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Friday, March 27, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 New po.. tinyurl.com/czwpbc #

00:05 New video uploaded: Running Vlog #5: After losing the cardreader I used with my Treo 755p, an.. tinyurl.com/cwp6el #

00:13 OK, I need to go to bed now. :) Nite all. #

06:19 Wt: 176.6, RHR 53, BF: 18.0%, DWD: 2 #

07:52 At work. Finally. :) #

07:56 RT @Oblivion: Best spam evar? -- This is yourr penis: 8--oThis is yourr penis on drugs: 8=====O Any questions? #

08:28 Girl in the break room was getting her hot cocoa packet ready. She shook it and *FOOM* it ripped open. Cocoa powder everywhere. #

08:50 RT @weirdnews: Family Unknowingly Lives Under "Spectre" of 60-Foot Phallus tinyurl.com/dlbs23 WACKY! #

09:44 RT @shawnz: YouTube adds a Twitter button: tinyurl.com/cok6hv - NIE! #

12:07 OK, I had my 2 pieces of pizza. I'm done. #

12:54 At the Folsom DMV. They're at B164, I'm B201. It'll be a while. #

13:06 Oh wow, DMV computer's down. they said it's the longest that it's ever been down. #

13:06 New Flickr upload: DMV boredom: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: The guy behind me is complaini.. tinyurl.com/cmyffd #

13:06 I wonder if I could get away with that one at work. #

13:07 The guy behind me just accused the DMV of slowing down his cell phone. #

13:15 What is LAW SQMA? #

13:23 Dude next to me is watching Seinfeld on his portable device. Without headphones. I hear "blablabla! (hahahahahaa) blahhhhh! (clapclap hahaha #

13:25 Another guy next to me has a lot of ink. Lady next to him said, "I was just looking @ your tattoos. I'm thinking of getting one." #

13:26 The lady who's thinking of getting one is about 80 years old. #

13:28 Dude has a tattoo that's a ring around the perimeter of his bald head, reaching across his FOREHEAD. #

14:11 In case you're wondering: yes, I'm still at the DMV. #

15:11 Back at work. Useless DMV visit. #

15:57 I realize it was an ad on FB, but it was very well focused. Have you runners seen these? tinyurl.com/dbh3ek #

16:29 Heh, Woot's shoved a few extra flip cams into the wootoff from last week's woot. Nice. #

16:29 Mine's working very well, thanks. :) #

16:54 Time to head home. Tonight is the final weigh-in/check-in of my son's Pinewood Derby car! Woo! #

17:05 New video uploaded: Jenny & Joy sing, "You Are My Hiding Place": In what's likely to be m.. tinyurl.com/db92ya #

21:21 OK folks, I'm off to bed. 18-miler in the mornin', I need sleep! #

21:34 New post on my blog: He Rises From the Dead - and VLOGS!: Man, I've been terrible. Actually .. tinyurl.com/cqqegg #

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He Rises From the Dead - and VLOGS!

Man, I've been terrible. Actually I've been terribly busy. I haven't blogged in a while, and have been annoying everyone who's been following my blog with my endless tweets, a poor substitute for a real blog entry. What to do, what to do?

I know! I'll make a new running vlog! No more using the Treo for these either, I picked up a Flip Video camera. The quality difference is huge, but it is an older model. Woot.com had a great deal, 79 bucks for the 1-hour model. So now I have a new camera for my vlogs, and will be able to bring it with me for the marathon in May!

Ah yes, The Ave. Tomorrow will mark the end of the week's runs, meaning there's just a little over 5 weeks left.



To put it succinctly, I've had a few setbacks. I had a recurrence of my leg pain, but I've been dealing with it. I cut back on my intervals this week, instead of doing 3x1600 I did 5x400. Thursday's 6-miler seemed really bad at the time, but as you can see from the video it wasn't near as bad as I thought. It's interesting what perception can be!

Tomorrow morning will be the longest run I've ever done, at 18 miles. I drove to the 10-mile mark tonight and cached some water. I'm not going to push it too much, I figure at this point finishing the 18 is better than trying to push my pace and drop off before the end.

I'll make a real blog entry tomorrow. Now I'm off to bed. See you tomorrow.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:34 New po.. tinyurl.com/dlb7nb #

05:43 Wt: 177.2, RHR 51, BF: 18.1%, DWD: 1 #

08:00 HOLY CRAP, my ear finally opened a bit. I can hear again! At least partially. #

08:22 Steven Delopoulos is the man! Gotta get that new CD. Daisies and Sandalwood. ♫ blip.fm/~3fnz0 #

08:31 Young son! Gonna take you to Washington! Gonna be my number one! ♫ blip.fm/~3foeq #

08:59 RT @activenetwork: 9 Camping-Friendly Races tinyurl.com/caw3fe - the first one listed is the Oct version of my marathon! woo! :) #

12:56 OK, another cruddy run in the can. I swear, some days... #

14:46 Why didn't anybody remind me to put Chapstick on my lips before running in the wind! Gah! #

15:13 Do I dare eat an orange with chapped lips? Heck, why not. #

15:22 It's scary how much runcast.tv ripped off Facebook. ;) #

16:09 Mapped 03/26/2009 Route (6.10 mi.) #

16:10 Completed Regular Run. 736 (kcal) Distance 6.10 mi. Duration 01:10:59 #

16:45 All female follower: plz send picz. KTHXBYE! #

23:37 I hope my latest video upload to Youtube changes my avatar. Right now it's Jillian Michaels. #

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:04 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:34 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 New po.. tinyurl.com/d7t9za #

06:22 Wt: 176.6, RHR: 53, BF: 17.9%, DWD: 0 #

08:18 I get in late to work, head into the break room and what do I see? A used band-aid sitting on one of the tables. #

08:19 RT @bapper: @gchance the joys of working in an office #

08:28 Last night when I reminded everyone to watch The Biggest Loser, I gained a follower and lost one. "TBL? Screw you, I refuse to follow you!" #

11:48 5k's in the rain are the best! #runners #

11:53 Canon should send out a press release telling all their customers that they aren't Cannon. #

11:54 I know, maybe when people ask for Cannon cartridges I should send 100lb cannonballs. #

14:34 I got to watch Lost on the treadmill! Score! #

15:55 Speaking of whom, @phampants, you should link your videos onto runcast.tv #

17:00 Heading home, don't let the Diet Dew hit you on the way out the door. *ouch* #

17:30 Wow. Nestle is telling people they should drink Nesquik instead of sports drinks. Their reason? Potassium. :P #

20:11 is glad he's not getting more and more addicted to this season of American idol. ;) #

22:04 WOOTOFF! Woot, woot! #

22:04 RT @woot: It's a Woot-Off! Follow @wootoff to keep up with all the Woot-Off woots. #

22:32 Time for bed. Nite all. #

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