Chris Westall

Wow... has it been that long?

2009-04-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

Ok... So I know it's been like 4 months! But can you really blame me? Remodel, Kid coming, Trying to get everything organized, Work is fast and furious... yada yada yada.

Well... it just doesn't leave time for many long posts. I have been updating my status on facebook / twitter (mainly facebook via twitter). I like getting both in one.

I do make the time to read the blogs of my fellow Triathletes... and I'm rooting for all of them this season!

As for this blog... I'm going to officially say that I'm going to stop using this site at least for a while.

For now you can follow me on twitter (cwestall) or you can look for me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1044705454)

I think micro blogging is more up my alley these days w/ all the stuff I have going on... Kid, Wife, Work, House, Train...

Hope to see all of you soon at some races!

An Update on things & a random thought or two...

2009-01-22T07:17:00.000-08:00

Well here I am 18 days after my first post of the year... and trying to get something else down on the "page".

I ran this morning for the first time in a month. I've been taking time to rest my knee because I've had some pain on the side (most likely IT Band). I was able to run 3.25 miles before the pain set in at which point I stopped. I don't want to press it to hard... but I have to keep on it because I have a race in 8 weeks for which I have to be able to run! Without the run... there's no triathlon or triathlete.

I'm pretty set on finding a physical therapist that is open on Saturdays and can give the knee a thorough look to tell exactly what's up. We'll see how it goes.

Other things... my remodel is still going on but we are hopefully nearing the end! I've said that before but this time I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's going to be really great when it's done! It's been pretty tough to live through because my wife has pretty much been pregnant the entire time which makes eating healthy pretty hard to do. But we've managed to figure it out to some extent.

Work has been really busy... I had another late night last night. I was there until 9pm but you have to do that sometimes to get everything done. It's few and far between and I don't mind it that much, I really like my job and the people I work with. So working a bit longer and putting out quality work gives me a sense of satisfaction.

I got back on the bike a couple of weeks ago and have been riding about 75 miles a week. That pales in comparison to some of my Tri friends... but I think they have a little more time on their hands.

Swimming has been steady... twice a week at Masters Swimming (@ USF). I really like swimming and I've come to know the people in my lane pretty well. I'm always in a good mood after swimming.

Ok... I have to jet for now. They day is calling.

'09 and stuff.

2009-01-06T17:33:00.000-08:00

Wow... '09 is here already! Training in the winter sucks... but that's what makes us a bit crazy to begin with... our love of the sport and knowing that if we don't train, on race day someone who shouldn't be kicking your butt is making you feel like a total idiot.

I'm going to get back on the blogging again after taking some time off... I think it gives me a good outlet to just get my training life out of my head and to let Loren know that I'm still hammering.

Over the holiday I did manage to get quite a few workouts in but it was probably a net zero gain with all of the food I ate... but the holiday are about family and food.

I've also begun doing Bikram Yoga which I really like. 90 min of stretching in 105 degree heat really loosens up the joints. I wish it would loosen up my right knee! I've been having some real trouble with the IT band. I can get to about mile 5 or 6 before it starts to tighten up on me. I'm hoping that my new Ascis will help that. I did a stride analysis over the holiday and the Brooks Trance 7, while a good shoe was proabably forcing me to much to the outside which could be the cause of the IT band problem. But it's only on my right side so who knows!

Other than that... things are good. I'm seeing the end of the remodel coming. They say End of January, but I've heard dates before that just seem to come and go. I think this one could be real though... thankfully!

I've picked a couple more races to add to the calendar but this year is going to be a bit sparse for me... May and June are Shot because my wife and I are expecting our first child. So I'll have to get my racing in March (Golden Bear), July (vineman), Sept (swim race) and I'm hoping for one more tri in Nov (Marin). Shitty part is that I'll have to keep up the training but won't have the fun of racing very much. I'm sure I'll be glad for that when I'm only getting 5 hours of sleep and can barely think let alone race.

Well... off for now... but I'll be back much sooner... even if it's just short little posts to keep you in the loop.

Blogging... there's never enough time. Aaarrrrrg!

2008-12-11T15:53:00.000-08:00

Things are Super busy... but I'm sure you're all tired of me saying that. I've been swimming and running a lot... not biking (still under a pile of furniture in the extra bedroom).

