Midweek

Something I’ve discovered recently is just how popular the word “thong” is as a search term. It seems it’s guaranteed to attract a few hits, at least. With this in mind, I will from now on be dropping the word thong into my posts wherever possible. Be warned! Seriously, though, there are a few things pending [...]

Yesterday was bad in many ways, but it always amazes me how a good night’s sleep can do magic.Check my new post over at Frekvens.dk. With Vesterbro Festival starting tomorrow the topic is given.In a Myspace bulletin Idlewild announces that the band will be its own supporting act on a few selected dates of their upcoming UK tour. For the first half hour they'll be playing and acoustic set, and af

A quick update this week.I am glad to report that today, for the first time, coming back home from work and thinking about stopping at the bakery for some fresh bread to have for dinner, I decided instead to just go home and have my whole wheat bread.So far I had only eaten the whole wheat bread for breakfast, after I finally made the switch from frozen waffles (yuck!) to English muffins first, a

Inspiration, Motivation, Drive: without these we don't get too far in life.So what keeps me going after 20 minutes of intense exercise when my heart is pumping hard and I know that I still need to work out at least 10 more minutes (but I am so ready to take a 6 hours break)?Yesterday it was these dresses by Bebe that kept me going.I really want one of them, and I want to look good when I wear it (

Calling all Bikini Club's participants: please post a comment with your progress.Remember that we are trying to motivate each other, and if we don't communicate much, then people might start to think that everyone has given up...Well, I haven't.I have been good with food, eating better and better; I look forward to my exercises, and I've been pampering myself a lot more than I had done in a long time. As a matter of fact, yesterday I gave myself a treat for sticking to the plan: a 90 minutes professional massage. :)The only battle I am having a hard time winning is against soda. I have been drinking less of it, but it still has a strong grip on me. If you are also trying to quit, or to reduce the amount of soda you drink, take a look at this interesting article on how to quit soda. And if

After five years of good bumps, I am finally selling my Palio. We will most likely buy that awful looking Swift. It seems to be extremely popular for a big-bottomed car (you'd think that with such a big butt, there'd be lots of boot space).Then again, our roads are filled with Wagon Rs and Santros. If we had any taste in cars, we'd have banned the Qualis ages ago. The problem is that we just don't

I have been exercising like never before: regularly and with a passion. :)Yesterday I started with cardio and getting the whole body going for about 10 minutes, then I worked 10 minutes on the arms, lifting some small weights. At this point I was tired and I couldn't do my whole 20 minutes abs routine, but I still did half of it.And then - yes there is more! - I finished with 10 minutes of yoga.It was like I wanted to do more and more, and when a certain part of my body couldn't handle the exercises any longer, I just switched to something different.This approach kept me going longer than usual, and I never got bored.The results are showing and I am very proud of myself. I'm almost tempted to post some pictures... but I won't, not just yet.And if anybody wants to know how this bikini club

Just a quick note to remind you to keep up the good work!Today, as I was exercising with my abs video, I was able, for the first time, to finish the whole 20 minutes of it! Yay! :)And I have actually lost 2 lbs. without wanting to.There will be a new drill on Sunday, and some firm restrictions, as two foods are going to become a once in a while treat. Bye bye!We will also explore the difference between white flour and whole wheat.Lastly, I found this picture and I couldn't believe she ever looked this good. I have a post planned about her (do you know who she is?), where you'll find out that I can't stand her. lolI would like my bikini club girls to check-in and let me know that everything is under control.

Yesterday I hit 67,000 words with Children of the Resolution so — since my target is 70,000 by the end of the month, a target I’ll easily hit — I took the day off and, this afternoon, we headed out over Helmsley way, coming back through Hutton-le-Hole, Castleton and Commondale. I briefly entertained the notion [...]

