I watch too much news. I can't help but be into politics. I guess I like to think I make a difference in the process. But I know I don't. I'm also increasingly sickened by the vitriol from fucking everybody. But it's like a car accident. It's horrifying, but I can't look away. I hate that my friends, FRIENDS that have differing views from me make me angry. I wish that debate could still exist without instant venom. I hate that there are things that I can't talk about with good friends anymore. The worst thing? If our votes don't make a difference anyway, what the hell are we all fighting about?
Fortunately I have a solution. I know it will work because I've seen it work in front of my own eyes. Take all these people that disagree so strongly, and stuff them all into a box. Yes that's right a box. And also put in this box: Some barbells, weights, pullup bars, chalk buckets, rings, ropes, kettlebells, rowers, a stopwatch, a set amount of work and some really loud fucking music.
Boom! A peace bomb goes off right in front of my eyes! Men, women, liberals, conservatives, punks, hicks, kids, grandparents, straights, and gays. All available in a wide array of colors, all working towards the same goal. It's fucking awesome and it's known to those who have witnessed it as a CrossFit gym.
If you haven't heard of CrossFit, read this. What's most important though is the community. This shit is hard. It's so hard that you develop a great deal of respect for everyone around suffering through the same thing you are. Also, when you push yourself to the limit, you are vulnerable. You can't control what you say, how you smell, how much you sweat, whether or not you cry and you expose this to everyone around you. Everyone is sympathetic to it though because they are also vulnerable. They've been there too. (or will be soon) It's a very primal, deep place from which to form a friendship. Much more important then something as silly as political beliefs.
This is why I love my job. Being a CrossFit coach is a rewarding experience. It's a lot like snowboarding. It's easy to do but hard to do well. The only real jobs a coach has are safety, making sure everyone completes the movements safely and efficiently, and starting the clock (3, 2, 1, Go!) The hard part comes from getting your athletes to push themselves to places they never thought they could. Motivate them without being a drill sergeant. Encourage them without being a cheerleader. Celebrate their victories and pick them up after defeat and high five them regardless.
Ah yes. My gym is a model for world peace for the rest of the world. If we can all share blood, sweat, tears, and puke in a tiny little box and all be better friends for it, then couldn't we all get along in the real world too?
This is important stuff we're doing.
Thanks for reading!
-Ben
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The Top Ten Greatest Songs Ever Written (In my opinion, right this second)
Disclaimer: I'm sure you disagree. Hell by tomorrow I'll probably disagree. But right this second, I feel that these are the ten best songs on earth. I was gonna make it into an itunes playlist but apparently you have to be a celebrity to do that... and I guess having your own blog doesn't count. Not to mention at least one of the artists mentioned below does not release music on itunes.
In my first blog post I mentioned all of the stuff I like to do and would talk about here. I forgot to mention music. I love music. I don't listen quite as much as I used to. One of the main reasons is I like a lot of music that says "fuck" and I'm uncomfortable playing it in front of my son. I'd hate for his first word to be fuck.
So here's how it's gonna work. I'm going to name ten songs working up to number one. I will also provide a little blurb defending myself. Oh, and yes, I am saying the ten best songs on earth. Go big or go home right? It's good to make lists too. Even if you change your mind five minutes later or forget a really important song. There's nothing worse than saying you like all music. If you can't break it down you might as well say you like no music.
Ok here we go. Without further ado:
10: Destroy Everything You Touch by LadyTron
This song rules. Helen Marnie's beautiful voice combined with entrancing electronic music. You can't help but get caught up in this song
9: Vicarious by Tool
Tool is the band that my generation listens to that will still be listened to a hundred years from now. The music is complex yet beautiful and artistic. The guitarist, Adam Jones is responsible for their art and music videos which are just otherworldly.
8: Too Drunk to Fuck by Dead Kennedys
C'mon how can you not like this song? If it still offends you you need to spend more time on the internet. This is pretty pg-13 anymore. And seriously, haven't we all been here?
