On Tuesday evening Hoover and I dined at a special restaurant as my gift to her for her birthday. She took me to Colicchio and Sons on my birthday, it was only right (and delicious) to return the favor. And so we found ourselves at Iron Chef MORIMOTO’s restaurant, perusing the menu and salivating over what we found.
The restaurant itself has a modern décor and a dark, chic ambiance. Though we were seated rather close to the tables next to us, it didn’t impede our experience (except for the fact that I couldn’t hear our waiter describe the menu because of the loud people talking about advertising industry rumors next to us). Overall, I was pleased with the design; I thought it complemented the concept of the restaurant well, and created an atmosphere that was enjoyable to eat in.
After deciding to drink a Fingerlakes Reisling that Hoover scoffed only costs $12 at the winery, but had quite a markup at the restaurant, we went for it anyways and hunkered down, ready to order some food!
Since Hoover is a sushi nut, and especially loves Salmon Avacado rolls, it was only natural that we chose that as one of our appetizers. We also decided to indulge in the Toro Tartare, due to rave reviews of the dish on Yelp.com. Both were delicious. The Salmon Avacado was not too much different than a standard roll in terms of style, yet the ingredients were really fresh and delicious. The Toro Tartare was as good as advertised, it came with a small platter of tuna tartar and an array of different sauces or toppings to try each bite with. My favorite bite probably consisted of some tuna, a little wasabi and some mini rice balls. Of course, since I am anything but a fancy, civilized person, I had a hard time keeping my food on the little scraper-like utensil they give you to eat it, causing Hoover to make fun of me repeatedly. But the constant struggle was definitely worth it once the food got to my mouth, it was very delicious.
Toro Tartare (photo credit)
So, the appetizers were a success, now it was time to order the entrées. I decided to take a slightly different approach here, since I wanted to try the Rock Shrimp Tempura appetizer, I ordered that and the Soft Shell Crab roll as my entrée. Both were delicious, the Rock Shrimp Tempura consisted of bite-size pieces of fried shrimp, covered in two different sauces. One was a spicy sauce, the other a Wasabi aieoli, both were delicious, and the dish also came with a dish of ranch dressing for dipping. The portion was pretty big, so I couldn’t even finish the whole thing, but definitely worth checking out (I would have it as more of an appetizer next time). The Soft Shell Crab roll was very tasty as well, very much like the Salmon Avacado, it was a standard take on the roll, but done wonderfully.
Rock Shrimp Tempura (photo credit)
For Hoover’s entrée, she opted for the Ishi Yaki Bop, a dish that is actually served deconstructed and they cook at the table in front of you. It comes as a bowl of rice with yellowtail tuna, and they cook the tuna on the sides of the extremely hot bowl it is served in. While the tuna is cooking, they prepare the rest of the dish, by adding a seaweed sauce and an egg to the rice. Then they layer the finished tuna on the top of the dish, and it’s ready to eat! This was definitely a very cool dish to get, the presentation was top notch, and I can attest as someone sitting across from the dish, it smelled DELICIOUS! This was confirmed when I tried a bite later on. This was a great dish and Hoover thoroughly enjoyed. Again, this was a good portion size — Hoov didn’t even finish it all in one sitting.
Ishi Yaki Bop, before cooking. (photo credit)
By this time we were STUFFED, so we decided to opt out of desserts. But there was one more thing to enjoy before we left — the bathrooms. The bathrooms at Morimoto are so notoriously nice that I was actually brought there on an NYC food tour, but not to eat — just to see the john. So we each took a trip down to check it out. What happens in the bathroom stays in the bathroom so I will not give too much away. All I will say is heated seats and many features.
And just like that, our fancy dinner night was over. A great meal with decent company (it’s Hoover, what do you expect?). If you’re a lover of Japanese cuisine, Morimoto is a great place to check out for yourself.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
MORIMOTO
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
goin' south...
Straw hat? check.
Boat shoes? check.
Confederate flag bandanas? check.
Jorts? check.
Racerback tank tops? check
Shades? check.
Welp, see ya later, Union. Off to check out the South.
first swim!
First swim in the train for the tri... thought it went pretty well, then I found out the pool was half the size I thought it was while I was swimming!!! Whoops.
