So I just got back from spending the day working on a house in Anaheim for Habitat for Humanity. We're required to do 8 hours of work before Bike and Build starts, and I got all eight hours knocked out today! And the best part about it was that I spent the day working on a...let me make sure I get the name right... I've been practicing...a Compound Sliding Miter Saw. Yes! I said it correctly. A Compound Sliding Miter Saw. I want to say it all the time now because I impress myself every time that I do. My friend Bruce (who wasn't my friend until today) taught me how to use the Compound Sliding Miter Saw. Bruce really believed in me, and I hope I made him proud. It's funny how with these types of things, what you raise your hand for early in the morning will predict how the REST of your day will go. For example, I raised my hand when they asked who'd be interested in precision and making precise cuts for the tops of these columns things outside the house. Little did I know that for raising my hand for precision, I'd be put in front of this monstrous-looking Compound Sliding Miter Saw! But I was. And it was awesome.
These past two days have given me a taste of how the summer's going to be! I went for a 25 mile bike ride yesterday, which was quite a challenge. There's some hilly areas by Chapman that I've discovered and are great for training. I will hopefully be doing them more often in the coming weeks. There's a link to what I biked yesterday down below. I've discovered this amazing website called mapmyrun.com, and you can use it if you've gone for a run and want to find out how far you went, or they have runs that people in your area have posted if you want to try a recommended run. And what I just found out is that they have recommended bike rides as well, so I'm looking forward to trying some of those out. So the one down below is what I did yesterday. I'd say the first half was great, and beautiful, and the second half wasn't as great (busy streets with no bike lanes), but overall I enjoyed it.
i'll be keeping you posted!
ps. Compound Sliding Miter Saw. Good. I can still say it. Just checking.
1 comment:
MANDYYYY! oh my goodness...i cant believe you rode that far. that is soooo crazy. i am soo impressed. and i'm proud of your sword thing too (what's the name of the saw thingy? i cant remember). anyways..so exciting! hmm...maybe i will start a blog again. then we can be blog buddies. hahahahaa.
you rock mandy!
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