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Interview Skills Redux

Well, my Hood to Coast team is now on the short list for the HTC documentary. So we had a second meeting with the HTC documentary people at the same place, this time, on film. It's exciting to think I could be on film. We played another round of miniature golf. I think the camera, as Dan said, added two strokes, at least to my game.

Hole	Name	Par	Dan	Thomas	Myles
1	Beginner's Luck	2	2	2	3
2	Mouse Trap	2	4	3	2
3	Cliffhanger	3	3	4	4
4	Boulderdash	2	3	2	2
5	Hidey Hole	3	2	3	3
6	Split Decision	3	2	3	6
7	Ricochet Ridge	2	2	2	2
8	Badlands	3	2	3	2
9	Pier Pressure	2	2	2	4
	Top 9 Score	22	22	24	28
10	Tunnel Funnel	2	2	2	2
11	Fountain Mountain	2	2	2	4
12	Summit Plummet	3	2	4	4
13	Friday's Turn	2	3	2	4
14	Booemerang Bend (sic)	2	2	2	2
15	Water Folly	2	2	3	2
16	Log-a-rhythm	2	2	2	3
17	Quarry Quandary	2	6	2	3
18	Wishbone	4	5	6	3
	Bottom 9 Score	21	26	25	27
	Total Score	43	48	49	55

Iris Festival 10K

I ran my second 10K on Sunday. The Iris Festival takes place in Keizer each year and gets its name from the Iris fields that the area is known for. I ran the 10K with Thomas, while Dan and Tim ran the half Marathon (twice as far).

This run was a much flatter, dryer, warmer race than my first. I ran sub 9 minute miles, which amazed me. I'm really pleased with my progress and proud of the results. When I arrived, I was given bib number 1. The organizers said that it came with some expectations. I was the only one in my age division (25 - 29), so I received a first place ribbon. Expectations met?

If Dan puts pictures up somewhere, I'll link to them.

"For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled"

My First Paintball

Last weekend was my first paintball experience. It was the first six hours of a bachelor party. Running around in the woods, getting shot at, hiding in bushes, and getting sweaty was a lot of fun, but it also made me super grateful for my cubicle life. I was so tired when it was all over. Getting shot where no man should be shot was also an experience I hope to never repeat. I'm still sporting bruises on my arms, legs, and ribs. I took pictures, but then I realized nobody wants to see that.

We rounded out the day with some go-cart racing, dinner at Hooters, and an evening spent in the traditional manner of our people.

If you enjoyed the Where's Waldo books, you may enjoy the picture here (u: danbonebrake p:5251855) of me with Chris (the bachelor) on the left and Gabe (the organizer) on the right. I met these guys in college, and they still keep me in the loop for the special occasions. I'm thankful to be able to count them as friends.

April was busy!

Okay, okay, I know it's May, but I have to wrap up April first.

Farewell Amy

After our wine tour, we had a fun evening planned. A party was held to say goodbye to Amy. The entire Rodney House gang provided a grand buffet of food and drink. Our dear friend Amy is heading to Alaska to make some money before going to live with and help her sister. I can think of few reasons as honorable to leave all you know and all your friends behind. I'm proud of Amy and wish her all the blessings in the world.



Interview Skills

I had an interview of sorts on the 28th. I'm not changing jobs, but as part of Hood to Coast, there's a group making a documentary. They were looking for rookie runners / rookie teams, and our entire rookie team fit the bill. So we went to the Best Little Roadhouse and got to know the director and producers.

After the producers left, we played miniature golf. Bold * numbers indicate we went out of bounds. The first row of final scores are raw totals. The second row of final scores adds an extra stroke for each out of bounds. The course didn't say how to play out of bound holes, and we played them where they lay, so I thought it only fair to show raw and adjusted totals, probably because I score better that way. Here are the scores:

Hole	Name	Par	Dan	Thomas	Myles
1	Beginner's Luck	2	2	3	3
2	Mouse Trap	2	2	2	3
3	Cliffhanger	3	2	3	4*
4	Boulderdash	2	2	3	2
5	Hidey Hole	3	3	3	2
6	Split Decision	3	2	2	2
7	Ricochet Ridge	2	3	3*	2
8	Badlands	3	2	(1)	2
9	Pier Pressure	2	2	2	2
	Top 9 Score	22	20	22	22
10	Tunnel Funnel	2	2	2	2
11	Fountain Mountain	2	2	2	2
12	Summit Plummet	3	5	4	3
13	Friday's Turn	2	3*	4*	4*
14	Booemerang Bend (sic)	2	4	3	3
15	Water Folly	2	3	3	2
16	Log-a-rhythm	2	(1)	4*	2
17	Quarry Quandary	2	2	2	3
18	Wishbone	4	5	4	3
	Bottom 9 Score	21	27	28	24
	Total Score	43	47	50	46
	Penalty Score	43	48	53	48

Dan (on left) is single.