Procrastination Post #150

What better time to write a blog post than when I'm supposed to get started on my report.

Well it's been a while hasn't it? (it feels like I've written that line quite a few times on this blog). But it has been a while, the last time I blogged it didn't really work for me, it felt awkward and unnatural at times but this time around I think I'm starting to find the groove again and I think I know why. It's thanks to the two week mid semester break that just finished, during which I got to relax from uni work and also get away from it all and it was a well deserved break considering I got thrown straight back into things after coming back from Japan.

Things seem to be getting a lot better for me, I just remembered about my domain and just registered it then. Hopefully I can get the URL to keep directing it to this site, a friend will also help me with hosting so hopefully I can spice things up a bit in the not so distant future. I also managed to squeeze in a couple of track days and a trip to Melbourne over the mid-sem break and it was really nice to just get away from things, especially at the track days.

Some friends and I got some cheap Wakefield tickets as did a lot of other people as well when the sale was on so we decided to head down to Wakefield Park in Goulburn for two fun filled days at the track. It felt so nice to hit the track again after so long, hearing my car at full throttle made all the bad thoughts go away. It was quite an eventful two days with some ups and downs but overall it was the best track day(s) I've been to. It was a very calm experience for me going out on the track, not like how it used to be where I would be really nervous but this time it just felt so right and so it should because I managed to clock in a new PB of 1:16.07 with Harry's Lap Timer on the iPhone. This was done with partly worn street tyres and a full tank of petrol, I'm hoping to go back with fresh street tyres and half a tank of petrol and try and break into the 15s with just a D16A8/ZC engine. Then throw on some semi slicks and aim for high 1:14s and only then will I start considering swapping engines or start looking for more power as I want to get the max out of my car and take my driving abilities further so I can take my car to its limits before I start putting more money into it.

Next up was my trip to Melbourne, unfortunately I didn't take many photos but I did have a good time even though I got sick the 2nd day we were there. I still had a good time and even though I was on there for three days I managed to fit in a lot of things like clubbing, casino, shopping (lots of it), JDMST EOMM meet and even a small bike ride. It definitely wasn't enough time though and I would love to head back soon and meet even more of the Melbourne peeps! I have a feeling that early next year I'll be back for an even bigger trip and this time with my CR-X with me instead of flying down.

Other than that, it's been alright, I haven't been as down as I used to be and things just seem to be falling into place again and I've managed to type up this long ass post without any troubles at all. Hopefully I get my rhythm back, especially with my camera so I have some more visual appeal rather than just boring text. I think the solution is to stop taking photos with my iPhone like I did above. It's just too damn convenient to take photos with it but the results aren't that good when compared to my G11 or 400D.

Well that's it for me for now, let's hope I keep this up and that things pick up from here. It's still early since it's only been day 1 back at uni but I guess time will tell.

-Steven