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So how is everybody doing so far? I would like to ask you a few questions:1. How much have you changed your eating habits and how?2. Are you taking the time to plan your next meal ahead?3. Do you think you are cheating yourself somewhere? If so, where?4. Are you starting to enjoy exercising, or is it still a big pain?5. Are you noticing any changes in your body? If so, what/where?And these are my answers:1) I am being a lot more careful about what I eat. I am starting to read the labels (I don't usually do it). I am cooking more, even if just very simple meals (two eggs frittata with onions and mushrooms = total cooking time 10 minutes).2) I plan ahead when I do my grocery shopping. If I only buy "healthy" stuff I can't really mess up too much when I cook during the week. And in general, y

Little test:which picture makes you feel better just by looking at it?a)orb)Yeah, yeah, I understand hunger and flavor too, but I am not asking you to give up b for a.I'm only asking you to have a lot more of a, and a lot less of b.A and b are used as symbols here, and they don't represent just a cup of tea and a cheese burger. They represent different lifestyles. They represent choices. And how much you want to love yourself today, tomorrow and the next day.What I am asking you to do, going forward in our Bikini Club is to remember these two pictures. I want you to start putting serious thought in your meals. I want you to plan ahead, even if just in your head, the next meal or two.Every time you need to make a choice, try to pick the healthier one. If you are only thinking about "bad" fo

Ok, so far so good.We've had Donuts, Pringles, Pretzels and Girl Scout Cookies scattered all over my office this week.Now ask me how much did I have of it.Zip! Nada! Nilch!Nothing gets in the way of me and my bikini! ;)To recap:1. I've scrubbed on Monday2. I've exercised for 17 minutes on Tuesday (legs)3. I'm scrubbing some more today! ;)No sweets no cookies, but I'm having a bit of a hard time with the soda... the more I think about not having it, the more I want it! Argh!!!Need. More. Willpower!Here's an excerpt from a NY Times article by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang, appropriate for us:"... it can be counterproductive to work toward multiple goals at the same time if your willpower cannot cover all the efforts that are required. Concentrating your effort on one or at most a few goals at a

The Band of Horses concert last night was just brilliant (though at least this reviewer begs to differ) and I can only recommend that you check them out the next time they visit a venue near you. Someday soon I hope! Oh – and having a couple of beers and pizza with three of the Frekvens boys was pretty cool as well.+ The Great Salt LakeThe new single Someone you replaced by Kind of girl is now streaming at Myspace. And a mighty lovely one it is! Hopes are that the debut album will be out in August...According to the band's Myspace blog, Rich Costey, who produced Frengers, will also produce the next/new/forthcoming Mew album. So it's time for all of you who didn't like And The Glass Handed Kites, to start hoping that this means a return to the "old sound". Recordings are scheduled to take

One comment that I get quite often from folks about living the meatless life is that they feel that they're just too busy and simply don't have time to cook, so they couldn't possibly go veg*n. I say that's silly. Our lives are just as busy as everyone else's, but somehow we manage to get supper on the table.Like this week. Monday night I had my first yoga class. (And boy, am I sore in places I never even knew I had! Don't let anyone ever tell you that yoga isn't a tough workout. It'll kick your ass from today to tomorrow. Even the end my nose aches, and I don't remember balancing on my face. Maybe I've just been picking it too much.....haha) Anyway, I knew supper had to be over in a hurry. Enter stage left, my trusty slow cooker. Fifteen minutes of prep in the morning, and we came home

Well, here I sit in drought ridden Southern California up to our eyeballs in RAIN. We Southern Californians don't see much rain and we are always hoping and praying for it, then we get it and we can't stop Complaining about it. Maybe it is the fact that when we do get it, It comes down in Buckets for days. Of course we DO NOT know how to drive in it either. Our already crowded freeways become waterfilled parking lots. Other than our pool needing to be drained I am thrilled to have the change. Less watering and more growth for the spring. I actually put down some flower seeds in my side garden a few days ago, anticipating the upcoming downpour. Hopefully my whole side yard will have differn't colored Assylum growing around the stone walkway! We are all sick here yet again, Mr. Elij

