Blog – Page 15 – john paganetti

Snowboarding

I’m going snowboarding for a week in NH. In a cool little town called Lincoln.

I’ve been snowboarding for a long time. Nearly a decade, but I’m still kind of unsure about it as a hobby. On the one hand, I’m kind of lazy, and an entire day of physical activity doesn’t sound like much fun. I’m also always a little scared of snowboarding. On the first lift ride up, I always find myself asking “Why am I doing this?” I’m decent at snowboarding, and have never been injured while doing it, but that nervousness is still there. On the other hand, I really enjoy the feeling of flying down a nice open trail. Actually doing it always melts the nervousness away. Still, I feel it’s something that I do so infrequently that I could lose it as a hobby and not think twice about it.

Resolution:

I want to say the word ‘like’ less. In my grand tradition of grammatical resolutions, I would like to tackle another annoying feature of my writing. ‘Like’ is certainly an acceptable word in certain instances, like this one, but I have a tendency to use the word far more often than is required.

Humbug

I was going to write a post about how I don’t really get Christmas – that is, it doesn’t do anything for me. I get it on religious and sociological levels, but that’s it. I saw this video from illdoctrine today, and I don’t really feel like writing it anymore. Ahh….sweet apathy.

It’s Over

So apparently I passed, which means I graduated. No more school. I’m quite glad. Time to get on with things.

Happy Fucking Holidays

This video is a Christmas tradition for me. Along with this.

Rainy Sunday

2009/12/13, originally uploaded by somjuan.

It’s raining outside, and I’m looking for any excuse not to study. Five finals in two days. Too much. I’ve always wanted to make a picture like this, ever since I first saw people posting theirs online. It’s funny what you come up with when you’re trying to avoid something.

Almost there

Last week of school. Hopefully forever. Almost there. Tuck and roll.

Bupdate

I talked with Enoch the other day. Enoch is the owner of the truck wash where the bus is hanging out. He says it is fine if it stays until March. I’m glad I don’t have to go down during Thanksgiving, it would have been difficult, and I wouldn’t have been able to get it back here in time. It would have just been moved somewhere else on the West Coast. So in March, Mark and I will fly out there and fix the bus, and then drive back to CT.

Sandals

My trusty-as-hell sandals have finally broken. These were by far the best pair of sandals I’ve ever owned. They lasted through two summers of continuous use, and through much of the spring and fall as well. I’m going to need a new pair of shoes next year, and I’m almost certainly going to turn to keen again.

Mario

Mario misses me. He was waiting on the bed outside the shower when I came out. When he realized I was just going into another bathroom to shave, he went downstairs and waited for me on the couch. He likes the couches in the living room because they have a good view of the stairs, and sure enough as I walk down the stairs he is sitting at one end, with his head on the armrest. I’m usually there for him in the mornings when my parents aren’t around. Now he’s lonely again. Me too.