Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Slim in Six, a sick puppy, and boiled hamburger

Days until I'm unemployed: 89
Days left as a bachelor: 186
Days until I start school: 195

Days left of Slim in Six program: 35

Slim in Six
So, in an attempt to shape up for my wedding, I'm starting the Slim in Six program. The program is a three level program, moving from basic, intermediate, and advanced workouts. Each level lasts two weeks, with each week consisting of 6 days of exercise. The workout consists of core strengthening and a mix of aerobics and pilates. Good stuff. I tried it a while back, and it was pretty good, but I wasn't committed to following the program. This time, I have an incentive: to be a hot groom. We're talking six pack and everything. Been almost 10 years since I had one of those...Looking forward to being in shape again.

In addition to the program, I'm going to take advantage of the free gym at work while I can and get back to lifting. I have three months left, so I might as well use it.


Sick puppy and boiled hamburger
I was startled awake early on Sunday morning, 4:30 to be exact, by a horrible smell. I thought it was coming from outside of my apartment. Upon further inspection, I determined the smell was in fact coming from under my bed. We'll just say Charlie wasn't feeling well, and he left me a present. I was really concerned, and cut my 8 hour training session to 6 hours so I could spend time with him and make sure he was ok. Unfortunately, the problem persisted, and I called the vet. Since he's not lethargic, in fact he's playful as ever, and we both suspected the problem was due to new treats I had been giving him, she didn't think it was serious. The vet told me to take him off his regular diet, cut the portion size in half, and feed him 3 parts boild rice, and 1 part boiled hamburger. Then, once he is "feeling better" (read as "firm poop"), I can wean him off the diet and back to his regular food. I feel bad for the little guy...hopefully he'll be back to normal soon.

Quick thoughts that only I may be interested in:
RIP Coretta Scott King :(

I wish our government would do something to piss off Oprah. Then maybe someone will hold them accountable for their "mistakes."

How about this weather?

I haven't had a cigarette in over a week...and it hasn't been all that hard.

Pepe' le Pew was a stalker.

A friend of mine felt like she had to explain herself when she told me she didn't like "Brokeback Mountain." I haven't seen it, but I don't automatically think people who don't like it are homophobic. Hey, I don't like "Barber Shop", and I don't feel the need to explain that the reason I don't like it has nothing to do with the predominately black cast...

I don't know about you, but I have a soft spot for Jerome Bettis...I hope "The Bus" runs over Seattle this Sunday, and the Steelers take home the Lombardi trophy.

I'm not very photogenic...I can't fake smile.

Quote of the week: "We now have a president that admittedly could see weapons of mass destruction in Iraq that weren’t there, but couldn’t see a hurricane in New Orleans that was there." Al Sharpton, 1/24/06

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I like your blog's stream of consciousness at the end, very literary. I hope your dog's poop get's better, maybe everyone should own a dog before having kids. You worked out at CMU, remember we'd run into each other on Washington at night? I told Andrea I blamed you & orientation signs for my bad knees today.

Steve said...

I agree...dogs before kids = good idea...

I do remember working out at CMU..but that was about 5 years ago, and I'm far from my fighting weight...I'll be better in no time.