Yesterday was not super fun, perhaps alright, but not super fun. Woke up at 6:30am to catch an 8:50am flight to California's capitol city where I immediately got to work shooting the open workouts. There were 6 fighters in total but the good news is that I was able to auto-pilot two of the interviews because local media ganged up on Faber and Assuncao.
I was doing fine during the shoot but the psychic vampire that haunts my laptop started sipping his fill once I started my edit. What can I say, MMA bores me. It's a tiresome same 'ol, same 'ol routine which defines life I suppose, but it makes for a loveless work environment.
I drank up a few cups of coffee to keep me awake at which point I saw a very disturbing sculpture in front of the convention center. Disturbing is a good thing in my book by the way. This reminded me that Sacramento is a strange, dirty place filled with unknown terrors, or vivid nightmares which inspire Lovecraftian statues.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Infernal Machine: Jan 6th 2010
I got off my butt today and re-started running around my block. I won't lie and say it was the funnest experience jogging through my neighborhood at 10pm but it all felt worthwhile afterward, but that's not a real revelation.
As far as stats, I'm currently sitting at: 2.68 miles at 11:36 minutes per mile (31:07 total). 390 calories kicked off and 39 lbs to go.
My theory about documenting all of this for everyone to see is simply that I'm hoping to shame myself into maintaining a steady workout regimen. Obviously, I'm currently the only person that even knows my blog exists but the idea still works, at least to me.
Lastly I'd really like to give props to Runkeeper. Their Iphone app is awesome and for a guy that likes stats, bar graphs and maps of where I've been this is the app to have. That's all, OTN.
As far as stats, I'm currently sitting at: 2.68 miles at 11:36 minutes per mile (31:07 total). 390 calories kicked off and 39 lbs to go.
My theory about documenting all of this for everyone to see is simply that I'm hoping to shame myself into maintaining a steady workout regimen. Obviously, I'm currently the only person that even knows my blog exists but the idea still works, at least to me.
Lastly I'd really like to give props to Runkeeper. Their Iphone app is awesome and for a guy that likes stats, bar graphs and maps of where I've been this is the app to have. That's all, OTN.
One Day Until Sacramento
Just posted two new videos to my YouTube account featuring Joe Lauzon and his brother Dan talking about training for their fights at UFC 108.
Spoiler alert!
Both brothers lost their individual fights. Dan Lost to Cole Miller by an awesome inverted triangle and Joe lost to a unanimous decision against Sam Stout. Joe did walk away with a fight of the night bonus though, which I believe came out to 50 grand for one nights work (training camp not included).
The other video I posted shows that we are living in The Age of Twitter. I personally don't understand the allure of Twitter but I don't doubt it's effectiveness. It's a pretty amazing thing to see 3 hundred people racing throught the MGM Grand just for the chance of getting a few UFC tickets, and all brought on by a single post from Dana White through his Twitter account. Obviously it's a combination of insane customer loyalty and the prospect of free goodies but it's still a powerful thing to witness firsthand.
Other than that I'm getting everything ready for my work trip to Sacramento where I'll be covering WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson. If you haven't seen it yet watch Henderson's fight with Donald Cerrone. If you're not already a fight fan that single fight will make you a believer.
Well, it's back to work. OTN.
Spoiler alert!
Both brothers lost their individual fights. Dan Lost to Cole Miller by an awesome inverted triangle and Joe lost to a unanimous decision against Sam Stout. Joe did walk away with a fight of the night bonus though, which I believe came out to 50 grand for one nights work (training camp not included).
The other video I posted shows that we are living in The Age of Twitter. I personally don't understand the allure of Twitter but I don't doubt it's effectiveness. It's a pretty amazing thing to see 3 hundred people racing throught the MGM Grand just for the chance of getting a few UFC tickets, and all brought on by a single post from Dana White through his Twitter account. Obviously it's a combination of insane customer loyalty and the prospect of free goodies but it's still a powerful thing to witness firsthand.
Other than that I'm getting everything ready for my work trip to Sacramento where I'll be covering WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson. If you haven't seen it yet watch Henderson's fight with Donald Cerrone. If you're not already a fight fan that single fight will make you a believer.
Well, it's back to work. OTN.
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