I got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas, and I can't stop playing it. I am almost pro at tennis and bowling on the Wii sports game. I mean, I am kind of a big deal, people know me, haha. I have already beaten the Crossbow game that comes with the gun controller. Now, I'm working on beating 007. And according to the Wii sports game, my Wii fitness age is 30. I was 36 yesterday.
However, I have not won a bowling match against my family. I am never last place, but I've never won. Last night, my brother beat me, my dad beat me, and my sister beat me in three different games. I did come through with a clutch strike in the 10th frame to get second in two of those three games though. But I've got some work to do to get to first.
I also watched a great movie last night, "Cars." I've heard that it was good, but I have never sat down to watch it until last night. I am really enjoying the ABC Family 25 days of Christmas. My favorite movie is still "The Incredibles." And "Wall-E" is up there too. Those are 3 great movies.
Last week, I ran 45 miles and swam 24,400 yards. This is only the second time I've hit 45+ miles for a week since the 3rd week of March. I did not realize how little I've been running this year. I ran over 40 quite a few times, but I guess not much more than that. And this was the first time I've swam over 24,000 yards since the first week of April. No wonder I felt a little tired during my long run on Saturday.
The weather is crazy. It's 13 degrees right now, and it was only 6 degrees just a few hours ago. In two days, it is supposed to be close to 60 degrees. Not my idea of a White Christmas. Today is a super easy run, so I'll probably just jog on the treadmill so I don't have to fight the bitterly cold wind. I tend to push the pace in the cold, I guess to stay warmer but I don't know.
Merry Christmas!!!!!
Tony
Monday, December 22, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Disclaimer
In my last post, I discussed how my buddy did a solo marathon with the help of his wife. I was not putting them down in any way. I was giving them props for completing the feat. My mom asked if they were upset about my post and I said that I didn't think so, but she stated that my post seemed negative towards them. I apologize to Eric and Beth for this.
In other news, I got straight A's for the second semester in a row. I'm sure that I'll get some slack from my uncle about how easy Graduate school must be for me to get straight A's, haha.
I swam with the UK swim team for the first time, and got a nice little slice of humble pie. But I would rather swim with them and be slightly behind everyone, than swim with the HS team and be a little behind them. We swam 6300 yards, which is almost the furthest I've ever swam for a single workout. I do believe the swim coach was a little surprised that I finished the whole workout.
I also have a bet with one of the girls on the team. We are racing a 200 yard freestyle. And I believe her PR is about 6 - 7 seconds faster than mine, so I might be in a little over my head. We haven't finalized the terms of the bet, but I would be smart to place a small bet, such as ice cream or coffee.
I just ate one of my top 5 favorite breakfast meals, so now I'm going back to laying around the house and doing nothing. It's awesome.
T-Bird
In other news, I got straight A's for the second semester in a row. I'm sure that I'll get some slack from my uncle about how easy Graduate school must be for me to get straight A's, haha.
I swam with the UK swim team for the first time, and got a nice little slice of humble pie. But I would rather swim with them and be slightly behind everyone, than swim with the HS team and be a little behind them. We swam 6300 yards, which is almost the furthest I've ever swam for a single workout. I do believe the swim coach was a little surprised that I finished the whole workout.
I also have a bet with one of the girls on the team. We are racing a 200 yard freestyle. And I believe her PR is about 6 - 7 seconds faster than mine, so I might be in a little over my head. We haven't finalized the terms of the bet, but I would be smart to place a small bet, such as ice cream or coffee.
I just ate one of my top 5 favorite breakfast meals, so now I'm going back to laying around the house and doing nothing. It's awesome.
T-Bird
Monday, December 15, 2008
Things that Boggle my Mind
My buddy Eric decided a long time ago to do a "birthday challenge." He decided that he would run a trail marathon on his birthday, the 14th of December. He later on decided that the marathon that he chose to run wasn't worth the drive, money, or time so he would run a solo marathon at Cave Run Lake. With the help of his wife, he ran 26.2 miles on this trail to finish his birthday challenge. Something that I don't think sounds very fun. Beth ran 25 miles herself, haha. Some pacer. She ran the first and last of 3 laps with Eric, and she decided to run for 1 hr, 20 minutes between the laps. I mean, why wouldn't you run 25 miles for a long run, haha.
