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You’ve Gotta Have Goals

May

14

2008

If I actually manage to lose enough weight to get down to where I really want to be, I will totally be doing this: Formerly Obese Man Always Showing Everyone His Old Pants RUFFS DALE, PA—According to John Swink’s friends, family, coworkers, and casual acquaintances, as well as a growing number of local waiters and… ...

Is It Just Me? 3

May

12

2008

I’m not normally a germophobe, but this morning at the gym, someone did something that icked me out something awful. When you swim, you’re supposed to rinse off in the communal shower by the pool before and after. This both helps prevent dirt from getting in the pool (before) and helps get rid of some ...

Duly Noted

May

11

2008

I took my current job just under 2 months ago. Since then I have driven over six thousand miles, almost all of it either to, from, or for work. I have bought 28 26 tanks of gas to accomplish this feat, at a total price of $1031.28. I am really starting to wish I had ...

Well, THAT Was Fun

May

9

2008

Normally it takes me 45 minutes to get from Santa Monica to Santa Clarita. Today, it took me 1 hour, 35 minutes. 15 minutes spent just getting ON the 405 freeway to go north, because for no apparent reason, the 10E-405N interchange was ridiculously backed up. Then after I finally broke free of that, I ...

Strike Two

May

6

2008

Depending on who you read, talks between the AMPTP and the Screen Actors’ Guild either ended without a deal or completely fucking imploded tonight. You know it’s serious when Nikki Finke breaks out the clip-art alarm bells. So now, we’re staring down the barrel of another potential strike, this time by the Actors. A smaller ...

Things I Did Not Need To See

May

6

2008

…at 5:30 this morning as I dragged my sorry ass to the gym: A freakishly gigantic spider dangling from my porch light RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL. I considered stomping on it when it rapidly descended to the ground, but the damn thing was so big, I feared I would only make it angry. I’m just ...

Tail of the Tape

May

2

2008

Hours worked this week: 76.6, for a six-day week. Miles driven for work this week: 841. And I didn’t even drive anywhere Sunday. Days I still managed to drag myself to the gym: 4, exactly as planned. I now know I can do this and am not allowed to make “But I had to work ...

And Now, Your Moment of Zen

Apr

29

2008

Courtesy, as it often is, of the Brits and a formerly pay TV channel going free and rounding up Celebrities to make them do absurd things: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaQ1s7hlXjQ&hl=en]

Pop Quiz 1

Apr

27

2008

What’s the opposite of pointless? a. Pointy b. Pointful c. Pointed d. [other] Any of the Medill grads out there have a real answer to this question? Anyone else have a funnier answer than any of the above?

Try, Athlete 2

Apr

26

2008

Lap-swimming 750 meters: 16 minutes. Recumbent-biking 20 kilometers: 51 minutes. Ellipticaling 5 kilometers: 35 minutes. Completing a sprint triathlon (aka half an Olympic triathlon) at the gym: Priceless. Well, except the price I will pay in pain later today and tomorrow. That should be fun. Now I have to see if I can actually bring ...