Posted by blainegarrett on Jun 26th, 2008 | View Comments

My special lady friend is gone all week for a paintball tournament so I have been trying to get a lot of stuff done. So far, so good. Monday, I had my adventure in yard work. Tuesday, I ran a bunch of errands including getting a bunch of pots and pans and house stuff from my brother. Last night, I did laundry and I did a bunch of little stuff including installing a shelf in my closet,...
Posted by blainegarrett on Jun 23rd, 2008 | View Comments

I started writing a big long reflection on the day, but really there was only one really awesome part, so here is the overview version:
5pm : Come home from the office (aka the coffee shop) and start mowing the yard with my hip crazy cool hippy mower.
6pm : Come inside famished, cook tombstone pizza
6:20pm : Eat entire pizza in about 4 bites
6:30pm : Start biking and watching the remainder of...
Posted by blainegarrett on Jun 18th, 2008 | View Comments

I got really busy with work and moving/unpacking/housework over the last week and didn’t bike at all except for last tuesday. I’m trying harder this week, but off to a slow start….
Tuesday 6/18 : 22 miles 801 calories, 35 minutes Watched : Village of the...
Posted by blainegarrett on Jun 17th, 2008 | View Comments

After living in my place for a week and half now, it is only starting to feel like home. Putting up the shower curtains helped. Putting all the boxes, etc in their semi-permanent home helped (still not quite fully unpacked). Doing my first load of laundry helped. However, there are various things that still make it not feel like home… and a big step was getting some furniture in the...
Posted by blainegarrett on Jun 10th, 2008 | View Comments

I realized today that the Republican National Convention is going to be going on during my birthday (Sept 2nd). Maybe this is a sign I am getting older – I turn 26 and the world gives me a city full of Republicans… not that I am complaining, but why couldn’t it be the All Star Game, a Web 2.0 convention, or even the 10th annual convention of gypsy pirates?
As an aside, some...