2011.01.07 Friday

Just as suspected, my thumb was sore, swollen, and achy when I woke this morning. I also had some crazy dreams going on. I went back in time to when I was a kid and fixed things that went wrong, and it changed the future. I think I watched too much Back To The Future.

I started up a slow-cooker dish in the morning. Beef pot roast, with celery, carrots, potatoes and onions. It's totally making the downstairs area smell amazing.

Today, I was originally planning on going to the skatepark for some fun time, but I ended up being more lazy and whining about my thumb. I played some more Minecraft, and also played some Left 4 Dead 2. That game will easily take hours away from your free time.

I spent the evening chowing down on pot roast and watching 2001 A Space Odyssey and Tron. 2001 is a decent movie, but it's really drawn out. I feel like that detracts from the movie experience, and doesn't make it feel any more artsy. After reading more into the movie, I think I like the concepts and questions it brings up. It definitely doesn't have much replay value. Tron, now there is an interesting movie. It's always funny seeing how the writers fit the techno-babble into the dialogue of the movie. I had seen some small clips of the movie before, but not the entire movie. It's just like I remembered, a pretty shallow story wrapped in (what used to be) awesome special effects. Definitely in contrast to the earlier movie.

Ate more pot roast, then food coma (sleep).

2011.01.06 Thursday

More groggy today. Goody. Takes time to get back into the work routine.

Around lunch time today, a group of guys at work got together to play some football. We did some weird rotations because one guy had an injured back. I did a real good job of jamming my thumb; pretty sure I'll be feeling that for a while.

After work, didn't really do much. Kelc was already on her way to Pittsburgh. I cleaned up my room and took the frame out from under my bed. I like a low-rider.

2011.01.05 Wednesday

Already hump day, and a very short week. I like this.

Went for a run after work. This time is was a little easier to push myself further, but I'm pretty sure my heart rate is doing a roller coaster shape. I can't find a pace that is comfortable and where I still get enough oxygen.

Ate leftovers for dinner, and tried to get a balance of food that seems somewhat healthy.

Kelc came over and assisted me in shopping at HEB for some groceries. I tried to stick to the produce area as long as possible. I'm hoping to shift towards fresher foods this new year. It's one of my "new years resolutions". I did a pretty good job last year of reducing my trips to HEB to roughly once a month to stock up, and the occasional trip for specialty items. With this shift towards fresher foods (and more fruits and veggies), I foresee my trips to HEB becoming more frequent, so I'm not sure how long this will last. Maybe I should invest in some good tupperware...

Kelc and I ended the evening watching 21 Grams. Got about 60% through the movie, and I called it a night.

2011.01.04 Tuesday

First day of work in the new year.

For breakfast, granola and yogurt.

For lunch, roast beef, potatoes and corn.

For dinner, tortelini and hummus.

After work I went for a run. Yeah, can't say that I'm big on running, but I did it. Since it was the first time in a very long time I was not able to run very far. Afterwards, I made sure to stretch out my muscles. That's another thing I feel like I don't do enough: stretching. It's supposed to be important, but is it?

Post-workout, I ate a clementine and watched Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. It's an animated experience to Daft Punk's Discovery album. I have actually seen the first 3 chunks of the video through the first 3 music videos, courtesy of Austin Music Network's morning show. (AMN hasn't been around for years, I watched it in high school, and is how I first got into Daft Punk. Really miss that network.) It's an interesting "movie", and you can see a tiny bit of depth to the story, but it's really just a fun colorful video to watch while enjoying the album. There are a few secrets/hidden jems in the video that Daft Punk fans may notice. It's worth a watch, being barely over an hour long.

Later in the evening, took care of some life stuff, then worked on a music project that I let drop for the past few months. I have some fresh ideas, just need to execute.

2011.01.03 Monday

I was hoping to wake up early today, to help me get adjusted for the soon-approaching work schedule, but I still slept in till 10am (although technically I only slept for 8 hours).

Goal for today, clean up my car. It looks like the grease they lathered on my new tires for installation has been flung onto my doors and other panels, so I really need to get the caked dirt and grease off. Kelc helped, the mats were washed, car washed, clay barred, waxed, rain-xed, and interior vacuumed. Takes a long time, but the extra effort really shines.

Dropped Kelc off at her house and hooked up some speakers to her TV. Hopefully that sounds a bit better for movies.

For dinner, Kelc and I met up with Amanda and Josh at Reale's. It's been a while since I had been there. I need to get the Krew back here for a dinner. The food and service seemed lower than normal, but I think we were one of three tables seated this evening. Looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays.

Kelc and I watched Hackers before slumber. That movie made me face-palm so much.

2011.01.02 Sunday

Woke up and went to Fowler's for the last Sunday of the NFL season. Steelers played the Browns, and had no problem with that.

Went over to Kelc's house around half-time, and CBS decided to switch over to another game. RUDE. It's ok though, because the greasy unhealthy food I ate influenced me to take a nice nap.

We played some games, had pizza, and watched Planet Earth on blu-ray.

Then Kelc and I went back to my home. There we watched the ending of SNF, then watched The Shawshank Redemption.

2011.01.01 Saturday

Cool, get to start off the new year with a Saturday. Me likey.

Left the lakehouse after cleaning up some.

Home, watched Mythbusters, played Minecraft and watched Dodgeball.

Dinner, played games with the Fraser family at Rudy's BBQ.

Went home, watched Garden State.