Humbled

School is done, and I've been keeping busy with fun. For the sake of memories, I'll briefly record what i've done. I've gone to the shooting range, played videogames, and hung out with friends. I played Ingress, a Google+ social experiment disguised as a game using smartphone GPS that marks what people consider a point of interest in public places. It discludes commercialized places and focuses moreso on art, sculptures, monuments, museums, parks, etc... Of course, the game itself shouldn't be my motivation to visit these nice public places but up to date, there hasn't really been anything like this that lists spots of interest. Walking through downtown Claremont, I would have never gone off the well beaten path to see beautiful sculptures, museums, and colleges. The game serves as a mini-trip, allowing me to explore my own city, my own county, my own state for points of interest i'd appreciate much more if I were a tourist-all for free save the cost of gas. I've also clocked in a lot of time rock climbing. I've been climbing indoors just to build my endurance up while trying my hand at outdoor climbing. I've gone to Corona Del Mar, New Jack City, and Mt.Baldy to do both sport climbing/top roping and bouldering. Although climbing outside is much more dangerous and difficult, all it takes is one climb throughout the entire day to boost your confidence level to the point of tackling anything indoors. However I must admit that life has a funny way of humbling you.

Yesterday after a very short climb indoors, I was tackling a problem that was beyond my skill level and my ankle paid the price. I was attempting an unmarked V3 and fell from an 8ft drop. Although the floor is padded to prevent any hard shock injury, it didn't prevent my right foot from rolling inwards. Falling at 30mph from an 8ft drop with 135lbs of force all into my right ankle, I have to admit it was pretty painful. I even did a little pain dance with my foot in the air. The immediate swelling grew to the size a large grapefruit but thanks to icepacks and a homemade shin splint, we were able to reduce the swelling down to the size of an apple. From the stories I've heard, I'm expecting about 2-3 weeks before full recovery but until then we'll see. I've yet to check it via x-ray and i'm afraid they might have to pop something back in if that's the case.
I have no regrets. The problem was fun and the injury could've happened to anyone. At the moment, I'm still living life with the philosophy that you're not really living if you're not out of your comfort zone. I'm constantly trying new things and I'm still planning to go to Joshua Tree to view the years largest meteor shower. For now, I'm a cripple trying to occupy myself with books, netflix, video games, and internet.