Here We Go Kids...

I've got a couple things to talk about today, on the last day of the tire fire that was 2018, (they're all tire fires).

The first is that I've finally updated all of my pictures that I didn't post during the past two weeks. You can go back and check them out or go to my tumblr (HERE) to check them out.

The second ties to the pictures...on December 20th and 23rd my brothers and I invented a nerdy game tied to the Pokemon video game franchise. The rules are in my "Game Corner" section on the right of the site. We're very proud of it. 

Today's Haiku

Doing some circuits
with an old college buddy
It's good to catch up

Today's Workout
Running: 4.8 miles
DAREBEE: I'm gonna restart this in the New Year :P

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Hark Back from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
***Check out the full catalog of pictures HERE***

Gearing up for Breaking Down

I'm working on scanning and updating all the pictures from during the holidays. Those should be up by day end tomorrow.

Looking at my stats at the halfway point and going into the New Year I'm pretty happy with what I see. The struggles are predicable: Drinking alcohol and coffee, eating savory snacks and watching TV. I'm thinking about some things to help curb this further, as I do every year.

Week 27

Stats:

Running Mileage: 507.7/1,000

Drinks: 220/365

Vegan: 26/100

Books Completed: 15/25

Words Written: 199,896/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 91/171

TV: 72/120

Gaming: 101/141

Booze: 76/163

Coffee: 72/150

Junk (Savory): 57/100

Junk (Sweet): 88/100

Eat Out: 127/100

Today's Haiku

Booming new neighbor
with a laugh like Seth Rogen
I am not a fan

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: (Holding off for a bit)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Obdurate from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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TRAVEL DAY: On the Long Road Home

Today's Haiku

Finally back home
the holidays were so nice
but quite exhausting

Today's Workout
(Driving all day)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Fulcrum from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Last Day in Michigan

Today's Haiku

Puzzle contraption
confining a wine bottle
and perplexing me

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: (Still no room at the Inn)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Canorous from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Jug Sentinels

Today's Haiku

Line of water jugs
Keeping the pool tarp secure
from the winter gusts

Today's Workout
Running: 6 miles
DAREBEE: (Not enough space where I'm at to do it :| )

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Enervate from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Cat Protest

Today's Haiku

Mewling Cleo cat
angry and hungry by choice
she's just too picky

Today's Workout
(Feeling a little under the weather)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Utmost from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Xmas Tamales

Today's Haiku

Christmas tamales
wrapped in thin yellow corn husks
and tied with a bow

Today's Workout
(No because of Christmas)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Benison from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Eve

Today's Haiku

Up until 2 am
shooting the sh*t with family
and drinking too much

Today's Workout
Running: 5.1 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Grinch from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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MST3K

Week 26

Stats:

Running Mileage: 490.33/1,000

Drinks: 205/365

Vegan: 26/100

Books Completed: 13/25

Words Written: 195,034/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 87/171

TV: 67/120

Gaming: 98/141

Booze: 74/163

Coffee: 69/150

Junk (Savory): 57/100

Junk (Sweet): 88/100

Eat Out: 121/100

Today's Haiku

Bizarre Christmas songs
a piecemeal youtube playlist
We riff like crazy

Today's Workout
Running: 4.7 miles
DAREBEE: (Too busy familying)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Assuage from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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This is a drawing from a game I invented with my brothers. This is one of my favorite examples from our second playtest, which we did with the whole family. If you want a full explanation of what the hell you're looking at, head to the "Game Corner" section on the right sidebar!

Nog's Got Me Down

Pro-tip: When you pick up your phone, place your hand over the screen immediately and say out loud what you are going to do on it. This helps avoid getting distracted.

Today's Haiku

Late afternoon slump
Is it cause I drank eggnog?
Yes. It's the eggnog

Today's Workout
Running: 5.2 miles
DAREBEE: Day 87 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Compendious from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Out in the Liberal Rats' Nest

Today's Haiku

Slummin' 'round Ann Arbor
doing last minute shopping
I don't like waiting

Today's Workout
(On the run all day)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Solstice from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Childhood, Revisted

Today's Haiku

Pocket monsters drawn
based on prompts in candle jars
We laugh like donkeys

Today's Workout
(Prioritizing family time)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Frenetic from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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This is a drawing from a game I invented with my brothers. This is one of our favorites. If you want a full explanation of what the hell you're looking at, head to the "Game Corner" section on the right sidebar!

Light Trip

Today's Haiku

Stuffed in father's truck
we set out for neighborhoods
full of Christmas lights

Today's Workout
Running: 4.8 miles
DAREBEE: Skipped for work and long run

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Tchotchke from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Recovery

This day was easier. Got time to sleep and breath. Dad went through all the subsequent paperwork and we helped start to get a sense of what all was there. Nostalgia mixed with a little pain. Went to a movie for my brother's birthday. A welcome distraction.

Today's Haiku

Going through effects
Mimi was a worldly one
and classy as hell

Today's Workout
Running: 3.5 miles
DAREBEE: Day 86 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Millefleur from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Joyce

My grandmother passed this morning at 2am. My aunt was there when it happened and we showed up ten minutes after her passing. Lots of tears. Lots of waiting. Lots of fumbling about what to do next, who to call, where to start, how to feel. The rest of the day was lurching from one numb event to the next. All sense of time out the window. And we grieved together but also on our own stormy islands.