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My next 4 weeks training plan is shown above. The last months injuries decimated my running training from last month, but I was able to cross train in equal amounts, so I don't feel as though I have lost fitness. My ankle sprain on Saturday kept me off running until tonight, Wednesday. I completed a 9 mile run, in darkness, with no problems. I taped my ankle to protect it, as I knew the first 2 miles were on terribly rough ground. After that I removed the tape, as 70% of the remaining route was on good paths or road. Both feet and ankles felt good throughout the run, so I'm hoping normal service really is resumed this week. This weekend I have a tough test; two back to back 20 milers on Saturday and Sunday. I will probably not do the night run I mentioned in the last post, and just run locally in the day. A night run is asking for trouble with my recent luck with feet and ankles!This month also sees my primary milestone for 2007; The Round Rotherham 50. It is a 50 mile route

With three exceptions, Soccer Source's Top 25 clubs all held serve today. Rather than regurgitate all the results (which you can do yourself) how about focusing on the surprises:#12 Benfica 1, Setubal 2Yes, Freddy Adu scored again for Benfica (but this time it was on a penalty. Still if Freddy is taking their penalties that must be a good sign!) to put the Lisbon club up right before the break, but Setubal came back with two goals in the second half to win the Carlsberg Cup quarterfinal. Here are your YouTube highlights of the match. You want Freddy's stats? Two goals in the last two games, three in the last five, and four in the last eight. I can almost spot a trend...#18 Besiktas 1, Rizespor 2This was a Turkish cup game of some sort. Sorry, that's all I got on this.#22 Celtic 0, Hearts 2These Scottish clubs are hard to pin down. One day they go neck-and-neck with the very best teams in Europe, then they turn around and lose to seemingly mediocre domestic competition. Last week it

After yesterday’s post about Princess’s 7 cavities, I decided to step up efforts to make her school lunches a little more nutritious. She’s so picky and we’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had the energy to deal with anything more than her standard pb&j. We did go with “hot lunch” for a week, but I went to school with her for lunch and was horrified with what they are feeding them. Even their pb&j option included a bag of “whale cheddars” that had trans fats. For real. I’ve been on the anti-trans fat wagon for years now and forgot that they even make stuff with it anymore. I usually give her a juice box (100% juice, of course) and a water bottle with a sports top. I explained to her that the juice isn’t good for her teeth and gave her 2 water bottles instead. She wasn’t too upset watching me pack it, but we’ll see what happens when she actually sits down to eat. I haven’t been sending her

I’m at a loss for what to cook tonight for dinner. THE Daddy was supposed to be home, but (shocker!) he’ll be late. I am craving seared tuna in a BIG WAY. The closest and best place to go near us is in Portsmouth and it’s a bit too upscale to bring the kids after a day at school…especially by myself. In lieu of a recipe this week, I’m going to share a new website. Well, it’s new to me, at least. It’s called Open Table. It offers “Restaurant Reservations: Instant, Reliable & Free.” It’s pretty cool, especially if you feel like dining upscale at the last minute.  It’s very user friendly. You’re able to look up restaurants in your area, check out their menus and book reservations right online. I checked my favorite restaurant for Tuna, Jumpin Jays Fish Café, and they have tables available for tonight. Good to know. Too bad I’m not able to go! The best part about Open Table is that they offer Di

Here are some of the headlines that you need to know about for your week 1 fantasy football match-up.ESPN news is reporting that Daunte Culpepper will start at QB for the Oakland Raiders in week 1.Rams coach Scott Linehan says Torry Holt looks 100% to him - This is good news for those of you who ignored the news on Holt last week and drafted him anyway.T.J. Duckett could steal snaps from Tatum Bell when Detroit plays Oakland Sunday....This may be a no-start week for Detroit running backs.Randy Moss is not on the Patriots injury report and should start Sunday.

