The Well
A blown motor, so 970$ later, we have water, but the septic line is leaking again.
Yay Me!
Was able to replace the whole right side brake ssytem on Logan's car: rotor, pads, caliper AND the caliper and pads on left side. I have the confidence, but not the cash, to do a rear brake job on the BlackVan Falcon.
The Gym... ups and downs
Tuesday the 21st:
Front Squats: finally got the monkey off my back: 275 and 295 for 5. Abandoned the pads and just let the weight sit on my arms.
Thursday the 23rd:
3 Boards: 365/385 for 3 with a miss at 405 and then a single with it. Christan gave great handoffs.
Saturday the 25th:
Deadlift: sumo off plates: 455/475 x 3 four or five misses with 500... so depressed I did not finish my workout.
Have not been back yet, continue reading.
Three to Six days of vacation
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were glorious... no work, no work phone... wonderful. Did not get a call on Saturday, so that was nice.
Derek got in Friday, it was odd.
Went ovet to Dad's on Sturday and drank beers, argued religion and played poker with Ian and Cecil. Had a good time.
Christan reported back on Monday, under the bullshit veil of looming furloughs, to find that her serp belt was gone from her engine. I went in for an hour and then went and ordered a belt to pick up when we got back from Atlanta.
Derek and I got gone for Atlanta at a little after 10. Picked up Rolling Rock in Smyrna and pulled up to the Hotel just as Gil and Suzie Gibson did. I think we had all gotten a nice pre-buzz before heading over to the Lounging Leprechaun for dinner. Had a great time at dinner. food was good but a bit steep.
Tool concert was solid: see later review.
Slept in a little Tuesday, went and saw "E' and headed back. So sleepy. Did not sleep well. Heded back to the big town at 10.
Gotr back to where all the ways cross at 2:30, went and picked up the belt then Chris, then said goodbye to Dare and then put the belt on surprisingly easy. Of course, the belt would not stay on. Called Terry, we diagnosed a loose idler pully (the one Howard and I replaced a year and a half agao). No sweat, just tighten that puppy up... and the bolt broke off in the block. Hell yeah.
Went and got what I hope are the tools to fix the damage, but have to get a bracket off that does not want to come off. This is so depressing. The well, Logan's brakes, the septic line, the weird Friday night, the expense of the Tool show and now this. Cannot take much more.
If I fix this, I will be THE man.
Yard Work
Wednesday: mowed the grass
Thursday: started the last bit o' the front yard... me and the boys moved the AC from its two and a half year resting spot. Fun.
Friday: FINISHED the front yard... except for the smilex field.
Saturday: The smilex field was freakish: prolly 25 pounds of smilex root. Crazy. Broke the shovel. But the front yard is done and done. All that remains is the back 40. Cannot belive we finished it. The front yard was a pain in the ass.
Sunday: we rested.
Tool
July 27th, 7:30 at the Gwinett Center in duluth
Setlist: predictable but solid
Jambi... A little rough, but a good start.
Stinkfist... would stand as the highlight until the second half.
46 & 2... pretty good.
Schism... really dissapointed in schism, just did not feel right.
Lost Keys *new audio*... filler, blah.
Rosetta Stoned... was looking forward to this, but MJK bailed on the scream. I had trouble hearing him during the first half of the show.
A short intermission...
Flood... blew me away. Best they sounded as a band all night.
Aenema... freaking awesome, great light show, incredible energy.
Lateralus... did not dissapoint. The drum battle with DC and the Tweak Bird drummer was special. It was amazing to be singing lateralus with 10,000 other people. They really should have ended on this note.
Vicarious... For me, the energy was spent. Vicarious was a downer after the Flood/Aenima/Lateralus set. Then, and this hurt, MJK bailed on the final part of the lyrics... the best part of the song.
And then it was done. Maynard spoke four times during the show and stayed a silluoette the whole show. Nowhere as engaging as Springstein.
The music drowned out the vocals, especially for the first part of the show.
