Thursday The Twellpht
Crisp. Crispy. Chilly. Nip. Sunny, clear, and the average temperature of a bosomy bare chested WICCA convention. Call it what you want, I'll call it a chilly, but perfect day for a 3 hour ride. 'Cause it 'twas.
Hit a bunch of slow ass climbs, rail trail, and roads on the Mamasita, and put in a nice ride. Having a pretty good week (for me) on the bike with about 7+ hours in. Tomorrow is No Ride Do Some F*cking Work Then Have A Few Beers Friday, but the weekend will offer up some long miles in the form of exploring some un-ridden mountain forest roads. Might suck, might be great, but whatever it is, it will most likely get me in double digits for the week. Not bad for freaking November in my little butt cleft of the world.
Finished watching Into The Wild today. Great book, good movie, and just as depressing as the book. Makes one think that some people are meant to be on the earth for just a short while, change some lives and move on. The saddest thing about the movie/book was that while he was indeed exercising (EDIT: I mean exorcising, DOH!) some inner demons, it did seem as if he knew his destiny for some time. Made it almost like a long drawn out suicide, thus containing a large element of selfishness and disregard for those he touched deeply, even though he probably attained incredible peace from his journey and ultimate death. Just sayin'.
Tired. Need to chill.
Later.
posted by Jason @ 8:33 PM
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2 Comments:
I read the book over the summer myself. I came away with a similar feeling. But I think he was suffering from a mental illness like sever depression, bipolar or even Skitsofrenia. I think his death was suicide but it could have been averted if he had been with his friends, family or people that really knew him.
No doubt, dude was suffering. I think just more from Manic Depression. It seemed like most of it was indeed brought on from his family environment, and he was looking for a way to "disconnect" from society and "family." I think the saddest thing was seeing how he truly touched people. Even dead, I don't doubt that his story inspires people. Not to be stupid and live in a bus in Alaska, with no knowledge of the outdoors, but to see beyond the crap that modern society shoves down our throats, as well as the importance that said decaying society places on money and "career".
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