Hurlshort Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 I finished my first 70.3 Ironman today in Santa Cruz. It was a huge event, almost 2000 competitors and some of best pros in the country. I felt great on the swim. It is 1.2 miles around the pier and it was beautiful. I finished about 3 minutes faster than I expected. Then you run up the beach and it is about a half mile to the transition. I was pretty slow in the transition area, wanted to take my time to make sure I was warm and comfortable before hitting the bike. The first ten miles were chilly in fog, but then as we got further along, it warmed up. The climbs helped. I felt very good about my bike time, getting the 56 miles done in just under 3 hours. Again, beautiful ride along the coast. I got onto the run with a goal of keeping the half marathon under two hours. I started strong, but it got hard from about mile 3 until 9. Then it kicked in that I was going to make it, and I got faster enough to finish in 1:58. Total time was 5:49. I spent about an hour afterwards shaking and struggling with nausea, but a couple trips to the bathroom and some time made that go away. Now I'm sore and sunburned, but feeling pretty good about my race. 6
Azdeus Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Voted yesterday, I'm glad to see that the Nazi's didn't do as well as I feared they would. 2 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
gomeshelen Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 I just watched new cool movie Blackkklansman Excellent acting, every character was well portrayed, Adam Driver was especially good, which surprised me. 2h15m runtime but it was honestly enjoyable until the end. I think it could deserve an Oscar for best supporting for Driver. Id actualy like to see it get some noms, not just cos its "black actor spike lee omg equality" but cos it was really GOOD! 1
Raithe Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Had an interview at my old college for a Data Analyst role. Pleasant interview, went well for the most part. Then my mind blanked out on a few simple technical challenge to write some basic code. Now I'm all "Hmmm." "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
teknoman2 Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 i found a kitten a couple of weeks ago. not the cutest cat around but very playful and friendly, it just straight up came over to me and started rubbing on my leg... barely 3 months old by my guess. i never saw it go far from the house in these 2 weeks but i haven't seen it in the last 2 days since i fed it saturday night. i hope that someone took it home but the most likely scenario is that it died either by car or another animal The words freedom and liberty, are diminishing the true meaning of the abstract concept they try to explain. The true nature of freedom is such, that the human mind is unable to comprehend it, so we make a cage and name it freedom in order to give a tangible meaning to what we dont understand, just as our ancestors made gods like Thor or Zeus to explain thunder. -Teknoman2- What? You thought it was a quote from some well known wise guy from the past? Stupidity leads to willful ignorance - willful ignorance leads to hope - hope leads to sex - and that is how a new generation of fools is born! We are hardcore role players... When we go to bed with a girl, we roll a D20 to see if we hit the target and a D6 to see how much penetration damage we did. Modern democracy is: the sheep voting for which dog will be the shepherd's right hand.
Azdeus Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 i found a kitten a couple of weeks ago. not the cutest cat around but very playful and friendly, it just straight up came over to me and started rubbing on my leg... barely 3 months old by my guess. i never saw it go far from the house in these 2 weeks but i haven't seen it in the last 2 days since i fed it saturday night. i hope that someone took it home but the most likely scenario is that it died either by car or another animal I hope it's alright Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Raithe Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Sat at the computer, doing some job search stuff online and phone goes. Dad: "What do you think of Las Vegas at Christmas?" Me: "Huh?" Dad: "Seriously, Las Vegas, Christmas, what do you think?" Me: "Sorry.. Um, what's this in relation to?" Dad: "Would you like to spend Christmas week in Las Vegas?" Me: "I guess it would be interesting, where's this coming from?" Dad: "Oh, just helping a friend sort out some holiday things, and I saw this cheap offer for a week at the Luxor for x amount, and if I book it for myself, it's only another 200 bucks for you to come. So want to spend Christmas in Las Vegas?" So looks like I might be doing a Father Son trip to the Strip Christmas week. 2 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Gfted1 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 The Luxor is fun. The elevators are called "inclinators" because they travel at an angle. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Raithe Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 I've got some friends in San Diego I haven't seen in person for years, I'm pondering on how hard it would be to take a day trip during that period to go see them. I could leave dad with the one-armed bandits and get a short round trip flight possibly.. hm. Considerations, considerations. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
LittleArmadillo0 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 I got invited to an interview this Friday. I'm so excited!