7: My Vampire by Sohodolls
Okay so I'm a sucker for europop with sexy female singers. I can't help it. This song is badass. I promise you too, I liked this group BEFORE I knew that Maya Von Doll was a sex kitten.
6: Ghost Town Shiny Toy Guns
Okay. So this probably isn't my favorite STG song. But it's definitely my favorite STG video. It's like Hannah Barbera porn! I do love this song when I'm doing a workout.
5: Angel of Death by Slayer
This band has been melting faces since 1978! They are so good in so many ways. In my opinion the riff at 1:40 might be the baddest metal riff ever written. If you don't like metal but are going to give it an honest shot LISTEN closely to this song. You may be changed. Did I mention these guys are the best live show I've ever been too?
4: Water Line by Sage Francis
The most gifted poet I've ever heard. Calling him a rapper would be disrespectful. This song is beautiful. It gives me shivers every time I hear it.
3: This Love by Pantera
This is the most beautiful song ever written by a metal band. And Dimebag's riff at 2:47 is silly wicked!
2: Pyramid Song by Radiohead
Wow. Just Wow. I love this song so much. The first time I heard it it blew my mind. And it continues to every time I hear it. If it hasn't blown your mind. Try to tell me what time it's in. Radiohead is probably the other band besides Tool from my generation that will still be listened to 100 years from now
1: Beneath the Howling Stars Cradle of Filth
Okay as of this moment. This is my favorite song. It has it all. The drummer, Nicholas Barker, who is arguably the best drummer to ever live is in top form on this track. Vocalist, Dani Filth, is totally on a different level. Not only is his voice super extreme but his lyrics are beautifully composed creating a surreal, dark, sexy fantasy land and the accompaniment vocals from Sarah Jezebel Deva are perfect. This band isnt' for everyone, but in my opinion they are the best.
Whoo! This post took forever finding all of this music in forms worth presenting. It's worth it though for the kind words and facebook thumbs I get in return. Thanks again for reading!
-Ben
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Vandalize the Right Things
I hate the person I was in high school.
That's not true.
Well yeah actually it sorta is but hate is way to strong of a word and it gets tossed around a bit to freely these days.
I strongly dislike the person I was in high school.
Apparently, after asking around most of us hated the people we were in high school. But that didn't stop me from not going to my ten year reunion. Despite my current low body fat percentage, my trophy wife, and my beautiful son I still had little to no desire to see the people I acted like such a moron in front of for four years. I didn't feel that I had anything to prove to them. I just had literally no desire to go back. I guess maybe it's because I wasted all of my prove juice in those four years. I was never Ben Dodge in high school, except around my closest friends. Otherwise, I was to busy trying to be... I dunno fucking Justin Timberlake maybe?
"Ben nobody cares about your teenage angst. Get to the point already!" Okay sorry point taken. 12 years ago during an intense election season. The little punk I used to be was starting to become interested in politics. Not in the constructive volunteer for campaign way but rather in the aggro "fuck Bush" sorta way. My primary political contribution was kicking over people's republican yard signs.
"Nice Ben that's real mature. Are you actually proud of this? Is this why you're sharing?"
No.
I'm not proud at all. It doesn't help. If anything, it hurts the candidates I supported because it reinvigorated the other side to fight for their candidate even harder, and in the face of adversity. Other than the swiftboaters, you could pretty much blame me for Bush getting elected.
This gets me to the title of this post. If you're gonna be a punk vandal, you have to do it right. If you REALLY have to kick over a yard sign (which I do not endorse in any way anymore) kick over the ones of people you support! This will reinvigorate your allies and help your candidate! This applies too with anything in life. If you want to advance your agenda, the best way to get people to notice is to make it the victim. Cynical, yes but absolutely true (Just look at our current Republican primary.)
So how do you rise above the cynical? Easy. With humor. Take somebody's crazy to an even more ridiculous level, and bring clarity to the situation.
