Mine Cough

In my previous post I wrote "mindfields". That's an interesting image if you think about it. Ok maybe it was just a stupid mistake.

I raised the big fat slug flag today. I'm fearful of catching pneumonia too. There's coughing all around me. Skeeeeerred!

Shoulder is not happy either. The couch betrays me!

Forgot to mention , I tried on Sketchers Go Run shoes the other day. Runblogger talked to one of the designers who actaully came from working on the Nike Free shoes. And they do kinda feel like Frees, except with a shaved heel and thick midsole....which is really weird too. Definitely an interesting shoe though.

Biodiverse Pantry Mines

Two days rest for me. It's been close to a month since I took two days off. Finally caught up on some sleep too now that the Australian Open is over. I'm kinda sad it's over though. It was a lot of excitement for my evening. I started thinking, I really should go see a Grand Slam tournament. But which one? When? Australian Open would be great, but man that flight would kill me. I could do London I think. Surrounded by British accents..hhehehe that would be interesting.

Liz is really sick. I've managed to stay virus free so far. I'll keep knocking on wood. My friend in TN got really sick too, with bacterial pnemonia. He took a drug called Cipro I think and his achilles swelled up to the point where he couldn't walk. I'd steer clear of that drug if I were you.

Finally watched X Men first class. I don't think I can take Kevin Bacon serious anymore after his commercial with Google TV. He was still pretty cool though. Overall, it was okay for me. I just want the whole movie to be about Magneto. I love me some Fassbender Magneto. What would you do if you could control metal? I mean seriously...like medically what could one do. Inject liquid metal into someone and then shape a joint without surgery or somethig like that? But come on, that's tedious and just waiting for some ingreat to sue you. It would be way more productive to just crush stuff. You could also go to those mindfields that have so many mines that no one goes into those areas anymore. Course the biodiversity that exits there now might not be fond of that. Ooooh treasure hunting in the ocean. You could raise the titanic!!!


Ok I'm rambling. I gotta go paint my pantry.

Chilli Cheese Tots Yum

Got brave and passed on the usual serrano peppers and picked up a couple of habaneros! Made an omelette today with just a third of the pepper. Not even any seeds. Cooked it up well to chill it down just a tad I hoped. And yah I used gloves to cut it up. That's such a painful lesson to learn. So my food had this great smooth heat to it. I was really surprised and pleased.

Have any of you seen these videos of strange noises coming from the sky? They are all over youtube and sound like weird metal banging or really creepy groaning like big a metal hinge slowed down really slow. I stumbled across them the other night waiting for tennis to start and got really creeped out. After some googling though, I think they are fake and part of maybe a viral sort of 2012 paranoia.

Speaking of tennis I couldn't be more pleased with how this Australian Open has gone. I was disappointed to see Maria Sharapova not only lose the final, but play well below her ability. I was very impressed with how she handled the loss in her runner up speech and in her press conference. She has so many devoted fans too. Can you imagine total strangers wishing you these deep sincere pleasant thoughts for your job? Fascinating. I really want her to win a Slam this year. WIth that said, I was very happy to see Azarenka win. Hopefully she won't lose first round in the French.

Perhaps my favorite match of the tournament was Murray vs Djokovic. A grinding 5 set blast fest with several 30 to 40 stroke rallies. It was just awesome to see Murray unleash himself and not beat himself. Plus seeing Ivan Lendl in his box is just too cool. He says to Andy, you will win, but first..you will feel pain, lots of pain! That is awesome! Anyway enough tennis talk.

So earlier this week I may have did too much weight on my dumbell presses. I mean my shoulder got tweeked at the beginning of the year bowling (guuuh) and suddenly I thought oh man, maybe I just tweaked both shoulders. Trying to imagine 2 impinged shoulders. ooof! Anyway, I took 3 days of from that and felt better yesterday, so I decided to do some really light weights and then a few pushups. An hour of so later I felt ok, but some part of me was worried I might wake up hurting. I also ran yesterday and felt kinda sluggy with a little soreness. Ughhh I'm such an endurance wimp!

