Horseriding

It was brisk Columbus Day here, but perfect for a trek through the woods on a horse. We took the subway down to the LIRR, took that out a bit, and met up with my coworker Chris (narrator from the reception video) and his wife.

Two things about riding a horse: they totally have personalities that can lead to unexpected situations. At one point during our trip, we came to a stop, and I guess my horse did something to piss off the horse behind it, because suddenly he just started to take off into the woods with me in tow. I was able to whoa him to a stop but it could have ended up with me slamming into a tree. The other thing is, man, that's a large dump they take, and when you're in line with another horse in front of you, objects appear larger. Plop plop plop.

Getting up to a trot was awesome. And dangerous. Sadly, Chris' wife's horse has asthma, and kept on stopping anytime we tried to book it up a hill. And I was right behind, so it's like, well, there goes the ride.

Made a bonfire at lunch too. Nothing like a fire during the daytime, even if only for an hour. We got it roaring nicely.

We also saw Paranormal Activity, the new horror thriller that gave me the chills when I just thought about it again. The girl sitting across the aisle from R threw up just when it was starting to get creepy! Never seen that in a theater, so that set a new bar.