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Jacob — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:11:45 +0000

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Stuff that happens at 4am

Jacob — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:34:06 +0000

Hiking the Y isn’t that great of a hike, but for some reason I hike it a lot. Twice in the last week. I hiked it on Friday at about 8am. It took me 28 minutes, which was less than the 30 minute goal I set for myself. I hiked it again today, reaching the Y at 3:25 am; hiking it at a more casual pace of 30 minutes. Hiking the Y in the middle of the night without a moon and without a flashlight can be kind of spooky, but I was surprised how lit up things were from the city lights from Provo down below.

I hike the Y for exercise sometimes, and sometimes I hike it to think, but mostly both.

Tonight I was thinking about who I am, what I want to become, and why I want to become that. I still can’t decide if my reasons are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated.

Within 18 hours I’ll be in Oregon. I think I might hike saddle mountain while I’m there. I have some events Wednesday and Thursday, but I’m not sure about my schedule other than that. Maybe I’ll just lay low.

One of the things about feelings, is that it is hard to figure out why we feel a particular way. Do we feel that way because that is the way we think we should feel, or is it something more?

Boldness is something I’ve been thinking about doing more of. Even though sometimes it is good to be all cool like, actions don’t always go noticed unless they bold. Colors can be bold or weak, and even though the soft colors can produce lovely scenes, they might not be appreciated unless something is bold and stands out more brave than the rest. Clouds are the same way–they are easier to recognize when they are well defined–brilliant white contrasted against a deep blue sky. After everything is done, I hope that maybe being a little bold will end up being for something positive–even if it isn’t the positive I seek–because otherwise it might be a little embarrassingly awkward.

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Friday evening Y hike

Jacob — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:40:45 +0000

After a long and difficult week at school, I decided to hike the Y tonight. It was a little disappointing compared to previous hikes, because I just didn’t really have the energy to do it, but I did anyway–it just took me a little longer. While hiking, I saw the sun set, but I also saw something on fire in the valley down behind Provo Town Centre. I hear a siren, and I looked down and saw a big bright orange spot with lots of smoke coming out of it. Then I watched a bunch of flashing light go toward it from all different directions. I don’t know what caught on fire, but I hope everyone is alright.

Another disappointing aspect of the hike was that there was some spray painted graffiti that wasn’t there before–on some of the switchback posts and rocks. That is just pretty uncool, whoever did that. Stupid.

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