hayward thoughts

it's funny, this trip to california is reinforcing lessons that i learned in england. namely, never say never.

it dawned on me today as i chatted with a friend of a friend that you never know what will come back around. see, i first met this guy last new years eve in barcelona. he met my friend while they were both at school here in hayward. he's northern irish and met us in barcelona when he caught wind of our plans to spent new years there. we saw him for one night and then he flew back to ireland. here i am in california and i hung out with this guy today.

i never expected to ever see this guy again and here we are. in the interest of brevity i won't list off the other such anecdotal experiences i have that reinforce the premise of never saying never, but suffice it to say there are numerous examples i could give. most of them from my time spent in england.

this concept is personally comforting. it gives me the greatest possible reason for waking up each day excited; the infinitely unpredictable nature of life.

i spent yesterday afternoon at lake tahoe and watched the sunset. a truly inspiring setting. i commented a few times that it felt artificial. it was so beautiful it was as if it had to be man made. now that has all the markings of a once in a lifetime experience, and that may well be. but having felt that way so many times only to be proven wrong leaves me confident that there is a good chance i will be back there at some point. how long, who with and under what circumstances could be anything...but there's a lot of life and a lot of possibility in front of me.

it's awesome cause it makes anything possible. don't get me wrong, it's not like i'm holding out until i get married to emma watson or plausibly ponder playing major league baseball (both of which would be sweet). obviously certain things are more possible then other things but in general it leaves me excited and optimistic about what might come my way, or what might come back my way.

another hayward thought.

other highlights of my trip so far:

-meeting a dude from georgia (the state) named zebulan who is an extremely talented drummer and freestyler

-driving through an awesome canyon just outside of auburn, california

-meeting another dude who is from michigan and having some good conversations

-driving through cool, california.

-being part of a crowd of under 10 people in the middle of a field outside of a small town listening to a cadre of fantastic musicians

-the incredibly scenic drive to lake tahoe. right through the sierra nevadas and it's absolutely stunning

-going for a run in hayward

-in and out burger. not a mistake!