Every once in a while, I get the feeling that 90% of my weight gain from weight lifting is in my legs.
I wrote on Lydia's wall for her birthday. It looks like I'm the only one. I don't believe I was the only one. That means her privacy settings block me from seeing what others put on her wall. I never would have noticed if not for her birthday. It seems like a funny, odd thing to do.
"Marta was watching the football game with me when she said "You know most of these sports are based on the idea of one group protecting it's territory from invasion from another group." "Yeah" I said, trying not to laugh. Girls are funny."
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Stanford App Question
How would factors such as your background, work and life experiences, special interests, culture, socioeconomic status, race,or ethnicity contribute to the diversity of the entering class, and hence to the experience of your Stanford classmates? Please describe these factors and their relevance.
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I'd consider myself very open minded. As someone who has lived abroad, I have learned how inferior cultures do things.
I have the kind of diversity you appreciate: white. As a corollary, I'm awfully hard to convict.
I will also stand out severely as perhaps the only Christian at your godless institution.
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I'd consider myself very open minded. As someone who has lived abroad, I have learned how inferior cultures do things.
I have the kind of diversity you appreciate: white. As a corollary, I'm awfully hard to convict.
I will also stand out severely as perhaps the only Christian at your godless institution.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
At the Bridge...
Anthony: Dude, you play guitar?
Cory: yes
Anthony: I play piano and I'm looking for someone who plays guitar to play with me at Doernbecher's for kids.
Cory: Well, I'm not that good. Unless you're talking about special needs kids, in which case I can rock the house.
Cory: yes
Anthony: I play piano and I'm looking for someone who plays guitar to play with me at Doernbecher's for kids.
Cory: Well, I'm not that good. Unless you're talking about special needs kids, in which case I can rock the house.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Beach and Stuff
Danny and I are in the same boat in a few ways. We kind of feel like we've picked the Bridge dry. There's plenty of fish in the sea, but this pond has been well fished. Also, when you're fishing, you gotta put the little ones back. I want to do a dinner again, but with more advance notice so that I can get an older turnout. I already have a few ideas on who to call, but I'll need time to build rapport. In the meantime, four-way Risk games are pretty awesome.
The beach retreat had some good bro time. We all went to the beach at Pacific City. Sadly, there was no football game. I went up the sand dunes and worked on back flips with a friend. And the leader Alex Salwedezel is pretty awesome. There were only a couple people on this retreat that were at the beach retreat two months ago. People either went off to school or got in a relationship.
There was a talent night again. The crazy thing was that about half of everyone went home early and missed the talent night. I told jokes again. Lately, the Bridge has featured the female equivalent of Dirty Jon, with an extra helping of mental illness. She came on the retreat. She laughed five times harder and longer than everyone else. It kinda killed my flow. And with so few people there, there wasn't the critical mass you need to have enough laughers in the crowd to have definite positive feedback. One of the guys took a video of my performance, but I had him delete it.
I need Ian to finish his letter of recommendation so I can move forward with my Army application.
The beach retreat had some good bro time. We all went to the beach at Pacific City. Sadly, there was no football game. I went up the sand dunes and worked on back flips with a friend. And the leader Alex Salwedezel is pretty awesome. There were only a couple people on this retreat that were at the beach retreat two months ago. People either went off to school or got in a relationship.
There was a talent night again. The crazy thing was that about half of everyone went home early and missed the talent night. I told jokes again. Lately, the Bridge has featured the female equivalent of Dirty Jon, with an extra helping of mental illness. She came on the retreat. She laughed five times harder and longer than everyone else. It kinda killed my flow. And with so few people there, there wasn't the critical mass you need to have enough laughers in the crowd to have definite positive feedback. One of the guys took a video of my performance, but I had him delete it.
