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Sep. 24th, 2008
12:25 pm - Re: anna's survey
anna did a survey about me, I do a survey about anna. The same survey:
1. They are watching TV. What are they watching?
Clean House. Lots of Clean House or Law and Order SVU.
2. You're out to eat. What kind of dressing do they get on their salad?
Caeasar?
3. What's one food this person doesn't like?
Anything awesome that has more than 1000 calories, though she takes exception to Blooming Onions or Awesome Blossoms
4. You go out to the bar. He/she orders...
Coke
5. Where did he/she go to high school?
Smyrna High School? I don't know the name of the place. Oddly, she discusses her middle school more than her high school.
6. What size shoe do they wear?
10?
7. If this person were to collect anything, it would be...
Mazda3s
8. What is their favorite type of sandwich?
I think her favorite is a sandwich from Jimmy Johns or Publix. Some form of club. Possibly from Atkin's Park too.
9. This person could eat ______ everyday.
Popcorn
10. Favorite cereal?
Oh I forgot the name, but she bought some and then Cristina ate it.
11. This person wouldn't be caught dead wearing?
I don't think I've ever seen her wear makeup. Not once
12. Favorite sports team?
Georgia Force
13. Who will he/she vote for
She has a standup of Barack Obama in her home standing next to Abraham Lincoln.
14. What is their sign?
Well she was born in February so it must be...who knows.
15. What is something you do that he/she wishes you didn't?
Make bad jokes
16. How many states has this person lived in?
1
17. What is his/her heritage?
Awesome
18. You bake them a cake for their birthday. What kind do you bake?
Hmm..she likes cookie cakes a lot. And confetti cakes
19. Did he/she play sports in high school?
Marching band, she claims
20. This person could spend hours...
On Facebook
21. He/She wants a new...
Mazda3. Hers has gotten a little dirty.
22. The CD I would probably find in their vehicle is...
Tegan and Sarah
23. What can you do that will guarantee a laugh from him/her?
She mistook her answer for my answer here. My answer is fall.
24. Does he/she get along well with their family?
Well enough
25. If money wasn't an option, I would buy him/her...
Mazda3...or a monitor.
Aug. 12th, 2008
01:29 pm - CJ's Stories - Sad Heart
This is the final story in the CJ's Stories collection. It details a heart that was sad. How can a heart be sad you ask? Well let's read and find out.
This story tells quite the opposite story of what most children's stories of the time were telling. My message was all about how being different was bad and you need to CONFORM. If I had a psychologist they'd be all over this. Luckily, a faerie (We call that deus ex machina in the writing world) fixed all that right up. Also, I apparently spell faerie differently all of the sudden. Damn fantasy books.
Aug. 8th, 2008
02:53 pm - CJ's Stories - Dinosaur Day
In my young mind, I don't think I had a solid grasp on what exactly a dinosaur was yet.
It was once a day. No truer words have ever been spoken.
My favorite thing about this picture is that everything mentioned in the story is happening all at the same time. In one image. AMAZING. I like that in the top right corner you can see a gun that was thrown up and is shooting the dinodragon in the neck. Also, that leg is HUGE
Up Next: The final story, Sad Heart. DON'T MISS IT
Aug. 6th, 2008
05:59 pm - CJ's Stories - Halloween Day and Another Halloween Day
You people are in luck! I'm going to post two this time, because I feel like you're starting to get the gist of the Halloween ones. I LIKED HALLOWEEN OK.
First off is Halloween Day. Is it a prequel? A sequel? Who knows! All I know is it is a solid narrative.
You heard me. No head, one eye, and one mouth. Don't ask questions.
Now for the sequel, Another Halloween Day:
Ghosts shouldn't be asking dumb questions anyway.
Up Next: One of my personal favorites, Dinosaur Day
Aug. 5th, 2008
09:35 am - CJ's Stories: Another Halloween Night
My lovely girlfriend has conspired against me to put her childhood on the Internet as well. She thinks her childhood stories are better than mine! So far they haven't even had a single dragon in them, so I doubt she'll ever outdo my stories.
I like to think of Another Halloween Night, the sequel to Halloween Night, as a little slice-of-life story.
You'll see the invisible witches from earlier have made a reappearance (No pun intended, lolz), though they weren't entirely mentioned in the story. The fire coming out of that dragon looks pretty sweet though.
Up Next: Halloween Day. It'll be spooktacular!