Julie and I went to Loren and Greta's anniversary party and had a good time last Saturday... met a bunch of new folks. I actually got to talk to some of the blogging world in person... Finally!

Not a whole lot to say I guess... I just figured I'd post something.

If you need a laugh go to failblog.org I laugh my ass off everytime I go there.

Is She the Dumbest Person on the Planet?

2008-11-21T15:20:00.000-08:00

Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the pardon Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station while the turkeys were being SLAUGHTERED in the background!! Seemingly oblivious to the gruesomeness going on over her shoulder, she carries on talking for over three minutes. Watch the video below to see for yourself. Be warned, it's kind of gruesome.

A Video that Always makes me Laugh!!!

2008-11-14T14:28:00.000-08:00

Triumph the insult comic dog - bon jovi
Uploaded by AC310DC

Random things...

2008-11-13T09:19:00.000-08:00

I managed to get a swim in today yeah... that's actually been the only consistant part of my workouts lately. No time in the saddle and running has hurt around mile 4 because of a Really Tight IT band.

I really enjoyed the Masters swim progam at USF... It's nice to get to know the people in your lane a bit more each week. Today we had a new guy George. Probably mid 20's and FAST... I'm guessing that he won't be in my lane for long. I like that you have to really push yourself in the workouts.

hmmm What else...

Oh the remodel is still going on and totally screwing up my workouts and my sleep! I find myself coming home, scrutinizing every little detail and then firing off an email to the general contractor to rip him a new one on the shit they fuck up. Then by the time we talk the following day, I'm a bit calmer and we work through it. But I HATE having to feel like I watch over each step to make sure they're not pulling the "You Can't See It From My House" shit. They usually fix everything the way I want, but at this point I'm annoyed that the project is running long and I can't get my routine back until it's done.

I suppose that's it for now... thanks for reading!

Keith Obermann... Well Said!

2008-11-12T13:41:00.000-08:00

You have to watch this video by Keith Oberman on Prop 8

Proud!

2008-11-07T11:31:00.001-08:00

So my posting has become very spuratic lately as have my workouts! I'm am totally thrown off by this remodel thing. Get out early because contractors are coming, stay in a hotel because they're doing the floors, guests in town... will the insanity and my weight gain never end!

On a better note... the Election stuff is FINALLY OVER! And I am Proud of America. We came out in droves to vote, we (IMHO) elected the right person and as a nation we took a GIGANTIC leap forward and elected a black man as our President.

The best quote I heard on this was from a woman on the South Side of Chicago (like 98% black if you're not familiar).... "Today I can look my kids in the eyes and tell them they can be what ever they want to be in life and actually mean it".

I know Obama won't solve all the issues... but I'm very proud that we took such a huge step in dotting the i of Civil Rights.

Brilliant!

2008-10-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

If you don't follow Mark Cuban ... You should. He is So on point sometimes.

Here's a good example of something he posted and is involved in Bail Out Sleuth .

Synopsis:

Transparency is key to the success of the Bailout and related loans and investments the government makes with our tax dollars. Without complete transparency, we will get from our government what we always get when it comes to finances, confusion. To do my part, I’ve worked with the folks at Sharesleuth.com to create Bailoutsleuth.com

Its job is simple, keep an eye on our taxpayer dollars and call Bullshit when necessary.

if you take a trip over to Bailoutsleuth you can see that its already time to call BS. In the first contract handed out, in this case to Bank of NY Mellon Corp, the compensation section is blacked out.

Sad. So very sad, that we couldnt make it a week without being afraid of the very taxpayers who are footing the tab for all of this.

Bailoutsleuth will try to publish every day in keeping up with how our taxdollars are spent and the people and companies that are impacted by this program. We are still a work in progress and look forward to your comments , feedback and tips.

Stupid IT Band...

2008-10-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

In one of my races this season I was wearing my brooks ST3 racing flats, which I found out make me pronate and led to a sore IT Band after the race. It was from that point forward that I had issues. I love my brooks Trance 7's... they are probably the best running shoes I've had.

I really haven't done a ton of running but it's continually hurting. Granted I haven't stretched religously either.

I'm sure it's just a matter of getting back in the swing of things... Getting motivated again is going to be the harder part. I've really enjoyed sleeping until 7am lately; the 5am wake up call in the dark has been a bit taxing.

