Bento Box

It’s still only Saturday? I did so much today that I feel like the weekend is over already. I woke up a little before noon and went straight to the licensing office to get my WA license in North Bend. The wait time was not so bad since the office was in the sticks away from Seattle. Then I came home and vaccuumed the house and cleaned my bathroom. Chores and errands give me a sense of accomplishment.

Afterwards my brother took me to the golf range. I told him a few weeks back that I was kind of interested in learning. I hesitate to jump into golf due to the high cost of equipment, playing, practice, and lessons. So far I’m self-taught on almost all the sports and activities I do; in a weird way, I’m proud of that. At the range I figured my experience in racquet sports may help some since I heard golf is all in the hips and legs. Turned out I was right and my brother said I was kind of a natural. Surprising, since the last time I hit a golf ball was probably 10 years ago.

I brought my camera to try to take some action shots of my bro but it turned out to be more useful for taking video instead. I was making solid contact with the irons and could get the approximate distances on each club. My placement was pretty good as well since I was not slicing or hooking it; the ball flew straight plus or minus a few yards in either direction. My brother said he’ll take me to a par3 as soon as I learn how to putt. Here’s my swing; any tips are appreciated

My only dilemma now is deciding if I want to add golf to my ever-growing list of activities. I don’t want to spread myself thin and be only average at the things I do. The competitive nature in me demands that I be better than others at the things I get into. I’ve been told this is a bad personality trait, but to me, being competitive IS fun (i.e., winning is fun).

After golf I went back to Beaver Lake to do some solitary biking. I was the only person in there and it felt eerily serene. It felt good not thinking about anything while I was in there. I was just focused on the moment. I’m finally enjoying mountain biking more now that the initial fears have disappeared and my skills are more developed. MTB really gets my heartrate pumping more than a typical workout at the gym. It takes more mental effort for me to get my HR up at the gym because it’s too easy to just settle into a groove. Check this out, I recorded my biking session