Aug. 3rd, 2008
11:52 pm - CJ's Stories - Introduction and Halloween Night
When I was a young lass (Very young, probably no older than 12) I gained a very short lived interest in scrapbooking. Though it didn't last long, I did put some things that I wrote when I was even younger (Probably around 8, who knows though) into this scrapbook and have only recently rediscovered them. I have a collection of stories called "CJ's Stories" that I think are the greatest pieces of literary work of our time. I decided to share them will all of my livejournal/facebook friends in a series of posts. I think I'll put one up every few days for everyone to enjoy what a genius young CJ was.
So, without further introduction, I give you CJ's Stories:
See, the witches were invisible. THAT'S WHY YOU ONLY SEE HATS
There are 6 stories total, and for some reason 4 are about Halloween. You'll notice some themes in this one that are repeated later on. The young me had an obsession with dragons that I don't really know about. Good thing I'm over that.
Up Next: "Another Halloween Night"
Jun. 27th, 2008
01:40 pm - Survey 2: Back in the Habit
This one is from anna. So THANKS DUDE
1) Favorite hobby?
World of Warcraft at the moment, but video games in general
2) Have you ever done heroin?
You don't even ask about a gateway drug first?
3) Do you own guns?
Nope, not even an oozinator
4) What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic?
I may have once added Watermelon to something, but I'm not sure. I don't usually partake of addons.
5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Nah, I don't see why I would. I'm dying whether they tell me I am or I don't go and they don't tell me
6) What do you think of hot dogs?
I once put four on a bagel and a piece of cheese on that.
7) Favorite Christmas song?
I've had a goal the past couple of Christmases not to watch any Christmas movies. I was successful two years ago. My new goal is not to hear any Christmas music, but I feel this is probably impossible if I want to still go out of my house. It's not that the music is bad, I'm just so tired of it.
8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Occasionally I'll have a soda
9) Can you do push ups?
Nope, but in 6 weeks and 3 days I should be able to do 100 (http://hundredpushups.com/)
10) Can you do a chin up?
Nope. About 3/4 of the way is the furthest I ever got. I have a lot of mass to lift and not a lot of muscle to lift it.
11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
Bracelets. Oh, wait, I don't wear any
12) Do you like bleu cheese?
No, and it's spelled blue.
13) Ever been in a car wreck?
I remember when I was really young being in one that made my head hit my little He-Man sword that I had with me and having to wait it out in a bank or something.
14) Do you have ADD?
No, and probably many people who say they do do not.
15) What's one trait that you hate about yourself?
I have a very difficult time getting up and out of bed in the morning. I've been doing better lately, but it's really hard for me to get up early for no reason other than to be up early
16) Middle name?
Charles
17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
Hope the boss doesn't ask me what I'm doing
That sesame chicken was delicious but it was filling
How do I make this thing run without getting an out of memory error? Is it possible?
18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday (or was with someone who bought them)
Chinese Food, but that's it.
19) Name 3 drinks you regularly drink
Soda, usually Coke, though I've been trying some Diet drinks
Water
That 5 calorie lemonade mix
20) Current worry?
I gotta poop soon, who knows how that will turn out?
21) Current hate right now?
Disaster Movie
22) When was the last time you talked to or sent a message to your someone special?
About an hour ago, she's eating lunch right now
23) How did you bring in the New Year?
If anna brought it in at the Meathouse then I assume I did too. I don't really remember
24) Where would you like to be right now?
At anna's or Azeroth
25) Name three people who will complete this?
I don't really expect anyone to complete this. I don't have a lot of active livejournal friends and don't expect Facebook people to do it. And even if they did I wouldn't see it.
26) Do you own slippers?
After the Half-Marathon I got some slippers to help me walk comfortably. But I only need them for a day and they never fit right so I don't even wear them anymore. Maybe I should give them to the rats?
27) What shirt are you wearing?
Just a grey collared shirt for work.
28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Maybe? I'm not sure
29) Can you whistle?
Both breathing out and breathing in. That's skill
31) Would you be a pirate?
I'm not big into stealing other people's stuff and raping women
32) What songs do you sing in the shower?
None to my knowledge
33) Favorite girl's name?
I always liked the name Rayne
34) Favorite boy's name?
CJ Jr
35) What's in your pocket?
The one ring? Tricksy hobbits
36) Last thing that made you laugh?
That archeology joke I posted in the last post was pretty solid
37) Best bed sheets as a child?
