A part of Project Brave New Jon.
So I’m working on self improvement at the moment (anyone have any annoyances with my general persona…please let me know, and I’ll add it to the list 
) with a view to the future. Since I got back last night, I’ve had a bunch of work to catch up on, emails, and all that. Then, this evening:
* I checked out a few local gyms. I’m thinking about joining BSC but I’m finding their opening hours a little out of whack with my schedule (read: I need a 24 hour gym that I can go to at 2am). I also don’t want a huge monthly payment, since I expect to use it only 1-2 times per week during the summer (I really want to be out climbing, cycling, sailing, surfing…). It’s convenient having towels, more machines than at home, and the option of getting a personal trainer to help me tone up.
* I picked up some surfing books. I’m reading about the history, as well as the technical. I’ve studied wave and fluid dynamics, briefly, as part of my general insomnia so I’d like to understand the science behind surfing. I hope I can spend all of Sunday out on the water, even if it wipes me out. There’s a younger instructor this weekend since my “regular” one is booked out. Maybe he’ll be amenable to my whims.
* Started looking into the guitar. I tried playing before, but now I’m pretty interested in trying a little harder. Advice is welcome. I won’t give up the violin, but I guess I need to work on my rock star image In all seriousness though, my music taste is getting adjusted too.
* I’ve decided to adjust my Starbucks/Whole Foods addiction in favor of smaller, but nonetheless very cool, local produce stores. The Harvest Market made me a very nice custom diet-safe salad – I’m well and truly on a “Californian” diet at this point. I’ve killed the salted peanuts in favor of fewer unsalted peanuts and more Avocado for protein. Besides, the latter tastes awesome in almost anything you’re willing to put it in.
* Looked at rollerblades. I was in City Sports over on Boylston (a major shopping street in Boston, to non-Bostonians, parallel to Newbury) looking at various skates. I nearly picked up a pair but I want to look around a bit more before I buy my first pair. I suck at ice skating, have never tried blading, and expect to suck. So I need to find somewhere I bit quiet to practice falling on my ass 
Tonight, I’m drinking a lot of coffee, closing down bugs, looking at the kernel module infrastructure some more, defining “Project Awesome”, and other work related stuff. Early day in the office tomorrow, punctuated with some running, cycling and the beginning of a new car pool. I’ve decided to pick up a car in a couple of weeks myself. I really want to be able to drive up to Ottawa for OLS, with my bike, so I can cycle from Ottawa to Montreal and the inverse (if there’s time).
Jon.