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Also, new updates to the layout of both this blog and twitter coming soon!

"Man Charged with Fleeing and Peeing"

While posting about crime in Winchester, I might as well turn people's attention to this article from the Winchester Star: Man Charged with Fleeing and Peeing.

Hilarious!

Someone's Slacking...

Typically, every week the police log from the previous week is posted online. Unfortunately for webstalkers like me, the last update was for the week of May 7th. We all know that Winchester is a wonderful and safe community, but for the sake of paying taxes, I hope the police have been doing something!

In the mean time, the annual crime statistics have been keeping me satisfied. The numbers were presented online in list form, so I decided to make a nice x-y scatter plot for easier viewing. Enjoy!

Melrose Boot Camp

While webstalking a while ago, I noticed one of my coworker's wives was doing a boot camp class in Melrose, fittingly called Melrose Boot Camp. When I asked her about it, she just raved. She said the instructors were really up beat and friendly, the class was difficult but was suitable for all fitness levels, and that she felt a lot healthier from participating.

I am training for the Danskin Women's Triathlon, so I thought this would be a good way to make sure that I really was getting up and working out. Nothing like a little peer pressure to get you out of bed in the morning. The class starts at 5:15AM! Bright, and early (and quite often raining). I had previously gone to the gym in the morning at about the same time, but there were definitely days where I rolled over and reset my alarm. Over the last four weeks, I went to boot camp faithfully MW&F rain or shine.

At boot camp, we did everything from the predictable push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jacks, to some really dynamic exercises like wind sprints up hills, resistance band work and running up and down bleachers. We did a timed mile the first friday, and we were all grumbling. Nothing like a recorded number to make you feel terrible about yourself at 5:30 in the morning. My goal for the first timed mile was to run it without stopping and I succeeded. Each week, it I felt a little more tired and I felt like I was getting in worse shape. My legs felt tired, my body ached, I felt 4 times my age. Some of it was what I like to call getting-in-shape soreness. You know, the good kind of soreness. Some of it was the "wow-I-thought-I-was-too-young-for-my-knees-to-crack-like-this" soreness/pain/loud noises. When the timed mile came around again at the last session of the month, I was once again dreading it. I had remembered someone who was about 15 seconds ahead of me the previous time. My goal was to stay as close to her as possible and hopefully beat my time. Unfortunately, she took off and I was almost a half lap behind her at the end. I found someone else to keep my pace and I beat my previous time by 35 seconds! All the pain, suffering, and short nights of sleep paid off!

I am excited for one week off before the next session starts, but also waiting in eager anticipation of what other goals I can achieve.

The basics:
Melrose Boot Camp
MWF, 5:15AM to 6:00AM
$95 for 4 weeks

Bruegger's Bagels

I cannot believe I have gone this long without posting about Bruegger's for two main reasons.  First of all, I firmly believe bagels should be have their own food group.  Secondly, Bruegger's headquarters is located in Vermont (my place of origin) and they serve Green Mountain Coffee (though I am not a coffee drinker) and sell Lake Champlain Chocolates (<3).>

Closing time...

...Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.  (artist anyone??)

In just a few short minutes, I am going to make my way to my lawyer's office to officially "pass papers," as they say, on my new condo in Winchester (well new to me!).  I am excited to bring this blog up to speed as the places I frequent shifts from pizza places to the hardware stores.  (Well, I will actually probably frequent pizza places more often while my kitchen is under renovation, but you get the drift).   

Keep me on your favorites and/or your RSS feed, because things are bound to start getting more interesting around here! 

The Greek Grille

I haven't been good about updating this blog, partly because I was aggressively searching for real estate to purchase.  That has just about ended and I am inches from being a property owner in Winchester.  :)  Anyways, its time to back-blog. 

One new addition to Winchester is The Greek Grille.  I do not remember when it opened, but I tested it out for the first time in March.  I ordered the Chicken Souvlaki Pita and it was so absolutely delicious that I returned the next night.  I was ordering take-out anyways, but this seems to be the best way to enjoy the Greek Grille.  I also recommend that you order ahead because the restaurant is pretty small, and there isn't much room to wait.  

Lexington Flick

Tonight, my friend and I decided we wanted to go to the movies.  We selected Slumdog Millionaire based on its recent success at the Academy Awards.  The next step to planning our evening was finding a theater and showing time that suited us.  We happened upon the Lexington Flick (sorry, no official website, at least that I can find) because it had a convenient 9:15pm showing.  

I had never been to downtown Lexington, but it was adorable and quaint.  The restaurants looked wonderful and there was a lot of available street parking.  The theater is right in the main strip and has a large, traditional marque sign. 

When we walked in, there was a small sign that said "Cash Only."  I panicked for a moment, but then realized I had cash on me and my friend did as well.  The tickets were $8.50 and they advertise a Wednesday special of $6.  I was handed a ticket similar to a raffle ticket, that the attendant had ripped in half.  With about a 1/2-square of paper in hand, I headed towards the upstairs screen.  I walked by the candy and popcorn without a second glance (I gave up sweets for lent), but I would imagine the prices were just as reasonable as the tickets.  

We made our way upstairs and walked into screen 2.  Instantly, we both stifled a laugh.  Like in a traditional theater, there were two aisles, but they were only 7 to 10 rows deep (I regret not counting for accuracy!).  There were railings in the front, although there did not seem to be any falling hazard.  Instead, there was approximately 10 feet of carpet/acoustic material covered floor that sloped up to the screen.  The screen is a whole other story!  

The screen was an awkward shape.  The height to width proportion seemed to be off and there was a mark near the center that I could not take my eyes off for the first few minutes.  On the walls was a blue and white striped material.  The seats were maroon, used past comfort, and lacked a cup holder.  The rows were tight, except in the front. The railing was set far enough forward to leave a fair amount of foot room and the railing served as a nice footrest.   Although, when sitting in the front, we had to constantly remind ourselves other people were there so we wouldn't make funny comments aloud.  

All in all, it was an adventure.  Great movie, great price, uncomfortable seat, funny screen, hilarious atmosphere.  I can't wait to go back!