day 121 I almost bought it today

Another eventful day. Woke up early, finished my reading on Rousseau, forgetting to put my shoes or socks on. As I tried to arrange a hike in the Chuckanuts, I was turned away by the lady at the dining hall. Apparently they won't let you in if you're not wearing shoes, although I'm pretty sure that I could get in no sweat if it had been a student at the counter.

Anyway.

Got a hike arranged (YAY) and got out to enjoy the not-a-cloud-in-the-sky goodness. However, I had the urge to jump off something (what else is new?) and jumped over a creek, probably a 10-12 foot gap, jumping from about 5 feet up. I spotted my landing really well, except that I didn't land there. I landed right on the arch of my foot and collapsed at the impact, thankful that I had worn hiking boots, because I could have broken my ankle without the support that hiking boots provide. So I figure I just rolled it, with kind of a fragile feeling in that ankle as I hiked another 4 miles.

Resolving to take it easy, I didn't do much for the rest of the afternoon. But I got an urge to go skating, so I just went and did that and my ankle doesn't feel like it should. Oh Well. Life will go on, I suppose.

That's all. Oh, read Simon's blog. He does a really good job, a lot to say, and does a good job communicating it clearly.

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