Pictures

Well, as I promised long ago, (and which Elicia only remembers, if her) I am posting pictures of me wake-skating now that they are on the computer. :D Some of these are really cool.



This one is pretty standard. I'm just cutting out for a jump, but even so, this is reasonably difficult since I have to be all twisted around like I am and there are no fins on the board.



This one is just pretty hilarious. To happen to catch that moment is priceless. :)



And here I going for the big air. :) I can now easily jump from one wake to the other on the wake-skate. Also, despite what you may think, the board stays with one quite nicely in the air (so long as one executes the jump properly). It is also super fun to do. :D

A trick that I've been working on that can't really be shown in a picture is a pop shove-it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2t1gIZ8MCs&feature=related
Once I get that down a bit better (like, I can land it with any sort of consistency), I want to get be able to do a pop shove-it while jumping the wake. :) It's something of a goal for next summer.

The Owner, Heirron

Sulleepully!

I am very tired at the moment. I had a fencing competition this morning, and that kind of wore me out. Anyway, later on, I had a band practice to attend one of the few vague memories distantly floating around of it, is me being extremely silly. That's about all I remember--that and playing the Boron--but I remember it rather distinctly. Anyway, I've been thinking of floating fields and drowsy caterpillars zooming across a world of swirling moon beams. Actually, I only just now thought of that, but all I had to do was let my mind wander a little bit. :) At any rate, I feel like this was really pointless, but whatever.

The Owner, Heirron

Things In the Works

Sadly, it's not nearly as exciting as the header makes it seems it should be. One thing "in the works" is a get together I'm trying to set up for tonight. I'm optimistic about it, and it should be fun. The Faultersacks have been gone for a while, so it'll be cool to hang out with them.

Also in the works is my new RPG. It only took me about two hours to invent, and I have high hopes for it. Interestingly enough, Michael and I came up with almost exactly the same system independently. We agree that this is simply because the both of us have simply come across the ultimate game system. Of course, they're not quite exactly the same, but the differences are minor, and they have the same base concept. I'm secretly hoping (except for here) that I'll get to try it out tonight.

One last thing in the works is my composition. I've gotten to the last section of it and I'm having some troubles. First, this is pretty much my first composition, so I lack experience and knowledge. Also, some of the things I want to do rather transcend my ability to play, which makes it much more difficult to write. Hopefully, though, I'll be able to come up with something. Once I have that done, the next step will be to write it up on the computer. After all, the organization of my handwritten copy is less than stunning.

The Owner, Heirron

Rainy!

It's a dark, cool, drizzly day today. I love it. :) It's been forever since there's been such a day as this. I've always liked them. Also, it's given me a chance to drink about four or five glasses of tea, another of which I think I will now go get. It's really quite lovely, especially since I'm a bit tired. Although it appears to be getting a bit lighter out, which is too bad. I hope it just stays dark and dreary all day. That would be awesome. But hopefully, so long as it's raining, that will be the case.

The Owner, Heirron

Okay Fine

/Sigh
Altogether too easily, my one reader has convinced me that it would be fine to post my most recent poem. Thus, it is below.
The edit has been made. See what you think.

Passage
All things must pass away.
Night to day,
And even night does not stay.
But His love endures forever.

All things must pass away.
The wind ever blows,
The water ever flows.
But His love endures forever.

All things must pass away.
Life gives way to death,
And even death will draw a final breath.
But His love endures forever.

All things must pass away.
But hope is certain, for surely
His love endures forever.

I hope you enjoyed that! Also, I love to get feedback about the things I write, so if you have any comments, feel free to share them. :)

The Owner, Heirron

Passage

Well, I think summer is officially at an end. School has started, it has suddenly gotten colder, and the next few days appear as though they will be cold and possibly rainy too. Also, yesterday was likely the last time I'll be able to get out on the boat this year. But alas,
"All things must pass away" Which!--just so happens to be the refrain used in my latest poem. ;) If you would like to read it, just let me know and I will e-mail it to you. :) I'd rather not post it as I've become paranoid of accidentally publishing my work. Not that that would really be anything significant, but still, that's just the way I am. ;)

The Owner, Heirron

Eeeeiiiiioooiiieerrrrrnnnnuuugggg

That's the sound I make when I move. ;) I went tubing yesterday in really choppy weather and I got pretty battered beaten. And now today I've been out wakeskating for a while (which was awesome), and I'm likely to do some more tonight. Then, tomorrow evening I'll be going to fencing, so on Thursday I suspect I'll be pretty near dead. But I'm looking forward to it. :)

Wakeskate: nothing earth-shattering today, though I did try riding while holding on with only one hand and it felt way better. I also made some progress on my olies, and I'm closer to landing pop-shoveits consistently. I had four attempts in a row that would have been successful if I'd either had my feet farther apart on the bard, or I'd had my weight centered more. It may have helped to crouch some more too, but we'll see. I also tried a wake to wake shoveit. I actually got my feet on the board before I went sprawling into the water, which was more than I expected. lol Anyway, I'm sure that's way more than you wanted to read, but this is a blog so I get to do things like that. ;)

The Owner, Heirron