Mar 13, 2017

I had an easy day at Silver Run covering meetings. My first meeting was about 10 minutes and then I had off for almost 3 hours. I had another half hour meeting then an hour lunch before going back for a little over an hour to finish my day. For all the days I complain about work, these ones make up for it. I went right to PT from work and went through the motions, adding in a rice exercise that was surprisingly challenging. I went to Becca's later to watch Walking Dead before bed as we awaited the snowstorm that would never come.

Feb 16, 2017

I woke up early thinking I would enjoy my hour or so before work. Instead I spent that entire time on the phone with Comcast because they are the worst company ever and the internet was out yet again even though we just got a new modem installed. So after that lovely start my day at Memorial wasn't bad. I only had 3 meetings, but the first one went on for TWO HOURS. I hardly had time to get lunch. At least my last class was an easy one. I went right to PT after that and did the things I always do.

I also saw this dog sitting like a human in the front seat of a van when I left. That made me laugh. I went to Becca's after she was done working. We had some dinner and watched La La Land before bed. It was a pretty good movie. Neither of us had any idea what to expect yet it was surprising.

Feb 13, 2017

I worked at Memorial for a science class where we watched an episode of the White Rabbit Project in a couple of classes and I sat around not doing much in the others. I actually did get some editing done during the last block at least. I came home for a little bit before going to physical therapy and going through the motions pinching putty and getting zapped. It felt like it went by quickly this time at least. I came home and had a nap then spent the rest of the night just relaxing.

Feb 9, 2017

I got plenty of sleep after getting home late and then got up and had a nice morning to relax because my first CST meeting wasn't until 11. Even though it had snowed overnight school wasn't canceled and it was melting by then. I went to Mt. Pleasant for one meeting then had two hours off so I took my car in to check out the burning oil smell. James Brown allayed my fears, telling me it's a very small oil leak that I needn't be concerned with. With that good news I went on to finish the day at Wood School and Holly Heights.

After work I had PT for my thumb again. The doctor was back this time and when he asked if it was feeling better I actually realized it hasn't been hurting as much or as noticeably. I'm not sure if I'm just getting more used to it, but I hope this is actually helping.

Becca's late home case was canceled so we were able to go meet Alycia and Jackie at Kelly Green Brewing. We did a flight of their 6 beers. They were all pretty good, but I really liked the coffee stout. I was definitely in the mood for that one.

We went next door to Human Village Brewing to sample their offerings as well. I enjoyed a lot of theirs, especially the lighter ones. The Godiva chocolate stout didn't really do it for me. I liked that both of the breweries were different, but they weren't loud. We went back to Kelly Green for a glass of the coffee stout before calling it a night. I met their brewer and we talked about music after I heard Saosin playing on the speakers. He was a really nice guy.

Becca and I headed into Philly, stopped at Barcade for a minute and didn't find anything on the list that excited us then headed to the Barbary without jackets in the cold. It's okay because it was quite warm inside. We actually got there before Through Being Cool even started and saw the last song of the band that was on stage.

It was an awesome night of great music and lots of PBR. I think this is the first time I've been to a full show. It felt long, but it was lots of fun. I think we both lost a little of our voices. Becca seemed to be having much more fun at this one, but the Barbary is always better.

Feb 2, 2017

When I got to Vineland Memorial in the morning I was greeted with Alex telling me "We're not having CST meetings because a teacher is out.. maybe call someone?" So I called Insight and got them to give me another job at that school for the day for the same pay rate. I was a one-on-one with a kid named Oliver. So I went to his classes with him and more or less just sat there in case he needed me. He almost never did. The day started slow, but once I got lunch and took a break in the afternoon it wasn't so bad, just boring. I went right to PT for my thumb after work and got the same treatment from last week while I played Words with Friends and talked to another guy getting shoulder treatments.

When Becca was done work we headed up to Mount Laurel and stopped at Wegman's on the way to pick up some beer. We were greeted by a friendly guy offering us tastes of wine. Since we were within the safe confines of a grocery liquor store we accepted. They were actually really good wines, but this Chablis was my favorite overall. The chardonnay wasn't bad and there was a good pinot noir. Pretty good trip to the liquor store.

