I've deleted all my past Big Brother posts from Big Brother 9 and 10. They aren't relevant anymore. I'm probably not going to be able to watch Big Brother 11 this summer because of my new sleeping schedule for the bike rides at 4am because I'm probably going to be going to sleep at 8pm lol.
I might end up recording Big Brother the nights they are on and then just record After Dark from 12am to 3am every night. Who knows. I might not like the new house guests and just not watch it at all. I'll know after the first couple of episodes.
I do want to watch it but at the same time I have other summer shows that I watch so I'm gonna need to be able to record those too. But no matter what I decide to do, I'm probably not going to blog about it this time around.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Awake Early, Too Early
I woke up at around 4:15am this morning. I tried going back to sleep but it was a no go. It's now 1 hour later and I'm wide awake. I think this is a good thing though. I'm going to use this opportunity to get my body used to waking up early for summer bike riding.
It's not hot outside yet (even though my bedroom is hot) but I can see on this weeks forecast that it's going to be in the 100's this week. 99° today, 103° tomorrow, 101° on Monday then Tuesday and Wednesday are like 93° and 94°.
Right now it's a nice 63° out but this is the perfect time to go riding. Today however is not a riding day. No, instead I'm going to take the bus this morning to the bike store to get some new pedals. While I'm there I'm going to see how much it would cost for a rack and if they have the grocery bags, if not then that's fine, I will just get them from Nashbar. I may just get the rack from nashbar too if they are the same price as Snider's.
While I'm out I'm going to see if the thrift store has any bike shorts. I doubt it but you never know. But I do need some other shorts to go on my ride with. I have 3 pairs of shorts that fit me but they all have their faults. One pair rubs against my knees, another pair is too light (it's beige) and get dirty fast and the 3rd pair is just too freakishly big and will only stay on with a belt.
We have like maybe 10 more pairs of shorts but they fit me like 10 years ago (some 2 years ago) so they are obviously too small. I will eventually fit back into them as I lose weight but for now I have no options. I need to find at least 3 pair of black shorts that fit me that I can wear on the bike that aren't too long, aren't too wide and aren't too white lol.
UGH! I'm starving so I'm gonna go get breakfast, make some coffee and start my day. I'm thinking about just buying the things I need on nashbars website instead of going to the bike store. Although, I still need pedals before tomorrow when I plan on riding again.
It's not hot outside yet (even though my bedroom is hot) but I can see on this weeks forecast that it's going to be in the 100's this week. 99° today, 103° tomorrow, 101° on Monday then Tuesday and Wednesday are like 93° and 94°.
Right now it's a nice 63° out but this is the perfect time to go riding. Today however is not a riding day. No, instead I'm going to take the bus this morning to the bike store to get some new pedals. While I'm there I'm going to see how much it would cost for a rack and if they have the grocery bags, if not then that's fine, I will just get them from Nashbar. I may just get the rack from nashbar too if they are the same price as Snider's.
While I'm out I'm going to see if the thrift store has any bike shorts. I doubt it but you never know. But I do need some other shorts to go on my ride with. I have 3 pairs of shorts that fit me but they all have their faults. One pair rubs against my knees, another pair is too light (it's beige) and get dirty fast and the 3rd pair is just too freakishly big and will only stay on with a belt.
We have like maybe 10 more pairs of shorts but they fit me like 10 years ago (some 2 years ago) so they are obviously too small. I will eventually fit back into them as I lose weight but for now I have no options. I need to find at least 3 pair of black shorts that fit me that I can wear on the bike that aren't too long, aren't too wide and aren't too white lol.
UGH! I'm starving so I'm gonna go get breakfast, make some coffee and start my day. I'm thinking about just buying the things I need on nashbars website instead of going to the bike store. Although, I still need pedals before tomorrow when I plan on riding again.
Going Faster
Today I rode the bike 12.6mph (average speed over 1 hour) which was totally unintentional. When I first started riding the bike (or when I got my bike computer) my average speed was 10.7 then it gradually went up to 11.1 then 11.4 then 11.9. It goes up and down every day so it's not always the same but recently I've noticed my average speed as high as 12.1 and up and today 12.6.
As I said it's totally unintentional. I'm not paying attention to my average speed while I'm riding. I'm not even paying any attention to the bike computer at all. I'm just in my own little world listening to music. But the faster I go the more calories I burn according to the bicycle computer. That right there helps me lose this weight.