I need Ian to finish his letter of recommendation so I can move forward with my Army application.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Jour de Travaille
I did a bit of reorganizing my bookshelves today. Before, if it was a book I hadn't finished, it was simply pulled closer to the edge, but now, the unfinished books are now on their own shelf. There are X Christian books I haven't finished and Y secular books. The problem is when the book turns out to be boring, I have very little motivation to finish it. I ordered 4 books online a couple days ago. It's very exciting.
I rafted down the river with Danny and Jon Sauter and another guy and 4 girls from Solid Rock on Sunday. Since it was Labor Day weekend, there were maybe a thousand people that had the same idea. The weird part about it was that in our group, we all kept our shirts on, except for that other guy. I think it's weird that Christians would define modesty to such a strict level in a crowd of a thousand shirtless guys and barely-there bikinis. We didn't actually ever say anything about it. So the real causes of our farmer's tans might have been modesty, insecurity, or fear of judgementalism. If it were true that "modest is hottest," wouldn't immodesty cause less "stumbling"? Anywho, we went to sushi afterwards. The whole day was a blast.
Today, I have nothing planned except reading and working out. I think I've been experiencing heartburn since Thursday. I wasn't sure what was causing the chest pains so I stopped working out. I think I'll easy my way back into it.
I rafted down the river with Danny and Jon Sauter and another guy and 4 girls from Solid Rock on Sunday. Since it was Labor Day weekend, there were maybe a thousand people that had the same idea. The weird part about it was that in our group, we all kept our shirts on, except for that other guy. I think it's weird that Christians would define modesty to such a strict level in a crowd of a thousand shirtless guys and barely-there bikinis. We didn't actually ever say anything about it. So the real causes of our farmer's tans might have been modesty, insecurity, or fear of judgementalism. If it were true that "modest is hottest," wouldn't immodesty cause less "stumbling"? Anywho, we went to sushi afterwards. The whole day was a blast.
Today, I have nothing planned except reading and working out. I think I've been experiencing heartburn since Thursday. I wasn't sure what was causing the chest pains so I stopped working out. I think I'll easy my way back into it.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Counting my blessings...
I mentioned earlier that I sometimes make lists. Last week, I was feeling in an above-average mood, so I decided to recount why. Here's what I came up with.
-My feet had been hurting so I finally bought new work shoes. They're comfy.
-Army officer is a great choice. They get nearly double the pay and more leadership training.
-I'm reading through Isaiah right now. It's pretty good.
-Richard Dawkins might be the world's most vocal advocate of atheism these days. It turns out, he was sexually abused by a priest as a boy. No wonder he's an atheist. I don't think he's right about the whole atheism thing.
-I'm taking the Army Physical Fitness test Thursday. My score is currently around 250 out of 300, which is what the recruiter said I should get.
-Every once in a while, I see fruit from counseling.
-I'm having a blast with my Ipod. I'm cycling a lot of music through it.
-I'm almost finished with a book about the science of fine-tuning. Good stuff
-My feet had been hurting so I finally bought new work shoes. They're comfy.
-Army officer is a great choice. They get nearly double the pay and more leadership training.
-I'm reading through Isaiah right now. It's pretty good.
-Richard Dawkins might be the world's most vocal advocate of atheism these days. It turns out, he was sexually abused by a priest as a boy. No wonder he's an atheist. I don't think he's right about the whole atheism thing.
-I'm taking the Army Physical Fitness test Thursday. My score is currently around 250 out of 300, which is what the recruiter said I should get.
-Every once in a while, I see fruit from counseling.
-I'm having a blast with my Ipod. I'm cycling a lot of music through it.
-I'm almost finished with a book about the science of fine-tuning. Good stuff
Saturday, August 13, 2011
A pre-marine corps post. heheh.
I thought I hadn't posted in a really long time, but the last post was only 12 days ago.
Work's been uneventful. Another department has borrowed me for 2 weeks to help them catch up on documentation. I've had one week so far. I keep flexing my schedule for military-related stuff. I'll be glad to have everything taken care of.
My mom was most supportive of me becoming a marine when I said I would become a marine instead of getting a motorcycle. My dad said he didn't get a motorcycle until after the marines. I said it'd be hilarious if my job in the marines involved driving a motorcycle.
