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not this time Thursday, Oct. 07, 2004 - 9:38 p.m. sleepy wishful thinking Monday, Aug. 23, 2004 - 9:57 a.m. slow moving wide load Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 - 4:17 p.m. av tar Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004 - 6:44 p.m. rain dance Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004 - 4:30 p.m. |
that desperate
Thursday, Jul. 08, 2004 - 12:17 p.m.It’s been over 2 weeks since my last confession.
So I’m back in the running groove, sorta. I am back to my regular 6km runs and even improving on my time but after each run I am out of commission for at least a day. After my run and dinner, around 9:00PM, I start feeling a tenderness in my right food and right knee. By 10:00PM my knee is sore enough that I’m hobbling around the house. The next day I’m still limping. By day two I’m usually recovered enough to go running again. Do we have a problem here or is it just the onset of old age?
On Saturday I went hiking with AF1 and AFW up in Caledon. It was a nice 14km trail with some interesting scenery and a little hilly. Being Mr. NatureToughGuy I didn’t bother with the insect repellant which resulted in Mr. NatureToughGuy getting lots of mosquito bites. Monday morning I was feeling a little down and tired and I instantly thought West Nile Virus. That’s just freakin great because the incubation period is 3-14 days so if I’m not at Death’s door in two weeks I should be okay.
Last, last weekend the Bro visited from Ottawa and we started discussing summer plans/vacations. As a joke he suggested I ride up to Ottawa and he would drive me back to Toronto. But now that I think about it, it is definitely doable. There is even a site where some dude maps out the route through back roads and nature trails. As far as gear and fitness goes, I don’t think it would take me long to prepare. It’s just a matter of planning and getting used to long bike rides. Finding a travel partner wouldn’t be a bad idea either. If I’m going to be encountering any sort of Deliverance type whackos in the backcountry, better that I’m not alone. I should be able to hit a town and shack up in a hotel each night. And since this will be my vacation, I plan on eatin GOOD, I’m talkin steak every night. We’ll see.
The Bro bought me a book called The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks (son of Mel Brooks). It’s good to know I’m not the only one who thinks zombies are real. You can all laugh now but when the zombies attack, see if I save your sorry ass.
So out of boredom and the fact that I’m still single and haven’t seen any action in a LONG time, I am back on Lavalife. The mind is strong but the flesh is weak. Yes, things are not going well in this department. At least SG is getting out and actually meeting chicks.
Yesterday an ex-coworker of mine from two jobs ago gave me a call. I thought it was just a social call but of course it turned out to be business. He was asking if I would be interested in going back to the old company and they would even give me a bonus to go back. But the salary they were offering was only about the same as I am making here. And their new office is now in Mississauga, which is like a whole other city whereas now I’m only 10 minutes from home. Here in the fish tank, I sit in my little corner and quietly do my own thing without too many people bothering me. There I would be coordinating projects, talking on the phone all day, and basically running around like a madman. Nope, they would have to sweeten the deal big time before I go back.
I just did something bad. I gave out my email. See, in the fish tank, we have a support department that the customer is supposed to call if they have any problems. In turn, support comes and asks us (programming department) about the problem because we are the ones wrote the freakin application. That way we are not wasting our time on the phone with dumb-ass customers. But there are some sneaky customers who have figured this out and try to get our extensions and emails. So it’s bad enough that one customer has my extension, but I just gave her my email too. But hey, she sounds kinda hot. Yes, I am THAT desperate.
