tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375152452011-11-27T18:29:39.233-06:00It's not always about getting there first...deekinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-49426366404183283012011-01-10T23:54:00.002-06:002011-01-10T23:54:50.850-06:00

This Blog will now be hosted on deekin.net. Please go to http://www.deekin.net to continue to follow my blog! Thanks!!

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This is the first year in a real long time I didn't have any resolutions going into the new year.  I know there are a lot of things I can improve on, but these holidays seemed to have snuck up on me without really thinking about resolutions.  I blame it on the trip to San Francisco during Christmas time.  So as I am writing this blog, I will think up some resolutions for 2011.  I want to make

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It's that time of the year we can look back and reflect on how life is right now, and how we got where we are.  If it was a good year, then we look back and smile at our accomplishments.  If it was a bad year, we look forward for midnight to strike on New Years to start off with a clean slate.  However we look at it, it can be a positive thing.  Let's take a look at MY 2010:Obviously this year

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100 degree fever and I'm not sweating a drop.  I think i am dehydrated..oh my god this sucks...also threw up when i got home from our group run...mussed nt goddaughter's birthday party, missed going to the bulls game tonight.  it's always this time of year. Last year i got the flu around the same time.can't even hold down bread...God help me...

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One of the great things that running has done for me is introduce me to a great running community.  Here are some more pictures from this monumental weekend in my life!At the Marathon Expo at McCormick Place.  This is where the dry heaving began@suegelber @jen_ni_fer @runningcouple @chanthana @deekindotnet at the ExpoI liked Isis's watch!Deep thoughts with ChanthanaCraziness at the Nike section

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The day had finally come where all of the training over the past couple of months was ready to pay off.  All of the hot days running through the forest preserve and around and around the campus at work was going to be all worth it.  10-10-10 was here and I was all ready to kick its ass...or was I?Yes I may have followed most of the Higdon training.  When I say most, I did all but one of the

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Oh...man...

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1 week away - 17 weeks of training - 2 years of fantasizing - 30 years of disbelief.  Let's go through each of those phases starting with the largest.30 years of disbelief.  Since I was a kid, I declared I would never run for leisure.  Basketball was my thing when I was a kid and always will be, and I always thought that if I was going to do anything from a cardiovascular standpoint, it would

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Sorry it took so long for an update.  Had a little more fun with this one :)

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 Four years ago on August 26, 2006, I married my best friend.  Through countless of hours used on calling cards, overage minutes on cell phones, dialpad, video chat, emails, and IMs there was always something very special between me and Jaz.  Pure happiness.  I genuinely want to make her happy everyday.  I want her to smile and laugh and even cry with me.  It's definitely something I did not

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I decided to opt for the written post as opposed to the VLOG for this week's training update.Saturday came.  I hadn't run in 10 days prior to the 15 miler.  The week prior, I felt like I may have tweaked my knee and/or achilles again.  They were just tightening up on me.  Plus Jaz and I were going to Florida for vacation, so I decided to take a little break, probably thru the weekend.  The

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Don't mind the outdated VLOGS :)

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I sent my first emails out to my friends and family about supporting me for this marathon on March 17th of this year. I sent that out one day after the 13 year anniversary that my dad passed away. My initial goal to raise for the American Heart Association was $1500. Now here I am a little over 4 months later, and we have not only reached this goal, but exceeded it! I absolutely cannot

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Welcome to the world Elijah!  Congrats to Erick, Abby, and little Annie for their new addition to the family!  And thank you for trusting me to be Elijah's Ninong!  I am so honored!We went to see the new Tumang today.  On the way to the hospital I got an email from my boss to work on something since I am on-call.  What timing!  We stopped by my mom's so I could work for a bit, but as soon as I

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I found out a couple weeks back that the singing group I used to sing with back 10 years ago (really has it been that long?) was asked to perform at show at the House of Blues.  Our group was called Stages.  Of course I was excited but then learned that the show was supposed to happen while Jaz and I were planning to go to Hawaii for vacation.  I was sad to turn down the offer, but I knew the