My body weight has been fluctuating all around the 140's. I hit 151 at one point, but I'm averaging 146 now. Part of it has been all the distractions to weightlifting, but a bigger part has probably been a declining motivation to bulk up. I still want to get in shape for the marines though, and that means focusing on push ups, sit ups, and running. You get the highest possible score on the fitness test if you can do 75 push ups in two minutes, 100 crunches in two minutes, and a 3-mile run in under 18 minutes. I'd love to get a perfect score. If I'm just in better shape than the other recruits, things will be all the better for me. They can also promote me sooner based on points I earn through various means, including fitness points.
I swapped out my starter in 59 minutes today. New record for me.
I think I'll plan a risk game this week. I'm due for some bro time.
In the last couple weeks, I've been occasionally making lists to help me sort through things. In one column, I write down everything that sucks about life at that moment. In another, I write down the good things. Sometimes I write down things that will be good in the future, like completing marine corps training. Just by keeping track of everything and having a handle on the different things that nudge my happiness level in either direction, I feel more in control and feel like I have more perspective. I also make "things to do" lists. This weekend's been pretty decent about working on those lists. Like the auto work.
Work's been uneventful. Another department has borrowed me for 2 weeks to help them catch up on documentation. I've had one week so far. I keep flexing my schedule for military-related stuff. I'll be glad to have everything taken care of.
My mom was most supportive of me becoming a marine when I said I would become a marine instead of getting a motorcycle. My dad said he didn't get a motorcycle until after the marines. I said it'd be hilarious if my job in the marines involved driving a motorcycle.
My body weight has been fluctuating all around the 140's. I hit 151 at one point, but I'm averaging 146 now. Part of it has been all the distractions to weightlifting, but a bigger part has probably been a declining motivation to bulk up. I still want to get in shape for the marines though, and that means focusing on push ups, sit ups, and running. You get the highest possible score on the fitness test if you can do 75 push ups in two minutes, 100 crunches in two minutes, and a 3-mile run in under 18 minutes. I'd love to get a perfect score. If I'm just in better shape than the other recruits, things will be all the better for me. They can also promote me sooner based on points I earn through various means, including fitness points.
I swapped out my starter in 59 minutes today. New record for me.
I think I'll plan a risk game this week. I'm due for some bro time.
In the last couple weeks, I've been occasionally making lists to help me sort through things. In one column, I write down everything that sucks about life at that moment. In another, I write down the good things. Sometimes I write down things that will be good in the future, like completing marine corps training. Just by keeping track of everything and having a handle on the different things that nudge my happiness level in either direction, I feel more in control and feel like I have more perspective. I also make "things to do" lists. This weekend's been pretty decent about working on those lists. Like the auto work.
Monday, August 1, 2011
MEPS, Part Douche
I'm too tired to give the long version, but twss aside, here's the short of it:
When I was being interviewed to get a national security clearance in order to qualify for the job of Army Recruiter (the only one currently available to color-blind people in the Army Reserve from the Portland area), they got it out of me that I have a pending stop sign violation court date, and they refused to process me until after the date (August 19th). They also got it out of me that my recruiter was aware of this issue, so my recruiter got lectured quite a bit.
I think I'll go join the Marines. Even color-blind people know an Arab when they see one.
When I was being interviewed to get a national security clearance in order to qualify for the job of Army Recruiter (the only one currently available to color-blind people in the Army Reserve from the Portland area), they got it out of me that I have a pending stop sign violation court date, and they refused to process me until after the date (August 19th). They also got it out of me that my recruiter was aware of this issue, so my recruiter got lectured quite a bit.
I think I'll go join the Marines. Even color-blind people know an Arab when they see one.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
MEPS
There were maybe 30 people in on the beach trip yesterday. There were 12 in the van that I rode in. It was fun. We played touch football at the beach, split up for dinner, and had a bonfire to finish off the evening.