I stayed up really late watching tennis and fell asleep on the couch. So when I got up on few hours of sleep, I thought..ughhh prolly not gunna run today. But as the morning progressed and I woke up, I found I was itching to run. So off I went since it was an awesome day to boot. Man! My run was insane! Was it the Greek Pisitichio I ate the night before? Sleeping on the couch? Who knows. I just felt like I could've ran all day. It was crazy delicious.

I ran down to Shalimar point and perused all the waterfront/golf course houses. Even if I had the money, I wonder if I'd really want to live in such houses. I ran by the clay courts we used to sneak onto when we were younger. It boggles my mind that we used to sneak on there and play for hours. I found some decent little hills on this run too. I kinda miss hills a little. At the end of my run I decided to push my pace. I pretended I was Ryan Hall with my hands flattened out and really pumping, my mouth making a small square as I tried to suck in as much air as I could. haha if you saw me, you'd prolly think, that guy looks weird and is kinda slow, but in my brain? I was Ryan Hall bitch! It was another good surprise. Where did all that energy come from? I'm going to say it was the greek food. Yahh thats it!

Da Beach

Oh Azarenka is pounding Aussie Kim right now. Im so excited!

I went to the beach today. It was crazy nice outside. What month is it?

Went to Lowes to buy a circular saw blade to cut metal. They don't carry them! They can special order them for 90 bucks. wow I'll go back to the hack saw idea.

Bought a simple bench to do barbell presses on. Oooff my muscles are sore, but in a good way.

Oooooh Azarenka just got broken. The crowd is sooo against her. They want their Aussie Kim to win. guuuhhhhheee!

Decapitated

Started my morning off with a little John J. Dunbar. Do you remember the scene at the end when he comes back from being captured and Stands With Fists basically virgin mauls him? hahahaha They must've laughed like crazy after that scene. I wiki'd DWW and read an interesting tidbit. Basically the language they were taught was done by a woman who taught them the 'female' dialect of Lakota, so when some Native Americans watched the film , they thought it was pretty funny to hear the men speaking like women. I also wiki'd Alien and read something I'd never scene, in that Ridley Scott wanted the Alien to bite Ripley's head off at the end and then talk in her voice in the flight recorder. Wow! Glad someone at Fox gave the slant eye and finger wag to that idea.

Ran today and just felt like crap. I'll bet it has nothing to do with the fact that I ate a ton of cheese last night and today. Running with a ball of cheese inside your belly...think about that.. yah not good. That's like trying to run your lawnmower on wood glue.

Cats! Some of you love them, so you'll appreciate the conversation I had this morning on the way to school. Asa....there's a dead rat by the truck and it's head as been taken off. Don't get to close to it please. She yells ahhhhh! Did a cat do that!?!! Prolly so, come on lets go. Aren't we glad I'm not in the habit of uploading pics lately. :)

Gaucamellow

Sometimes people have some nice things to say on my youtube channel.

Other reviewers take note on this guy.Opening minute of his vid was done RIGHT. 1) He's SHOWING you well known knives of similar size BUT...2) his voice is delivering interesting information NOT directly related to the pictures on screen. He's respecting his viewers by cramming twice the info in the same time frame. I was a pro news & documentary producer for a long time. On purpose or not, this guy has demonstrated some skills .

I kinda surprised myself with my second fastest run on regular route today, in bikilas even. It seemed hard to breathe for the first mile or so..kinda weird. I kept thinking, I should not have eaten a spoonful of gaucamole. But it was a good thing because we had a huge dinner tonight in the newly done up dining area. We had more fish tacos!, super bean dip, and a mexican chicken and bean soup. For desert , we had a pretzel marshmellow, strawberry jello desert, key lime pie, and flan. My good bud Rick was in attendance and proclaimed that the key lime was perhaps the best he's ever had. This is a big compliment from a guy who can be pretty picky on food items. Liz done guuud.

