Well, I’d about forgotten the fact that I was supposed to be doing this, because first I never told anyone about it, and second, well I don’t know why else, just sillyness. What’s truly funny is the fact that I was going through thinking I should update my site or some such jibber-jabber It’d be cool if I had a journal, well how should I start it? This is when I noticed that there was already a file created to this effect. I guess these moments of re-discovering old, archived work is when we learn just how much of an asset those organizational skills we learned from mom, actually are.
Anyway, for an update, my last semester of my Senior year is quickly zipping by, and I feel like (I know it’s cliché) Where has it all gone? The Cerredwin Farm is doing well, Art the Goat slipped on the ice about a week ago and dislocated his hip. Tim sent out an email asking for fiscal support to bring in a vet since he is not a direct fiscal boon to the farm, but more of a mascot that every visitor quickly falls in love with. People came out in a big way and Art has been quickly healing. There was even a child who’s family is a CSA member of the farm and when he heard about Art, he broke open his piggy bank and donated fevering he had and made a "Get well quick" card, 5 year old scrawl on folded construction paper, now tacked to his stall.
this most recent picture is from the 1st annual winter carnival here on GMC, the main attraction being Horse/Oxen drawn sleigh rides. i enjoyed the ride so much i went twice (:
Also, to the right is my first tattoo… don’t mind the ass-crack. in case you’re wondering, it is a 175g, which is the official weight of an ultimate frisbee. One of the first questions i’ve been getting when people learn that, is Why that?(!) My general answer has been to say that i love my body, and really like the idea of decorating it. i’ve to the two rings in my left ear, one in my right nose and i see tattoos as another form of doing that. i see it also as a great way to archive moments of my life that mean a lot to me, in other words, i don’t see this ending at my ass-crack.
On Friday, the frisbee team (of which two other members got similar tattoos) will be leaving to go to Savannah, GA for our spring break i’ve put the link to the site below which i believe has an itinerary posted, i/we are so excited. the transformation that this team has gone through in my time here has been astounding. we went from sporadic pickup games on the back field where no one was ever positive of the rules, field size or how to even throw the disk, to a team that placed 3rd in our bracket at regionals and being known by the likes of rpi, harvard and yale as the gmc flyin’ Squirrels; an animal you want on your side. We’ve got hops, hucks, thongs, tattoos, spirit, and a love for fun. I couldn’t have constructed a better scenario in my head. if that’s not something to archive, I don’t know what is.
High Tide Ultimate – Savannah, GA
The Ultimate Players Association – to learn more about the sport
GMC’s very own… Flyin’ Squirrels