I took a friend to her home and took another back to my place so she wouldn't have to be alone that night with her questionable cousin's dad while all her cousins were away. She slept in Kristin's old room. I told my parents her story, and they were happy we could help out. I have really cool parents.
Today after helping out with the toddlers, I just went home. I caught a bit of the 10 o'clock sermon and heard John Mark talking about heaven coming onto earth, and I didn't want to hear that sermon again. And I wanted to read a bit more about MEPS.
I met Sgt. Age at the Holiday Inn by the airport at 4:00. I signed papers and checked into my room. All applicants share a room with one roommate. Mine is a National Guard applicant. He said he was from Grant's Pass, and I believed him instantly. He had a shaved head, goatee, pocket knife, and all black apparel. I think it's funny that a whole city can have a white trash stereotype.
4:30 wake up tomorrow. ASVAB. Physical. Enlistment. I'm looking forward to it.
The marine recruiter convinced me not to be a marine. I had a lot of questions about job availability, and he said if I'm really concerned about that, then the marines probably aren't right for me because marines mainly just join the marines just to be a marine, and they're mainly used just to shoot stuff. They don't even have medical or chaplain MOS's because they might not get to shoot something, and all that extra marksmanship training would go to waste.
I talked to an enlisted air force guy yesterday at the beach trip. He said that the air force has a physical training session in the morning each day, but that's it. I think my conditioning would get worse in the air force boot camp. So that ruled out the air force. Army boot camp makes the air force boot camp sound like a day spa. I want something more intense than the air force / cub scouts.
So I'm planning on enlisting tomorrow. Active duty soldiers are being slated for a boot camp that starts in March, but reservists might get to go sooner. I hope I go sooner.
I took a friend to her home and took another back to my place so she wouldn't have to be alone that night with her questionable cousin's dad while all her cousins were away. She slept in Kristin's old room. I told my parents her story, and they were happy we could help out. I have really cool parents.
Today after helping out with the toddlers, I just went home. I caught a bit of the 10 o'clock sermon and heard John Mark talking about heaven coming onto earth, and I didn't want to hear that sermon again. And I wanted to read a bit more about MEPS.
I met Sgt. Age at the Holiday Inn by the airport at 4:00. I signed papers and checked into my room. All applicants share a room with one roommate. Mine is a National Guard applicant. He said he was from Grant's Pass, and I believed him instantly. He had a shaved head, goatee, pocket knife, and all black apparel. I think it's funny that a whole city can have a white trash stereotype.
4:30 wake up tomorrow. ASVAB. Physical. Enlistment. I'm looking forward to it.
The marine recruiter convinced me not to be a marine. I had a lot of questions about job availability, and he said if I'm really concerned about that, then the marines probably aren't right for me because marines mainly just join the marines just to be a marine, and they're mainly used just to shoot stuff. They don't even have medical or chaplain MOS's because they might not get to shoot something, and all that extra marksmanship training would go to waste.
I talked to an enlisted air force guy yesterday at the beach trip. He said that the air force has a physical training session in the morning each day, but that's it. I think my conditioning would get worse in the air force boot camp. So that ruled out the air force. Army boot camp makes the air force boot camp sound like a day spa. I want something more intense than the air force / cub scouts.
So I'm planning on enlisting tomorrow. Active duty soldiers are being slated for a boot camp that starts in March, but reservists might get to go sooner. I hope I go sooner.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Week 8
1. GRE. 770 math, 660 verbal. It's high, but it's not Stanford high. I need to talk to grad school admissions people to find out if it's impressive enough. I'm leaning towards taking it again.
2. I haven't worked out for 8 days. I think the rest was good for me. I had tried everything to break my plateau, except for taking time off. So today is going to be intense. I hope I can get up to 165 soon so that I can then just work out for maintenance and devote myself to other things.
3. The Bridge getaway last Thursday was a flop. It was chilly with a small turnout. I'm going to the water slides at Kahneeta with friends from Solid Rock on Saturday.
