Ugh

This week has sucked. I don't know what else to say. UGH

Wedding, etc.

Congrats to my two friends who are now married. I had been anticipating this weekend for many months, it came, and it didn't disappoint. Fun before the wedding, a packed ceremony with many familiar faces, a reception dinner with good food and an awesome speech by the best man, and of course a reception with a lot of dancing and other good stuff. Really good stuff. Stuff we'll talk about for years. And no drama. Could it have gone any better? Very, very fun.

Next weekend is going to be busy busy busy... Friday I'll be out with one my good friends before she goes back to college... The Alarmists play at the Varsity. Will be fun. Saturday I have to move up two floors and free myself of the jerks that currently live above me. I hate moving, but this won't be too bad. Then the rest of the weekend I am going to try to get to the state fair and also meet up with some college roommates, one of which will be visiting from Texas. Can't wait.

3 weeks hockeyless

The first thing I asked myself after losing early in both hockey playoffs: What the hell am I gonna do for three weeks? Hockey has been the backbone of my fitness routine for about a year now, and it sucks when we lose in the playoffs early because then we're left with a few weeks off. I really feel a bit naked now. I suppose I'll have to motivate myself a little more to make sure I get in the hard cardio to make up for hockey... or I could relax?! I'm finding it harder to find time do get in the fitness... Tonight for example... I just got home, it's almost 10, and I have loads of laundry to do and a ton of packing to do before I move. Tomorrow I have to go to the other side of the cities for a fantasy football draft that will take all evening. Saturday I have a wedding to attend with a gift yet to buy. I need a week off, damn it...

This is how I know I was stressed

I didn't go to my cabin this past weekend due to some unexpected happenings... that and the work week had me stressed to a near breaking point. In the blur of frustration, I missed four parties/gatherings this weekend. Four. I completely forgot about all of them. I must have really been pissed off. Instead I rollerbladed 25.52 miles, played 27 holes of disc golf, lifted, and played hockey. Weird. But okay.

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4 laps at Calhoun can really squash some stress. I think I'll go get huge and squash some more before the weekend. Well *try* to get huge, ha. Unfortunately no more cabin trip, but when something comes up that is more important, no problem. Looks to be the opposite of cabin trip tonight with a visit to the concrete jungle...

stressblog

I don't know how I haven't snapped today. No details I'll mention here, but I'm positive that if things keep going this way, I'll have effectively shaved off 10 years of my life by the time I croak. No exaggeration, whatsoever. Something has to change, whether it's the way I deal with stress or the origin. I hope it's the former.

2 blogs in one day... it's not boredom... gotta be the stress...

Forgotten to be foreseen

I suppose I'm getting to that age where not only friends are marrying, but loved ones generations above are to their older ages, and with this comes the inevitable. A shocker hit yesterday, and my best goes out to one of my best friends.

Much work and play in the forecast

In the coming months, there is plenty of work beyond the 9 to 5 grind... I only mention something work-related to say I'll be stressed and will need my leisure time...

...which looks to be filled with plenty to do. Hockey still rolls along, and the finger keeps getting better. Fantasy football season is around the corner... playing in three leagues and running two of them... I'll mention that while I do spend a ridiculous amount of time on this, it's the only sport I do fantasy leagues for... I know of others that do this for multiple sports, rendering them 4x worse than me, approximately... so there. A cabin trip this weekend, where I haven't been in two years. Should. Be. Fun. A wedding the weekend after that. Should. Be. Fun. Moving apartments after that. The move always sucks, but I'll be much happier with my location... nobody stomping, no other apartments with views directly into my windows, and a top-floor balcony that will be much more private and I can grill on. A Madison trip for a football game is almost definitely in the cards. I can never count out the possibility of a spur-of-the-moment Vegas trip... I get asked to go almost daily it seems. Just kidding. But not really. But seriously, the question pops up like, a ton.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it all.

Oh, and I have to get crackin' on that new years resolution... my eyes suck. I can't even read what I just wrote.

Not so bad

I played hockey on Sunday on Tuesday after all. I wasn't at 100% with the stick, but I was out there. The finger is healing a lot faster than I thought it would. The doc said I should have full range of motion back in 2 weeks, although the full healing will take many more weeks to months. Just a pain for a little while, not so bad.

UFC is in Minneapolis this weekend. The stars will be in one of my weekend playgrounds, so it could be cool to see some faces from TV in person.

Other than that, I just need some free time. Hasn't been much this week. I've started my first Grisham, so we'll see how hooked I get on those...