I'm glad we came. She was worth it all and more. I love you Mimi. I'm glad you were ready and that it was fast.

Today's Haiku

A long hellish day
grief stricken and sleep deprived
we manage to laugh

Today's Workout
Running: 4.9 miles
DAREBEE: Day 85 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Epitome from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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In lieu of the passing of my grandmother, I'm reposting a picture from 8/5/18
I think it best represents the "epitome" of my grief

TRAVELING - Impromptu Home Journey

Week 25

Stats:

Running Mileage: 467.24/1,000

Drinks: 188/365

Vegan: 26/100

Books Completed: 12/25

Words Written: 190,179/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 84/171

TV: 60/120

Gaming: 91/141

Booze: 74/163

Coffee: 66/150

Junk (Savory): 56/100

Junk (Sweet): 86/100

Eat Out: 117/100

Today's Haiku

Ornamental bells
repurposed to call family
in case of distress

Today's Workout
(I stretched my legs a few times...)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Vitiate from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Palliative

I found out my grandmother has become sick enough to be moved into hospice care. Emily and I will be leaving a one week early (tomorrow) to see her. 

Today's Haiku

Reeling from worry
the family huddles in close
to soothe the matron

Today's Workout
(Not really feeling it today)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Nidus from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Glasgow and Angora

One time, in Glasgow, I found a pendant of St. Christopher, the patron saint of travel. I discovered it after visiting the Necropolis, a mountain full of dead folks. I was lost, the sun had just set and it was around a lamppost.  I didn't know the pendant was of St. Christopher until later, when a previously Catholic Englishman pointed it out to me. 

After that, I wore it all the time.

--

Months later, the pedant fell off. Probably when I was "in my cups."  Hopefully someone else found it. 

But odds are it's ground deep into a sidewalk crack.

Today's Haiku

On the patchwork board
we race to get Tetris pieces
I get my ass kicked

Today's Workout
Running: 2.3 miles
DAREBEE: Day 84 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Zibeline from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Sleep Bereft

Idea: I want to take an old camelpack, conceal a small tank of helium in the back and hook it up so the helium goes through the water hose. Then go to a funeral home as a really dehydrated guy who just lost his wife.

Today's Haiku

Sleep study tryout
I fill out some questionnaires
and get rejected 

Today's Workout
Running: 4.5 miles
DAREBEE: Day 83 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Perennial from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Moons and Men

A Secret: Every time the song "Be A Man" from Disney's Mulan comes on my running playlist, I weep like a baby and don't know why

Today's Haiku

Brief phone interview
from a scheduling mishap
not a great surprise

Today's Workout
Running: 3.2 miles
DAREBEE: Day 82 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Lunette from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Sawing Logs

Today's Haiku

I slept for 9 hours
This is unprecedented
Maybe a gas leak?

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 81 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Immure from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Breakfast and Jest

Today's Haiku

A diner breakfast
Two eggs and potato hash
This is my heaven

Today's Workout
Running: 4.9 miles
DAREBEE: (Off due to long run)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Repartee from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Vanishing Act

Week 24

Stats:

Running Mileage: 449.21/1,000

Drinks: 174/365

Vegan: 23/100

Books Completed: 12/25

Words Written: 185,471/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 79/171

TV: 58/120

Gaming: 90/141

Booze: 74/163

Coffee: 62/150

Junk (Savory): 55/100

Junk (Sweet): 84/100

Eat Out: 111/100

Today's Haiku

A face-down stupor
something went wrong with today
And now it is gone

Today's Workout
Nothing

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Galumph from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Dollies Anyone?

Today's Haiku

Hauling furniture
I just love helping friends move
Something's wrong with me

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: (Moved a bed and an elliptical instead!)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Approbation from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Shopping Snag

Today's Haiku

My new whole foods grift:
Get bulk shiitake mushrooms
and mislabel them

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 80 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Sandbag from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Thin on the Ground

Today's Haiku

Hardcore protein bars
Hoping to gain some poundage
I'm skinny as hell

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 79 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Dossier from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Shofar Strut

Today's Haiku

Man dressed in all black
Going for a winter's walk
with a HUGE shofar

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 78 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Abandon from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Most Important Meal of the Day

Today's Haiku

Today for breakfast
Banana, garlic toast, and
a glass of eggnog

Today's Workout
Running:  NOT TODAY
DAREBEE: Day 77 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Perspicacious from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Wheelies and Ants

Today's Haiku

Popping a wheelie
straight through an intersection
cool or dangerous?

Today's Workout
Running: 4.8 miles
DAREBEE: (Nope)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Circumvent from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Science Man

Week 23

Stats:

Running Mileage: 431.97/1,000

Drinks: 167/365

Vegan: 23/100

Books Completed: 12/25

Words Written: 180,044/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 77/171

TV: 57/120

Gaming: 90/141

Booze: 71/163

Coffee: 59/150

Junk (Savory): 53/100

Junk (Sweet): 82/100

Eat Out: 106/100

Today's Haiku

In foggy twilight
the heart swells with mystery
scared of what's out there

Today's Workout
Running: 6.2 miles
DAREBEE: Day 76 from 90 Days of Action

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Sciential from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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The Rain Gods Interfere

Today's Haiku

Random Dance Party
wielding high-brow hex wrenches
One hell of a time

Today's Workout
(The Rain Gods were pissed today)

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Mayhem from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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