A great example of this is my friend Sally. Technically I guess she's more of an acquaintance. I went to high school with her and am friends with her on facebook. And the real Ben Dodge actually had maybe a bit of a crush on Sally but Ben Dodge was awfully shy and Justin Timberlake said I should be more interested in the plastics. Anyway here is Sally and a friend crashing a Newt Gingrich rally as "pro open-marriage republicans." This is to me absolutely hilarious and rebellion in it's highest form.
Hopefully someday I'll be this creative
I guess that's all I have to say. Thanks again for reading!
-Ben
That's not true.
Well yeah actually it sorta is but hate is way to strong of a word and it gets tossed around a bit to freely these days.
I strongly dislike the person I was in high school.
Apparently, after asking around most of us hated the people we were in high school. But that didn't stop me from not going to my ten year reunion. Despite my current low body fat percentage, my trophy wife, and my beautiful son I still had little to no desire to see the people I acted like such a moron in front of for four years. I didn't feel that I had anything to prove to them. I just had literally no desire to go back. I guess maybe it's because I wasted all of my prove juice in those four years. I was never Ben Dodge in high school, except around my closest friends. Otherwise, I was to busy trying to be... I dunno fucking Justin Timberlake maybe?
"Ben nobody cares about your teenage angst. Get to the point already!" Okay sorry point taken. 12 years ago during an intense election season. The little punk I used to be was starting to become interested in politics. Not in the constructive volunteer for campaign way but rather in the aggro "fuck Bush" sorta way. My primary political contribution was kicking over people's republican yard signs.
"Nice Ben that's real mature. Are you actually proud of this? Is this why you're sharing?"
No.
I'm not proud at all. It doesn't help. If anything, it hurts the candidates I supported because it reinvigorated the other side to fight for their candidate even harder, and in the face of adversity. Other than the swiftboaters, you could pretty much blame me for Bush getting elected.
This gets me to the title of this post. If you're gonna be a punk vandal, you have to do it right. If you REALLY have to kick over a yard sign (which I do not endorse in any way anymore) kick over the ones of people you support! This will reinvigorate your allies and help your candidate! This applies too with anything in life. If you want to advance your agenda, the best way to get people to notice is to make it the victim. Cynical, yes but absolutely true (Just look at our current Republican primary.)
So how do you rise above the cynical? Easy. With humor. Take somebody's crazy to an even more ridiculous level, and bring clarity to the situation.
A great example of this is my friend Sally. Technically I guess she's more of an acquaintance. I went to high school with her and am friends with her on facebook. And the real Ben Dodge actually had maybe a bit of a crush on Sally but Ben Dodge was awfully shy and Justin Timberlake said I should be more interested in the plastics. Anyway here is Sally and a friend crashing a Newt Gingrich rally as "pro open-marriage republicans." This is to me absolutely hilarious and rebellion in it's highest form.
Hopefully someday I'll be this creative
I guess that's all I have to say. Thanks again for reading!
-Ben
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Red Bull Knows Best
I really like coffee.
No seriously I REALLY like coffee. My morning every morning starts with 4 shots of espresso out of our DeLonghi Magnifica over ice. Mmmmm. Before I met my wife I did not know the beauty of coffee. I used to go to the gas station by my house and buy a 16oz Red Bull and one of those shitty breakfast sandwiches. You know the ones. They make McDonalds seem healthy.
I do still drink Red Bull from time to time. Never to wake up. Usually on a tough road trip or something like that. Or if somebody buys me one that's been mixed with vodka. Every time I drink one though I'm transported. Transported back to a pretty kickass time in my life when all I did was ride a little kids bike (bmx in laymans terms). It was life for me. I would make a point of being on my bike everyday. My goal in life was to be like the guys in the videos I'm going to show you in a minute. I usually had a limp, or some gruesome swelling body part. Occasionally stitches and/or serious road rash. I'm not bragging or embellishing here, it's just the truth and I have many friends that will attest. I was lucky too. I never had any serious injuries. I was at the skatepark with a buddy one time when he crashed and shattered his kneecap and broke his femur. He was so goddamn tough he tried to walk it off... Or maybe it was shock.
