A little over a Quarter...
Okay, so it's been well over three months since I posted a real update here; I better do some sort of recap before moving on to other things, or it'll never happen. So here's a condensed summary - in the last quarter or so...
I started going to Yoga classes. My two biggest fitness weaknesses are flexibility and upper body strength, both of which it addresses, so it should be good for me. The fact that the studio's like two blocks from my house is a huge boon to actually managing to go semi-regularly. In other exercise news, got some good biking in during the unseasonably warm weather recently, and otherwise I'm still unlocking stuff in Dance Dance Revolution.
Speaking of video games, I also finished up Final Fantasy XIII (only about 9 months after I bought it) and played through Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which was as much fun as its predecessors. Just picked up Little Big Planet 2, but haven't started it yet, and I have Okamiden on pre-order, which looks totally adorable.
In family news, my parents and brother came down for Thanksgiving and we checked out the Natural Science museum in Raleigh and made some delicious food for them. In December we went up and had a holiday dinner with akiko's dad's family, and I introduced him and his brother to the Black Irishman cocktail.
Just yesterday I went to a fun birthday dinner for shinshan. Kevin's housewarming party last month was great too. And I'm sure I've done tons of other fun things with friends in the last few months which I'd tell you about if I had a functional memory. Also, it's great having kipple_n_bits back in town to hang out with.
And, I dunno... I drank a bunch of good beer? We've actually been getting more into keeping an eye out for local brewery special releases and other events. And of course, as a dark beer lover, this is my time of year for seasonal brews, so there's been lots of good stuff.
I started going to Yoga classes. My two biggest fitness weaknesses are flexibility and upper body strength, both of which it addresses, so it should be good for me. The fact that the studio's like two blocks from my house is a huge boon to actually managing to go semi-regularly. In other exercise news, got some good biking in during the unseasonably warm weather recently, and otherwise I'm still unlocking stuff in Dance Dance Revolution.
Speaking of video games, I also finished up Final Fantasy XIII (only about 9 months after I bought it) and played through Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which was as much fun as its predecessors. Just picked up Little Big Planet 2, but haven't started it yet, and I have Okamiden on pre-order, which looks totally adorable.
In family news, my parents and brother came down for Thanksgiving and we checked out the Natural Science museum in Raleigh and made some delicious food for them. In December we went up and had a holiday dinner with akiko's dad's family, and I introduced him and his brother to the Black Irishman cocktail.
Just yesterday I went to a fun birthday dinner for shinshan. Kevin's housewarming party last month was great too. And I'm sure I've done tons of other fun things with friends in the last few months which I'd tell you about if I had a functional memory. Also, it's great having kipple_n_bits back in town to hang out with.
And, I dunno... I drank a bunch of good beer? We've actually been getting more into keeping an eye out for local brewery special releases and other events. And of course, as a dark beer lover, this is my time of year for seasonal brews, so there's been lots of good stuff.