Headlights & Skylines.

Driving home from Uniontown after totally trashing Ted at NFL2k5, I notice two things: the road ahead of me and the sky above me.

I'm a man of metaphor, and here we go:

I loved this scene for two reasons: First, the road ahead symbolizes the path ahead of me. It's full of twists and turns, ups and downs, peaks and valleys. Whichever way I look at it, though, it's still my path. Whether I like it or not, thats the way it's gonna be. Nobody's going to change it. I certainly can't. I like what I see.

The second reason I liked it is because of the skyline. It reminds me that, while I'm not at rock-bottom, I've still got only one direction to go - and thats UP. The skyline was crowded with trees, which I associated with "bumps along the way" in my attempts achieve a higher level.

Enough with this.

I've dedicated the greater portion of this week towards convincing Erica to come to my hockey game this weekend. She went to my last one, which was really awesome of her. If you haven't realized it by now, I really love it when people come to my games. I don't know why it changes my game, but it does. :-) If I may borrow a line from Jet and direct it at her...

"Oh, please come around again..."

I've also decided to take a week away from frisbee to regain some focus in my life. To all which this decision may affect; I'm sorry. I try to think that I'm not greedy or selfish, but I need some time to myself - some time away. To the few I've talked to about this, you're more than understanding; and God knows I need that right now.

During my week away my plan is to go back to my old training style. This involves (quite heavily) a lot of running. Thus far, I've been very successful in this area. I'm really happy to get back into my old training routine. It's not just a physical kind of training because I get to clear my mind in the process. I run at great lengths, sometimes two or three times a day, not only for the physical benefit - but also to think. I do my best thinking in two places: while running and while in the shower. I can't stay in the shower all day long, so I might as well run.

In addition to my training, I had wanted to dedicate this week to production at SUYM. So far, so good. Rollo and I churned out a new radio show, following the old "Crock & Murph in the Mornin" format. Download it here and have a listen. The DVD is also a topic of focus in the realm of SUYM this week. We're getting screens finalized this week and hopefully, this weekend, we'll have another build released. At this point its more housekeeping work than raw content implementation. We're trying to get an interface that's easily useable, readable and fun. We're almost there. The last of the content will be wrapped up shortly in the form of "commentaries" for several of our films. I, personally, can't wait to get this done and show you all. The quality of the films and the out-takes are hilarious. :-)

If you're reading this, hit me up. I'd like to hang out with you. Bring a DVD over to my place - we'll watch it. Call me - we'll talk. Email me (saintcrock@gmail.com) - I'll write back. Wanna go out to eat? - I'll make it happen (and I'll buy). IM me - I'm here. Let's go for a drive - I want to know what Headlights & Skylines mean to you...

-Crock