Insanity: Day 8

Cardio Power & Resistance

I was really plowing through this time. With half of my brain I was trying to be mindful of the shin splint that is setting in in my left leg, but with the other half, I just wanted to work out.

I got about 28 minutes into the work out before I had to call it quits. Not because I was out of breath and all woozy like usual - I think I was actually starting to hit what some people refer to as a "runner's high" - but because the shin splint started to really flare up after one of the 30-second breaks. I'm not too disheartened, though. My heart rate watch tells me that although I worked out 3 minutes less than the last time I did this particular DVD, I actually burned 60 more calories this time around.

Woot. Yay.

There's No Crying in Production!

When I'm at work making a radio spot, I'm very detailed when I fill out the paperwork.

Depends on Your Definition of "Real"

The Real Housewives of.... whatever city. Are these shows legally allowed to call these housewives "real" if 74% of their bodies are made of plastic, silicone, collagen, and a false self-image?

Just wondering.

Quote of the Day: iPhone

"This, in and of itself, is an amazing instrument. However, it's attached to AT&T, which makes it ... a ...  f***in' rock." - Lewis Black, holding an iPhone, from his new album Stark Raving Black

Insanity: Day 7

Today was a day of rest, which is good as yesterday toward the middle of the workout I started to develop a shin splint in my left leg. I walked to the local coffee shop this afternoon, which isn't too far, and on the way back it started to re-surface.

This sucks.

Various medical websites tell me I'm probably not going to die, so that's good. The most common cause of shin splints is a sudden increase or intensity in physical fitness.

Busted.

I'll try to continue tomorrow at a significantly lower rate and see what happens. I really hope this doesn't delay me too much.

The weird thing is, with the Insanity program I'm actually looking forward to the workouts, which is a first for me. On Day 2 I was really looking forward to this day off. Today, though...I kinda miss it.

Zach Anner: Way Better Than Oprah

You may have heard Oprah Winfrey is giving away the chance to host a new show on her cable network. People across America are invited to submit their video entries. I don't know about you, but this guy gets my vote.

You can vote for Zach here.

Insanity: Day 6

Plyometric Cardio Circuit

I noticed that I was able to go a bit stronger for a bit longer and it hasn't even been a week yet.

On the other hand, I'm now breathing with the help of an iron lung.

Welcome to Church

You know, I think I've been to this church. I won't say where, but it sure seems oddly familiar.

On a totally unrelated topic, I wonder how my Nashville friends are.

"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer.

Insanity: Day 5

Pure Cardio

I finished today's workout almost an hour ago. And I almost can breathe again.

A Night on the Town

Sarah and I were a bit restless tonight, so we hopped in the car and drove around. We started off the night at Maggie Moo's, which is why I spent the rest of the evening with two chocolate blobs on the front of my shirt. From there it was a quick jaunt to Wal-Mart followed by Five Below. After that, we watched a lady driving a van run a red light and almost hit a car. We followed her to Barnes & Noble where we learned that not only is she a bad driver, she's also a bad parker.



You can't tell it from the photo, but the only thing she is good at is leaving a small child in the car while she and her daughter go into the bookstore.

Once we were inside, Sarah and I found a treasure trove of cool things, including a huge magnifying glass...





...and an entire shelf of non-existent encouragement for children.



When we finally arrived home, there were two police cars parked across the street and two officers were talking to  an old man sitting on his front porch and shirtless. When we got out of our car, we realized they weren't talking to the old man. They were taking turns yelling at him.

Bad Cop said, "This is ridiculous, two old men getting into a fight!!"

And then Badder Cop got in the old man's face, pointing a finger at him, and screamed, "We almost killed you when we got here!!!"

I wished we had been there when the police arrived. Sarah immediately turned to me and said, "We can never leave this block."

Insanity: Day 4

Cardio Recovery

After the last couple of days, today's rest/stretch was a break. Although I should have put sarcastic quotes around the word rest because I still ended up sweating like Katy Perry in a Quiz Bowl.

My Google Voice

I got my invitation to join Google Voice tonight and so far I'm pretty impressed. I'm just starting to tinker around with it, but so far I am loving the fact that I can set up a different greeting for each person in my Gmail contact list. So when Sarah calls, she'll hear one message, Dad will hear another, and everyone else will just hear something generic. Way cool.

I guess what I'm saying is, if you're still using Yahoo or Hotmail or Comcast or even Mac for your email....seriously?

Insanity: Day 3

Cardio power and resistance today.

As I was cooling down and taking off my heart monitor/wristwatch, I thought someone squirted me with a spray bottle. But then I realized I was the only one home and it was actually perspiration flicking off the wristband as I unhooked it and spattering me in the face.

So yea. I sweated a little bit today. Sweated? Sweat? What's the past tense of sweat?

Today I swat.

BP Spills Coffee

Truth in Post-Its

I got to work this morning and had some paperwork on my desk for a new series of on-air spots. There were a lot of instructions on the paper, including a list of names, song suggestions, separate air dates, the copy read by the voice work, and the deadline, all color-coded with highlights to indicate which goes with which spot.

The best thing about it, though, was the Post-It note stuck on top of the paper:



Sometimes something as simple as a Post-It note can make a big job not-so daunting.

Insanity: Day 2

Could only do....first 1/3...heart rate way high....heart monitor watch tells me I burned 425 calories... in 30 minutes....breathing deep... and heavy....

I see....a very bright light.....

BRRRRRAWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRR

The gardeners have been running their leaf-blowers directly outside my office window for the past 3 hours straight. If whatever you're trying to blow away hasn't blown away yet, then why not try picking it up with your hand? In the meantime, thanks for the bold gasoline scent in my office.

Insanity: Day 1

Did the Fit Test today. Even my hair hurts.

I took a sneak peek at tomorrow's disc and kind of skimmed through to see what I was going to have to do. Just watching it gave me a headache.

I. Am. Going. To. Die.

They Just Rolled That Tarp Right Out

Tonight Sarah was to lead the crowd at a Lancaster Barnstormers baseball game in a Zumba routine during the 7th-inning stretch. Naturally, she was very excited (and I was excited for her!) and she brought some of her fellow Zumba instructors with her to help out. Our good pals Dustin and Janelle came along to join in the fun but unfortunately, the game got rained out in the sixth inning. Fortunately, I brought along the video camera and captured a few seconds of the evening and just happened to be rolling when Dustin uttered the Quote of the Day.

Why Is This Photo Moving And Making Noise?

I was browsing the 'net before going to bed tonight and ran across a website for an upcoming Christian Music Festival. I couldn't help but chuckle at this little gem on the front page of their website:

[caption id="attachment_1844" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="What? These are videos? NOT magical moving pictures?"][/caption]

Seriously? Are people actually confusing videos with photos? Was this huge explanation on the front of their website really necessary? This led me to jump to one of two possible conclusions:

1. The people who run this festival think the people who might come to the festival are dumb as rocks.
2. The people who might come to the festival really are dumb as rocks and complained about the fact the photos on the website had "big sideways triangles in a circle" in the middle of the pictures, and so an explanation was actually needed.

Either way, I don't think I'm gonna go. When you start explaining to me what a Youtube video is, you've gone way past condescending and entered into just plain frightening.