Needless to say I am so wonderfully full of food which is making me so tired. I don't think I'm going to be able to watch any Australian open tonight.

BBQ DUCHEBAG

Ran today with no issues. Rarrrgh! Put my lower half in the pool three times for about 30 secs a time. AHHHHHHHHH!!! Felt like my ankles were going to burst. Which was odd, but right after my legs just felt fantastic.

There's a local BBQ joint named Kinfolks. It's been here forever and I've never eaten there. Until tonight! It wasn't as good as the BBQ joint by my home in Veegus, but it was pretty tasty. I liked the spicy bbq sauce actually.

I also had lunch with my Adjustment Bureau mate at a Greek restaurant. Mmmmm Dolmades goood.

Yesterday I got another massive headache after driving to Pensacola. WTH! Something about that drive gives me a headache.

Every now and then I'll get a fairly nasty comment on my youtube channel. This one was especially tasty.

"Gay lisp, frolicking and flameing over 200 yr old kitch/long hunters knife on youtube=HUGE DUCHEBAG. Just like the 9000 mossberg 500 and remmington 870 reviews...Oh I just bought myself my first Kabar I gotta go do a review cause Im so proud Im a big boy now LOL. Please help save the Internet from getting clogged up with bullshit. Stop being Nerds and GTFO."

Criticizing spelling is fairly weak imo when it comes to internet smackdown , but the really bad spelling of douche just cracks me up!

And I watched Super 8 last night. I'm sure I'm the last of my friends to watch this flick. And I have to agree it was very cool! I liked all those crazy little kids. I loved how even with all the 'adult' crazy stuff going on around them, they stayed in their world of what was important; get the girl, make a movie, blow shit up! Another winner from JJ Abrams.

Cyber killing tacos

Mmmmmm I'm really into fish tacos lately. Liz made some killer ones tonight. Tasty and healthy!

Had my third electrician come out today. Third time is a charm though. He was fast, professional, and cost way less than I expected. Win win win! I am actually kinda bummed my second electrician decided to not ever call me back. I thought Gary was better than that.

So today was my third day of running in a row. I was a little sore afterward and thought ,well it's been a while since I've run over 5 miles two days in a row. I know, shocking, but that's what running logs are good for. Turns out, its been since May of last year that I've done over 15 miles in three days. Interestingly I took one day off, then ran some sprint intervals. Then my quad went angry 2 days later. So maybe I'll take it easy the rest of the week. I feel good right now, so that's a good sign.

Oh and guess how many buzzards I counted on the comms tower today? About forty eight!!!!!! It's like a perfect scenario for a scify channel thriller where buzzards are turned into cyber killing machines from the cell tower signals.

Gummy Buzzards

It was not my usual watch. It was a gift to my father a few Chistmas's ago. It's an inexpensive Timex with a large screen, but it has a chrono. I probably didn't need my jacket, but I hate starting off too cold. I walked down a road by my parents house swishing along in that bright green jacket. Here was a spot that my friend got backed into by a car after we ate cola gummies for the first time. Here was a spot that I recall riding my bike long ago and the cold wind just ripped through me registering cold like it never had before. Enough nostalgia, time to run.

I have this thing where if I'm running around people, like cars and such, I tend to run faster if I can. So I try to slow myself down and remember how much more enjoyable the run is if i slowly increase my pace over time. Really, I just want to get into a rhythm where my breathing and movement are comfortable. The body likes rhythm yes.

First I pass a father with his 5yr old son pushing a stroller with another small child. Later I run by a boy trying to jump his remote control cars on the curb. I feel bad for him because he's doing it all wrong. Then I run by a large red truck that stays at the stop sign for a few seconds longer than most. This truck is ridiculously loud. I see a couple of houses for sale and make a mental note to look them up later on Zillow. One was 695 thou since it was on the water. But the inside of the house was sooo old. I guess another couple of hundred thou wouldn't be such a big deal perhaps. Cough.

