Just Kickin' It Like A Wild Donkey

minusthekellen @ 2009-01-25T21:18:00

2009-01-26T02:19:11Z

oatmeal and stale cereal for dinner by choice.

i think things are lookin' up.

minusthekellen @ 2009-01-20T02:57:00

2009-01-20T08:12:32Z

"in between complete consciousness and the state where anything is possible
the old ceiling fan motor makes sounds like that of an early 90s office printer
(you know the ones with the perforated margins with the holes?
where no matter how carefully you try to tear them off
you almost never can abscise them in one complete strand)
printing up thoughts and worries that seem ever so important at this early hour
but come the morning's light are nothing but an afterthought
crumple each sheet up along with all its negativity
heave it toward the nearest wastebasket
escape the pessimism of every new sheet that meets the ink cartridge
doubts creep in like a cold front over night
and makes you wonder why that old ceiling fan was ever on in the first place
turn off the fan
turn off the printer"

minusthekellen @ 2008-10-02T01:41:00

2008-10-02T05:42:04Z

i've never had so many different crushes in my entire life.

minusthekellen @ 2008-09-28T16:26:00

2008-09-28T20:32:15Z

nights like last night make me feel the need to take a long, hard look at myself.

minusthekellen @ 2008-08-14T21:56:00

2008-08-15T02:19:43Z

Tarpon Springs Rotary Triathlon
400 meter swim
10.5 mile bike
3.1 mile run

400 meter swim: 6:23

10.5 mile bike: 31:17

3.1 mile run: 23:58

not sure of the transition times, they were mostly factored into the bike and run splits, but they were pretty quick. overall time: 1:01:48.

3rd place in 20-24 age group and 49th overall out of about 300 participants.

next race is August 24th and it's 1500 meter swim/25 mile bike/6.2 mile run.

minusthekellen @ 2008-07-25T12:50:00

2008-07-25T17:12:06Z

upd8

-went to Argentina (mainly Buenos Aires and Concordia) for 10 days at the beginning of May on a school field trip.

-taking a couple of classes up in Gainesville all summer, living in a huge house all by myself. it's not as bad as it sounds.

-i've been training almost non-stop since mid-May. about 7000 meters a week in the pool, 70-100 miles a week on my bike, and if i'm lucky 8-10 miles a week on my feet (i hate running). i raced the Madeira Beach Triathlon at the beginning of June and had a great swim, solid bike, and then the worst run of my life, so it ended up being a mediocre race for me.

-i turned 22 on June 27th. fairly uneventful.

-i got a new Felt triathlon/time trial bike and a new race helmet too.

that's pretty much it. hope everyone's summer has been more exciting than mine.

minusthekellen @ 2008-04-25T16:01:00

2008-04-25T20:14:39Z

750 meter swim - 13:50 (1 minute 45 seconds per 100 meters)
Transition 1 - 2:08
12.5 mile bike - 38:48 (19.3 mph average)
Transition 2 - 0:52
3.1 mile run - 24:54 (8 minute miles)
Total - 1:20:29

42nd overall

BlueSeventy wetsuit advertisement.

minusthekellen @ 2008-03-19T16:33:00

2008-03-19T20:38:26Z

in response to this previous post: http://minusthekellen.livejournal.com/83422.html

veganism: back into it and enjoying it again, mainly because of the best vegan cookbook ever compiled that I got shortly after Christmas. I've been making bomb-ass mushroom gravies, hot-sauce marinades for tempeh, fake cheese sauces, portabella sandwiches, many tempeh, tofu, and seitan mediterranean dishes complete with plantains, vegan cookies, etc.

triathlons: I did my first a couple of weekends ago in Waldo, FL (just a little bit NE of Gainesville). It was a Sprint distance (1/4 mile swim, 12.5 mile cycle, 3.1 (5K) mile run) and I finished in 1:19:48, a few minutes better than my goal of between 1 hour 20 minutes and 1 hour 25 minutes. That time is also a little distorted because of Transition 1 (transition from swim to bike) because it involved taking off a wetsuit, which can be difficult, and putting on a few layers of cycling clothes to stay warm. A normal Transition 1 (not one taking place in a winter series race when it's 40 degrees out) would really only take 2 or so minutes, but the average Transition 1 time in this race was about 4 minutes. I somehow had the fastest time of all the other people that were doing their first triathlon (First Timers Division). I was really happy with it, but I definitely could have done better if it wasn't so cold out (overnight low before the race was 31 F, and the lake water was 62 F during the swim, which for water is freezing cold). I was pretty much freaking out, hyperventilating, and doggy paddling the whole 400 meters of the swim, I couldn't get into a normal, relaxed swimming stroke. I have another race coming up in April in Tuscaloosa, AL that I am looking forward to and training hard for.

