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I've been feeling pretty out of it since the Ironman... just don't feel motivated to do much. I guess it is nice to feel lazy after all that prep work... but the laziness is starting to get to me. I need to get motivated to do something, but everything seems so... boring. Riding feels tedious lately... swimming is a chore.. and running, well we all know how I feel about running.

I brought my run stuff today.. so I'm going to try to get a few miles in before it gets dark. we'll see how I feel after that. Hopefully something will click and get me back into things. I think I just have to get back into the gym and lifting some. It has been too long since I've hit the weights.

The cat is doing well. Hasn't gotten much bigger... but much more active. He loves sneaking around, chasing me as I walk and attacking my feet. He is an incredibly loud eater.. and he likes to sleep in the middle of the bed. Despite his small size, he just lays down next to you.. and keeps take more and more space. It is pretty impressive. Stuart could learn a thing or two.

Ok, I'm out.

-Later

updates

The kitten is doing good. I'll post more pictures tonight when I get back home. His name is Nimitz... feel free to make whatever jokes you'd like now.

The Ironman was good. Harder than anything I've ever done. But it is over and I have no desire to do another one. It is just too long and punishing to want to do again. Also the amount of money that it costs to do one is staggering to say the least.

Anyways, I'm back, I'm tired and I feel like I'm coming down with something. Apparently my immune system decided that 13+ hours of physical torment is enough to shut down for a bit.

-Later

Kitty

So I got a kitten yesterday. First time I've had a pet since before college. Granted those pets have now passed... but I've been thinking about getting a pet for awhile. He is really tiny, really young, and incredibly cute.

But now I'm torn. I have to go to work today.. which means do I let him roam around the house, free to do whatever he wants? Or put him in with some food, water and a litter box and make sure he doesn't destroy anything while I'm away. He hasn't eaten much since he got here... nor has he gone to the bathroom yet (that I can tell... he is pretty sneaky). So I think it would be best to not let him have free rein of the apartment just yet. That'll come in time I'm sure.

Oh, and since most of you probably have me on facebook... I'll post another picture for your enjoyment.


-Later

Riding

I'm starting to love sprinting. I mean, I've always enjoyed it... but lately I've really been enjoying blasting the wheels off other riders and killing them in the sprints. I know I've got a long way to go... but yeah.. maybe more road racing is in my future next season. At least I won't be training for another crazy-ass ironman.

Hope all is well with my peeps out there.

-Later

Heh..

So for pretty much the entire summer... I've had a spider that lives behind my side-view mirror on my car. drivers side. I don't drive my car too much in the summer months.. and never that far. Well, anyways.. this spider comes out at night and builds webs between my car mirror and my car. The parking lot for my apartment is right near a lake... and bugs seem to be in abundant supply in the area, thus his decision to use my vehicle as a feeding area.

But.. back to the spider. The odd thing is that I never see him/her/it (I personally call it a "he" since I'm a sexist like that.. deal with it bitches)on the web... just when I get into my car there is this web there.

So I was driving back from Aikido the other night and the spider was actually hanging out in the middle of the web. I was a little concerned... since while driving the wind was buffeting him something fierce... but he hung on for the entirety of the drive, which consequently, destroyed his web. I didn't see him when i got back to my apartment... so I assumed he retreated back behind the mirror.

The next time I got in my car I noticed there was no web there. I grew concerned... had my driving thrown the spider clear of my car? Had he finally got fed up with constantly needing to rebuild his web a few times a week? Did he die and was a rotting tiny spider carcass hidden behind my mirror? I may never know the answer.

But, this morning I noticed on my drive to work (it was rainy) that the spider web was back. Now... does this mean the original little spider has returned.... using my car's safety devices to destroy the insects which threaten my car on a nightly basis? Or has another spider taken up residence... discovering that '96 mercury sables attract bugs due to their heated side-view mirrors? I may never know.

that is all.

-Later