This past weekend I attended a woods race compeition in Salem Missouri to help judge. I have judged a few rock crawling competitions in the past so a woods race was something quite different for me. It was actually quite easy. Some of the courses were entirely visible to spectators while many of them were several miles long and out of view. This made my job quite easy because all I had to do was start the clock when the driver and spotter took off and wait for them to return. I still enjoyed the competition even though I wasn’t right in the middle of the action like in rock crawling. After the competition I went night wheeling with one of the competitors and the owner of the park for a few hours. We started around 7:30 PM and came back to camp at 1:30 AM. I then made a 5 hour drive back to Tulsa. With stopping to get food, and to sleep for half an hour because I almost went off the road I got home at 9 AM. I didn’t have time to take any pictures this time around but I have a few videos. The links will be at the end of this post.

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Just a week after the W.E.ROCK Eastern Finals in Hannibal, Missouri we returned for the third of four competitions making up the RROCK series. Team Rock Assualt made up of driver Bill Bailey and spotter Jason “Tolly” Tollison was fighting to keep in the top 3 in the series. I attended as a competitor this time around. Travis Waldher of Team Rockwild needed a spotter as his spotter had been injured a few weeks before the competition. I volunteered to help out and do the best I could. Travis has a Toyota truck which is much longer than any other vehicle in our class. This makes it much harder to navigate the tight turns and complete the course with no penalties. Helping Travis meant I had to compete against my friends but I did it anyways!
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The weekend of August 12th and 13th I attended the W.E.ROCK Eastern Finals in Hannibal, Missouri. The “Hannibal Rocks” site was a brand new site developed in less than a month by the people at Rockport Offroad Park where I have previously attended events. Hannibal Rocks is an abandoned rock quarry so it is the perfect place for rock crawling. My friends Bill Bailey and Jason “Tolly” Tollison were Competing once again in the stock modified class. Placing in the top 3 in this class at this event meant a trip to Dallas the weekend of September 23rd for the W.E.ROCK National Championships. Team Rock Assault had some trouble on the first day breaking a front axle early on one of the first curses.
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Yeah, I know it’s not Thanksgiving, or even November for that matter, but I don’t care. For some reason I was thinking tonight about my true friends. You’ve probably heard the saying: “friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies.” Well, I don’t think I’ll ever need to move a body but I have 2 friends like that. Through the good and bad times, my ups and my downs… two guys have stuck with me no matter what. I would like to thank my best friends Nick and Justin for sticking with me for over 9 years (almost 11 for Nick).

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I finally had a little time off from work as my boss was out of town. Thursday night started the festivities as Justin returned from Japan. Nick, Justin, Casey and I went out to celebrate (I think.. the weekend is a blur). All I remember is standing on top of my Jeep in front of Nick and Justin’s house, relieving myself over the hood onto the winch….. don’t ask me why.

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Won’t somebody come along,
And teach me how to keep it alive…
To survive.
Come along and show me something
That I never knew in your eyes,
Take away the tourniquet.

I used to be so full of my confidence,
I used to know just what I wanted and just where to go.
More than ever I could use a coincidence,
But now I walk alone and talk about her when I know.

Later on I’ll cut you off
When your screaming into the phone.
Hard to own
Anyway I want to let you know
That everything is on hold,
Whatcha gonna do to me?

You use to be so warm and affectionate.
All the little things I use to hear my fairy say.
But now your quick to give me the old regret.
I’ll take a fall and now you got to give it all away.

Hey, what would you say if I stayed?
Stay for a while if I may.
Say it again and I’ll come around,
But not for the last time.
Hey, what would you say if I changed?
Changed everything with my name?
Play it again and I’ll come around, come around,
But not for the last time, not for the last time.

Hey, oh yeah, how long?
I guess you gotta walk away.
Hey, oh yeah, so long.
Whatcha gonna do today?

Well, work is still going good. Not being as busy gives me time to think and thinking is bad for me. I try not to let it get me down though. I have had very little time to hang out with my friends, but I do when I get an opportunity. Last night I went to the gym again with Nick and Casey after going on a hiatus for about a month. Sadly I couldn’t lift anything with my arms because of my broken finger. I hope to get back into working out as soon as my hand heals up.. It just doesn’t seem worth it right now.

