Do something extreme

I know this is basically a rehashing of doing something daring, but this week, the word extreme fits much better.

This weekend, my city experienced a nice 6 inch snow. I have spent the last two days sledding to the EXTREME, and honestly, my entire body is living proof of it. Bruises can be found on my shoulders and sides, scrapes can be found on my waist-line where my snow pants slipped down and my skin went slidding down across the snow/ice mix for 200 feet, and the aches and creaks from each step that just seem to glow with pain.

I have to say, all of my complaining aside, it was worth it. There's not much more of a rush on land that you can get than flying down a hill at 30 miles an hour on an inner tube or a fiberglass board. It's even better when you hit a short ramp at 30 miles an hour and get to fly for 3-5 seconds, that can get REALLY extreme.

I'm not much of an adrenaline junkie, but I think that I am slowly getting addicted to that rush that you get from an extreme activity. There's just sNOw better way to spend a weekend in the winter than on a huge hill with your best friends and a few boards. The bruises will last weeks, but the memories and fun will last forever.

Do something daring

This week, I decided to do something daring, and I went beyond anything I could have imagined.

For this daring act, I drew inspiration from my lifelong favorite NFL team, the Denver Broncos. They may not be the best team in the world, but the tradition and great names that come from that football program have always attracted me. From Shannahan, to Elway, to Elam, to Bailey, this team has always had a place in my heart. Now, you might not know, but the Broncos have always had two mascots, the Bronco, and Barrelman. If you don't know barrelman, simply look to the left.

I think that it takes an incredible amount of guts to wear solely a barrel. Needless to say, I was not as daring as barrelman, I wore shorts and a muscle shirt. It was incredibly cool creating my own barrel, I never thought of how much work it would take.

I went to my local Rural King and bought a 55 gallon burn barrel on thursday night. Immediately after, I went to work on it, for it would need to be ready by friday night for the big Apollo vs. Daviess County game. This is the biggest rivalry in the area, and everyone from both schools always break out the spirit. My barrel was going to be the next addition to the DC spirit family. I cut out the bottom of the barrel, and drilled holes to hold the straps in, and used some very nice (almost vintage-like) spray paint, and created my master piece.

I waited all day friday for the game, I was incredibly excited, and finally, after waiting for 13 hours for the game, I was able to suit up in my barrel, and race out onto the court with my fellow students. The game was intense, and because of my barrel, I had no chance to sit down, I had to spend two hours standing with a 45 pound barrel supported by my shoulders. It was worth it. We won, and the barrelman was a huge success.

I guess we can say that I am the Daviess County Panther's Barrelman. A title that I am, without a doubt, proud of.

The Bucket List

This Blog has been inspired by the movie, "The Bucket List."

A Bucket list is a set of goals that people have for before they "kick the bucket." I'm going to post every week on the goals that I have accomplished. I don't plan on dying anytime soon, but this list is simply for the last semester of my Junior year in high school.  As I go, I think I will find that there are even more things that I want to accomplish, so I will add goals to my list as well as complete them. First though, I must create the list, so here is my Junior year bucket list.

1. Play a match of Tennis

2. Play a full 18 holes of Golf

3. Take a road trip out of the state

4. All A's

5. Make a new friendship

6. Volunteer

7. Do something in front of a large audience

8. Do something daring

9. Face one of my biggest fears

10. Try a new food

11. Visit a College

12. Watch a sporting event live

For now, these are my goals. Hopefully I can attain each one before the end of this year. Wish me luck! If you have any great ideas to add to my list, I would love to hear them!