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Day 182 (184) – June in Review

Ahh, July 1.  Not only is today my mom’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!), it’s also the end of the 6th month of this year, meaning we are half-way through it (though not completely half-way, as that would be tomorrow).  And I think we all know by now, that since a month just ended, it’s time to check up on the ol’ resolutions:

June in Review

1. Finish the 365 Days of Drewy Goodness Challenge paying out less than $300. I experienced the longest stretch since this thing started without posting anything – but then again I was in Mexico with no Internet access, and forewarned people, so it’s all gravy baby.
2. Limit the number of times I write 2006 for the date. 2007 is still the champ.
3. Have 30 minutes of professional material, 20 of which is 100% clean. Thanks to the opportunity of being able to open for Pauly Shore, I probably added maybe a full minute of “professional” material, though I wouldn’t say any of it was 100% clean.  I’m gonna need to really step it up in the second half of this year if I want to achieve this one.
4. Create an interactive website. Still nothing here, just a few initial sketches of what I think it might look like.
5. Learn a song on guitar. I’ve continued to work on “Hey Ya” by OutKast, and definitely have the rhytm down.  I just need some more practice to get my fingers to move quick enough to actually make it sound clear – but I’m definitely hopeful about this one.
6. Perform in front of 5,000 people total, 500 at one time. June started out awesome, but I didn’t really do much the second half of the month.  Counting the Pauly shows, a Smarty Pants show, and performing in front of the fam (yes, I’m counting that…), I’m now up to 3977.  If I’m fortunate enough to get another MC gig, I should easily be able to reach my goal.
7. Actually tape a skit. While I have not been able to get involved in one yet, some hilarious friends I know were able to get things started in “Omni-Solitary Inhabituation.“
8. Finish making the various “Best Of” DVDs.  I managed to give myself a reasonable excuse for delaying this.  Since I’ve been taping a lot of things lately, I needed more space, but rather than just add a new drive, I’ve decided a needed a major upgrade.  I’m currently waiting on my parts to arrive to make a much more powerful media machine.  Then I’ll actually get started…
9. Get 1 Ratings at P&G. I’ve gotten some quality feedback at work, and I’m in the middle of my projects – I think if I can deliver them as they are detailed, I should be in a strong position to accomplish this one.
10. Rate all of the songs in my iTunes. I’m back down to 2600, so it seems like things are chugging along fine.

BONUS: Not hit the snooze button once. I’m finally going to stop lying to myself and admit that I’ve failed this one.  I woke up this morning at 6am (trying to continue from the rest of the week), but re-set my alarm for 8am, and proceeded to hit snooze till about 8:30am.  I might be able to make it up to myself if I can really start getting up religously at 6am (and I just mean getting up every day at 6, not actually getting up “religiously” by awakening with a prayer or something).

And since this happens to be one week from the start of my fitness challenge, let’s check my progress.  I was able to work out every day except Saturday, so I’m proud of myself just for that.  I’ve listed the new measurements with the old in (), though I am actually using a measuring tape this time, as opposed to a piece of string and ruler, so these numbers are likely to be more accurate than last week.

• Weight: 134.5 lbs (+.5)
• Waist: 29.5″ (even)
• Chest: 34.5″ (+.5)
• Biceps (L/R): 12.5″/12.25″ (-.5/-.25)
• Quads (L/R): 19.25″/20″ (+.25/even)
• Calves (L/R): 13″/13″ (even/even)

And that’s it.  Since tomorrow is really the half-way point, I’ll talk more about reviewing the entire 6 months.  As for June, definitely a solid month, but I do have some work to do.