As I said it's totally unintentional. I'm not paying attention to my average speed while I'm riding. I'm not even paying any attention to the bike computer at all. I'm just in my own little world listening to music. But the faster I go the more calories I burn according to the bicycle computer. That right there helps me lose this weight.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
PSP-4000 Rumors
I've been reading rumors of a new version of the PSP coming summer 2009. It allegedly has a sliding screen and when you slide the screen it reveals the buttons for playing the games. It has no UMD drive so all of your UMD games are now useless. It basically will be download your games to memory sticks only.
I really don't see how that's going to make it better. I mean, I've spent a lot of money on games, why should I lose all of them and possibly even be forced to buy them all over again to put on the memory stick to play on this thing?
And why sliding screen? The only good I can see for that is watching movies or tv shows which I never even do. I don't have any movie UMD's and I don't buy movies/tv shows from the PlayStation store. I just don't see how a sliding screen is going to be any better than it is now.
No thanks. I'm going to just stick with my PSP-2000. I didn't upgrade from the 2000 to the 3000 when that came out because the only changes that it had were the matte screen to make it easier to see in the sunlight and there are less finger prints and the mic hole which I don't need since I already paid the $30 for the Skype headset.
If the 4000 version has no UMD slot then it's useless to me. No point in upgrading for me.
The thing I would like to see in future handheld gaming devices is perhaps a pair of sunglasses like my bicycle sunglasses that wrap around so you don't see any sunlight at all but it has earplugs attached to the arms and it has a screen on the lenses then it has a wireless game pad that has all the PlayStation controls so I can play games and nobody will know what I'm playing or I can watch movies and nobody can see what it is. Am I watching Spider Man or am I watching a porno? You will never know. Well, I guess if my pants are down you pretty much already know. Especially when the bus driver kicks me off the bus and I'm in handcuffs.
I really don't see how that's going to make it better. I mean, I've spent a lot of money on games, why should I lose all of them and possibly even be forced to buy them all over again to put on the memory stick to play on this thing?
And why sliding screen? The only good I can see for that is watching movies or tv shows which I never even do. I don't have any movie UMD's and I don't buy movies/tv shows from the PlayStation store. I just don't see how a sliding screen is going to be any better than it is now.
No thanks. I'm going to just stick with my PSP-2000. I didn't upgrade from the 2000 to the 3000 when that came out because the only changes that it had were the matte screen to make it easier to see in the sunlight and there are less finger prints and the mic hole which I don't need since I already paid the $30 for the Skype headset.
If the 4000 version has no UMD slot then it's useless to me. No point in upgrading for me.
The thing I would like to see in future handheld gaming devices is perhaps a pair of sunglasses like my bicycle sunglasses that wrap around so you don't see any sunlight at all but it has earplugs attached to the arms and it has a screen on the lenses then it has a wireless game pad that has all the PlayStation controls so I can play games and nobody will know what I'm playing or I can watch movies and nobody can see what it is. Am I watching Spider Man or am I watching a porno? You will never know. Well, I guess if my pants are down you pretty much already know. Especially when the bus driver kicks me off the bus and I'm in handcuffs.
Progress Finally
I'm finally seeing some progress with my diet and exercise regimen. For breakfast I measure 1 cup of cereal, raisin bran, then for lunch I have a slim fast shake then for dinner it's usually a salad which is a pretty good salad with that salad mix that you can buy in bags, then I add a hard boiled egg chopped up, 1/3 of a can of tuna, half a celery cut into pieces, sliced and peeled cucumber, to add more flavor I add a tiny bit of bacon bits and some sunflower seed nuts meant for salads and then top it off with some ranch dressing.
Yeah OK, some might say that the bacon bits, sunflower nuts and ranch don't help but guess what? I'm losing weight. I mean come on, you can't take that away from me. If I wasn't having any progress then fine, I'd remove the bacon bits and sunflower nuts but there ain't no way I'm gonna give up the ranch dressing because I absolutely hate that oil and vinegar douche crap.
