The Lazy Days of Summer

Thursday July 6th, 2006
Ah...The lazy days of summer. I had been to the UW-Stout campus earlier today in order to check e-mail etc in their computer lab. The UW-Stout campus is very nice, and it was also nice to take care of some business. I had sent my mother an e-mail again...it will be interesting to see if shee writes back.

I've really enjoyed camping with Nate and Cassandra the past few days...I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as I have if the weather wasn't so damned niced. Giving us this type of weather, mother nature is only begging to be taken advantage of. The days have been warm which is typical of Wisconsin summers, and the nights have been somewhat cooler with the temperature hovering around 55 degrees. Due to the fact that we are extremely short on rain, it has actually helped significantly with the humidity which can be a killer in Wisconsin in the summertime.

After visiting the Stout campus, we cruised over to Lammers Foodfest and purchased some groceries. It was very exciting to have some food besides just hot dogs. Don't get me wrong though, we bought some hot dogs again too. We also purchased a cooler in which we would be able to keep some ice and parishibles. I've got to say that the variety of food and drink that we've had over the last few days has gotten quite mundane. While at Lammers, I also picked up the latest version of The Dunn County News. I really do like this area, so I thought maybe I'd be able to learn a little bit more about it.

We then went back to camp, and enjoyed the rest of the evening by enjoying a good meal and sitting around the fire telling stories. Another great day here in Dunn County.


Friday July 7th, 2006

TGIF! Just kidding...To quote the great Les Claypool of Primus fame...
"The weekends just don't seem to mean as much when you're unemployed".
I think that might be the greatest thing about my time since getting the boot from the landlord. Not only do I not have anything to do, I'm not required to do anything by anybody either. I love it. I don't have anybody hounding me about how I have to do this or I have to do that. I can tell pretty much anybody to kiss my butt, and there's nothing they can do about it, nor will I suffer any consequence on top of that. It truly is a great feeling.

The forecast here hasn't changed, hence we will go nowhere. According to Nate, this land is private land and there is nobody that can kick us off of it. He says that he's camped here for weeks at a time without seeing a single sole. It's pretty cool. I wouldn't mind buying some land around here some day. It's so peaceful and beautiful. There are so many terrains, all being equally represented.

Nate also says that there are plenty of fish in the pond. He says there are northern pike, sunfish, bluegill, and bullheads...there may even be a couple other species as well. He also believes that there are trout in the creek that passes by as well. I've never fished before, but I wouldn't mind trying. I have had fish over a campfire and can tell you, it's one of the greatest delights ever.

Tonight, being that it is the weekend, we will go out to the bars for some drinks right here in good ol Menomonie. I guess there are a couple of bars that have some decently priced beer. In fact, I've become so sick of Bacardi and Coke I could puke (and that's without having any of them before the puke). Anyways...it seems to be a good plan. Besides, I wouldn't mind speaking with some different people (you know how it is...It's hard to see only two people for 5 days straight without talking to anyone else).


Sunday July 9th, 2006

My intentions were to write a bit for yesterday, but I've decided not to do that. I can sum up yesterday's news in the following sentences...

It was hot. I was the most hungover I had ever been in my life. Being that we had food and cold water, I laid around, ate, and slept the entire day (except for the occassional dip in the pond to cool myself off).

It was all worth it though. We had visited a bar in town called The Den. It was great! The people there were very nice and I've made a couple of friends.

As for today, I am highly energized, and my intentions are to go to Stout and put these writings on the web. I also need to charge my laptop...(I should be able to do this at Stout too). It's nice that school's out for the summer (it's not too difficult to find a computer someplace on campus). Now that I think about it, it is Sunday and the campus might not be open. I may have to find a coffee shop or something. I wouldn't mind having a cup of coffee anyway...it's been a long time (and I love my coffee).

Tonight I would like to go back to The Den again. I don't think it will take too much persuasion on my part to get Nate and Cassandra to go with me too.

That's it for now. I'll be writing again soon. In fact, it is my intentions to write a little more frequently, possibly on a range of topics. Being that I do not have too much going on, I feel that this might be a good opportunity for me to philosophize a bit.

Until next time...
Eli