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CONGRATS TO MARISOL AND MARVIN ON THEIR MARRIAGE!Here's the link to all 100+ pictures from their wedding: Joe's Shutterfly Site

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It is week 6 of the 18 week marathon training program for this year's Chicago Marathon.  It also is the week that I had to really prove to myself how serious I really am with this training since I went to the Wisconsin Dells with my family all week.  I have yet to actually run all three runs during the week that I am supposed to be running up until now.  I normally get in one of the two 3 mile

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CONGRATS TO MY COUSIN RODELL AND HIS NEW WIFE TOBA!Here's the link to ALL 500+ pictures from their wedding: Joe's Shutterfly Site 

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No I didn't die.  I am currently on a flight to Vegas for my cousin Rodell's wedding.  I am pretty excited about getting to see all of my relatives that I have not seen in a while. Obviously all of Rodell's brothers and sisters will be there.  I don't even know the last time I saw all NINE brothers and sisters together.  It must have been one of their weddings or something.  I have no idea who

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I will be the first to admit, I jumped on the bandwagon this year.  I started watching after the Olympics because I was so intrigued by USA Hockey.  I finally had the opportunity to watch the Blackhawks after years of being off of television.  I gotta admit, I jumped in on the right time! This championship means so much more to so many loyal fans of the Hawks, so my hat goes off to you all who

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So I decided to give video blogging a try.  I'll get the hang of it sooner or later, and try to not look around so much while talking.

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Last week I did something I had never done at a race.  I watched.  Since my Achilles tendon was giving me problems a few weeks back, I decided to withdraw from the Soldier Field 10 mile race as well as the North Shore 1/2 Marathon.  It was definitely one of the hardest things to do, but after a lot of contemplation and asking for advice from various runners, I made my decision.  I did want to see

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I have three tickets against the Wolves, who wants them? I figured it would be a good time to share this particular picture it being the NBA Finals and the Bulls are looking to make some moves to get a big free agent name: Lebron? Bosh? Wade? This picture was taken in 2002 when Erick, me, Joe, Mike, and Marlon decided to go in on Bulls season tickets. In this picture we are at the restaurant

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Now Walk it by Yourself - This picture was taken last November (2009) by Santi at my 30th Birthday Mantillion Extravaganza.  Up until now, this is one of the best parties I've been to.  I wanted to go out big so I booked a hall (Lone Tree Manor) and threw a big party for 100 of my closest friends that included food, music, and entertainment.  This was the dancing portion of the night, and we were

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Joe, Ellen, Mary and Ed came by to watch the series finale of LOST tonight.  We first started off with some honey wings from Jewel (a must have at your next gathering) and a monster pizza from Nino's in Buffalo Grove (another staple in any Buffalo Grove Jao gathering).  We ate beforehand so there would be no interruptions during the show.So instead of going through bullet points about the show, I

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Happy Birthday Chloe - I can't believe it's been 7 years since Chloe was born.  This was one of the first shots I took of Chloe when she was born.  Jay and Chelle were still living in Schaumburg and my cousin Joe and his wife Josie were in town from California for a wedding so they got to see Chloe before many of our cousins. And if I remember correctly, Chelle wanted American Idol on the TV in

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On Thursday (5/20) was the kickoff meeting for the American Heart Association Start! Heart Walk team for the Chicago Marathon by Sears Tower - I won't call it by it's new name.  I was running late but I was able to dial in on my cell so I could listen while I drive through the hell that is 90/94.  I was tweeting back and forth with @cubicledad to tell him I was going to be late.  He said I should

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I just found this picture of Marlon's old dog from several years back - "Blue".  Blue was taken too soon from us.  We miss you, Blue!

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*sigh* I know it is absolutely necessary to do for my training.  It doesn't make it suck any less though.  Every weekend since the beginning of March I have been able to do a long run, each run a little longer than the last.  Of course with this Achilles injury, I had to rest it this weekend, and probably do the same next weekend.  I've already decided to sadly pull out of the Soldier Field 10

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Since I have been so bad with keeping up with pictures on my blog, I've decided to do a pictures of the week post each week.  At very least, it will make me post at least once a week!4/19/10 - Search for the Fountain. Jaz was dead set on finding Bethesda fountain in Central Park.  Bethesda Fountain was in movies like Enchanted and Home Alone 2.  We had gone to Central Park twice before that day.

