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Entertainment and War

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Okay two weeks again. Just when I was getting good too. Oh well, life gets in the way I guess. Well, that weekend went rather nicely. The XM was great for the drive and Kali was wonderful in the car. A four hour car ride each way and she was pretty much an angel. Hope that trend keeps up. Seeing the parents was nice too. All in all, a good weekend.

Since then I’ve been really deep in the development world at work. It’s been a lot of fun and has made the last two weeks go by pretty swiftly. It’s amazing, only two more weeks of season two of American Idol. It’s been going on for months, and now it’s almost over. Go Clay!

More good news the other day. Salem Pax, the blogger from Baghdad is back. He had been silent since early in the war and many feared he was dead. His blog is a very interesting read. Check it out. It’s the war from the perspective of an Iraqi who wants democracy, but isn’t exactly fond of how everything we’ve done has gone. It’s probably the most honest account of the war you are going to see. Now that he has access to the internet again, you can see his accounts of the war.

Saw X-Men 2, X-Men United this past week, and it was great. Really looking forward to the Matrix Reloaded too… This is turning out to be a great year for movies. The final Lord of the Rings, American Pie 3, Terminator 3! The list goes on. Good to milk those sequels I guess 🙂

Mother’s Day this weekend too, glad Jen tells me exactly what she wants. And as for my Mom, anything with pictures of Kali work out well for her.. Clubphoto is a godsend in that department!

That’s all for now, gotta run and grab some Chinese food on the way home from work.

Atkins and Shopping

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Weight Watch: 210 (down 6 lbs.)

Yup, still 210. And as such, yesterday I officially ended my Atkin’s run. I found myself stuck for several days at the exact same weight, and as such, I doubted more would fall based on meat and cheese alone. Instead I decided to continue to eat the things I like the most (such as Chinese food) but eat smaller portions. I’m also going to try to hit the gym more, and make sure I’m there at minimum two times a week. I’m paying a small fortune for it, so I might as well make use of it. I don’t feel I have failed, I just think I’m going to take a different path. In retrospect, doing this during the holidays was probably a bad move 🙂

Anyway, I wrapped up most of my Christmas shopping as of yesterday. I still have some stuff to pick up for Jen, but all in all things are about done. That’s a nice feeling. During our shopping spree yesterday, Jen and I picked up the special edition of the Lord of the Rings. Brilliant movie, and the extra 30 minutes adds quite a bit. I cannot wait for The Two Towers to open in a couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen it, rent it NOW!