Today, in an effort to both save some gas and improve my health, I rode my bicycle to work. It's only about 4 miles each way ( Read more... )

That Torrance has a Farmer's Market:


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1. Cars are simple because they only have 6 gears. My bike has 21. What the f*** are the other 15 for ( Read more... )

I went to the gym this morning and did some more stick work with my trainer. Fun! Screwing around and coming down wrong on my heel? Not fun! So instead of going to a party this afternoon as planned, I spent some valuable time on the couch with some ice and ibuprofen. The more this happens the more I am convinced that it is a nerve problem-there is ( Read more... )

I bit the bullet and took today off to go to my real doctor, instead of a random guy at the Urgent Care. The new antibiotic wasn't cutting it and I was actually feeling worse. Plus the eye infection is back. Yay ( Read more... )

I've been out sick with what turned out to be a major case of bronchitis and conjunctivitis in both eyes since a week ago Friday ( Read more... )

I have never been one of those people who gets "runner's high", or any other sort of meditative trance state from exercising. I have been looking for this experience for some time, as I honestly believe that my life would be improved if I could just get my brain to shut the hell up once in awhile ( Read more... )

With my elliptical machine ( Read more... )

I had to get x-rays at the podiatrist's office today. My heel (not the one I broke the heel spur on, the "good" one) has been bothering me since I came back from Estrella, and being diabetic I am naturally quite paranoid about my feet. I haven't been able to do my regular morning walks since Estrella, and my last couple of sessions with the trainer ( Read more... )

Had my first real date with the trainer yesterday.

Bad (but not unexpected) news-a lot of things hurt today.

Good news-they're all the things I want to be smaller.