Just saying...

At work, we use the phrase, "I'm just saying.." to disagree politely. It's a total inside joke at work. It's telling the person that they're totally wrong and you want to get in the last word. A bunch of us at work have been doing this for the last 6 months. I'm not sure what movie or TV show we saw this phrase used or we just sortof came up with it but yesterday I heard it on the radio for the first time. Bloggers unite! We can get this phrase to be a normal everyday phrase by the end of 2008 if we work hard.

I bought Rock Band for my Xbox 360 yesterday. I used Elena as an excuse. It's almost as bad as buying power tools for your SO at Xmas. Actually, Elena likes video games. This is a positive for me because I love video games. If it wasn't for my workouts, I'd never really ever go outside. Between video games and TV, there really isn't any reason to go outside. I'd end up being a "shut-in" and probably weigh over 300 pounds becoming like Jabba the Hut w/o having Princess Leigh on a leash. The reason I bought Rock Band is its a game that Elena and I can play together. She likes helping me play Guitar Hero which I credit my friend Orion for pestering me to get it. It definitely releases your inner rock star. Rock Band takes Guitar Hero and turns it up to 11. You basically can play drums, sing or play bass or lead guitar. The game came with toy like instruments for all those parts. I have 2 guitars, a drum kit and a microphone. I think Elena is gonna like the drums and she's already getting used to the guitar from Guitar Hero. It's gonna be fun the next time she comes over.

My swimming is going quite well but my biking is stinking. It's the winter doldrums. I just don't have any leg power right now as compared to when I busting out 95 mile rides on weekends. I definitely need some fast biking aggressive group riding to really dial in my bike performance. The good thing is my base will be better going into the spring than it was this year.

Tomorrow is pig-out Thursday otherwise known as Thanksgiving. We were invited to a big family's Thanksgiving feast where they have a contest on who eats the most. When I was training for my first marathon back in '98, I tied for the most. The person I tied wasn't a super huge guy but he hadn't even been challenged in years so it was quite a surprise. We'll see how this year goes but I hope to get in a swim and possible bike or run before the feast so I should be able to put it away.

So have a great Turkey day tomorrow and ....

I'm just saying, Rock Band really was for Elena.