January 2012
5 posts
Da Holidays.
Over the course of the past two weeks I have managed to do a fine job of falling off of the proverbial wagon once again. A voice in my head said “Screw It, it’s the holidays.” and I listened to it like an obliviously foolish…fool. Didn’t eat right at all, didn’t work out, didn’t go on tumblr, pretty much switched off all the inhibitions I have built up...
Hokay, the holidays are over, time to stop eating...
Well…really they’ve BEEN over. Regardless, I got work to do before summer comes around. Gotta get in better shape before hiking season starts.
- Matt
December 2011
71 posts
Whew.
This week has been incredibly busy. There has been a lot going on at work lately and I have had to work some overtime to get things done. Combined with the general rush that is associated with the Holidays and it has been a whirlwind of a week. Which would explain my slight absences from Tumblr and my inability to get hardly any workouts in this week. It has been a bust in terms of living healthy...
Got me a Hot Date Tonight with an Awesome girl.
Don’t wait up late guys. ;0)
- Matt
Just took a Microsoft Certification Exam
And PASSED! Woohoo. A big bonus from work is headed to my bank account for passing as well. Today is a good day. :)
-Matt
Every Episode of the Joy of Painting ever made.... →
CrossFit WOD: Push Ups and Box Jumps and Burpees,...
So tonight’s WOD was pretty crazy for a Monday, haha. Here is the run down:
12/19/11 WOD
20 Minutes (Every Minute on the Minute Do:)
7 Push-Ups
7 Box Jumps
Rest for 5 Minutes
75 Burpees for Time.
The Push Ups got really though around the half way mark for me, being a big guy it takes a lot of energy and muscle to continuously pick myself up off the ground, haha. So I ended up...
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I Got Four Words For You Guys: Sufjan Steven...
Jamming alllll week. The best Christmas albums ever. - Matt
Ron Paul Owned on Jay Leno Tonight. Best Interview...
Ron Paul 2012!
-Matt
Christmas Shopping
So for the first time since I started buying my own Christmas presents for my family. I have literally no idea what to get any of them. Sure their have been hints dropped and a few ideas here and there but I am really absolutely clueless and next weekend is Christmas.
I am of the opinion that Christmas gifts need to have a lot of thought, time and energy put into them. It is not in me to just go...
2 Secrets to Winning
1.) Rest Less.
2.) Go Faster.
(This wisdom brought to you by my boxes WOD board.)
- Matt
CrossFit WOD: Filthy Friday
So my box has started doing class on Friday evenings which hasn’t been the case for a while. They are calling it “Filthy Friday” and it’s basically where the trainer tries to come up with the most twisted, terrible, long and grueling WOD he can come up with, haha. Why I continue to go I cannot be sure, perhaps it is the mixed feeling of euphoria and pain that I feel laying...
Fact: The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross is one of...
So I was Going to take a picture of the Chicken...
I Eated It.
- Matt
CrossFit WOD: All Outta Gas
Good WOD tonight, nothing too crazy, just a good solid workout.
WOD
25min AMRAP
500m Row
40 Air Squats
30 Ab-Mat Sit-Ups
20 Push-Ups
10 Pull-Ups
Total: 3 Rounds + 100m Row
My legs were still recovering from the madness that occurred on Friday night so the Air squats were not a welcomed sight, haha. I pushed through it though and I know working them out will only help me work out the...
It's Monday, so let's remember that promise we...
This.
Research And Development
fakescience:
For Science!
- Matt
Tebow Time.
He did it again.
Scored a Boba Fett helmet at the company Christmas...
Got a Haircut Today. The Girl took way too much...
My curly hair was butchered today, I told her just to trim it up and instead she decided to take a couple of inches off…blah.
This is whole thing is foreign to me, I usually always just get my hair chopped off when I get a hair cut. Trying to keep it trimmed but let it grow out is a lot different and apparently was too hard to understand for the girl who cut my hair today, haha.
- Matt
Ghost Adventures is Such a Hilariously...
CrossFit WOD: Hero WOD from Hell.
Wow ok, so…HOLY CRAP was tonight’s WOD at the box tough. It is the kind of workout that makes you hate your life and everything about the world half way through. The kind of WOD that makes you wonder why you ever go to CrossFit and subject yourself to such pain, haha.
Normally I would just write it out but today I decided to take a handy dandy new fangled photograph for you all of...
I Need to Vent About Something That Has Been...
WHY CAN I NOT USE ENTER TO GO TO A NEW LINE IN THE ASK BOX ANYMORE!?!??!?!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
That is all, thank you.
Blarghdity Blah Blah Blargh.
Today was a failure in many respects, haha. I am not going to get all down in the dumps about it but I definitely dropped the ball today. First, when I was packing my bag this morning I forget my Vibram Five Fingers so I couldn’t work out (the shoes I was wearing were boots, can’t really run in boots).
Then after work I went to a web developers user group my company was hosting to...
Just Got to Work and Realized...
That I left my Vibram’s at home and didn’t grab them when I was packing my gym bag. This means no workout for me today because of how long it would take to drive home get them and then drive back to the gym, bah humbug.
- Matt
CrossFit WOD: 15min AMRAP
Great WOD at the box tonight, AMRAP’s(As many Rounds Per Minute) are always quick and dirty and I’m always pouring sweat afterwards.
WOD
15min AMRAP
5 Deadlifts ( 235 lbs )
10 Box Jumps
5 Burpees
I am not sure who is writing the WODS here lately but this feels like the 10th time I’ve done a WOD with deadlifts and burpees mixed in together, haha. I am actually fairly good...
Today is Blah.
That is all.
- Matt
Home Sick Today.
I woke up this morning feeling god-awful. I am not sure what the heck was going on but I felt like I had been hit by a truck. So I messaged my project manager and told her I was going to be working from home today. One advantage of my job is that I don’t necessarily have to be there in order to work, I can work just as well on my computer at home.
So I am currently drinking my weight in...
Thoughts on Apartment Hunting...
So over the weekend I have been deftly searching through all the various apartment options in and around town. I have a lot of options which is good but it also means that it is going to somewhat difficult for me to decide what I want and where I want to move.
I am currently weighing the advantages and disadvantages of living in an apartment complex of some kind or renting a more private house...