Updates

It's been a bit since my last blog.
I'm running the flying pig 1/2 marathon this weekend.
I've been behind in my training but did get a good run through Glendale the other day.

I also bought a new bike for my triathlon training:

I call it White Lightning. Tom and I went for a good ride yesterday in Lebanon.

The animals are good, here is a typical morning picture when I am looking for volunteers to go to work:

It's that time of year...

Tip #1: Read the machines before you play, so once they start spinning out of control you'll know why.

Olympics / Pandora / Lists

This Olympic commercial reminded me how much I like Pandora and how I haven't used it too much lately. The song is Breathe Me by Sia (I love the piano).
Here is an Eric Weeks style list of artists/songs I have discovered on Pandora that I may have never found.

Sia
"Breathe Me"
"Day too soon"
"Little black sandals"
"Soon we'll be found"

The Cure (apparently I like The Cure)
"To the sky" (my ring tone)

Katie Melua
"Just like Heaven" (as made famous by The Cure)

Damien Rice
"9 crimes"
"Delicate"

My favorite Idol audition

In response to Tom's blog, here was my favorite audition so far:
Maybe I'll take her in our work Idol pool this year.

Animal Update

So far today, Benson has turned on the air purifier and the Bose radio all by himself.

This looks like a cat/dog stare down but it's actually a sleep off.

On the hunt for a squirrel.

Sometimes Benson is too busy for Lucy and she needs some alone time.

Price is Right Birthday

After watching this, I have high expectations for Matt's birthday...

How did you sleep?

Yes, there is an App for that.
You put your phone on your bed under the sheets at night.
The accelerometer tracks your movements to determine how well you are sleeping.
Here is how I slept last night:


I set up the phone at 10:30pm.
I read in bed from 11 to 12:10am.
Looks like I fell asleep around 1am, had 4 dreams, and woke up at 5:30am when Benson knocked my iPhone out of the bed. And as it shows I wasn't able to fall back asleep until 7.
Looks like I only had 4.5 hrs of real sleep.

The data alone is worth the $1.
But there is a benefit.
You set a peaceful alarm for the latest you can sleep in.
Then, anytime within 30 mins of that alarm it will wake you up if it senses you are in light sleep. This is because they say you won't feel rested if you wake up from a deep sleep.

For example, I set mine to 7:20am and it went off at 7:14am after I had fallen asleep.