i am...

anxious, antsy, nervous, hungry, tired, and working again.

covering for the boss today. he is gone to be with his dad...major surgery.
its cool to be here....quiet. but i am beginning to feel like i live here.
i am looking forward to this week. usually easy for me the week before a comp.
i need to do some cardio and watch my weight. i would like to come in under 231
but its not a priority. this comp is about having fun.

i dont have much else...i am rather boring.

1 week...grrr

been a weird end to my week.
missed 2 days at the gym and i felt like hurting someone.
but the rest was nice. the heat has turned up along with the humidity...
dont think i can stop sweating.

trained events and they went so-so. had a great start but it went downhill from there.
log was smooth and fast. worked my technique. farmers started the turdball rolling...
barely made 20' with my warmup. that was enough of that. did stones and was ok with it.
but i felt slow with the lightest stone.

so hot i went through 2 shirts....soaked.

teking it easy next week, just cardio and some light work to stretch and stay warm.

strange days

ok so american idol has its controversy, kate and jon worked the bad press, the right is going crazy over sotomayer, and our government is wasting precious tax dollars busting "steroid dealers".

we live in a land of hypocrites, fakes, cheats, and greedy self serving people. the misinformed and simple minded america buys into the BS that is reality TV, they blindly agree with talking heads and question nothing that our government does. hell most people couldn't tell you what the first 2 amendments in the constitution are.

we love our sports but god forbid these high paid athletes do something to enhance and prolong their careers. yet we still want more homeruns, bigger hits, slam dunks, and hat tricks. its pathetic. the news twists a few nonnewsworhty stories into mind blowing onesided investigative dribble. they never get facts or research scientific evidence. really..that would be actual work...and work wouldnt sell ad time during sweeps.

in short...get the facts! and before you judge ask yourself, how entertaining would (insert favorite sport here) if there were mediocre playing?

weather woes...

more rain. thank god its going to a normal time....the sunny florida afternoon t-storm.

i could hear the water running from the retention pond and into the lake last night.

another spectacular storm just rolled through. had to run outside to check my windows.

nothing better than a wet seat to drive home. but the musty smell a day later is worse...eeewww

had to put towels down last night. rained so hard i needed to prevent the water from coming in the apartment. needless to say it was impessive to watch.

shouldn't complain we needed it badly. the storm hanging around last week was almost a tropical depression. thankfully it has moved on...just in time for hurricane season.

relaxing weekend

thought i would get more done but my body told me other things. i slept 12 hours 2 days in a row. it just felt so good. i ate like crazy...and the scale showed it this morning...but i relaxed and enjoyed a few days off.

sunday i went to the parents and had dinner. lots of food and went home with a ton of leftovers. watched the indy500, just an amazing race.

monday i was the chauffer...drove mom and dad to the hard rock casino. lost my money in the video bandits...was better served drinking at the bar. we went to joes crab shack on the way home. walked or rather waddled out of there, stuffed!

woke up today and got back to business. worked on my pressing in the gym. finally figured out the dip on my press!! now to try it with some serious weight. shoulders are already getting stiff and sore. 10 days till comp....i feel loose and ready to have insane fun!

some vids

stones from a few weeks ago...