Journal 2010

[20100919] Sunday - jordan hoffmans farewell. Friday last at wood badge they set us up very well. First, a game in the morning without many correct rules and different styles of teaching and scores that ran the gamut. 372 for one patrol and 0 for another. Then in the afternoon a game where there was even more confusion and growing contention. This game was a psychological test as well for when the game was ending, the instructor lynn johnson explained it. Two signs to hold up from each patrol, 8 patrols total, one sign we'll call 'a' and the other 'b'. There was no conferring between patrols before holding up our signs so we were random at first.p Then we noted that the scoriing went on the individual patrols and totaled into the group as well. So we as a patrol could score more than the group. Then as we figured this out we found that regardless of what we voted, the group total was either staying the same or slightly dropping if we all did not vote for 'a'. We were able to talk briefly with one person from each patrol only occasionally. We found that there was a lot of strife starting and frustration with people and how they weere voting. The game was 'win all you can' "the game of life". Only when we all voted as a group and all voted 'a' did we all wwin. The best part was the instructor lynn johnson explaainng that they set us up to get frustrated and eventually understand that when we understand our goal and get on board with everyone that we will all win. The little things don't matter that we usually drag us down, that we argue over, etc. I threw my pack in adam waldens truck for the ride home and left at 330ish, not zipping up my new carhartt jaxket, but had to stop and zip it on the 154. As I hit the 101 and through santa barbara the fog brought the temp down and it was a little chilly. I probably rode abit too fast and tooka few more chances between cars than I would have jhad I had my pack on for the ride. As soon as I git back to simi we went down to rancho simi park where Treb and kon played at the sv days fair along with two other bands, both younger and more 'polished' they were from music schools outside of simi. They did not win the $2000 prize, they weren't dressed as performers, but they did engage the crowd the best of all of the groups. Jen went and got vanessa and brought her to jordans farwell, were sitting in stake priesthood meeting now, my b ack is killing me. We got a ride up from joel groves as janel still has the van. Overall wood badge has been good. A lot of information in a short amount oftime and good info too. I am reminded that I need to have a higher energy lkevel and be more prepared, do more in my scouting and other interactions. Ill have 5 ticket itwems to complete over the next 18 months, a lot likle doing an eagle scout project. [20100917] The flies. The Flies! THE FLIES!!! These little [20100916] As I left in the morning, the light was just beginning to hint upon the scene, the air crisp with the slight snap of september. The sun rose and peeked over the mountains behind me as the air shifted temperatures ridijg through the farmlands of oxnard and camarillo. The pack started to pull with the wind racing around my helmet as I sped up on the 101, but overall the added weight was not as much of a hinderence as it could have been. The real hinderance ws the bumpy ride of the 101 concrete, that shimmied the buells suspension to an oscillating rthym. Traffic got worse through santa barbara, and I was already running late. I drove up 154 and turned off into the 2nd entrance for rancho alegre, driving up the beaten dirt road a little too fast on a street bike that was not designed for the rocks and sharp changes in elevation, the suspension at or near max. Only to find from the ranger at the circle v ranch that I had to go back down the dirt road back to the higway, back down to the first entrance.