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Got up late today. I let the alarm ring a bunch of times. Yesterday, I took too long to sleep and I paid for it� by waking up really late. Anyway, after my regular morning cup o joe, I didn't have time for breakfast and I didn't drink much water either. Its 2:15pm now and I'm only drinking my first glass of water. L&L BBQ chicken for lunch, tho. That was yummy. We'll see how the lack of water affects my swim tonight.�

Well, I can't find out whether the lack of water was going to affect my swim. I did't take my bikini bottom to the gym so no swimming. Did some Christmas shopping instead. So its spaghetti for dinner and hopefully sleep early. Have to make a delivery in Gardena tomorrow so I won't be riding to work tomorrow. Mayber Thursday. Also, Cory's gig at the Marmiton was canned cause the restaurant closed down. What a drag. Thats gotta smart.

I liked today's quote - its what I need to do have a good satisfied sigh at the end of my earthly life.

Today, I biked to work.���It was scary�cause of the traffic. But if the roads were wider, it would have been ok. I did get my adrenaline pumping which is actually good practice for the� upcoming race. And that reminds me that I have to sign up.

Ok - so I'm now signed up. That is pretty scary, too. What I'm really scared of is the swim - all the kicking and crawling over people and them doing the same (hah!) But what the heck. I'm signed up so I'm going. I looked up the distance of the race I'm doing: 1.5k swim followed by a 40k bike ride and finish it off with a 10k run. FUN!! My 50 yr old�body will be screaming at me - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING???? Oh calm down, it will end soon enough. Now the problem is to get the numbness out of my toes when I run more than 3 miles. I did ask for a podiatry referral from my regular doc but a nurse intercepted the email and told me I have to see my regular doc first. What - she is going to see my toes and say - "Yep you need to see the podiatrist!" And this I have to pay $20 co-pay. SH!#!!

I just drank my 2nd 8 oz glass of water, I ate spaghetti for lunch, had toast with goat cheese and butter for breakfast. I need to get a couple of tubs of protein powder for Julien and me. UGH, the chocolate stuff give me the runs. I'm gonna get the unflavored one - which of course tastes like powdered milk. The stuff I used to taste in the Philippines.

Just drank another 8oz of water and peed. If anyone is actually reading this, I have to keep track of my water intake and out since I have trouble drinking water during the day. I really only pee twice maybe three times in one day and my friend tells me that not good. I have to drink more and pee more�- so thats what I'm trying to do.

Ok - so I didn't bike home. It gets dark really fast and its really cold. So I got a ride a home. My toes are still cold from walking around without shoes on at work. I drank one more 8oz water and peed when I got home. Oh boy - I had a craving for coffee and while drinking it, I sat down and looked thru youtube and am now listening to old jazz recordings of Ella, Ray Charles, etc. Man - where have you been. So this is what all the fuss is about with youtube. Now its on to Joe Pass. Oh baby - where have you been. All this music just for the press of a few buttons. Instant satisfaction. Its no wonder people are all bug eyed from watching their laptops. You name a song, a musician, a movie, a person what WHAM there it is in living color or black and white. I guess I must have been stuck in the middle ages. Or Julien saying I'm outdated.

Now on to Pat Metheny - "Are you going with me" - the all time most beautiful piece of music ever written.

I went running at around 7:30p. I think I went about 3 miles. My left calf and left hamstring were very tight. I almost had to stop running before I got back home. But it felt good. I think all those fluids helped. Once home, drank protein shake with a little milk and lots of water. Ate some bread and chicken breast deli, toast with butter and goat cheese. Last - peppermint tea.