Improv, Plushies & Padawan

Tonight I went to my very first Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: Improv Comedy Show. Featuring Alex Albrecht, Felicia Day, Tony Janning, Jeff Lewis, Sandeep Parikh, Tara Perry, and Brooke Seguin. I went with my Padawan Troy but there were also a lot of Guild friends that went, since Felicia, Jeff and Sandeep were all in the show tonight. So I got to hangout with not only Troy but Andrew, Jared, Greg, Derrick, Gabe and Brian, It was great to see all those guy. I also go to meet Aaron, he is the guy who is working on the Knights of the Guild App for the iphone/itouch. We've been talking via email for months so it was great to finally meet him and see the progress he has made The KOTG app is looking pretty sweet!!!!

The show was FANTASTIC!!! Watching improv always amazes me, those folks need to be extremely quick and constantly on.

After the show I got to chat with Felicia, Sandeep and Jeff for a bit. I was finally able to give Sandeep and Felicia their Lil' Guldies Plushies that Jes had sent me. Both really liked them. I hope to get the video up soon.

After we said our goodbyes to everyone, Troy and I went out to Denny's to grab a bite to eat. One thing that we tend to do when we go out is talk.. and talk.. and talk and we lose all track of time. But this time we had a plan, his car was parked on the street (by the improv theater) and needed to be moved by 2am.. so we knew we'd be back no later then 2. So we got to Denny's had some breakfast and chatted for about 2 1/2 hours when I noticed it was 1:30am and said we should be getting back. We get back to his car and as usual we chatted for another 2 hours. We only had one cop car pull up beside us and shine their light into my jeep but I guess they didn't see anything nefarious so they drove off quickly. Around 4:15am I called it a night.. we could have continued to chat until the sun came up but I needed to get home for some sleep as I had a long day of Christmas stuff and editing my podcast ahead of me.

Good times were had by all!!!

A Healthier Me - Day 104

So I took the day off yesterday from working out, it was only a cardio day but with Thanksgiving I wasn't in the mood to workout.

Since I had today off from work opted to work out later in the day. No need for me to get up early on a non-work day.

Today's Workout:

45 minutes of cardio on the elliptical
4 sets of 10 on the chest fly for my chest (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the curl arm for my biceps (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 working on my back (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 for shoulders (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the front leg press (45 lbs)

Since I missed my cardio I squeezed in an extra 15 minutes today.. really going to try and make that my norm starting next week. Still working on getting my cardio up to 1 hour all five days. Cardio is what I really need to lose the weight.. weight training is good but I'd rather be losing the weight then gaining the muscle.. at least at this point in my workouts.

Mark Willis - Don't Laugh At Me

I've loved this song since the very first time I heard it.. it's such a beautiful song and the words ring true.

I'm that little boy with glasses, the one they call a geek, the little girl who never smiles,'cause I got braces on my teeth, And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep

I'm that kid on the playground, who's always chosen last, A single teenage mother, trying to over come my past, You don't have to be my friend, if it's too much to ask.

Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names, Don't get your plesure from my pain, In God's eyes were all the same
someday we'll all have perfect wings, Don't laugh at me

I'm a cripple on the corner, You pass me on the street. I wouldn't be out here beggin', If I had enough to eat
You don't think i don't notice, That our eyes never meet.

I lost my wife and little boy, Somewhere 'cross that yellow line, The day we laid them in the ground, Is the day i lost my mind, Right now I'm down to lovin, This little cardboard sign

So, Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names, Don't get your plesure from my pain, In God's eyes were all the same, someday we'll all have perfect wings, Don't laugh at me

I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall, I'm deaf, I'm blind Hey arn't we all?

Don't laugh at me, Don't call me names, Don't get your plesure from my pain, In God's eyes were all the same
someday we'll all have perfect wings, Don't laugh at me

Thanksgiving Dinner

Last year we had Thanksgiving dinner at our house so this year my brother and sister-in-law decided to have it at their place. Only thing we were responsible for was desserts. So on my way home last night I picked up 2 pumpkin pies and 1 apple pie. Also this morning I made a big batch of rice krispies treats.