I don't remember having any wacky bed sheets. I don't really remember my past bed sheets at all
38) Worst injury you've ever had?
I've broken my arm before when I was a youngling
39) Do you love where you live?
My house? It's pretty sweet, though it can get dirty
40) How many TVs do you have in your house?
Oh man. In use or just total? In use: 6, total: 7
41) Who is your loudest friend?
Vincent can be, but it doesn't happen often. Let's just say there have been times where I have to turn on the Power Window lock
42) How many dogs do you have?
None, but Luigi freaked out this morning when he saw me. Just went nuts
43) Does someone have a crush on you?
I've seen the way anna's dog has been looking at me
45) What is your favorite book?
Unlike SOME people, I'm only going to list my favorite book, not list every book I've ever liked. Brother's War
46) What is your favorite candy?
Snickers
47) Favorite Sports Team?
Georgia Force? I don't know dude
48) What song do you want played at your funeral?
Still Alive from Portal. "While you're dying I'll be still alive. While you're dead I'll be still alive. Still alive. Still alive"
49) What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Sleeping
50) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
Gotta log on to do those daily quests. You might not be able to tell, but WoW has been a big deal to me and will be until July 4 with the Midsummer Fire Festival is over.
09:28 am - Survey 1: Thanks to Jacquie
All right, both anna and Jacquie came through for me. Future CJ, this is for you. Also, Future CJ, when you read this, remember how badly Little CJ failed you.
Bands you've been listening a lot to lately, in no order.
3. All that I have (I listen to all of my music on random)
2. New Alanis Morissette CD
1. Sleeves of Ron and Fez fame
Things you look forward to:
3. Getting a sweet Brazier thing in World of Warcraft
2. First attempt at geocaching this weekend
1. Blizzard's big announcment that they've been leading up to in splash screen changes
Things you like to wear:
4. Socks
3. Shoes
2. Jeans
1. T-shirt
Things that annoy you:
1. That Disaster Movie actually exists and people will go see it
Things you say most days:
2. A bad joke
1. What's an archeologist? Someone whose career is in ruins.
Things you do every day:
3. The daily quests for the Midsummer Fire Festival in World of Warcraft. I'm leveling like crazy from this mug!
2. Listen to Ron and Fez
1. Speak with anna (Though rarely sometimes only online) (And probably not going to happen much anymore since I made two WoW references in one post, and am considering making a third)
People you want to spend more time with:
1. I probably don't see my extended family enough.
Movies you could watch over and over again:
4. Aliens
3. Predator 2
2. Troll 2
1. Fifth Element
Your favorite songs the moment:
3. Still Alive from Portal (Sung by GLaDOS) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthZgsz
2. "The Trapper Song" from Cannibal the Musical (http://www.cannibalthemusical.org/soun
1. Bajeebee by Sleeves (http://www.atomsmotion.com/uploads/baj
Jun. 26th, 2008
02:43 pm - We came out from the deep / To learn to love, to learn how to live / ... / That's why we're here
What a lame subject. I gotta stop typing the music I'm listening to at the moment.
Someone do a survey so I can then do it. I only do surveys if someone has done them first, and no one on my friends list has done surveys in a while. But I was reading over an old one and I'm freakin' hilarious so I'd like to do another one so that I can make future self laugh again.
In the meanwhile, I found this story very interesting but it is long. Took me nearly two hours (Well I was working at the same time):
http://www.goodthink.com/writing/view_s
Survey: GO
May. 29th, 2008
11:54 am
anna made me a new livejournal icon so I can be cool like her. Hopefully she'll comment so everyone can see the comparison (Sorry Facebook readers, you don't get to see)
May. 28th, 2008
09:15 am - Half-Marathonathalon: Epilogue
Well, I only managed to document two weeks of my half-marathon training. Not so good, CJ, not so good.
In any case, the half-marathon happened two months ago now, so I thought I'd go over my goals and see how I did with them. To save some precious scrolling, I've put my goals below, with what I originally said in italics and then my new comments will be in...regular talics?
Goal 1: Complete the half-marathon in 7 hours
This goal should be easy. You have to move at 2.2 miles per hour in order to go 13 miles in 7 hours, and I may be lazy but I know I can at least do that.
Well well past CJ, you got a little hasty here. You never took into account the pain that would occur. I did indeed complete this goal, but not without having a blister on every toe on my left foot and a few more on my right foot. Some different socks would have made a world of difference here.
