I'd intended to leave Teh Oroffice early, say, 4:00 or 4:30, and get some quality time in on the Cybexes, but they kept me busy up until closing so I ended up beelining for the treadmills. At this point, only half them work. There have been signs on the broken ones saying they're getting new motherboards "next week" for 2 weeks now. Also, it seems like no matter what time of day I get there, there's a cleaning crew underfoot. The place is not that big; full-time housekeeping is uncalled for. Today they wer... (...more)

I was on the fence about hitting the gym yesterday and when I realized I'd forgot my flip-flops, that clinched it. I was up somewhat late last night and didn't scrape myself out of bed until ~11 today. Brunch: microwave burrito trio. ~3PM I had the last Guinness Extra Stout, which, at 176 calories and a smidgen of protein, is arguably a healthier choice than these HFCS "nectars". After a nap I had a powersaucebar and some smilk and showered. It wasn't easy propelling myself to the gym today either,... (...more)

Breakfast: 1 slice of pizza and a couple buffalo-dressed chicken nuggets (leaving 3 slices and 2 nuggets for dinner). Lunch: Sushi: 3pcs each sushi and sashimi (tuna, salmon and white fish), and spicy surime ("krab") salad over cucumber slices. That's gotta be a fair hunk of protein; my guesstimate is ~30-35g, based on a 5-oz can of tuna being 22g. Dinner: 3 slices to finish off the pizza and the last 2 chicken nuggets. Also, 12 oz of Guinness. I've got 1 more bottle, I'm gonna miss it when it's gone... (...more)

Dreamed I was renting a ground-level room on a street where a bunch of my paternal cousins also lived, and my cousin Don arrived home on his motorcycle with an enormous baggie, must have been 2-4 gallons, full of adorable mint green buds. (Which is ironic, because I think of all my male cousins on that side, Don may be the least likely to bring home any quantity of buds.) How much of that can I get for a C-note? I thought about doubling my order but alas, there's bills to pay. Funny how precise your math c... (...more)

Visited the AVDA thrift store on Rt 441 just south of Marina Blvd. I saw a Linksys WAP that I would have bought if it was priced, a couple nice glass cutting boards and a laptop bag ditto... in fact, an awful lot of stuff around the shop wasn't priced. But at least I know what kind of stuff they take: ANYTHING. Long-outdated MCSE study guides. Windows 98 install discs. An HP LaserJet 4 printer - production of these ended in the '90s. Clothes, of course, overwhelmingly women's and children's. Also, I think ... (...more)