Yesterday was a cool game of Risk cause Matt was ahead the whole game and Sean and I were trying to hold him off, and I pulled ahead at the end of round 5.
2. I haven't worked out for 8 days. I think the rest was good for me. I had tried everything to break my plateau, except for taking time off. So today is going to be intense. I hope I can get up to 165 soon so that I can then just work out for maintenance and devote myself to other things.
3. The Bridge getaway last Thursday was a flop. It was chilly with a small turnout. I'm going to the water slides at Kahneeta with friends from Solid Rock on Saturday.
Yesterday was a cool game of Risk cause Matt was ahead the whole game and Sean and I were trying to hold him off, and I pulled ahead at the end of round 5.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Week 7
1.
I'm taking the GRE on July 9th. I haven't done any practice yet. I hate studying and homework so much, it's making me nervous about doing grad school.
2.
I have more information about my fitness, my routine, and my diet than I ever did before. So I'm interested to find out the results of this creatine cycle that I started on Monday.
My bench press 1RM has been stuck at 180 lbs since May 16th. I'm doing a lot of other things, and I know I'm getting stronger, but whenever I return to bench, I see no progress.
I hit 150 lbs on Monday. The problem is, last time I took my measurements, only my stomach had grown. Let's hope the creatine works.
3.
Another Bridge get-away on Thursday, July 7th. At the Pond. I only have one week to get in shape. :-P
I'm taking the GRE on July 9th. I haven't done any practice yet. I hate studying and homework so much, it's making me nervous about doing grad school.
2.
I have more information about my fitness, my routine, and my diet than I ever did before. So I'm interested to find out the results of this creatine cycle that I started on Monday.
My bench press 1RM has been stuck at 180 lbs since May 16th. I'm doing a lot of other things, and I know I'm getting stronger, but whenever I return to bench, I see no progress.
I hit 150 lbs on Monday. The problem is, last time I took my measurements, only my stomach had grown. Let's hope the creatine works.
3.
Another Bridge get-away on Thursday, July 7th. At the Pond. I only have one week to get in shape. :-P
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Week 6
1.
My supervisor is on vacation this week. He tried to train me to do a bunch of documentation work before he left, but he ran out of time. So I've been reading up on how to do it. I've always been getting tutorials on FEA from an analysis guy. It's kinda nice when my supervisor's gone cause I don't worry about coming in later and leaving at a comfortable stopping point.
2.
I hit 149.7 pounds on Monday. A new all-time high for me. I dead-lifted 315 pounds once last Thursday. Another all-time high. I had to up my caloric intake by a few hundred calories a day. My weight flat-lined in June at 3200 calories a day, so now I'm at 3600. I've also been adding more variety to my workouts.
3.
I went to Bushwhackers tonight. Everyone who dances there is really good. And I didn't know how to do any of the partner dances. I'm tempted to work at it so I can get good at it.
My supervisor is on vacation this week. He tried to train me to do a bunch of documentation work before he left, but he ran out of time. So I've been reading up on how to do it. I've always been getting tutorials on FEA from an analysis guy. It's kinda nice when my supervisor's gone cause I don't worry about coming in later and leaving at a comfortable stopping point.
2.
I hit 149.7 pounds on Monday. A new all-time high for me. I dead-lifted 315 pounds once last Thursday. Another all-time high. I had to up my caloric intake by a few hundred calories a day. My weight flat-lined in June at 3200 calories a day, so now I'm at 3600. I've also been adding more variety to my workouts.
3.
I went to Bushwhackers tonight. Everyone who dances there is really good. And I didn't know how to do any of the partner dances. I'm tempted to work at it so I can get good at it.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Les Amis et les Conflictes
I had a lot of conflicts this week. On Friday I talked to a friend who I think went too far when she was teasing me earlier. I was nice but serious and it was good to clear things up her. And on Thursday I talked to a guy who was being a mean-spirited smart-ass. He wasn't taking me seriously at first, but when I started cussing at him, he saw I meant it about how his jokes were not ok with me and so he agreed to stop. And on Monday I got an angry Facebook message from the girl from my Sunday night date; I didn't see her on Friday and she wouldn't answer her phone so I sent her a Facebook message reply where I respectfully disagreed with her take on things, and she agreed to start talking to me again.
