Perfect Day

Spent all weekend doing art. I love art! Who would've known that I would enjoy it so freakin much. And they were just color exercises basically but still it's so rad. Went climbing and was so disappointed! I felt like I couldn't climb anything. But actually I did master the v3 I had been working on.  I'd say I ended June well....played the piano, gave a talk, shared my sketchbook with a fellow artist...something I never do. Ate a sit down dinner with the roomies. Worked on my bike a bit, talked to my mother on the phone and about convinced myself every second why I shouldn't be setup with the person she was wanting to set me up with and then gave in, did my visiting teaching, shot a paintball gun named Vera that was the same price as a slightly crappy but pretty sweet truck named the Mayflower today. Hit the pole just as many times as the boy showing me his gun...who is on a sponsored team I might add. Those things are fun and I just wanted to take pictures of the sunset from where I was at because all the big spools and old farm parts we were shooting at were so sweet.  Rode mountain bikes on the river parkway in the dark. Got an underdog on a super sweet swing.  Listened to a story for an animation/game and where it stemmed from. I loved it. I could listen to stories like that all day. Biked out to Utah Lake and gained 5 lbs with all the bugs that got stuck in my hair..not really but the stars are amazing out that far.  Just take bug spray, a fly swatter, and mosquito netand  you'll be good to go. It was so nice to get away from the city even though we were so close to it still. Got about run over by a fixie gang...I still want one! Talked about my life and learned about a new friend's life. I loved it.
I also realized that it may not be fair to base my friendship with people on whether they can find the North Star or not because some people that are really cool can't find it on their first try. But he redeemed himself anyways and found it twice tonight. But he also was in an astronomy class previously so I think that leaves no room for me to give any leeway either haha either way I guess I'll make an exception.
I got to decide what my perfect day would be and listened to my friend's tell me his. They were similar in some ways but I love how people are so different. Even though most things were similar in our perfect days we explain our perfect days differently because we're different people.I know...duh but still I think it's cool.
I was introduced to a new band. deadmau5. I loved sitting there listening to it and looking out the window of the Mayflower at the stars. Stars are amazing! Today was blazing but it made it the perfect night. Talked about tapes or cds that we could listen to forever. Mine is the Greatest Hits of Billy Joel on Cassette tape because that's only what my car plays. Especially when I get sick of Provo and drive to Park City I would just blast that tape. "You may be right!" Dun a dun a dun a dun! "I may be crazy! But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for! Turn out the lights." dun a dun a dun a dun. "Don't try to save me..." you get the picture. but how great. Either learn to love every song on that tape or learn to be patient enough to rewind or fast forward. But technology is great...like being able to watch a movie on an Ipad while camping...which I still don't know how I really feel about that. Anywho...

So here's a sketch of what my perfect day may be like...
Early morning temple sesh
Watch the sunrise from the top of a mountain or on a beach by the ocean
Eat homemade granola with yogurt for breakfast and take in the beauty
Bike or leisurely drive for transportation
Depending where I'm at...maybe have an early morning fishing session, snorkel, run on the beach, catch crabs, hike, bike, climb, or backpack to the next destination...just something super great like that outside.
Lunch would consist of tuna, wassa crackers, carrots...an apple maybe a banana or some craisins. Weird I know. but it just brings good memories for some reason. Take a nice nap in the shade of a nice tree in a meadow or something...
Continue hiking or doing whatever just enjoying the outdoors..maybe some art. Snack on some dried mangoes, granola bars, or beef jerky.... As it got darker I'd wind down. Start  to make dinner. Sit next to a fire eat some fish or hobo dinners. Listen to a guitar and sing around the campfire. Take in the beauty. Drink some ice cold water. Brush my teeth and wash my face and then crawl into my sleeping bag either under the stars or in a tent with the rain fly off so I could still see the stars on a super comfortable camping pad.
And of course it'd only be the perfect day if I was with at least one person that meant something to me and if I had the chance to be able to take the time to be grateful for that perfect day.