Sunday – 19 July 2009
SaraRules and I opted for a lazy, quiet evening after our excursions. With that in mind, I did a little work on my new ‘Clix building (the ground floor now has all its walls in place) and SaraRules did some reading and did a couple of Sudoku puzzles.

After that, we watched Push, starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning and Djimon Hounsou. It was pretty good, actually – unfortunately, it’s being packaged with Knowing on a 2-for-1 disc… The movie follows Nick (a telekinetic) and Cassie (a precog) as they attempt to stay one step ahead of the mysterious U.S. Government agency, known only as “The Division,” in a race to find a missing telepath and the case she’s carrying. There are plenty of twists and turns in the movie and there are a couple of times when you’re not entirely sure who’s on which side.  The effects are good – one of my favorites was how objects that Movers (the TKers) were manipulating would shake and waver when the person was stressed or indecisive about something. And, at least according to IMDb, there wasn’t a lot of green screen used in creating the film’s effects.  All things considered, the movie was fun and wasn’t a waste of an hour-and-a-half.

Today started with sleeping in. After breakfast, we hit the gym:

  • Leg Press – 3 sets/15 reps, 140 lbs
  • Calf Raises – 3 sets/10 reps, 100 lbs
  • Lat Pulldowns – 3 sets/10 reps, 110 lbs
  • Lat Pulldowns (narrow) – 3 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs
  • Reverse Fly – 3 sets: 2 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs; 1 set/12 reps, 70 lbs
  • Reverse Punches (dumbbell) – 2 sets/15 reps, 15 lbs
  • Curls (concentration, dumbbell) – 3 sets/10 reps, 30 lbs
  • Tricep Extensions (rope) – 3 sets/15 reps, 80 lbs
  • Wrist Curls (forward, dumbbell) – 3 sets/15 reps, 15 lbs
  • Lower Back Extensions – 3 sets/10 reps

Post-workout weight: 183.5

On the way to the gym, my superpower kicked in: As we approached the light at 6200 South and Highland Drive, we pulled up next to ‘s father. Very random.

We also went to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It’s been so long since I have read or listened to this book that I had forgotten a number of details about it. Fortunately, the movie did a good job of exercising my memory. The actors, comfortable in their roles, turned in excellent performances and the adaptation of the story moved the plot along nicely, while still leaving enough time to show nice bits of character development.

And that, as they say, is that.

Namaste.