I Want Another Motorcycle

I recently watched Long Way Down. I've heard of Long Way Around and I ordered that one and should be getting it soon. They are series about Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman riding all over the world. Long Way Around is first one, they ride from London to New York by going East. Long Way Down is those two riding from the Northern tip of Scotland Down to the Southern tip of South Africa and ending in Capetown. It was very interesting to watch. It's made me want a BMW bike. They had their mechanical issues but they were minimal considering the terrain and circumstances they got them through. I was very impressed. That kind of motorcycle will come in very handy around here. Ha ha. I'll admit, I don't really care for much reality TV, but I enjoyed this one and I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy the first one too (Long Way Around).

So after watching the show, of course I had to look up the motorcycles. I've decided that I want the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure. I want it in Triple Black. Very beautiful bike. So if anyone out there has about 20 grand burning a hole in their pocket... Just think of the places to go on that. When I'm up on Highway 12 in South'ish Utah, I can head out on the Burr trail or the Hell's Backbone Road. How Exciting!

Grand Canyon Whitewater video

Here's a video that I edited for Grand Canyon Whitewater and GrandCanyon.com. I'll still have yet to go, but editing these together makes me want to go a little more.

Choal Falls - Navajo Canyon

It's been a while, ha ha. Well I went up Navajo Canyon to Choal Falls. It was a great day. From the video you can see the deep mucky dirt that we started off in. It was slick this time, more so then I when I went before. You can see we saw the falls. We saw the petroglyphs too. We missed the small set of ruins and the dinosaur tracks. Dam! I'll have to go again. There was also an interesting slot canyon that we'll need to explore more next time.

San Diego

So I went to San Diego over the weekend. It was for a seminar for video internet marketing. There was some pretty interesting stuff plus it was work related so I got paid for it too. The part that sucks is of the three days of the seminar we always got out just as the sun was setting. I didn't get to see much of San Diego this trip. We drove in, in the dark and we drove out, in the dark. I did have the opportunity to try some "fresh" crab legs and lobster. Not bad. I'm still not a seafood person but it was fun ripping open a crab leg and the lobster pincher. Found an excellent pizza place requested by a friend that grew up in the area. The trip was fun, I just miss the chance to see the ocean. Oh yeah, I also had some Thai food. Hadn't had any Thai since Twin Falls in 2000. It was good. Drove back after the seminar on Sunday/Monday and got home at 4:21AM. I slept good the rest of the morning.

Another Project Coming To An End.

Well it has been a while since I posted. I've been busy working. My work isn't too hard of work, more just time consuming. It's not like it's tough manual labor, but hey, it's my blog and I can whine if I want to. After two weeks of 12 - 14 hour days, the hardest (most time consuming part) is over. Have a peek at what I've been working on by checking out www.grandcanyon.com. You'll know it's been launched when you see a larger video on the homepage. Feel free to purchase too... Ha ha! I'll post something more exciting in a bit. Still not quite done with the project yet.

HDTV

Well I finally broke down and got a 46" Sharp Aquos. I love it. I don't have cable or satellite but I now can start my blu-ray movie collection. I've had a PS3 so I have a player. Of course the games. Yeah, I enjoy a little action/adventure in the gaming world. I recently played and completed Forces Unleashed and Fable 2. Both were fun. I think I'll revisit Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty 4 in Hi-Def. I may even try out Grand Theft Auto and the other games I already own. Of course Halo rocks on it. I have two Xbox 360's and one contracted the red ring of death. Freak'n Microsoft uses a system for their shipping that doesn't recognize my address as a valid address. Hello?! I've been living here all my life. So I emailed customer support and they said to do this, which is the process I just went through. So one is still working but Microsoft is starting to piss me off. Anyways, Melissa bought Planet Earth, a BBC series on earth. It's sweet. You can see the grains of sand on the beach shots and the twinkling reflection of the sun in the snow shots. Very nice!

Superman?

I have this black T-shirt with the Superman "S" on it. I wore it a few weeks ago and my sister Melissa and I went to the grocery store. We walked around and bought all our crap and we were waiting in line. An elderly lady (I may be closing in on mid 30's, but 50ish is still old to me) was in line behind us with only an armful of goods while we had a cart full. I politely invited her to go ahead and step ahead of us. She said thanks and seemed to be a really sweet old lady. She saw the Superman shirt and went on and on about me being Superman. She did it so much that the sweetness fed into my bitterness. I even caught myself thinking "Maybe I shouldn't have let you cut in line." So the cashier jumps on the Superman bandwagon and went on and on. I flashed a couple courtesy smiles and threw out a couple courtesy laughs but just happy to get the hell out of there. So here we are a few weeks later. I had my Superman shirt on once again. I was at the post office. In line ahead of me were three old people. Two grandmas and one grandpa. It's always the old people. I happen to somewhat know the grandmas. One caught eye and so I smiled and said "Hi". And off we go... Superman this and Superman that.... Grandpa was all getting into it too. Then I notice at the counter is another lady I know. With her is her little boy, who also I know. I saw him playing with the little toy thing they have there. Now this is a kid I actually like, there are only a small handful of those. He saw me and ran to his mom which he's done before, usually at his house when I go to visit. "Mom. Mom. Garret.", he would say pointing at me. So he reaches his mom "Mom. Mom. Superman." I was thinking "No, it's not stupid Superman, it's Garret." Ha ha. So as I waited in line she got finished with her business we said our Hellos and the little boy was asking his mom if I really was Superman. So it's cute when little kids I like say it but annoying as hell when the elderly do. So should I suck it up and enjoy it the Superman attention or should I burn the shirt?