Swim Good

Frank Ocean, Swim Good.

I've started thinking about summer. There's a lot that comes with that, but I've been thinking mostly about going home and jumping back into the whole lifeguard scene. With that being said I got back in the pool for the first time in three months yesterday. I went for a 1K swim and it did not feel good. However, surprisingly, I feel pretty good today. I want to start working out again. My cardio has kinda gone to hell and I want to fix that. I'd like to swim M/W/F and run T/H. But that means I'd have to go run today. And I hate running. But it's alright; there's not a better feeling than being done with a good workout.

Today, Nathan posted a picture of him getting more work done on his leg sleeve. Yes, I still have tattoo fever. I miss my brother a lot. I feel like I'm missing a lot back home. I'm ready to come home and get back to real life.

Here's a story. It was just a week or so before I left and I was nervous, terrified, actually. I was talking to Alison about it and how I was afraid of being so far away from everyone. She reassured me that I was doing the right thing and told me that it didn't matter how far away I was; she could always come find me if I really needed her. I had that sort of desperation a few nights ago, not that I needed her or anyone else to come see me, but that I needed to go home and see my brother. I miss him that much and I know he misses me. We're counting down the weeks until we're together in Sydney. Eight more.

I was really excited to make vodka sauce last night. I went grocery shopping and got everything I needed. Except an onion. So hopefully vodka sauce will happen tonight. I've been going over a bunch of different recipes from a bunch of different places/chefs and have come up with my own. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I've never made it before but I'm definitely keen to.

Atmosphere in two days.

Every night, Alex asks me to come into her room and give her a life talk. It's like telling her a bedtime story. Most of the time my life talks aren't very serious and consist of me stretching a long way to make a very bizarre analogy for something in her life (one night I compared her love life to a high five. That was a stretch.) . Sometimes I elaborate on cliches in a very dramatic and cliche fashion. But it's always good or, at least, I figure it's got to be entertaining because she keeps asking me to come back every night.

Alex found out I have a blog and wanted to know "Have you talked about me????" and, of course, I have. But we've decided we're going to do an Alex Gowers exclusive post, where it's all about Alex. Should be good. So watch out for that in the next few days.

I also need to update my YouTube channel with a few things from Melbourne. If nothing else, I'll post bulk videos after the Atmosphere show.

Life is good. But I'm ready to come home and see everyone I love.
~D