Alright punks, I'm posting, so lay off. I can assure you this post will not be as interesting as Joey's "Five Year Old Battle Royale" or Sean's latest rant about how republicans are destroying the world.. nor will it contain any clever poems or rhymes like Lacy's latest post.. so I hope you are merely happy with me talking about nothing important at all.
I've been swimming at the gym next door to the hotel.. feels good to be swimming again, though I don't think they normally get people who actually swim laps. People in the aquacize class keep getting in my lane, the oldies... sort of annyoing if you ask me. Swimming along, do a flip-turn, and suddenly you are staring straight at some huge, wrinkle, varicose veiny legs protruding from a flower suit much to small to fit the gigantic eldery woman who can barely handle the little foam weights they use in the class. Other than the occasional lane confusion, the swimming is fantastic. I'm obviously out of swimming shape, but the last few nights of swimming I feel like I've made marked improvement. So, hopefully I'll be able to be moderately competitive this season in the whole triathlon thing.
Tomorrow I don't have to be onsite until 3 pm or so. I think I'm going to get up early.. eat some oatmeal, do some movement prep, go running, lift some weights.. eat second breakfast, calibrate all my pumps and everything, get everything ready to ship to NY, lunch, maybe swim (don't want to overtrain, but eh.. I'm young) and then who knows.
Joey, just for future knowledge, I've totally got your back when the moaning, brain-eating hordes arrive. No matter what my current blogging situation is.
Adult Swim is on.. gotta go kill some brain cells.
Later
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Detroit, White Castle, and Subway
As some of you may know, I've been working up in Detroit for the last 10 days or so.. and will probably be here for another 10. Don't mind it that much, though sometimes the days get long getting all the equipment calibrated and shit, but it could always be worse. Smaller calibrations, more pumps, bitchier clients... always a possiblitiy of things sucking more.
But anyways, Detroit is a wierd town. True, it has 8-mile, and wierd shit like no left turns on major roads, no elevators in buildings 3 stories and under, srap like that. But yeah, the left turns screwes with my head really bad. You'll be driving along, see where you want to turn, drive PAST it, then flip a u-turn and a designated spot then return to where you want to turn and turn right. Wierd as all get out. But some of these u-turn spots are lighted.. so that is wierd. You'll be driving along.. and there will be random lights at spots where traffic is going to be entering from the on-coming lane to merge with you. Well, I'm so used to lights only being at intersections that I completely overlook these lights most of the time. I think I've ran about 5 of them. Just since I'm looking forward to the next intersection, and not at a spot 100 feet before that. Craziness.
Also, had my first experience with White Castle. Terrible burgers.. there is nothing to them. They are about two bites of crappy meat with a soggy bun. Though the pickle is quite good. It is sort of a square of spam inbetween two rolls that someone has kept it their jean's pocket during a really humid summer. Yeah, that describes them pretty well.
Also while driving the 20 miles or so to the site, I pass around 8 Subways. EIGHT FREAKING SUBWAY fastfood joints. This absolutely amazes me. I that means every 2.5 miles I could stop and get a refreshing sub-sandwich which, according to a previously fat guy that apparently Subway owns, can make you skinny. Subway is a marketing genius. They looked at the country, determined people are fat and don't want to be, so they begin marketing their sandwich to make fat people who like to eat, not skinnier, but merely more likely to buy their product. Brilliant.
Alright, I need to go change out some pumps, fill out some dang ol' COCs and maybe take a nap.
Later
PS: Props to Sprint PCS on their modem phones.
But anyways, Detroit is a wierd town. True, it has 8-mile, and wierd shit like no left turns on major roads, no elevators in buildings 3 stories and under, srap like that. But yeah, the left turns screwes with my head really bad. You'll be driving along, see where you want to turn, drive PAST it, then flip a u-turn and a designated spot then return to where you want to turn and turn right. Wierd as all get out. But some of these u-turn spots are lighted.. so that is wierd. You'll be driving along.. and there will be random lights at spots where traffic is going to be entering from the on-coming lane to merge with you. Well, I'm so used to lights only being at intersections that I completely overlook these lights most of the time. I think I've ran about 5 of them. Just since I'm looking forward to the next intersection, and not at a spot 100 feet before that. Craziness.
Also, had my first experience with White Castle. Terrible burgers.. there is nothing to them. They are about two bites of crappy meat with a soggy bun. Though the pickle is quite good. It is sort of a square of spam inbetween two rolls that someone has kept it their jean's pocket during a really humid summer. Yeah, that describes them pretty well.
Also while driving the 20 miles or so to the site, I pass around 8 Subways. EIGHT FREAKING SUBWAY fastfood joints. This absolutely amazes me. I that means every 2.5 miles I could stop and get a refreshing sub-sandwich which, according to a previously fat guy that apparently Subway owns, can make you skinny. Subway is a marketing genius. They looked at the country, determined people are fat and don't want to be, so they begin marketing their sandwich to make fat people who like to eat, not skinnier, but merely more likely to buy their product. Brilliant.