Good IT Band info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_Band_Syndrome

Pumkin Pie!

2008-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

I have called 8 places looking for pumpkin pie with no luck. WTF... it's October already. Don't people know that they are supposed to start carrying pumpkin pie on 10/1.

I would really like some pumpkin pie!!!

Update... I went to Whole Foods and they had Pumpkin Pie. T minus 5 minutes to Pie :-)

To blog or not to blog

2008-10-13T17:39:00.001-07:00

I’m a bit torn lately about blogging. I guess I’m just trying to rationalize the amount of time it takes to sit down and write a meaningful post that will be witty enough for those who care to return or potentially post.

Do I really have that much to say that’s worth reading? How about we all just get together for a monthly ride followed by lunch where we can catch up a little? I know a bunch about a lot of people that I’ve only met 2 or 3 times. They seem like they are truly great people and would be good to sit and talk with.

Now I realize that Life is busy. Mine epitomizes that and maybe a blog is just a way to keep everyone up to date without actually having to talk to them? I suppose that’s good for people you’ve only met a couple of times. However, there does seem to be something missing in that interaction; the shared laugh, the memory of something done together, etc.

The way it stands today is mainly just the pieced together experiences of the people writing the blogs and their friends. And if that’s what it comes down to should we allow the casual acquaintance into the world of our friendships? Does it Matter? How would the people we’re living life WITH feel about their moments being posted?

I do like our little blog community… I want to participate… I think there might be / should be more. Does Blog Friend = Acquaintance? In some cases you may follow the blog of someone you’ve never met before… voyeur?

The best example I could find to show what I mean is from Ben’s site. I chose him for 2 reasons: 1 because it was a post by him a short time ago "Red Alert" that made me think about How Personal blogs are without potentially meaning to be (I hardly know him but could relate to what he was going / went through) 2 because he probably has the largest following of all of the people in the circle of bloggers that read each other, met each other a few times, post to each others blog, etc.

This is a picture of what Ben’s blog / site universe looks like with ben at the center:

This shows all of the links in and out of Bencollins.org as well as the peripheral touch points to that site.

Does Ben know all these people.... probably not but being professional Triathlete there are sponsors, people that link to the site, those who read because they are interested in what he has to say and some that have met him a couple of times (me via Loren) who just started reading his blog along with the other people in our blog world circle.

Should all of those people be let into his world, myself included.

Circling back to what got me thinking about all of this is Ben's very serious heart felt post / plea "Red Alert" when his Cat went missing. And then Ben's update. I was SAD after reading both posts (I love my cat too).

I thought... Do I know Ben well enough to be this close to his thoughts on a topic that if we were sitting in a bar (even with a mutual friend there) he would probably Not share this story with me.

I think it's like reality TV to some extent... we get sucked in and then we can't wait to see what happens next. That's Shitty! These are Our lives and they should only be viewed by the people we want to view them. And if we limit the content of our blogs to the basics of our days without allowing people to far inside (The place only reserved for the people we trust, love care about) then why post at all... No one will read it.

It's an interesting question that I've been pondering for a while now... I'd love your thoughts.

First Masters Swim Practice

2008-09-30T13:46:00.001-07:00

I didn’t know how this was going to go… but I have to say I Really liked it. The people in my lane were really nice and I felt like I got a Great workout.

It was kicking my butt for the first few laps but I adjusted quickly and found my groove. I was even able to do some of the butterfly stroke (which I had never done before).

I’m stoked about this and really think this was a good idea. I’m going to be Faster next season for sure!

btw: I hate the kicking drills

Sentinal Race Report

2008-09-22T18:10:00.000-07:00

This was a late add to my calendar because a guy who I work with (Mark) said he was doing the race and it was his first Triathlon ever... so I said WTF, I'll do it too.

I was doing all the normal taper stuff... hydrating like crazy, adding in the necessary carbs, lighter workouts, I even watched Invincible the night before to get all motivated. I love those sort of movies (Rudy, Remember the Titans, etc...)

As usual, I have the 3:45am wake up call to start get the body going, eat, hydrate some more and get in the car to drive to Santa Cruz. I was Wide Awake and really ready for this race as it was the last one of the season for me.

