Day 19 (Sun., June 26)

Today was absolutely awesome.

On Tuesday when I went out on that fire call, I drove about 25 miles away from San Angelo. During the short trip, I saw what looked to be a great place for a day trip. There was a river that seemed peaceful enough with a nice bank where a picnic would be enjoyed. So, I packed some food onto the cooler, loaded up my pick-up and drove there. Once there, the scenery looked a lot better than it did as I saw it from the bridge a few days ago. I cooked some cool food with a special Tapatio spice.

After lunch I headed to the water to have some fun. It was cool hanging out there. I kept on telling myself how cool I am to have found a nice place for a fun time and not having the internet to rely on. I can see myself going back to this place from time to time in the future. I fell in love with this place. During fun time on the water, I decided to try out the swinging ropes on one of the trees near the river. I swung and dove onto the river. That was fun.

I impressed myself. Most of you who know me from ages 16-22 know that I was never much of a risk-taker. I would be the last one to try something fun like that. And sometimes I was the only one not to try such thing. Today, reminds me of the type of person that I have become in the last three or four years. I like to take a risk and never have a regret. So, I decided to take a swing on rope and dive onto the river. It was kind of cool as I did not know how deep the water level really was. I threw myself nonetheless and had a great time. After that, All I could do was try to make my next jump different than the previous.

It's funny how I didn't care/think about how I might get hurt by doing something so daring. It's kind of a gamble doing something and not knowing what the outcome might be. All I cared was about having a good time and enjoying life. It's funny, though, because tonight I am physically hurt. No, not because I landed hard on the water and hit the ground hard on my first try, when I didn't swing far enough away from the edge of the river. I got hurt while taking a shower. I slipped and fell in the bath tub. It was pretty scary as I hit my head hard on the toilet seat during the fall. I had a huge headache for a while and I wasn't so sure if I had a minor concussion. All I remember is that I had a huge headache.

It must have not been that hard as I was able to enjoy the circus show tonight, the one that I had to cover on Thursday. The show was really cool. Although it seemed kind of short. This was the hometown edition of the circus, so it only had one ring. I was expecting the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus with its three-ring features that I got used to seeing in Los Angeles. Despite the show being short and quick. They still had a good performance. It was fun times. Once I left the place, I was still having a headache. So, I am glad the circus kept my mind off the pain.

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