Happy Independence Day.

Want to go for a run or go outside or something.

I bought a new app for my phone last week called Zombies, Run! It's been out on iPhones for a while, but it took them a while to release it for Android. It's your basic standard running app, except they turn it into a game in which you are running from zombies. I finished the first mission today. Kind of nerve wrecking, but also kind of awesome. I actually took it out on a test run on Saturday, but accidentally stopped the mission right before I finished it. I also burned myself out because I was running faster than I'm used to so I could get away from the "zombies." Yup. This will be a fun experience.

This whole fantasy EuroCup business has made us all very awkward. We heard the people behind us in the sangria line at a Yelp event talk about their fantasy league and we pounced on them. Yup. Fantasy soccer has added a whole new level of geekiness to my life.

Lesson of the day: read the rules of the fantasy league you're in before you start. That applies to most things, really.

I try not to have a sense of entitlement when it comes to anything. Sometimes I wonder if I should, at least with the job search. Perhaps going into interviews with the mindset that I should get the job instead of thinking that I'd be lucky to get the job would give me the drive and/or push I need. Maybe. Maybe it's just a confidence thing.

Ice cream. Tequila. Buffy. If they are all good remedies for a sore throat, then they should trump all colds when put together. Right?

I've been obsessed with cooking meatballs. I mean, if you make it with lean meats and eat it with vegetables and not carbs, they're not all that bad for you. I might set out on a quest to either perfect a meatball recipe or to see how many international meatball dishes I can conjure up. We'll see what happens. Today's meatballs were accompanied by beet salad and some baked eggplant. I forgot how much I love cooking Italian food.

How did I survive the late 90s and the boy band era without YouTube? I was at the mercy of TRL and the century it would take to download the music videos over a dial-up connection.

So, I've been into this website called Gogobot. It's like Yelp, except it's more focused on travel. I was addicted to it a couple of months ago to the point that I was always on it. Lately, I've been a little too busy for it. Nevertheless, it was a pleasant surprise when I received an invite to become a Gogobot Pro about a month ago. When they asked for my address to send swag, I was expecting some stickers and the like.

What I got was much cooler.

I got some buttons, which I thought was pretty standard in terms of swag. They are adorable, though.

I got a pretty swank luggage tag that I will definitely be attaching to my Rick Steves backpack.

I got a gogobot water bottle. Can't have enough water bottles. This one's also small enough for me to carry around.

The best part of my package of gogobot swag, however was my REI daypack. It's so nice! I only wish I had it a year ago, but I'm sure it's going to accompany me on the hikes that I try to take (and always fail at).

In other words, we pros are treated pretty well. Now I feel bad that I haven't had much time to review on that site! Did just sign up to go to their South Bay party, though. Was going to go to the one a couple of weeks ago in SF, but I had other last minute plans.

Let's just replace all fatty foods with pineapples and strawberries. Life would be sweet.