So the workout ended up being:
5 rounds of:
swim 25 meters
10 push ups
Then I swam until I got to what I thought was 600M, but in reality was 300M. Whoops! There's always next time.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
wod
7 rounds for time of:
30 double unders
1 snatch, 50#
around 8 minutes.
same guy as the other day who was doin the same workout as me was doin the same workout as me today! and this time we actually talked about it. my first crossfit friend.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Water Challenge Over!
Seems like this challenge went on forever...mostly because I had to go to the bathroom like 12 times each work day (no really...at least 4 times a day at work). But the results are in! During this challenge I lost about a pound and a half. Now this may not be attributed solely to the water intake, but at the same time, I did not alter my diet at all. In fact... I kind of ate and drank a lot this past week. I was expecting the scale to take a turn to the higher side. But, it didn't. Does this say anything about water intake and weight? No. Could just be a coincidence.
But overall, the results to me (besides the almost constant urge to pee), were not that overwhelming. I might have had a bit more energy than usual, and though I drank a bit, I don't think I was really too hungover. So that's a definite plus of drinking lots of water.
All in all, this challenge made me feel a little better than usual. Don't think I'll keep up the drinking at this pace though - can't handle the much-too-frequent bathroom breaks.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
sugarland
great concert! can't go wrong with opening acts like matt nathanson, who is just awesome and little big town who jammed out on the harmonies and did a country remix of lady gaga's born this way.
then sugarland was the best! every song was great. and you cant go wrong with a rowdy lawn crowd. another successful show.
little miss. sugarland.
Saturday 5k!
5k
26:53.
Not the best time, but I felt great and it was awesome to be outside on a beautiful, rare sunny morning.
guy jumps on field...
and gets away! when has this ever happened?!!
Apparently he was arrested after he got out... disappointing.
(via yrfriendliz)
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
how did i never see this kid before?
apparently this dude's been making videos and been a viral sensation for over a year. i've finally crawled out from the rock i was living under and GOOD THING because this is funny.
thanks wcw!
evan longoria - hero
Look at him pull a Dottie Henson move out there. Too bad it's just a viral video. Guess we can't all have hands as quick as the Queen of Diamonds...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
In “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”, Morgan Spurlock takes us along for the ride as he tries to finance his film entirely by brand partners (spoiler alert: he succeeds). And the results are both memorable and quite humorous. As someone who works in the advertising field, I’m not sure if the content presented was much of a surprise to me, but the way it unfolded surely was entertaining and gives a “backstage view” of the marketing world.
Spurlock succeeds in signing on an array of brands to be official sponsors of his movie, including POM Wonderful, who bought a $1 Million sponsorship in order to have their brand appear in the title of the film, as well as be the only beverage included in the film (all other beverages are blurred out).
For me, the best part of the film was the irony present in scenes where Spurlock is interviewing people about product placement. Several times throughout the film we see people being interviewed talk about how product placement is alright, as long as it’s not obvious, and as they are speaking, Morgan is taking a giant swig of his POM Wonderful. It’s pretty well done.
The end of the movie was pretty cool as well, showing the culmination of all of Spurlock’s planning with the various brands and how all the brands have actually been placed into the film.
It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re at all interested in how marketing/advertising works, or just seeing the hilarity of the business. The brands that work with Spurlock throughout the film don’t really know exactly what they will be getting from this partnership, yet they are willing to throw A LOT of money his way. This was one of the more interesting things for me to see, since when I started in the business it was amazing to me how much money is thrown around each and every day. I mean, it makes sense, since marketing/advertising ultimately is supposed to drive revenue, but it is surprising to learn just how much is spent.
So if you’ve got a bit of time to spare and want to see Morgan try to balance playing nice with brands with his artistic vision, it’s definitely a film to see.
heard it babysitting....
Val told me he had something new to show me... but it was a surprise.W e walked into his room...
Val: Ta Da!!! My fish.
Me: Oh wow, cool! What are their names?
Val: This one is named Indiana Jones, and this one is Avatar.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
LinkedIn IPO
Debating whether I should buy some stock Thursday when LinkedIn has it's IPO... They were saying it would be $32-35 a share, but now it's up to $42-45 a share. Could it be a risk worth taking?
Other idea is to wait until the other Internet IPOs happen and maybe put some $ into Groupon...
Leave me thoughts in the comments section.
