9 in '09 - Week #26

I haven't updated recently. One guess why?

This week:

• 64 oz water a day
• watch calories
• vitamins
• workout
• abs
• server decommissioning activities
• complete transfer of webchicky blog

I've had headaches for the past 3 days, today making that 4 days in a row. I'm going to attempt working out a few times but between headaches and the long weekend, I have no idea. I just know I'm pretty frustrated right now.

Moving My Blog

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to work on moving my blog and all of its previous entries over to this Blogger location.

My original blog was hosted here at home using BlogCFC. While it was a fine piece of blogging software, we haven't bothered keeping up with updating the backend code. Now that there are many free hosted blog alternatives (that didn't exist back in 2004), we've decided to move away from BlogCFC. Eventually this move should make life easier and allow us to simplify our server here at the house.

In the meantime, I'm going to start posting new entries here to save myself the trouble of moving more than the existing 737 old posts already in need of manual relocation.

Please be patient while we make changes. Mike's blog has already relocated to Blogger and we've started a new shared blog as well. I'll update this post once we repoint the domains.

Ryan Star & David Cook , Take 2!

Last night was our second Ryan Star/David Cook concert. And it was far superior to the first.This show was at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, about 40 minutes from home. The club has a capacity of about 600 general admission entries and was sold out. (The previous show was at a family friendly festival in an auditorium of about 3500+. The acoustics were horrible there but not so at this more intimate venue.

Ryan Star came on stage first. Due to scheduling with a show the night before, it wasn't possible for his entire band to join him. Instead, Ryan performed an acoustic guitar set that was amazing. He's very intense and puts a lot of passion into his performance. He also had great banter with the crowd. The audience was really into it - more than I can remember seeing for any opening act before. I honestly could've left after Ryan's set and been content.

David Cook and his band came out next. They performed a few old songs, a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Tell Me Lies", and several songs from his current album. David was also more laid back at this show in terms of banter. Also adding to the fun was the fact that this is their last show before a two-week vacation. All bets were off and the guys were all letting loose.

For the encore, Ryan joined David and the band for his song "Last Train Home". The performance was a blast to watch. The David and the guys finished up with "Light On".

It was a late night, especially for a Sunday but completely worth it to me. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a show that much. It probably ranks in my top five ever. And even though I was there mostly for David, I have to admit that after that performance, I think Ryan may have overtaken him.

Brilliant night and well-worth the heavy eyelids today.

Ryan taking the stage:



Ryan performing:



David and his band starting their set:



David performing:



David and the band:



Ryan during the encore (David in background):



Ryan, David and the entire band performing Last Train Home:

9 in '09 - Week #22

Last week:

• 64 oz water a day - usually
• low calorie eating - sometimes
• vitamins - mostly
• workout 5 times - no (2)
• abs 4 times (1)
• drop off at Goodwill - yes
• clean house - no

Life is busy right now, I'm doing the best that I can.

This week:

• 64 oz water a day
• low calorie eating
• vitamins
• workout 3 times
• abs 3 times
• clean house

No evening commitments but next week will be super busy. I'll do as much as I can this week.