So against my better judgement I spent several hours yesterday hiking at Zoar Valley. I used to really like it there. It is an old hippie, naked gathering, natural wonder. Unfortunately, it is also extremely polluted with both chemicals downstream from an old glue factory, and plutonium from West Valley upstream. Check out my December 26th journal (e:paul,30661) on the topic. Also check out Terry's poem about the hike. (e:terry,35457)

Well, it is also one of the most beautiful places I have seen on the east coast. It kind of reminds me of a mini, greener Sedona, AZ.

It was nice to feel the sun outside. We had a fun time hopping on mini icebergs in the creek. When we got back to the creek we initially crossed, most of our path had been eroded away and we had to walk on really thin ice. Luckily, we aren't to heavy!

This is the cliff where the two creeks cross and most people hang out and swim.



Here is another picture of the cliff from a different angle.



This is looking down the creek from the cliff toward the point peter cliff.



This is me in nature, with my pointy peter, lol. It fun to be naked outside.

We need to start a masssive information speading campaign to stop this. And we sure as hell need to vote Kerry, even if we hate him. George Bush must be taken down.

Go to this at the senate.gov page and type in S89. Read the bill yourself. Also search for HR163.

Check it out if you don't believe it. For more information check out emily's journal.

So now that I have finsihed the reading project, I can move onto the VR project, followed by the overdue independent study, followed by grading, followed by working on this site. I will add some fixer upers this weekend. Maybe sooner. Right now I just realized that the link list neds to be stripped of slashes. I might as well fix that now.

Other than that it is nice to see so many new people considering I have not advertised the site whatsoever. I guess we should probably have another party soon. Luckily it will be Matthew's birthday on the 18th of March, so I feel a party brewing.

Hey Paul,
dude i had the 1st offer for prints of my photos ever to night, and i owe this all to your site. i just put one up there this afternoon and this evening i got an email about someone wanting prints. i can't belive how many people actualy come and visit your site. just two or three days ago i had 66 viewings of my site and i checked today and now it is around 111, crazy. i am becomeing an e-strip addict.

i never have never really writen anything in my life and every day now it is gettin easier for me to put how i feel down on this site. thanks zack

Sincerely,
zack

So the weather is finally nice. I guess this year I will have to get a bike, although it is really quite unhelpful for my demanding schedule of distant treks. I can't see myself ever having enough time to bike out to UB North Campus.

I miss the days when I had time to not think. I seems that now I never even have a moment that goes by when some pressing issue is not on my mind. I can see how this type of mentally demanding lifestyle over a long period of time would lead to a mental breakdown of sorts.

I guess it should only be one more year of this but at some point it has to end, right?

I cannot wait to get the digital camera. I am so excited about starting photography but at the same time, I have a feeling it will become another demanding hobby, that becomes all-consuming. I seem to have an addiction to all-cosuming hobbies. My first photo set idea is about door locks. There are so many different kinds and it really a statement about the privacy and security issues of our people.