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I'm back! I figured there were only a couple of episodes, so why not finish the series with a couple of blog posts about them.A woman named Claudia accidentally finds the islandClaudia finds another woman who has been on the islandClaudia gives birth to Jacob and to another unnamed boyThen the woman beat down Claudia.  Bad bedside manner!The boys were raised by this woman "mom"Jacob doesn't know

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I went to the doctor today to find out that I have some tendonitis in my ankle/achilles area. It really isn't that bad but the doctor suggested that I take it easy for two weeks. That means no high-impact activities, sadly that includes basketball and of course running! After the two weeks, I can ease back into my normal workout regimen. He did say I can participate in lower impact activities

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My co-worker/friend Potter has really made some great changes in his life regarding his health.  Over the past month and he has been a great inspiration to me! He has been monitoring his diet and started walking for exercise.  Also would throw in the occasional elliptical session, and he's dropped 28 POUNDS in 6 weeks! I wouldn't believe it myself but I have been seeing this change right in front

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Each week for the past 2 months I have been increasing my workouts, or the shots I take on the court, or the miles I log on the road.  In that time I've logged 138 miles of running that consists of interval runs, easy runs, long runs, and one race (Shamrock Shuffle).  This past Sunday, I hit my high mileage in one run for Mother's Day - 12 miles.  The most I had run up to Sunday was 10 miles (

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Been trying to figure out the best way to show some good pictures from our NY trip. Haven't found a good way to do that yet. So check out my Shutterfly Album. Running my legs off...Trying to figure out how to create some Ebay apps for my other site...More updates coming, I promise!

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So much to report on! I'll get back to ya soon...

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I started writing a blog post this morning about how incredibly sore I was from yesterday's 10 mile run. Both of my calves were pretty much cramping up all day and night yesterday, even after a 30 minute post-run stretch session and a very long cold shower. I was going to write about how I realized how much harder this has all just become. How I am finally realizing what I am getting into. How

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Can't walk...now you know why...

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Forgive me...I have a bunch of things flying through my head, and I just wanted to write them down. This may end up being the most incoherent blog post ever.Bulls: what the hell!? Lose to the NETS? In DOUBLE OVERTIME? Granted there were some crap calls (and no-calls) in the game, but how are you going to be the team that the 12-win Nets have TWO wins over this season? Sad. Of course I hope you

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I just hate it when people I know are in a funk or are just having a bad day or a bad week. Of course I want the people around me to be happy and to enjoy life, and it is especially difficult for me to see friends go through tough times and there's nothing I can do either. Each individual deals with difficult situations in different ways. Some people need to talk about it and others keep it

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I mentioned this a little bit on one of my recent DailyMile entries. It just amazes me how fast some people can run. As a teenager I could run a 10 minute mile. I absolutely HATED running back then, and just played basketball. There is a level of endurance involved in basketball, but it is definitely different than distance running. I look back now at my teenage self and I wish I could talk

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Some pictures from Jaz’s Birthday dinner. Here’s the FULL ALBUM

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This episode is based around Richard. The translation for the episode title is “Ever Lasting”. It would have been funny if the episode opened just showing an eye, just like a few episodes started, and the eye was putting eyeliner on. But it ended up being a woman like Kate or something. Current timeline - 2007Episode opens with Jacob visiting Ilana after she got messed upAccording to Jacob,

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My directional skills downtown has diminished. It took me forever to get downtown from Jaz’s work because traffic was backed up from the toll on 90. Decided to “cut” around it and take Lake Shore Drive, which probably took equally as long as if I stayed on 90/94. Who am I kidding, I’ve NEVER been good with directions. Then when we finally get to the Navy Pier exit off of Lake Shore, I miss

