Monday – 21 April 2008
I am back in the northlands once more. Today’s commute was uneventful. There was one odd/amusing thing, though: Driving through Meadow, you pass a cattle ranch on the east side of the interstate. This morning, there was a calf outside the cattle pens, grazing along the outside of the fence. It seemed rather nonplussed about the fact that the other cattle were “over there” and just kept chewing at the grass near one of the fence posts.

I had dinner with SaraRules and Rachel last night; we invited Lish, but he punked out on us. (I’m trying to attribute his reluctance to join us to the fact that he was working on a project and not to the fact that I kind of, sort of… threw him through a door Saturday night.) Dinner was nice. After that, SaraRules and I stopped at the local Hollywood Video to pick up a copy of The Magnificent Seven, a movie which I have (somehow) managed to never see before. I liked it. Quite a bit. I will have to add it to the collection at some point.

Workout
Today saw a subtle shift in the workout: Eric wanted to give a little more focus to biceps, so we alternated bicep exercises with other exercises:

  • Bench Press (barbell): 3 sets/8 reps, 225 lbs
  • Curls (barbell): 3 sets/10 reps – 2 sets @ 70 lbs, 1 set @ 60 lbs
  • Flys (Nautilus): 3 sets/15 reps, 95 lbs
  • Curls (pulley): 3 sets/10 reps, 70 lbs
  • Military Press: 2 sets/10 reps, 85 lbs
  • Curls (dumbbell, Hammer grip): 3 sets, 10 reps, 20 lbs
  • Dips: 2 sets, 20 reps & 15 reps

Post-workout weight: 176.8 lbs

Stray Toasters

  • I need to drink more water, generally speaking.
  • As I had that thought, I had another one: Aside from the fact that they are water-breathers (and, in some cases, magic-users), Atlanteans (see Aquaman, Namor and Patrick Duffy) are basically normal humanoids. The water-breathing thing is the key here, because… well… Where do they go to the bathroom?!
  • Evil Monkey’s Guide to Kosher Imaginary Animals
  • Scientists on their “life-changing” books
  • As long as it took me to plow through it the first time I read it, I’m giving consideration to reading The Difference Engine again.
  • Tyranist is blaming me for his sons’ addiction to Munchkin. I think I can live with that.

  • Jigglypuff.
  • Scuzzlebutt.

Now to finish up a training lesson that I have had on the back burner for a while.

Namaste.