Anyway I got to be pretty good. Never pro good. I'd think I was and then I'd ride with a pro, or even a really good amateur and be severely humbled, but also motivated! Everything in my life was bmx. I had ramps set up in my garage and my roomate at the time "Steivel Kneivel" and I would ride in there all winter. I promise at some point in this blog I will dig up footage of this awesome event and post it. Unfortunately at this time I have no idea where those tapes are.
But alas, adulthood caught up with me. First of all, even going from 19-23 years old. I stopped bouncing as well as I used to. Suddenly when I crashed my bike and twisted my ankle around backwards, it hurt! My skills started to plateau as well, so I got frusterated, and therefore spent less time on my bike. I also somewhere in here got my first downhill mountain bike. It was sweet, it was a whole new sport! It was so easy and the bike could do so much! It was effortless high speed school girl giggling bugs in your teeth beer fueled fun. Now let me defend myself. I am not fast. Downhill Mountain bike racers have an unbelievable amount of talent as well as a pair of basketballs. I'm just saying that the sport is much easier to enjoy at a lower skill level. It's also a sport you can do once a week or even less and still get better. Bmx bikes if you take a week off you lose a ton of ground.
Nowadays I would consider myself a mountain biker. Maybe a mountain biker that still dabbles in bmx. I love my little bike but I've lost so much that all that's left were the things I did all the time. Not to mention I have a beautiful little family now and can't afford to break myself. Mountain biking is really cool too! You get to take a high tech piece of clockwork way back into the woods where nobody can find you. It's beautiful quiet meditation in an otherwise hectic world. I feel it's one extra step up in awesome if you work on your own bike. I feel an incredible sense of peace and accomplishment when I pedal my perfectly tuned ninja silent machine through the backcountry not disturbing a soul.
On the subject of mountain biking and high tech machinery, it's absolutely unbelievable how far mountain bikes have come in the last 5 years even! They're building bikes with as much suspension travel as a small motocross bike that weigh less then thirty pounds! In another post I'll explain why riding a piece of aerospace grade carbon fiber thirty miles per hour through the wilderness is stupid but for now I'll try to keep my young blog positive. Anyway, mountain bikes have become so high tech they can make them now to do the same thing as bmx bikes do. A new huge trend in the mountain bike world is "street mountain biking." Yes an oxymoron I know (also known as urban assault which is maybe even sillier) . Now don't get me wrong, these bikes are cool. But the hardcore underground bmxer that I am still hasn't warmed up to it all the way. However the rest of the biking community has totally warmed up to it. Companies like my beloved Red Bull sponser clean cut, white toothed, smiling flipping street mountain bikers. They produce unbelievably high quality videos of said bikers doing amazing stunts. Check out this video of Red Bull's street mountain bike darling Danny MacAskill. Amazing right? Crazy skills and courage from probably one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. But I'm sure most of you have already seen this because a friend on facebook has shared it with you.
So what's my problem with that? I dunno, I'm a grouch I guess. I guess I know how much work it takes to be good on a street bike. Not to take away from Mr. MacAskill I'm sure he's worked hard too but he's been rewarded. And I believe it has more to do with his wheel size than anything. Take a look at this video of Aaron Ross. Not the same film quality but I believe just as high of a level of riding. Also, to those of you that argue "Well, his bike is better for that type of riding." You are wrong. For what Danny's bike costs you could buy 3 of Aaron Ross' bikes so that's not a valid argument. Mr. Ross works just as hard or harder than Mr. MacAskill but without half the reward. Oh he has his fans, but I doubt even half of his paycheck.
But what if Aaron Ross was as popular as Danny MacAskill? I'd probably be on my blog bitching about what a sellout whore Aaron Ross is. Maybe it's cooler to be less known and only appreciated by those who share your craft.
Fame, adventure, excitement?... a Jedi craves not these things.
Look at me now! Sipping on americano's, riding my mountainbike, and lamenting my hardcore bmx days. Maybe it's me that's the true sellout.
