mindplunge

5 Year Anniversary

Today marks my 5 year anniversary in the USA. I moved from the lowlands back in 2003 to the ‘New World’. Not a single regret… yet. I hope the Americans are smart enough coming Tuesday and don’t screw it up like they did the previous elections. We’ll see.

I guess to celebrate my 5th year I’ll be running my first 5 miler tomorrow. Kinda scary since I never ran this far. 3 miles is my current distance so 5 miles (a little over 8 Kilometers) is a hugh leap forward. I’m prepared tho! On top of it all it looks like this is going to be a wet run as well. Rain has been predicted all weekend long…

Working towards a 10K run

Yesterday I started my new running program based on a 10K run from Nike+. It will prepare me for a 10K run within 12 weeks. It’s a pretty ambitious program but I’m pretty confident I can do this. Just as the C25K program I need an extra motivator to keep me running. A program will just do that.

I’m finally injury free and last week felt great to be out running again. It actually was so good I decided to jump to the 10K program. another reason not to give up running now is the drop in weight loss. This morning I was pleased to see that my weight dropped to 193.2 lbs (87.6 Kg). When I started running my weight was 211 lbs (95.7 Kg) so a significant weight loss!

My new running shoes are a bast as well. So much better. It feels like I’m less tired especially the last few miles of a run. We’re pretty fortunate when it comes to the weather here in California but the winter season is coming up and we have some rain predicted for the next few weeks. I’m considering a treadmill for a while now and I might purchase one pretty soon. Not sure if I can handle running in the rain. I guess I’m just like my dog who can’t stand rain!

For those interested in the program: my 10K running program

Another 5K

Today I finally had some time to run another 5K. This run was injury free and it felt pretty good. I even had some energy left for an end spurt. I ran in the morning since we still have some high temperatures in the afternoon. It’s been 87F (30C) all week long and the forecast finally predicts some rain at the end of next week. It’s been so dry and hot up here I’m actually looking forward to a wet season.

Other then that life is full speed ahead. At work things are picking up and I’m facing some big projects. Next week will be Halloween and we’re having a party on Tuesday!

I upgraded my 20″ iMac with some additional RAM maxing it out with 4G. Pretty sweet as I noticed instantly the performance of my mac. I guess my brother just got a iPhone, rubbing it in with an email. Funny how all my friends and family email me telling they have an iPhone… It feels I’m the only one on the planet without one… Hmm…

Oh yeah, My 5K run was my fastest so far! 30′50″. Nice…

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!

AH, IT’S THAT WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR AGAIN: THE LEAVES ARE CHANGING, THE AIR IS GETTING CRISP, AND CHILDREN EVERYWHERE ARE LOOKING UNDER THEIR KEYBOARDS TO SEE WHAT TREATS THEY’VE SCORED IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY. INVENTED BY GREETING CARD COMPANIES TO FILL THE VOID BETWEEN TRAFALGAR DAY AND MOLE DAY, CAPS LOCK DAY IS THE ONE OCCASION WHEN LOVERS OF CAPITALIZATION CAN COME TOGETHER WITH THE HATERS FROM CAPSOFF AND HACK-A-DAY AND PAY HOMAGE TO THE LITTLE KEY THAT HABITUALLY BLOWS UP YOUR SPOT WHEN TRYING TO TYPE A LOWER-CASE “A.” SO GO AHEAD, JOIN IN THE FUN, AND MAKE SURE TO ANNOY EVERYONE ON YOUR BUDDY LIST BY ACTING LIKE A N00B AND “SHOUTING” ALL OF YOUR MESSAGES TO CELEBRATE THIS HOLIEST OF DAYS.

Vote for Hope

Obama ‘08 – Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

With the 2008 presidential election, Americans face a pivotal choice between not just two candidates, but two paradigms. We need someone who understands the complexity of our time. Someone who believes in investing in renewable energy, in education, in women’s rights, in civil rights, in healthcare for Americans. Someone who believes in dealing with global issues with diplomacy so we can restore our respect in the world. Barack Obama represents the change we need and can lead us into a brighter future.

“Vote For Hope” was written to encourage and inspire the hip hop generation—and everyone—to get involved, and contribute their time, energy, creativity, and other resources to be the change they want to see in the world. We have been inspired by the artistic and musical contributions that have been pouring out accross the nation in support of Barack Obama’s campaign. Vote for Hope is our offering to this creative movement. It is our way of adding our small voice to the collective voice of millions of Americans calling for a change.