Kirk Petersen

We moved all of the furniture from the condo to the house Sunday, with lots of help from W & S (thanks!). Shanti did a lot of organizing yesterday and the place feels so much more comfortable. Most of the furniture works as well or better than I expected, though we are still planning on replacing a few things. We already ordered a new couch that I think will be really nice.

(I’ll post a few pictures of the house soon)

I’m about halfway through The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance. It’s a pretty good book though there aren’t as many good photos as some of the other books I’ve looked through. I really want to start tinkering with something so I’m stalking Craigslist. At this point, any sort of small 4 stroke engine would be very educational. Perhaps even something detached from a motorcycle.

Shanti and I are thinking about doing NaNoWriMo this year. Right now I feel too busy but I think that feeling will subside a bit now that we are settled into the house. More stuff is coming in the next couple months, though…

Tonight is the last night of acrobatics. I remember talking to Chuck about the trampoline during the last Olympics, so that means I’ve been doing it (off and on) for a little more than 4 years now. Despite it being lots of fun and great for coordination and strength, I think I need to take a long break. I get much more satisfaction out of running/jumping/throwing type sports, mostly because I’m actually talented at that sort of thing. Acrobatics has always been a challenge. A fun challenge, definitely, but after 4 years I’d prefer to spend more time on something that comes naturally to me.

One thing I’m looking to do is play volleyball more often. I’ve played a couple times with coworkers and it has been lots of fun.

The park near our house has a rubberized track. I’m thinking of getting some track spikes and doing a sprinter workout. Again, I should focus on types of exercise that come naturally. I’m far enough out of shape that I should stick to things that are immediately enjoyable and rewarding.

I signed up for Puget Sound Basketball’s Sunday League a few weeks ago and just had my first game. It was my first game in… at least 12 years. I had 4-6 points and about 3 rebounds. And I barely played half the game due to my extremely poor conditioning. I didn’t realize how out of shape I was. Also, I’m not invincible like I was 14 years ago, which was the last time I played competitively.

It was fun, though. My plan is to sit out of acrobatics for the next 8 weeks and start running a bit to help get in shape. I’ll also have to work on dribbling and shooting on my own. Hopefully I can get to 10+ points per game and 5-10 rebounds. The competition is tougher than I expected but nothing I can’t handle once I’m in better shape.

I’ve been trying to lose some weight lately. I’m at 225 right now. Maybe I’ll shoot for 210 by the end of this 8 week basketball season.