And something I'll never understand is the philosophy of the students in my classes. They tell me to my face that they don't take my class seriously, will skip multiple days, or even skip the final, and then expect me to go out of the way to give them an A for something they didn't do. I know that other courses require more work outside of class, but all you have to do for my class is show up and swim/run for 40 - 50 minutes. It should be an easy A. I had two kids skip their final last week and one girl is telling me she was never informed about the final because it wasn't on the original syllabus or because I didn't send an email. Nevermind, the facts that I gave out a revised schedule/syllabus during the first week of November, that I announced the take home final due date for 2 straight weeks, or even the fact that the students voted on which day to perform the swim final. It's my fault for not communicating with the students well, according to her. It's not her fault, even though she missed the last 2 weeks of class.
The other kid just slept in, he knew about the final.
And another ice storm is supposed to hit Lexington tonight. I guess I'll be running on the treadmill in the morning, but we'll see. Lexington has more ice storms than anywhere I know, but I guess I don't really keep up with the number of ice storms that hit other locations.
My fantasy football future is most likely over. Unless DeSean Jackson of the Eagles can score about 40 points tonight, then I'm going to lose in the semi final match. For him to score 40 points then he would need to score 3 td's with 220 yards receiving. Highly unlikely for any receiver in the NFL. maybe in the NCAA, but not the pros.
AND,
My semester is officially over. I took 2 finals today, and I emailed my final paper to my EDP600 teacher just about an hour ago. I only have 1 more class until I receive my Master's. Then the future after school. SCARY!!!!!!
Tony
And something I'll never understand is the philosophy of the students in my classes. They tell me to my face that they don't take my class seriously, will skip multiple days, or even skip the final, and then expect me to go out of the way to give them an A for something they didn't do. I know that other courses require more work outside of class, but all you have to do for my class is show up and swim/run for 40 - 50 minutes. It should be an easy A. I had two kids skip their final last week and one girl is telling me she was never informed about the final because it wasn't on the original syllabus or because I didn't send an email. Nevermind, the facts that I gave out a revised schedule/syllabus during the first week of November, that I announced the take home final due date for 2 straight weeks, or even the fact that the students voted on which day to perform the swim final. It's my fault for not communicating with the students well, according to her. It's not her fault, even though she missed the last 2 weeks of class.
The other kid just slept in, he knew about the final.
And another ice storm is supposed to hit Lexington tonight. I guess I'll be running on the treadmill in the morning, but we'll see. Lexington has more ice storms than anywhere I know, but I guess I don't really keep up with the number of ice storms that hit other locations.
My fantasy football future is most likely over. Unless DeSean Jackson of the Eagles can score about 40 points tonight, then I'm going to lose in the semi final match. For him to score 40 points then he would need to score 3 td's with 220 yards receiving. Highly unlikely for any receiver in the NFL. maybe in the NCAA, but not the pros.
AND,
My semester is officially over. I took 2 finals today, and I emailed my final paper to my EDP600 teacher just about an hour ago. I only have 1 more class until I receive my Master's. Then the future after school. SCARY!!!!!!
Tony
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Almost Done
I gave a group presentation and turned in a paper in one of my classes last night, leaving me only 2 exams, a group project, and a paper due in the next 6 days. I'm really excited to almost be done with the semester.
And now onto what's really important..... I'm in to the final four of my fantasy football league. The Arizona Cardinals' Defense really came through for me by scoring 2 td's and putting up 23 fantasy points. I won this weekend's game 104 - 84. The top four ranked teams are in the final four so it's going to be tough. Technically, I'm the higher ranked team in this weekend's match up, but his team is good. They scored 159 points this past weekend. Hopefully his team is tired and they score a lot less this coming weekend.
