I have always wanted to be able to wake up early and have time to enjoy my morning routine. I would really love to be able to get up with enough time to take a short walk or a run. I have tried several times, but I have never been able to form the habit. It is dark and cold in the morning now, and all I want to do is stay in bed.
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Morning Routine
Every morning I have a 7:30am meeting. This is the working equivalent of the 7:30am college class, which I always seemed to have. This would be fine, except I am not a morning person. I have never been able to hop out of bed ready to take on the day. To make matters worse, lately I have been staying in bed until the last possible second. I finally climb out from under the covers with just enough time to jump in the shower, get dressed and get out the door. Some mornings I have enough time to make coffee, and sometimes I set it the night before or I don't get any. Which makes everything worse.
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
It has been a pretty uneventful week around here. Thursday was our anniversary. We went out for a nice dinner. I ate sushi for the first time in a really long time. Of course Amanda didn't have sushi. Even if she were not pregnant and allowed to partake, there is no way she would touch the stuff. This year our anniversary was a pretty low-key event. We thought about going to Kansas City or Tulsa for the weekend, but we ended up being totally unmotivated and ended up just staying home.
Yesterday it was stormy and rainy so we made the rare trip to the movies and saw Jackass 3D. I do like Jackass, but I wouldn't say I am a huge fan. I was intrigued by the fact it was shot with 3D cameras. They even used a new technology that allowed them to capture 1000 frames per second resulting in super slow-mo extremely clear 3D. That was enough to get me to the theater for a matinée. You can read more of what I thought at my movie site.
Yesterday it was stormy and rainy so we made the rare trip to the movies and saw Jackass 3D. I do like Jackass, but I wouldn't say I am a huge fan. I was intrigued by the fact it was shot with 3D cameras. They even used a new technology that allowed them to capture 1000 frames per second resulting in super slow-mo extremely clear 3D. That was enough to get me to the theater for a matinée. You can read more of what I thought at my movie site.
We Got It Together
We got the dresser put together! It looks good, and fits perfectly. It wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected, but I did get frustrated in the middle and had to take a break while Amanda put the drawers together.
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Another week is in the books. It was a stressful one at work. I was glad when it was over. I am not sure I am ready to go back tomorrow. I wish I had a couple extra days to relax. I just crossed my 5 year anniversary of working there. I got to pick out a 5-year service award. We had quite a bit to choose from, but nothing too exciting. I ended up picking a drink mixer. Like the thing they have at Dairy Queen that they stick the cup up under to mix up your blizzard. I would have rather had a couple extra days off. I have to wait until 7 years to get another week of vacation.
Last week we ordered a dresser for the nursery. It came in on Wednesday so Friday night we went to pick it up. We were going to bust it open immediately and start putting it together. When we got home I didn't feel like it so we put it off, intending to get it done yesterday afternoon. Well, we still haven't started, and I don't know if I feel like doing it today either. I can't put it off forever. I should at least unpack the box and take inventory of the fun we are in for.
Boiler Down
Three years ago Purdue started 4 freshman on their basketball team, and they had an awesome year. Even back then I was looking forward to this year when they would all be seniors. Quite a few things have changed with the team over the last couple years, but the anchor of that young team was still there, and things looked promising.
Robbie Hummel suffered an ACL tear in the second half of last season. Immediately the team seemed to go from contending to surviving in the Big Ten. He had the spring and summer to recover, and this fall he was going to come back to lead the team to the top of the conference and beyond. This morning on the first practice of the year Hummel re-injured his ACL and it out for the season. Upon hearing the news my level of excitement for this basketball season instantly tanked. This was supposed to be the year that it all came together. This was supposed to be the year Purdue made their run. Hopefully they still have a good showing. It just stinks that Hummel has to miss the entire season. They aren't going to be nearly as strong without him.
I'm sure they will hit him with a medical red-shirt so he will still have another year of eligibility. Maybe next year they will put all the pieces together. Having injured the same leg twice, he may never be able to play at the same level he did his freshman and sophomore years. I don't want to write off this season entirely, but it is tough to be extremely positive about it. Hummel's injury has probably taken Purdue from the top of the Big Ten to the middle of the pack. It's definitely a major bummer.
Robbie Hummel suffered an ACL tear in the second half of last season. Immediately the team seemed to go from contending to surviving in the Big Ten. He had the spring and summer to recover, and this fall he was going to come back to lead the team to the top of the conference and beyond. This morning on the first practice of the year Hummel re-injured his ACL and it out for the season. Upon hearing the news my level of excitement for this basketball season instantly tanked. This was supposed to be the year that it all came together. This was supposed to be the year Purdue made their run. Hopefully they still have a good showing. It just stinks that Hummel has to miss the entire season. They aren't going to be nearly as strong without him.
