Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Riding Mowers and Vehicles

So that's the subject this update. Today I got to drive a riding mower, to different types; A john deere x320 and a Z-Track. Fun stuff. As I sat in the basic riding mower... well I've beenin a go-kart once or twice, even driven a car but I sadly don't have a liscenc and have some work before I get one. However, it made me yearn for the road. This thing could go fast enough for me to feel win of some sort in my hair. I wanted it more, faster, better. And I can't understand why I haven't been striving for such a thing as a car as I have for self betterment as of late in my life?

That little John Deere, though it was still a job and I had to do it right, was the first time I appreciated driving something. I felt a little freed. I could run as fast as this thing's max speed no problem but there was the luxury of not having to actually run as I dragged something behind me that scratched up the ground for airation. I can see why cars are so successful.

Then the Z-Track. That was twitchy as all getup, no steering wheel at all. Two handles that leaned out when the thing was inactive an when you put them together each side was controlled by one or the other. So I thought: Do it like Katamari Damacy: Worked like a dream. I just imagined I was the prince but instead of pushing something heavy around to suck up all the stuff I just tilted the sticks in my magic grass and debris sucker-upper of Landscaping. And you know what? Everytime I'm in that, I'm gonna listen to the opening theme, in my head! EVERY TIME! Needless to say, it very much brightened my mood and recent skeptic worldview. A bit of insignificant happy, correctly placed, makes a lot of the bad stuff no as important, or at least easier to handle.

I like my job and I like Alaska. Oregon's still my home but Alaska's where every vacation to somewhere I've already been is gonna be. And I'll even work while I'm here, because I'm even okay with that. This is a good vacation fromhome and I needed it.

Yours,
Dag

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