If You're Going To San Francisco...

Be sure to make your flight to Redding. 

Wedding weekend in far northern California. Plan on hiking up a volcano and having a beer. Probably not during my hike, but I guess that would be funny. Ok. Now I've decided that I will have to do that and get a pic of it. I've been exercising the past couple weeks and am getting a little more in shape, so I think I can handle the hill. Weight around 253. Cadbury eggs have been wiped out. Damn things.

Back To Standing Upright

About a week and a half ago I did a number on my back. Just when I needed to be in good condition to do everything that needed to be done in our basement as it nears completion. I believe it was injured during softball on the 22nd, just as I was making a exercise comeback effort. Four chiropractor visits later, I'm probably about 80%. Still a little stiff and some sore. Should be able to start exercising by the wend of  the week. Lots of basement work to be done before Thursday, when the carpet is scheduled to be installed.

On a positive note, the night I hurt my back, I put on an amazing display of sheer power hitting the softball after our game. Probably the best swinging of my life-everything was a rocket off of my bat. Put about out 10-12 out of 30 swings. There weren't any mis-hits at all. I was in the zone. Then I was in the pain. Almost worth it...

The Horse Gives a Bumpy Ride

I got back on the equipment tonight after nearly three weeks off. It wasn't pretty. I pushed myself to the same levels I had before and that resulted in about an average 10bpm rise in the heartrate and noticeable less lung capacity. Burping up the meat stick I had just wolfed down didn't help either. I'll get back on it tomorrow morning and plug this exercise thing back into the schedule.

A Quick Concert Review

KT Tunstall was awesome. The show was sold out in about a 1000 person venue and she does live music really well. Her and her accompanying musicians were as good or better than the studio albums I own. I will go again if she comes around sometime. Paddy Casey was the opening act and we enjoyed him as well. Enough enjoyment to buy his cd at the theatre.

Really Well-Rested Now...

Ok, so I haven't got on the horse yet. I've still been too damn busy. Tomorrow will likely be the startup of the exercise. Tonight we go to the Barrymore to se KT Tunstall. I like her music and it should be a very pleasant experience to see her live. I'll report on the concert tomorrow. A trip to the dentist tomorrow morning. Another damn crown, another $grand. Not so pleasant.

Well Rested and Ready to Rok

Almost two weeks have gone by since the last exercise session. I haven't exactly been laying around-things have been crazy lately. It started with dad coming down for five days of turkey hunting and floor tiling. The hunting ended last Sunday, but the tiling hasn't quite ended yet. Still have to clean the haze off of the tiles. I had to finish that so the base trim can get installed in the basement. I'll be doing that haze cleaning tonight... after exercise. Also, there's been a ton of computer work to be done lately. Finding time for everything has been really tough. Now I should be able to make time with that tiling out of the way. 

What's left for me to do in the basement: Paint the tray ceiling trim and install the rope lighting; clean and poly the windows; install seven speakers into the ceilings; and touch up on paint scuffs. All of that needs to be done before the carpet gets installed so cleaning up afterward will be easier. We're getting closer to having our escape from the summer heat completed and that feels great.

No turkeys were harmed in this year's hunt. As expected. We did see a decent amount of birds though. They just never came in close enough to "harvest".

The Hunt Is On

Today is the start of turkey season for me and my dad. This will cut into my exercise schedule, but that's OK. It will give me a little time to freshen up the 2000 body parts. I'm going to get the bow out for this one. We'll see how that works. I honestly don't believe that I will even see any birds, so I'm not too worried whether or not I can hit the turkey. I guess weight loss will have to wait a week as well. Last weekend and this week are proving to be quite challenging to keeping a diet. In fact, I've submitted to the challenge and have eaten like shit. That doesn't stop today either- there's a birthday ice cream cake in the freezer right now...