Mustaches and Marathons

I've grown a thin, molester-like mustache. It's pretty solid. The motivation? A combination of Prince and John Oates (from Hall and Oates). Was listening to some classic tunes ('I wanna be your Lover' by Prince and 'Rich Girl' by Hall and Oates) and saw these two pictures:

UPDATE: By semi-popular demand, there is now a pic of me with my mustache. Many thanks to Adrienne for giving me gnarly chest hair. I also removed the John Oates Pic for layout reasons. My sincerest apologies, Mr. Oates.

Enough said.

Keeping my mustache has also been a test of discipline. I told myself I'd shave it in a month (it's been two weeks), and there have been temptations to blade it. But nay, I've been holding the course. The desire to keep it for a month was purely experimental (I only grew a stache for about a week about 2 year ago and bladed it after a girl pleaded me to lose it). And so it will stay for (a least) 2 more weeks.

On other fronts, it has been business as usual when it comes to the Discipline Off. Eliminating dates (the fruit) hasn't been all that dramatic. I've incorporated other snack foods in its place (popcorn, grapefruit juice, cottage cheese --- this has massive amounts of protein per serving and is very filling). I get cravings every now and then for something sweeter, but I keep telling myself that there's going to be a great reward day next month after running the San Diego Marathon (more on this in a bit). I've been training for this race for about 3 months (since my last marathon in Napa in March) with the hopes of maybe qualifying for the Boston Marathon. Training has been going well (although I've had some bad runs the past week as I've been sick), and I've had more time under the discipline off so I think I'm in better condition. Hopefully this will translate to a faster marathon time (hopefully it will be a nice June-Gloom-ey race day...last year it was *hot*).

So I have my break day all planned out. Post marathon, I plan on doing what I usually do in San Diego and head to Phils BBQ. Best BBQ outside of Texas, hands down. I'm a big fan of Beef Ribs and plan on slamming a few of those back. I'll also probably have a whoopie pie after too. My brother is also going to take me to a good taco place in Pacific Beach (the name escapes me). And if there's room, I'll probably have a slice of carrot cake.

On a final note, the Bulls are down 2-1 to the Heat. I'm scared that I'll have to go to Church with Joey for a month per our bet. Dear lord, please help me and give the Bulls the strength to beat the Heat.