I seriously can't believe my co-worker's luck/charisma/magnetism. He wanders up behind an attractive woman in a Circle K checkout line, tells her she smells nice, flirts a little, and gets her number. I can't see me trying that and not getting a death glare, a drink to the face, or a sexual harassment suit. *eyeroll ( Read more... )

I think I may, just may, have been pushing a little too hard fitness-wise. Yesterday I did my 4-mile run in the morning, then my kenpo P90x workout in the evening after work. I waffled a bit, but did end up driving down to REI to grab a climbing helmet... which, as it turned out, put me less than 5 miles from the Boston Rock Gym, so despite ( Read more... )

Two weeks into my expanded P90x workout, and I'm (mostly) feeling good. I'm pushing hard for reps and weight on P90x, although I'm not quite near the scale that the demonstrators are at. (20+ pull-ups. GYAAAAAH. Tony Horton is a madman. *grin*) In addition, though, I'm supplementing the workouts with rock-climbing, running (2.5 miles at fast- ( Read more... )

Minus the contact fiasco from yesterday, I'm actually feeling much better today. Even thought I'm pushing hard on the fitness front, my body seems to be eating it up, taking everything I can push at it with only a few twinges ( Read more... )

Although I'm definitely feeling more capable, fitness wise, since I started P90x, biking, and climbing (with a little bit of running on top), I think I need to add a little extra ooomph to my running. I can do the 2.5-mile route I picked out with no trouble, for the most part, at about 6.5 to 7 mph -- usually in about 22 to 23 minutes. To burn ( Read more... )

Between re-starting P90x, getting back to biking to work (finally!), and my new pastime of rock-climbing, not to mention getting up every weekday at 5:45 am or so, I would've expected to be fatigued. Instead, I find myself almost boiling over with energy, and I like it quite a bit. Maybe it's the lower-carbs/lower-fat diet, or maybe it's just ( Read more... )

I feel really drained right now. Part of that is that it's been a semi-long work week. Moreso, I think, is that I both restarted my P90x workout regimen (along with the diet, this time) and I'm doing both rock-climbing (and taking technique classes) down at the Boston Rock Gym in Woburn ( Read more... )

Between the traveling to California and then Virginia, and then trying to play catch-up at work while the transaction system was being "upgraded" (if you sense sarcasm in that last word, you win! *grin* ), it's been a crazy (though usually fun, outside of work) couple of weeks. At least I had the chance to relax over the weekend, though ( Read more... )

Over at metaquotes, there's been some venting about dating being like interviewing for a job that seems quite apropos to me right at the moment. I had to throw in my perspective, though, given that a lot of the commenters seemed to be having a blast shooting napalm at guys in general.

Here's the thing: that blade cuts both ways, you know?

Oh, sure, ( Read more... )

After a whirlwind visit back to California (which included roughandtumble's graduation, various movies, hanging with three different friends in the same day, and five nights of semi-restful sleep on poorly angled overstuffed couches, ridiculously cramped airplane seats, disembowelling airport benches which even a yoga master would fail to rest comfortably on, ( Read more... )