post
Do you do rodeos? Is there an equestrian club in your area that has some down to earth/normal folk?
Ugh, that's the hardest thing. The whole rodeo circuit in CO is on the western slope, thus at least $100 in gas per rodeo not to mention entry fees, food, nights too cold to sleep in the bed of the truck, etc. Either way I miss it soooo much!!! That was me, that was my life, training 5-6 days a week after work, and irrigating and then running hellbent for leather around the arena on the weekends.

There are some barrel races around here but they use the 4-D format for everything. So my $1500 novice class is the same crap shoot as entering the 4-D. Basically, let's just say the AToC time trial was in 4-D format and they were placing 5 deep. So Levi's time won, and the next 4 guys immediately after would place in the 1-D. Okay so let's call his time, I dunno 30:30, and say we're doing 1 minute splits, so winner of the 2-D is 31:30 and then four down from him, 32:30 wins the 3-D etc. Soooo, if there are 20 guys between 30:30 and 31:30 only 5 of them win, while 15 lose despite better times than the 31:30 group. Yeah, it's lame.

Anyway, I spent most of last night chatting with a good friend who helped me refocus and think about all the awesometastic things I want to do:

  • I need to spend the weekend getting ready to bring my horse home, hurray! (though might keep him where he is since play days start soon and I've made some friends there).
  • Rent a Bobcat and create the most awesometastic pump track/dirt jump course in the backyard and become a DJ/BMX superstar (all in the same weekend, actually).
  • Shop around for a green screen printing shop that uses ethical and organic t-shirts to start my awesometastic business.
  • Study the art of the interview from the good folks at NPR's fresh air. Score interview with Tyyy-luuuuhr. Complete rocking interview. Tyyy-luuuuhr falls madly in love with me (eh hem). Sell interview to Bicycling for a cajillion dollars. Buy new bike. Tell Tyyy-luuuhr I don't have time for a relationship (erm whut? Yes I do!)
  • Ride bike with Solobiker. Laugh when she thinks my fat butt is going to pull on the hills.
  • Work on my David Sedaris-esque personal narratives. Published writers are more popular to employ and oh yeah, I love writing!


Things I am grateful for, at least today:

  • That I can rock the farmer's daughter look in pig tails and a red/white plaid shirt.
  • The epic sandwhich I made today for lunch. Yes, I called a sandwhich epic, but if you saw it, you'd understand.
  • Friends that will hang around on google chat until the wee hours telling my stories about inflatable seagulls in outdated jello boxes.
  • My numerous Pandora stations that always manage to offer up something the keeps me in a good mood.
  • Still being full from the epic sammich several hours later.
  • Making a friend the other day with my ex-roommate's ex girlfriend (is confusing, but is okay).
  • Birthday dinner for pseudo-niece and seeing her smile when she opens her present, super happy about that.