Caught In The Whirlwind
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Waterfalls
Oct 14th 2008
I did go out to Trenton Falls as I mentioned in my last post over the weekend. Overall it was pretty nice, but I think it was a little more hydro-electric power plant than it was scenic trail. There were some nice views, but most of the trail ran along this giant metal pipeline which kinda ruined the view a bit. I did take some pictures though, which I will share with you now
Trenton Falls isn't just one waterfall, it's a series of falls on the West Canada Creek. The first one on the trail is called Sherman's Falls.
Then there's the Lower High Falls:
And the Upper High Falls:
And for good measure…here's a picture I took of the autumn leaves on the scenic part of the trail.
The Appreciation Of Fall
Oct 9th 2008
I used to not really enjoy the outdoors when I was a kid. Too hot, too many bugs, too much fresh air. That kinda thing. I was the recluse kid who would rather be inside reading a book or messing around on the computer. But as I've gotten a little older I've started to enjoy just hanging around outside when it's nice out more and more. And also enjoying things like the leaves in fall and the sound of the rain. I think I've become more introspective or something. Enjoying things for what they are and appreciating the little things more.
So it was nice last night taking a little walk after work outside with my friend Wassy who came out for the usual mid-week hanging out. It ended up being a little bit more rainy than it was forecast to be but that was ok. It's part of fall. Around New York state here, fall is a lot like spring…it's hard to tell exactly how long it's going to last, so I'm glad we were able to get out and enjoy a little bit of it.
There will be more fall activities going on this weekend where my friend (Jay and Wassy) and I will be headed out to Trenton Falls (Note, that picture was when the water level was low due to the mismanagement of the regions water supply…it's a long story) to do some walking in the semi wilderness and a picnic lunch after to enjoy the scenic view since the trail will be open. It's only open 4 times a year and I've always wanted to go. It'll be nice to get outside after staying in so much last weekend. And we're supposed to have nice weather too.
The Weekend In A Nutshell
Jan 22nd 2007
I was meaning to make a post earlier, but it kept slipping my mind, so I’ve got two days of catchup to play here.
I had some friends over to my place on Saturday where we tried out the new Warioware game for the Wii. It was incredibly fun in a group setting, although very Japanese and very disturbing. Some of the games are…odd… It’s short as well. I think we covered everything we could do in the single player game in the couple hours we played it. It’s still a great party game. I’ll probably pick it up before my next party type thing.
One casualty of Saturday was my wireless PS2 controller (Logitech’s). The X button started sticking which, as one would imagine, could be extremely annoying when trying to play games. But more on that later.
Sunday was taken up mostly by me playing Suikoden V through again. I finished it the first time, but I’m going back through to complete everything and recruit the 108 Stars because I missed a bunch last time through. I’m using the Brady Games guide which is really well done. I’m nearing the end (finally). Almost there…then I can start working on the pile of games that I’ve got on my to-play list.
Going back to the Logitech controller thing, I tried taking it apart yesterday morning to see if I could fix the button, but no dice. Two of those screws are in there tight and I can’t seem to find a way to get them out. Well…they unscrew a bit, but they don’t come completely out no matter what I do. So I hopped over to Best Buy and picked up a 6 foot extension cable for the Dual Shock controller because where I usually sit is just out of the range of the standard cable. I think I’m going to keep going with this system. Wireless is nice, but the Logitech controller (the best wireless one out there) doesn’t really match the quality of the dual shock controller.
And then this morning I slipped on the stairs when I was taking the garbage out and slid down about 4 steps. Sitting down is very painful at the moment and I think I may have gotten a very small stone embedded into my right pinky finger. Today is not starting off well.
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