*crackles of electricity down a lightning rod* *cackles of laughter* It Liiiiives, it liiiiiiives!
Yes, I'm still alive. What's in the news?
Baby and wife are doing much better (cross fingers, knock on wood). Sleep is a rarity, but that's okay because the baby is fun. Baby is beautiful (yes, I know every parent believes this); thinking about looking up a baby modeling agency but wary of all the scams. Baby has been able to hold her head up at 45-angle briefly since birth, due to being born breech.
Managed to write a few times over the last week, with a total of 6K words spread between different stories and projects. I can't bring myself to write at the house, though because I'd rather be spending time with wife and child, so I've been going to Starbucks or Cafe Brazil to get the necessary BIC time.
Fiddled with my guitar twice (and broke a string while playing for the first time!). My fingers are stupid again, though.
Managed to get to the gym yesterday (fifteen minutes of HIIT doing 75 seconds of 5mph jog alternating with 15 seconds of 7.2 mph sprint, 4 minutes cool down, a few weight machines focusing on full-body techniques, and some stretching) but no amtgard or martial arts so far. While I gained some weight in the hospital with the wife for her C-section, I'm back down to 203 as of yesterday. I'm hoping that about 13lbs will drop away easily so I can get back down to my normal weight.
All caught up now?
Baby and wife are doing much better (cross fingers, knock on wood). Sleep is a rarity, but that's okay because the baby is fun. Baby is beautiful (yes, I know every parent believes this); thinking about looking up a baby modeling agency but wary of all the scams. Baby has been able to hold her head up at 45-angle briefly since birth, due to being born breech.
Managed to write a few times over the last week, with a total of 6K words spread between different stories and projects. I can't bring myself to write at the house, though because I'd rather be spending time with wife and child, so I've been going to Starbucks or Cafe Brazil to get the necessary BIC time.
Fiddled with my guitar twice (and broke a string while playing for the first time!). My fingers are stupid again, though.
Managed to get to the gym yesterday (fifteen minutes of HIIT doing 75 seconds of 5mph jog alternating with 15 seconds of 7.2 mph sprint, 4 minutes cool down, a few weight machines focusing on full-body techniques, and some stretching) but no amtgard or martial arts so far. While I gained some weight in the hospital with the wife for her C-section, I'm back down to 203 as of yesterday. I'm hoping that about 13lbs will drop away easily so I can get back down to my normal weight.
All caught up now?