Karma

i really didn't feel like kayaking this morning. i didn't sleep well last night and i was really tired. plus i had to get up extra early this morning to get a shower because i didn't get one last night. i seriously considered just staying in bed, but i decided that, since it had been 5 days since i last went out, i really should go. by the time i got in the car and left the house i was feeling a lot better about going kayaking and decided that i should probably do a design ,since it had been 5 days since the last one. i really just wanted to go casual, but decided that i really should try and come up with some kind of design.

before i go any further let me just say that, so far, in my experience when a design starts out like this—planned in the car on the way to the lake—it usually ends poorly. that and the fact that my head really wasn't in the game this morning are the reasons for the crap that follows.

all i can say is that a quarter of the was through this design i almost turned off the gps and quit. i could tell by then that it wasn't going well. i did end up finishing it, but only half-heartedly (its the suits in a deck of cards if you can't tell because its so bad). in hindsight i should have just kayaked for the sake of kayaking. gone out on the lake, paddled around, and relaxed. as it was, i ended up feeling more stressed out and worse that when i started. it sucked. i like kayaking because it is a way to get away from everything, relax, and clear my head. that is the opposite of what happened today.

lesson learned: don't force it. just let it all come naturally... oh yeah, and plan ahead (i thought i already learned that one).

next time will be better... it can't possibly be worse... right?

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