Goal 2: Run half of the marathon
Truthfully, I don't believe I'd ever be able to run/jog 13 miles after going from no exercise to four months of training. But if I could jog half of it, I'd see that as a great accomplishment (I've never run more than a mile I don't believe, and I know I probably couldn't even do that now). If I could jog half of it, walk maybe another fourth, then finish it up with jogging that'd be amazing.
While training I got injured a couple of times and lost a few weeks of training here and there. This caused me to be way off schedule by the time the marathon came up. I'd never run more than 3 miles, which seems to be the magic number where I'll injure myself. I would get to 3 miles, get hurt, and have to build back up to it again. Now I have different shoes and what I like to call a "knee bra" to help with these injuries, but they really slowed me down at the time. As such, I decided to walk the entire half-marathon, which ended up being a painful challenge in itself.
Goal 3: Keep up with my training
The great thing about part of this training is that I will be doing it at work. I've tried exercising before, but with no goals that I was going for and no one to keep me doing it I've fallen out of it. However, I'm certain that a run once a week after work won't be enough to get ready for this marathon so I will have to train on my own. I want to be able to keep up with this.
I actually stopped running at work after a while and was running at home. Though I did hurt myself a couple of times and I did miss a day here and there, I'm willing to say that I at least partially met this goal. I just need to have less excuses to miss running.
Goal 4: Lose a little weight
It's never been a great interest of mine to lose weight, and I've never exercised with that intent in mind. However, I feel that it's inevitable if I keep up with my training that some weight will be lost. So we'll see where I am in four months. Last time I was weighed, it was around 210. Possibly 215. I generally hover around there at all times (And I don't weight myself naked because, come on, I'm clothed far more than I'm naked so clothed is a much better representation of my weight). If I can get around a scale anytime soon I'll get a more accurate weight.
My weight was fairly accurate when I posted this, probably around 215. Since I've started running, I actually gained weight. I think I'm around 220 now, maybe even a little more. I think this is because when I started running I began to get hungry more often and then would eat more, and I believe I was taking in more calories than I was losing because of the running. An unexpected side effect that maybe more running will cure?
Goal 5: Don't change my diet.
Right now I don't want to change my diet, but if the boss says I'll need to then I'll go for it. We'll see what happens after the first training session.
I mostly stuck with this goal. I did learn to occasionally eat a little healthier right before I run, but usually it didn't bother me. However since I did start eating more yet didn't change my diet, I did gain some weight. I think I need to begin training myself not to eat everything on my plate, which, as a the 2006 Pudding Eating Champion, is hard for me to do, we'll see how if I can pull it off.
So the half-marathon itself was interesting. I'd never been in so much pain before in my life. I believe I posted the photos on facebook, and you can tell I am not looking happy. Also, I was the last in my entire company to finish (Excluding the people who didn't show up), which is a little sad I suppose. But to be honest, I could have gone faster but I walked the whole thing with another guy from my company instead of going it alone.
Well, to be more specific, I could have done the first half faster. The second half and particularly the final fourth I was a shambling wreck. At least somewhere along the way someone was playing Eye of the Tiger, and occasionally there were people out there with free beer for any runners who wanted it. It was an interesting experience.
At the end I said I'd never do anything like it again. However, one week later when I could walk again I was a little more willing to say it's a possibility. Right now I'll just wait and see.
After the marathon, I took a week off of running. Then, I decided to reboot my schedule and start over from the beginning. What was nice was anna decided to join me, so we didn't miss a day of running for a little over a month. Unfortunately anna needed to quit after that time and instantly I started missing days again. Then I had to work overtime for a week. Then I went to Las Vegas and didn't run. And now I'm back home, and have just picked it up again. Hopefully I'll be able to keep on schedule (Though I've already missed a day this week too) and keep up on this running thing, but we'll just have to see.
What's the proper name for a shish kabob?
Shish karobert!
Apr. 8th, 2008
08:31 am
Well I have this problem where if two people on my friends list do a survey, I usually feel the need to do it too. So everyone can thank Jacquie and anna for this one.
Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
-- Yep
When was the last time you saw the person you last kissed?
-- Last night
What did you do today?
-- Woke up, checked woot to see what people are getting in their bags of crap, checked to see how my bag of crap is doing in shipping, and then went to work.
How many different people of the opposite sex have you cried over?
-- I'm a man and NEVER CRY
Do You Like to Smile?
-- Sure why not? Who would answer no? Are my fingernails painted black?
How Tall Are You?