Had a great time. 87/100. Would like to see them again... if MJK is going to be part of the show.
Tonic Immobility
Slowly making my way through. Cannot seem to build up any steam. Hate reading it. Not happy with it.
The Broken Thread
An opportunity has arisen that I hope I can take advantage of. Between the well and the cars, I am strapped, but this is the best chance The Thread has had, so...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Weekend: Highs unt Lows
Thursday
Found out that I got the part of the dentist in "Little shop of Horrors". Cool. Strange doing a show after five years.
I finally got a computer upgrade at work: Windows XP after 5 years with '98; a flat panel monitor that clashes with the rest of the gear, but it is nice to be able to see my screen.
Benched:
wanted to do boards, but noone there I could ask for 8 spots.
worked up to 330 for two sets of 4 and it felt like poo. Wanted to not do my workout, but finished. Close grips went well: 295/315/335 x 5p off three boards.
Nate pulled 315 for 8 on the deadlift. Looked good. He should pull in the mid 400's.
Friday
Went out to eat with the director of "LSH" and his wife. Got there at six and did not wind up leaving until 11:30. Had a good time, saw a bunch of people I did not expect to see, met a weird dude named "Donut" who told a few bizarre stories and got to bed late. Like 2:30.
Saturday
Got up early and decided to download AVG 8.5 free on all the computers. See Below.
Pulled a PR on Stifflegs: 315/345/365 all for eights. Saturday morning workouts whip my ass.
Got home to find that I cannot connect to the internet on my laptop and to find out that our electric bill was over 400$. So, have to shut down the office for the rest of the summer. The window unit burns wattage. Wasted the weekend trying to get connectivity once more.
Went to the store: ate garbage on the ride home: Pepsi, Milky Way, Cashews, Potato skins and a Strawberry/Cream Cheese Danish.
Cooked out on the grill: chicken turned out pretty damn good... but the fact that our well went out ruined the night. Up until 3:30.
A brake caliper went out on Logan's car, but the 1989 Cutless Ciera has a safety feature: you cannot remove the hubcap without the key that your son threw away because he did not know what it was. So we gotta get a key before we can replace the caliper. Luckily the caliper is only twelve bucks.
Sunday
Took my deep well repair skills and determined that the safety switch might be bad on the well. Took three hours to change it out... to no avail. Spent another hour trying to repressurize the tank... to no avail. Got a bad feeling.
Cleaned out the well house for the first time in five years. Straightened up the garage. Worked on the computer for 3 hours.. to no avail.
Good news, the Septic leak has dried up. As Chris said, "Maybe there is a connection."
Yard Work
Got nothing done this weekend. Nothing at all. Dad is supposed to come over today and cut down a few limbs on the Gigantic Pine Tree in the front yard, particualarly the one laying on the power line. Just not feeling it. Might feel better if the well can be fixed on the cheap and the septic stays dry.
Tonic Immobility
This is going nowhere fast. Maybe I just need to abandon it. Can't feel it. I have decided that it is never going to happen for me, so I suppose I do not see the point. For all that Chris says it is a better read than TBT, I feel the Thread should have made it. This one, not so sure.
"So you think you can Dance?"
As expected, Kupono and Randi went home. I will miss Randi's unitards and Kupona had great facial expressions. Evan is safe for at least a week. He has the benefit of being popular, but he suffers from too much evan in his routine.
It was GREAT to see Ade and Melissa in the bottom. Though, in his style, Ade is as strong as anyone... and he has a great ass. Melissa... I just don't like her.
Predictions: Going home next week: Evan and Melissa.
Jeanette is still the one to beat. that crappy routine that Brandon had to dance with Mellissa hurt him. Brandon does best out of his style. Of course, his style is the blanket contemporary, which bugs me as a style.
Found out that I got the part of the dentist in "Little shop of Horrors". Cool. Strange doing a show after five years.
I finally got a computer upgrade at work: Windows XP after 5 years with '98; a flat panel monitor that clashes with the rest of the gear, but it is nice to be able to see my screen.