Good Wednesday Morning, My little Man starts the Third Grade today.. Wow, time sure flies with the kids. Anyway to my suprise yesterday the Grouchy Mail Lady brought some Wonderful things to my door. I must say I was very Happy to see her. Anyway after ripping the two Envelopes open here is what I got. My Dear Friend Rosemary was the Sender of this Wonderful Envelope. I won a Giveaway she had and boy did she send me a Bountiful. It was all wrapped so Beautifully too. Go pay her a visit she has a Great Blog : http://rosespetitemaison.blogspot.com/ We actually Live Extremely Close so she is a Neighbor and Friend. Also was a fun Suprise I forgot all about, My copy of .....Artul Blogging. I took my Iced Latte and sat for 30 minutes and started reading and getting more Insight on the blogging world. It is so Fun to see and read more about the Blogs I already visit. Well, that is my update of what is going on in Jamie's world. I am off to get my Mr. Elijah ready for his first day of school.

Debt Consolidation Care - Check this resource out. I have been speaking to James (one of the key members behind the website) for the last couple of weeks and have finally decided to write about them. No, they are not a “company” and no, this is not a paid post (this blog’s policy is against paid reviews). Debt Consolidation Care is a growing community of people who share knowledge about debt consolidation and related issues. A lot of issues are being discussed in the community’s forums. Some of the key forum subjects (with number of posts in brackets) are: Debt Consolidation and Settlement (80643 Posts) Payday Loan Help (2744 Posts) Dealing with Collection Agencies (42222 Posts) It’s one thing to hear a blogger (who has never availed any payday loans) rant against payday loans and it’s another thing to hear complaints and suggestions from someone who has been through that hell. That’s where the power of forums come into play. Do visit them i

It's been a long week already. I've spent my nights packing and my days at a temp job. Granted this temp job was pretty easy - my only responsibility was to answer phones. They rarely rang so in essence I simply had to show up.Anyway, the move is underway. The first big step is to spend a week in Chicago and I booked my flight today. I'll be there from July 23rd through July 29th. Wish me interviews!I'm continuing to expand my network and asking people to contact their friends for me. So far I've been introduced to one woman with Leo Burnett - that is exciting! I'm thrilled to talk to her and hopefully her contacts as well.Enough about me, it's time for another brief educational tip! In this article, Clayton, the Man, Makepeace shares his thoughts on fully utilizing copywriting techniques. Enjoy!

Some interesting money articles and thoughts from the past few days: Do You Know if Your Credit Card Uses The Dual-Cycle or Average Daily Balance Calculation? by Jeremy @ Generation X finance. Jeremy explains the difference between the two types of credit card balance calculations. I won’t be surprised to find many people not knowing about this. The Almost Debt Free Approach to Student Loan Debt Reduction vs. Investing vs. Savings by John @ Queercents. Accelerate your student debt payments or just keep making the minimum payments and invest the extra money? John explains how he prefers to approach this dilemma. Dollar Cost Averaging: Does It Work In The Real World? How Can I Use It Easily For My Own Investments? by Trent @ The Simple Dollar. Investing 101 lessons here. For those who don’t have a bulk amount to start investing, dollar cost averaging is a good way of going about it. Plus, if you transact with a zero-fee trading broker (like Zecco Trading), this can wor

Some interesting money articles and thoughts from the past few days: Do You Know if Your Credit Card Uses The Dual-Cycle or Average Daily Balance Calculation? by Jeremy @ Generation X finance. Jeremy explains the difference between the two types of credit card balance calculations. I won’t be surprised to find many people not knowing about this. The Almost Debt Free Approach to Student Loan Debt Reduction vs. Investing vs. Savings by John @ Queercents. Accelerate your student debt payments or just keep making the minimum payments and invest the extra money? John explains how he prefers to approach this dilemma. Dollar Cost Averaging: Does It Work In The Real World? How Can I Use It Easily For My Own Investments? by Trent @ The Simple Dollar. Investing 101 lessons here. For those who don’t have a bulk amount to start investing, dollar cost averaging is a good way of going about it. Plus, if you transact with a zero-fee trading broker (like Zecco Trading), this can wor