I get there in plenty of time, get my packet from Mark (Saturday packet pickup only) and get a Killer spot in transition.

Light Run... Stretch... Visualized my transition location from each entrance and exit... I'm ready.

I head down to the water with Mark... I dip my foot in for a second and it's REALLY COLD! Some say it was wamer then normal but 63 degrees is COLD. I warm up a little and get ready to go; we were the second wave.

We're Off... I'm not really thinking much about the cold as much as I am about the people around me. There were 79 guys in the 35-39 and I felt like I grappled with half of them. The swim started on the left side of the pier out and around and then back to shore... kind of a cool swim course. I don't like swimming in the ocean though... I hate how the sea water makes my throat all raw.

It was an average swim for me; 28 min. I was a little slower than I wanted but I think that because of the grappling (it's surprising how much time you lose on that crap).

** Side note: I have a tryout on Thursday for a masters program so I'm hoping by next season I'll be much faster and won't have to deal with that as much.

Ok, I'm out of the water and Thankfully someone had their thinking cap on when they put a FRESH WATER station right at the swim exit. Then it was a run up hill back to transition. I had a little motivation when I ran by a 6 or 7 year old spectator who yelled "Go zTeam"... I laughed and kept running.

T1 was ok, not great by any means but I felt like I was in and out in a decent time.

Then I'm off on the bike... I got a very loud EEEEWWWWW when I blew a snot rocket rounding the first corner. LOL!

I'm moving along at a good pace 21.5 mph and was really feeling good! I was at mile 3.8 when I heard.... Wait for it

PPPPPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

FUCK!!!!! Flat Tire!

As soon as it happened I yelled Fuck at the top of my lungs... stared at the bike in disbelief... punched the saddle and walked back to transition. Yes Walked back. They have a van that I saw at mile 2 but it was only to shuttle race workers. To add insult to the situation, I had to walk back in bare feet 3.8 miles!

OH... And this is something worth mentioning. I haven't had a flat tire in a training ride or race since last October. Can you believe that! Crazy and I'm so pissed that it happened in my last race of the season. At least it wasn't at mile 12 (that walk would have sucked).

I got back, turned in my chip, packed my bag, packed the car and drove home!

2 beers and some wings later, I felt ok. But have EXTRA motivation for the off season.

WTF... Can one person have a crappier run?

2008-09-15T10:11:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Julie and I had to stay in a hotel because they were leveling our floors for the remodel. A bit of a pain in the butt because we have a cat and finding a pet friendly hotel that you actually want to stay in can be a bit challenging! Luckily the Kimpton Hotel Group allows pets and they have a hotel right around the corner from us, Hotel Monaco (we live only a couple of blocks off of Union Square). It was nice and we didn't feel to displaced because we were so close to home. Ron (our cat) on the other hand, wasn't happy and spent most of the time under the bed. Poor little guy... he's been out of sorts since we began the remodel.

Anyway... on to the real post. On Saturday morning I got up and went for a run. It was my normal route, pretty quick and short; 6 miles along the Embarcadero by the ballpark.

I get to my half way point and my calf was a little tight so I stopped to stretch on a garbage can (the only thing around) and as most of you know, when running your nose runs. So I blew a "snot rocket". And some guy crossing the street walking his dog gets near me and says "did you have to blow your snot rocket right there... I walk here every day". I thought he was kidding so I asked; "Are you kidding"? He says: "No... did you have to do that right there!". So I ask... "when you walk your dog and it shits on the sidewalk do you pick it up?" He say's "yes". I follow up with "Do you scrub the ground with soap so there's No Shit left on the sidewalk?" He say's "That's not he same" I said "Your right... my snot vs. your dog's shit are not the same. So go Fuck Yourself" And then I turned and finished my run.

Now I'm running back to the hotel and just a little thrown off because of the guy I just encountered... that kind of crap really gets under my skin. I really Hate San Francisco some times... who the hell to these people think they are. I won't get started... I could go on for days on this topic.

Anyway... I'm running along and I'm almost at the hotel, running right by Macy's on Union Square when some kid in his 20's, just as I'm about even with him jukes toward me. It startled me a bit so I jump out of the way and Immediately call him a Fucking Asshole. Looking back I wish I would have moved into him and layed him on his ass! It'd be the last time he ever did that. But I suppose I have to admit it would have been kind of funny to see that take place. Although it pissed me off when it happed.