Monday, May 16, 2011
wod
5 rounds for time of:
5 OH squats (30#)
10 reps, 25# dumb bell hang squat clean
15 push ups
20 double unders
13:45
best part of this was that right next to me at the gym a dude was doing this workout, but not scaled, as it was listed on crossift.com. that was cool, don't usually see people crossfitting at my gym!
then i biked 5 miles on the exercise bike. 15 min.
Challenge #5 - 9 cups of water
Okay it's time for my May challenge, and since last month I didn't drink, this one's all about drinking. Except drinking water, not alcohol. I've always heard the old "drink 8 glasses of water a day" mantra and wondered what sorts of health benefits it would grant me, but I did a bit of research and apparently adult women should drink 2.2 Liters, or 9 cups of water a day.
So that's what I'm going to aim for. This entire week I will be drinking at least 9 cups of water a day. I'm interested to see the outcome in terms of if I'll feel less hungry than normal. I think that a lot of times I may just be dehydrated and think that I'm hungry so it will be interesting to see how this week plays out.
So that's about it. Pretty simple, right? I'll let you know how it goes (and how annoying my frequent bathroom breaks will be)...
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
funny looking animal of the week!
i know you were all craving it. don't worry im back on land and im back to posting funny looking animals. enjoy.
via coolhunter
morning run
1.25 miles.
10:28
was able to keep up some wod's on the boat. here's what I did:
Sat (before departure) 1.5 mile run with the bro!
Sun - Run 400M. 50 push ups. Run 400M. 50 sit ups. Run 400M. 50 squats. Run 400M. 50 back extensions.
Mon - 5 deadlifts (25# dumbbells). 10 burpees. 7 rounds.
Tues - quick run. 1 mile.
Wed - run 1 mile. 50 squats. 25 push ups. 40 squats. 20 push ups. 30 squats. 15 push ups. 20 squats. 10 push ups. 10 squats. 5 push ups.
Friday, May 06, 2011
morning wod
run 800M
run 400M backwards
run 800M
run 400M backwards
13:32
running backwards is hard and i am slow at it!
800m cool down
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
morning run
wanted to get a run in before work this morning but ended up laying around for a while. timed it perfectly so once i got outside it started to pour... good job me! short run.
1.25 miles
10:23
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
wod
warm up: ran 1.25 miles
10:13
21-15-9 of:
overhead squats (40#)
burpees
7:26
this was rough!
cool down:
bike 5 minutes
Monday, May 02, 2011
wod
1000M row
50 thrusters (30#)
30 pull ups
had to stop the clock between the thrusters and pull ups for a couple min because someone was on the pull up machine.
8:10
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
hello giggles
Hello Giggles is a new entertainment site "for women" founded by Zooey Deschanel, Sophia Rossi and Molly McAleer. Since Mindy Kaling recommended it, I'll def give it a try.
#royalwedding
Alright, so the Royal Wedding festivities are going on which I guess is the most important piece of news to Americans because of ... our love for British accents, hats, and things that we can all wake up really early to tweet about?
I didn't wake up for the wedding. I forgot about it actually, because I spent last night watching a really intense episode and post show of The Real World, like a true American. And, like a true American should, I also placed a wager on the Royal Wedding.
I bet that the Queen would wear a blue hat. And that woman had to go and dress in yellow from head to toe — really, Queeny? If I were ESPN Monday Night Football announcer, I'd have to give that choice a "COME ON, MAN!"
But I did learn an important lesson from this whole ordeal — when you're betting on fashion, listen to your gay brother. Even if he's colorblind, even if he pulls out a crazy color like YELLOW, go with it.
Not too concerned on losing my bet though. Got a big Ithaca Alumni weekend ahead to cheer me up. CANNOT WAIT to get on the road!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
wod
For time:
20 Pull-ups
25 Dips
25 Walking lunge steps
50 Box jumps, 20 inch box
20 Double-unders
20 Knees to elbows
30 Kettlebell swings, 20#
30 Sit-ups
20 Hang squat cleans, 15 pound dumbbells
30 Wall ball shots, 6 pound ball (only medicine ball I could find)
25 Back extensions
took around 18 min give or take...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
funny looking animal of the week!
i know i already posted one, but i couldnt resist! this one is so good!
early day 5k!
woke up at 5:30 for some reason and couldn't get back to sleep... stopped trying at 6 and went for a run instead. first run in my new nike frees!! i like them, they're super light weight.
ran 5k - 26:43
then i discovered that there is a wide array of workout videos on my On Demand! I did a 10 minute yoga workout. should probably do more of this so i can stop being the most inflexible person in the world.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
wod
"Tabata Something Else"
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.