I'm sure they will hit him with a medical red-shirt so he will still have another year of eligibility. Maybe next year they will put all the pieces together. Having injured the same leg twice, he may never be able to play at the same level he did his freshman and sophomore years. I don't want to write off this season entirely, but it is tough to be extremely positive about it. Hummel's injury has probably taken Purdue from the top of the Big Ten to the middle of the pack. It's definitely a major bummer.
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
I have given up on trying to think of titles for my posts. If one doesn't come to me right away I am slapping the date on there and moving on. I guess this post will have no central theme. It is just going to be a melange of uninteresting information.
Fall finally came to Arkansas. The weather has cooled off, and this past week has been amazing. The mornings bring that cool fall crispy air, but the sun comes out and warms the day. As I sit at my desk I imagine myself playing golf, tennis or just walking around outside with a sweatshirt on. Unfortunately work has been extremely busy lately. Every day I feel like I am behind on everything. There are always 50 unread emails in my inbox and 5 voice messages on my phone. I have been staying late to catch up. By the time I get home I just want to turn on the tv and zone out. Somehow this last Wednesday afternoon a switch got flipped. Thursday and Friday were back to a manageable level of work. I was keeping up with my email, and I was even able to work ahead on a few things. I am not sure what happened, but this return to a "normal" level of work made the days quite tolerable; even enjoyable. I have no clue what it will be like when I go back on Monday, but I am hoping things don't get crazy again.
Fall finally came to Arkansas. The weather has cooled off, and this past week has been amazing. The mornings bring that cool fall crispy air, but the sun comes out and warms the day. As I sit at my desk I imagine myself playing golf, tennis or just walking around outside with a sweatshirt on. Unfortunately work has been extremely busy lately. Every day I feel like I am behind on everything. There are always 50 unread emails in my inbox and 5 voice messages on my phone. I have been staying late to catch up. By the time I get home I just want to turn on the tv and zone out. Somehow this last Wednesday afternoon a switch got flipped. Thursday and Friday were back to a manageable level of work. I was keeping up with my email, and I was even able to work ahead on a few things. I am not sure what happened, but this return to a "normal" level of work made the days quite tolerable; even enjoyable. I have no clue what it will be like when I go back on Monday, but I am hoping things don't get crazy again.
You're Killing Me Colts
The Colts just lost a heart-breaker to the Jaguars on a last second 56-yard field goal by Scobee. They are 0-2 against teams in their division, and the way Houston is rolling it looks like Indy might have to depend on a wildcard spot. Hope is definitely not lost, but it has been a tough start to the season.
Most years I care about watching only one game most Sundays. That is the Colts game. This year however, I am playing fantasy football for the first time. Now I have some sort of investment in nearly every game. Seeing my Colts win has almost taken a back-seat to keeping track of how my fantasy team is doing. In fact, the guy I am playing against this week has Reggie Wayne on his team so I was actually rooting against Wayne getting the TD when the Colts took it down on their last drive. I was pumped when he got tackled and they scored on a pass to Austin Collie a couple plays later. Collie is on my team. Addai had an awesome game, but I had him on the bench because he was "questionable" to play this week. I was happy to see him perform well, but pissed at the same time because I wanted those points.
This year football has been a lot more engaging and entertaining to watch. However, I feel like this fantasy football business perverts the fan inside me. There is this very meta game on top of the real games that has taken priority in my mind. It is a ton of fun, but at the same time it is a bit disconcerting. I always scoffed at those guys who talked about their fantasy teams. I thought it was pointless and stupid. Now I am one of those guys, and I am not totally sure how I feel about it.
Most years I care about watching only one game most Sundays. That is the Colts game. This year however, I am playing fantasy football for the first time. Now I have some sort of investment in nearly every game. Seeing my Colts win has almost taken a back-seat to keeping track of how my fantasy team is doing. In fact, the guy I am playing against this week has Reggie Wayne on his team so I was actually rooting against Wayne getting the TD when the Colts took it down on their last drive. I was pumped when he got tackled and they scored on a pass to Austin Collie a couple plays later. Collie is on my team. Addai had an awesome game, but I had him on the bench because he was "questionable" to play this week. I was happy to see him perform well, but pissed at the same time because I wanted those points.
This year football has been a lot more engaging and entertaining to watch. However, I feel like this fantasy football business perverts the fan inside me. There is this very meta game on top of the real games that has taken priority in my mind. It is a ton of fun, but at the same time it is a bit disconcerting. I always scoffed at those guys who talked about their fantasy teams. I thought it was pointless and stupid. Now I am one of those guys, and I am not totally sure how I feel about it.
More Painting...
It has been another pretty normal week around here. Another extremely busy week at work, and another weekend of relation, sports, and projects. Yesterday the air was crisp and cool, which meant I no longer had the excuse that it was too hot to stain the deck. We made a quick trip to Home Depot yesterday afternoon and got the supplies. I started shortly after we got home, but I think it might have been too late. I was out there in the dark trying to finish it up. Hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes. There is still some detail work that needs to be done, but the sunshine this morning revealed an overall much better looking deck.
Photos after the break.
Photos after the break.
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