swim

apparently there were no pics from the bike, though it would've only been mounting and dismounting.

run

foul language: not panning out so (fucking) well. unfortunately.

minusthekellen @ 2008-01-30T23:39:00

2008-01-31T04:44:33Z

http://www.lulu.com/content/1237698

someone with more money to spare than me please buy me this because it's all of the tablature for the best metal album ever written and my guitar is already in C# and ready to go please please please plz thanks thnx.

minusthekellen @ 2008-01-16T23:37:00

2008-01-17T04:39:58Z

my roommate and I spawned an idea tonight that will most likely make us an internet phenomenon.

details/the final product in the coming weeks.

minusthekellen @ 2007-12-31T05:07:00

2007-12-31T10:14:56Z

+ My brother got me a bottle of Jameson for Christmas.
- I think I have to get up before noon tomorrow.
+ I just watched 6 straight hours of Degrassi.
+/- Back up to Gainesville next weekend / That means school starts back up.
+ I pulled 5 As and 2 B+s last semester.
+ New Year's Eve is always a good time, hopefully that trend continues later on today.
+ With the new year, I will be getting back into (a personal, principally sound version of) veganism.

As long as the +s outweigh the -s, I can't complain.

How is everyone's year wrapping up?

minusthekellen @ 2007-12-03T02:20:00

2007-12-03T07:25:06Z

I haven't had a New Year's Resolution in years, but I am going to have one or two this year.

What is everyone's resolution(s) for this year?

Mine are to get back into veganism (I'm currently crippled by cheese), finally do some triathlons (I've been training for 3 months now), and limit my foul language use.

minusthekellen @ 2007-11-06T15:13:00

2007-11-06T20:14:08Z

Pumpkin Spice Silk is so damn good.

minusthekellen @ 2007-09-21T18:35:00

2007-09-21T22:51:52Z

easily one of the most hectic, ridiculous weeks of my life. two exams, two lab quizzes, a presentation, meetings here and there, little sleep, etc. the ridiculous part was topped off today on my bicycle ride from my 6th period Organic Crop Production class at Fifield to my 7th period Humans, Soils, and Environmental Impact class at McCarty. basically, a pickup truck pulled right into my path and i had no time to stop. so all 6 feet, 172 lbs. of me and whatever my bike weighs (it's light!) go slamming into the side of this pickup truck. i had to have been going about 15-20 mph. the kid gets out of the truck, very apologetic, but i was still like "dude, you have to look around for bikers." it turns out it wasn't even his truck, it was his friend's. i am completely fine by the way, just a scratch and a bruise here, amazingly. even my bike survived this collision with no damage (at least none that i've noticed yet). here is the best part: the truck has a HUGE dent in the side of it. we exchanged information and all that, but basically he knows it's his fault (or at least he better) and he now owes his friend and owner of the truck the money to fix that huge dent. moral of the story: watch out for bikers!

also, it should go without nothing that i am getting trashed tonight and tomorrow night (i'm actually already drinking) and morals are being thrown out the window.

minusthekellen @ 2007-09-19T14:19:00

2007-09-19T18:23:29Z

week from hell and it still ain't over, but i am somehow still truckin'. my demeanor has changed considerably for the better in the past couple months.

RoadTrip2k7

2007-08-07T19:04:04Z

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Travel Day (Gainesville, FL - Shepherdsville, KY)

Tennessee

Nashville

Nashville

Broadway Strip in Nashville

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Shepherdsville, KY - Chicago, IL; hanging out in Chicago

Edward Fortyhands the afternoon we got to Chicago.

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Lollapalooza

just outside Grant Park.

the Fratellis.

Ted Leo.

Ted Leo.

