Article on me in my hometown newspaper

http://origin.marinij.com/sports/ci_10105410

Am going to try to figure out how to get some photos up when I get a chance. Also, it appears that more people are reading this, so I'll try to upgrade the appearance a bit, although I am not known for my internet prowess.

So our draw for the heats came out today... I try not to think too much about other crews and just stay internal, but it's weird now that we actually have our opponents lined up. It's getting more real. The opening ceremonies are tomorrow as well - I won't be attending, since we are 45 minutes away and we wouldn't get back to our hotel in late at night, and with heats two days later, it's just not a smart racing move to expend that much energy and do something as distracting just when we need to be getting zoned in. So we'll be watching them on TV at the hotel - which is fine, we'll save the partying for the week after racing. But it all seems a little strange that it's really starting...