Four Points of Trivia

A few things:

  1. I have, yet again, revised my postings on “Project 810” and “On Relationships”  — this time, in light of some superlative IM conversations I’ve had this week.  The discussions prompted me to revisit some things I haven’t thought about recently, a process that proved quite helpful.
  2. I’ve added a few more photos to the gallery, with images taken at Tracy’s birthday party a few weeks ago.  Good times!
  3. My plan to run after karate yesterday was thwarted by my own error — hard to run when you failed to pack the right apparel in the gym bag in the morning.  That said, I’m pleasantly surprised with how much of my karate stuff I retained despite my summer-long absence; I’ve done better this week with kyu kumite than I did in mid-May!
  4. Had a pleasant evening yesterday.  I had planned to meet my friend Charlie for a nightcap at The Apartment, but the venue was chock-full of people, so we bounced to Diversions.  Little did we know that there was a major gay porn star (Roman Heart of Falcon Studios, apparently) signing autographs at Diversions that night, so the place was surprisingly hopping.  We had a good time, and I ran into a fairly intoxicated Edmund, which was interesting.

172.5

This morning, the scale registered 172.5 — the lowest I’ve been since I sunk to 172 in March.  Not bad, considering that on Labor Day, I clocked in at 180 and have hovered between 178 and 182 all summer long. Amazing what can happen when one simultaneously stops having a social life that consists of […]

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Banished!

Tonight I deleted every personals profile I remember creating.  These “dating” Web sites have leeched an inordinate amount of my time, an investment repaid with negativity, drama, and incivility.  I told myself that I monitored them mostly to keep track of who to be cautious about if I should encounter them in the real world; […]

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There and Back Again

Today I returned to my “normal” routine — leaving the office and going to the dojo, then the gym, and then relaxing a bit in the evening.  I even started being more responsible with my caloric intake, since the summer was filled with much food and relatively little aerobic exercise, with the attendant repercussions for […]

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Image Gallery

As FYI, I’ve added a snazzy new image gallery to this site.  Be advised, however, that there is some odd behavior regarding spacing, depending on your browser.  Click the “Photos” link in the top menu bar — and scroll down, if necessary. Enjoy!

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The Weekend, Revisited

So, for the first time in what feels like forever, I had a weekend largely to myself. After work on Friday, I went to Kava House and wrote.  On Saturday, I went to see a movie.  Then I did a little shopping.  Then I went to Kalamazoo around 6 p.m. for Tracy’s birthday bash, a tightly […]

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Wasted

Youth is truly wasted on the young. I had to do some banking and errands in Standale this morning.  As luck would have it, the Grand Valley State University men’s track-and-field team was hosting a car wash at the corner gas station. With temperatures barely rising into the mid-60s, a dozen members of the team […]

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Cool Breezes

This week has been mostly cool and rainy; temperatures have been low enough that I’ve worn a sweater to work, and put on a hoodie as I’ve been out-and-about.  The weather has been cooperating nicely with my goal of having a slow, relaxing, drama-free autumn — a time to unwind and recharge before the winter/holiday […]

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IE8

With the advent of Google’s new browser, Chrome, I decided to celebrate by installing the latest beta of Internet Explorer 8.  In a word — lovely.  I’ve always been inherently pro-Microsoft, and the new enhancements to IE8 are wonderful.  Everything works flawlessly, and the improvements to the beta since its initial public release are significant […]

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Summer of ’08

The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, A.D. 2008, will stand in the Annals of Jason as being a period of intense growth and transition, as significant to my personal development as the myriad events of December 2004 and the autumn of 1997.  Herewith a recap of the chief lessons and experiences, in no […]

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