The first 3 weeks I was riding my bike I wasn't losing any weight at all because I was being sabotaged. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you can't blame anyone but yourself right? Well, Chip took me to taco bell when he got one of his checks then the next day we went to Hometown Buffet then we went to China town buffet because friends from San Diego came to visit then he took me to Hometown Buffet again. I was like enough with the buffets and taco bell.
So then my 4th week I lost 5lbs because I stopped eating crap and started taking things more seriously. I wasted 3 weeks of hard work riding my bike, that's how I feel. The 4th week I lost and now that I'm continuing to take it seriously I'm still losing weight.
This Friday, in 2 days, I'm going to weigh in again and I'm going to be very happy because I know that I'm going to drop at least another 5lbs.
Oh I also forgot to add that I eat a lot of bananas and I eat 1 energy bar the day I ride the bike which is usually halfway through my ride. I typically only ride 3 or 4 days a week and it's usually only 1 hour per ride. But as I lose more and more weight the bike will be easier to ride because I will be lighter so I will be able to ride longer than just 1 hour per ride. Maybe at least 1 1/2 hour or who knows, maybe when I'm 200lbs I will be riding 2 hours per ride. I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
Yeah OK, some might say that the bacon bits, sunflower nuts and ranch don't help but guess what? I'm losing weight. I mean come on, you can't take that away from me. If I wasn't having any progress then fine, I'd remove the bacon bits and sunflower nuts but there ain't no way I'm gonna give up the ranch dressing because I absolutely hate that oil and vinegar douche crap.
The first 3 weeks I was riding my bike I wasn't losing any weight at all because I was being sabotaged. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you can't blame anyone but yourself right? Well, Chip took me to taco bell when he got one of his checks then the next day we went to Hometown Buffet then we went to China town buffet because friends from San Diego came to visit then he took me to Hometown Buffet again. I was like enough with the buffets and taco bell.
So then my 4th week I lost 5lbs because I stopped eating crap and started taking things more seriously. I wasted 3 weeks of hard work riding my bike, that's how I feel. The 4th week I lost and now that I'm continuing to take it seriously I'm still losing weight.
This Friday, in 2 days, I'm going to weigh in again and I'm going to be very happy because I know that I'm going to drop at least another 5lbs.
Oh I also forgot to add that I eat a lot of bananas and I eat 1 energy bar the day I ride the bike which is usually halfway through my ride. I typically only ride 3 or 4 days a week and it's usually only 1 hour per ride. But as I lose more and more weight the bike will be easier to ride because I will be lighter so I will be able to ride longer than just 1 hour per ride. Maybe at least 1 1/2 hour or who knows, maybe when I'm 200lbs I will be riding 2 hours per ride. I will cross that bridge when I get to it.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Bike Wash
I decided that today I would wash my bike. When I was at the store I bought some Dawn dish soap because it's better at cutting grease than any other soap that I've used. So I put some in a big bowl and grabbed a cleaning brush, it looks like a very very big tooth brush but it's not.
I scrubbed and scrubbed every thing that was dirty and then I put some WD-40 on it so it wouldn't give me any problems. Then after that I started screwing everything that I thought needs to be screwed.
I do need some new peddles though. The right peddle is breaking so it's going to be no good soon and I won't be able to ride it at all until I get some new ones. The peddles that came with it are hard plastic so you have to expect that. I'm going to get some metal ones that look the same but aren't plastic. And the reflectors keep slipping out of the right one too so that could pose problems. Good thing I don't ride at night.
I also adjusted the generator for the lights so it's not on the top of the tire which provides more resistance when I'm riding. I made it so it touches the metal wheel instead. That's actually the way it's supposed to be but the directions said I could put it on either way. I just never changed it until now.
I scrubbed and scrubbed every thing that was dirty and then I put some WD-40 on it so it wouldn't give me any problems. Then after that I started screwing everything that I thought needs to be screwed.
I do need some new peddles though. The right peddle is breaking so it's going to be no good soon and I won't be able to ride it at all until I get some new ones. The peddles that came with it are hard plastic so you have to expect that. I'm going to get some metal ones that look the same but aren't plastic. And the reflectors keep slipping out of the right one too so that could pose problems. Good thing I don't ride at night.
I also adjusted the generator for the lights so it's not on the top of the tire which provides more resistance when I'm riding. I made it so it touches the metal wheel instead. That's actually the way it's supposed to be but the directions said I could put it on either way. I just never changed it until now.
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