no regret

it’s july, so is the year really more than half over? where the hell did it go? our goals and dreams for 2009 had to have come to fruition by now, at least a little. got that new job? buy all that crap you wanted and take that trip to hawaii? of course you did.

but for me it’s just been family, work, dragonboat and the homies. simple enough, right?

i had a really quiet fourth of july, spent with family down on the peninsula. there was lots of good food, and fireworks could be seen from the balcony. since my niece was born, however, every family occasion just becomes another session of “everyone look at the baby.”

paddling has been keeping in me in relatively okay shape- practices are three times a week, usually out in the cold. they encourage working out when you’re not on the water, but if i liked regular exercise, then why would i be doing this?

we had a race in Fremont last weekend, and after getting up at the asscrack of dawn to pick up big fish and dave, and getting burned to all hell because i forgot to reapply sunblock, we took home a plaque for a third place finish. even with a camp site at the far end of the lake, can’t complain.

and red robin afterward was fine, but who puts a well-done steak slab on sliders?

there hasn’t been any “lol azn clubbing” this month, not like last time, but i’ve been trying to spread it out more among the different groups of homies. i’ve been going back to tuesday trivia nights at the bitter end, having some beer, maybe getting to know some people from fresno. and a bartender. can’t complain.

i even got to see the old east bay crew, starting on the night of the giants’ no-hitter, though my late arrival didn’t lead to much more entertainment in downtown san francisco at 1am. preeti also had a potluck at her apartment, but unfortunately i felt the curry the very next day at the race.  jimmy dean also took a trip up to finish celebrating his dirty 30, so i joined him and tina and their friends at bubble lounge.

as for the relationships, i decided to not spend any more time or money where it isn’t due, even if the years prior were good to me. you can dwell on the past, but i don’t get paid enough to be able to wait.

but otherwise it’s been a normal july, another identical chapter in the post-grad experience. looking back, maybe 2009 has been a wash, but at the halfway point it’s too early to tell. we did fine.