It'd be safest if you ran.

In 2007, the Death Clock said I will die Monday, October 7, 2047.

Now it says I will die Wednesday, May 7, 2042.

What the fuck, Death Clock?

I don't want to die on a Wednesday.

Seriously, though, and to paraphrase Logan 5, "Do I get my five years back?"

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 28:09
Pace: 9:04

Now avoiding all the pre-Halloween Halloween candy in the office. And yet, at home I have started just putting things into my mouth. When it's the other half of the banana I had as part of breakfast, okay, I guess. When you are putting away the leftovers and decide, at the end of the night, to have another "little" bowl of pasta and sauce, that is not okay, that is weirdly compulsive.

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 50°
Climate: overcast & cool
Mood: all right

He's got legs.
He knows how to use them.

Capsule review: FRANKENSTEIN (2025)
Given the essential subject matter and also popular trends in gothic horror this film featured a surprising lack of dong.

Stretches: yes
Water: yes
Weight: 161 lbs. (-9.0)

It's cool and damp, but the sun is shining so brightly. An indoor run would be a crime.

Planks: yes
Push-ups: yes

Sit-Ups: yes

Spooky Workout Mix

Rasputin (Club Mix) - Boney M. ft. G. Mart

Mother - Danzig

Sick, Sick, Sick - Queens of the Stone Age

Blood in the Cut - K.Flay

Into The Void - Nine Inch Nails

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Revolting Cocks

Tooth - Lady Gaga

Shit, got some new ideas for the Monster Bash Mix.

Past the point of no return.

We continue. We maintain. We take ibuprofen like a champ.

Eating is, for me, a property of privilege. I will go grocery shopping and think, I can have that, I'll buy that thing, I can buy that thing, I have money for that, I am an adult, I have freedom and agency and I can have anything I want. Who can tell me no? I will have that thing.

This is all in a flash. And if I have the wherewithal I can also think what will that taste like? Will it taste very good? And the likelihood is that the answer is no, it will not taste very good. If they are Pringles or Doritos I can imagine they taste like dust, if it's a candy bar I know it will just taste like sugar. Not interesting, just a wad of chewy sugar.

That can put me right off. It only takes a moment. Other times, I will just get them, and try to remember to enjoy them, to take a little time, as I consume.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 30:09
Pace: 9:43

I am absolutely going to regret that later today. But the weather is perfect, and so were the tunes.

2015 Playlist

Magnets - Disclosure ft. Lorde  

Mission of Mercy (Live) - Martha Davis & The Motels

Bad Blood - Bryan Adams

I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance - Carly Rae Jepsen

Cream On Chrome - Ratatat

Lean On - Major Lazer ft. DJ Snake & MÖ

Restless - New Order

Head Over Heels - JD McPherson

Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 58°
Climate: sunny & beautiful
Mood: good
Stretches: yes
Water: yes

Upper body: 60 reps.

Core Strength: 

   Sit-Ups: 30

   Bicycles: 20

Baseline: 185 lbs.
Weight: 180 lbs. (+1.0)

Goal: 175 lbs.

Breakfast: veggie eggs benedict, asparagus w/hollandaise, mimosa, coffee w/cream

Lunch: French 75, fizzy water

Snack: nuts, fruit, cheese, chocolate peanut butter porter

Dinner: harissa roasted cauliflower, homemade gnocchi with chicken sausage in red pepper cream sauce, strawberry pineapple wheat beer, Sara Lee cheesecake

The boy made dinner for Mom's dad. Fucking delicious.

I don't ask for much.

Happy President's Day! I'm not dead.

Hella busy, though. Also, two things: the snow came in hard and heavy and there's nowhere to run. And the gym (apparently, I have not been) has maximized space by setting the machines onto the track.

This past week I have been possessed by consumption. This weekend was unbearable, as I was hyperaware of how much food and junk I was eating. Anxious and bored, I imagine, though not seriously anxious. I rationalized that I was eating as a stimulus or reward to keep going ... of course, making a bowl of something means I will sit at a table to eat it and I can't work like that so I just do a crossword puzzle, anyway.

The gum helps. Big machine of Xylotol gum. My teeth have never been stronger. Seriously, even the dentist says so.

So, here we go. Sunny skies and clear(ish) pavement for a couple days before more winter weather. Wish me luck.

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 32:47
Pace: 10:34
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 54°
Climate: warm!
Mood: good
Weight: 187 lbs.

Yes, the bad news is I gained eight pounds. The good news is I think I gained it all just yesterday.

Gear: windbreaker, winter hat, gloves, shorts

My phone lied to me. LIED to me. I double check it, sometimes it needs to refresh. But it still said forty-seven. This was not the case, and I was overdressed. Not complaining, I LOVE RUNNING.

Intake

Breakfast: coffee (3x) 

Lunch: french toast, butter, syrup, bacon (2 slices), banana

Tea time: tea, cheese bun

Snack: apple

Dinner: chcken paprikash

It was not my intention to have french toast for lunch. I was going to have a salad or something. But the boy made french toast, so what are you gonna do?

1971 Playlist

It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr

Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex

Oh Yoko! - John Lennon

Can You Get To That - Funkadelic

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison

Superstar - Murray Head

I Feel the Earthh Move - Carole King

Outa-Space - Billy Preston

Love Her Madly - The Doors

When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

It's true. 1971 was the greatest year in music history. Next up: 1991, also the greatest year in music history.