Week 05 (01.28.2008)

What a week. I knew this week would be busy, and it is indeed in full swing. Seems like I have something to do everyday of the week. But I should be able to handle the workouts OK. Wednesday will probably be the roughest day. Just have to make it work.

This will just be a short update. Hopefully I can put in a little longer blog entry later in the week. But I am keeping up my workouts. And actually feeling pretty good.

Monday (01/29) - Jogging Completed!
Tuesday (01/29) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Tuesday (01/29) - Basketball Game Completed!
Wednesday (01/30) - Jogging Completed!
Thursday (01/31) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Friday (02/01) - Jogging Completed!
Saturday (02/2) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Sunday (02/03) - Rest Day

37

Yup, today is my birthday. Another year in the life of Dan has gone by. Hard to imagine that I am 37 today. Gonna be another low key birthday for me. I tend to think that happens to everyone as they get older. Birthdays become more and more low key. Just another day. Well that might be just me.

Birthdays can be a time of reflection. The last year has been a great one. The upcoming one is going to be challenging and fun also. In the next year, I am going to be married. And yes it is my only one. That is definitely going to be the biggest event during my 37th year.

Christine has already brightened my day with some thoughtful gifts. She has to work overtime today. Her job is wanting her to work a lot of overtime. She is a little upset about, mainly I think because they are "requiring" her to do it. She was thinking of getting a second job, guess she doesn't need to worry about it now.

After she gets off work, we will go and get a little birthday dinner in. Nothing better I can think to do for today, then spend it with my baby doll.

How is everything else going? Fine, I guess. Of course the wedding is dominating everything. We are in the middle of pre cana classes. Have to go to one every Monday. I would say it is interesting, but I would be lying. I find it rather boring. Most of the material is designed for a younger audience. I am talking 18-21 year olds. Both Christine and I have been through long relationships, so much of the material is not relevant to our situation.

It isn't quite what I suspected. Not as much bible thumping as I thought there would be. Of course, we still have three more sessions. Christine is not enjoying it all. Just three more baby doll, just three more.

Well that is about it. Just one more thought. Age is really a state of mind. I know that I have turned a corner, actually I have known for a couple of years. I am not considered young anymore. I am ok with it. I feel young and I feel happy. Right now is the best time of my life. And that is saying a lot. Because I have been fortunate to have a great life, full of good people and good memories.

But right now I am on top of the world. I have a beautiful fiancee, a solid job and live in a America's finest city. What more could I want. Not much. Ok, better go and hit the gym. Need to get the circulation going.

Week 04 (01.21.2008)

Sittin' here on the final four Sunday of the NFL season. NewEngland beat San Diego as expected. San Diego actually put up a pretty good fight, but they just got run over in the end. The workout week went well. And I am actually putting up a post before I am working out. Don't know when I last did that.

The week was good, the workouts were good. This week will be another busy schedule, but I think that I will be able to work through. Ok.. well until next time.

Monday (01/21) - Jogging Completed!
Tuesday (01/22) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Tuesday (01/22) - Basketball Game Completed!
Wednesday (01/23) - Jogging Completed!
Thursday (01/24) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Friday (01/25) - Jogging Completed!
Saturday (01/26) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Sunday (01/27) - Rest Day

about the dog

So since I am starting a new blog, I need to mention the luthor dawg. My companion for the last 13+ years. He is getting older and a little grumpier but still is the same sweet and lovable wiener dog that he has always been.

Funny, Luthor was a gift from my first girlfriend, and then we broke up like two months later. He was like a going away present. I have been through several trials and tribulations since then. But he has always been waiting for me when I get home. Giving me those innocent looks.

Guess that why people go nuts over dogs. They just give you love unconditionally. You could have the worst day in the world and they will be there to lift your spirits. I actually like dogs and cats, both tend to attract different sorts of people. Not sure that I will ever have a cat again. Christine doesn't like cats and I do think that dogs are more fun.

So anyways, there is my obligatory mention of Luthor. Might not hear about him much more on this blog. The picture was taken of him during a trip to Colorado. He was wiped out by it. Kinda dazed and confused. Heck I was dazed and confused after driving that far.

