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Signs You Have Lost Your Damn Mind

Jun

10

2008

You work a fourteen-and-a-half hour day and as you blearily walk to you car, you think, “Man, that could have been a LOT worse.”

Weekend Wrap-Up 3

Jun

9

2008

I hopped the redeye to Cape Cod Friday night, and watched some Jons get married on Saturday. It was wonderful in so many ways. The place Joel found us (thanks, Joel!) was fantastic, right on the water looking out into Nantucket Sound. It was a really gorgeous place to stay, it was incredibly fun to ...

Tri’ed and Failed

May

18

2008

Did another gym triathlon this morning, and instead of being able to at least make the same time, if not make up time, I actually did ten minutes worse, coming in at exactly 2 hours. I think almost all of that increase can be blamed on using a different type of elliptical machine. I’m debating ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health Update

Mar

7

2008

Good News: I was able to drag myself to the gym today and did 35 minutes on the elliptical, which felt great. Bad News: Then I came home and passed out for four hours, which felt much better. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll only pass out for 2-3 hours after working out…

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 ...

Noted

Jul

2

2007

I think I’m the only person who’s glad the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year. I could use the rest.