Dinner for dad's birthday was pretty decent. The Olive Garden's food isn't bad; isn't great either. Mom had a 50% off coupon for Borders so I decided to get a book with it. Infinite Jest. The fucking book was still cheaper on Amazon when I checked later that night. Dropped into Best Buy afterward just to browse but then I felt like getting home. I want to buy a flip recorder sometime in the near future. Funds are tight with this vacation on the horizon and our constant spending. We do need to cut down.

Chris actually got the soccer game together and we had a great time. There were about 12 guys. We moved the nets in closer than they were and it worked out fine. Play that twice a week and you'll be in shape in no time. The running was incredible. We were all sore the next day. Hopefully we can get another game together every other Friday or basketball or something. After soccer we went to Barley Creek. The food was decent, a bit overpriced because of the location. I got a Reuben sandwich. Chris's friend got sushi, which I was jealous of because I didn't see it on the menu. Been on a sushi craving since then. Miles hosted poker at his house that night and mom didn't really want Jeremy and I to stay at the house but I weaseled my way in because I really wanted to play. Poker was a lot of fun, we didn't play a tournament but instead played house games/random games and the variety kept things very interesting. I lost twenty dollars, made some bad plays and didn't analyze enough but next time I will. I'd like to go down there the next time he hosts it, even if it's a Friday night when I'm not in the area.

Jeremy finished school yesterday. He did well on his report card. Dad came down to test the boat out. He forgot the keys and didn't have a bin for the motor. Thank goodness we were able to start it up with a screwdriver. I didn't want to see him make a wasted trip on his only day off. There was open hockey yesterday. The heat in there was pretty bad but still had fun, even though those guys on my team didn't pass. Got hit in the face with a stick by one of the Chinese kids. Mike from my team said that his girlfriend overheard that Tai was going to recruit me for his team during the next session. We'll see what happens. Hit horrible torrential rain on the way hockey, with sizable hail chunks. Was a real pain in the ass to drive in. Plenty of people were pulling over. Once I hit 33 things cleared up but it was sketchy driving for most of the way.

My team lost to the Jokers pretty badly. I thought that we would have a chance in that game. We beat green and green beat red so I figured by default we could have a chance but nope. Andy was trying to get on my nerves the whole game and was giving me small cheap shots so when he fell in back of the net, i cross checked him in the back of the head. Not a huge, hard one but just enough to be a dick.

Been attempting to run almost every other day. The day after my run my shin bone hurts so I stay off it. Was trying to hit the goal of three miles the other night and was just about there at 2.8 when the treadmill turned off. When I turned it back on, it started beeping continuously. I had to run outside the other night. Tried to get the pedometer to work but I was too aggravated to toy around with it. Turned the treadmill on yesterday and suddenly it was working again. We'll see what happens with it but I have a feeling we'll need a new one soon. I'd like to get one because I love the convenience it provides. I always tell myself I'm going to get on a better schedule and wake up early and run on the road but I hate doing it. Plus the bowels always flare up when I'm running and that makes things very uncomfortable.

Holly is going to visit her parents on Saturday and I am going to attempt to ride to their house on my bike. This is the perfect time to try it, my only concern is the weather which is 50% chance of thunderstorms yet again. Of course. Haven't ridden the bike this week and only got on it once last week for a quick ride at Trexler. I definitely want to get a ride in on Sunday if Chris isn't off.