Dinner wasn't until 5pm so we left our house around 1pm as it normally takes an hour and a half to get to their place. But of course being Thanksgiving and everyone trying to get out of town we were stuck in traffic for almost 3 hours. We finally arrived at there place a 4.

Dinner was served at 5 and was FANTASTIC, we had Turkey, Ham, Mash Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Rolls, Cranberry Sauce, Green Bean Casserole and Stuffing.

Lora (my sister-in-law) also invited some of her family to join us and it was great hanging out with them as we don't get to see them very often.

It was a fun night had by all.. we left around 9:30pm and got home at 11pm

PS.. no pictures were taken :( but I did get some video. :)

V - Returns Jan. 4th

Really looking forward to the return of this series.. it look a few episodes to get going but man the last few were AWESOME!!!

A Healthier Me - Day 102

Got up at 6:30am.. it's getting really easy now getting up that early. I actually get up half hour to fifteen minute earlier then my alarm. Most morning I feel well rested. It's getting colder and colder, that's really my only issue.. may have to start bringing in a space heater to the garage to warm it up, but normally when I start my cardio the coldness goes away.. for the most part.

Today's Workout:

30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical
4 sets of 10 on the chest fly for my chest (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the curl arm for my biceps (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 working on my back (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 for shoulders (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the front leg press (45 lbs)

A Healthier Me - Day 101

Today was a cardio day and I once again walked around my work area.. It's cold outside.. not sure I'll able to continue with this as it gets colder.

Today's Workout:

30 Minute Walk

I'm On Fanboy Funhouse

Filmed this a few weeks ago.. it was a lot of fun.

A Healthier Me - Day 100!!!!

Whoo hooo made it to day 100. Can't believe I've been working out for 100 days now and sticking to it. I've had my ups and downs but for the most part it's been a great experience. 

Since it's Monday I weight myself this morning 204.5

Today's Workout:

30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical
4 sets of 10 on the chest fly for my chest (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the curl arm for my biceps (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 working on my back (75 lbs)
4 sets of 10 for shoulders (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the front leg press (45 lbs)
4 sets of 10 on the free weight (110 lbs)

So I am at my lowest so far since I've been trying to lose weight. 4.5 lbs to go before I hit my goal to get below 200 by years end. Today's work out was great, no issues with cardio and I'm liking my 4 'sets' now, feel like I'm really getting a good weight training workout... and I have to say my arms are looking pretty good. I'm starting to get "cut" and I've never been able to get "cut" before. Can't wait to see what the next 100 days has in store for me.

SDCC FAIL!!! 2nd time

Today I got up at 5:45am to purchase some San Diego Comic Con tickets. These are not for me as I get a Professional tickets but are for my brother and friends. So I got up early and jumped online, at 6am I clicked on the site and got and error, again and again I clicked on the site and got error after error.

Suddenly Twitter went crazy as everyone was having issues. It was like deja vu as this is the same thing that happened on Nov. 1st when they tried to sale tickets last time. So I tried and tired for over an hour with no luck. at 7am I had to get outside to workout so I took my mini netbook out with me and continue to try while working out with no success. I got back from working out and tried some more but this time there were tweeter folks saying that they got their tickets finally.. it looks like, at least for some of us, that we were able to get tickets.. then suddenly SDCC closed tickets sales once again stating that they will try again at a later date. So everyone who didn't get a ticketed wasted 2 and a half hours.

So a second attempted FAILED, you'd think they would have this process down since they have been doing this for so many years..  I know the con is more popular then it's ever been.. but what was the point of them going down for three weeks to "fix/find a solution" to the problem and then have the same issue all over again.

I actually wrote my contact with the "Pro" department at Comic Con and asked what the deal is with Professional passes as we use to get 1 for us, then 1 free one for a guest and the option to buy 4 more at regular price. Well I heard back and it looks like they have limited those passes as well. As I pro I will get one for me and if I sign up as soon as they announce pro reg. I will more then likely get one free one for my guest and be able to buy 2 more at regular price.. so I'll be able to get 4 total. But again nothing is set in stone other then me getting 1 pass for myself. 

There has to be a better system!!!