birthday

last wednesday we headed down to hobart for matty's birthday to see Closer To The Edge. the movie follows the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (or TT) that is touted as the greatest and most dangerous motorcycle road race in the world. i was slightly taken aback while watching the movie, the racers in the film seemed all too familiar. they were all like big kids, somehow they had all managed to avoid becoming serious grown ups, but yet they were also highly focused and disciplined. they were also neat and tidy and knew exactly what they wanted and didn't take any nonsense off anyone. in other words they were just like matt (whose been racing motorbikes since he was 12). it was the last thing i was expecting, to gain such an insight and greater understanding. however the movie also raised my suspicions, after recognising some of the gym exercises and finding out that one of the riders was also a mountain biker, it seems that i might have been living the lifestyle of a motorcycle racer without even knowing it, well all the bits except the riding motorcycles that is, which seems to me to be the most fun bit.

ps school is out for summer after finishing my last exam yesterday afternoon. two years down, only one more to go.