September Debrief

Easily the quickest month this year.

No doubt it went so quick because Tanner started school, a new paper route, Fall soccer, and flag football this month. I’m not sure how people with more than one kid do it. This kid keeps us plenty busy!

Michigan football returned in September, and I attended two games for the first time in over three years. For a while there I had season tickets, so it was nice to get back to the Big House and enjoy a good brat early in the morning. I’ve missed that. How about that Denard Robinson!

Three of my favorite television shows returned this month—Community, The Office, and Big Bang Theory. It’s nice that they are all 30 minute shows because they don’t take too much time to get through. I started watching Dexter as well, and I’ve already plowed through all of Season 1 and seven episodes of Season 2 as of today (I started five days ago).

The Clinton Fall Festival came and went as usual. I didn’t know if Clinton would pull it off with all the construction, but it wasn’t too bad. The biggest excitement of the weekend was the three foot sinkhole that dropped in my yard. It’s creepier the more I think about it.

My running got more intense this month as I am in the final stages of preparation for the Grand Rapids Half Marathon. The miles are really starting to pile up. Speaking of running, it became official that I’ll be running in the Traverse City Full Marathon in 2011 with my buddy Brandon. That should make the next seven months… interesting.

Bring on Fall and all its colors, smells, and sweatshirts!

September Running Totals
13 workouts
9:12:59 duration
64.72 miles
8.33 per mile average
7318 calories burned

Tweet of the Month

RT @superman1224 “Awesomely horribly unsurprisingly not english.
— @mudpuppy September 28, 2010 2:27:27 PM EDT

Books Read in September:
Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make A Difference — Max Lucado

Movies Watched in September:
Blow – 4/5
Harry and the Hendersons – 5/5
Nanny McPhee – 3/5
Nanny McPhee Returns – 2/5
Tyson – 4/5
Furry Vengence – 2/5
Killers – 3/5
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – 4/5
Twisted – 3/5
Desperado – 4/5*
Gone in 60 Seconds – 5/5*
Assassins – 2/5
Kalifornia – 3/5
Prince of Persia – 3/5
Big Fat Liar – 3/5
Universal Soldiers – 2/5
Carlito’s Way – 4/5
A Perfect Getaway – 3/5
The Manhattan Project – 4/5
Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show – 4/5
Dinner for Five – 3/5
Bigfoot – 1/5
Dexter: Season 1 – 5/5

* Not the first time watching.

Filed under: 2010, Books, Movies, September

September Debrief

» Football is back!
» Michigan already has more wins than last year!
» The Lions finally win a game!
» The Tigers are finishing strong!
» Fall softball is finally fun.
» Drove Grandma-In-Law to her family reunion in Alabama. A very quick weekend trip but enjoyed getting back on the road again. Enjoyed some out of this world catfish, hushpuppies and sweet tea.
» Lots of great music loaded up this month!
» Small group is picking up steam. So glad Steve has joined us!

The big story this month is that I failed at my goal of reading the New Testament in September. A bunch of reasons, mostly excuses, but I plan on wrapping it up before Monday. It’s been a huge learning experience and I plan on doing it again, and often. I’ll probably do it every couple months or so, switching up translations each time. The Message really threw me for a loop. Next in the que is the old standby NIV.

Books Read in September:
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell

Movies Watched in September:
The Pickup Artist – 3/5
The Hunting Party – 3/5
The Deer Hunter – 4/5
Michael – 3/5
Spirited Away – 2/5
Romeo + Juliet – 4/5
Adventureland – 3/5
Take Out – 4/5
Cape Fear – 3/5
I Love You, Man – 4/5
Casino – 5/5
Trouble The Water – 5/5
Sunshine Cleaning – 4/5
O’Horton – 4/5
The Cider House Rules – 4/5

Previous Months:
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009

Filed under: 2009, Books, Movies, September