It's been a while...

So, it's been a while since I've written on here, and well, quite frankly, I haven't really had that much to write about. The last experiment was a bust, it seems. I found that I wasn't finding much to be able to write about - with the people I was observing. More importantly, there was nothing that was going to sound much different that what I'd already come up with - and nobody wants to read the same thing, same thing, same thing, same thing, same thing....it's BORING. I do not like to be boring, as anyone who actually reads my drivel ought to have figured out by now.

So, what's new? Well, it's going to be an active fall line-up, I can tell you. THe workshop is starting to get into full swing, what with the holidays approaching. What?? Already? Look, if I don;t start thinking and doing stuff now, I will completely miss November and december, and I wish to not miss them every again. So I start early. There are a few leaves that still need to be made, and a couple other projects as well.if it all works out ok, I'll have everything done in good time, and I won't ever be harried and hassled. Also, yesterday began the kick-start training for a triathlon. I celebrated it by drinking beer and eating frid onion rings and a burger (with bacon). WHEW! The bacon saved it! If not for that, I would have considered it a waste. I would have done something, but I walked off without my gym bag. The mistake was not repeated today. Go me.

What is this about triathlon training, you say? Well, since I don't remember if I've put it in writing on here or not, I've been inspired by a certain someone to take biking one step further (see what I did there?) and give triathlons a try. Now, I'm not going for an ironman or anything like that. That would be silly. However, a "sprint triathlon" (600 meter swim, 12 mile bike ride, 5k run) isn't that far out of the realm of possibility. 12 miles on a bike ought to be about 35 minutes @ 20 mph. A 10-minute mile (5k is like 3.1 miles) should be 30 minutes. and a 600 meter swim...well, ok, so I gotta do a bunch of work in that department. But still - assuming an even 30 minutes for that, allow for transition times, there's no reason not to shoot for a 2-hr -or-under timeframe. That....that I could be proud of. So that's the plan, at least, to shoot for. To do this, the gym at work is offering an incentive program (if I finish, I get a free t-shirt) to do a run/bike/row triathlon, over the course of 7 weeks. I signed up at the ironman level: 26.2 miles of running, 110 miles of biking, and 9 miles of rowing. Free t-shirts, it seems, are very powerful motivators!

So that's what I'm up to. A good friend of mine was on a kick earlier this year about being amazing and searching out experiences that made her and her life amazing. I think it's a good thing to explore. So I'm going to try and find some amazing. Today's amazing - snagging a victory on the chess board from a game I probably should have lost. Opponant made a few mistakes that I was able to use to my advantage in position, and all was good.

Thanks for reading.

The Fat Kid