Thanks again for reading
-Ben
If you like the Aaron Ross clip and want to see more check out this clip of Mikey Aitken. Probably my all time favorite rider and this clip of Steven Hamilton. Especially at 2:53 he gets stupid sick!
No seriously I REALLY like coffee. My morning every morning starts with 4 shots of espresso out of our DeLonghi Magnifica over ice. Mmmmm. Before I met my wife I did not know the beauty of coffee. I used to go to the gas station by my house and buy a 16oz Red Bull and one of those shitty breakfast sandwiches. You know the ones. They make McDonalds seem healthy.
I do still drink Red Bull from time to time. Never to wake up. Usually on a tough road trip or something like that. Or if somebody buys me one that's been mixed with vodka. Every time I drink one though I'm transported. Transported back to a pretty kickass time in my life when all I did was ride a little kids bike (bmx in laymans terms). It was life for me. I would make a point of being on my bike everyday. My goal in life was to be like the guys in the videos I'm going to show you in a minute. I usually had a limp, or some gruesome swelling body part. Occasionally stitches and/or serious road rash. I'm not bragging or embellishing here, it's just the truth and I have many friends that will attest. I was lucky too. I never had any serious injuries. I was at the skatepark with a buddy one time when he crashed and shattered his kneecap and broke his femur. He was so goddamn tough he tried to walk it off... Or maybe it was shock.
Anyway I got to be pretty good. Never pro good. I'd think I was and then I'd ride with a pro, or even a really good amateur and be severely humbled, but also motivated! Everything in my life was bmx. I had ramps set up in my garage and my roomate at the time "Steivel Kneivel" and I would ride in there all winter. I promise at some point in this blog I will dig up footage of this awesome event and post it. Unfortunately at this time I have no idea where those tapes are.
But alas, adulthood caught up with me. First of all, even going from 19-23 years old. I stopped bouncing as well as I used to. Suddenly when I crashed my bike and twisted my ankle around backwards, it hurt! My skills started to plateau as well, so I got frusterated, and therefore spent less time on my bike. I also somewhere in here got my first downhill mountain bike. It was sweet, it was a whole new sport! It was so easy and the bike could do so much! It was effortless high speed school girl giggling bugs in your teeth beer fueled fun. Now let me defend myself. I am not fast. Downhill Mountain bike racers have an unbelievable amount of talent as well as a pair of basketballs. I'm just saying that the sport is much easier to enjoy at a lower skill level. It's also a sport you can do once a week or even less and still get better. Bmx bikes if you take a week off you lose a ton of ground.
Nowadays I would consider myself a mountain biker. Maybe a mountain biker that still dabbles in bmx. I love my little bike but I've lost so much that all that's left were the things I did all the time. Not to mention I have a beautiful little family now and can't afford to break myself. Mountain biking is really cool too! You get to take a high tech piece of clockwork way back into the woods where nobody can find you. It's beautiful quiet meditation in an otherwise hectic world. I feel it's one extra step up in awesome if you work on your own bike. I feel an incredible sense of peace and accomplishment when I pedal my perfectly tuned ninja silent machine through the backcountry not disturbing a soul.
On the subject of mountain biking and high tech machinery, it's absolutely unbelievable how far mountain bikes have come in the last 5 years even! They're building bikes with as much suspension travel as a small motocross bike that weigh less then thirty pounds! In another post I'll explain why riding a piece of aerospace grade carbon fiber thirty miles per hour through the wilderness is stupid but for now I'll try to keep my young blog positive. Anyway, mountain bikes have become so high tech they can make them now to do the same thing as bmx bikes do. A new huge trend in the mountain bike world is "street mountain biking." Yes an oxymoron I know (also known as urban assault which is maybe even sillier) . Now don't get me wrong, these bikes are cool. But the hardcore underground bmxer that I am still hasn't warmed up to it all the way. However the rest of the biking community has totally warmed up to it. Companies like my beloved Red Bull sponser clean cut, white toothed, smiling flipping street mountain bikers. They produce unbelievably high quality videos of said bikers doing amazing stunts. Check out this video of Red Bull's street mountain bike darling Danny MacAskill. Amazing right? Crazy skills and courage from probably one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. But I'm sure most of you have already seen this because a friend on facebook has shared it with you.
