Sunday, January 27, 2013

Hobbies

There are many hobbies and activities out there that kind of pique my interest. As of right now, I feel that I have a few hobbies but I definitely think that I have room to have more. Here are a few that I would like to take up in the near future.


1) Reading for leisure. Aside from a few books that I like, I'm not a person who usually reads just for the heck of it. I'll read for assignments and things like that. But aside from books like the Harry Potter series or the Hunger Games trilogy, I don't really just read for fun. If a book doesn’t do a good job of capturing my attention at the very beginning of it, I usually quit reading it. What are some books that you have enjoyed reading?

2) Biking. I have always liked going on bike rides, but I haven't really gone on one in a while and I think that this would be a very fun hobby to have. Generally, unless it is super hot or super cold, I like being outside and seeing things in nature. If I were to go biking, I would be able to spend time outside and see things that I might not see if I were to not bike. 

3) Surfing. If I ever live near the ocean, I would like to learn how to surf. It looks really hard but it looks really fun. In fact, one of my bosses (Suli) that works for computer services used to live in Hawaii and he would go surfing every morning. He said it was really fun and that he enjoyed it very much. Along with surfing, there are some other water sports that I think would also be cool to learn how to do. Some other these other things include windsurfing and jet skiing and other recreational water activities like that.  

4) Snowboarding. I think I would be really fun to become a proficient snowboarder and or skier, if that is a word. I wish that somehow I could just magically become good though because wrecking in the cold snow doesn't sound like too much fun to me. I don't really like the thought of falling in the snow because if you haven’t already  noticed, it’s pretty cold.

5) Foosball and other games similar. This is kind of weird and it is already somewhat part of my current hobbies and I'm pretty good if I do say so myself. I like foosball because I think it is really fun and I enjoy it because I enjoy competition. And more importantly, I enjoy winning competitions. 

6) Golfing. I've gone golfing a few times and I’ll admit that I kinda stink,in fact, I doubt I could hit anywhere near par on any of the holes, but I think there is a kind of calmness when you go golfing that I like. 

Anyway, these are some of the hobbies that I would like to participate in sometime later on in life or now. Do you guys have any hobbies that you love to do?

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Things on my Mind

Recently with all of the things that seem to be going on in my life I have had numerous things on my mind. Here are the five things that I am most concerned with right now.

1) College. I am pretty sure we all (seniors in English) are concerned about what we are going to spend our lives doing after this school year. Some of us may go straight to join the workforce, some may be going on missions, and some of us are going to college. I am going to go to college after high school, but I still have many questions that are weighing on my mind. Where will I go? What will I study? Where will I live? Will I get a job? I’m sure you’re all aware of these issues as well. Thankfully though, I can put off some of the decisions for a while because I will be going on a mission for my church after a semester or two of college. So that gives me an extra two years to decide.

2) Pigeons. I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but there are a ton of pigeons in Holbrook. Several of them live in the pine trees outside of my house and poop on my truck. It makes me mad and I hate them. In fact, yesterday I actually went to the car wash to wash my truck. I washed off a considerable amount of pigeon excrement and I think I’ll start parking somewhere other than underneath my pine trees.

3) Maverick. Has anyone else noticed how fast they are building the Maverick? Every time I drive on Navajo Boulevard it seems like something has changed dramatically with the process of building it. I’ve never seen anything built so quickly. I don’t know why I’m so excited to have a Maverick but I just am. I think it’s because it is a sign that Holbrook might be finally growing. However, it makes me kind of sad because we might not be around in Holbrook to enjoy the new gas station.

4) Disneyland. For Show Choir, we will be going to Disneyland over Spring Break. I have been in Show Choir for the past six months and finally it’s about to pay off. I am very excited and can’t wait. We are also going to Universal Studios and Medieval Times. I don’t know what part I am more excited about... probably Medieval Times.

5) New Year’s Resolutions. Generally speaking, I don’t really like the thought of waiting for the new year to improve yourself. I think we should be improving ourselves throughout the year. However, this year I jumped on the bandwagon and made some New Year’s resolutions with the many other people who have done so. They aren’t really changes that I’d make in my life so much as things that I’d like to start doing in 2013, such as reading more books and other stuff similar to that.

Anyway, that is what is on my mind right now... Do you have anything that you have been thinking about recently?