What's New With Mick

Tag: movies

  • Vital Statistics

    Reading: none

    Listening: Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Viewing: DogMan, Ted Lasso, Silo, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Conan O’Brien Must Gi

    Events: BG drop-off

    Accomplished: Grocery shopping, postcard to my mom, laundry

    Up next: Clean the roof and gutters, fall grass planting, clothes shopping, birthday party preparations

    Weight: 299.8 lbs

    2026 weight loss: 75 lbs

    Average daily steps: 7,450

    Average sleep: 7:16 hours

    Average daily calories: under 1,000

    Countdown to Stage 4 diet: 5 12 days

    Resting heart rate: 53 bpm

    Cardio fitness: 24.8 VO2 max

    Blood glucose range: 75-93 mg/dL

    Latest blood pressure: 143/81

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2022: 0

    Aches & pains: right shoulder, sciatic, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

    Current reading: Foundation by Isaac Asimov

    Recent listening: Very Bad Wizards, John Parr, Planet Money

    Recent viewing: The Witcher, Shameless, NFL Playoffs

    Recent playing: Galaga Wars+

    Recent events: Xmas in New Mexico, ate a smash burger

    Recently accomplished: Installed knife bar, installed bidet, ice maker deep clean, leaf removal, invented Mac ‘n’ cheese-burger, bass lessons

    Imperative To Do: Go on a bike ride, schedule roof estimates, file taxes, plumbing estimates, replace toilet seat, Eply maneuver

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: Right shoulder

    Current reading: Against Empathy by Paul Bloom

    Recent listening: YNAB podcast, Radiolab, Hidden Brain, Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Recent viewing: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mare of Easttown, Succession, Dune (2021), The Shrink Next Door, Finch, Foundation, The Morning Show, Invasion, The Velvet Underground, Jonathan Creek, 63 Up

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: visited Thomas in San Francisco, Tina’s knee operation, COVID booster

    Recently accomplished: Bass lessons/practice, finished drainage projects, gutter cleaning (again), leaf and needle removal, replaced shed roof, Xmas travel planning, unclogged the bathroom sink, fixed Bobby’s trailer, winterization

    Imperative To Do: Revisit roof replacement, go on a bike ride, thoroughly clean the Scion interior, CRV body damage repair, Xmas shopping

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles in 2021: 0

    Aches & pains: sciatica (left thigh tingling, waking from sleep on my back, morning stiffness)

    Current reading: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe

    Recent listening: The House Song by Beta Band, Come Together by The Beatles, Accidental Tech Podcast, Hidden Brain, WTF Podcast (Kristen Hersh), Very Bad Wizards, Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Recent viewing: Mythic Quest, The Mosquito Coast, Hacks, Childrens Hospital, Lakers vs. Suns playoffs, Miranda, 1971: The Year That Music Changed

    Recent playing: Mini Motorways

    Recent events: Started bass lessons with Graham, annual physical (all good), bought an RB60 spreader

    Recently accomplished: opened Roth IRA, planted sunflowers, cleaned the floors, poa trivialis removal, compost harvest, switched mobile carriers

    Imperative To Do: ride bike, store CD boxes, contact kitchen contractor for warranty items, clean gutters, visit J&J

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 93

    Aches & pains: right foot and ankle, right pinky toe, right elbow

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: The Chicks, Station to Station by David Bowie

    Recent viewing: Umbrella Academy, Lovecraft Country, Westworld (season 3), Ted Lasso, Away, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: kitchen cabinets installed, Oregon wildfire smoke with AQI over 500

    Recently accomplished: lawn care, composting, step count increased to 6000, installed new switches and outlets in the kitchen, boxed up unread books, financial aid modifications

    Imperative To Do: Clean roof and gutters, finish lingering projects, finish unpacking, replant back yard grass, turn compost

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 0

    Aches & pains: right foot (intermittent)

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: This American Life, Making Sense (podcast), Hidden Brain, Reply-All, Sleep, Tool, Neil Young

