BRMS

The owner of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports (hugely respected 30 yr old gear shop in VB) offered me a job this past weekend. How cool is that? This guy wants me to work for him and he barely even knows me! He said "I like your attitude and spirit", you can totally tell that he is an old hippie/gear head, but really nice and he loves his shop, and being outdoors. He also climbs and so do his two sons. That is how we got into a conversation: climbing. He says I should start trying to get sponsored next year. Not sure if that is in the cards, but a lovely thought nonetheless.

It's quite tempting to throw all my shit in a truck, move down here and take it! But I have to concentrate on school. It is one of my goals though, to spend some time in a gear shop. I can learn a lot, and still get the gear I need cheaply without having to beg a bunch of companies/people I don't know for free shit.

I keep forgetting that I still have plenty of time to do everything that I want to do. Mostly because I am responsible for only myself and my pup (gladly responsible for her, I might add). She is my co-pilot. I wouldn't trade her for anything.

Freedom is amazing.

I will do only positive things with it and make the right choices.