Had to switch it up and put the pull ups last because that was taken at the gym... push ups from the knees, sit ups unanchored, pull ups with the machine, here's what I got:
Push ups: 14-15-13-12-11-9-8-7
Sit ups: 15-14-14-13-13-14-14-12
Squats: 15-15-15-13-14-15-13-14
Pull ups: 9-10-8-9-8-8-8-7
total reps: 379
Monday, April 25, 2011
wod
row 2k.
8:40
for some reason I thought I could do it faster than that, but even at this time i was feelin it bad in the legs.
movies on their way...
some good looking movies coming out this summer...here's previews of a few to help get you through your monday:
Sunday, April 24, 2011
easter run
it was a short one!
1.5 miles
12:36
tried to ride my bike but it switches gears continuously as I pedal. gonna have to get that looked at...
correction
Without thinking, I mentioned that I lived in NYC in a previous post. Though this was not intended to be offensive to where my actual residence is, I want to clear this up for my readers. I do not actually live in NYC, I do in fact live NEAR NYC, in New Jersey.
Thank you Scott for bringing this matter to my attention before it got out of hand.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
taking advantage of the city
Living in NYC, I often take for granted the array of awesome things that I have the opportunity to do. Sometimes I just end up getting my drank on, singing some random karaoke songs, consuming way too much late night crap and not remembering the trip home.
This weekend will be different. In fact, it already is different. My very cultured weekend began last night, when I attended "Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz" at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. It was my first time seeing a show in Lincoln Center, and it was a great introduction to the venue. The show was created to honor Stephen Schwartz, who gave us the gift of some amazing Broadway shows, including Wicked, Pippen, Godspell, and Children of Eden.
The show was about an hour and a half, and featured an orchestra playing songs from Schwartz's songbook, accompanied by amazing talent in the likes of: Kristin Chenoweth, Raul Esparza, Victor Garber, and Anne Hampton Callway (who wrote the theme song for the Nanny, so she's up there in my book). They performed tunes from a variety of Schwartz's shows, the highlights for me being any of the Wicked songs that were performed by Chenoweth. She's such a great performer, and her voice is amazing — it was stunning how much she sounded just like the Original Broadway Recording of the show (probably because she was in it!). But honestly, every intonation and note was spot on. Not to say the other performers were slacking; the entire show was really well done and honored the career of a song writing genius.
The show came to an emotional close when Schwartz himself came onstage and performed "For good" from Wicked with all four performers, and Chenoweth got emotional as she sang the beautiful lyrics of the song, which in this case rang oh so true: "because I knew you, I have been changed for good." I think it's safe to say that Broadway could say the same thing about Mr. Schwartz. Glad I was able to be there for that moment.
After the show we were able to look down from our nose bleed balcony and see the real life elite entering their post show party. It was like I was watching an episode of Gossip Girl, I kept waiting for Blair Waldorf to jump out on the dance floor and take advantage of some sort of explosive blackmail opportunity. But alas, it did not happen, mostly because this was real life.
To continue on with my weekend of culture, tonight I will be hitting up the Tribeca Film Festival's showing of the new film "The Bang Bang Club." I wish I could say I was interested in the movie and sound like I know what I"m talking about, but my real reason behind going is because Taylor Kitsch, aka the one and only TIM RIGGINS, will be there intro'ing the show. So if all goes well, by this time tomorrow I will be carrying his baby. (Is that too weird to say? If it is, and Taylor somehow reads this one day, I apologize). But honestly, second best case scenario (after baby) would be a photo with the man himself. We'll keep the fingers crossed for that one...
And finally to cap off my weekend of activities, tomorrow night I'll be hitting up the Comedy Cellar and guess who will be performing? Parks and Recs very own Tommy Haverford, AZIZ ANSARI! 
So I guess the moral of the story is, when you live in NYC, taking advantage of the cool stuff around you can make for fun times and good stories. It also gives you the chance to make babies with celebrities (fingers crossed).
funny looking animals of Good Friday!