Benched:
wanted to do boards, but noone there I could ask for 8 spots.
worked up to 330 for two sets of 4 and it felt like poo. Wanted to not do my workout, but finished. Close grips went well: 295/315/335 x 5p off three boards.
Nate pulled 315 for 8 on the deadlift. Looked good. He should pull in the mid 400's.
Friday
Went out to eat with the director of "LSH" and his wife. Got there at six and did not wind up leaving until 11:30. Had a good time, saw a bunch of people I did not expect to see, met a weird dude named "Donut" who told a few bizarre stories and got to bed late. Like 2:30.
Saturday
Got up early and decided to download AVG 8.5 free on all the computers. See Below.
Pulled a PR on Stifflegs: 315/345/365 all for eights. Saturday morning workouts whip my ass.
Got home to find that I cannot connect to the internet on my laptop and to find out that our electric bill was over 400$. So, have to shut down the office for the rest of the summer. The window unit burns wattage. Wasted the weekend trying to get connectivity once more.
Went to the store: ate garbage on the ride home: Pepsi, Milky Way, Cashews, Potato skins and a Strawberry/Cream Cheese Danish.
Cooked out on the grill: chicken turned out pretty damn good... but the fact that our well went out ruined the night. Up until 3:30.
A brake caliper went out on Logan's car, but the 1989 Cutless Ciera has a safety feature: you cannot remove the hubcap without the key that your son threw away because he did not know what it was. So we gotta get a key before we can replace the caliper. Luckily the caliper is only twelve bucks.
Sunday
Took my deep well repair skills and determined that the safety switch might be bad on the well. Took three hours to change it out... to no avail. Spent another hour trying to repressurize the tank... to no avail. Got a bad feeling.
Cleaned out the well house for the first time in five years. Straightened up the garage. Worked on the computer for 3 hours.. to no avail.
Good news, the Septic leak has dried up. As Chris said, "Maybe there is a connection."
Yard Work
Got nothing done this weekend. Nothing at all. Dad is supposed to come over today and cut down a few limbs on the Gigantic Pine Tree in the front yard, particualarly the one laying on the power line. Just not feeling it. Might feel better if the well can be fixed on the cheap and the septic stays dry.
Tonic Immobility
This is going nowhere fast. Maybe I just need to abandon it. Can't feel it. I have decided that it is never going to happen for me, so I suppose I do not see the point. For all that Chris says it is a better read than TBT, I feel the Thread should have made it. This one, not so sure.
"So you think you can Dance?"
As expected, Kupono and Randi went home. I will miss Randi's unitards and Kupona had great facial expressions. Evan is safe for at least a week. He has the benefit of being popular, but he suffers from too much evan in his routine.
It was GREAT to see Ade and Melissa in the bottom. Though, in his style, Ade is as strong as anyone... and he has a great ass. Melissa... I just don't like her.
Predictions: Going home next week: Evan and Melissa.
Jeanette is still the one to beat. that crappy routine that Brandon had to dance with Mellissa hurt him. Brandon does best out of his style. Of course, his style is the blanket contemporary, which bugs me as a style.
Monday, July 13, 2009
The Long Lonesome
The Long Lonesome
Christan and the younger kids went to Ft. Walton Beach on thursday and will not come back until later tonight. I freaking hate sleeping alone. It was a weekend of boredom:
Thursday
Went to take Benji's Batman Comics back to him. He asked me to audition for "LSoH" enough that i did it. Improved a monologue and did a pretty good job on the dentist song. Good to see Benji again. He is straight up strange but a good guy. We BS'd with his wife, mrs. Etheridge and roger for about thirty minutes after.
Went to the store to get food for weekend. Ate some questionable canned beef stew for dinner, but took the time to prep the quesadilla mix for Friday.
Finally Watched "Seraphim Falls" with Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neason. A great turn by Brosnan and by the always strong Angelica Houston. Goes a on a little too long and you get the sense the we are supposed to watching an Allegory, but it does not quite pull it off.