-- 6'3"
Last person you rode in a car with under the age of 20?
-- I'm going to try and one up Jacquie and anna and come up with who it actually was. If I had to guess, I'd say my bro, but that'd be 2 years or so ago.
What Time Do You Usually Wake Up On the Weekends?
-- If I have a vet appointment, around 9:30. Otherwise I shoot for 11-ish.
Last thing you had to drink?
-- Water
What are you wearing?
-- Jeans and a collared shirt. Work clothes
What brand of body lotion do you use?
-- Summer's Eve? I can't name body lotion, I never touch it.
What color are your eyes?
-- Blue...um, hazel? One of those words that isn't "blue" or "brown" that girls use.
If you could live in any other country, which one would you pick?
-- This one is tough. I'd want it to be an English-speaking country, but I'm not particularly happy with Canada, England, or Australia. I suppose I'd go with Canada though.
Where were you when you heard about the World Trade Towers?
-- Driving from the Central Education Center to my high school. I heard it from the Morning X with Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy and then told my geometry teacher.
Do you like your phone?
-- Yep
Last tv show you watched?
-- Ummm...on TV? It would have had to be with anna, so I'd guess America's Funniest Home Videos.
Are you friends with the last person you kissed?
-- Yes, why so many kissing questions?
What color are your bed sheets?
-- Red or tan? REVERSIBLE COMFORTER
Do you ever keep arguing even when you know you’re wrong?
-- Nah, not really. anna might disagree.
Have you ever kissed any one on your top friends?
-- I don't know who my top friends are, but I'm going to assume either Syl or anna is up there.
Do long distance relationships work?
-- Depends on the situation. And the distance.
Are you tan?
-- Nope
What's your favorite girl scout cookie?
-- Those plain ones with milk. They are AWESOME.
Have you ever slept in a bed with the opposite sex?
-- Yes, come on, is this quiz for 14 year olds? Even then I had.
Is there any part of your body that hurts?
-- My ankle has been hurting off and on since the half-marathon.
Are you happy with your life right now?
-- Yep
What's one thing you've learned recently?
-- I could go for a soda, but that's neither here nor there. The thing I learned is that my bag of crap will be here on the 15th. This is important to me.
How do you earn money?
-- Programming and writing about what I'm going to be programming
Last time you took a nap?
-- I try to avoid taking naps because I have a hard time getting up. However I took one on Sunday after the half-marathon.
Who made you laugh today?
-- The day is young, but anna got me with her response to "Are you friends with the last person you kissed?"
Are you slowly drifting away from someone close?
-- If I was drifting away how are they close?
When was the last time you cried really hard?
-- Balls son. A long, long time
Who was the last person who IMed you?
-- anna
When was the last time you held someone’s hand?
-- Last night
Who do you tell everything to?
-- Just anna, really
Last bed you slept in?
-- My bed, and it's still awesome
Last words you spoke?
-- "Hey Syl, you enjoying our lightning fast internet?" Ok that wasn't the last thing, but that's the last one where I can remember what I said.
Do you regret your last kiss?
-- No. Seriously. All these kissing questions are ridiculous. Is this supposed to be the "Recently broken up quiz?"
What is your natural hair color?
-- Brown
What is the next concert you're going to?
-- None that I know of.
You prefer warm or cold weather?
-- Cold
Who is your last text/im from?
-- Google
What is the last movie you watched in theaters?
-- Run Fatboy Run
Who was the last person you shared a bed with?
-- anna
Do you have any nicknames?
-- Ceej is what I hear the most, ceejsauce, ceejsteak
Do fish have feelings?
-- Is this what it feels like when doves cry?
What'd you do last night?
-- Jogged with anna for the first time and bought some dog food.
Would you rather watch football or baseball?
-- The two ladies who answered this before me really didn't answer the question. If I had to watch one, I think I'd watch...football.
Do you like to cuddle?
-- Yes, and some might be able to see where this is a problem.
Last thing you bought?
-- I bought some sweet skull license plate screw things. I'm not sure how to describe them, but they hold in my license plate and end with skulls.
Have you ever shared a drink with anyone?
-- Sure
How much money do you have on you?
-- A couple hundred, depending on the day of the week and if it's the start of a new month. Probably shouldn't be advertising that to the Internet.
Do you have braces?
-- No
Is there someone on your mind that shouldn't be?
-- Rick Astley
Do you burn easily in the sun?
-- Yep
What made you happy today?
