Good Beer & Progress

We had a very relaxing weekend, which was a nice change. Saturday morning we got up and went for breakfast at a local coffee shop. We sat and read the paper, drank overpriced coffee, ate a biscotto, a scone, and a muffin. In the evening we settled in to watch "Bee Season". It's an interesting movie, bordering on existentialism, with forays into Catholicism, Hari Krishnaism, and Jewish mysticism. It put me into a weird state of mind at the end of it. All of the cgi was really well done.

Sunday we slept in real late. Betsey was amazing and did laundry and stuff all day while I played SimCity 4. Yes, some people still play that. To continue our movie weekend, we popped "V for Vendetta" into the DVD player. The movie is actually good, and I wish now that more people had seen it when it came out. It's a warning against an Orwellian future, spotted with explosions, fight scenes, and a government virus cover up that brings back warm memories of the X-files. I'm seriously considering reading the graphic novels that inspired the movie now.

Monday was back to the grind stone, but there was reason to celebrate. Lindsey, our good friend from Portland, who for way too long has used her advance degree to work seasonally important jobs, has finally been recognized as an invaluable asset at her current and now full time place of employment. As part of her job, she became a faculty member of Oregon State University. It does seem strange that her office would be in Portland, but there you go. Anyway, this meant she had to come to town and get an ID card, so Lindsey stuck around and came out to dinner with the C-town gang. Nate, Brian, Lindsey, Betsey, and I went down to the Fox & Firkin. The food and beer was excellent, and after we all toasted to Typhoid Mary, we settled into a great night of conversation.

Finally, progress. I have reached the point where my evening runs are slightly over 3 miles and slightly under 30 minutes. I've also started cross-training by swimming laps. I'm so pathetically out of aquatic shape that on my first go last week, I had trouble completed 3 laps (6 lengths) in the pool. Andy tells me I want to work up to 36 laps, so I've got a ways to go, but everyday I exercise I feel healthier, refreshed, relaxed, and more energized than the day before. I'm glad I've had Hood to Coast to motivate me into this lifestyle.

So it's a long post, and more frequent shorter posts would be preferable, but I have trouble justifying using my work time to post, and when I get home, I go to the gym, and after that, man I'm tired. Tonight was my night off, and I've tried to bring Cachew up to date. Thanks for reading.