Sing to Me, Roy Orbison Nov 20 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Rhys Williams Every summer I spend two weeks working out of a room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, helping to run a huge convention. Part of what I do is managing what essentially amounts to speed dating for travel professionals, with travel agents meeting with different travel suppliers every four minutes for four consecutive days - over three hundred thousand individual face-to-face meetings. Also every year, after the very last appointment in this grueling schedule, I put together an appropriate musical playlist to celebrate the end, and it always begins with Roy Orbison plaintively singing, "It's Over." Well, as of this morning Torchwood is finally over for me. I started on September 9th, so it has taken me a little over two months to get through it all. It started poorly, got progressively better, peaked with Children of Earth, and then shit all over itself for Miracle Day. I am delighted to put this damn thing behind me. Read more ...
Let's dig a hole to China. From Argentina. Nov 19 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Rhys Williams My current goal has been to be solidly below 260 by Thanksgiving, and today I weighed in at 255. I think it is safe to say that I am hitting that goal (although I also expect to bounce up a bit tomorrow, since I am certain I was exceptionally dehydrated this morning). So that's nice. My next goal is to back below 250 by Christmas, which I think is very achievable. Aside from that, I watched the penultimate episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day today. Yay? Read more ...
Four Million Steps! Nov 18 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson As of today I have taken more than four million steps on the treadmill since starting this ridiculous project. How wild is that? On the downside, I had to watch another episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day to hit that milestone. Ugh. Read more ...
Jack Gets a Little Vintage Sumpin' Sumpin' Nov 17 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Yeah, I just couldn't even force myself to watch another episode yesterday so I took the day off. But this morning I was back on the treadmill as usual, so here we go. Read more ...
Who You Gonna Call? Nov 15 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson I did sixty five push-ups today, so that's nice. I also stayed under 260, which was also nice. On the other hand, I had to watch another episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, which was not especially nice. Read more ...
[Captain Jack Stands Silhouetted in the Distance] Nov 14 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Rhys Williams If you squint, you can finally see my weight graph moving in the right direction. My moving average has be down about 2 lbs from a week ago, which exactly the nice, healthy, sustainable rate I shoot for. I am feeling good about my progress. Which is more than I can say for Torchwood: Miracle Day. Read more ...
The next thing I need is the palm of your hand, and then one of your eyes. But just one. Nov 13 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson My five day moving average dropped below 260 today. Yay! I had to watch another episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day today. What's the opposite of "yay"? Read more ...
Well, you can hurt him a little, but not the face. Nov 12 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson I'm not going to expend much energy on this post, because this episode surely doesn't deserve it. Read more ...
Have you considered January the fifteenth, Doctor Juarez? Nov 11 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Today I was back under 260 again, finally. Yay! The five day moving average won't be there for a bit yet but things are moving in the right direction. That's the happy news. The sad news? I had to watch another hour of this train wreck of a show. Read more ...
What, you mean Wales is separate? It's like the British equivalent of New Jersey. Nov 10 2018 Esther Drummond Gwen Cooper Jack Harkness Rex Matheson Rhys Williams Oh what day this has been. I came within a tenth of a pound of cracking 260 again, so I am comfortable that I am well on the path to the goal of being solidly under 260 before Thanksgiving, and under 250 before Christmas. So that's awesome. In other news, my autistic son Benjamin managed to completely surprise me today by specifically asking to go on a scary ride at Walt Disney World that he had steadfastly avoided for five years. He was adamant about trying it, though, and waited patiently in line for over two hours in order to do it. I can't even adequately express how amazing this was, just a huge moment for him. So that's pretty cool. On the other hand, I had to start watching Torchwood: Miracle Day today. Ugh. Read more ...