Exercise, TV, Sports

Exercise Program: Today is the 8th day of the new regimen and I have done my push-ups. 100% of them non-girly style. Getting easier. Still laboring when I get close to 15 or so (did 2 sets) but I am noticing them becoming easier. I realized yesterday that as I was doing them I wasn't breathing properly, or at all. I was holding my breath as I did push-ups (and sit-ups for that matter). Amusing at some level until I pass out. The good news is that now I am breathing and noticing small changes in my body already. Dropped to 197 (small fluctuation I know but it is an update). R started doing them as well although she is going to cap out at 100 push-ups and when she hits like 50 she will go 50/50 regular style and girly style hoping to achieve 100 push-ups a day regular style. I enlisted another guy at work to participate as well. Dan gave me the cool code at the top that allows for the auto-incrementation announcing the number of push-ups (and sit-ups) I am doing each day. He also whined that I didn't like his blog. happy Dan? Stay tuned for further updates.

TV:
The Office has continued to be stellar. There have been a few melancholy moments but all in all I am impressed with the timing and delivery of the material. Steve Carell won the Golden Globe for best comedic actor which means that 2 different actors have won a Globe for playing essentially the same role, as Ricky Gervais won it last year (or the year before). Speaking of Ricky Gervais, he and Stephen Merchant (The Office co-creator) have a podcast that is freaking hilarious. Go to: Guardian Unlimited to get it (or iTunes). Very amusing stuff and the most downloaded podcasts ever.

Sports:
Super Bowl - Here are my picks (so be sure to bet against them):
Over/Under - 47 - take the under, 2 really solid defensive teams
Spread - Pitt -4.5 - honestly I would take the Hawks, I think they will at least cover
Coin flip - Take heads, Lee

College Basketball (Pac -10 edition) - the Pac sucks this year. Dan said it was 'cool that UW lost both games in the bay area last weekend which is crazy talk (happy I linked you twice now). Having ZERO premiere teams in the conference means the Pac will get a whopping 3 teams in the dance. Unless a team goes on a tear I expect it is UCLA, UW, and UofA. Cal is too up and down. That is it.