Seraphim Falls: C+
In bed and asleep by 11:30
Friday
The Gym: pretty bitchin deadlift workout
Deadlift
135 x 8... took stance out wider for some reason
225 x 5... ditto and awkward
315 x 3... back to normal
405 x 1
455 x 5... pretty good
500 x 5... strong, went on the three count, reset last one
535 x 4.5... ugliest DL in years, but I wanted to get past my mental block, so...
RSS +85lb DL... brutal after pulls
r/l x10/8
l/r x 10/10
r/l x 10/10
Cable Rows
140 x 12
160 x 12
180 x 12
Pulldowns
120 x 12
130 x 12
140 x 10
Stability Ball Reverse Crunch
12, 15, 15
Landmines... I like'em
55 x 20
70 x 20 x 2
Cardio 1.8 miles @30 minutes
Went home and ate my delicious Quesadilla natchos and burritos. Watched "The Perfect Storm" and started "The Talented Mr. Ripley".
The Perfect Storm: B--
Was in bed by 2: 15... asleep by three.
Saturday
Got up at nine, went into work for 45 minutes.
Frittered around and ate leftover burritos for lunch. Went to town for printer paper and some undies. Wanted to get a vacuum, but could not find a good cheap-ass one.
Printed out the MS for "Sticks and Stones" for Chris to read.
Worked Craig'slist and the phones for Logan a place to stay. Got three prospects. Tried to work on "Tonic" but did not. Cruised Facebook.
Took a nap. Watched "the Talented Mr. Ripley". Made Steak-Ummmm's for dinner.
Watched "Silent Library".
The Talented Mr. Ripley: B-
Was in bed and asleep by three.
Sunday
Up and off to Valdosta by ten-thirty. Ate at Denny's, met some cool people, made a decision on the room, got tired of driving.
Ate a pizza when we got home.
Did one tiny chapter on "Tonic".
Ate Steak-Ummm's and watched "Rushmore": one of the best ever, man.
Emailed the turn downs for Logan's rooms.
Rushmore: A
In bed by 11:15, asleep by 12.
Christan and the younger kids went to Ft. Walton Beach on thursday and will not come back until later tonight. I freaking hate sleeping alone. It was a weekend of boredom:
Thursday
Went to take Benji's Batman Comics back to him. He asked me to audition for "LSoH" enough that i did it. Improved a monologue and did a pretty good job on the dentist song. Good to see Benji again. He is straight up strange but a good guy. We BS'd with his wife, mrs. Etheridge and roger for about thirty minutes after.
Went to the store to get food for weekend. Ate some questionable canned beef stew for dinner, but took the time to prep the quesadilla mix for Friday.
Finally Watched "Seraphim Falls" with Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neason. A great turn by Brosnan and by the always strong Angelica Houston. Goes a on a little too long and you get the sense the we are supposed to watching an Allegory, but it does not quite pull it off.
Seraphim Falls: C+
In bed and asleep by 11:30
Friday
The Gym: pretty bitchin deadlift workout
Deadlift
135 x 8... took stance out wider for some reason
225 x 5... ditto and awkward
315 x 3... back to normal
405 x 1
455 x 5... pretty good
500 x 5... strong, went on the three count, reset last one
535 x 4.5... ugliest DL in years, but I wanted to get past my mental block, so...
RSS +85lb DL... brutal after pulls
r/l x10/8
l/r x 10/10
r/l x 10/10
Cable Rows
140 x 12
160 x 12
180 x 12
Pulldowns
120 x 12
130 x 12
140 x 10
Stability Ball Reverse Crunch
12, 15, 15
Landmines... I like'em
55 x 20
70 x 20 x 2
Cardio 1.8 miles @30 minutes
Went home and ate my delicious Quesadilla natchos and burritos. Watched "The Perfect Storm" and started "The Talented Mr. Ripley".
The Perfect Storm: B--
Was in bed by 2: 15... asleep by three.
Saturday
Got up at nine, went into work for 45 minutes.
