good evening everyone. just a few random points tonight, nothing too long i hope.

-- i mowed the grass on our old teenage john deere (cause nothin runs like a deer) again tonight. now you may be saying pfft what fun can that be? let me tell you, mowing the grass isnt that bad, you just have to give yourself a few challenges. for example, i race myself around the yard, in concentric circles, ever tinier until theres nothing left... which of course is a good thing but the mowing part really isnt that bad. for example, i typically mow grass with a cd player in my left hand, leaving my right hand to simultaneously steer, control the throttle (beside my right hip), the blades (on the dash), the lights (beside the blades), and the deck (about 6" in front of my left knee which is about shoulder height cause my foots on the deck lever to try to keep it from popping up which happens anyway). this typically makes for an interesing enough drive around the yard. of course i have to do it fast, really powersliding around most of it. this works really excellently with a slight dew on the grass, making it slick. now, you may know this as fishtailing but its wonderfully fun going around corners. most of the time, if you time it right, you can whip the wheel and gun the throttle, kicking the tail (basically your ass) out around the corner and digging in to get back out of it once youre facing the right direction. it doesnt always work though. sometimes you overshoot it and the front tires dont dig in, basically just locked in the full turn position sliding towards a surely stationary object. this leaves you careening off course leaving you with a few options. either you could 1) flip the wheel in the other direction to gain traction and shake it back into orbit 2) use the throttle to slow her down and slowly gain your direction again or (my favorite) 3) tap the break while twitching the wheel and flick her out then gun the throttle and shoot back into the grass. if you dont feel like racing you could always go in a little circle around a sharp corner to get back online or try a 3 point turn but its just not the same as flicking her out. and to think, i actually only hit 1 tree tonight... (seriously) watch roots tho cause if you kick the tail out over a root, youll roll her (blades spinning), something im not too fond of. almost did it once. this is all even better in the dark (with headlights) and a thunderstorm brewing. the best is at the end when you have a small circle, just kicking her again and again pushing her out to the limits, constantly reaching over to reset the deck while not hitting stuff... so wonderful.

-- something else ive noticed before while mowing the grass but never thought to mention. sound is relative to 1) motion of course cause you need the vibrations to hear but 2) to background noise. sound is basically non existent, background or white noise, or what you want to hear. if its completely quiet you may be able to hear a pin drop across a room because theres no sound to distract you. maybe the news or something else helps you sleep at night, being your white noise. like i said before, while mowing the grass i listen to music. now, to hear it over the white noise of the mower, i have to turn the volume up pretty damn loud. the way i see it, you cant really hear something when its the same volume as the white noise. so if you start there, at 0, you can adjust the volume to what you would usually listen to. when i turn off the mower though, the music is so loud it physically hurts my ears. if i start the mower again, its fine. so really, is what we want to hear only relative to white noise?

-- a few things while ive been driving lately. youve all seen that acura commercial where the dude sees this goose flying alongside the road and drives his tl type-s with it to see where its going (of course you are spontaneous and have all the free time to follow birds if you drive an acura tl type-s). a while ago, as i pulled out onto the road there was a goose. it flew right beside me. it really was the coolest thing, to be going the same speed as this bird, to watch it fly, going throught the motions... really amazing. another thing, my car is invariably breaking down. its just started to die. sortof depressing really. aside from filters, belts, electronics and such... the radios broken, the odo and trip stopped and now the radio antenna wont even go up or down anymore... shocking eh? i was driving today listening to music (i cant tell you what) but it was good music with some bass and i had it turned up of course. so im driving through the city and people look at me funny. i guess they see me as just another punk teen whos listening to metallica or something. this really wasnt the case but i figured i dont give a damn after all. maybe it would surprise them to climb in the car with me. it surprises me how pissed everyone else is driving, anytime someone doesnt use their turn signal i mutter explitives but whats wrong with that. it gets dangerous however when people start swerving and speeding and shit. i dont go for that. it was nice today though, i got stopped at a big intersection and got a chance to just relax for a precious minute. i leaned back for just 30 seconds and looked through my sunroof at the sky. it was cloudy but i could see the individual rays of sunlight streaming out from behind the clouds. it was absolutely beautiful. that kind of thing always puts me in a good mood.

so anyway, enjoy life... i know theres a few things i forgot to write about, i guess i will later. peace