I have found a blog that is probably the funniest blog I've ever read. It's called failblog.org. Everyday, they post a sign of some sort that doesn't really make sense. It's really funny.
And my first full week of training went pretty good. It was hard to not go all out, but I took Saturday off to make sure I didn't do too much. I'm still taking time off from the bike, but I swam and ran 5 times.
Run = 35.5 miles
Swim = 20,700 yards
And I did pull ups 3 days, and abs 3 days last week. That is something I'm really going to work on over the winter is getting a little stronger through pull ups, push ups, and abs. I'm not a huge fan of weights, so I'll just stick to these for now.
Tony
And now onto what's really important..... I'm in to the final four of my fantasy football league. The Arizona Cardinals' Defense really came through for me by scoring 2 td's and putting up 23 fantasy points. I won this weekend's game 104 - 84. The top four ranked teams are in the final four so it's going to be tough. Technically, I'm the higher ranked team in this weekend's match up, but his team is good. They scored 159 points this past weekend. Hopefully his team is tired and they score a lot less this coming weekend.
I have found a blog that is probably the funniest blog I've ever read. It's called failblog.org. Everyday, they post a sign of some sort that doesn't really make sense. It's really funny.
And my first full week of training went pretty good. It was hard to not go all out, but I took Saturday off to make sure I didn't do too much. I'm still taking time off from the bike, but I swam and ran 5 times.
Run = 35.5 miles
Swim = 20,700 yards
And I did pull ups 3 days, and abs 3 days last week. That is something I'm really going to work on over the winter is getting a little stronger through pull ups, push ups, and abs. I'm not a huge fan of weights, so I'll just stick to these for now.
Tony
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Art of Procrastination
I'm waiting for the last class that I have to teach on Monday to roll around and I'm just killing time. It's 12:31 pm and I have just finished my first swim workout in about a week. I'm scrolling through the emails to find one from my partner in my group from my "Team Development" class. The emails says that not only are we presenting our group project Monday night but that our individual final paper is due as well. The class begins at 4 pm and I teach until 2 pm. I knew that we were presenting but I thought the paper was due the following Monday. I quickly ran to my office, grabbed my notes/textbook, and went to work. I put the outline together for the paper in about 15 minutes, then I had to go teach. After class, I walked swiftly home to start typing (my computer is at home). I started typing around 2:15 and was finished before 3. I didn't even check the paper, I just emailed it to myself and walked straight back to my office to print it off. I printed the paper, got everything set for our group presentation, and walked in class at 3:58 pm. About 5 minutes into class, Dr. Weiner (pronounced "Why-ner"), he asks who has their "Team analysis" complete and who was going to PRESENT it. Of course, he calls on me first. I walk up there and basically just go through my paper in front of class. I analyzed the "Mid East Elite Triathlon Team" (my team) and he loved the concept of our team. Not only did he enjoy that, but he stated that I encorporated the whole class into my paper and that I did a wonderful job. haha, who says they need to work on papers that are worth 25% of your final grade for more than an hour. And the group presentation went great as well.
So that was two out of nine graded assignments that are due in these last two weeks of school. I have an exam today, and then I'm finished for this week. I have a paper and 2 group projects next week, and then 2 finals and a final paper due on Monday, Dec. 15th. Then I'm Dunzo for this semester.
And I'll give a shout out to David Garrard, the Jacksonville Jaquars, who scored enough points last night for my Fantasy football team to win, put me in first place in my division, and also into the playoff's for my league (which begins this coming weekend). Nice Game Mr. Garrard!!!!
Dub - C
So that was two out of nine graded assignments that are due in these last two weeks of school. I have an exam today, and then I'm finished for this week. I have a paper and 2 group projects next week, and then 2 finals and a final paper due on Monday, Dec. 15th. Then I'm Dunzo for this semester.
And I'll give a shout out to David Garrard, the Jacksonville Jaquars, who scored enough points last night for my Fantasy football team to win, put me in first place in my division, and also into the playoff's for my league (which begins this coming weekend). Nice Game Mr. Garrard!!!!
Dub - C
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