Another Rainy Day

Today I decided to head outdoors and run down to the marina. I got dressed for a run, expecting it to be colder, so I donned wind-pants with shorts underneath as well as a long-sleeve shirt with another short-sleeve over the top. I also clipped my ipod to my pants and slipped a stocking cap on my head, but the weather I was expecting was a little further from the truth... in the wrong direction: colder. I'm not sure what the temp was exactly, but I do know that while my lungs may have felt like they were burning, my legs and fingers did not. I made it down to the marina ok though... using the nice jogging trail by the bay. When I arrived at my viewing point, though, it started to rain... ugh! just when I thought I could have a nice run. crappy weather. Sorry, no pictures from my run today, but the following pictures are what you could have seen if it were a nice day out. (I took these at an earlier date.)



After my run, I came home and talked to my girl. I also went to the grocery store and decided to buy a few more cleaning supplies while I am off this week. Figured I could get the house looking a little better while I have the time.

One thing to remember about tonight people: Set your clocks back. I'm going to do my happy dance as I waltz around my place setting back the clocks. Yay! an extra hour to sleep! or eat! I haven't made up my mind yet. :-)


PS. 43 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes until I get to see my girl!

Adventures in Laziness

Ok so I know I haven't posted in a while and I know I should feel some kind of remorse for that but eh... who cares right... ?

But in keeping with the name of the blog, I thought I might change it up a bit.

I have a week off now and am sitting around doing nothing. I just recently finished a bit of ground school and my start date for my next ground school isn't for another week so I plan to be a bit lazy. I figure I've earned it... what with all the countless hours of studying going in to the last class. whew! nuts!

I guess lazy isn't the right word for it. I plan on being lazy in the sense that I will not feel bad if I accomplish nothing of importance in the day, but that is not to hold me back from fixing up the condo or going for a run or just sitting here working on this blog. (as you can see I now have a third column... decided to putz with my coding skillz earlier and walla.)

A few weeks ago my desktop computer crashed. I was moving the office previously located downstairs in the lower bedroom upstairs into the dining room area. Not to excited with the move anymore and I plan to move it back sometime this week. I guess one of the screws from the top of the case fell out and landed on the motherboard (which lays on the bottom of the case) subsequently shorting out the motherboard when I plugged it in and turned it on... not knowing this bit of information about the screw. The computer is now useless except for a few bits and pieces which I plan to salvage (ie. my DVD burner, graphics card, wireless card, and possibly some RAM if I can find another system that will take it).

Good news to the story though is that my renters insurance has a computer policy on it and I am currently in the middle of trying to get another diagnostic run on it from a guy up the street who can then fax in to my insurance company the final results of it. My insurance company also said that if it isn't fixable and the damage is covered, they will replace the computer with another comparable computer. Seeing as how this system was custom-built by me to be a screaming-fast desktop, I'm thinking another new computer will be nice to find.

But alas, if only things could work out the way we want. Until then I will be sitting here on the new mackbook I purchased a few months ago (which has again come in handy with the loss of the windows desktop) and type this out to the world.

More good news... I think I've found a church to join. My beautiful girl and I were looking online the other night and I stumbled across the Anacortes Christian Church. I think it sounds promising with all the programs is offers on the side as well as the spiritual foundation to the church. I plan to attend this Sunday to see if it will fit to our liking.

One more thing before I take off for the day...
Fall is now in full effect and this area is gorgeous. I plan on taking my camera with me on a few *cold* bike rides or runs this weekend/week and showing off the area to the world. Its so serene in the morning with the fog banks rolling through the hills and the trees glowing in colors that you've only seen visible in a fire before. Kinda reminds me of the story of the burning bush.

ok, well I'm off now.

Adventures in laziness, here I come!