Kansas City Wizards at Columbus Crew (Tonight) The Wizards had hoped they would enter this game on top of the league after only ten games, and it seemed like that would be the case late in Saturday’s game against New York at the Meadowlands. Kansas City fell behind 2-0 early on goals from Juan Pablo Angel and Clint Mathis, and only Kevin Hartman’s point blank save on Dave van den Bergh kept it from being a bigger deficit. However, KC came storming back, controlling the play and coming all the way back to take a 3-2 lead thanks to two second half goals from substitute Yura Movsisyan. Then, in the 89th minute, controversy struck when referee Abi Okulaja awarded a penalty to the Red Bulls, and Angel tied the game with his second of the night. The Wizards were clearly annoyed with the call, especially since it is the third penalty called against them in their last two games at the Meadowlands. As for the legitimacy of the call, I’ll let you decide. (around 2:20. No

Job Hunting Advice by Mapgirl @ Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge. Four practical tips from Mapgirl on job hunting; here is something from the post worth repeating a 1000 times: DO NOT LIE on your resume. It’s a very ugly thing to do. Big Dreams, Small Income: Financial Planning Without A Large Salary by Trent @ The Simple Dollar. Trent answers a distressed reader’s question on how to achieve your goals on a modest income. What are you really saving for? by Tehnyit @ Cheap as Chips. Here is some food for thought. What’s your motivation behind saving your money? Top Common Fights Over Money And What You Can Do To Avoid Them by SVB @ The Digerati Life. Deriving inspiration from some of her personal experiences, SVB addresses the issue of money fights between couples. Online Interest Checking Plus Savings Accounts: Who Offers the Best Deal? by Sun @ the Sun’s Financial Diary. An exhaustive post comparing features of different bank accounts. Teachi

Cebu Pacific is offering Php99 fares for domestic destination. The catch? You have to travel during the week. Whoever said that the best time to travel or take a break is on weekends only? Catch our Midweek seat sale, travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to any of our domestic destinations, and get the P99 one-way fare! Ticket sales start on the 21st of June until the 27th. Travel period is from August 1 - October 31, 2007. As always, promo fare is only for a one-way ticket excluding fares and surcharges. ---Related Articles at justwandering.org:No related posts

I'm really liking the new Blonde Redhead album "23" which has a great consistent sound with their other stuff. They are actually playing tomorrow at the Glass House and I am guessing the tickets are long gone. They will also be performing at Coachella with a gazillion awesome bands! I will do a short Coachella entry next week for some of my favorite bands playing. Something totally strange: The hits on my site go up around 75-120 hits on average a day. Who the crap is looking at this site? If you are reading this, hit me up with a comment. I'm curious. Alright here is some new music and some old favorites for the early midweek mix!Blonde Redhead - 23Mice Parade has come out with a self-titled new 7th album on FatCatRecs. For me it is highly anticipated. Beautiful new instrumentals with Kristen Anna Vattysdottir on the mics (and other interesting instruments). With Peirce's lead, Kristen's voice becomes less creepish and more essential to the sound. When it's there, it's there. M

The following recommendations require a Betting Exchange such as Betfair or Betdaq to LAY selections. LAY simply means you don't think that selection will win. When you LAY a team in a football match you have the opposition and the draw on your side.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'.April 17 2007PremiershipArsenal 1.44 v Manchester CityChampionshipBurnley 2.10 v Norwich CityScottish Division 1Clyde v St Johnstone 2.10Notes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with. When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the Burnley v Norwich City market and you lay Burnley, you offer odds to other punters who wish to back Burnley. In this instance as near to 2.10 (11/10) as you can get. If Burnley don't win, then you pick up the backer's stake minus commission. If Burnley win, then you pay out.For a beginners guide to B

