*

Happy
birthday.

Having somewhere to sit was a luxury last year.

WALK · 1:19PM0.77MILES15MINUTES93AVG HEART RATE
Saturday, 1:19pm · the watch
A counter by a window; a little wooden block calendar reads 31 October.
Saturday, 1:35pm
Late sun on Temple University; the James E. Beasley School of Law across the street.
Long time ago I received a scholarship to attend the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. Life is interesting.Saturday, 5:16pm
A bronze owl with its wings spread on a pedestal, ringed by red flowers, on a brick plaza.
Saturday, 5:21pm
A selfie in a black hoodie, hood up, under the Temple University station sign at sunset.
Saturday, 5:29pm
A Wawa order slip: one breakfast burrito, 10/31/2026, 6:55:01 PM.
Saturday, 6:58pm
In my words · Saturday, 5:10am

Happy birthday

510a Happy birthday

You haven’t touched S3 however (work on your buts) that’s an artifact of a DD if we could get shit done it wouldn’t be a DD I’m positive it was like this last year speaking of don’t forget October Look Back that goes not today today is

  • Wawa jaunty walk
  • Clothe ourselves in glory
  • Movies at 3p
  • Voy a la gimnasia
  • Insomnia Cookie
  • Return safely

“And above all, relax!” ~ Grig, The Last Starfighter.

So anyway keep chilling. Prolly do Fridays post if you feel like it or don’t it’s your birthday I vote don’t where’s it going? Right exactly. Think of how final package looks for demo/product, etc. etc. you’ll get to it go do birthday things. Like. Erm.

Meet Splat. Splat is helpful for pointing out things in your data however don’t ask it questions as it is just punctuation.

Sploot thinks Splat is wack and that you’re better off doing what you’ve been doing since obviously it works, right?

They both agree what’s most important is taking that first step. Download The Spark on the App Store today.

What Comes Next?

In my words · Saturday, 6:33am

You’re old

633a You’re old

Cereal and coffee and you’re going to stretch and do some planks pushups and down dogs because you’re old and you suck

In my words · Saturday, 11:41am

Moving right along

1141a Moving right along

I feel good about a 130p walk out to catch a 2p train. Check SEPTA key.

From the watch · Saturday, 1:19pm

The walk

WALK · 1:19PM0.77MILES15MINUTES93AVG HEART RATE
Saturday, 1:19pm · the watch
From my phone · Saturday, 1:35pm

A picture

A counter by a window; a little wooden block calendar reads 31 October.
Saturday, 1:35pm
From my phone · Saturday, 5:16pm

A picture

Late sun on Temple University; the James E. Beasley School of Law across the street.
Long time ago I received a scholarship to attend the James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. Life is interesting.Saturday, 5:16pm
From my phone · Saturday, 5:21pm

A picture

A bronze owl with its wings spread on a pedestal, ringed by red flowers, on a brick plaza.
Saturday, 5:21pm
From my phone · Saturday, 5:29pm

A picture

A selfie in a black hoodie, hood up, under the Temple University station sign at sunset.
Saturday, 5:29pm
From my phone · Saturday, 6:58pm

A picture

A Wawa order slip: one breakfast burrito, 10/31/2026, 6:55:01 PM.
Saturday, 6:58pm
In my words · Saturday, 7:43pm

I mean what else could we be doing

743p I mean what else could we be doing

This but more expensive so I’m good. Happy birthday bro.

Fifty is going to be amazing I want a foam pit for no reason.

In my words · Saturday, 11:18pm

And this will be it

1118p And this will be it

Sitting alone in quiet contemplation. Not a bad thing. There was a time this would be tearing me up.

There’s something to be said for being at peace with yourself enough to require no other company.

Still.

Saturday, said vs. did

Saturday, said at 5:10am.

SaidDid
Wawa jaunty walkWawa at 6:55pm.
Clothe ourselves in gloryOut the door: the watch starts a walk at 1:19pm.
Movies at 3pYes. Temple, 5:16 to 5:29pm, on the way out.
Voy a la gimnasiaNo.
Insomnia CookieNot on the record.
Return safelyHome. The next entry is 7:43pm.

The watch (time, distance and heart rate only), the photos’ own times, and the timestamps in the entries.

Coach’s Note

*1:19pm: out the door, 0.77 miles on the watch. The three o’clock movie. 5:16pm: Temple. 5:29pm: the train. 6:55pm: Wawa. 7:43pm: home. Four of the six on the 5:10am list are on the record. The gym didn’t happen; the cookie isn’t on the record.