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So I’ve been running with some kind of consistency for the past two years now. I would think that I would feel comfortable whenever I knew I was going to for a run. But that is not the case. Every single time I run I think I am going to fail or I doubt my abilities. I just noticed on my Polar Heart Rate Monitor/Running watch that I have run over 250 miles since May of last year. It may not

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Last week, I asked one of my friends from DailyMile about the hundred push-up challenge he kept posting about. He linked me to the hundredpushups.com site, which is basically a six-week program that is supposed to get you strong enough to do 100 push-ups without stopping. I sent the link to a couple of my co-workers that have been or trying to start up working out. Coop and Sam accepted the

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I have decided to not only run in the Chicago Marathon, but to fund raise for the American Heart Association in the process. Please take a look at this link: Heart Walk 2010-2011 Start! Running Team - General Donation for more information and donate what you can.

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Flash Sideways 2004Who was the lady that “Sawyer” [Jimmy] giggitys in the hotel room, she looks familiarCode word Lefleur, of course.“Sawyer” and Miles are COPS together? I guess they were more meant to be together than Sawyer and Juliet [thank God!]Anthony Cooper...who is that? Sounds like I should know that name, where’s Tina when I need her?Who is Miles’ girlfriend?I knew Miles ended up being

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Herman Labay Jao (1937 - 1997)I was a senior in high school just a couple of months from graduation. My dad had been in the hospital since Valentine’s Day 1997 in a coma from suffering a heart attack and a stroke in the matter of days. Being the youngest of four brothers and at the fragile age of 17 it was just all too much for me to handle. But I learned something extremely valuable those

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I’m sure my friends will kill me for this...I got bored and decided to post some great pictures :)Keep your eyes up @JoeKhoHappy Halloween!Julie and Alice tear into dessertDang...everyone looks so young!Me and @yoshi_fatlaceFOCUS friendsTAAA-DAAAOne of MANY drinks we’ve had togetherAlways a favorite....sorry guys! :)

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Although last week’s episode had some good moments, I didn’t really have a lot to write about, so I’ll just skip that one and just post for this week’s episode.Obviously given the name of the episode, this one is about Ben. Let’s see what we find out this episode.Sideways 2004Episode opens with Ben teaching about Elba - an island where Napoleon was exiled to. Interesitng - http://

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-65093286157974764292010-03-08T22:53:00.005-06:002010-03-08T23:39:36.367-06:00

I ran on Saturday morning around my mom's neighborhood. I ended up going a total of 5 miles a little over an hour. I have started not wearing an iPod while running. Surprisingly I am not finding myself bored without the music. I find myself concentrating more on my form and posture. After Christine sent me information on Chi Running I have been trying to figure out what is the best running

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-66163707525258613362010-03-07T22:30:00.003-06:002010-03-07T23:22:13.518-06:00

hahahaha

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-86347271547177403032010-03-01T23:11:00.000-06:002010-03-02T23:13:56.697-06:00

March 1st is the first day I ran outside in 2010. I only ran two miles at lunch just to see how I felt after the run. I would have loved to do more, but I am always worried I won't have enough to finish or I may get injured on the first run back. Just too many worries, I know! I didn't even think about getting ready to go run at lunch. When 12pm hit, I just walked downstairs to the locker

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-80019890004942912152010-02-27T00:38:00.004-06:002010-02-27T02:37:01.970-06:00

Last Sunday after my first game at an open gym for IBL, I hurt my back. I have no idea what happened. I was able to finish that first game just fine, and since we lost I was just stretching on the sidelines chopping it up with Francis. And then all of a sudden I felt this SHARP pain in my lower back. I honestly couldn't breathe. It then resonated all up my back and practically paralyzed me

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-13798325267768807662010-02-23T21:46:00.002-06:002010-02-23T22:58:57.202-06:00

This episode revolves around JackFlash-sidewaysJack has a scar on his hip appendix was removed at 7 or 8 years old. Jack doesn't fully rememberJack had a kid named David (13-14 years old?)Shared custody of David, where's his mom? What happened with Jack and her?It appears Jack still liked the occasional drink before his father's death [his mom saying, "good for you", although he did drink on

