Blog: activities

Went Go Karting and Ate Dust

2024-01-30 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

Lap times chart
LAPTIMES - sacramento T1 01/29/24 07:57 PM
(01) 36.057 | (02) 36.760 | (03) 33.272 | (04) 33.883 | (05) 34.433 | (06) 32.060 | (07) 34.748 | (08) 34.013 | (09) 34.431 | (10) 66.747 | (11) 32.925

legend for chart

I went go karting with friends. It was fun to hangout and be competitive. The last time I went go karting was in 2017 in France. This was an indoor track so it was smaller than I anticipated. Obviously the numbers speak for themselves. I did not perform my best and ate dust. The important thing is to have fun and not obsess over the statistics. Here I am sharing them. I've been wanting to share more data driven posts. This will be a good first example. It's not interactive but a bit more visual since it involves data.

I changed names of other racers to a generic name except mine to provide privacy

I'm happy I wasn't dead last.

# Racer Best Time Best Lap Laps Avg. Gap K1RS
1 Other Racer 29.121 10 12 34.07 0 1296 (+44)
2 Other Racer 29.348 9 12 33.981 0.227 1296 (+40)
3 Other Racer 29.592 6 12 34.877 0.471 1244 (+32)
4 Other Racer 29.662 8 12 34.138 0.541 1228 (+28)
5 Other Racer 30.112 10 12 35.245 0.991 1240 (+24)
6 Other Racer 30.4 10 12 34.319 1.279 1220 (+20)
7 Other Racer 30.539 6 12 35.406 1.418 1224 (+16)
8 Other Racer 31.179 6 11 37.142 2.058 1212 (+12)
9 Pablo Morales 32.06 6 11 37.211 2.939 1208 (+8)
10 Other Racer 34.549 7 9 42.655 5.428 1204 (+4)

go karting in action

I Took Myself Out on Date

2023-12-14 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

Today, I wanted to get out the apartment and not bum around. So I went on a date. It's not often I get time for myself other than at home. I either stay home or I go the usual places I'm comfortable going.

I drove down to Simon's Cafe (Chinese Food Staple in Midtown Sacramento. As I was pulling up I remembered they closed down. I was sad. Then I remembered that there was a Thai restaurant a block or two down. Chicken Pad Thai was the meal of choice.

Then, I went to went to happy hour at a Wine Bar across the street from the Thai restaraunt. I had a glass of Sangria. I don't mind a cheap drink during happy hour.

After, I went to an art gallery to observe the art. I got to meet the artist of some of the art I admired. That was pretty tight!

Then I came across to the Strapping Store location where ever I was in Midtown. I got some cool Sacramento themed items (last minute Christmas gifts). It's a pretty cool store.

I ended the night with getting Frozen Yogurt. Strawberry Cheesecake Fro-yo and grahm crackers are amazing.

It was nice taking myself out. I don't do this often. This is something I wouldn't mind getting more comfortable with. It simply is trying to get out of my comfort zone. Overall, I enjoyed the alone time I had. Alone time is good. Taking yourself out on a date should be okay. Just enjoy your own presence.

Alone Time: Solo Adventures

2023-09-04 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

When was the last time you did something alone and by yourself outside of your place of living? Do you think about how as a person, it's hard to think about times you are truly by yourself? This has been something that has been on my mind a lot.

Today, I went on a run today and drank a matcha latte at a coffee shop. It was nice just being in my thoughts and I appreciated being with myself and only myself. My mind was saying (or saying to itself?) "This is relaxing!"

This initiated me to start refecting on the activites I've done this year so far. I went through my phone's photo's apps, looked at my check-ins and any other history I had available. hen I started filtering out all things I've done alone and not with people. This is what I was able to recall the things I did or initiated by myself.

  • Sitting in a Coffee
  • Going to Noisebridge (San Francisco)
  • Going swimming in the river
  • Seeing two films
  • A few day trips?

I ask myself the following questions: "Am I not having a enough solo time?" or "Am I having a healthy amount of solo time?"

Often times, activites outside of home involve people in my day to day. I am not complaining about having a social circle. I just wondering for myself, "What is a good balance?", between activities that social and alone?

Am I afraid to venture out on my own? Probably? Being at home is comfortable and I feel safe. Does my lack of knowing what is happening in my community add to this? More than likely. Does becoming a home body also play a roll. Yes!

I should address these to make progress.

For those on the web, what is your take on this? Send me a webmention or email?