LOCK & LOAD It’s time to get busy for the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams. After a rare weekend off for Easter, the series kicks it back into high gear Sunday with the running of the Samsung 500 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. This is a significant race on many levels. First, it begins a stretch of 31 races in 32 weekends, the only remaining off-weekend coming July 21-22. Second, it marks a return

Vidalia Onions are on their way to Atlanta! Back to the future: Buckhead businessman Charlie Loudermilk wants to build a clock tower in Triangle Park at the intersection of Roswell and Piedmont Roads. Our sources say: The property of the future St. Regis Residences, Atlanta, are in fact not lacking financing, and is not on delay; in fact the project is 90% sold out, and is on schedule for late 2008 completion. Take it to the limit: Atlanta architect John Portman stretches city limits (and ordinances) with plans for his towering maison in Sandy Springs.  

Here are a few articles worth reading (thinking about) this week. The Festival of Frugality #69, “Save All Week Long” Edition by SVB @ The Digerati Life. SVB has done a great job in compiling a ton of articles for the festival. Some of my favorite picks are Joys of Frugal Living! by Dawn @ Frugal for Life, Frugal lawncare - Part II Overseeding by MFJ @ My Financial Journey, What Does It Mean to Be Frugal When You’re Wealthy? by Frugal Law Student. Money Question: Where to Put the Money? @ The Sun’s Financial Diary. This is the first of a series of questions asked by readers, and answered by a few bloggers. The main objective is to encourage reader participation…so head over and feel free to contribute your answer and/or criticize other answers. Top Ten Things I Learned On My Vacation Through The Southwest by David @ My Two Dollars. Vacations can be really instructive….for example, here is a part of what David learned: I saw poverty like I had not seen

More Midweek Football Tips.With a 100% record so far this week it will be a challenge to complete a clean sweep with some competitive games in the UEFA Cup tonight but here goes...'Linked' teams to be 'layed' at Betfair or Betdaq.If you have any comments on the selections below please feel free to add a comment.5 April, UEFA CupAZ Alkmaar v W Bremen 2.6B.Leverkusen1.8 v OsasunaEspanyol 2.3 V BenficaSeville v Tottenham Draw 3.3Notes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with. When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the AZ Alkmaar v W Bremen market and you lay W Bremen, you offer odds to other punters who wish to back W Bremen. In this instance as near to 2.6 (8/5) as you can get. If W Bremen don't win, then you pick up the backer's stake minus commission. If W Bremen win, then you pay out.For a beginn

Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward.With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'. If you have any comments on the selections below please feel free to add a comment.3 AprilChampionshipQPR V Preston 2.4Champions LeagueMilan 2.1 v MunichPSV 3.1 v Liverpool4 AprilChampions LeagueChelsea 1.72 v ValenciaRoma v Man United 2.76Notes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with. When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the Chelsea v Valencia market and you lay Chelsea, you offer odds to ot

Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'.Tuesday 27th MarchLeague 1Rotherham 2.2 v BlackpoolConferenceForest Green 2.5 v ExeterGrays 2.5 v RushdenWednesday 28th MarchEuro QualifierIsrael 1.36 v EstoniaAzerbaijan v Finland 1.4Friday 30th MarchLeeds 2.76 v PrestonNotes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with. When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the Israel v Estonia market and you lay Israel, you offer odds to other punters who wish t

Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.Remember to enter the code 7K3R4QFNT into the 'Refer and Earn' box when you sign up for your Betfair account to claim your free £20 bet!'Linked' teams to be 'layed'.Monday, 19 March 2007FA CupTottenham v Chelsea 2.1Tuesday, 20 March 2007League 2Bristol Rovers v Stockport 2.5Scottish Division 3Albion v Stenhousemuir 2.5Wednesday, 21 March 2007League 1Chesterfield v Doncaster 2.6Notes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with.When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it wi