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-11013223808563000162010-02-16T20:00:00.005-06:002010-02-16T21:01:34.908-06:00

Some observations/questions about tonight's episode of LOSTAlternate timeline [2004]Yay, John Locke is supposed to get married, but awesome he's getting married, but aw someone parked too close to his car, but yay it's Hugo!Hugo leads Locke to a temp agency he owns and Rose reports to HugoAccording to Peg Bundy miracles do happenLocke is now a subtitute teacher...and so is BEN?!2007 timelineJohn

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-11545715816675873442010-02-10T00:23:00.002-06:002010-02-10T11:45:43.625-06:00

Just watched the third hour of the final season of LOST, and yeah, nothing has been resolved yet. Instead, at the end of "What Kate Does" even more questions have popped up about what the hell is going on with this damn island and show. Theories will always fly through the internet, but it seems like it almost doesn't matter anymore. We will just have to wait till this season is over before we

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-89722532408016068422010-02-01T00:00:00.001-06:002010-02-01T00:09:11.889-06:00

I'm not even running right now, and I feel like I'm going to puke. 11:46PM right now so I have 14 minutes before I make a decision that will change and own the rest of my year. I can't believe I am even considering this. I had a good last year of running right? Was able to run up to 9 miles within a few months when I really started pushing myself. I mean, I just have to TRIPLE that effort,

deekinnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-5412617542917161172010-01-22T00:53:00.001-06:002010-01-22T00:53:49.593-06:00

The drama of the late night wars of NBC of 2010 finally has come to an end and Conan O'Brien will be leaving NBC and the Tonight Show on Friday, December 12. Over the past several years I watched Conan on the late show after Leno. Leno had his funny moments early in his career, but it just seemed so bland and repetitive over his 17 year career in the Tonight's Show slot. Conan was edgy and I

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-79836340253887544292010-01-21T00:37:00.001-06:002010-01-21T00:37:12.920-06:00

I am in the middle of watching the Bulls lose another game to yet another sub-.500 team: the LA Clippers. It just frustrates me as a fan for many years that we have the same story almost every year. Beat teams that we shouldn't beat like the Spurs, the Cavs, and the Celtics, and even compete against the Lakers, but then play like absolute dog sh*t against some of the WORST teams in the league:

deekinnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-73429727145684202872010-01-20T23:25:00.001-06:002010-01-20T23:25:57.217-06:00

Tonight I decided to try and sell my Ray Lewis Reebok patch on Ebay: BID NOW!Feels just like 2006 when I was so into buying selling cards on Ebay. I still have a boatload of random jersey and autograph cards over the past couple of years. And as you can guess it is because I have all of these crap cards is why I decided to stop. In the years that I was heavily collecting, I easily spent

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-42461743157637554692010-01-18T02:10:00.001-06:002010-01-18T02:10:51.506-06:00

Hey Mom! Happy Birthday! I know you don't have any idea what a blog is, but maybe one of your friends will stumble upon this and see it and tell you. We have been so blessed to have such a patient, understanding, caring, and passionate mother all of these years. And just like you have been a wonderful mother, you have been an equally great grandmother to the kids. I know I may seem frustrated

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-46316090732236515942010-01-15T23:54:00.001-06:002010-01-16T00:08:56.552-06:00

I so have to get this shirt!For those who don't know what this is about, enjoy:Big Bang Theory rules!! 'nuff said! :)

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-79869307198979223242010-01-15T00:23:00.001-06:002010-01-15T00:47:53.960-06:00

I decided that the Bulls vs Pistons game on 1/11/10 was the 2nd best game I have ever attended for a VERY different reason my number one is number one. So I must first tell the story of the absolute best Bulls game I have attended.The #1 game that I have ever been to was the championship clinching game in the 1992 NBA Finals. I went with my oldest brother Tony, who ironically knows the least

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-35321734043124319302010-01-10T23:09:00.001-06:002010-01-10T23:09:25.470-06:00

