Wednesday. Hump Day. Halfway through the week. Dunno...sometimes it doesn't feel like it, but whatever, I suppose.
Pretty standard day. Really beautiful outside, right around 47 degrees or so. That called for a run this afternoon; part of my new policy of running outside every time it gets above freezing. Turned in a nice solid 2 miler in around 17 minutes. Not too shabby. Additionally, I got the resistance bands that I ordered online, so after decompressing from the run a bit, I got in a solid band workout. Definitely different; felt very easy starting out with the various lunges, squats and curls, but by the end of the sets I was totally feeling it. Which, I suppose, is what you're looking for to happen. Good deal. We'll see how these workouts turn out, results wise, in a few weeks. Expect updates.
Boomer and I were going to go with Doug to the gym that he teaches at and learn to do some stunting, flipping, etc. Unfortunately, Boomer hurt his ass snowboarding today while trying to show off for a girl. Understandable intent, but it put a damper on our plans to do such things. Oh well...I fully believe we'll head out there eventually, but it's just an easy thing to put off right now.
Regardless, apparently Amy was desirous of us repeating our excellent Wednesday from last week, so the plan was to head out to Brothers around 11ish for some 10 cent wings and (not 10 cent) beers. To kill some time, I watched 'Charlie Wilson's War', a flick which I thoroughly enjoyed. Though I didn't know a great deal about the particulars of the situation going in, I did have a basic understanding of how that period of history played out. That being said, it was interesting to learn some of the details, even through the likely distorted lens of artistic license. Tom Hanks was his normal, likable self, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was excellent, well deserving of the Best Supporting Actor nod, in my humble opinion. Admittedly, as a big history buff, I've found I'm prone to liking a movie infinitely more if it deals with a true historical story (see Kingdom of Heaven). That being said, I would recommend it.
After the movie and a bowl of chili, I trekked out to Brothers to meet up with the crew. Hung out in line with Doug, Megan, Amy and Taylor while they got their wings, and then headed upstairs to meet up with the rest of the group. Eventually found enough unbroken dart tips to play a game, where Megan and I played competitively before eventually taking third place out of four teams. Such is life. Hung out for a little while more there before deciding to adjourn to Johnny O's, a move Doug and I were totally behind, as it was Service Industry Night there.
Nothing quite like drinking for half price, unless it's drinking for no price. Got myself a Jack and Coke and joined the group in checking out the new basketball hoop that O's has apparently added. Not unlike a basketball game at a fair or a carnival; about a 13 foot-ish hoop surrounded by netting to control where the ball goes. And it's free...frickin sweet. Shot around a bit with the guys, with moderate success, which is all I can usually hope for. Eventually headed over to play some more darts, where Megan and I were trading the lead back and forth with another team before finally losing by not hitting a bullseye before they could. All in all, however, an excellent game. Boomer even found his way out to meet us, broken ass and all, after finding out that I was out with Megan and Amy. Go figure ;) In any event, hung out there till bar time, at which point we went our seperate ways. Doug was kind enough to give me a ride most of the way home, so all in all a great evening. Hopefully tomorrow is even more excellent, with some hot-tubbing with attractive girls, Danno coming down for the weekend, and most importantly not working all in the mix. Good stuff. Catch you on the flipside, dudemeisters....LATE
Pretty standard day. Really beautiful outside, right around 47 degrees or so. That called for a run this afternoon; part of my new policy of running outside every time it gets above freezing. Turned in a nice solid 2 miler in around 17 minutes. Not too shabby. Additionally, I got the resistance bands that I ordered online, so after decompressing from the run a bit, I got in a solid band workout. Definitely different; felt very easy starting out with the various lunges, squats and curls, but by the end of the sets I was totally feeling it. Which, I suppose, is what you're looking for to happen. Good deal. We'll see how these workouts turn out, results wise, in a few weeks. Expect updates.
Boomer and I were going to go with Doug to the gym that he teaches at and learn to do some stunting, flipping, etc. Unfortunately, Boomer hurt his ass snowboarding today while trying to show off for a girl. Understandable intent, but it put a damper on our plans to do such things. Oh well...I fully believe we'll head out there eventually, but it's just an easy thing to put off right now.
Regardless, apparently Amy was desirous of us repeating our excellent Wednesday from last week, so the plan was to head out to Brothers around 11ish for some 10 cent wings and (not 10 cent) beers. To kill some time, I watched 'Charlie Wilson's War', a flick which I thoroughly enjoyed. Though I didn't know a great deal about the particulars of the situation going in, I did have a basic understanding of how that period of history played out. That being said, it was interesting to learn some of the details, even through the likely distorted lens of artistic license. Tom Hanks was his normal, likable self, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was excellent, well deserving of the Best Supporting Actor nod, in my humble opinion. Admittedly, as a big history buff, I've found I'm prone to liking a movie infinitely more if it deals with a true historical story (see Kingdom of Heaven). That being said, I would recommend it.
After the movie and a bowl of chili, I trekked out to Brothers to meet up with the crew. Hung out in line with Doug, Megan, Amy and Taylor while they got their wings, and then headed upstairs to meet up with the rest of the group. Eventually found enough unbroken dart tips to play a game, where Megan and I played competitively before eventually taking third place out of four teams. Such is life. Hung out for a little while more there before deciding to adjourn to Johnny O's, a move Doug and I were totally behind, as it was Service Industry Night there.
Nothing quite like drinking for half price, unless it's drinking for no price. Got myself a Jack and Coke and joined the group in checking out the new basketball hoop that O's has apparently added. Not unlike a basketball game at a fair or a carnival; about a 13 foot-ish hoop surrounded by netting to control where the ball goes. And it's free...frickin sweet. Shot around a bit with the guys, with moderate success, which is all I can usually hope for. Eventually headed over to play some more darts, where Megan and I were trading the lead back and forth with another team before finally losing by not hitting a bullseye before they could. All in all, however, an excellent game. Boomer even found his way out to meet us, broken ass and all, after finding out that I was out with Megan and Amy. Go figure ;) In any event, hung out there till bar time, at which point we went our seperate ways. Doug was kind enough to give me a ride most of the way home, so all in all a great evening. Hopefully tomorrow is even more excellent, with some hot-tubbing with attractive girls, Danno coming down for the weekend, and most importantly not working all in the mix. Good stuff. Catch you on the flipside, dudemeisters....LATE
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