Frittered around and ate leftover burritos for lunch. Went to town for printer paper and some undies. Wanted to get a vacuum, but could not find a good cheap-ass one.
Printed out the MS for "Sticks and Stones" for Chris to read.
Worked Craig'slist and the phones for Logan a place to stay. Got three prospects. Tried to work on "Tonic" but did not. Cruised Facebook.
Took a nap. Watched "the Talented Mr. Ripley". Made Steak-Ummmm's for dinner.
Watched "Silent Library".
The Talented Mr. Ripley: B-
Was in bed and asleep by three.
Sunday
Up and off to Valdosta by ten-thirty. Ate at Denny's, met some cool people, made a decision on the room, got tired of driving.
Ate a pizza when we got home.
Did one tiny chapter on "Tonic".
Ate Steak-Ummm's and watched "Rushmore": one of the best ever, man.
Emailed the turn downs for Logan's rooms.
Rushmore: A
In bed by 11:15, asleep by 12.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Slow Day at the Warehouse, so...
Gym
My bench is sucking up the joint. The only upside is that I am not suffering from severe shoulder pain.
45 x 20
95 x 10
135 x 8
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 5... felt pretty good.
295 x 5... felt like shit. Set up for a shirted bench is not working for Raw
315 x 5... felt better, went back to a looser setup
3Board Close Grips
315 x 5... omly paused last one, felt awkward
295 x 5... paused all five. Man, Chris gives a long call.
275 x 6... felt good.
Bi's, Tri's, and core. Did Decline Sits with a 35lb plate for three sets of 15. I think I need tro go to a steeper bench. Really liked doing High Pulley Wood Choppers. Went up to 100lbs for sets of 15. Need to push the weight on this.
Really pleased with the amount of core work I have put in over the last 15 weeks or so.
Nate hit a PR 250 for 8 on squat. Really think he could hit a high 3, low 4 squat and I expect him topull over 4, maybe make a run at 500. Will not mention the Adel Meet until September.
Writing
Just hating the whole idea of it right now.
"So you think you can Dance?"
Brandon and Jeanette are hands down the best dancers on the show. They have the perfect balance of power, fluidity and adaptability. Adae and Melissa get too much love from the judges. Adae has horrible footwork and Melissa is limited. I think the flaw in Evan is that he is always Evan. Fluid and graceful, but just always Evan. Randi is adorable, but lacks something. Of course, I love Jeanine, but she is a great dancer. To beat Jeanette she is... there is no way she can beat Jeanette. Only Kayla and Melissa have a chance, but only because the judges seem to love them.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the split the couples. I hate to see Brandon and Jeanette split up, I love watching them together. The new partners are going to make it hard on the borderline dancers. I hope Randi and Evan can show something more.
Biggest surprises: Kupono and Jeanine
Biggest BS Pile: the judges calling a telegraphed lift on (I think, Jason and Kaitlin) but turning a deaf eye to three on Adae and Melissa.
Best Moment from this week: the giving of the ring in the routine of Evan and Randi... that was great.
Best Routine: Brandon and Jeanette, both the Argentinian and the JAzz. They cannot be beat.
Best Dancer: Brandon
Who's Gone: Philip or Evan on the male side/ Kaitlin or Randi on the female
Worst Moment from this week: the russian Folk Dance (Philip and Jeanine); not their fault, it was goofy.
My bench is sucking up the joint. The only upside is that I am not suffering from severe shoulder pain.
45 x 20
95 x 10
135 x 8
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 5... felt pretty good.
295 x 5... felt like shit. Set up for a shirted bench is not working for Raw
315 x 5... felt better, went back to a looser setup
3Board Close Grips
315 x 5... omly paused last one, felt awkward
295 x 5... paused all five. Man, Chris gives a long call.
275 x 6... felt good.
Bi's, Tri's, and core. Did Decline Sits with a 35lb plate for three sets of 15. I think I need tro go to a steeper bench. Really liked doing High Pulley Wood Choppers. Went up to 100lbs for sets of 15. Need to push the weight on this.
