The walls are becoming bare now...

I havent been updating as much as I would like to be, but I suppose that this has a lot to do with the amount of stuff that has been/will be happening ove the coming weeks.

27 days: Undergraduate classes over
31 days: Graduation/Spiderman 3 (yes, I feel that it is important enough to list)
71 days: Orientation
73 days: Tanzania


When I look at the number now, it seems like its so far away still, but I know that the time is going to fly by. My biggest concern now is trying to fill my time with my friends and family, although work/school are making that increasing difficult.


I have been doing some serious philosophical thinking over the past few months, and I think that doing so has helped me come to further grips with everything that is coming up over the next few months. This instance in my life has been running through my mind during this time:


When I was about 14, my family and I took a trip up to New York to visit my grandmother for her 75th birthday. Since there isnt really too much to do in upper-state New York, so the entire male order of the Reimann/Sigler clan would play horseshoes. Since I was not the crazy 300-styled ripped self that I am today, I was having trouble trying to find the best way to toss my horseshoes (which, for those who havent tried before, can be very heavy).

Anyways, as the trip was nearing its conclusion, my Uncle Bryan pulled me aside and told me that, no matter what anyone tells me, I should always toss my horseshoes the way I want to.


Im not sure if he meant anything deeper than what he said, but I have always held it to a higher regard. Horseshoes, like life perhaps, needs to be thrown in the manner that best suits the thrower?


Additionally, I have been thinking about the ideals of the "social mirror". Im not sure if this is an original idea of mine (much too smart to be my own probably), but it is still something I have been thinking about:

We, as people, are a reflection of the company we keep...and I feel that I am a better person because of the people I consider close to me. Without my friends and family, I wouldnt have been able to accomplish the things I have in life, and would have no drive to accomplish more...Something that I value deeply, but can not put into words a way to thanks those special people.


Yea...this post didnt have anything to do with Tanzania...better throw something in to make it relevant





James