Tonight, despite the heat, I did my best to enjoy the evening. I worked late today, and when I was done, I busted out the shorts and flippy floppies and relaxed for a while. I read some of "In The Throne Room of the Mountain Gods" and ate a salad. Sometimes, life is simple and beautiful.
It's only the middle of April, but the temperatures feel very, very high. It's amazing that I'm finding myself to be more uncomfortable too warm than I ever was too cold. I can sleep too cold. Blankets and sleeping bags and clothes fix cold. The heat, though... there's only so much I can (legally) take off...
Last night, a good friend took me to a Mixed >artial Arts fight in Broomfield. I can understand how some people would consider this sport violent, but I think it's fascinating. It's like a very physical version of chess, with people implimenting strategies and counter-strategies. It's cool!
It's April 8th in Colorado, and it feels like it's a million degrees outside. Incredible. It's night and day from this past weekend. Some friends and I made it up to Beaver Creek ski resort and caught 15 inches of freshie pow. Awesome riding, even at the price of 6 hours in the car and some wicked FaceBook pranks.
So it looks like summer is here, and I think with the summer being here, I'm going to look into doing some rafting this year. Super awesome.
I'm just takin 5 out of my schedule after work to chill and blog before I jump into more busy stuff. I paused briefly to read some of a book and scope the scene. It's a beautiful March day. Almost April. Almost outside season. I love Colorado.
So if last night was the night to create a delicious meal, tonight I found the beer to go with it: Great Divide's Denver Pale Ale... delicious.
This van living experiment has really opened the door to me meeting many, many new people that are so friendly and inviting. Tonight I drove some friends to the airport, and in return they got me a 6 pack of some delicious beer. To me, I almost feel guilty as I love driving and I love spending time with friends. For doing this, people give me beer?! I guess it goes to show that if you take the time to do the things you really want to do, life will reward you.
Tonight I think I perfected the Battle Slurry. A while back, I posted a blog about my dinner. Tonight, I tweaked it, and it was delicious. I'm dubbing it "Battle Slurry". Battle... obviously because of where I am. Slurry is a term I first heard my friend Todd use in reference to a big bowl or pot of some random, mixed... unknown... foodstuffs. So for my slurry, I put in a regular (16 oz?) can of black beans with jalapenos in lime sauce, a two-thirds size can of corn with peppers in it, a small can (3 or 4 oz, maybe) of diced green chilis, a small can (tuna sized) of cooked chicken, and one pack of Uncle Ben's long grain wild rice (the already cooked, throw in the microwave back, about the size of a DVD case). Throw it all in a pot and stir it up while you're cooking it so you don't burn it. Serves two. If you're one, save the second half and eat it for dinner tomorrow. For desert: devil squares by little Debbie. Perfecto.
Oh yeah, I checked out Golden Gate Canyon State Park today. I thought of my mom the whole time, as it was nothing but rolling hills and lodgepole pines, snow, and mountain panoramas. She would have loved it.
