September, 15, 2005 archives

• monday through friday
  • wake up between 6am and 7am
  • check email, weblogs, etc
  • go to gym (usually around 8am)
    • monday, wednesday, friday — set of twelve reps at most of the upper-body weight machines, 20-30 minutes on elliptical machine (cascades mode, level 12)
    • tuesday, thursday — 45 minutes on elliptical machine (cascades mode, level 15)
  • breakfast (granola and yogurt), shower, begin work
  • work (generally with a snack or two of an apple or orange)
  • lunch around 1pm (sometimes i run errands. monday-thursday i fix something at home, and on fridays i usually pick something up)
  • work (generally with another snack or two of apples, oranges, or celery with peanut butter)
  • dinner around 7pm (salad — lettuce, shredded carrots, roasted sunflower seeds, and ralphs poppyseed dressing)
  • watch television, dvds, or play world of warcraft
  • go to bed anytime between 10pm and midnight
• saturday and sunday
  • wake up between 6am and 8am
  • breakfast (pancakes), shower
  • read email, weblogs, etc
  • get out (go to a movie, go take pictures, go shopping, etc)
  • eat a mid-day meal (when and what depends on whether i’m in or out — a frequent choice is to pick up a few empanadas at the grand central market)
  • read a book, screw around on the computer, etc.
  • dinner around 7pm (salad)
  • watch television, dvds, or play world of warcraft
  • go to bed anytime between 10pm and midnight

the weekdays are more consistent than the weekends. weekends depend on what movies are playing, whether i need to hit trader joe’s, what books and movies i have on hand, whether i feel like baking bread and making pizza, etc.

but i’d say about 90% of my days fit these basic templates.

today will be an exception, for example — unless i flake out and forget, i’m going to head up to amoeba music and catch dengue fever.

i was a little surprised at how different kill bill: vol. 1 and kill bill: vol. 2 were. the first is much more action-centered, and the second is more character-driven. i have to say i liked the first more — the second just had a few too many parts that were too slow. but the two movies really shine as a pair of complementary works.

my impression of the second is probably also colored by having fallen asleep during the last fifteen minutes. that never does a good thing for my impression of a film, even when it’s just because i was tired and not really the fault of the movie.