It's good to get all that out of the way. Now I can focus my energy on important things, like becoming a Chris Hemsworth impersonator.
This morning, I got to talk to Lydia at Stumptown. I thought it might have been about some conflict, but it wasn't; it was just for fun. It was really nice. She's really cool.
At the Bridge last Friday, I spent a while talking to Miss Portland. She was pretty cool. It made me think about how there's plenty of fish in the sea, but a lot of them don't count - they would if I were just a couple inches taller, because I don't think I could ever date someone taller then me.
It's good to get all that out of the way. Now I can focus my energy on important things, like becoming a Chris Hemsworth impersonator.
This morning, I got to talk to Lydia at Stumptown. I thought it might have been about some conflict, but it wasn't; it was just for fun. It was really nice. She's really cool.
At the Bridge last Friday, I spent a while talking to Miss Portland. She was pretty cool. It made me think about how there's plenty of fish in the sea, but a lot of them don't count - they would if I were just a couple inches taller, because I don't think I could ever date someone taller then me.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Bleh
2.
No progress. I've been cussing much more lately. My body weight and my maxes have leveled off for the last two weeks. My dimensions have barely changed in the last month. I was worried about this. Right now, I'm right at the level I was at before the DTS, so I've never actually broken through these levels before. I'm changing up my routine now, and I'm trying to eat more. It's hard to increase my caloric intake from what it is now. I also think I'm not getting enough sleep.
3.
My date was interesting. She was really happy with me on Sunday. When we talked on Monday, she was very upset with me. I'm hoping to resolve the conflict before I share anything else about it.
No progress. I've been cussing much more lately. My body weight and my maxes have leveled off for the last two weeks. My dimensions have barely changed in the last month. I was worried about this. Right now, I'm right at the level I was at before the DTS, so I've never actually broken through these levels before. I'm changing up my routine now, and I'm trying to eat more. It's hard to increase my caloric intake from what it is now. I also think I'm not getting enough sleep.
3.
My date was interesting. She was really happy with me on Sunday. When we talked on Monday, she was very upset with me. I'm hoping to resolve the conflict before I share anything else about it.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Week 4
1.
This is my first true design job. It's a lot better than my other engineering jobs. I'll be extremely moderately content for the next 15 months.
2.
I'm at a bit of a plateau. I've weighed 145 every day this week, and my measurements haven't changed for a few weeks. It's very sad.
3.
Date's been moved to Sunday. More to come.
This is my first true design job. It's a lot better than my other engineering jobs. I'll be extremely moderately content for the next 15 months.
2.
I'm at a bit of a plateau. I've weighed 145 every day this week, and my measurements haven't changed for a few weeks. It's very sad.
3.
Date's been moved to Sunday. More to come.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Week 3
1.
Work's going well. I'm not super in to it, but the clock doesn't tick too slowly.
2.
5 reps of 80-lb dumbbells. I've never attempted 80's before.
3.
The beach trip was pretty awesome. One of the girls heard I have a date next Saturday and we started talking about fun places to go. I wrote all of them down and now I have a huge list.
The beach trip was one of my favorite getaways ever. We climbed the giant sand dunes at Pacific City. We played football, ate amazing food, and heard great preaching. We got in great discussions and bonded a lot. I have great friends at Solid Rock.
I haven't had any drama in life since I got rid of the source of the drama, but sometimes I have a small suspicion that it might not have been necessary.
Work's going well. I'm not super in to it, but the clock doesn't tick too slowly.
2.
5 reps of 80-lb dumbbells. I've never attempted 80's before.
3.
The beach trip was pretty awesome. One of the girls heard I have a date next Saturday and we started talking about fun places to go. I wrote all of them down and now I have a huge list.