NO! It's not what you are thinking! hahaOf course I am talking about the Chicago Marathon that will be on October 10th of this year. That's right, it is on 10/10/10. Now the furthest I've actually run in an organized race is 10K. I was training for the 15K and actually got up to the distance, but then if you remember, I got the H1N1 flu...which SUCKED!! I've signed up for some races already to

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-70172753114157678622010-01-10T14:44:00.001-06:002010-01-10T14:44:21.996-06:00

While we were playing scrabble with Eric and Jessica. I love our camera

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-24911306052843883412010-01-10T02:28:00.001-06:002010-01-10T02:29:30.330-06:00

I am using MarsEdit for this one. Instead of a WYSIWYG editor, there is a real-time preview that you can look at as you are typing. I was testing with Qumana for the past couple of days. It seems ok, but there it seems awfully buggy. Probably will be uninstalling that one soon. By the way, aren't these space jams SICK?!?

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-21324763624445059012010-01-10T02:05:00.001-06:002010-01-10T02:30:21.768-06:00

There are so many things in my head and I just can't seem to keep them straight sometimes.  I'm sitting here floating through internet space on Facebook, Twitter, HobbyKings, Ebay, Email, Google Reader, while listening to my new You Tube favorite singer: Melissa Polinar.  It just feels like information overload, almost to the point where I can't get my thoughts straight.  I'm not trying to be

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-13988034640978970672009-09-01T23:32:00.003-05:002009-09-02T00:15:03.928-05:00

Once again, I have let this blog lead to a cold trail and finally die. But I'm here once again to revive it! So what's up with me...My 30th birthday is around the corner. I booked the venue for my "extravaganza" as Abby would call it and I'm finalizing some details for it. I honestly don't know how I feel about hitting the big 3-0. I was talking to some of my co-workers about it today, and I

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-65469811756076011712009-04-17T23:39:00.001-05:002009-04-17T23:39:58.775-05:00

Can't wait for the 5k on Sunday! I hope I beat my old time of 35:08!

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-10574080556252254692009-04-08T21:41:00.000-05:002009-04-08T21:44:00.477-05:00

Does this actially work? It could be cool if I can somehow use this like a tweet or facebook status update on my site...oh right, an update to my site would be nice. I don't even have a picture of little Annie yet on here...for shame!

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-62336035109399406172009-02-09T22:29:00.003-06:002009-02-10T00:17:01.784-06:00

I don't pretend to be a political person so I guess this post is my first shot at understanding it all. I watched the President's nationally televised news conference. I have watched our previous president's addresses and honestly cringed at every word he uttered. With President Obama, it honestly seems that he knows what he is talking about. So let's move onto this stimulus package we have

deekinnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-2896036804682222582009-02-06T00:03:00.002-06:002009-02-06T00:40:14.657-06:00

Well it was announced sometime last week that the company Panini will be the exclusive trading card company of the NBA. I've had some time to think about this and I am still not sure what I think about this news. I grew up with companies like Upper Deck and Topps, and each year you knew what to expect. I'm more interested in the "mid-level" products like Topps Chrome and SP Authentic. I love

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-45544051642152074892009-01-27T22:42:00.003-06:002009-02-05T00:58:04.120-06:00

Don't let them fool you. Sure they have won 4 out of their last 5 games. But 2 of those games were against two of the league's worst - the Clippers and the Kings. And one of them were a Chris Paul-less Hornets team. Alright, the Suns win was legit and they just outplayed them. I will admit, I have been enjoying watching the Bulls during this stretch. They are moving the ball so much better

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-25326013351587623592009-01-11T22:21:00.002-06:002009-01-11T23:57:11.306-06:00

We didn't do anything today. It was a lazy Sunday, and just stayed home pretty much all day watching movies and TV. Didn't clean up like we wanted to. If I wasn't sick, we probably would have gone to my two games this week. But man, being sick sucks!! I can't do anything I want to. I actually miss working out and running and playing ball right now. If I want to hit my 50lbs of weight loss

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-31625237649676705502008-12-21T18:24:00.003-06:002008-12-22T01:56:22.138-06:00

