I love the water. To the point that friends used to joke about me being a fish. I like Oceans, I like lakes, but I really like rivers. I grew up by the Williamette and swam in it all the time in the summer. And there aren't many rivers in Western Oregon that I haven't been in. When I lived in California I really missed not having rivers close by (even though the ocean was right around the corner.) So when I moved up to Seattle I figured I'd go back to spending time on, around, and in rivers. But I really didn't and by the end of last summer wasn't happy about that - so I decided to fix it...

I just got back from my first weekend of training to be a whitewater rafting guide. It was awesome and I can't wait for next weekend (and three more after that!) Then if all goes well I'll spend a bunch of my summer out on the river being a guide. I will get paid, which is cool, but that's not really why I'm doing it - it's more so that I can go out and raft a lot without paying for it. Plus, being on the back of the boat is more fun then just being a customer. But it's a lot more work too.

I'll post more later when I actually become a guide, including how you can go on one of my trips!

Lastly, to keep this somewhat on topic: I just saw a Bulletproof Monk TV trailer. The whole thing focused on Sean William Scott and the female costar, with Chow Yun-Fat in two shots (in trailer time that's about 1/2 second.) I guess it was on during The Man Show so they were probably just adjusting for their target audience. But I'm scared, which is painful because I love Chow Yun-Fat.

Now it's time for me to go to bed. This is the earliest I've gone to bed in a long time, I guess that's what happens after two full days on the river. And wow was it cold...

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