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Flight simulator
March 1, 2007
I've been enjoying my time with Microsoft Flight Simulator X these past three months, and recently completed my first simulated solo. The in-game flight instructor is good for the most part, but occasionally there are glitches. One flight as I was trying to navigate over a mountain range near Seattle, Washington, the flight instructor warned me to descend. I was only a few hundred feet above the mountain, so I ignored his warning. He then sternly repleated "DESCEND", so I obliged and crashed right into the hillside! Landings are definately the most interesting and difficult aspect of the flight simulator. Timing the turn onto final approach so that you're lined up with the runway seems like a bit of a guessing game at this point for me, and making corrections after that point can be quite tricky. Overall the game has been a great experience and I look forward to continuing to work through the in-game lessons.
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Running
March 1, 2007
After two months the half-marathon training is going great. A typical week at this stage is: Sun9k, Tue5k, Wed5k, Thu3k, Sat4k. Sundays are the "long slow run", and each week we increase our distance by about 10%. This last week has been easier than the week before. I think my legs are finally getting used to things, and I've lost 10 lbs since the start of January. My heart rates have started to come down, but they're still relatively high. My recovery times are also better. On Sunday, after running 2k and hovering at 150 bps, I stopped for about a minute and my heart rate fell steadily to 99 bps, which I think is pretty good. Three months until race time!
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24
January 14, 2007
In the last 12 months, Meredith and I have watched all 5 seasons of 24. We're hooked, and we can't wait to see what the sixth season has in store. It's been a long time since I've been this into a TV show!
The first two episodes air tonight... as soon as the football game ends, apparently :)
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