Today I've had two people send me funny looking animal videos out of the blue for consideration on my blog. Two separate random funny animal suggestions? That's too good not to post. Plus, it's always good to watch some funny vids on a Friday afternoon:
thanks LJ and WCW!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A night at the House of Palmese
Last night I had the privilege of eating at the House of Palmese, a wonderful place to dine if you're ever in Plainview, Long Island. I arrived to a warm welcome from the entire clan, a great way to start my experience off right. For starters, we feasted on some toasted matzah with an array of delicious spices, prepared by Rebecca, the youngest Palmese chef.
Then, seeing as it was Passover, we sat down to the table for the Seder. After several readings and wonderful renditions of songs from "The Concise Family Seder" (and Grandpa Lenny thanking the Concise Family for letting us borrow their prayerbooks), we had our first course, matzah ball soup. The balls were fluffy and delicious, making a nice pillow at the bottom of my stomach for the rest of the meal to sit on.
Speaking of the rest of the meal, after the soup course was cleared, we enjoyed a HOST of wonderful dishes, including mouthwatering brisket, delicious turkey, kugel (a yummy noodle dish), a potato kugel, and Sara Palmese's favorite - Brussel Sprouts! Everything was cooked perfectly and I began stuffing myself silly as I listened to the kids table reminisce about the weird red toothpaste their grandparents used to have back in the day. After I cleaned my plate, I didn't think I could eat another morsel.
But wait! I could! There's more! There was also a variety of yummy desserts up for grabs - I enjoyed a chocolate cupcake with a glass of milk. A great end to a great meal.
After dessert was finished and family members began leaving in a steady stream to make their respective trains, I almost fell asleep on the couch in a stuffed, content stupor. But I had to shake myself awake and start my journey home. It was tough to leave the house that was so full of family and love, and it made me wish I could have celebrated with my own family as well. But I am lucky to have such a great extended family who has as much fun with each other as my own family seems to.
So if you're ever in Plainview, make sure you check out the House of Palmese. The food is impeccable, and the company is second to none. Well worth the price of the LIRR ticket - and then some!
wod
rode 10 miles on stationary bike.
26:09
as many bench press as i could get in a row at #30.
40 reps
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
no alcohol challenge... check in
Today was my 9th consecutive day of no alcohol, which means I'm well into my 14 day challenge. So far, so good I'd say. Besides a couple times when I really wanted a beer, it really hasn't been too bad. I think I'd most definitely opt for this over being a vegan if I had the choice.
The few times this challenge has proved to be a bit hard included:
- the Yankees game where I wanted a beer
- a night at a bar with a few friends where I ended up ordering a slice of pecan pie and milk (!) to keep myself occupied
- sunday night dinner where everyone else was drinking delicious smelling red wine and I could not partake
wod
3 rounds for time of:
100M run
50 push ups
100M run
50 sit ups
100M run
50 squats
100M run
50 back extensions
30:07
runs on treadmill
Sunday, April 17, 2011
sunday runday
5 miles. 42:43
my legs were already hurting when I woke up this morning, probably from the burpees i've done the last few days on the wod and at boxing bootcamp yesterday. but it was sunday runday so I saddled up. also ate some cliff energy gel 15 min before i ran to see if it made a difference. i guess it helped - i didn't feel sluggish on the run until the very end, and that might have been mental.
now that run is out the way, time to relax and enjoy sunday funday (minus alcohol...this challenge is killin' me!)
Friday, April 15, 2011
wod
as many rounds as possible in 10 min of:
60 bar facing burpees
30 OH squats (20#)
20 pull ups
20 dips
got almost through one round, was 7 dips short.
then did some abs. quick workout day!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
morning wod
Went to the gym with Care this morning and we tore it up! Had a workout in mind but then someone jumped on the rower while I ran my first mile, so I amended it a bit:
Run 1 mile.
50 sit ups.
50 squats.
50 push ups.
Run 1 mile.
Didn't get a total time, but miles were 7:40 and 8:30..slowed down a lot on the second mile.
Then did some abs.
Now Care is at the Today show!!! And I'm at work....
barcade jersey city!
Set to open soon! I am very very excited for this place! I also really like how my neighborhood was described in this article about the bar.
