Do you think traffic is up or down say, compared to a year ago? Are you personally OK with whatever change you perceive?

At the end of January, I was at 193.5 pounds and set a goal for myself for 184.5 pounds by the end of Feb.

Today I did my monthly weigh in and I was ... 186.5.

Not too bad. Even though I failed in my goal, I succeeded as much as possible without actually achieving my goal.

1. I got extremely sick for about a week. During this week, I did not run. I envisioned I would be running 3 miles per day by now, but I am still at 2 (2.5 if I eat my Wheaties). Today I am going to give it 120% and try to run 3 miles, and keep it up for the rest of March.
2. I got extremely drunk several days, including my birthday. I gain a lot of weight when I drink. I have not kept true to my "no getting drunk" promise.
3. I have been drinking a lot of Red Bull. The sugary kind. That should contribute as well.

All-in-all, I think if I had kept up with my promises to myself, I would definitely be at 184.5 now.

My goal for April 1st must be 175 lbs, because my original goal set in January was to be at 175 by April 1st. I don't think I'm going to make it but I think it's going to be close. I'm going to renew my no-drinking and no-caffeine promise to myself today and run like a madman.

Below the fold: biopsy results.

On January 12th, I weighed myself and was at a chubby 199.5 lbs.

I decided I would only weigh myself in at the 1st of each month. My goal is to get to around 175 lbs by April 1st.

Yesterday, I weighed myself and was at a still-chubby-but-more-slender 193.5 lbs.

While I'm not accumulating results as quickly as I hoped, I still have reason to be optimistic.

In a previous diary, I discussed my desire to lose weight. I was at a ridiculous 199.5 lbs.

Today, I weighed myself. I weighed 199.5.

As many of you know, California got slammed with 3 harsh storms. These storms made their way inland, creating blizzard-like conditions in Lake Tahoe, and eventually, mother nature took a giant shit on my beautiful hometown, Reno.

In Fernley, a small town about 30 miles or so east of Reno, a levee broke. Surprise, surprise - aging, inadequate infrastructure is to blame.

Gosh I am so original...

Does medicine like DayQuil and NightQuil increase your blood pressure?

If so, how long does that effect last after you stop taking it?

Looking for a good RPG for the XBox 360. I already have Oblivion.

Just a public service: if you have a funny name, you are constantly being made fun of by bored data-entry workers at some of America's finer institutions.

So, to all of you Shirley A. Savages and Mike Lemons (he works at the car store) out there, there is a good chance someone was talking about you today.

So as a followup to my Job Interview Diary, they didn't offer the job so I didn't have to negotiate a salary. I'm supposed to find out if I got the job within the next week or so.

I interviewed with about 7 or 8 people. It was pretty intense. The first meeting was with the HR lady, who was very nice. Her last question had to do if I had a salary requirement. I said I had a vague idea of what I'd accept. She said, "Do you want to share it with me?" It seemed inappropriate to say "no" so I told her. I don't know if that was a mistake or not.