So what's my problem with that? I dunno, I'm a grouch I guess. I guess I know how much work it takes to be good on a street bike. Not to take away from Mr. MacAskill I'm sure he's worked hard too but he's been rewarded. And I believe it has more to do with his wheel size than anything. Take a look at this video of Aaron Ross. Not the same film quality but I believe just as high of a level of riding. Also, to those of you that argue "Well, his bike is better for that type of riding." You are wrong. For what Danny's bike costs you could buy 3 of Aaron Ross' bikes so that's not a valid argument. Mr. Ross works just as hard or harder than Mr. MacAskill but without half the reward. Oh he has his fans, but I doubt even half of his paycheck.
But what if Aaron Ross was as popular as Danny MacAskill? I'd probably be on my blog bitching about what a sellout whore Aaron Ross is. Maybe it's cooler to be less known and only appreciated by those who share your craft.
Fame, adventure, excitement?... a Jedi craves not these things.
Look at me now! Sipping on americano's, riding my mountainbike, and lamenting my hardcore bmx days. Maybe it's me that's the true sellout.
Thanks again for reading
-Ben
If you like the Aaron Ross clip and want to see more check out this clip of Mikey Aitken. Probably my all time favorite rider and this clip of Steven Hamilton. Especially at 2:53 he gets stupid sick!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The First Post
This is the first post in my shitty blog. It will also be probably the worst post. Though many years from now hipsters will tell you that this was the best post of my blog... Hopefully they're wrong. With that thought in mind I'm going to take the liberty to go ahead and interview myself so you, the reader can get to know me. I'm interviewing myself because nobody gives enough of a shit about me other than me to interview me. And if you think you do you're wrong. Cause you've never interviewed me.
1. Why are you writing a blog?
Wow what a good looking question. I dunno. I read blogs sometimes, but they're hard to stay into because they're always about the same thing. I'm into lots of different super awesome things not just one so I wanted to write a blog about whatever. Oh people do that? Damn.
2. Are you sure this is a good idea?
No. I'm not
I don't like people on the internet. They're never very nice. I seldom post anything on the internet. I have a severe fear of getting downvoted. That's why I like facebook. Not getting upvoted is slightly better than getting downvoted. With that in mind... Please don't downvote my blog (can you downvote blogs?) What's worse is with a blog people can comment. They can tell me what an idiot I am, and they have the google machine to prove it!
3. Other then quoting Family Guy cause you aren't funny, what "super awesome" things do you like to do?
Man tough interview
I'm into a lot of things that I feel don't get enough attention.
*My family consisting of my wife Jenna and my son Morgan. Morgan is nineteen months old and awesome. He also gets a lot of attention. But not enough in my opinion. So he will get more here. I will also provide insight on how not to parent. My wife Jenna is amazing. Not only is she beautiful, but she's smarter then anyone I've ever met, she's crazy driven, and she's good at every athletic endeavor she takes up. I'm a lucky guy I'll tell you what. When I grow up I hope to be more like Jenna.
*Bicycles and Bicycling: One of the the only things in the world I'm an authority on. I love bikes. I love to work on bikes. I love to ride bikes. They are the past, present, and future of travel.
*Crossfit: Constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity. I'm a level one certified trainer as well as an Olympic Lifting certified trainer. I always hated gyms. Until I started training for POWER! More on that in later posts.
*Magic the Gathering: Yes I'm that big of a nerd. I love magic. It's the most mentally challenging thing I've ever done. Take the gamesmanship of poker and inject it with a healthy dose of extreme memorization, creativity, mathematics and fucking kickass artwork. It's awesome! If you haven't played, you should! At the very least you'll know what I'm talking about when I post.
