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Work has blocked this site so updating everyday is going to be a bit of a challenge. I need a new job.

I made a wonderful little meal for dinner tonight. Chicken with broccoli, orange pepper, onions and cashews.

For lunch I made a little sandwich. And that was my food for the day. Tomorrow is going to be a lot of bad food which means I need to do a little jog to offset all that fat.

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Went to work, watched nephews, watched Avengers with friends. That is all

Food: popcorn, sausage, pretzel with feta cheese, 4 beers

172 Or The Time I Worked Late

Sometimes I get out of work around 5:30 or even 6pm. 7:30 though? That's a bit much. I had to cancel my long run for today. It's my first cancelation of the season. It's kind of a bummer. I can feel myself getting fatter.

Foods: 2 cups of coffee, bagel with whitefish, falafel with hummus and olives, popcorn. This was my first time getting whitefish on a bagel! Shocking, I know! I liked it. For 7 bucks I better freaking like it!

173 or My Off Day

I decided earlier in the day to run 5 miles tomorrow. It's a modest goal, but one that requires me to rest my bones or at least that's what I tell myself. I don't want to push too hard too soon. It's all about pacing myself.

Foods: 3 cups of coffee with creamer, oatmeal, that ham and turkey sandwich I make, drunken chicken, pear, popcorn, 1 string cheese.

I think I did better today with the candy. 2pm is the worst. I need to buy carrots and hummus.

174 or the first time I saw the finish line

When I'm running, a lot of shit runs through my head. I've written about this last week. One of the things I like to think about is crossing the finish line of the marathon. Except I don't always get to see it in my head. I think about many things, but the finish line is nowhere to be found. I realize I'm in control of my thoughts. Right now I want to think about Scarlett Johansen naked. Pow! There she is! However, the finish line is allusive. It's not always at my disposal. I believe this means I'm not ready mentally for a marathon. Not until I can visualize that finish line anyway. Not that I've seen it and crossed it in my minds eye I'm ready for my next step in my training.

Today was the first 5k I ran without slowing down this season. Good stuff. Busy week for me socially so hopefully I'll be able to get a few runs like this in there. I should point out that I'm not fast at all. Look at this time on the 5k

Pathetic! But I keep at it and this is the best I can do right now. It's better than sitting on the couch.

Foods: that mango cereal thing, 2 cups of coffee with creamer, 2 rice balls from Madison Square Eats, bag of Swedish fish, sour patch kids, popcorn, can of tunafish with spicy mayo on two buns.

I really need to lay off the candy. Such a fat fuck.

175 or Mothers Day

Took my Mom to see Spiderman on Broadway (her idea, not mine). It was awful. I felt out of place there. All these people enjoying themselves and me sitting there waiting for it all to end. Sometimes I wonder if that's how I'll be when I'm an old man. Sitting on a park bench, watching everyone being happy and me just being miserable waiting for it all to end.

Foods: Coffee, slice of pizza, chicken tikka masala and a somosa.

176 or the day I ate a lot of chips

I woke up kinda late today. I just didn't want to get up. I was hoping the extra rest would magically heal my sore foot. It did not. However, that didn't damper my spirits about running. I figured I've jogged in pain before and today would be no different.

During my run I thought about Christopher Moore and how I should read more of his work. A lot of my friends really dig it and I bet I would too. I was also thinking that Kurt Vonnegut must have had a really great life. I did another 5k and a little extra. My new apartment has a huge cemetery so jogging around it is about 4 miles, but killer inclines. Luckily, I haven't felt any shin splints yet.

Foods: Too much to mention. 2 cups of coffee, mini wraps from my friend's kid's birthday party, guacamole, chips, olives. I earned it though.