"dO yOu need a ride sOmewhere?"

"i'd like tO repeat my advice i gave tO yOu befOre, in that i think yOu really shOuld make a radical change in yOur lifestyle and begin tO bOldly dO things which yOu may previOusly never have thOught Of dOing, Or been tOo hesitant tO attempt. sO many peOple live within unhappy circumstances and yet will nOt take the initiative tO change their situatiOn because they are cOnditiOned tO a life Of security cOnfOrmity, and cOnservatism, all Of which may appear tO give One peace Of mind, but in reality nOthing is mOre damaging tO the adventurOus spirit within a man than a secure future. the very basic cOre Of a man's living spirit is his passiOn fOr adventure... dOn't hesitate Or allOw yOurself tO make excuses. just get Out and dO it. just get Out and dO it. yOu will be very, very glad that yOu did." 

:: chris "alex" mccandless ::

 :: jOn krakauer - 'intO the wild' ::

runLO: 8+ miles. 1hr 2min. run was randOm. back dOor tO bOyd. thrOugh campus cOrner. left On flOod. left On lindsey. dOwn chitanQua? tO timbermill. Over tO the intramural fields fOr 2 laps. mckinley tO the duck pOnd. Over the train tracks tO brOoks and hOme. 

it was 40 deg when i began my run but much cOlder with the wind. i felt great in the beginning Of the run. cruised dOwn bOyd. things turned sOur pretty Quickly. sOme cramping On flOod and the misery began. at this pOint jilane pulled up beside me in her tinted Out hOnda. which tOtally fits her persOnality... she seemed happy tO see me Out running. actually nO... happy is the wrOng wOrd. a better adj. wOuld be amused. "dO yOu need a ride sOmewhere?" she asked me... i declined. "i feel really bad, i wish that i cOuld Offer yOu sOme water Or sOmething," she fOllOwed. water did sOund refreshing. after a brief exchange and a high 5 i press On. all the while cursing myself fOr turning dOwn the ride hOme. describe tOday's run in a wOrd... rOugh.  it's all gOod thO. nObOdy said it wOuld be easy.

peace.lOve.LO.