Hope that Saturday is good for everyone. I am glad it is the weekend. Looks like my UNM Lobos are going to win a game after dropping two conference games. And Christine and I took care of another wedding item. The wedding plans are slowly coming together. The big day is fast approaching. Yup, I am finally going to tie the know.

Until next time....

where to (re)begin...

Hi blogger world! So I am not sure where to start with this blog. I have blogged on Yahoo 360 for almost over two year now. I am making the move to Blogger mainly because Yahoo 360 transitioning to a new blog site. I am not sure what it going to tell you the truth.

Anyways, I guess the New Year is a good excuse as any to make a change. This is one such change. So what am I going to talk about? Well I haven't decided yet. Blogs can be varied, from the self-reflective, self-expressive to the informative.

I have placed ads on my blog, but I don't see that as being a motivating factor for me. My 360 blog was more on the self-reflective side. In many ways, I want this blog to be more informative. A chance to keep my writing skills at least a little sharp. I guess we will have to just see where it goes.
The first order of business it to reintroduce myself. My name is Daniel (most people call me Danny among a lot of other names). I have a beautiful fiancee named Christine. We are getting married in May. The next few months are going to rather hectic and probably a little stressful. But I am looking forward to my wedding day. It is big step in my life. I have had to move past a lot of fears and doubts about myself to accept everything a wedding day stands for. But, I digress. I spoke about a lot of that turmoil in my 360 blog. If you are really interested in that stuff. You can go there. It is happy times for me.

I work as a technical writer. I have been in the same career for over ten years now. I know, I know. That is a long time. Funny, every time I say I am a technical writer it opens me up for criticism about writing (some people are definitely writing snobs) or a rather blank stare. Maybe I will post some entries to try and explain what I do and how I do it. For now, just know that I put in my time and I make a decent living.

I live in San Diego. I have been here for 8-9 years. It is a great place to live. I guess that is all for this entry. Like I said. I am not sure where I am going to go with this blog. I have some varied interests and experiences, so it might jump around.

Week 03 (01.14.2008)

Alright, we are already in week 3 of the 2008. I haven't missed a workout yet. I sure wanted to last week. Came down with a little cold. I do feel alot better, but of course Christine is now sick. She is really struggling. I hope she can feel a little better soon.

This week is off to a decent start. Easy Livin' won a basketball game in double OT. Heck yeah.

Monday (01/14) - Jogging Completed!
Tuesday (01/15) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Tuesday (01/15) - Basketball Game Completed!
Wednesday (01/16) - Jogging Completed!
Thursday (01/17) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Friday (01/18) - Jogging Completed!
Saturday (01/19) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Sunday (01/20) - Rest Day

Week 02 (01.07.2008)

Another catching up post. Bear with me for a little bit. I actually only have one more catch up post and then I am back on track for New Year. So the big news on this week of working out? We had another basketball game, after the holiday break.

And the team got whupped. We didn't play that well at all. Had a little too much happy feeling from the holidays I guess. But I did get all my workouts again. And even had my rest day on Sunday as planned.

Monday (01/07) - Jogging Completed!
Tuesday (01/08) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Tuesday (01/08) - Basketball Game Completed!
Wednesday (01/09) - Jogging Completed!
Thursday (01/10) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Friday (01/11) - Jogging Completed!
Saturday (01/12) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Sunday (01/13) - Rest Day

Week 01 (12.31.2007)

I moving my workout updates to a new blog. Starting of the New Year fresh. These are actually some catch up posts. I did a pretty good job of maintaining my workout schedule over the New Year festival. So nothing to strange to report there. Just posting to make sure I keep track of my results.

Monday (12/31) - Jogging Completed!
Tuesday (01/01) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Wednesday (01/02) - Jogging Completed!
Thursday (01/03) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Friday (01/04) - Jogging Completed!
Saturday (01/05) - Weight Lifting Completed!
Sunday (01/06) - Rest Day

New Year, new blog

This is a new year. And I have decided to move my blog off of yahoo 360. They are threatening to shut it down. So I will start posting comments on blogger or blogspot. Whatever this blog is. This is my first post. Bear with me, as I learn the lay of the land.