Random Access

Friday – 28 May 2010
It’s my 9/80 day off. Amen.

Not only that, but the day has been nominally productive so far. I woke up a little before SaraRules headed to work. I thought about having a spot of breakfast, but didn’t… for whatever reason. After she left, I did my best impression of a cat and sprawled on the sitting room floor, in a pool of sunlight. It felt good. Next thing I know, I’d lost an hour. (Oh, well… that’s what days off are for.) I got up, did a load of laundry and then did something that I haven’t done in “far too long.”

I went to the gym.

That’s right, I went to the gym. I’ve discovered over the years that I prefer working out with someone, but I’m not completely averse to going alone. I’ve also discovered that not going to the gym for a month or so means that you have to work back up to where you used to be. But… I went to the gym. I worked out. And it was good. Selah. Not only that, but I ran into former coworker, Josh, there; so I have a witness that I was actually there and doing stuff.

Back home for a shower and shave and a bite to eat. In a little bit, SaraRules’ mother is coming over and we’re heading down to the new Hobby Lobby.  (Yeah, I know: It’s a hard-knock life to have to go to Hobby Lobby on your day off…)

Not sure what the rest of the afternoon holds, but there’s Clitorati tonight.

Workout
Yesterday’s step count: 2019 steps.

Today’s workout consisted of:

• Elliptical: 10 minutes, avg. speed ~5.5 MPH
• Sit-ups (incline): 3 sets/20 reps
• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps
  • 2 sets @ 185 lbs
  • 1 set @ 135 lbs
• Compound Row: 3 sets/10 reps, 125 lbs
• Curls (dumbbell): 3 sets/10 reps, 20 lbs
• Tricep Press (overhead, dumbbell): 3 sets/10 reps, 40 lbs

The workout was good… and tiring. I think that I might have to back off on some of the weights a bit, until I get back into the swing of things. But, that’s okay. I have nothing but time, air and opportunity.

Stray Toasters

• We finished applying primer to the ceiling in my office last night. Next step: Paint!
• Green Lantern earns animated series
• Videogames train you for lucid dreaming?
• SaraRules and I are planning on getting new phones in the next few weeks, I think. I had been hoping that Apple would undergo a rectal craniotomy and diversify their carriers – I want an iPhone, but don’t want it on AT&T. Since that doesn’t seem to be very likely, I’d like to hear your recommendations on phones and/or cellular service providers.
• No more Joker for Luke Skywalker?
• Body of Evidence: Artist works with silver nanoparticles dispersed in hexane
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• ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ actor Gary Coleman dies at 42
  When I was a kid, people said that I used to looked like Gary Coleman and/or Rodney Allen Rippy (bonus points if you remember him from the old Jack in the Box commercials).
• Steampunk War Machine (papercraft)
• Secret Codes You Aren’t Meant to Know
  I can’t speak to the validity of these codes as a whole, but I thought it was interesting.
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• Top 10 Miscast Movie Roles
• Sao Paulo unleashes Brazilian creative energy
• May 28, 1959: Inventing a New Language for Business
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Passenger who was locked in an empty plane sues airlines

Bonne’s here… and we’re off!

Namaste.