athens ohio

this is our second day in athens ohio. drove 17 hours and spent one night at a best western. having lots of fun here. the houses and the landscape remind me of rhode island. today the weather was a little chilly, but that didnt stop us warriors from venturing out in the wild to take a run around the neighborhood and up an incredibly ridiculous steep hill all layered up with clothing upon clothing, scarf and a hat looking like we were going to rough it in a blizzard in antartica. luckily we found our way back to the lime house with a handfull of pesos, a body full of goosebumps and a smile. vanessa ordered some pizza from avalanche which was excellent. just finished a 50 minute intense non-stop yoga session with none other than the fiery red sunshine leading the way with a pack full of chatarangas and a fistfull of chair poses to top it off. felt like i was doing squats with a log cabin on my back, but my hairy little chicken legs handled it with ease. tomorrow is our last day here and we head toward the biggest little state in the union, otherwise known as rhode island.

bike ride

today was a good day. kind of chilled out at home for a while and just relaxed. we went on our first bike ride today. although it was a little windy and chilly it was a pretty good workout. bundled up with a hat and scarf across my face and neck looking like a wannabe carjacker. etched out a little ride which took 20 minutes and totally burned out my legs. tried to pull some wheelies, but im not riding my old school bmx, checkered pattern, double goose neck team murray x20r from 1989 rocking out to twisted sister on my walkman. so instead i switched gears like i was on a ducati with no helmet beaming into the future with my flux capacitor given to me by the doc. went to the library and checked 2 books to sunshine's 45 books. then had some mexican at cabo grande.

workout
bike ride 20 minutes

things to do

well i just finished a little workout. i jumproped for 10 minutes straight and the hit the heavy bag for 10 minutes straight, then i went old school and did a sledge hammer workout pounded it on the tire 50 times with each arm. a short, but effective and intense workout. if the weather stays nice i want to go for a bike ride later today as well. maybe ill pretend to go head on with a car and see the driver's reaction...kodac moment, so much fun! dont give me that, like you never did that before. ok your probably right ass-wipe, im starting to realize im the only one who does it, well yay for me then!..haha.. i was to lazy to get up at 8am to go to the final day of yoga class and down some champagne, but sunshine popped right up like a super ball blasting into space and hit the early yoga class as well as the nia class, then will toast the yoga studio adios. i still need to get a scrapbook for all our photos. will try to get my bony, yet appealing slacker ass in gear and tackle that at some point today. also need to get season 4 of lost or i may need to read up on it, i havent yet. but my addiction may get the best of me. withdrawal is setting in and hopefully i dont go door to door ransacking the neighbors house to see if they have that season, because im too lazy to go buy it.

just writing

i see the sun it shines so bright

and no more darkness up in the sky

i see the clouds as they take flight

and night falls quick no questions why

i hear the birds chirp on the grass

and the wind howling through the trees

i hear planes spiraling with no gas

and visions.... of rainbow fairies

eating

well yesterday was a great day. woke up early and mantained a good eating schedule throughout the day. that routine has been a little inconsistent as well, sometimes only eating one or two meals a day at odd times. but yesterday had 3 great meals and a fabulous snack which included fresh pineapples, crackers, cream cheese with tortillas and hummus. it was brilliant. also have been trying to make a smoothie a day, banana, strawberries, soy milk and honey. i can drink those all day and not feel like a stuck pig with no sweat glands. 85 degrees out yesterday, felt incredible. if i was by the ocean i would of went for a swim with jaws. im quick, dont worry mate!

workout: 1.6 run/walk
yoga class

flashes

ever see demons in your mind
is this real or a dream, tell me now
mirage and visions i need to find
darkness all around and moving slow
i see a coffin through the ground
and salty eyes remain above
body lies straight resting with a frown
here i rest with a baby dove

am i dead or in a dream
am i dead or in a dream
am i dead or in a dream

my eyes are open but this seems so cruel
i see no light or maybe i am blind
paralyzed for being a fool
im stuck in a box with just my mind
time to buck up and feel the heat
people all around with the rancid smell of stink
i sit up, look and get back to my feet
down my spilled bottle and take once last drink

am i dead or alive
am i dead or in a dream

i guess i just passed out, and im here to stay
but that jack taste so good, dont know why
crazy mixed up feelings day by day
this is my life, no reason to lie
have to stop the drinking, but its my only friend
sad and lonely with nowhere to run
its my curse and i feel im being led
to my 44 magnum, my hunger has has been fed

airport ride

yesterday i had to wake up really early to take my parents to the airport. i was very groggy, but i did return to full awareness during a very philosophical, thought provoking and quite amusing 20 minute conversation between my parents about the color of the airport signs. my mom thought they changed the color of the signs and the gate of american and my dad disagreed stating that it has been like that for the last 10 years. both had good arguments, i cant recall any of them because they were tough to interpret, but i'm sure they were persuasive in their usual raising of the voice antics and i swear im right attacks. very comical. today will see slumdog millionaire with sunshine, get a scrapbook and try to make an effort to put some pictures together.

workout log
2 miles 16 minutes
yoga class