Michigan Visit

So I'm back in Michigan for a wedding and I have to say its good to be back. Its strange though, everytime I fly into Detroit it always seems to be cloudy and rainy. It just enhances my feelings about Detroit being a dirty, grey, down-on-its-luck city. Which it is. Regardless, I never really realized how much I liked living in Michigan until I tried living somewhere else. Not that Montana is bad. Its pretty cool there with all the mountains and rivers and stuff, but I don't think I could live there for any length of time. At least not out in the middle of nowhere like I do now. I forgot how much I enjoy being an active participant in our consumer driven society. I can actually drive a few miles and get pretty much everything I need. Convenience is the shit. In Montana I have to drive an hour in order to visit a Wal-Mart. So instead I end up having to go to K-Mart. And yes, K-mart in Montana is just as shitty as the few left in Michigan. Also, Montana is dry as hell. It never rains and its really dusty. My car is so dusty on the inside that I get out caked in dirt. Michigan may be humid, but I say humidity is better than a dust bowl. And today I saw a rainstorm for the first time in like 3 weeks. I'm definetely glad that I get to live in Montana for right now, but I could never call it home. So to all of you who are thinking of moving, just remember, Michigan ain't all that bad. "Michigan: Hey, at least its not Ohio."

About Blogs

If you have ever tried to keep a blog you would know that it is sometimes a pain. Trying to come up with something interesting and entertaining everytime you make a posting. I guess I could just fill it with boring crap like most other blogs, but I'd rather not. I mean I could just write about how all I do is work and then go to sleep, but who would want to read that. I would fall asleep just writing it. I've decided that from time to time I will take a few liberties with my posts. There will be stories or observations loosely based on reality mixed in with the regular bullshit. We will see what happens.

Logger Days

I am writing today about one of the coolest small town festivals possibly in the world. The annual Darby Logger Days. If you love lumberjack contests and an abundance of chainsaws, beer, and scantily dressed ugly people, then this is for you. I was only able to make a short visit to the festivities, but it was time well spent. One of the coolest things there were these suped up chainsaws. One was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine and another was a V-6 Ford engine. It took two large men to lift these massive saw demons and power them through a huge log. The V-6 was my favorite. It blazed through the log like it was a toothpick. Upon finishing one of the large men handling the saw pumped a fist in the air victoriously. This was met by a huge uproar of "Yeehaws!" from the crowd. I have to admit, it was pretty badass. The lumberjack contests were cool as well. One involved racing up an angled log while carrying a chainsaw in one hand, firing it up, and then sawing off the end of the log. There were a few nasty stumbles, but fortunately no one got a saw through the leg. There was one chick though who competed in multiple events and beat almost everyone. She was some badass logger chick from Washington and she was hot. Of course she ended up being the crowd favorite with plenty of whistles coming from the direction of the beer tent. All in all it was pretty cool and now I wish I had a chainsaw.