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Trying again

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:47:59 +0000

Here's a test post from the iPhone app. Let's see what this is capable of.

Going strong

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:38:32 +0000

Finished the 30 day challenge on "low intensity". Hundred pushup quest continues. About 1/5 of the way through another 30-day challenge on "hard intensity." This is the equivalent to a real, 30 minute workout.

Wish me well!

This should be no trouble

[Your Name Here] — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:34:10 +0000

Alright so I decided to actually start the program today. I figured why wait?

The iPhone app for push ups is fairly minimal. However it doesn't need to do much. Minimal is all you need.

The program allows you to:

Record your initial test result
Do your daily routine. It prompts you for the set, and a timer counts down between reps.
It shows you a good form push up (essentially an animated gif)
Get some tips for the week
Log and graph your progress over time (very nice feature)

Committing to the plan

[Your Name Here] — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:02:25 +0000

I'm going to give the plan over at hundredpushups a try. They even have an iPhone app ($1.99) to track progress. It's part of my commitment to myself to actively change my life.

In the meantime the EA Sports Active pack has been working well. I'm almost through the 30-day challenge and haven't missed a session yet. However there are almost no abdominal exercises. So now my arms, legs and shoulders are getting tone, but my middle is a big old tire.

Getting Out, Rocking Out

[Your Name Here] — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:00:15 +0000

This weekend we went to the NIN|JA 2009 concert as way to get out and start having some fun. This turned out to be one of my better decisions.

It's been a long time since I've been to a concert an NIN definitely show off why concerts are great. The show was powerful, well produced and a just plain rocking good time.

I started a small gallery of some of the better pictures that came out. I'm going to have to learn some tricks to take better pictures though.

Here's one of the videos we took that shows off just exactly how hard these guys rock:

Time to get active

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:03:58 +0000

Good news to those of you who stare guiltily at your lonely and forgotten Wii Balance board. The folks over at EA are announcing a new Wii Fit challenger called EA Sports Active.

EASA looks to differentiate itself by taking a much more aggressive (read sweaty) approach to casual exercise. The set includes a resistance band and pocket to hold your nun-chuck. Although some of the items use the Balance Board it is not required as many of the exercises simply use the remote and nun-chuck combo.

What They Play has a very nice review and comparison which can help you find out if you're ready to take your exercise to the next (or first) level.

Building the dream

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:04:56 +0000

I'm trying to make that trip I mentioned happen but boy are there a ton of options.

I first found transportdirect.info. It looked great. It offered train/rail, bus options etc. However when I started using it there was some trouble. It didn't seem to be able to find my destinations. After a while I figured out that it's apparently a euro-specific site. On to the next one.

Now TripWiser is interesting. It is very flexible. It allows for search by amount and type of people. City / Country setting, budget and "pace."

It basically allows you to plan what you're going to see when you get there. This is great but still makes for a lot of legwork to actually book the items and make it happen. This is perfect for the frequent and active trip taker but I'm in need of something with a bit more handholding. Until I know exactly what I'm doing then something needs to give me a package and a dollar sign.

I think it's finally time to pull out that AAA membership and use that to go benefit.

End of the Voyij?

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:58:34 +0000

So I finally have the time to go book a trip using Voyij. However for the past two days the site isn't responding. I'm going to have to do a bunch of searching online to find some deals. This might be a good time to practice my research skills.

Time to ponder travel

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:15:58 +0000

So today is my day off and it's finally time to go through Omnifocus and complete or remove some tasks. One of which is to find a train to San Francisco for a quick trip. Geeksugar just recommended Voyig to find some good deals. Let's hope this is the one.

Where is the best place to find deals on travel?

So. Now what?

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:37:21 +0000

So I've got tons of things to say. I also believe I'm a fairly competent writer. That is to say I'm good at getting to the point and setting up things structurally. I don't have many hobbies but do explore them in-depth.

The question now is to find what content I can provide to the community. Hopefully the answer to that will be listeners.

I do have to say the Squarespace makes this all incredibly simple to learn with.