Orogun01 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 I got invited to an interview this Friday. I'm so excited! What's the job? Did you research the company? Is it a good one or can you expect a ****show if you're hired? If you desperately need the job what will you do to further your career whilst in that position? Keep that in mind and good luck. 1 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
teknoman2 Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 i learned from a neighbor that the missing kitten was ran over by a car. pity, it was a very cuddly little furball. The words freedom and liberty, are diminishing the true meaning of the abstract concept they try to explain. The true nature of freedom is such, that the human mind is unable to comprehend it, so we make a cage and name it freedom in order to give a tangible meaning to what we dont understand, just as our ancestors made gods like Thor or Zeus to explain thunder. -Teknoman2- What? You thought it was a quote from some well known wise guy from the past? Stupidity leads to willful ignorance - willful ignorance leads to hope - hope leads to sex - and that is how a new generation of fools is born! We are hardcore role players... When we go to bed with a girl, we roll a D20 to see if we hit the target and a D6 to see how much penetration damage we did. Modern democracy is: the sheep voting for which dog will be the shepherd's right hand.
LittleArmadillo0 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) I got the job! Edited September 24, 2018 by LittleAmadillo0 7
Keyrock Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I got the job! I start on Monday! Congratulations! :D 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Orogun01 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I got the job! I start on Monday! Two weeks later: "I hate the job I can't wait to quit" 3 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Hurlshort Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Got a pretty nice swim in this early AM after a fairly rough week of feeling worn out. Clearly I need to make sure I'm getting some recovery time in, since I've basically spent 9 months ramping up the exercise regimen. But it's nice to be able to lean on the swim when the biking and the running get tough. Also I've been working on the RV to get it read for another rental. I had to replace a leaky waste valve. I'm super excited I was able to do it myself, but it was also really gross and I was worried I got pink eye. It's working great now, so yay. I don't believe I will let anyone take it to Burning Man next year, but it was good money.
LittleArmadillo0 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I got the job! I start on Monday! Two weeks later: "I hate the job I can't wait to quit" Ha! Perhaps, it is a retail job. And thank you Orogun for your advice you gave earlier, really helped me during the interview.
Guard Dog Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I got the job! I start on Monday! Outstanding! 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Considering where I'm going on vacation in November. I have it down to two choices. Either I go to southern Egypt & Ethiopia to take up the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. Or I could go to Florida and do some fishing. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter. The former sounds expensive, I can't bring my dog, and there's no fishing. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I got the job! I start on Monday! Well hope it doesn't turn out to be a job you hate after 2 to 3 months. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Orogun01 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Considering where I'm going on vacation in November. I have it down to two choices. Either I go to southern Egypt & Ethiopia to take up the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. Or I could go to Florida and do some fishing. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter. The former sounds expensive, I can't bring my dog, and there's no fishing. If you're coming down to Florida remember; Hurricane season is here. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Guard Dog Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Considering where I'm going on vacation in November. I have it down to two choices. Either I go to southern Egypt & Ethiopia to take up the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. Or I could go to Florida and do some fishing. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter. The former sounds expensive, I can't bring my dog, and there's no fishing. If you're coming down to Florida remember; Hurricane season is here. It will be in November. It should be over by then. But, hurricanes don't buy calendars. November storms are not unheard of. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Orogun01 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Considering where I'm going on vacation in November. I have it down to two choices. Either I go to southern Egypt & Ethiopia to take up the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. Or I could go to Florida and do some fishing. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter. The former sounds expensive, I can't bring my dog, and there's no fishing. If you're coming down to Florida remember; Hurricane season is here. It will be in November. It should be over by then. But, hurricanes don't buy calendars. November storms are not unheard of. Ok, see you down here anyways. Just PM if you need a safe shelter from the storm. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Guard Dog Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I'll be on the other side of alligator alley from you. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
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