I want a vegetable garden. And some fruit trees. And a chicken coupe. All in my backyard. At my future house.

I did the Blue Bell Fun Run 10K (6.2 mils) in Brenham, TX this past Saturday. My chip time was 53:06. Last year when I did this race my chip time was 50:29 but it wasn't as hilly and I hadn't smoked anything for about three weeks. And it was pooring rain but I think that helped a little, kinda. Or maybe it helped as much as it hurt, I don't know. ( Read more... )

I don't feel like an adult and I don't think I want to.

I think I want to start every morning with a shortish run, bike ride, or swim. IN addition to my evening workouts ( Read more... )

UGHHHHHH UGH UGH OKAY OKAY FUCK FUCK FUCK I'LL STOP SMOKING AND START TRAINING FOR RACES FUCK FUCK UNNNGGGGGGHHH!!! SWIM! RUN! BIKE! LIFT! SLEEP! EAT! DON'T SMOKE ( Read more... )

sometimes I wish I lived closer to work. like, a lot closer. so I could ride my bike. and not just for the exercise, but for the gas savings. and not just from a money standpoint, but also an environmental one. I do believe that, as a society, we need to greatly reduce, if not eliminate, our dependence on petrochemicals for energy. conversely, I ( Read more... )

This years SXSW was more successful than last years in that I did more SXSW stuff than just party. Except I was sick the whole time so I was in bed by like, 10:00 every night. Being sick + day drunk + weed cookies = can't stay out late. Yup, getting old is a pain in the ass. I saw Meiko, The Ugly Suit, David Vandervelde, Circa Survive, Sum 41, ( Read more... )

I just briefly scanned the showcases for this year's South by South West and these were the ones that stood out enough for me to write down ( Read more... )

Every season of American Idle...

My dad: Have you been watching Idol?
Me: Nope.
My dad: They've got some people that can sing this year. And I mean they can sing, like, they can REALLY sing.
Me:

He should have been a record exec.!

I am typing this on the new office computer that sits on my desk where I used to prepare my lunches. I spent this past weekend in New Orleans. My friend and former room mate, Matt Montalvo, is getting married in Austin in two weeks so 12 of us piled into a big van and drove to New Orleans for his bachelor party. It was pretty awesome. I like that ( Read more... )