With winter officially arriving today in full force, it's time to warm up next to your families in the form of parties and dinners and in our case, family pictures. For years I have been wanting to get some pictures with the family, so finally this year I set it up that we were able to get it done. We went to Portrait Innovations in Glenview. My biggest worry was the kids and how they would do

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-26173679928247705432008-11-24T22:19:00.005-06:002008-11-24T23:52:36.550-06:00

GAME! The Bulls beat the injury-stricken Jazz on a last second jumper by Larry Hughes snapping a 6 game home winning streak. Derrick Rose traded baskets with the Jazz for 8 straight points, and went for the win with 4 seconds left, but missed, Hughes got the rebound, and double clutched a fadeaway with no time left on the clock after the swish from the left wing. I got a text from Chris today

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-3024521054130722602008-11-22T00:34:00.003-06:002008-11-22T01:31:10.157-06:00

Now I know it is only 13 games into the season, but I really think Derrick Rose is the real deal. You can use pretty much every basketball cliche to describe this guy: he's got plenty of upside, he's knows the game, etc. And more importantly he is exactly what the Bulls needed. They needed a vocal leader, someone who can drive to the basket, someone who can run the team, and someone who

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-40485625890908024062008-11-19T23:19:00.006-06:002008-11-22T01:33:25.691-06:00

The Bulls have definitely taken about two dozen steps back from what they were just a couple years ago when they made the playoffs and swept the Heat in the first round. The Bulls are currently down THIRTY-THREE points in the third quarter of the game against the Blazers. I think the Blazers are a good team, but they should not be beating us by 33 points! Well, I guess the combination of them

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-76117475315801381542008-11-18T23:19:00.004-06:002008-11-19T00:42:43.127-06:00

Let's take care of some business first:Breakfast - Bowl of Fiber OneLunch - Smart Ones: Creamy Rigatoni w/chicken and broccoli and low fat yogurtDinner - Macaroni and Cheese and RamenWork - Worked on terminated users script; Tested Control-M to see if you can send sysout in a shoutout: you can't hahaWow...I had a lot of pasta today. I already told Jaz that I didn't want anything pasta related

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-1968361038945912822008-11-17T23:10:00.003-06:002008-11-18T01:19:06.110-06:00

Today at dinner I could not figure what it was that I did last Monday to have missed Chuck and Heroes on NBC. For about 10 minutes Jaz and I were trying to figure out what happened that night that made us miss those shows. Now I know this isn't a big deal, since it's just some TV shows, but it was really bugging me that we couldn't figure it out. So I had to do my research. Sadly the only

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-45958193681768625882008-10-10T13:15:00.003-05:002008-10-10T13:46:55.188-05:00

Mavericks 110 - Bulls 102So I have decided that I am going to try something new this year with my blog so I can actually have something to talk about. For every Bulls home game that I attend this year I will write a detailed blog about what I saw. And for the 2008-2009 season, I start out with the first preseason game against the high octane Dallas Mavericks. As you can imagine it wasn't a

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-67863209274396312542008-07-31T23:01:00.004-05:002008-07-31T23:28:41.437-05:00

Yesterday when I went to pick up Jaz from work, my car started overheating. I saw the smoke coming out of the hood so I thought i just needed some coolant. I have two jugs of coolant in my trunk so I pulled over to add some. I pop the hood and what do I see? Coolant spewing out of the radiator. I called Abby because she's probably the one friend I know who knows about cars and she said it

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-3374670616055872942008-07-16T00:23:00.002-05:002008-07-16T00:39:20.240-05:00

I've been watching since the 9th inning..and now it is the 15th. I better see a good ending, or I'm going to be mad. It's 12:23AM here [1:23 AM in NY] and it sounds like it might end up in a tie. Of course this game is big because the league that wins this game is supposed to get home field advantage in the World Series, which still seems pretty goofy to me. Why not just have the team with

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-49445970250109390592008-06-30T15:40:00.001-05:002008-06-30T22:18:57.213-05:00

The Chicago Bulls finally caught a break last month when they received the right combination of numbers to land them the #1 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. They had a small 1.7% chance of actually getting this pick, but they got lucky that night like a leprachaun with a horse shoe up his arse. I was at Hooters with Jaz, Erick, Abby, and lil' Annie and I'm pretty sure Jaz, Abby, and possibly Annie

