travis' brain dump

so, i noticed today that it’s been over a week since i last put anything up… while i usually try to post at least one funny or interesting item a week, it seems like i have had nothing the last two. it is a very odd place where my mind has been. it’s difficult to explain. i guess overlooking some of the events of the last week could shed some light on this, however i’m drawing a blank.

Last week was a pretty typical week, nothing special. It just seems that it blew by and I can’t seem to figure out what all I did, I think in part to feeling a little under the weather for a couple of days. Monday and Tuesday, such a blur – but at least the normal wednesday routine still stuck. It was good to see Andy and Mike again and play some FFXI … It seems that lately i’ve been slacking in the building of my character… i’ve just had too much going on. Regardless – it was good to play again. Thursday – such a blur. I came home sick from work and feeling miserable, no need to go further there… but it carried over into Friday somewhat. it was however quite amusing to see Jesse all cracked out after having his wisdom teeth pulled though. Jesse was a mess and I’ve got video! lol The rest of friday went by pretty slow, as I just laid around and played video games, nothing special… Andy and Sharon came over to hang out – that was fun, but i still felt drained. pizza was what we had for dinner i believe… still it’s a blur. Saturday was pretty cool though. I got up early as I was feeling much better. Mike, Sharon and I headed up to Breckenridge for a nice day of boarding… it was a good day and I felt pretty pummled afterwards, probably setting myself up for failure the next day. I slept in Sunday, got up and made breakfast for everyone and observed the snow falling outside. I contemplated calling off going up to Keystone for some night boarding, however against my better judgement I went anyway. Stupid move, however – I did still have some fun. The drive was horrible going up as the roads were covered in ice and snow, still I pressed on. We got to Keystone around 17:30/18:00 and got up on the first run upon which I caught some ice and landed on my shoulder… the pain subsided quickly and I felt good to continue not quite comprehending what I had really done. The second and third runs went great, aside from the fact I caught my heel edge and landed on my back one good one at the end of run #3. I think that’s the straw that broke the camel’s back. On the last run, or I should say just prior I lost feeling in my right arm… Sharon took a look at it and during the process I felt a pop, extreme pain and then all seemed well… it was now 7 degrees and time to get this run completed before it got much colder. During the first part of the run I lost my balance and landed again on my shoulder… any other day, this wouldn’t have phased me, however… this time it finished me. I again couldn’t feel my arm and in turn had no balance, so my riding was over. After a power struggle for what I should do, I succumbed to Sharon’s demands and allowed myself to be looked at. This landed me a ride in the infamous “loser cruiser” of a sled down the slopes… I felt low. lol I couldn’t even make it down the mountain in a slow controlled fashion… I, of all people, needed a lift. I might add, that was some of the finest skiing I’d ever seen anyone do – big shout to Ski Patrol at Keystone for handling my 255 lbs frame + snowboard on a sled with only a pair of skiis. I got down to the bottom and got checked out, nothing broken and nothing out of place — anymore. Now was the time to drive home… the same horrible road conditions existed, except this time I was gimpin. I think we left around 8:30 and I didn’t get home until around 11:30 — VERY long drive. I was extremely happy to see a warm shower and my bed after that ordeal. I did however get the workout that I wanted that would just collapse me and reset me. Overall, a good weekend and a nice break in between normal crap.

Monday wasn’t too bad… pain in my shoulder, but not too much and a normal Monday at work. I guess what’s landed me here today is the event’s of last week all piled onto the last 24 hours… Donna passed away last night. For those that don’t know this is Arwen’s aunt Donna that watched her for the better part of a year. She was a huge part of my daughter’s life and while I feel that she understands what happened, I just don’t think she truly gets it. Then again, maybe she does…  anyway… the rest of everything goes into a private post. let’s just hope this next week is better. I’ve got a lot of work to do and a lot going on…