-- Well not too much so far. anna's online right now so let's see what she can pull off.
What's your ringtone?
-- Depends on who is calling. For anna, who calls me the most, it's the theme music to That's So Raven. I regret it. For generic calls it's Magus' theme from Chrono Trigger.
What’s the most important thing you've discovered about yourself lately?
-- I can walk 13.1 miles, but why would I want to ever again?
Where did your last hug take place?
-- anna's driveway
Did you cry today?
-- No, but the day is young!
Would you rather wait for a person OR move on to something better?
-- What do you mean? Like if I'm at the movies to meet someone to watch Fool's Gold but they are late so I watch Live Free or Die Hard instead? Then I guess I'd move on to something better, because Life Free or Die Hard was awesome. I just recently watched it in case you didn't know. And why should you?
Where were you raised?
-- I moved around a lot, but I feel like I really started to become the person I am today in Alabama/Germany. That's when I started to get into fantasy and video games a lot more anyway.
Do you have a reason to smile right now?
-- No anna deleted my comment on her survey and I am NOT HAPPY
Have you ever seen your crush kiss another person?
-- Umm...since early High School? No.
What are you about to do?
-- Work. Also rumor is there are bagels in the breakroom and I might grab one. But I already had a bagel this morning so who knows. Decisions, decisions.
Jan. 8th, 2008
08:35 am - Quiz time!
When two people on my friends list take the same quiz (This time Jacquie and anna) I just have to participate as well. That's what Livejournal (Oh excuse me, apparently it's now LiVEJOURNAL in the top right corner. The world would come to a crashing end if we had a capital i in something) is for, isn't it? (Facebook people...well...you don't read this anyway)
age turned this year?
- I last turned 24
best memory:
- I'm pretty old these days and my memory isn't too great. Um...I beat a dragon and a Hill Giant in Neverwinter Nights 2. AT THE SAME TIME. Oh also hit two years with anna (Had an annaversary, if you will)
worst memory:
- Um...I don't know, when the first time I tried the stupid dragon killed me?
did you stay in a relationship?
- Of course
great people you met:
- Kari Byron, Terry Brooks (from afar), Ron and Fez
longest road trip:
- I imagine I went to Tennessee with my family at some point. Oh and Florida.
best place visited:
- New York city and specifically the Ron and Fez studios
worst place visited:
- I don't know, probably the Masquerade or wherever
earned any new names:
- I earn a new name a day
biggest challenge this year?
- Just trying to put aside some money
how many moving violations?
- None...wait, was it this year? If so, one, but I got out of it.
how many parking tickets did you get?
- None
how many subjects did you take?
- I take no subjects.
what were your grades?
- A for Awesome
did you moon a cop?
- This is a dumb question. Is this what the kids are doing these days?
new best friend?
- I try not to meet new people.
person you wish you became closer to:
- I don't know, Bill Gates? Someone who is very rich yet quite charitable?
any awards?
- Was this the year of the pudding challenge? If so I got a trophy for it.
did you sleep through your alarm?
- No I don't believe I have
did you lose or gain weight?
- I stay around the same weight at all times
did you break any bones this year?
- Did I do anything that would break a bone? Of course not
sports played?
- Let's not kid ourselves here
what do you hope for 2008?
- Well that I'll be able to run half of that half-marathon. That'd be nice. Also that I'll have enough money put aside to buy a car when mine finally cuts out.
new love for food?
- Nah, my food tastes are limited.
kiss anyone?
- A few people. Ok just one
dance in the rain?
- What am I, in a Ricky Martin song?
have you changed?
- Every year I get more cynical
how was your birthday?
- I don't remember really. I think anna took me to O'Charley's? If so then it was AWESOME
any snow this year?
- I live in Georgia
did you lose any family members?
- I don't believe so
did you disappoint anyone close?
- I've never disappointed anyone
did you sleep under the stars?
- Not this year. It's not as great as romanticists make it out to be
have you ever pretended to be happy?
- Probably not
did you keep your new year's resolution?
- I may have made a resolution not to make any resolutions. If so then...yes? Or no? You decide.
did you leave the country?
- I went to New York, which is similar.
are you moving in the new year?
- How would I know?
did you lose anything expensive?
- Did I break my car this year? If so, then yes.
learn anything new about yourself?
- I have a very hard time getting up for work. It's becoming a problem. Oh, also, politically I learned I'm libertarian leaning but I'm not ready to take the plunge and say I'm libertarian yet.
did you find out who your true friends were?
