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I think I may be suffering from Osteitis Pubis. Boo.

I haven’t been to the doc or a physio yet, but the symptoms listed on that web page seem about right, as is a common cause (distance running). The page mentions how dull pain can be present at the start of exercise, then go away during exercise, only to return when the exercise is over. That’s pretty much spot on. When I’m walking around it feels like I have to drag my left leg a bit to avoid a dull ache in my left groin, but when I run it feels normal.

I’ll visit a physio later this week but am already mentally resigned to the fact that running the half-marathon in two weeks’ time is not a good idea. The condition only gets worse the more exercise you do, and the most effective treatment is rest.

I’m disappointed. I’ve worked pretty hard to get my physical and mental fitness to the point where I know I am capable of running that distance, so it’s a bummer to find out that even though I’ve trained carefully, gradually increasing my distances by a km a week, the training has caused the injury and there’s pretty much nothing I can do about it.

But I haven’t got too much to complain about. I’ll rest up and try again next year. Besides, Jayne’s still entered in the 10km so I’ll be able to cheer her on and take lots of photos.

I haven’t posted for more than a week and still don’t have much to say, so I thought I’d document the current music setup I’ve got going at our place. Because it’s great.

1. A solid iTunes library

2. Airport Extreme wi-fi with an Airport Express connected to the lounge stereo (circled in red)

3. iTunes lets me select which speakers I want to stream music to over wi-fi

Pretty cool. If I had a second Airport Express in a different room or outside I could stream music to there too (part of the plan).

But wait, there’s more.

4. Remote, a free application for my iPod Touch, lets me control the laptop from the iPod (as they’re on the same wi-fi network). I can choose any song or album from my entire iTunes library and also control the volume. Very cool.

But wait, there’s even more.

5. iTunes 8 includes a feature called Genius, which creates a playlist of around 25 songs from your library that are similar to any song you select. So if I’m feeling a bit Saturday Night I can choose Michael Jackson’s Rock With You, and Genius will pull up songs from Kool and the Gang, Madonna, George Michael, Daft Punk, S’Express, Cut Copy, Brand New Heavies, Marvin Gaye, etc.

So, to recap, when we want some music (and assuming everything’s turned on) I can pick up the iPod, choose a song, hit Genius, and we’re set for the next couple of hours. Very cool.

Yeah, I’m an Apple fanboi.

Bunnings night

These photos show that I’m starting to make progress in the front yard. Finding the time is the hard thing.

Before

Not quite so before

Today

Before

Not quite so before

Today

Jayne’s painting everything cream to match the window frames. It makes a big difference to the house (front and back). Looks quieter, calmer, more set back. No idea why.

Fetch it Maxy