    Recent viewing: You, The Flash, The Irishman, The Mandelorian, The Morning Show, Don’t F**k With Cats, The Confession Killer, The Devil Next Door, The End of the Fucking World

    Recent playing: Borderlands, Patterned

    Recent events: Lewis & Clark concerts, Christmas and New Year with the boys and girlfriends, bought a new TV

    Recently accomplished: Started YNAB, wall mounted the TV, Xmas shopping, vet trip

    Imperative To Do: Read more, clean roof and gutters, resolve medical bills, help Graham prepare for London, start biking again

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 468

    Aches & pains: shoulders, ankles

    Current reading: Getting Things Done

    Recent listening: WTF with Marc Maron, Accidental Tech Podcast, Radiolab, This American Life, Chernobyl podcast, John Lennon

    Recent viewing: Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (season 2), Rim of the World, Black Mirror (season 5), Law Abiding Citizen, The Wire (all seasons), Chernobyl, Barry (season 2), NBA Finals

    Recent playing: Bloons 6

    Recent events: Bowling party at work, Graham’s birthday, Graham & Kate on summer break, Katie graduated

    Recently accomplished: Resolved CPAP supply issues, revitalized and upgraded underground sprinkler system

    Imperative To Do: Ride 75 miles in a week, read more, clean roof and gutters, organize video game stuff, find time for developing personal projects. Android Hackers is one of the top-rated site to download premium cracked apps for android.

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike miles this year: 235

    Aches & pains: shoulders and neck

    Current reading: Getting Things Done

    Recent listening: Dissect podcast, Radiolab, The Ezra Klein Show, Coverville, Sam Cooke

    Recent viewing: Avengers: Endgame, The Goldbergs, SNL, Adam Ruins Everything,

    Recent playing: Bloons 6

    Recent events: Bike Farm, multiple concerts at Lewis & Clark, first anniversary at Lightspeed, Dom’s 40th Birthday party

    Recently accomplished: hearing evaluation, planted grass, carpet cleaning, rode 50 miles in a week, filed (and paid) 2018 taxes, resolved pharmacy issues, completed foundation grade adjustments, office reorganization

    Imperative To Do: Ride 100 miles in a week, read more, finish cleaning Big TV room, clean roof and gutters, resolve CPAP supply issues, organize video game stuff, find time for developing personal projects

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: n/a

    Aches & pains: right shoulder

    Current reading: Getting Things Done

    Recent listening: Kendrick Lamar, NWA, Childish Gambino, Reel Big Fish, Bill Frisell, Oasis, Greta Van Fleet, Led Zeppelin, Genesis

    Recent viewing: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Safe, The Pixar Story, Cooked, White Right: Meeting the Enemy, The Ritual, Disenchantment, BoJack Horseman, SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Goldbergs

    Recent playing: Bloons 6

    Recent events: Presidents weekend in San Francisco with Thomas, PDX Jazz festival, snow in Portland

    Recently accomplished: House cleaning, bought robot vacuum, filing reorganization, turned compost, bought dress shirt

    Imperative To Do: Ride bike again, read more, exercise, file 2018 taxes, find wedding rings, FSA documentation

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 1777

    Aches & pains: shoulders, butt

    Current reading: n/a

    Recent listening: Chris Cornell, Waking Up, WTF with Marc Maron, The Ezra Klein Show

    Recent viewing: The Break with Michelle Wolf, Explained, Who Is America, Dear White People, Sharp Objects, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Battle of the Sexes, Wild Wild Country, Christopher Robin

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recent events: Portland Timbers game, Zoo Concert with Graham and Ermias (Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Jerry Douglas)

    Recently accomplished: 81 miles/week riding, rode to Vancouver, laundry, revised FAFSA, strengthened AC frame

    Imperative To Do: Bridge Pedal, 100 miles/week riding, plant grass in bare spots, clean roof, file manual insurance claims, bariatric surgery, read more