Really pleased with the amount of core work I have put in over the last 15 weeks or so.
Nate hit a PR 250 for 8 on squat. Really think he could hit a high 3, low 4 squat and I expect him topull over 4, maybe make a run at 500. Will not mention the Adel Meet until September.
Writing
Just hating the whole idea of it right now.
"So you think you can Dance?"
Brandon and Jeanette are hands down the best dancers on the show. They have the perfect balance of power, fluidity and adaptability. Adae and Melissa get too much love from the judges. Adae has horrible footwork and Melissa is limited. I think the flaw in Evan is that he is always Evan. Fluid and graceful, but just always Evan. Randi is adorable, but lacks something. Of course, I love Jeanine, but she is a great dancer. To beat Jeanette she is... there is no way she can beat Jeanette. Only Kayla and Melissa have a chance, but only because the judges seem to love them.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the split the couples. I hate to see Brandon and Jeanette split up, I love watching them together. The new partners are going to make it hard on the borderline dancers. I hope Randi and Evan can show something more.
Biggest surprises: Kupono and Jeanine
Biggest BS Pile: the judges calling a telegraphed lift on (I think, Jason and Kaitlin) but turning a deaf eye to three on Adae and Melissa.
Best Moment from this week: the giving of the ring in the routine of Evan and Randi... that was great.
Best Routine: Brandon and Jeanette, both the Argentinian and the JAzz. They cannot be beat.
Best Dancer: Brandon
Who's Gone: Philip or Evan on the male side/ Kaitlin or Randi on the female
Worst Moment from this week: the russian Folk Dance (Philip and Jeanine); not their fault, it was goofy.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The Grab Bag of Pete's Week
The Gym
Hit a huge PR on Rack pulls last Saturday. 635 x 3, 675 x 1. Followed up with power cleans, ending with 175 x 8... big man.
GREAT Squat workout Monday: 455/500/535 for 5's all RAW with no spotters. So far, squatting once every four weeks is not hurting me.
Nate hit two Bench PR's: 155/165 x 5
The Return
Have nailed down a powerlifting meet for my third triumphal return: first week in November: Buddy Duke's meet in Adel.
Goals: 675-700 RAW on Squat
415-435 RAW on Bench
anything over 600 on the dl... Really want 625-645, but we will see.
Would love to total over 1700 RAW.
The Yard
Put it to it this past weekend, with 4 days straight. Friday was mowing ans sweeping, Saturday Weedeating, Sunday more weedeating and Smilex fun and ant poison, Monday back to the fence. We are 3/4's of the way done with the front yard fence. Got the growth over the septic done... now we know we have a leak... great. Kids are making progress in the back 40. Might be finished by the end of summer, but I doubt it.
Tonic Immobility
I really wonder why I bother writing. It is a tough edit. Did not realize how bad Tonic was until I started reading it. Have the first chapters edited, felt pretty good, then read chapter eight. Smells like poopy.
"The Jug"
Lozano and I are on hiatus.
Lonely
Chris, Nate and Gage are heading to Florida for the weekend. Leaving tomorrow at nine. I hate sleeping alone... and for five days, mind you. Prolly do a lot of yard work. I am an exciting guy.
Hit a huge PR on Rack pulls last Saturday. 635 x 3, 675 x 1. Followed up with power cleans, ending with 175 x 8... big man.
GREAT Squat workout Monday: 455/500/535 for 5's all RAW with no spotters. So far, squatting once every four weeks is not hurting me.
Nate hit two Bench PR's: 155/165 x 5
The Return
Have nailed down a powerlifting meet for my third triumphal return: first week in November: Buddy Duke's meet in Adel.
Goals: 675-700 RAW on Squat
415-435 RAW on Bench
anything over 600 on the dl... Really want 625-645, but we will see.
Would love to total over 1700 RAW.