The beach trip was one of my favorite getaways ever. We climbed the giant sand dunes at Pacific City. We played football, ate amazing food, and heard great preaching. We got in great discussions and bonded a lot. I have great friends at Solid Rock.
I haven't had any drama in life since I got rid of the source of the drama, but sometimes I have a small suspicion that it might not have been necessary.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
W2
1.
I came in an hour late to work on Friday. My 3 internships all had the philosophy of "work 40 hours a week, at any time of your choosing." DTNA adds, "come in sometime before 9 and leave sometime after 3." so when i showed up at 8:40, i wasn't worried, but it turns out my manager has a strong preference for 8 hours each day, from 8 to 4, and I can flex time if I give advance notice. Not a bad deal, but still not as good as complete freedom.
2.
I did lunges on Tuesday and I'm still really sore from them.
I've had a pretty good workout partner my last couple times. It was my mom. She's an exercise nut and a competitive person, and she complained her workouts weren't making her sore the next day, so she joined me in my routine (normally at 1/6 the weight).
3.
I'm going dancing with friends from the Bridge on Sunday. And I've got a note about redheads, but the blog isn't a safe enough medium.
I came in an hour late to work on Friday. My 3 internships all had the philosophy of "work 40 hours a week, at any time of your choosing." DTNA adds, "come in sometime before 9 and leave sometime after 3." so when i showed up at 8:40, i wasn't worried, but it turns out my manager has a strong preference for 8 hours each day, from 8 to 4, and I can flex time if I give advance notice. Not a bad deal, but still not as good as complete freedom.
2.
I did lunges on Tuesday and I'm still really sore from them.
I've had a pretty good workout partner my last couple times. It was my mom. She's an exercise nut and a competitive person, and she complained her workouts weren't making her sore the next day, so she joined me in my routine (normally at 1/6 the weight).
3.
I'm going dancing with friends from the Bridge on Sunday. And I've got a note about redheads, but the blog isn't a safe enough medium.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Week 1 (of Work). AKA- Life, Continued
Hi Dik.
1.
I did FEA today. I'm working on a project where we're replacing parts of a rear suspension with lighter parts so that it will weigh less.
2.
I never get closer to passing out then when I'm doing stiff-legged deadlifts. It always makes me really sore the next few days. I'm really glad I have a desk job because most days it hurts to move.
3.
I think religious flirting is a hilarious concept, but I see it at Solid Rock all the time.
On an unrelated note, there's a girl at Solid Rock that I've been avoiding for a while. She's a bit of a Facebook stalker and I think she's had a crush on me for a while now, but I've never encouraged her. I was nice to her once, so I'm to blame for creating this issue.
There's a girl at Solid Rock I've been hanging out with lately, and I kind of told her how much I enjoy being just friends, which is great cause she's fun to hang out so now I don't have to worry about leading her on.
There is a girl that I'd love to date, but she's taken.
I'm really excited for the Bridge beach trip in two weeks.
It's kinda nice having life divided into three main projects. It's all very simple.
1.
I did FEA today. I'm working on a project where we're replacing parts of a rear suspension with lighter parts so that it will weigh less.
2.
I never get closer to passing out then when I'm doing stiff-legged deadlifts. It always makes me really sore the next few days. I'm really glad I have a desk job because most days it hurts to move.
3.
I think religious flirting is a hilarious concept, but I see it at Solid Rock all the time.
On an unrelated note, there's a girl at Solid Rock that I've been avoiding for a while. She's a bit of a Facebook stalker and I think she's had a crush on me for a while now, but I've never encouraged her. I was nice to her once, so I'm to blame for creating this issue.
There's a girl at Solid Rock I've been hanging out with lately, and I kind of told her how much I enjoy being just friends, which is great cause she's fun to hang out so now I don't have to worry about leading her on.
There is a girl that I'd love to date, but she's taken.
I'm really excited for the Bridge beach trip in two weeks.