*Disc Golf: Ok this is where I'll probably lose you. But it's such a great sport! It's like golf except cheaper, and way more athletic. I have a pretty fun albeit I think pretty easy course right by my house. I try to play every day!
*Rosemary: Not the spice but rather, my 1980 Volksvagen Vanagon! I just bought her a couple days ago and I'm pumped! It's already having problems but I hear that comes with the territory. I've always loved these cars and now I have one. I rule! Addendum: a couple hours after writing this she's purring like a kitten!
I'm sure other things will come up too that I want to post about but we'll deal with that when it comes up.
4. What do you hope to accomplish with this blog?
Uhhh.... Accomplish? Has anything ever been accomplished with a blog? I once thought of myself as a pretty good writer. I guess my hope is to hone my skills a little bit and see if it's true!
Well I guess that about wraps it up for me the interviewer. I'm pretty bored with myself. I can't imagine how you must feel. Anyway, If you read this far and you're not my mom nice work! And I thank you for giving me a chance.
1. Why are you writing a blog?
Wow what a good looking question. I dunno. I read blogs sometimes, but they're hard to stay into because they're always about the same thing. I'm into lots of different super awesome things not just one so I wanted to write a blog about whatever. Oh people do that? Damn.
2. Are you sure this is a good idea?
No. I'm not
I don't like people on the internet. They're never very nice. I seldom post anything on the internet. I have a severe fear of getting downvoted. That's why I like facebook. Not getting upvoted is slightly better than getting downvoted. With that in mind... Please don't downvote my blog (can you downvote blogs?) What's worse is with a blog people can comment. They can tell me what an idiot I am, and they have the google machine to prove it!
3. Other then quoting Family Guy cause you aren't funny, what "super awesome" things do you like to do?
Man tough interview
I'm into a lot of things that I feel don't get enough attention.
*My family consisting of my wife Jenna and my son Morgan. Morgan is nineteen months old and awesome. He also gets a lot of attention. But not enough in my opinion. So he will get more here. I will also provide insight on how not to parent. My wife Jenna is amazing. Not only is she beautiful, but she's smarter then anyone I've ever met, she's crazy driven, and she's good at every athletic endeavor she takes up. I'm a lucky guy I'll tell you what. When I grow up I hope to be more like Jenna.
*Bicycles and Bicycling: One of the the only things in the world I'm an authority on. I love bikes. I love to work on bikes. I love to ride bikes. They are the past, present, and future of travel.
*Crossfit: Constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity. I'm a level one certified trainer as well as an Olympic Lifting certified trainer. I always hated gyms. Until I started training for POWER! More on that in later posts.
*Magic the Gathering: Yes I'm that big of a nerd. I love magic. It's the most mentally challenging thing I've ever done. Take the gamesmanship of poker and inject it with a healthy dose of extreme memorization, creativity, mathematics and fucking kickass artwork. It's awesome! If you haven't played, you should! At the very least you'll know what I'm talking about when I post.
*Disc Golf: Ok this is where I'll probably lose you. But it's such a great sport! It's like golf except cheaper, and way more athletic. I have a pretty fun albeit I think pretty easy course right by my house. I try to play every day!
*Rosemary: Not the spice but rather, my 1980 Volksvagen Vanagon! I just bought her a couple days ago and I'm pumped! It's already having problems but I hear that comes with the territory. I've always loved these cars and now I have one. I rule! Addendum: a couple hours after writing this she's purring like a kitten!
I'm sure other things will come up too that I want to post about but we'll deal with that when it comes up.
4. What do you hope to accomplish with this blog?
Uhhh.... Accomplish? Has anything ever been accomplished with a blog? I once thought of myself as a pretty good writer. I guess my hope is to hone my skills a little bit and see if it's true!
Well I guess that about wraps it up for me the interviewer. I'm pretty bored with myself. I can't imagine how you must feel. Anyway, If you read this far and you're not my mom nice work! And I thank you for giving me a chance.
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