I. Am. Iron. Man.

No, no, I'm not planning on doing Ironman, or any triathlon, any time soon.

I was afraid I wasn't going to have a picture today.  It was my first day back at work after a week off and I was very busy.  I considered photographing my cube in its state of being packed up, maybe later in the week.  I left after 6 pm, so the sunset was out of the question.  On the way home I was behind a car with a GPS screen so large that I could see the map.  If I had gotten the camera out in time, that would have been today's picture, along with the caption, "Guess What Someone Got for Christmas!"  But I had only one red light before he turned off and I didn't think about it in time.

So I was practicing guitar tonight.  This week's new music is "Iron Man".  (I'm enjoying discovering my inner rock chick.  Okay, not so inner!)  I heard it on the radio on the way home and decided that tonight's picture would be in honor of me mangling practicing the song.
That big highlighted line in the middle of the page reads, "NOT MIDDLE FINGER!"  My middle finger will land on any old string, even when it's not supposed to.  (Cue jokes.)

I (Re)Joined the YMCA

About a year and a half ago I was swimming quite regularly.  Then summer camp started and screwed with my schedule and I stopped swimming.  Camp eventually ended, but I had some medical issues to contend with and I never got back in that pool.  Fast forward to this past December.  I got a letter that my dues were about to increase, for the second time in the two years I had been a member!  The first increase was a stretch to my budget, but I did it.  The second increase was just too much and I cancelled my membership.
I used to belong to the YMCA (cue music).  I left when the pool schedule was more kid-friendly than me-friendly.  A friend belongs there and told me the schedule is pretty well-balanced.  I checked, and sure enough, it is.  So I went over today and rejoined.  They tell me the pool isn't terribly busy at 5:30 in the morning or late at night (the pool closes at 9:30 pm).  I don't share lanes very well, so I'm looking for the less busy times.  (They told me that they have 3 or more people in a lane so infrequently that the lifeguard usually has to explain what circle swimming is when it happens.)
I'm going to try the 5:30 am thing, we'll see how it goes.  I think I'll shoot for Thursday morning, but Friday may be more realistic for me.  I'm looking forward to getting back in the water.

PS - You're welcome for getting the song stuck in your head.  :-D

This Year in Pictures - 1/1/2012

I had a crazy idea this morning that I would try to take a picture every day this year.  No plans for any particular subject.  Of course, at 5:44 pm this evening I had forgotten about my plan and rushed outside to see if I could get a decent nature picture in the later than dusk evening.  Today's picture is Jupiter and the first quarter moon:

I'm going to start carrying my little Canon PowerShot around with me to see what kind of trouble I can get into with this.  There are no rules, subjects can be anything.  I anticipate lots of Pip and Mona, and sunrises and sunsets.  :)