Thursday, July 31, 2008

Today's Slurpee Conditions

As of 2:30pm today, the Slurpee conditions at King & University are: Excellent.

Which is surprising, since it's a perfect day outside. Usually on days like this, the machines are overused and it's kinda runny.

Demand genuine Slurpee Conditions from Matt's Blog Is Stupid... Accept no substitutes.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Reset The Clock: 0 Days Since Last Asked For My ID

For the third time being 28 years old, I was ID tonight. Unlike the other 2 times when it was for liquor, this was just to get into the slots area at Grand River Raceway (where I made $57 in about a minute, thank you) and they seem to ask more often than not... but still, it's fun.

That's right, ladies... my looks aren't going anywhere.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

40 Below

I believe it's time for another edition of "Watching Weight Watchers"™!

Today I weighed in for a 1 pound loss for the week, which officially puts me over the 40 pound barrier at 40.4 pounds. Check out the chart...



I like to take things in 10 pound increments while doing this, and this last 10 was, by far, the slowest to lose. Here's how long it took to lose each 10:

1st 10 - 6 weeks
2nd 10 - 10 weeks
3rd 10 - 8 weeks
4th 10 - 18 weeks

It's been tougher to stay focused lately. With the nicer weather, I'm usually doing stuff on the weekends that lead to poor food choices. Also, I'm now doing it all on my own, which doesn't help. On the plus side, I'm at the weight I got to last time when I tried Weight Watchers Online a few years ago, and I've been keeping it off, instead of immediately bouncing back up like I did then.

Still a long way to go... I'm not quite halfway, if I take the "normal weight" range of the BMI as my goal.

Hypothetical Followup

The milk is fine. The person who test-drank it hasn't gone blind... although he still needs glasses to see things more than 4 inches from his face.

Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

"Hypothetical" Question Of The Day

Ok, say someone went grocery shopping on Monday evening like he usually does, and say that when he got home he forgot to put away, say, a carton of milk. And say that that carton of milk was left out for about 3 hours. Here's my question for you: Is that milk still going to be good after it's opened?

Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Friday, July 04, 2008

What's Up With This?

There's about 50 wasps swarming around my balcony right now. I've never seen that before here. I hope there isn't a nest on a nearby balcony or something. Weird... and inconvenient. Because there's no chance in hell I'm going out there a bunch of wasps acting all crazy like.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Cedar Point

How did you spend your long weekend?

I spent mine by taking a 3-day trip down to Cedar Point with my friend Dominique and her mom. The forecast had called for a threat of thunder storms for each of the days, but they barely materialized, and the down time for rides while we were there was minimal.

We started out on Saturday, bought some Starlight tickets at 5pm and got a walk-on to the Demon Drop, which was a good omen for the rest of our trip. The crowds were the smallest I've ever seen at the park, which made for some heavy duty riding.

The last time I was at Cedar Point was 2 years ago. That time, I was really looking forward to riding the Millennium Force for the first time. Unfortunately, back then, I weighed somewhere around 260lbs and wasn't able to squeeze into the seats. This was one of my main reasons for starting Weight Watchers last year. Now that I've lost about 37lbs I fit quite easily into the seats, which felt really good. There's still a long ways to go, but that was a great reward for the work I've done so far.

Anyway, back to the trip... We went to the park on the Saturday night, on Sunday and on Monday. We pretty much hit every ride at least once (except for the water rides and kiddie rides). Among the notables, I rode the Millennium and Top Thrill 3 times, and Raptor, Magnum and Wicked Twister twice. Also, I rode front row on the Raptor, Millennium Force, and Top Thrill Dragster.

The only drawback I would say is that I wouldn't stay at the Breakers Express again. The showers were not warm and it was less than convenient if we wanted to leave the park in the middle of the day. The only bonus to staying there is the early entrance... which we never took advantage of (seriously, we were there for 2.5 days... we were there plenty without getting that extra hour in). Even though it's a bit more expensive, Hotel Breakers is a great choice to make. If you're going to stay offsite, you may as well find an unaffilliated motel in Sandusky. That's my travellers tip of the day.

But I don't want to end on a bad note, so I'll end with my favourite rides. By far, my favourite ride was Millennium Force. It was high, it was fast, and it was surprisingly smooth. Maverick was a really fun ride... not the tallest or fastest, but it was quick and random. Skyhawk was my favourite thrill ride as I loved the feeling of staring right down at the sidewalk below. The only problem with it is that it's too short. Raptor in the front row is an all-time favourite of mine, and it still is great. And if you've never experienced the sheer accelleration that is Top Thrill Dragster, you owe it to yourself to do it at some point.

And the Mean Streak still hurts like hell.