Thanks, I’ll take the stairs.
I started the day off today with a vicious session on a stairset at the Lamar Street pedestrian bridge. Fifteen minutes of running up and down stairs will really put the whipping on you, I’ll say that much. But once I got past everyone staring at me like I thought I was Rocky Balboa it actually felt really good. I’d say it’s exactly the kind of thing I need to be doing every day if I want to be in proper shape for the tournament. At least it’s a small but significant portion of the training that needs to happen. I’ve been eating like a saint.
As I jogged for a few minutes after the stairs, I noticed that there were lots of people out on Town Lake in kayaks. I then very suddenly realized just how much fun I’ve been missing out on all this time. And here I thought I knew what was up in Austin! These people, now they’ve got it figured out with their river shoes and paddles. I plan to get one asap. As a matter of fact, it makes my soul hurt to realize that this confounded PS3 could be at least half a kayak right now. What kind of world am I living in where I makes bad decisions like that?
Speaking of the PS3, I think we’ve neared a solution finally. Which means that soon enough you won’t have to hear me jabbering on and on like a 14 year old about corporate conspiracies and bastard children. At the suggestion of our friend, we found a website that will allow us to view hulu in coordination between a computer and the PS3 (I’d tell you the site but there’s no way I’m jinxing this fucking thing, I’ve come too far). The only catch is that computer must be a PC. Guess who has a mac?
The solution has only cost us another $$75 and counting so far. We dug out Jazz’s old PC laptop and are in the process of bringing total annihilation on the Trojan virus that shut it down to begin with. We’re going to use it to stream the aforementioned website onto the PS3 and finally end this bloody conflict once and for all. We also had to buy a new wireless card for the PC. All in all, my plan to save money while waving the shocker in Time Warner’s face has officially backfired. So be it, as I already mentioned I’ve come too far to quit now. I’m determined to bend this fucking technology to my will, at any and all costs (not to exceed another $150 of course, as I’m not exactly rich).
One last thing and then I gotta get on with my day. I’m not nearly sophisticated enough to know how many people view this blog, or if anyone views it. I’ve been writing for a long time but blogging is totally new to me. Thus any tips any of you have regarding finding an audience, or things you’d like to hear me rant about, are always appreciated. I want this blog to be a place where you can come and take a break from your day to laugh at mine, and maybe to hear something strangely profound in it’s cynicism every now and again. I hope you will work with me to make it the best that it can be. Communication and connection are, after all, the whole purpose of writing and reading. Thank whatever God you believe in for that. It’s made all the difference. –MDP
