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Noted

Oct

10

2007

It is a hell of a lot harder to drag yourself out of bed to go to the gym at 5:45 AM when it’s pitch black outside than when it’s at least a little bit light out. At least if it’s a little light out, you get the sense that maybe, somewhere, other people are ...

Not Dead 2

Oct

4

2007

Just damn busy. Work’s been a bit nuts, and working out 5 days a week is just about killing me. On the upside, I did get a free ticket to the Dave Matthews Band concert on Tuesday at the Hollywood Bowl through work. The show was awesome (guest apperances by some spectacular banjo player whose ...

A Sense of Accomplishment 1

Sep

26

2007

I’ve lost 27 pounds since mid-February, despite a three-month break from the gym for two casts and a surgery. That’s good, but it’s not what I’m proud of. What I’m proud of is that finally, nine months into 2007, I’ve finally finished reading 2006 issues of Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and Entertainment Weekly. If I keep ...

Exercise The Demons

Aug

20

2007

Part of why things have trailed off a touch on this blog is because of the absolutely absurd amount of gym time I’ve been putting in lately. 5 days a week, killing myself at the gym, waiting for the tiny little reward on Sundays when I see that, if I’m lucky and have been trying ...

Das Gym 2

Jul

30

2007

Being back at the gym all the time on top of three nights a week of physical therapy leaves me very little free time to do goddamn near anything else. I like being back at the gym because it’s a massive stress reliever, but it kills an extra hour to hour and a half out ...

Progress Report

Jul

24

2007

So I’m finally back out of the boot, which is good. Walking around in regular shoes for the first time in a couple of months is a bit weird. What’s really weird is that my physical therapist wants me to wear sneakers. I’ve worn nothing but hiking boots for the last several years, so trying ...

Oh, Darn!

Apr

11

2007

The office park where the 24 Hour Fitness I go to is located is having its power shut off overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, so 24HF is closed until 8am. Since I have to be at work at 8, this means I can’t work out tomorrow morning. Let me tell you, I am just so ...

The Arms Race 3

Mar

26

2007

So in anticipation of probably at least needing some sort of surgery and having to cart my ass around on crutches for a period of time longer than five minutes, I’ve started lifting weights. The last time I was on crutches, I was on them for about three days of actually using them properly, and ...

Stop Me, Before I Subscribe Again! 1

Feb

26

2007

So I was cleaning this weekend, and I got all my magazines sorted into stacks. And even though I’ve been plowing through them at the gym, the stacks were still huge. Just today, I finished August’s Sports Illustrateds…August of 2005. I’m a year behind in Entertainment Weekly, a year and two months in Newsweek. I ...

Not Dead Yet

Dec

3

2006

Yes, I am still alive. Down the rabbit hole a bit, but still alive. Here’s a brief recap of a few things going on: – Thanksgiving with mom went well, then Cleo stopped by for a few days. I need a neon “vacancy” sign. – I joined 24 Hour Fitness. I’m trying to work out ...