Things I'm looking forward to in 2010!

- New Years! Although I have no plans yet, I'm looking forward to what comes to be...
- Seeing The Lovely Bones in theatres!
- The SLC Outdoor Retailer Show w/ Libby!
- Chris coming back to the states in March!
- My best friend in the world is getting married this coming summer, goodness! Marriage? What is that?
- My little Bellina turns 3.
- My little sister turns 21.
- I'm traveling to Europe for a slackline/highline excursion in July and August!
- More to come...

New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions for 2010

* Learn to be content and happy alone (don't base happiness on others!)*

* Live in the moment, every day! Learn to see that's there's always something beautiful if you just look*

*  NO EXPECTATIONS - LET IT BE*

*Don't make excuses, just do it (in terms of highlining of course)*

One of my New Year's Resolutions for 2010 is to learn to be comfortable and happy alone. On Christmas this year, because I couldn't be home for the holiday's, I took my dog to the park and watched her dig holes (she put on quite the show), drove around blasting random music that I love (Radiohead & The National specifically), sat on top of Indian Rock in Berkeley to watch the sunset, and went out for a drink with friends. I actually allowed myself to have fun alone; it's seems that I've realized one of the secrets to life!

Happiness comes from within....wherever you are, in that moment.

I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg (The best book ever)

I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg 

I like you and I know why.
I like you because you are a good person to like.
I like you because when I tell you something special, you know it's special
And you remember it a long, long time.
You say, Remember when you told me something special
And both of us remember 

When I think something is important
you think it's important too
We have good ideas
When I say something funny, you laugh
I think I'm funny and you think I'm funny too
Hah-hah!

I like you because you know where I'm ticklish
And you don't tickle me there except just a little tiny bit sometimes
But if you do, then I know where to tickle you too
You know how to be silly
That's why I like you
Boy are you ever silly
I never met anybody sillier than me till I met you

I like you because you know when it's time to stop being silly
Maybe day after tomorrow
Maybe never
Too late, it's a quarter past silly
Sometimes we don't say a word

We snurkle under fences
We spy secret places
If I am a goofus on the roofus hollering my head off
You are one too
If I pretend I am drowning, you pretend you are saving me
If I am getting ready to pop a paper bag,
then you are getting ready to jump
HOORAY 

That's because you really like me
You really like me, don't you
And I really like you back
And you like me back and I like you back
And that's the way we keep on going every day 

If you go away, then I go away too
or if I stay home, you send me a postcard
You don't just say Well see you around sometime, bye
I like you a lot because of that
If I go away, I send you a postcard too

And I like you because if we go away together
And if we are in Grand Central Station
And if I get lost
Then you are the one that is yelling for me 

And I like you because when I am feeling sad
You don't always cheer me up right away
Sometimes it is better to be sad
You can't stand the others being so googly and gaggly every single minute
You want to think about things
It takes time 

I like you because if I am mad at you
Then you are mad at me too
It's awful when the other person isn't
They are so nice and hoo-hoo you could just about punch them in the nose 

I like you because if I think I am going to throw up
then you are really sorry
You don't just pretend you are busy looking at the birdies and all that
You say, maybe it was something you ate
You say, the same thing happened to me one time
And the same thing did 

If you find two four-leaf clovers, you give me one
If I find four, I give you two
If we only find three, we keep on looking
Sometimes we have good luck, and sometimes we don't 

If I break my arm, and if you break your arm too
Then it's fun to have a broken arm
I tell you about mine, you tell me about yours
We are both sorry
We write our names and draw pictures
We show everybody and they wish they had a broken arm too 

I like you because I don't know why but
Everything that happens is nicer with you
I can't remember when I didn't like you
It must have been lonesome then 

I like you because because because
I forget why I like you but I do
So many reasons

On the 4th of July I like you because it's the 4th of July
On the fifth of July, I like you too

If you and I had some drums and some horns and some horses
If we had some hats and some flags and some fire engines
We could be a HOLIDAY
We could be a CELEBRATION
We could be a WHOLE PARADE
See what I mean? 

Even if it was the 999th of July
Even if it was August
Even if it was way down at the bottom of November
Even if it was no place particular in January
I would go on choosing you
And you would go on choosing me
Over and over again
That's how it would happen every time
I don't know why
I guess I don't know why I really like you
Why do I like you
I guess I just like you
I guess I just like you because I like you.

Moab Pics!!!

My first walk of The Spliff, 76 ft.
Moab, Utah
 

Walking back, The Spliff, 76 ft.

The Spliff, again!

Again.....it was my favorite line to play on!

:-)

Me on the 102 footer, laughing at myself

Sending it!! 102 feet, "The Bub"

330 footer

Yesterday I went to Cedar Rose Park in Berkeley to set up a 330 ft. longline with Damian. My parent's were in town for a few days so I wanted to show them what a Longline looked like! It was a beautiful day, and we all had a great time. The line was pretty difficult; I only got about half way across but I came to a great realization about slacklining. The realization was....just have fun! I put my headphones on and just had a blast walking on that line in the beautiful sunshine. Even though I couldn't walk it all the way, I was satisfied. It really feels great to relax about everything, finally.

Gear....

Gear that I really want/need for rigging my own badass highlines:

* Petzl ID

* Slack Banana

*Ascender

$$$...

Today, I had the pleasure of wasting 3 hours trying to install/renew my anti-virus software as well as spending an unnecessary 40 of my precious dollars. Gotta love that!


But, in better news....my car has been repaired! Finally, after two weeks, it's ready. Brand new brake pads, a new fuel pump, something about an O ring and steering fluid....I am 968 dollars poorer. But I'm free!!!!!!! I can drive wherever I pleeeease!


A spendy, but good day. I would also like to recommend the song "Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez. Peace!