Sorry

Hey! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Getting ready for school and starting school yesterday was keeping me busy during the days and I was going to bed pretty early. Those avatars are really funny. I got a laugh out of them.

Walking

I've spent the last couple hours at my tread desk walking and reading. Love this thing.

You know the avatars are meant for fun, right? Was S.'s too harsh? I thought he would want a wacky one. Ask your Dad about Chaka.

Another busy week

Work is still busy. Gotta get back to lifting tonight.

Had a nice day Sunday with Grandmom and Pop pop out at Aunt C.'s. We went to dinner then looked at old family photos. You'll have to see them when you're down at C's next.

We also had dinner on Monday night down here. Afterwards, I thought it would be fun to find some fun avatars for all of them. Here's my take:

Gandmom:

Pop pop:

C.:

Your Dad:

S.:

Whaddyathink? Have some better ones?

Great

That thing is great with a few improvements you might even be able to sell them how is it working for you so far? So, dad went home the other day and Sean stayed in his dorm last night. I have been lifting everyday, but my arms are still a little sore from helping Sean move in, so I haven't decided if I'm going to life tonight or not. I have also been drinking my protein. Will post again later.

Bought a 22' monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse today

I really like it.



I'm making more changes to my apartment.

Going out to Cathy's tomorrow for dinner with her and Grandmom and Pop pop. How's your weekend going? Say hi to your Dad for me.

Also lifted bench and had some protein.

The Awesome Project Revealed: The TreadmillDesk

I was inspired last weekend to build a TreadmillDesk. I've wanted one for a long time. It's part of my effort to build more cardio into my life. Granted, walking 1 mph is not really cardio, but several hours of that while working on bills or reading books or watching football or whatever means a significant increase in energy used. I'd love to have one at work. Maybe at my next job.

Aunt Cathy loaned me her treadmill. I went to Home Depot last weekend to get the supplies. Cost me about $40.

Am I your crazy uncle? Ok, I knew that.

Sounds like you guys are having a nice time

Glad to hear you're having a good time with Dad and Sean. You should be excited. College is a great time in your life. Horizons open up. It's a big world out there and you can go wherever you want. And if something doesn't work, you learn you can make changes, work hard, and things turn around. Good things are coming.

Did you tell them about this blog or not? Fine either way with me. Heck, if you want, we can invite them to post too.

Ok, awesome project. My camera is charging. As soon as the battery is good, I'll take a pic.

Great

That was such a great post haha. It's good to hear you didn't crash, and it was a pretty good idea what you did with the ruined shirt. Today dad came into town and we helped Sean move into his dorm. Kind of gets me excited for when I get to go to college even though the dorms aren't actually that nice. I think I am going to pass on lifting today because lifting those 75 pounds boxes of sean's stuff up 5 story of steps. I am still excited to see this "secret project."

So what do you do with a ripped-up shirt?

Problem. Solved.

OK, I will reveal the awesome project tomorrow.

Coffee + biking = eventually only biking

I usually drive my UAB to work instead of my car which stays parked in the lot.

So this morning, I decided to test a new capability: Riding my bike to work while drinking my morning coffee.

I left my apartment, got on my bike, and rode down the sidewalk while enjoying my delicious coffee. As I approached the intersection, a woman walked down the handicap ramp. Instead of stopping and waiting for her to pass, I decided to drive off the curb. I thought it wouldn't be a problem because I am an experienced biker driving a top shelf UAB. I slowed down to a crawl (which turns out to have been a mistake) and headed off the curb with one hand holding the handlebar and one hand holding the coffee. When the front wheel met the street and stopped, I instantly recognized that I had made a miscalculation. The front wheel stopped and I lost control. In a millisecond, I decided to discard the coffee, and did so, although some found a way to my shirt. I then realized that the bike would not continue forward no matter what I did, so I then decided to focus on staying upright myself.

It worked. I didn't go down, I stayed on my feet. So, technically, no crash, right?

The UAB made a catastrophic Newtonian descent to the ground. Along the way, the handle bar apparently caught the cuff of my shirt producing the attached picture.

So I went through the work day in a coffee stained shirt torn to rags. But any wreck you can walk away from is a good one, right? And the shirt that was ruined was the oldest dress shirt I have, which I was considering getting rid of anyway. And Grandmom would be happy that I was wearing a helmet.

Excited

I'm excited to see these top secret project.

Too horrible

Ok, I was going to post some of the photos from Drudge about the Hungarian weight lifter at the Olympics, but they're just too icky.

BTW, my awesome project is complete. I shall reveal it soon.

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Sounds pretty productive to me. I have basically got on tack again too, but not much to update just the usual stuff. I'll post again later.

Back on track

Had an extraordinarily productive weekend. I bought some protein and lifted today. I also cleaned and reorganized my apartment. SO happy with the new layout. It really opened up the space and made things much more functional. I spent all day yesterday working on a super cool project, the awesomeness of it is of such magnitude that I cannot reveal it until it is complete sometime this week. Stay tuned

Same

I have had friends over the last few days, so I haven't been lifting everyday like I should. It's going to be a lot easier once school starts and I don't have kids staying over every night.

Sorry for not posting

Work has been super busy. I haven't been able to lift or go to Krav because I've been getting home late. How ya been?

I'm out of protein mix and I've had way too much pizza over the last 48 hours. Gotta get it back together.

Sounds fun.

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I think I am going to try some of those back exercises unfortunately I don't really have access to a lat pull down, unless I go to Healthworks or the Rec Center. That bike ride with them sounds fun, I bet you could really feel it working after the first few miles, haha. Anyways, tell them I said hi if you're still there and I'll post again later.

bike ride

Hello. I'm up at Steve and Sabina's with Grandmom and Pop-pop and Joe and Jeanine and the girls. S and S and Jeanine and I went for a 14 mile ride including a two mile climb. Took one hour and twenty minutes.

Hope you and Sean and your Mom are well.