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I got the jams

January 6, 2010 in Me, Music | Leave a comment

For those that sit in a cubicle all day and have the option to listen to music, I highly recommend Sirius radio. It’s probably the only thing that will carry me through busy season. At first I wasn’t sure how much I needed it, given that I’ve got a massive music collection here on my iPod. But, I always seem to run into trouble trying to make a decision about what I want to listen to. Unless it’s clearly a Billy day or I’m in a Hall & Oats mood.

I’ve developed a little daily routine, much like my old gum chewing ways (cinnamon, green mint, blue mint, fruity, oh my). In the mornings I start off on the Elvis channel. Just to get a little soulful kickstart to my day. I jam to Elvis for an hour or two and then when I’m warmed up, I turn on E Street Radio (aka 24/7 Bruce). I rock out to the Boss for the better part of the day. Usually listen to a concert or two. When I start to get tired mid to late afternoon, I have to switch it over to the 80′s channel. Yahtzee! I’m pumped up again, but more so in a delirious state. The 80′s carry me through dinner and usually the rest of the evening. Sometimes I’ll switch over to Classic Vinyl or the 90′s stations for a little while.

That’s it and that’s all. I attempted to go over to the #1 hits station (the Kiss FM of satellite radio), but I started to feel light-headed so I had to go back. Guess I am an old soul.

Aside from my work mental state being at an all-time high, I do think my productivity has soared as well. The only thing is I really need to watch it on the air guitar. My cubicle wall ain’t that high.

A long December

January 5, 2010 in Family, Friends, Health, Me, Pictures, Rocky, Travel | Leave a comment

Hold your breath, I am back. It was a busy December and since I’m low on time these days, I’m gonna quickly recap the last couple weeks.

I already told you about Graceland. And about the Elfing. So after that, there was the White Rock Marathon Relay. I ran with Robyn and some her of Speech Path peeps. I had the last leg, which was 6.2 and slightly downhill most of the way. Which is probably why I was able to set a 10K PR of 47:48. The nervous energy had been bundling up all morning as I waited for my turn and so it’s no wonder I thought I was going to pass out at the 3 mile marker when my time was under 22 minutes. I took about 3 ten second baby walk breaks but kept up my pace. Originally, I was hoping I could keep us under the 4 hour mark, but when it got closer, I decided to shoot for under 3:45. And we did just that… 3:44. 6th place in your division isn’t too shabby.

That same weekend I also took my Audit final and (hopefully) became CPA eligible. I’ve re-evaluated my transcript 15 times to make sure I meet the requirements, so unless there’s something dumb I missed, I should be in. And with that I made the plunge and purchased my CPA review course. Holy Batman balls, that stuff ain’t cheap. It costs about 3 times what it should, in my humble opinion. FYI, come March when I plan to start studying, you might not see or hear from me for a while. And it won’t be because your armpits stink.

Christmas came next and there are really only two things to say about that.

One, here are the tackiest Christmas decorations I’ve ever seen. An inflatable Santa popping out of a NASCAR car with a polar bear waving a checkered flag? Really, Texas? And yes, I maneuvered my way on to these people’s lawn to get a close-up.