A definite improvement with my injury over the last few days. I've continued doing a lot of stretching. My hip is fairly uncomfortable, but that doesn't bother me when I run. It's the other end of my IT band, the knee that I'm being protective of.On Tuesday I did a 5 mile interval session. I'm deliberately doing intervals at the moment so I fully stretch out the muscles. That went well with no knee pain at all. I was due to go to the gym today, but being short of time I did another run. I did a slightly shorter route, at 4 miles, but fairly 'hilly' all off road and rough terrain. It was probably a little too ambitious as my knee did ache a little. You should really avoid routes with hills when recovering from IT Band syndrome. During both routes I stopped a few times to stretch out my IT Band. My time was unimportant; I didn't even take a watch. I just concerned about getting back on schedule now. Doing little runs like this, 4 and 5 miles, almost feels like starti

Remember with betting exchanges such as Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability).The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'Midweek Matches, 13/14/15 March 2007Tuesday 13th MarchChampionshipSouthampton 2.1 v CardiffCoventry 2.5 v WolvesWednesday 14th MarchPremiershipAston Villa v Arsenal 2.0Scottish Division 3East Stirling v Arbroath 1.5UEFA CupBayer Leverkusen 2.0 v LensNotes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with. When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the Aston Villa v Arsenal match market and you lay Arsenal,

In an attempt to build on recent profits - 33% on last weekends selections - here are the midweek recommendations for this week.Remember, with Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'Championship, Tuesday 6th MarchNorwich v Derby 2.38 19:45League 2, Tuesday 6th MarchMansfield v Chester 3.4 19:45League 1, Wednesday 7th MarchChesterfield 3.0 v Bristol City 19:30UEFA Cup, Thursday, 08 March 2007Celta Vigo v Werder Bremen 2.5 19:45Rangers 2.10 v Osasuna 20:05Notes & Explanation: Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with.When you 'lay' a selection, you a

With Betfair and Betdaq you can not only lay any selection, but also choose the price/odds you want to take, and how much you are prepared to risk (your liability). The shorter the price you wish to lay, the less money you risk compared to your potential reward. With the following bets you are attempting to create the market rather than follow it.'Linked' teams to be 'layed'Championship, TuesdayLuton 2.2 v NorwichLeague 1, TuesdayCrewe 2.74 v ScunthorpeDoncaster 2.25 v YeovilFootball League Trophy, TuesdayBristol Rovers v Bristol City 2.38Serie A, WednesdayTorino 2.25 v CagliariNotes & Explanation:Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with.When you 'lay' a selection, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in the Luton v Norwich match market and you lay Luton, you offer odds to other punters who wish to back Luton. In this instance as near to 2.2 (

Yesterdays lays made a return of 6.3%. Not enough to give up work of course but a profit nonetheless.Tonights stand out lays are as follows:LayBolton 1.6Dortmund 2.26Milan 3.4Deportivo La Coruna 1.9Newcastle 2.1Arsenal 1.9West Brom 1.65Try and get as near as possible to these prices. If the market isn't close to these levels be patient or adjust to a level you are comfortable with.Get on at Betfair or Betdaq for profitbale punting!http://news.google.com/nwshp?ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&tab=wn&q=&output=rss

I was really surprised by the number of people interested in the 80's songs yesterday, because the blog received nearly 600 hits, making it the most successful day by far. I thought most people owned several 80's compilation CD containing most of those songs anyway! But apparently that's not the case or people simply wanted to listen to the songs at work? Another 80's soundtrack is in the making. However it was quite a disappointment that hardly anyone had the "courage" to check out some of the lesser known bands mentioned here.Soundvenue reviews debut Everything All The Time by Band Of Horses and gives it 5 (out of 6) stars.Waiting for Peter to mention this song by Bombs Over Berlin, since he's the one who introduced me to the band in the first place. Sorry Peter, but I couldn't wait any longer, because I simply had to recommend this superb and very, very catchy new wave, pop song!+ Love Asylum2 unreleased songs by The Field Mice are available at Myspace.+ I Wish I Meant More To

