Stood up.

Today, we had planned on devoting to surfing seeing as we had the day off.  My ride was supposed to pick me up at the church this morning. So I made a breakfast made up of 1 orange, 3 eggs (scrambled like a Waffle House pro), and a protien shake (The protien powder was detonated by one of our friends back in the states who sent us a gift card charged with a substantial amount for some of the local stores. Donor, you know who you are and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you). Then, I headed out in the rain ready to brave the waves, surf board underarm, hood over head, and ipod in ears. However, when I got to the church, my ride was no where to be found. After an hour and 1/2 I helped some guy unload a Thrifty moving truck full of Colour Conference supplies then trudged home in disappointment. Josh and Bearden's ride showed up later and they were able to go, which honestly was fine by me cause they seem to be far more into then I am.

A few hours later Stephan and I headed back to the church to finish shooting the last clip for our Exchange festival video. It was a shot of a year holding up a sign, it took all of 2 minutes film. I then went to the Swim School down the road and dropped off my application. It's unlikely that I'll be getting any work with them despite my certifications or my WSI position at my old pool seeing as they only take instructors they personally trained...a course which takes 30 hours to complete. 

We then met up with some of our Canadian friends and grabbed some groceries for chicken tacos and a movie. Later we all came back to the house and chilled out for a little while. It's good to have a group that we can just veg out with.

In other news, my new back pack came in the mail today! It's a Kelty bag that I have been wanting for sometime now, and after receiving some "fun money" I was able to finally get it. I'm completely thrilled with it. After looking it over and examining it, I can see that it was designed very shrewdly by an avid backpacker. Kelty bags have a hump placed over the lower back to help offset the weight, it actually helps TREMENDOUSLY with load adjustment.  Also, it has a MOLLE system (a series of nylon loops sewn onto the bag for attaching things) on the bottom for strapping sleeping bags, which would have came in handy on my Colorado trip last August. It's also MUCH lighter than my North Face top-loader (which means it has a lid on top that you have to unzip and reach in to get to your gear.)