I'm calking it up to the worst city run I've had... I bet Loren or Ian don't have to deal with that crap in Tiburon.

Ok… Are you Serious!

2008-09-11T10:01:00.001-07:00

Sarah Palin has to be the best example of pandering in the History of politics. Did you know that 9 out of 43 Vice Presidents have become President due to Presidential Death? 21% of the Time!

McCain is not the healthiest guy around you know.

Should this woman be our next VP and have a 21% chance of being President?

Based on this picture she seems 21% likely to give a lap dance.

Finally... Folsom Race Report

2008-09-10T10:07:00.001-07:00

The quick and dirty... 2:39. Not great by any means but this was a "training race" for me because I have Sentinal on 9/21.

Longer version:

Wake up 3:50 am to get my body going, eat some oatmeal and start hydrating. I don't like getting up this early... but it saves money on staying in a hotel by the race. I can't justify $150 or so just to get an extra hour of sleep. Anyway... the day started ok until I had to go from my car in the garage of the my building back to my place on the 20th floor TWICE! Forgot clif bars then forgot cellphone... aaarrrrggghhh!

Finally out the door and driving to the race.

I get to the race and Every rack was full... so I just set my stuff up by a pillar in the trasition lot. It ended up being a good spot. No one around me and I was by the bike and run exit. It seemed like I was running just a bit behind all morning but I kept thinking "don't stress, it's a training race". The with 12 min before I'm supposed to go off (2nd wave)... I get the oh man... I really have to use the porto-potty before I race. We've all been there and there's nothing worse then waiting in line when you know you should be warming up. I'm in... I'm out.

I run get my wetsuit on as I see my wave is pretty much lined up and I have 2 minutes before the gun... Shit!!! I hurry up and put my wetsuit on, eat a gel, grab my cap and goggles and run to the water. I suppose that could be deemed my warmup. I litterally go into the water with 30 seconds to spare. HORN... and we're off.

Mental thoughts: Training race... don't stess. Training race... don't stess. Training race... don't stess. What the Hell is wrong with that guy... he's swimming zig zags and has run into me 3 times... Verbal: I yell at him. Mental... Ok get back in your groove. Shit here he comes again. I slow down, let him get in front of me and grabbed his ankle and pulled him backward as I moved forward. I didn't see him the rest of the swim.

Other than that... I swam straight. Felt like I had a good stroke and finished in 25 minutes which was a Great time for me.

As I came out of the water I stubbed my toe on my right foot on a rock ... Ouch! 2 steps later... I stubbed my toe on my left foot and broke it! Son of a........ That really hurt!

Then as I'm running to T1 some guy decides to cross my path and I run right into him even though I'm yelling "heads up" 30 yards before I get to him. Idiot!

T1 was a little crappy at 2:10 or something close to that.

On the bike, I was just cruising along and pushing but not to hard. Again Training race... don't stess. Then some tool tries to cut in on my front tire so close that he almost takes me out... I yell at him let him know he's a Stupid F@#K!

Back to cruising along... I really enjoyed the bike. It was relatively flat with one exception and I just went along at about 20 mph. I also thanked Every volunteer on the course. And like Loren Yelled at the Drafters... I hate that crap. Cheaters!

T2 was just over a minute

The run was pretty nice too... it was a paved trail run; out and back. It was nice because it was lots of shade and water every mile. It was a bit undulating but not so bad that it was painful. But here I am "Training race... don't stess". Pretty easy run... I went Slow!

Overall... I actually had Fun. I know it's crazy to think that you can have that kind of thought during the race but I did. On several occasions... I actually thought "I'm having a lot of fun today. I know I'm not going to win and I'm not trying to so Just continue to have fun".

Crossed in 2:39.

Got my broken toe taped by the EMT, packed my stuff and drove home.

Later that day I went to a birthday party and felt great. I had a couple of beers, a couple pieces of pizza, some cake and hung out with some friends. Did I mention I felt Great! There just might be something to this Have Fun thing.

Next Race Sentinal on 9/21. Last one for the season... I won't be having fun in this race; I'll be pushing Hard!