It looks like it wants to rain. I see Ospreys ( the military vehicles) in the distance as a squadron is based at Hurlburt. I've also noticed a bunch of buzzards in this area lately. So here it was in the middle of the nice neighborhood, a patch of tall oaks and pines was host to about 8 buzzards. So big and black, swooping here and there. I had a faint vision of the old looney toon buzzard.

It was a good run today. Saw plenty of strange people who prolly thought I was strange ( look at that dudes hair!) . Had a car full of young guys yell at me. Waved at some runners and some folks sitting in the driveway. Ran past many dogs and a couple of dog walkers whose dogs obviously wanted to come with me. It was really hot by the time I was done. Is this not the warmest winter in recent years? I should look it up.

Shorty Mullet

I was in Belk the other day in the kids section and right next to the Hello Kitty dresses were size 7 shorty shorts. My jaw hit the floor when I saw them. I said, these are not shorty shorts, these are skankotron shorts which have no business being anywhere near the intended age group. I mean seriously, I will have to upload the picture I took. Insane.

Did you know that there are bunch of videos on youtube of people hula hooping and doing complex and artistic manuevers? It's the hoop life and its a interestin little subculture.

I've run in my bikilas outside now a couple of times and they've actually felt really good. I've run outisde in them before, but these last couple of times, its just felt different in a good way. Do I dare wear them for a longer run though?

In other running news, the Olympic marathon trials were run in Houston this weekend. Meb Keflezighi came in first for the men at 2:09:08 which I think was close to a record. Ryan Hall came in about 20 seconds later. And I'd never heard of the third guy named Abdi Abdirahman. Shalane Flanagan came in first for the ladies. Not bad for her second marathon. She won a bronze medal before in a shorter distance, so I'm hoping she busts out some gold in London. In second was Desiree Davila who podiumd in the last Boston I'm pretty sure. And in third, the new mother Kara Goucher! I recall reading a spread in Runners world about her a while back and how she beats herself in her head easily. Here's hoping that this Olympic chance unleashes the mama power in her!

I was watching Prometheous parody trailers on youtube and found a Dark Knight rises trailer where they put cats on everyone's heads. Picture Bane as a kitty cat with his mask on. Funnny or strange?

I'm feeling an urge to buy a flashlight. Such an odd sensation!

What do you get when you combine a mullet with a mohawk? A mo-mullet, or mullawk? Then what happen if you add in one of those jedi padawan pony tails? I'm thinking this hair style might be for me!

Cooter Bubbles

Today I found a tiny little cooter swimming in my pool. I immediately sccoped it up and put him on the ground. Was it a him? I don't know that much about turtles, or even if it was a cooter. The markings were awesome though and from looking online, I say he was a FL cooter. Where'd he come from? Where's he going to go? It's such a mysterious journey that I was just a sliver of time in. Did you know turlles live a really lonnnnngggg time. When reading about caring for a turtle online, one guy had two of them for 36 years! Talk about a pet commitment.

Ran intervals on the treadmill today. I feel so pumped after intervals....why don't I do it more? I guess it's a question of mental energy perhaps. Hopefully, I will keep fitting those into my weeks.

I downloaded a Hello Kitty game today where you shoot bubbles. It's kind of like tetris with colored bubbles. Thing is, I like tetris. So I find myself playing this Hello Kitty bubble game. I don't think Asa likes me playing her games!

Boiled Heart

I boiled a turkey heart and liver today. As I bit into the heart, I could taste the blood oozing out of the center. I hadn't cooked it long enough!
If you're immediate thought was "what?!! did you even turn on the range?!" then you'd be right. I was cooking it for my dogs and no way was I going to get all Zimmerman on that. Anyway, one dog would eat the liver, the other wouldn't. Finley is finnicky it seems.

