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So I’m waiting for school to start back up - it’s time to kick its butt and have a great semester.  Last semester’s grades weren’t quite what I hoped for, but they’ll have to do.  So right now I’m at the parents’ place hanging out in the basement, researching methods to drive traffic to BravesBlast.com.  I’m doing my best to put a significant amount of time into writing and promoting the site, as is Jonathan.  We really are enjoying it and can’t wait until the Braves’ FanFest next weekend.

I’m toying with the idea of jumping deeper into the blogosphere.  I know I’ve been intermittent on my personal blog, but I’m really enjoying the Braves analysis I’ve gotten to do.  We’ll see what happens - the last thing I need is more projects to throw myself into.

I’m shooting between 10 and 15 basketball games for Prep Sports Online this month, as well as hopefully some personal projects.  I am also looking forward to the Technique once again this semester.

Off to work on researching how to drive traffic.

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Alright, so for those of you who don’t know me, I have gained weight recently.  Now, weight gain isn’t all bad, but if it’s mostly fat, it’s bad.  My drivers license (got it last updated at 18 years old) says I weigh 155.  I weigh between 210 and 215 right now, depending on how much I’ve eaten recently and such.  I don’t look horrible, but I don’t look great either.
So this isn’t a New Years resolution so much as it is a “keep me accountable to getting my butt in shape” note.  Jonathan Torrell, a buddy of mine from Wandering WiFi and co-founder of BravesBlast.com, is running the ING half-marathon in March on the Shirlock Foundation team (more on the Shirlock Foundation in a minute).  He lives about a mile from my house and I’ve told him I’ll train with him.  Whether or not I’ll run the half-marathon, we’ll see.  But I’m going to get into shape and I’m going to turn some of this fat into muscle.

The Shirlock Foundation aims to ease the financial burden of families of college students facing Leukemia.  Jonathan’s former roommate, Jonathan Shirlock, lost his battle with Leukemia in April of 2006 and Torrell has been helping run the Shirlock Foundation since.  The Georgia Tech football team recently wore Shirlock Foundation wristbands at the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho.  Check out their website to see more information on everything related to the Shirlock Foundation.

So I’ll be getting into shape here over the next three months.  Time to prepare to buy smaller pants.  Booyah.

Oh, and I hope Hawaii exposes UGA for being complete posers tonight.  I freakin’ hate how UGA is consistently overrated year after year.

Colin