Yeah, call me a dork, but I pretty much hate how my legs feel after a day of mostly sitting at work.  If there is anything I can do to relief some of the pain I have from skating all night then sitting in here all day I’m all for it.   I already do my standard stretching and ride an exercise bike at the gym, but that’s apparently not enough.  So here we go, I’m gonna turn my normal walking activities at work into “a low intensity work out!”So now my days at the office aren’t a complete and total waste anymore!  And I’ll get tighter abs, increase my lower back strength and posture and tone my ass!  Whewoo!

Carleigh posted up some photos from last Saturday’s session.  Me front feeble when trying front 50.  I’ll take it.Jason front smithCarleigh var flip.  Bad photo – me.  But hey, I think I took some other ones that were good too, but she liked this one the most.  More photos on her blog.

Carleigh posted some photos from the St Patricks day campus session on her blog.  This one is me doing a smith on a rock.

I have to be to work by 7:00 am this week.  It’s not easy for me.  This morning I get to work at 6:45 am and I’m hyped to be on time.  While my computer is booting I do a little stretch and RIP there goes the crotch on my pants.  SHIT.  So I drive home, sit in traffic due to a 4 SUV pile up.  Get home, change and now I can’t find my work badge.  SHIT. Turns out it fell off when I got out of my car getting home.  Finally found it, drove back to work then I get to listen to moron’s I work with talk about religon.  Not sure what I did to deserve all this.

I hear Sting on the radio.  Pretty weird huh?

This game is such a fun way to spend a slow day at work.

There is an Off The Couch page here now with the whole video except the great intro and credits.  If you like it, buy it.

India was required to go to the Stock Show this year for her 4H Llama club.  Liz and I brought her with her Friends Leanne (left) and Ray (middle) and it was a hoot!Liz and I checked out the stockshow while the girls did their chores.  First stop, the Cowboy Bar.  But first, gotta sanitize those hands!  Ha, didn’t seem very Cowboyish to me.Liz was in love with the cowboy in the background.Oh just having a beer with the cows, nothing special.Don’t remember the last time I stood on peanut shells AND a manhole at a bar.This was next to the ducks/chickens/roosters/crazy birds and they meant it.Liz was mesmerized by this pig’s tail.

First off, I want to say that this was one of the best years for music since the 90s.  Granted, almost all the music I purchased this year is either a band that was around in the early 90s or has members from that era.  Still, an awesome year for music.BEST ALBUMS OF 2009

	1. Dinosaur Jr – Farm. It’s no mystery that I love Dinosaur Jr more than any other band out there. It’s also no secret that they could put out a mediocre album (by their standards) and it will still be my favorite album of the year. But imagine this year when they released Farm and it’s one of their finest albums ever. Farm is so far beyond (no pun intended) anything else that came out this year. I’d even say it’s leagues above anything that has come out this decade. Okay, I’ll go even further, Farm is the best album released since You’re Living All Over Me in 1987. There you go. Totally epic. Best band ever.
	2. Pissed Jeans – King Of Jeans. This album totally benefits from Dinosaur Jr putting out such a good album. Dinosaur Jr pretty much satisfies my cravings for indie rock, metal, pop, garage, noise, etc except Dinosaur Jr doesn’t do trashy gutter punk. And oh boy did Pissed Jeans fill that void this year and then some. I absolutely love this album and the simple lyrics. It reminds me of early 90s grunge/punk masters like Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, Tad. Love it.
	3. Boston Spaceships – Planets Are Blasted. They put out two albums this year. That’s common for Robert Pollard, but it still amazes me. This one edges out Zero to 99, but really, both albums are awesome. Boston Spaceships really know how to deliver the hooks. They do awesome lo fi indie rock to perfection. This is another album that reminds me of how music was made in the early 90s. The song Keep Me Down was runner up for me to skate to in Off The Couch if for some reason I was banned from using Dinosaur Jr.
	4. The Thermals – Now We Can See. This is the first Thermals album I’m not completely in love with. There are three songs I could totally do without; When I Died, We Were Sick and Liquid In, Liquid Out. Those songs lack the energy I want in the Thermals. Not only are those songs weak, but When I Died and We Were Sick start the album off. With that being said though, the rest still makes me happy in the way that only the Thermals can do. I think the songs When We Were Alive and I Called Out Your Name are up to par with any great Thermals songs.
	5. Polvo – In Prism. Good ol’ weird indie rock. I’d probably like it more if it wasn’t a double LP with only two songs on each side so you have to flip the record over so much. I mean did you really have to do that Merge? You have to play it at 45rpm too. Why not just put 4 songs on each side and play it at 33?

Honorable mentions: Sonic Youth – The Eternal (If there show would have been good I’d like it more), Boston Spaceships – Zero to 99 (Two albums in one year awesome)Decent, but disappointing:Obits – I Blame You.  Just not heavy or interesting enough.Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band – Outer South.  I’m glad you’re having fun Conor, but we just want to hear you.Please stop existing as a band: BUILT TO SPILL.  Seriously, call it quits while I still have some respect for you.  Your shows are horrible and uninspired and the new music is beyond boring.Songs of the Year:Best Dinosaur Jr song – I Don’t Wanna Go There.  4 minutes of meat and potatoes Dinosaur Jr.  5 minutes of solo.  EPIC.Best non-Dinosaur Jr hype me up song: Pissed Jeans – False Jesii Part II.  Runner up The Thermals – When We Were Alive.Best pop song: Boston Spaceships – Let It Rest For A Little WhileBest Video: Dinosaur Jr – Over It.Concerts Of The Year:1. Dinosaur Jr – Aggie Theater in Fort Collins, CO.  Totally epic setlist played perfect.2. Jesus Lizard – Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, WA.  The Mighty Jesus Lizard delivered!3. Dinosaur Jr – Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO. Something a bit lacking about this show, but still loud and awesome.4. The Thermals – Marquis Theater, Denver, CO.  Such a fun time.5. Conor Oberst – Waiting Room, Omaha, NE. Christmas show party. Awesome. Some of the old Bright Eyes songs were so good.Worst concert of the Year: Sonic Youth at the Ogden.   Play a hit you elitist assholes.Looking forward to in 2010: Haven’t heard of much yet other than a new Thermals album.  Hope to see more Dinosaur Jr obviously and hopefully Pissed Jeans tour.