I decided to update my ipad software since I've been using it more. I even downloaded some apps! haha I told my friend not too long ago, wth do I need apps for. I downloaded a kindle app. As much as I think I would rather just read a real book, impatience got a hold of me. So I downloaded my latest book. I think I like the kindle better perhaps.

Asa loves the ipad though. I think even Leapster who makes a lot of kids tech toys came out with a leap pad. Her favorite game is a dress up game as well as playing tic tac toe with me. Someday she will be able to out think me in games. That will be a sweet day.

Beezow?!!!

So yah last week when my dad was in the hospital, I came to the saying, If you don't have a catheter in you, its a damn good day!

Ran in my Brooks Mach 11s today. I haven't run in them prolly since july or aug. They definitely felt 'thin' so to speak. The soles on that shoe aren't much. I think my turnover is just a bit faster in them though. It's weird, I just feel like I run faster in them and yet feel like they are a little tougher on my feet.

I had some crazy wrist pain today and some other odd pains. WTH did these come from? I totally forgot I went bowling the othe day at the kids bday party. Wow bowling jacked me up! So I'm wearing a wristbrace right now. Silly bowling.

Crazy busy

So the past week was just non stop it seems. My dad went in for hip surgery on Wednesday in Pensacola. He made it fine and came home on Saturday. However, I got really ill Wednesday while at the hospital and that just wore me out for the rest of the week. So much interesting stuff occurred while I was in the hospital and ...ooof its just too far back in my head to retrieve all of it now it seems. Maybe I should take a recorder with me.

I finished the book A Cat Named Oscar while at the hospital. I bought it back in Sept of last year and just forgot about it. The book is really less about the Cat which can tell when people will die in a nursing home in RI and more about how dementia alters a famiily. You can imagine, it's scary, heartbreaking, and also fascinating, I had to fight back tears in the surgery waiting room when finishing the book.

I've been hungry for another sci fi adventure and finally started my next book called Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. People love this book, with many saying its THE ultimate sci fi book. It starts off with a scientist accidentally figuring out how to teleport himself. In an effort to reproduce the teleportation, they get suicide volunteers becuase it seems you can only teleport when you're in mortal danger. It's a crazy beginning. Teleportation suddenly changes everything, economics, crime, property, and sports. However, you can not go further than 1000 miles. hahahaha I love that!

Anyway, this week should be very busy. My running slacked last week, so hopefully I can get back on it this week.

oh see now I remembered something, in my daily reading of everything Prometheous, there was discussion on an imdb forum about some script saying the space jockeys force two men to have sex for experimental reasons. Someone decided to flex their uber knowledge and said no no no, it was "Male rape by telepathic proxy!". To which someone responded, "Isn't that a punk band?". I totally think someone should pick up that name! Too funny.

Januverry

Had some lunch today with an old friend. We ate at the Orchid House Thai buffet. Was decent flavor. I added some hot spice to my soup and got a large concentration of it when I was drinking the juice. Wooo! Made my eyes water.

Off to Lowes to buy a miter saw and some trim and crown molding. Miter Saw is much nicer than the table saw for cutting angles. Course thats prolly like saying its easier to run in shorts.

Had chilly windy run today. Easy pace, no issues. Was nice. Going to dip down into the 20s next couple of nights. Maybe I'll get crazy and try a morning run. hah! Prolly not. I have to drive to Pcola in the still dark morning on Wednesday.

The last book i bought was in September of last year. It was the book about the cat named Oscar who lives at a nursing home ( skilled nursing facility - a snif!) and can tell when someone is about to die. I decided to finish it so I could get myself back into another scifi book. I came across a novel called The Forever War. It sounds potent ( said like none other than Papa Dragon ).

Anyway, school is back on. Time to get back on schedule.