Alright, I need to go change out some pumps, fill out some dang ol' COCs and maybe take a nap.
Later
PS: Props to Sprint PCS on their modem phones.
Monday, April 11, 2005
annoying flights
If you ever get the chance to take a flight sitting next to a claustraphobic individual, by all means take advantage of the opportuniy. The constant crying and hyperventalating really makes for an enjoyable flight. Also when other passengers feel pity on the person and have her hold their baby in an attempt to calm her down (not the baby) and thus makes the baby cries the entire flight. Now if you ever get this chance and hope to sleep through it.. well.. I hope you had as much fun as I.
Anyways, back in Detroit.. still interesting and fun, though not moving along as fast as I'd like. But yeah, I'll post more later..
later
Anyways, back in Detroit.. still interesting and fun, though not moving along as fast as I'd like. But yeah, I'll post more later..
later
Friday, April 08, 2005
Backpack..
Joey, you always come up with the most interesting things to talk about.. contents of a backpack.. brilliant. Anyways, i have a few minutes, and I have my backpack in front of me.. so here goes.
1) Laptop: endless source of entertainment. Not my machine, it is work's computer, but I love her anyways.
2) Various computer cords and power stuff: This is pretty obvious since a laptop always has a bunch of extra shit to make it worth while. My stuff is a USB hub, a connector for my phone (so I can get on the internet like this), a USB extension, a power supply, an external hardrive with all my music and movies and stuff, and a jet drive, which allows me to access wireless networks. Very nice tools to have.
3) A gyro-exerciser. I like to use this while driving, helps keep me awake. Also, fun to have whenever I get bored.
4) Nalgene: Covered in The Ride stickers and it provides at least 4 liters of water intake a day. I love this thing. Should probably wash it more, but I figure the germs will make me strong, like steroids.
5) Sun screen: Why you might ask? Well cause I got horribly burned on monday working up here in Detroit. Don't want that to happen again.
6) Hand sanitizer: Working on a site with only one port-a-john makes me worry about germs all of a sudden.
7) Fedex Airbills: You never can find these when you really need them. I hate not having the ability to ship anything anywhere, makes me feel very weak and powerless.
8) Real Design Catalouge: Never got around to taking it out of my bag, and I like looking at the forks and wheels. I love carbon fiber.
9) Pens and sharpies: Wouldn't be a backpack without them.
So that is about it. More of a work pack back.. but I like it. Usually I have a book or something thrown in there with all the other crap, but since I'm "working" I left them in the hotel room.
Later all.
1) Laptop: endless source of entertainment. Not my machine, it is work's computer, but I love her anyways.
2) Various computer cords and power stuff: This is pretty obvious since a laptop always has a bunch of extra shit to make it worth while. My stuff is a USB hub, a connector for my phone (so I can get on the internet like this), a USB extension, a power supply, an external hardrive with all my music and movies and stuff, and a jet drive, which allows me to access wireless networks. Very nice tools to have.
3) A gyro-exerciser. I like to use this while driving, helps keep me awake. Also, fun to have whenever I get bored.
4) Nalgene: Covered in The Ride stickers and it provides at least 4 liters of water intake a day. I love this thing. Should probably wash it more, but I figure the germs will make me strong, like steroids.
5) Sun screen: Why you might ask? Well cause I got horribly burned on monday working up here in Detroit. Don't want that to happen again.
6) Hand sanitizer: Working on a site with only one port-a-john makes me worry about germs all of a sudden.
7) Fedex Airbills: You never can find these when you really need them. I hate not having the ability to ship anything anywhere, makes me feel very weak and powerless.
8) Real Design Catalouge: Never got around to taking it out of my bag, and I like looking at the forks and wheels. I love carbon fiber.
9) Pens and sharpies: Wouldn't be a backpack without them.
So that is about it. More of a work pack back.. but I like it. Usually I have a book or something thrown in there with all the other crap, but since I'm "working" I left them in the hotel room.
Later all.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Detroit
So I'm heading up the Rock City on Sunday for a project. It is going to be fun, at least I am going to make it fun, no matter what happens. This'll be the first project that I'll be working completely alone on, so I'm a little worried about that. But I'll survive, somehow. Suck since my roomie has been on spring break, and now I'm leaving.. it is almost like we are just sort of switching off who is going to be living alone in the apartment. Oh well.. it is all good.
Hoping to do the 2-10-2-10-2 duathlon on Sunday up in Conway. I don't know how I'm going to do, but I'll try to do well. Haven't been running enough, but that is pretty normal. Cycling feels pretty strong so we'll see what happens.
Ok, I'm going to jam, need to burn some stuff off my harddrive.
Later
Hoping to do the 2-10-2-10-2 duathlon on Sunday up in Conway. I don't know how I'm going to do, but I'll try to do well. Haven't been running enough, but that is pretty normal. Cycling feels pretty strong so we'll see what happens.
Ok, I'm going to jam, need to burn some stuff off my harddrive.
Later
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