I figured that since the weather has gotten rather cold and nastey it is time to grow out my beard. Actually, I am just lazy and it sucks trying to shave with this neck brace on so I am not going to shave. I am not a fan of body hair so with chest and facial hair on top of my brace I am pretty miserable. That is all I need now is to be wet and on an airplane and I really could not get more miserable than that.

Today the gym was good. It was my third day in a row so I was pretty tired but I still managed to kill the kickboard. I set a P.R. with almost fifteen laps in thirty minutes. That probably is not a lot but for a gimp non swimmer I was pretty proud of myself.

I also played a game of pickup football in the kiddie pool. That was a blast………….I scored three touchdowns and we won even though our team was outnumbered three to four. It probably was not the most fair since I was nearly twenty years older than all of the other players. I was the running back and would get a handoff and walk the length of the pool with three kids hanging on my legs. I was UNSTOPPABLE! I think they tired me out though?

I also wanted to wish Casey a happy birthday tomorrow she turns 21………………..you know what that means!

I hope it rains tomorrow…………………………………….

later,
g.

Today was a great day because the weather was SHIT outside. It was 50 degrees and drizzling all day long meaning everyone else had to stay inside much like I have been doing for the past four and a half weeks. How does it feel, huh?

Due to the weather I had lots of company at the gym which was nice because it made me feel like I was racing while on the exercise bike. It is suppose to rain again tomorrow and I am looking forward to that!

My new Ipod makes going to the gym a lot nicer. I even finished downloading all of Franks music which was a week long task. Now I am not sure what I am going to do?

I think my right ear is screwed up becuase the ipod earphone does not fit in it. It keeps falling out and my right ear is the one I can actually hear out of…………so it is quite a predicament! Maybe I will try some tape or get some custom earphones. I am sure that they have to make those…………ear phones that are molded to fit your ear?

Frank and I just got back from “The Outpost” and we raided their bulk section. The vanilla almond energy nuggets are rather tastey. Other than that, tonight, I am going to a Halloween party with Avi which should be fun. I think I am going as a medical Doctor. That sort of has a nice ring to it Dr. Peltonen…………………

later,
g.

Can anyone help me identify this nut?

The other day on my walk I came across this odd looking nut. I have yet to identify it………nor have I really tried but if anyone could tell which type of nut it is I would really appreciate it.

Aside from that my music collection has been taking up most of my time. I am going through all of Franks cd’s and adding the good stuff to my itunes. Therefore, I will not only have a cool ipod but I will have great music. I have been hitting the itunes hard for about a week.

I also got a free gym membership in the mail today which is awesome because my free two week trial membership expired today. Thank you Carissa………….she is the one who sent it to me and saved me some money. Anyone who does that is cool in my book!

Okay back to the itunes and guess what I have Frank drinking diet sodas two at a time. What can I say he is learning from the best.

later,
g.

Today at the gym I met a fellow back breakee. It was nice becuase this lady had a similiar injury to mine but is a month or so ahead of me. She new exactly how I was feeling and told me what to expect. She said she feels fine now and her only limitation is lifting stuff. That is fine because I am a cyclist and there is no need for my arms to get big. She also told me that she was tired all the time and slept 12 hours a day………… much like myself. It felt good to talk to her and the funny thing is I did not even ask her name………….but I think she looked like a “Heather”?

I was really relieved when Heather told me how tired she would get and how much she slept. I was starting to feel lazy because I sleep really hard for about 10+ hours every evening and after doing anything I am totally knackered. I don’t get that antsy feeling I usually do when I am lazy. That got me thinking maybe Wes has a broken back and he doesn’t even know it? He does sleep a lot………. so Wes maybe you should get some x-rays.

Aside from that I got my new Ipod Nano and it is awesome. I got three comments from people at the gym saying how much they liked it. I think it officially made me the cool kid at the gym……….not that I wasn’t to begin with. I am just more cool than I already was.

Time to make a diet soda run…………..I hope Sentry has some sort of sale because I am going to buy the place out and don’t want to go broke in the process. Did I tell you I am drinking diet soda at a rather alarming rate and I am loving every minute of it. I figure I better stock now because I have to stop when I start training again.

later,
g.