Some surprises I did not expected :(Superfund lost at home as Bayern did. Luckily both matches are in the same combination.My first combination was also a failure cause Feyenoord is playing extra time at Waalwijk and loosing 3-2.The good news is that Valencia is leading 2-0 at half time, meaning that my third combination still stand. Already ended matches within this combination are Twente, who won against Nijmegen, and Werder, who won away on Nurnberg. This combination pays out 3.19 euros. This means that I won 0.19 euros on my midweek matches. Could be better, could be worse.If we look at the stats, I predicted 6 out of 9 matches correctly. And 5 out of 5 tennis games.As predicted Sharapova won against Clijsters and Kuznetsova won against Dementieva. For the moment Hingis leads 1-0 in sets but Petrova is fighting back and leads 2-1 in the second.Tomorrow the picks for this weekend will be presented! Again I will propose 3 combinations, hopefully with a better profit than this week!Go

Hi all,My weekend was not so bad but it could have been better if club Brugge hadn't lost . Did not see this one comming. Maybe it wasn't so smart to bet on a derby. It has learned my a lesson, let's see how long I will remeber this.This midweek there is a lot of cup football and in Italy ans Spain a complete match day is played. While Barcelona maybe seems like nice odds I won't play them because of the possible jetlag.Palermo(3) - Ascoli(18) (1.28, 5.00, 14.00) (1/2/0)Ascoli wasn't capable yet of winning away from home and this will not change this match day. Palermo won 6 of their 8 last home games and lost the other 2. Palermo should have problems with Ascoli.Real Madrid(3) - Recreativo de Huelva(8) (1.30, 4.75, 10.50) (1/0/0)If Real wins they will be at least one calendar day in front of rval Barcelona. This will motivate them enough to go for the win. After some lousy home games, Real now has a nice streak of 4 home wins in a row and they are going to extend this streak.Sev

What: Advance Screening & Party of Samuel Goldwyn Film's SERAPHIM FALLS.Why: Peirce Brosnan and Liam Neilson-need I say more? Okay, okay, for the heterosexual males, Imbd describes the plotline as "At the end of the Civil War, a colonel hunts down a man with whom he has a grudge." It also stars Peirce Brosnan and Liam Neilson. Did I mention that?Time: 8:00pmWhere: AMC Loews 19th Street 890 Broadway (@ 19th St.)See the film and then hit up the after-party starting at 10pm at Ultra (the VIP room is a tree-house!) located at 37 West 26th Street (b/n Broadway & 6th Ave). Johnnie Walker, smartwater and Smirnoff Flavored Vodkas are all on tap and free of charge until midnight. And for those of you with less eclectic taste, there will also be free beer.

What I did yesterday:Had a good day at work; attended a cardio kickboxing class at Equinox with one of my bosses; sat in the steam room even though I forgot my flip flops (I hope I didn't catch plantar warts); watched "Sex and the City" on TBS; received photos of my cousin's wedding in the Philippines and wished I could have been there; drank a glass of wine; got in bed by 11 p.m. and began a new book: Tales from the Bed: On Living, Dying and Having It All, a memoir by Jenifer Estess as told to Valerie Estess.What I did today:Woke up before my alarm went off at 6 a.m.; fell in a man's lap when the train lurched on the tracks; read the newest issue of one of our company's magazines, which doesn't hit newsstands until March; stepped out of the office for lunch for the first time in two weeks; attended mass for Ash Wednesday and walked around the city with black ashes on my forehead; decided that I am going to give up Starbursts for Lent; returned home to receive my groceries from Fr

These days, there isn't much to love around here. Think sky like dirty laundry and earth muddy with non-stop rain. Those autumn leaves are still lying around, but they're losing their colour as quickly as weathered copper. Maybe with the arrival of the beast pictured above (currently assaulting Des Moines, ...

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