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Completed a video game!
I'm not very good at video games, but sometimes I enjoy playing them. Through some generosity of a friend of my wife, I have a big collection of PlayStation Portable (PSP) games. One of the most recent ones I got was SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALS Fireteam Bravo. While I'm not very good, I managed to get through the entire campaign mode of the game in about 1.5 weeks which is quite impressive for my lack of skills. I play to complete the game so I don't also get the best scores or complete the missions with an A rating, but I managed to get through it. There is still more to play including online and something called Instant Action, but I made it through the 12 missions. Unlike the PS2 version of this game, it only saved at the end of a mission, so if you didn't make it through, you had to start over. While the PS2 version also saves at the end, as long as you don't quit the game, you're taken back to a "temporary" save point. For me, this makes the game enjoyable as I can complete missions without having to make it through in one try. -
Marathon, here I come!
Today I made the commitment to run the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon on June 4. While I sort of already committed in my head, I wanted to do another long run (today was 15.2 miles) to reassure myself that I could do it. I was about to sign up online when it looks like there is a $4.95 processing fee to do so. I've requested an entry by mail or fax (they're here in San Diego, so I shouldn't have a problem making the deadline. (I have a major problem paying fees to make someone else's life easier if I can help it; hopefully they won't charge me the fee registering by mail). I'll keep training so that I can tackle the remaining 11 miles. Today's long run was similar to my other long runs, but a little slower mainly because I didn't have to stop for traffic lights and didn't rest; also, it was 3 miles longer than I've ever run. It's still in line with trying to be at a 9 minute mile.
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Life as a camel
In my readings about running a marathon, there is a lot of talk about being well hydrated which makes a lot of sense. I've always had problems remaining well hydrated as I just don't like to drink water all that much. So, I've started getting myself to drink a lot of water. I bought a 2 liter container at Wal-Mart ($2.77), fill it up everyday and pretty much drink the entire 2 liters throughout the day. That's a half gallon of water! In addition, what I've read says to eat pretzels or something else salty to retain water and replenish the sodium lost in exercising. As I don't have high blood pressure, I've been doing this and must say that it's getting much easier to consume large amounts of water. Now as long as I don't have to run to the bathroom every 30 minutes, I'll be fine.
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Nice work Sprint (again)
I received notification that my bill was ready for my Sprint PCS account, so I went to take a look to make sure it was accurate. I logged in, clicked invoices and got nothing. Tried 2 browsers and it turns out that the invoice page points to www.sprint.comnull. Yes, that's right it points me to an invalid domain. Should I be surprised that no one at Sprint saw this yet and made the simple fix? It just makes me laugh when major companies have screwed up websites; they must have scores of people working on them, but apparently no one checking them close enough. If the goal is to reduce phone calls and drive people to your website, your website better work.