Timmmmmberrr!

The last 3 months I've keep forgetting that a section of 233 is closed, I get to bottom of the Big Flat and I got to turn around and take Ridge Rd to the cabin. At least a pretty drive down a dirt road.

It seems this fall more than leaves are falling at the cabin. This tree landed on the power line, thank god it didn't snap the line. I didn't have my chainsaw with me. But I lifted what I could to take some weight off the power line. As you can see dump ass standing under the tree. I had to yell him to move, last thing I need is a tree landing on Elwood.

I final said the hell with it and found an axes and chopped a couple of trees down and just got everything off the power line. I rather be safe than sorry. Gets dark quickly in the woods.

About three weeks ago, back at the cabin and guess what? More down trees. One which was about 80 ft tall should had landed on the roof but snap in half and just scrap the porch and top part fell away from the cabin, once again got lucky. I decided to go up the following saturday to chop everything up, but I end up going sunday since I just about broke my hand working on my chainsaw.

I caught my hand on my table saw as I was pulling the cord for my chainsaw, dumb ass me moved the table a couple days early and I was working right beside it. Not too smart. It's been about 3 weeks now and my hand still hurts.
I know it doesn't look to bad but shit, that hurt. I haven't cried in years when I hurt myself but I did that day.

Pack lunch and the box I made a week early for my tools and head out.

The last tree of the day was a pain in the ass, all the trees I needed to cut up were already on the ground but this guy was leaning and just waiting to fall. I figure I better drop it since it could land on the cabin or the power which is on the other side of the tree.

I cut my wedge and start my back cut and turn off the chainsaw since I wanted to double check whit where it was going to land and make sure that Elwood is still in the jeep. Well I should have never turn off the chainsaw since I never got it to start until next week. I had to get the axe out and chop it down. It landed within 2 ft of where I wanted it to land. Don't worry Elwood was still in the jeep when it drop not beside it.

Have a little lunch with Elwood and pack up and head home.

My non race reports

Boo! Not racing is sucking the big sweaty donkey's balls. But other than not racing I'm getting to relax while watching some the races out there. I Love the Charm City race, well put together. Just wished they had more food chooses and open sooner. Me and Elwood were starving. It was great to see some friends I haven't seen last season and cheer on my teammates, thought they call it haggling.

Go figure, Gary not watching or cheering on our teammate, Mark.

Playing on his phone, actually he was trying to figure out his camera on his cell phone, yes the phone is smarter ;P

This was the only time Elwood was relaxing, he just got done rolling in the sand pit after I told him to stop since he was kicking sand on the people beside him.

Kelly Acres was a blast too, I was really bum I can't race when I saw the Flyover.

I didn't take any pics at the Iron Cross but I was there that day too and Elwood got to to see his puggle friend again which at the moment I can't remember his name but I think Elwood likes him because he looks like my friend Kate's puggle Levi.

In Hiding

Ok, maybe I haven't been like Elwood here, hiding but that's how feel in the past year. A lot of ups and downs and sometimes I just didn't feel like blogging about any of it. After the cross races at Beacon and Highland Park November8 and 9, 2008 I peaked which wasn't much of a big deal at the time. For the most part I was happy with my results and that weekend I realized I falling head over heels for a certain girl after getting off the phone with her everything was good and it was one of my best birthday I could remember in a while. That Sunday when I was about ready to leave NJ I broke down and cried, I was just overwhelmed and was happy that everything was falling in place. But in the next couple of weeks things started to go down hill, got sick after the Dutch Wonderland race, skip the following week of racing. Just didn't have the energy in my legs, the girl became distanced with me, after Christmas didn't hear from her :( and the last race of the season I missed my start time and did the B race which was a great experience but my knee was killing me afterwards for the next 2 weeks. I was toast, didn't even clean the bike until 2 months later. Got shoved by a student at work, back hurting again.

Things did pick up again for me in the spring, started riding a little and enjoying it, the girl started to talk to me again by March, I was looking forwards to summer vacation and boom! Was told to move the art room down the hall and guess what I did- F my back up! Spent my summer driving an hour up and back to get my back adjusted since Workman's comp wouldn't let me go to anyone closer and once my 90 days were up and I asked about switching Chiropractor, 3 days later my claim was denied which I'm still in the process of fighting and paying out of my own pocket for care and now I think my insurance company is about ready screw me. Headaches I tell you, I can't wait until I feel better, it's been up and down with my back. Just going to take time to heal. And Elwood is having knee problems again. Our walks had to become much shorter and some days you can tell his knee is hurting him.

As for the girl, We've been spending a lot time to together but I'm not sure how she felt about me and I've been trying all summer to tell her how I feel but shit, it was harder than I thought and trying to be careful not scare her away again like I did in December. I drop flowers off to her, she thought it was her house warmer gift, I mailed her cards I've hand drawn for her. I thought she would figure it out after awhile. But last week we were heading back from Baltimore, I just told her. Took me about 10 minutes to get the words. I can tell people how I feel but when it comes to love, I'm very guarded. Finally I just said "I'm in love with you." I think she was taken back a little but I think she has been just as guarded as I've been. She said it was complicated and that she is a mess realtionship wise and is current dating someone else. We talked for a while but nothing came from it. It's funny I was hoping to figure out where I stand but nothing has change and I'm still clueless to what to do and how she feels about me. I think she in same boat as me. I normally don't like put my emotion out there for anyone and everyone to see but sometimes just putting out there gets it off my chest and maybe I'll feel a little better and be able to breathe a little easier.

I feel like I'm in high school again with this love, it's hard. On the plus side I didn't scare her away and she sent me a text over the weekend :)