⇒ new os, challenges met

after much blood, sweat and (mostly) tears, I rose to the hardware challenge:
1. open Apple laptop
2. remove internal hard drive
3. install new internal hard drive
4. reseal laptop
5. install new RAM
6. install new OS
7. restore all settings and preferences

It was a long night! Installing the OS, waiting, hoping...praying. In the end, everything went right from the get-go.
Vuze | Coda | Handbrake 0.9.2 | DivX | Xvid | Perian | El iPodo | MozoDojo | MacOSaiX | TextWrangler | VLC 0.8.6i | Diablo II patch

Today, ran pretty well. I'm beginning to figure out my running speed (optimal balance of air intake vs. expenditure). It's roughly 10.5km/h. Made 2.0km in 12' again! Before that, I did 1.6km in 9'33" which is better, but not great. Went on to run 2.9km in 20' and use about 200KCALs.

No gym girl + grandparents visiting + sushi at home = short gym sess. Did bench 50 x 16 just for the heck of it.

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⇒ 30

renewed that membership today. 29 visits left...

good weather, adequate preparation (not 'good', but adequate) and low stamina = short gym visit. On the other hand, new benchmark: 1.4km in 7'45" (close to personal fastest time over that distance ever!), then went for a swim too.

Basically, I woke up late, ate a bowl of Pho and didn't give enough time to digest/hydrate so I cramped up abit. But I did run hard though! Good response from my legs, chest felt ok, mouth not too dry, relatively high speed on treaddy...I was makin' waves! And sweatin beef juice! And Pitos...Damn you Pitos!

Watched Elizabethtown the other day...not a good movie. I can see the logic behind the ideas...it all seems good on paper, but the success relies on a charming and personable lead--two things which Legolas is devoid of. The whole time I felt like I was watching him perform a piss-poor Jerry Maguire impersonation. The only moments of whimsy for me were at the end, when Susan Sarandon gave tribute on stage, and when Free Bird was played...For the record, no movie with Legolas in the lead has been successful:
Pirates trilogy - succeeded ONLY because of Captain Jack
Lord of the Rings trilogy - succeeded because of Tolkien, PJ, ensemble cast
Troy - Brad Pitt and Eric Bana were the leads
Kingdom of Heaven - tanked

As much as Super-thetan Level IX Cruise pisses me off, I'll concede he's got more charm and acting ability than Legolas

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