- No need?
made a change in your life?
- I'm training for a half-marathon. I think that's a pretty major change for me. Also, I'm trying to get less software illegally.
did you stay up 'til sunrise?
- Did I play World of Warcraft this year? If so, yes. Yes I did.
do anything you regret?
- Trying to start my car while it was in a large puddle. A very large puddle.
go to any parties?
- Sure
make much money?
- At UPS I made more money than I ever thought I would for years. Now, I'm doing ok.
did you keep your job?
- I'm keeping the one I got. I hope
did you attend a funeral?
- Nope
gain any new family members?
- Probably, I can't keep track of my cousins.
get a new car?
- I think so...well...used.
develop any health problems?
- I think I get migraines? Around once a month. It's been going on longer than a year but it's only recently that I put a name to it. And it sucks.
end up in a hospital?
- Nah
attend a concert?
- You could call them that
travel out of state?
- Yes, didn't I already answer this?
read any books?
- There are people who go a year without reading books?
sign up to facebook?
- I was there before it was cool
eat anything you've never had before?
- I'm sure Vincent made me something that no one had ever had before
did anyone develop feelings for you?
- Matt was getting frisky at the movies the other day...
attend church?
- Nope
favorite day of the year?
- Christmas is always fun
least favorite day of the year?
- I don't know, the day I have to fill out tax information? That's pretty boring
was 2007 a great year for you?
- Yeah why not?
If I'd realized how long that was before I started, I would have skipped it. I don't know how teenagers do it. Is it because they type u instead of you? Does that give them the stamina?
Dec. 21st, 2007
03:52 pm - I miss Web 1.72
With Gmail's recent ability to connect to AIM from within it, I've had a radical thought. Over the past few years I've slowly but surely stopped using any e-mail account but Gmail. Also, I rarely if ever use any chat service beyond AIM and Google Talk. My current setup at home, though, has me using Pidgin for IM and Outlook for e-mail, which is mostly just an IMAP connection back to my Gmail.
So here's my radical thought. I just uninstall both of those applications and use an always-open copy of Gmail on my home computer for these things. Has anyone made such a switch? I haven't been the most web 2.0 focused person, but I'm heading in that direction (I see myself using google docs more and more, and one day I completely switched from my RSS reader to Google Reader and haven't looked back). Anyone have any concerns? I believe this would use up less processing power on my PC, but I could be confused as to how Gmail works.
All you CS people in livejournal and facebook let me know.
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contemplativeDec. 18th, 2007
04:23 pm - Half-Marathonathalon: Week 3
Hello everyone,
Though I've been keeping up on my running, I find it harder to keep up with posting about my running. I mean, who really cares?
Anyway, so far I've made some progress. I'm able to jog over a mile on a track, and at this Wednesday's group jog we'll be going for a full 1.2 miles with hills and the like. My dad has started joining us for the group meetings which is really nice because he's around the same level as I am (Actually, he just ran 2 miles so he may be a little ahead).
So far, the furthest I've gone is six laps around the track at the middle school near me. Unfortunately it isn't a standard sized track so I don't know how far that is. What I do know is it's between 1.2 to 1.5 miles. So not bad? But definitely not as good as I'm going to need to run my goal of 6 miles. But it's definite progress from my shuffling around that I did two weeks ago.
Umm...I think that's all I have to report for now. I'll update again some other time in the future.
Dec. 6th, 2007
03:36 pm - Half-Marathonathalon: Week 1
HEY GUYS GET READY FOR WEEKLY UPDATES (Well at least for now)
Wednesday was the first day of our group training. There were about 10-15 people who showed up for this. Nils (my boss and the organizer of this thing and runner extraordinaire) handed out training schedules for us to choose from.
There were three options:
Walking
Novice Runner
Intermediate Runner
I looked at the walking schedule and it was nothing but increasing amounts of walking for three months. I know I'm not in shape, but I also know I can handle walking. I don't need to go on a 20 minute walk.
So I picked up the Novice Runner sheet. Unbeknowest to me, out of all the people there, only three chose to run. Me, Jan (The guy who sits across from me), and Nils. And Jan and Nils are in MUCH better shape than me. I expected there to be more people willing to run but still in the beginning stages of it!
So I knew it'd be embarrassing. On top of that, even the Novice Runner sheet asks you to run 2 miles. 2 miles on my very first day! That's impossible!