Could things get any busier?

2008-09-06T07:07:00.000-07:00

For some reason... I suppose just naturally things in life keep getting busier. Whether it's work, home (remodel), dealing with home stuff, did I mention things around the house. Ok, I suppose that most of the work is self inflicted right now but it's a lot.

I'm selling a Pottery Barn dining table w/ 6 chairs and a Manhattan Leather Sofa on craigslist and have been showing those.

Our dining room and kitchen are totally gutted and the dust is ridiculous.

It seems like there a never ending pile of stuff to do and I get less time to do it.

And I throw in a bunch of training too which takes of even more time.

Such is life... I wouldn't trade it. I have a Great wife, I live in a place most would kill for and it's going to be another beautiful sunny day. Oh... and our cat Ron is sitting next to me while I write this post.

There were a couple of things I read a while back that I've been doing lately and I've really seen a difference:

Focus on the thing that your doing no matter what it is... talking to someone, riding your bike, working, whatever. Stay present in what you have in front of you... your mind may try to wander but be in the moment of what you are doing Now.
Learn the difference between what you can and can't control and accept the things you can't. Because we live very busy lives we tend to get annoyed at many things around us. Many of which you can't control. I've been trying Very hard at this one... it's made my days better. I still hate traffic, but there's not much I can do about it so I crank the tunes and try to enjoy the moment. And relate back to my first one Being Present in what I'm doing now.

Well that's enough of a rant for this morning... I have to get going on my day.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.

The Whalers Live… at least in my memory

2008-08-28T16:29:00.001-07:00

I don’t know how many of you remember the Whalers… probably not many unless you grew up on the east coast or if your a Hockey fan from way back. If you ever had the pleasure of seeing the Whale at the Hartford Civic Center (a.k.a. The Mall), I’m sure you either loved it or hated it… or probably a little bit of both. But as I look back… the seats were all good, they were cheap and I loved it.

It was always one of my “standard” dates because tickets were cheap and there was plenty of stuff to do nearby.

When the Whalers left Connecticut and went to North Carolina to become the Hurricanes (BOO!) a lot of people wandered around as Lost Hockey Fans for a long time. We couldn’t go to the Boston Bruins… We Hated them. Although I worked for them in college and it Ruled! I had Center Ice Press Box Seats for Every home game in the ‘93 season. And even saw Cam Nealy’s last fight… it was Awesome!

For me… I a San Jose Sharks fan now and the last few years have been good for me. Although I hate the Fog Horn after a goal.

Anyway… I was thinking about them today and I remembered their theme song; played before the game and when The Whale scored a goal. So I looked for it online and found a place to get it as a ring tone! SWEET!!!! The song was called Brass Bonanza, you can read a little more about it here on this Cool Whalers site.

You’ve got to hear it… Man it brings back some good memories!
(The first 33 second of this link is what they used)

It is Soooo Super Sounds of the 70’s… it’s Awesome!

A Real Blog Post :-)

2008-08-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

As many of you have probably seen I've been "micro-blogging". I don't know if I like it or not yet... It doesn't seem that it provides the same sense of blogging fulfillment. I think Kelly put it best.. "Micro-Blogging is for the Moments between the Moments". I'll probably try to post a "real" blog once a week and do a few micro-blogs if it's something I find interesting... It'd probably be better if I had a camera on my phone.

Other than that... I'm in the middle of a remodel, living in a dust bowl, eating out of a microwave and thinking that 10 weeks can't go by fast enough... 8 more to go!

My next race is Folsom on 9/7 and I've been working my nutrition plan during my training; it's definitely paying off. Practice make perfect.

2008-08-24T17:17:00.001-07:00

FRS. There's just something I can't put my finger on yet. But I love this product! I have such great workouts when I use it. Today 10 mile run (piece of cake)

2008-08-23T15:17:00.001-07:00

What a Great day in SF. Sunny & 70. With the remodel we've been out pricing appliances and a new TV :-) I'll probably go for a 1.5 hour run later.

2008-08-20T18:33:00.001-07:00

I asked my dad once why he didn't tell me it was going to be this hard... He said he did but I was to busy chasing girls.

2008-08-20T07:30:00.001-07:00

Off to work... Super busy these days! Thankfully I really like my job.