When we got to Alex's she and Chuck were watching Groundhog Day, so we dished out the Massaman curry that Alex picked up for us from Bhan Thai and started watching. It was nice since I haven't seen that movie in quite a while. After dinner we tried out the VR console for Chuck's PS4. We played an escape room game that was pretty fun. The whole thing was kind of crazy and awesome. After trying it out we got into playing Fibbage so we could all play together.

We opened the Allagash Curieux and the Dogfish Red & White that I've had since Christmas; both were very good. After some fun and hilarious games of Fibbage Becca and Alex took a break so Chuck and I got into another VR game about defusing bombs called "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes." It was amazingly fun. I didn't know what to expect from VR in general, but I am excited for it.

Jan 26, 2017

I had some easy CST meetings in the morning at Mt. Pleasant followed by a nice break to go home and eat. I had to go to Wood School in the afternoon which was a complete fucking nightmare. It started with Kindergarteners being terrible and then fourth graders being even worse. One kid slammed a chair and said he hates substitutes. Totally worth the money. Even though we didn't have much time Becca came over for a much-needed run after that day. I felt better after that.

I went to my first physical therapy appointment for my thumb where the doctor was funny and confused about what could be wrong. After the initial evaluation he had me put my hand in paraffin wax and let it sit for 15 minutes. It felt really nice. I had to do some exercises with putty and then I got the electrodes. All in all it wasn't so bad, but I don't have high hopes and the doctor didn't seem to either.

I came home and decided to stay in for the night. I watched some things and went through some stuff to throw out in preparation for moving. I got my last tax documents so I went ahead and got that out of the way on TurboTax. It felt nice to just get it done. I got to bed late with no job yet for tomorrow. 

Sep 8, 2009

I went to physical therapy for the last time in the morning. Now it will just be a blurry memory like this picture. It's funny that this was my last day since it was the first time my knee actually hurt when I left. I feel like it helped a lot but I think I'm well enough to keep exercising it on my own now.

I went for a run around the pond a couple times before Ryan met me there for a game. I had some incredible shots. I must have made at least three or four really long putts that I had no intention of even getting into the basket. It didn't help my game since my mid-range game was poor but it made me feel a little better.

I came home and watched Total Recall and The Matrix (again) for class. I was almost late to Russian again but I made it on time with my workbook that I got out of the mailbox right before I left for school. After that, I had Philosophy where we talked about the two movies we had to watch. It was a pretty productive class where I got away with not having done the reading.

After class I went over to Landmark and had a Blue Moon with Shannon and her friends until my team showed up for Quizzo.

The game is a little different than at Bennigan's but we did really well on the first two rounds. The second two we didn't do as well but I still felt like we had a decent shot. We didn't place but we have no idea what the scores were because they don't tell at any time. I don't like it there.

I had a really good day overall. I just felt really good for most of it.

Sep 4, 2009

I had physical therapy in the morning and then, after getting some things done, I picked up Shannon and headed to Philly for lunch. We went to Manny's bar where I got a bottle of Innis and Gunn, which I haven't had since Beerfest two years ago. Good stuff but it cost more than our quesapizza so I probably won't have another for a while. The pizza was quite delicious however; plenty of vegetables and good cheese.

We had some time to kill before the show so we went to Rittenhouse and I sat in a tree and took pictures.

I worked on my panning technique. I think I'm getting pretty good. (panning is used to create the effect in the picture above where the moving subject is in focus while the background is blurred.)

This is the tree I was sitting in. It's awesome. Plenty of good seats.

We headed down to the First Unitarian Church to go into the show but it was in between sets when we got there and everyone was cooling off outside. The church across the street was pretty crazy looking with the moon behind it.

After a while the crowd started to head in so we followed them. It was crazy hot in the basement packed with people. We went down to watch Fireworks, who were awesome, and it felt so good to come outside after their set.