Anyway Jan and Nils were nice enough to slow it down for me. We'd jog a little, then walk a little, and repeat that. But eventually I could jog no more (I estimate after a mile and a half, which truthfully I don't think was too bad) and I let them go on ahead. They really picked up the pace and did another "lap" while I strolled the final mile or so back to the office. What was nice, though, is that they reached the office at the same time I did (After doing their second lap) so it looked to all the walkers as if I'd stuck with them the whole time. So that's nice.
Anyway, I know this schedule will be impossible for me for now. I knew that before I got started. Tonight I'm hoping to go out and walk a mile or two, take Friday as a day of rest, and then Saturday maybe try a walk/jog for a mile and a half and work my way up. It's unfortunate that I can't use the schedule given to me, but it shouldn't be too bad to make up my own for a month then move into the schedule given to me.
Dec. 3rd, 2007
10:35 am - I'm a (half-) marathon man
It just occurred to me that I did not put Thelma in my last post about Pee Outside (.org). CRAP. There goes an era.
So at work my boss was recently challenged to get a certain percentage of the employees (16%) to run in an upcoming half-marathon, the ING Georgia Marathon. So, I agreed to do it!
Now this is craziness to anyone who knows me, and I assume you know me if you're reading this. It's so crazy because I can't walk up the stairs at my house without getting out of breath, yet now I have to run (Or otherwise propel myself using my legs) 13.1 miles in 7 hours?
We are going to begin "training" after work in a couple of days, and so since this is so early I thought I'd post some of my goals and then I'd come back and see how I did with them. The marathon is on March 30, 2008 which gives me a little less that four months of training.
Goal 1: Complete the half-marathon in 7 hours
This goal should be easy. You have to move at 2.2 miles per hour in order to go 13 miles in 7 hours, and I may be lazy but I know I can at least do that.
Goal 2: Run half of the marathon
Truthfully, I don't believe I'd ever be able to run/jog 13 miles after going from no exercise to four months of training. But if I could jog half of it, I'd see that as a great accomplishment (I've never run more than a mile I don't believe, and I know I probably couldn't even do that now). If I could jog half of it, walk maybe another fourth, then finish it up with jogging that'd be amazing.
Goal 3: Keep up with my training
The great thing about part of this training is that I will be doing it at work. I've tried exercising before, but with no goals that I was going for and no one to keep me doing it I've fallen out of it. However, I'm certain that a run once a week after work won't be enough to get ready for this marathon so I will have to train on my own. I want to be able to keep up with this.
Goal 4: Lose a little weight
It's never been a great interest of mine to lose weight, and I've never exercised with that intent in mind. However, I feel that it's inevitable if I keep up with my training that some weight will be lost. So we'll see where I am in four months. Last time I was weighed, it was around 210. Possibly 215. I generally hover around there at all times (And I don't weight myself naked because, come on, I'm clothed far more than I'm naked so clothed is a much better representation of my weight). If I can get around a scale anytime soon I'll get a more accurate weight.
Goal 5: Don't change my diet.
Right now I don't want to change my diet, but if the boss says I'll need to then I'll go for it. We'll see what happens after the first training session.
And those are my goals for now. It'll be interesting to see in four months whether or not I stuck with them or things changed. I was so unequipped for this that I had to go out and buy running shoes and pants this past weekend, but at least that also makes me feel that I'm committed now too. Because I hate wasting money more than I hate running.
Nov. 26th, 2007
12:59 pm - Pee Outside
HEY EVERYONE
I wanted to take a moment to promote a website that is trying to make a difference with the drought problem here in Georgia. Some of you may have heard of it, but I'm sure others have not yet. The website is Pee Outside (.org). Check it out!
Did you know the average toilet uses 3 gallons of water per flush? If every man in Atlanta would pee outside (Or in a varied alternative, like down a drain) one time a day, it would save 7.5 million gallons of water a day!
Think about 3 gallons of water for a second. Imagine if that was three gallons of milk. Imagine how much space that takes up in your refrigerator. Once again, if it were milk, every flush would be costing you around $12 ($18 if you buy Mayfield)!
So do your part and Pee Outside (.org). If you can't pee outside for whatever reason, you can still support Pee Outside by joining the Facebook group or buying some sweet merch.
Come on everyone, go yellow and do your part for Georgia.
Aug. 29th, 2007
06:29 pm - Alternate ending: Population: DVD
When you turn on my DVD player, it says "Welcome to DVD World" I wish after that it said "Population: You"
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