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-48215209082670091332008-06-22T00:11:00.006-05:002008-06-22T04:29:29.430-05:00

So today Jaz and I stopped by my mom's house after hanging out with the Vigans and watching "Get Smart" at Muvico [I'll get back to those topics a little later]. We decided to go back "old school" and order a pizza like we would used to when we still lived at my mom's, but we weren't hungry enough for an entire pizza, so we decided to just get the pasta [which I recommend!] and quepapas, and

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-34931829363676430252008-05-14T00:58:00.002-05:002008-05-14T01:04:51.224-05:00

I've been going through a lot of changes the past couple of months. I left my beloved Compass team in the middle of March. I worked with them the past 6 years and felt that it was just time for a change. I didn't really see what more I could learn on that team after 6 years. I wanted to possibly get into management, but I just didn't feel like I could learn that on the team. So instead I

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-59203008234920303742008-02-27T03:10:00.002-06:002008-02-27T03:25:58.801-06:00

Just been messing around on facebook in the dark living room of our condo. I normally stay up and do whatever online while Jaz sleeps for a little while, because apparently my snoring keeps her up. I just can't seem to go to sleep tonight. I always feel like I want to update one of the websites I run, either deekin.net, or jaosite.com, or hobbykings.com. But I never know what I want to do, so

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-74206744952828694482008-02-27T01:59:00.002-06:002008-02-27T02:07:50.714-06:00

Tonight Anxiety has kept me up. It was a pretty anxious day on Tuesday. I had to tell my boss and my boss' boss that I applied for another position in the company. I find out tomorrow [actually today] if the other team want me to join on officially, so that is what is on my mind tonight. I obviously hope I get it because it will be something completely new, but at the same time change is

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-27691361258746196732008-01-24T00:06:00.000-06:002008-01-24T00:20:56.549-06:00

Like you just want to get up and move away. I had that feeling today. Just want to get up and move some place new, start a new job, start a new life...it was weird. Nothing really bad happened to me today, but sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be someone else. That might be fun, or it might suck a whole bunch. Don't get me wrong, I am happy with what I have. Just last night I was

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-22329139388500265792008-01-23T06:04:00.000-06:002008-01-23T06:20:25.631-06:00

On Sunday I was having a good game at the Postal league. Had about 11 points or so, FINALLY hitting my first free throw of the season, a bunch of rebounds, and a handful of steals. And then we were on defense and a guy drives to the hoop and I'm able to poke the ball out to our point guard, so then I just book. He tosses it to me and I realize that I probably won't be able to beat out the guy

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-82178342297413802342008-01-17T22:32:00.000-06:002008-01-17T22:38:12.624-06:00

Black Ice...I totally ate it at Bakers Square by my mom's house and landed on my right elbow. I think it's just bruised, but it hurt pretty bad when I hit it. I told Jaz to wait in the car, good thing, she probably would've fallen too. When I went in I complained about the parking lot and they gave me the pies for free. They took down my information and said they would contact me tomorrow.

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-19384003336100775292007-12-21T03:38:00.000-06:002007-12-21T03:54:21.920-06:00

We've been almost done with our Christmas shopping for like 3 weeks now. We knocked out pretty much all of our shopping the first weekend after Thanksgiving, but always had like 3 or 4 people left to shop for. Have we finished it yet? NOPE! Now with less than a week left it is CRUNCH TIME! In all honesty, I haven't even gotten Jaz's gift yet. She knows...and I know what I want to get her. I

deekinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37515245.post-49794854075857255182007-11-17T01:03:00.000-06:002007-11-17T01:13:11.554-06:00

10 slaps to the face in a row, or 5 unexpected slaps from here to eternity?This was from Jaz and my new favorite show: "How I Met your Mother". The show is absolutely the funniest show on television. Yes that's right, even funnier than "The Office". It's basically about a group of friends around our age and are at a transition period of their life. The main character Ted is a 28 year old

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