After walking down to Wawa for a drink, we came back for Four Year Strong. They opened the set with their intro and right into the catchy song I figured they'd open with.

They kept commenting on how insanely hot it was but continued to play fast and loud most of the songs on their cd.

I happened to catch a picture right as a strange smoke filled the air, confusing everyone. It tasted terrible and the band stopped playing to tell everyone to hurry up and get out. Of course, everyone rushed to the small basement exit and it took a while to get out.

Once everyone had filed out, we learned that someone set off a fire extinguisher and they were trying to find out who it was. The band came out and announced that they would be going back on shortly to an applauding crowd.

We went back in and they killed it on their last five songs. The crowd was even more pumped up than before. It was a great set and this is what I looked like after it. I'm pointing out the dry spot on my body.

It was a good day and I got to see a great band. Now I need a shower.

Sep 1, 2009

I had physical therapy in the morning to evaluate my progress so far. I got to do some actual running on the treadmill this time and everything went well. I think I should only be in there for another week or two. After I got something to eat I picked up Ryan and went for a walk around the lake at Parvin's. It was a great day to be outside, warm but with a cool breeze.

I picked up some sushi before I headed up to Rowan. I hung out on campus with Shannon for a little bit before going to Westby to have lunch with Katie before class.

My first class was Russian. It's an elementary class and I already know some things but I think I'm really going to like it. I feel like I've already learned some things from the short class we had.

I had Intro to Philosophy next which seems like it's going to be pretty great because a) I like Philosophy classes, b) it's with a teacher I know I like and c) most of the material is based off of movies that we need to watch for homework. Awesome. We left early and I got to Quizzo in time for the fourth round.

Once again, we weren't doing so great in points but at least Katie gave me a ponytail. We didn't win anything this week and I'm not sure how often I'll be able to make it there since my class goes until 9.

I got a veggie burger and brought it home to eat while I watched Psych and looked up things for class. Gotta get back into the swing of school.

Aug 26, 2009

I had physical therapy early again and we added a new exercise to the regime that used this little square. It looks pretty harmless here, but there is a crossbar fulcrum under it that is used for balance. I had to do it both ways and I'm not good at either of them. I don't think my injury has anything to do with it, I'm pretty sure I just can't balance on the thing.

After therapy I took a bike ride to Vineland and eventually ended up at the Pizza Hut buffet for lunch with Mo. It was a quick lunch but I did have pizza with Olives covering it. Pretty good. After eating I slowly started riding home.

I rested for a while but I guess I hadn't gotten enough because I went for a ride towards Bridgeton on 49 and then headed back up Carmel Road to my house. It was a really nice afternoon for a ride. Motion City Soundtrack has been dominating my iPod.

After I got showered, Jackie picked me up and we went to Ocean City. I made her listen to MCS on the way and once we got there I did my usual double take to wonder what made me think it would be a good idea to go to the boardwalk. I never learn. Too many people, nothing to do.. I'd list more but that's enough. So we walked to one end and sat on a bench for a short time before deciding it was time to go.

We walked back to the car on the street to avoid the crazy amount of people on the boards. On the drive home we listened to Sufjan Stevens (thanks, Chuck!) and enjoyed it. Despite the poorly planned destination, the night was fun.

Aug 24, 2009

I started the day out a little later than I originally thought, but still early at 9am. I did my usual routine at physical therapy. It's my last week but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do after it's done.

I went for a bike ride through Vineland. It wasn't too long, about twenty miles. I came home and got something to eat before going out again.

I met Ryan for a game. We were both doing really well at the beginning but ended up making some bad shots. We still both ended up with good scores in the end.

I went to the Ben with Chuck to work on our script for the third episode. We're easily distracted and there was a potential murder/guy-getting-keys-from-drunk-girl situation going on right near us. We did get some things written and I like the direction we're going with it now, it finally feels like a complete idea.

Ryan came over when I got home and we finished playing DK2. I stayed up for a while watching Psych before finally deciding to get to sleep.