Happy New Year
I am going to really try and make time to Blog more this year. Whether it be a top 5 list or just saying what is going on recently. Happy new year everyone! So far this has been a fantastic year full of lots of fun times and few bad times. Also, it has not...
Beertender Mini-Review.
For my Birthday this year, Vanessa got me a beertender! (Yeah, my Birthday was in July… sue me.) Here are the basics: No, it doesn’t MAKE beer. It just keeps tiny little kegs (roughy a case) of Heineken, Heineken Lite and Newcastle Brown cold. It has a tendency to be picky about the glass that...
You call it the Great New York State Fair
You call it the NY State Fair. I call it “Where’s the fried dough?”, oh and “We need maple sugar candy!” Going to the fair this year was a truly eye-opening experience. My memories of what going to the fair was like as a little kid and what it is like for me now are...
13.1
Last Sunday, I ran my first half-marathon. I’ve come a long way from couch potato and even though I think the pictures of me online look terrible and I still look a little heavy, I’m pretty proud of what I’ve done. I also ran it in my Vibrams… which is kinda cool, I really like...
Car Fixed
The dealership can sometimes be your friend. Today was one of those days. Apparently, my entire cooling system failed and melted down like Chernobyl. The first question the friendly service manager asked was if Vanessa’s married name was Loftus. I knew then we were talking warranty (Vanessa bought the car before we were married) and...
Boom.
SO I was driving home tonight after a fun game of D&D with some guys at work when my car started to make some noise… then I noticed that my temperature gauge was really high… then all the lights came on my dash at once and my engine cut. Boom. I nearly made it off...
Running: Almost Barefoot
I have been running on and off for two years, ever since I thought it would be fun to run in the Chase Corporate Challenge with some co-workers. Really I was just there for the beer and food, but I did sort of have fun in-between catching my breath and the rain. (It was raining...
So Long Fatty
At the end of 2010, I found myself heavier than I have ever been. If I remember correctly I was 220 or 225, neither good numbers for my height and amount of muscle. I got sick of wearing baggy clothes and feeling huge. I also really wanted to get my running times faster and try and do...
Song Challenge: WTF?
Dear Internet, With the pressures of a re-audit at work coming next week I have fallen SEVERELY behind on the blogging. I have every intention of catching-up and hopefully getting back on-track. It is tough. My lunches (prime blogging time) have turned into either running outsite for exersie or enjoying a game of The Lord of the Rings...
Song Challenge: Day 23
Slacker back-log post… man catching up is really hard! I had to replace both headlights on my car and that ate a lot of my time. :) I am so lucky to have had the wedding that I had, it was truely a wonderful gift and I still think of it fondly. Vanessa used the...
Song Challenge: Day 22
Again, slacker-back-log. I couldn’t find the version I have by the King’s Singers so I found this version instead. I find this song (the a cappella version) just completely inspiring. I was in my High school chorus, chamber choir and was in RIT’s Eight Beat Measure men’s Octet for 4 years. I really like A...
Song Challenge: Day 21
I’m a slacker, so I’m back-filling days I missed… better late than never right? I was sad that there was no favorite funny song so I’m using my free day for: Your favorite funny song: Weird Al Yankovic “White and Nerdy” Because, well… I identify with a LOT of this song and it is just...