Ted Leo.

Polyphonic Spree.

Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park.

Gainesville's own Against Me!

AM!

AM!

Wax on Radio

Wax on Radio

Wax on Radio

Daft Punk: i am not even going to try to put into words how awesome their live show was. i have some videos on my camera, but they take forever to upload and have terrible sound.

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

blockparty2k7 (lots of free beer and food in Chicago's west suburbs)

Can

$get paid$

$456$

blockparty2k7 crew

two gallants

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Sears Tower and Chicago Cubs game

Sears Tower skydeck:

Cubs Sunday night game:

Standing Room Only ticket meant i had to stand behind this line.

Old Style pint.

first pitch.

Monday, August 6th, 2007 and into Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Travel Day (Chicago, IL - Gainesville, FL) 17 hours in a car

glow in the dark tingler ring bought in a gas station bathroom in Munfordville, Kentucky.

minusthekellen @ 2007-07-29T23:14:00

2007-07-30T03:16:43Z

i am seeing Daft Punk live on Friday in Chicago.

minusthekellen @ 2007-06-30T02:44:00

2007-06-30T06:46:37Z

minusthekellen @ 2007-06-20T01:30:00

2007-06-20T05:32:29Z

Dear Kellen,

On behalf of the University of Florida I want to wish you a happy and safe 21st birthday.

We know that this is a very special day for you and would like to encourage you to celebrate your 21st birthday responsibly. We have partnered with Gator Cinemas, Godfathers Pizza, and Cold Stone Creamery to help you celebrate this special day. Attached is a coupon for one FREE movie at Gator Cinemas, one FREE buffet dinner at Godfathers Pizza, and one FREE "Love It size Creation" at Cold Stone Creamery, this offer is only good on your birthday between the hours of 8:00 pm and 1:00 am. Check the local businesses for closing times. The coupon is needed at all three establishments, so please print three copies of the coupon if you plan to take advantage of all three offers. Please bring your ID, you may be asked to prove it’s your birthday. In a couple of weeks we will be emailing you again to ask you how you spent your 21st birthday.

Again Happy Birthday, have fun, and please celebrate responsibly.

GO GATORS.

Sincerely,

Eugene L. Zdziarski, II, Ph.D.
Dean of Students

minusthekellen @ 2007-06-05T13:34:00

2007-06-05T17:35:14Z

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/your-band-sucks/tool-worst-songs.php

minusthekellen @ 2007-05-30T00:19:00

2007-05-30T04:21:10Z

i am so fucking sick of Genetics already.

but on a more positive note, i got a new MacBook and it's my new girlfriend.

i also turn 21 in less than a month.

pz.

minusthekellen @ 2007-05-24T16:09:00

2007-05-24T20:10:27Z

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2881602

unbelievable. so did they make him get into his car and drive too?

minusthekellen @ 2007-05-18T19:09:00

2007-05-18T23:09:39Z

probably buying this soon:

http://www.limitedclassics.com/store/product.php?productid=18074

minusthekellen @ 2007-05-14T17:47:00

2007-05-14T21:48:01Z

new front wheel and bar tape, nigz.

minusthekellen @ 2007-04-27T22:03:00

2007-04-28T02:08:04Z

response:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding WCJB's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>technical problems over the past several weeks. Obviously
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they have had a negative impact on your viewing of our station.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>We sincerely apologize.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>know that the station has recently installed an extensive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>amount of new equipment. In addition to getting the new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>equipment running smoothly, our operators have gone through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>an extensive training program in order to be able to handle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>our new systems. This has been the reason for our errors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>significant upgrade in our technical quality. It is never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>our intention to disappoint our viewers and to interrupt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>viewing of your favorite programs. We believe we have made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>significant progress in correcting the problems you have
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Karen Woolfstead
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Program Director
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WCJB TV20/CW

my reply:

Apparently you're not too good at emails either.

Kellen Goodell

i'm balls deep in studying. have been for the past week. Physics and Microeconomics final exams tomorrow at 10 am and 12:30 pm. then a few days off before my Citriculture final on Wednesday. then it's summer!!!!!! (for a week before i take 6 weeks of Summer classes [Genetics and Technical Writing]). so if you're in the Gville this summer, holler at me.