Walking east on Newark from the PATH, you pass glossy restaurants and abandoned storefronts, as well as a pit surrounded by a collapsed fence and protected only by frayed police tape swaying in the breeze. Several elderly men bring folding chairs to sit on the sidewalk outside Barcade’s still-closed doors daily, hanging out with the hot dog guy on the corner, where the outdoor seating will be.
THATS MY HOOD, YO!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Nike Women's Marathon
Just registered for the drawing to run in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Fran Oct. 16th! Only signed up to do a 1/2 but that still makes me SO NERVOUS.
Kinda exciting though... We'll see if I get in.
Monday, April 11, 2011
sideways. citizen cope.
this came on my shuffle today. great song. plus aaron rodgers endorsed citizen cope on his twitter - I'm down for supportin that!
wod - ipod shuffle farewell tour
After 6+ years of keeping me company on my various runs and other exercises, my ORIGINAL ipod shuffle and I will be parting ways. I'm tradin' her in for a shiny new shuffle who is half her size and can clip right on me. I feel kind of bad to pull the plug on this relationship (yes I am aware that I grow far too attached to inanimate objects), but the time had come to move on.
I decided to give her one last workout with me before I move on. So here's what we did:
5 rounds for time of:
10 box jumps (18")
10 wall ball shots (12#)
10 push ups
10 sit ups
7:55
Then we biked 5 miles on the exercise bike - 13:18.
Finally did some abs.
I'm sad to see her go - we ran hundreds of miles together, and did a lot of other sweaty stuff too... I won't get into the details though.
Thanks for the memories, original iPod shuffle!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Challenge #4 - No drankin!
Today marks the start of my 4th challenge of the year - no drinking for 2 weeks! Now this one sounds like it will be a lot easier than my previous challenges, but I feel like in the culture of the city it's tough to go a while without consuming some sort of drink.
Whether it's going out for a drink after work, having a glass of wine while cooking, or drinking an entire 6 pack of pumpkin beers, blacking out and waking up in a recliner covered in mud, it's hard to steer clear of alcohol.
But that's why they call it a challenge! Since this one isn't quite as tough to adhere to as the following, I am stretching out for 2 weeks instead of one.
Other things I hope to achieve with this challenge:
- Saving money
- Lowering my tolerance for my upcoming CRUISE WOOOO
- Losin a few lbs.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
wod
four rounds for time of:
250M rows
15 push ups
total row time: 4:16
then I did the myotatic crunch from the book 4 hour body. 10 reps. apparently if i keep this up ill have slammin abs before i know it.
50 double unders.
then planks and hip flexor stretch (also recommended by 4 hour body).
kind of a hodge podge today, but felt pretty good.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
wod
ran 2 miles while watching jeopardy! good thing about working late is the departure coincided with jeopardy!
16:37
then did 4 sets of 15 kb swings (20#)
awesome time lapse
the space needle in seattle looking pretty amazing.
The Space Needle from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
via devour.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
wod
five rounds for time of:
400M run
12 squats
didnt get a time for the whole workout...runs were on a treadmill:
1:46
1:45
1:44
1:50
1:54
no rests between sets.
tough one after a few days off!
woman of the year
Almost bought this shirt the other day at the NBC store, but ended up deciding not to at the last second. But you know what? I may have to go back and buy it. I just don't know if I can resist having Ron Swanson's handsome mug on my shirt. Mustached men are so in for spring.
You can also get one with the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness, which at this point is just about as relevant to American culture as the Constitution.
Sunday, April 03, 2011
aint gonna pee pee my bed tonight...
what is this?! there are so many amazing things about this video.... the growling voice of the little girl, her dance moves, their father aka the one who looks like moses, and of course the fact that the main lyric is "ain't gonna pee pee my bed tonight."
Thank you Ellen Degeneres for bringing this into our lives, and Hoover for bringing it into my apartment.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Brian Wilson's Beard
This isn't the first time I've blogged about Brian Wilson's beard, and it probably won't be the last. Check out this awesome viral campaign MLB's got going featured the beard itself.
Gmail Motion
I thought it was a little weirdddd when I saw the guy who was demonstrating the motions. Then I realized it's April 1st.
OH GOOGLE, YOU SILLY SILLY BRILLIANT PEOPLE!
morning wod
haha mal's favorite!
ran 1 mile 8:13
biked 5 miles 14:44
3 sets of:
8 pull ups
8 dips
some abs
good start for a rainy friday...