Things went south pretty rapidly with my ex about 3 weeks ago. I had always thought we would stay friends since we were such good friends for so many years before our relationship… but it appears that I was wrong. She found someone new, which is great… but now she is moving away but hasn’t told me where yet…. kind of interesting. She’s happy now, and that’s all we can hope for, right?

I’ve been having fun being single, not worrying about someone else, hanging out with friends, but on occasion it’s a lonely life. Maybe I’ll meet someone soon, but maybe it’s not the right time right now. I have a lot of things to accomplish in my life over the next few years and fate may wait until I’m done with that before something better comes along.

I recently launched a new category which will probably be changed due to demand from readers. I will be more technical in future posts, and I will try to take more pictures to show the processes. I guess that’s all for now. I hope everyone is doing well.

This past weekend I took a trip with my boss and his teammate to a rock crawling competition in Rockport Illinois. RROCK is a series of competitions at Rockport Offroad Park (R.O.R.P.) where competitors from three different classes (Stock-Modified, Legends, & Super-Modified) compete on courses designed to stretch each class to it’s limits. We started early Friday morning heading to our drivers house. We met Bill at his home in Owasso, Oklahoma and loaded up the trailer.
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walked away,
heard them say,
poison hearts will never change
walk away again
turned away in disgrace
felt the chill upon my face
cooling from within
hard to notice
gleaming from the sky
when you’re staring at the cracks
hard to notice
what is passing by
with eyes low…
walked away
heard them say
poison hearts will never change
walk away again
all the cracks they lead right to me
and all the cracks will crawl right through me
and they’ll part
As I walk away again

I’ll explain the lyrics later in this entry.

You all know I changed jobs a short time ago… But I have to say, I’m loving it. We are very busy right now which means lots of money, and it’s only going to get better. We are currently doing a big job on a 1974 Ford Bronco where we are repairing some frame rot, replacing the floor of the rear section, and doing some body work to the rocker panels under the doors. After that job is complete we have a CJ-7 to do a quick transmission/transfercase installation on, then a YJ to finish some suspension work on.. After that it gets good. There is a huge job with an old CJ-5 which will get some huge Rockwell axles, a 4-link suspension, some possible cage work, bumper work, and skid plate for the under-side. This build will probably take a month to complete due to the complexity of all the components. I will start a new category for my blog so I can put pictures and info on here for those who are interested to read.

Click the link to read more… I have much more to say.
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Have you ever been so lonely,
No one there to hold?
Pull me in or disown me,
And then climb inside.
My arms are open wide.
Have a look inside.

It is not that I am scared to learn,
Why I’m empty inside.
hold my hand or show some concern,
If I live or die.
My eyes are open wide.
Help me look inside.

I hear the water drip from the faucet.
It’s sweetly falling in tune.
I’m gently closing the closet.
I fall to the floor,
and crawl to my room.
The thought of ending it soon…
Just let me sleep in my room.

Hear me cry! cry! cry!
I hear a knock at the front door.
Don’t come in!
I try to look at you
But I can’t stop shaking.
Leave me alone. Just go away.
Mother I’m so scared.

Empty bed and all of the sheets are gone,
They’re wrapped around me and you.
All is quiet but the drop of a gun.
I want to belong…to someone…
But maybe life’s not for everyone.

I quit my job today. I know, that’s a great way to start an entry, huh? I have been very unhappy doing what I’ve been doing so I needed a change. I was sick today so I stayed home from work and at about 5:30 a friend of mine asked me to come work with him at his shop. He does custom fabrication and automotive work and that is what I have been thinking about doing for a while. I’ll get to work in a very relaxed environment with friends, drink a little beer sometimes, learn to weld a bit better, and get to work on my jeep some too. I’ll be taking home more than I am currently, but I’ll be working my ass off for it. All in all it sounds like it will be a great deal. I start in the morning.
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Well, Monday was Memorial Day but I still had to work. I was lucky enough to get out early so I could enjoy spending the day with friends. I went to Nick and Justin’s house in the afternoon and helped prepare for our cookout. Casey, Gonzalez, Nick and I got the grill ready and prepared the food. Read the rest of this entry »