Well, I don't really feel like saying anything but I think it's time to add to the log. I'm a bit tired and maybe a bit down.

Do you ever get the feeling that you've been lying to yourself for a long time? I feel like that sometimes. I assume that I'm not good at something so I might not attempt it for fear of being or feeling embarassed.

Lately I've been trying some new things and finding that I'm not as bad as I thought I'd be. Most of the things I'm talking about are sports related. My bowling game is getting better. I found I can hit better than I thought I could in the batting cages (albiet just the slow pitch soft ball). I tried to play golf a couple of times and the guys I was with had some encouraging things to say to me. Well, at least the first time I played they seemed somewhat impressed. The second time, however, I played horribly. The clubs I was using weren't as nice as those I used the first time I played, but that couldn't be the sole reason for my poor performance. Saturday I went out and hit some tennis balls around with some friends. There are some things I'm naturally good at. Tennis and golf aren't in that category. Maybe If I were to learn some of the basics I'd find that I really am generally adept at those sports. I'm not inclined to invest the time required to find out.

Maybe I'm just turning out to be more average than I ever imagined myself being.

Am I not meant to have a blog? I finally got around to writing something. It took a fairly substantial amount of time to write (>10 minutes <1 hour). I had put some links in it (for over the rhine and paste music) then clicked on "post" and poof. Error message. I lost all I wrote. Luckily it wasn't much, but it was something.

Wow, it's been a few days since I've said anything. Since then I spent a day at an amusement park (Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia), worked, slept, spent time with a friend discussing possible business/project collaborations and watched too much TV. Oh yeah, I also updated my website and posted an incomplete but functional new 'professional' site.

At King's Dominion I had a good time. It has been years since I've been there. There are more roller coasters now, but they got rid of some of the fun non-coaster rides. That made me a little sad, but the coasters were fun. Since it was a Wednesday and not a holiday the crowds weren't bad. There were only 2 times when we had to wait 45+ minutes for a ride. One of those waits was for a ride that lasted 20 seconds or so. Yes it's disproportionate, but now I have an idea of what it's like to be launched from an aircraft carrier while straped to the nose of an F/A 18 Hornet :) Generally I think of myself as not having fun (as if there were virtue in being emotionally numb) but many of the photos taken on the coasters featured me with a big ridiculous grin. Now when people as me what I like I can say fast acceleration and speed. That's not to say I didn't get bored from time to time on some of the rides, but it was a good day.