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Indoor triathlon was good... I think I did more swim laps than I thought I was going to be able to do, but it still was not up to scale with the biking and running. Most of my problem with swimming is with my form, and I think that will just come with practice. I managed to take on a lot of water everytime I tried to breathe too, which didn't help. I'll find out the results for that when they're posted on the site.

Did 6.3 miles on the bike, and then 17.25 laps for the run (2.1 miles), and the way it works is 15 minutes per activity- swimming, biking, running.

Haven't had enough sleep for the past week pretty much though, and the party going on downstairs until 2 am didn't help me at all last night for getting up at 6 am. So tonight I'll have to try to work on that (my roommates ended up having an epic 14 hour barbeque party). The end result is that right now I'm actually pretty tired, and sore in a couple places from trying to squeeze training into a few days and the attempts made at swimming. Overall I'll probably end up doing more triathlons eventually (though I'd really prefer duathlons, or a tri with kayaking instead of running) since it is a pretty good challenge.

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This photo actually made me gasp: It's a panasonic digital camera compatible with the new four-thirds system- so effectively pretty close to an SLR quality-wise, because it's a decent sized sensor. That wouldn't be too notable by itself, there's already a bunch of four-thirds compatible cameras and lenses out. The thing with this one is that it can record 1080P at 24 frames per second, or 720P video at 60 frames per second, and as shown in the photo, you can conveniently attach an external mic to it for better audio! Fully AVCHD compliant. So that's a camera with good photo ability, and video that is going to be better than your average $300 camcorder (the sensor is so much larger that low-light performance should be much better, with less noise). It's also got a much better lens than your average camcorder.

I hereby declare that this camera will be pure pwnage when it is released. That's pretty much exactly the combination of features I've always been looking for, and it's even relatively compact considering (one of the highlights of the four-thirds format). Perfect for anyone wanting SLR quality, but who doesn't want to take around two cameras, or lose the flexibility that a compact or a camcorder has with video recording.

Lessions from Pi day

Wegmans chocolate cream pie is seductively delicious but is actually a circle of edible death.
Tricksy pies!

I've recently been spending too much time trying to avoid partially hydrogenated oils (also known as the primary source of trans-fatty acids for most people) and then suddenly this pie comes along and destroys all that.I'll have to show them up by making a chocolate cream pie  I might be able to actually consider healthy sometime. Overall, so far the most scrumptious desert I've found that can be easily converted into 'health food' is apple crisp- sugar, oats, apples, and some butter. If you use the lightest butter you can find, then per-serving there's hardly any fat, no trans fat, and much of the fat will be unsaturated.

Anyway...