Wow it's been awhile. Sandy had a busy busy week and so this weekend was just relaxation. On Sunday after church we ended up playing some badmintons. Sandy complained of soreness afterward but I have to say she is improving, even if she was playing a bit tipsy that day.

After that we decided to relax and catch a movie, something we haven't done for awhile. The movie we saw was Scorsese's The Departed and well to sum it up, it was "really worth the $5.50".

As usual Scorsese's direction was awesome but I think Leo DiCaprio totally nailed it. The original is an HK movie called Infernal Affair starring Tony Leung and Andy Lau. I won't spoil the plot for you but I'm definitely recommending it. Makes me want to visit Boston just to see if people from that city really have those accents.

Lastly, don't eat at that sushi place next to AMC Mercado. They were some of the most tasteless, horrible sushis I have ever had.

While this year's run wasn't as exciting as last year—call it the sophomoric blues—I did manage to finish it a little under an hour.

Official result here.

This year I actually started at the beginning of the pack but felt tired half way into the run. Last year I ran with wuboy which helped my pace a bit, but he had a legitimate excuse to miss the run this time around. =)

Thanks to Judy and the getbufftriing group for the support and the sign.

Final time: 58:42

Again congrats to my bro Wuboy and his new fianceé Browniebear27!!!

I should probably do this anyway but starting Mon. October 9th to Sun. November 19th I will be going on an internet fast for forty days. This means I won't be able to read emails, blogs, or the WSJ after my work day.

Awhile back I went without coffee for 7 days. I don't know how I survived those mornings without my coffees, but I did grow closer to God.

This time the fast is a bit longer, and there is a sense of urgency about it. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but I got saved here. Well, technically Jesus saved me, but I got baptized here. GrX is my home church so I do feel a sense of ownership.

It remains to be seen whether the Unstoppable Campaign is a "God thing", if it will succeed or fail (see Acts 5:38-39) but I'm excited to hear what God will say to me during those 40 days.

Exactly what will I do with my time sans internet? This will sound hokey but I plan on spending more quality time with my gf, more face-to-face time with friends, read the Bible/devotionals, reflect/meditate on the campaign itself.

One other update: I'll be running in the dark in a few hours with some friends and folks from smallgroup. I did this last year and it was fun. Sandy is running it, too. I have to remember though to stick around and cheer her on.