The Yard
Put it to it this past weekend, with 4 days straight. Friday was mowing ans sweeping, Saturday Weedeating, Sunday more weedeating and Smilex fun and ant poison, Monday back to the fence. We are 3/4's of the way done with the front yard fence. Got the growth over the septic done... now we know we have a leak... great. Kids are making progress in the back 40. Might be finished by the end of summer, but I doubt it.
Tonic Immobility
I really wonder why I bother writing. It is a tough edit. Did not realize how bad Tonic was until I started reading it. Have the first chapters edited, felt pretty good, then read chapter eight. Smells like poopy.
"The Jug"
Lozano and I are on hiatus.
Lonely
Chris, Nate and Gage are heading to Florida for the weekend. Leaving tomorrow at nine. I hate sleeping alone... and for five days, mind you. Prolly do a lot of yard work. I am an exciting guy.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Downswing... yup, one word.
Gym
Decided to mix it up a little and did leg presses for the first time in years... like 5. I tried to have good ROM and assumed a 45 lb cage.
135 x 10
225 x 10
315 x 10
405 x 10
495 x 10
585 x 10
675 x 10
765 x 10
855 x 10... felt pretty good. That is a lot of sets. Hope to go over a thousand pounds nextr time.
Did explosive leg curls with light weight. The leg curl machine at the gym is just not built for me. Calves, Core and Cardio to round out. Cut Cardio to 20 minutes. felt like shit.
Nate did three boards:
135 x 3
155 x 3
175 x 3
195 x 3
210 x 1
210 x 2... he was dissapointed in himself, but it was his first time.
Yard Work
All finished wit the fron and have made solid progress against the front yard fence. Might have the whole shebang done by the end of summer.
Alone Weekend
The kids and Chris will not be going to FLA until next weekend. Downside is that Logan is going so I will be by my lonesome for the whole weekend.
The Downswing of Writing
Last sunday it all seemed so very right and clear. Come Monday I just did not want to do it anymore. The Broken Thread is never gonna sell, I have not eheard back from anyone on their reaction; Tonic... is going to be a monster to edit and upon reading it again, I think it sucks; Merkaba is a bloody mess; The Jug has stalled, Lozano has no time and I have no desire: good combination.
It is tough. You want to believe that you are good at something, but there is very little reinforcement to keep you going.
Having Logan edit th ebook is a blessing and a curse. He is brutally honest, but he is brutally honest. Learned from the best I suppose.
Typical me. the high from the weekend was nice, then the down swing (downswing) after. Sucks.
Decided to mix it up a little and did leg presses for the first time in years... like 5. I tried to have good ROM and assumed a 45 lb cage.
135 x 10
225 x 10
315 x 10
405 x 10
495 x 10
585 x 10
675 x 10
765 x 10
855 x 10... felt pretty good. That is a lot of sets. Hope to go over a thousand pounds nextr time.
Did explosive leg curls with light weight. The leg curl machine at the gym is just not built for me. Calves, Core and Cardio to round out. Cut Cardio to 20 minutes. felt like shit.
Nate did three boards:
135 x 3
155 x 3
175 x 3
195 x 3
210 x 1
210 x 2... he was dissapointed in himself, but it was his first time.
Yard Work
All finished wit the fron and have made solid progress against the front yard fence. Might have the whole shebang done by the end of summer.
Alone Weekend
The kids and Chris will not be going to FLA until next weekend. Downside is that Logan is going so I will be by my lonesome for the whole weekend.
The Downswing of Writing
Last sunday it all seemed so very right and clear. Come Monday I just did not want to do it anymore. The Broken Thread is never gonna sell, I have not eheard back from anyone on their reaction; Tonic... is going to be a monster to edit and upon reading it again, I think it sucks; Merkaba is a bloody mess; The Jug has stalled, Lozano has no time and I have no desire: good combination.
It is tough. You want to believe that you are good at something, but there is very little reinforcement to keep you going.
Having Logan edit th ebook is a blessing and a curse. He is brutally honest, but he is brutally honest. Learned from the best I suppose.
Typical me. the high from the weekend was nice, then the down swing (downswing) after. Sucks.
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