Gas $$ = Early Tan & Ice Cream Monster Siting

"It's the beginning of May, 

summer weather is only JUST beginning to come around on short occasions 

and I already look like I'm starting to get a tan."

I started a blog entry earlier this week with that line.  Then yesterday I headed out on my bike destined to up the ante (jump ahead to the picture below to see the ultimate result).  The weather was beautiful and I was online looking at bike computers - I need a new one because my current one doesn't reach the back wheel and it's annoying to keep switching between tires when I hop on the trainer and then go outdoors.  Given the ever increasing price of gas ($4.25 here), I decided to head out and RIDE over to a couple bike shops; it saves gas AND doubles as a workout.  I ended up stopping at two local shops and Dick's and went a total 23.8 miles.  End conclusion - Do to my sub-college budget, I'll just buy another $2 bag of zip ties and keep changing the current computer between wheels instead of buy a new $40 computer.  

Once I was home, I quickly cleaned up, ate, and headed to work.  Our Friday group is too cute for their own good.  When any of the facilitators come through the door, a mob of girls run up to them and demand hugs along with something unique.  My unique request is always to be picked up; the girls like to be picked up and whirled around and since I'm the only guy, that falls to me.  Not like I don't love it though!  haha

After work, I went to the pool with a friend for a swim workout before heading to a local theatre for a show.  As soon as we hopped in the water, I was informed that it looked like I was wearing a white tank top.

This is 22 hours later

I have my first sunburn of the season!  I drew two conclusions from this.  First, it's officially summer.  Second, I'm going to have some crazy tan lines this year between all the different shirts and shorts I wear on the bike and run. 

Our swim workout was quite unique as well.  We started out with the typical 500 warm up and 10 x 50s free on the 0:50 with a 200 yard stretch out.  Then we did some work with paddles and pull buoy.  I suggested doing IM's and that quickly turned into a MONSTER!  A 1400 IM.  400 yards butterfly, 400 yards backstroke, 400 yards breaststroke, and 200 freestyle.  We only cut off the freestyle portion because of time.  CRAZY!  But it felt good.

Cleaned up, dried, and armed with food, we headed over to the Connecticut Cabaret  to see their production of John & Jen, an amazing musical.  This is where it happened. 

Ice Cream Monster 

It appeared for the second time.  One minute there was a 26 fl. oz. Friendly's Ice Cream Cake sitting at our table.  The next minute, it had disappeared!  1380 Calories consumed and it didn't even dent the Monster's appetite.  It continued on to veggies with onion dip, raisins, and a jar of peanut butter.  As I told one of my friends recently, "I eat too much food."  Don't forget that I love the act of eating food, but it's annoying to repeatedly find nothing in the kitchen to eat or end up eating what I thought would be two or three days worth of leftovers in one sitting.

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Questions

1.  How high are gas prices in your area?
Has the price of gas caused you to change anything in your normal schedule?

2.  Does anyone else have a sunburn yet?  I can't be the first.

3.  Do you feel like a Monster when you sit down to eat too?
I've never once looked at a "serving size" and thought "That makes sense."


Stay fit.  Stay healthy.