I thought I'd hit 1000 miles earlier this month but I let my odometer sit at 970 then took vacation and got sick. So, after an afternoon of riding, I finally hit 1000 while riding around the tidal basin.
I realize that pullups are second nature to many people, but I've generally just treated pullup bars as a fun place to play. Despite having one in my kitchen, I still am unable to complete a full pullup unassisted. So, my newest goal is to complete one full unassisted pullup (any grip) by my next birthday. Definitely an attainable goal, but I need to stop simply hanging from the bar and…
After my company discontinued the popular stair climbing competition around Christmas this year, several coworkers and I started up our own office contest. Week one is done and I have not climbed as much as I should have (and eaten way more than I should have). I'm using this to train for the Hustle Up the Hancock on 26 February. I need to get training...
I'm still trying to get over the whole breathing underwater and being okay with it thing in SCUBA class. I had my first hiccup while using a regulator tonight. I guess I must be loosening up and getting more comfortable in the water because I almost never hiccup while tense or nervous :-)
I just registered for this winter's Hustle Up the Hancock race. The race is 94 flights (1632 stairs) up the Hancock building in Chicago. The race is a fundraiser for the Respiratory Health Association in Chicago. I already usually take the stairs instead of the elevator and I commute by bike so I think my base is okay, but climbing specific training starts next week. I expect to do a lot…
Although I never swam competitively, I have swum for pleasure and exercise my entire life. However, now that I moved two blocks from a pool, I just never seem to go anymore. My number one excuse is that I like how my hair is at exactly that day. A lame excuse, but completely in line with my priorities in life. So, I will set a day and time where I at…
First definition in Merriam Webster's: "a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake."Makes me stop and wonder what all the self-proclaimed geeks I know are actually doing in their free time...
Mean Girls was on TV tonight. I haven't seen it for a few months, which is probably the longest I've gone without seeing it since it was released. Mean Girls is so ridiculous in its caricatures of female subculture, but at the same time, it's the most relate-able movie I have ever seen. It is hysterical, nuanced, and brilliantly written. I've probably seen it a few hundred times and it is still enjoyable today. The…
The ginger discussion on Glee got me doing some more research into a festival I read about this past September in Breda in the Netherlands, Roodharigen. Maybe I'll check it out next year. Two of my favorite things: red heads, and bikes. Any other red heads interested?
This week's episode of Glee was a little slow, but I appreciate the little redhead supremacy rant. While I think that the words said are true, the tone seemed a bit mocking (as fit in the scene). It is true that the red head gene (MC1R) will be dormant soon and completely out of the gene pool a few generations later, based on current population models. However, life is different for…