6 inches (different movie then 7 pounds)

Six inches, also known as 15.24 centimeters, is half of a foot, but some other interesting stats about that measurement,

6 inches also happen to be:
*The length of American monetary bills.
*The amount needed to go in either direction for the bullet to have missed JFK.
*The average length of an American man…
*The amount of space in between the margins in an MLA format essay.
*The size of the barrel of a Mark 16 Naval gun on board ships like the USS Little Rock.
*Way too far in either direction for the earth to be away from the Sun to either burn or freeze.

It ALSO happens to be the amount that I’ve lost off my waist since breaking up with that vicious woman on Valentine’s Day (2009). Most of you know what I’m talking about. An inch of that loss has happened in Australia, either during the last time I was here in June, or in the last 3 weeks.

For those keeping track, my last recorded run time was 20 minutes 49 seconds. This morning, I ran 1.56 miles in 19 minutes 19 seconds. After that, Adam and I did 2 full P90X videos, plus the bonus one. We did the Legs & Back disc, which is exactly like it sounds; the Ab Ripper, which focuses on your abs and the process of turning your keg into a 6 pack; and the Kempo disc, which is an exercise routine grounded and based in Martial Arts, which of course brings back many memories of when I was younger and in karate earning my black belt.

In other news… well, the last couple days have been fairly peaceful with very little news. I was going to go to the 8 am Italian Mass at the nearest Catholic Church, keep in mind, I live basically in the little Italy of Australia, but, I woke up late. I’ve been sleeping a lot better with no disturbances from cows, galahs, dogs, or El Chupacabra. I completed my Christ’s Mass shopping yesterday.

I have begun settling into life here for the most part, I still slip up on my Aussie-neese with mistakes like “cell phone” instead of “mobile” and “flashlight” instead of “torch”. The family does give me some credit and say that I have gotten better over the last couple weeks.

The countdown to Christ’s Mass is now accelerated, and soon I will experience my first “Boxing Day” (whatever the hell that is). For those who have never heard of it before, take a look at a British calendar, take a look, it’s there, for us in the US, it is the first day of Kwanzaa. But as soon as I figure it out… I’ll let you know.