It's kinda nice having life divided into three main projects. It's all very simple.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Life
My life is composed of three things these days.
Work
8 to 4:30, every week day. I think it's a great schedule. I had my first day today. Still don't know what exactly I'll be doing. Freightliner leaves all rear suspension issues to 3 people (including me), so I think I'll be doing a lot.
Weightlifting
I drive straight there after work, but not everyday cause I don't work out when I'm sore. I went from weighing 128 pounds in March to 142 as of today. At this rate, I'll hit 160 in August. I need to stop when I hit 160. If I hit 160 and I'm still going/obsessing/discontent, I need an intervention. I was very happy today cause I did 7 reps with 75 pound dumbbells for bench press. A new high.
Finding a Wife
It's going well. I'm meeting a lot of great Christian girls and we're getting to be friends. One thing I'm worried about is somebody getting attached to me when it's not mutual. I want to be friends first. I find it really attractive when a girl proves to be a really good person, but that takes time to come out. I'm also really shallow and want to marry at least an 8. :-P
I think this will be a good summary of life for me for at least the next few months, as far as I know, though there are other small things, like Risk games and walking the dogs and helping out with the toddlers on Sundays. So I probably won't have anything to blog about for a while. Maybe this blog was a mistake and I was premature, which never happens to me, I swear, except in exotic circumstances.
Work
8 to 4:30, every week day. I think it's a great schedule. I had my first day today. Still don't know what exactly I'll be doing. Freightliner leaves all rear suspension issues to 3 people (including me), so I think I'll be doing a lot.
Weightlifting
I drive straight there after work, but not everyday cause I don't work out when I'm sore. I went from weighing 128 pounds in March to 142 as of today. At this rate, I'll hit 160 in August. I need to stop when I hit 160. If I hit 160 and I'm still going/obsessing/discontent, I need an intervention. I was very happy today cause I did 7 reps with 75 pound dumbbells for bench press. A new high.
Finding a Wife
It's going well. I'm meeting a lot of great Christian girls and we're getting to be friends. One thing I'm worried about is somebody getting attached to me when it's not mutual. I want to be friends first. I find it really attractive when a girl proves to be a really good person, but that takes time to come out. I'm also really shallow and want to marry at least an 8. :-P
I think this will be a good summary of life for me for at least the next few months, as far as I know, though there are other small things, like Risk games and walking the dogs and helping out with the toddlers on Sundays. So I probably won't have anything to blog about for a while. Maybe this blog was a mistake and I was premature, which never happens to me, I swear, except in exotic circumstances.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Corvegas
Not an exciting post, but I visited Corvallis yesterday. I had lunch with Lindsay and Hannah. I got in a couple hours of the Office with Hannah. I have to watch the Office with someone else in order to feel the full effect of when the Office creates awkward situations. Then I got to hang out with Dra for a few hours, which is always a ton of fun. Then I had froyo with Danielle; I felt very encouraged. Then I got to take my car home. The Infiniti is a whole other experience than driving an Accord. It was nice. I forgot just how much nicer it is.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
A good weekend
Today was my second time with the toddlers at the church. One of them came in crying, so a bunch of them ended up crying. It's funny to see a toddler who's crying grab a toy and start playing with it and continue to cry. It makes the crying less convincing.
On Saturday, I consumed ~4053 calories.
On Sunday, I consumed ~4064 calories.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
I'm not even getting a crown. I'm just celebrating my Americanism.
On Saturday, I consumed ~4053 calories.
On Sunday, I consumed ~4064 calories.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
I'm not even getting a crown. I'm just celebrating my Americanism.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Love-ology
I like these events. I’m always really glad that John Mark is saying what he says. One little point that I like is that chick flicks portray unrealistically amazing guys. But I think girls have it worse; there’s even more pressure on girls for an even more unrealistic standard that’s pushed all the time. Anyway, the problem with the event is that John Mark shared a bunch of stories he’s already shared before. The sermon on Isaac and Rebecca is one he’s given before. He did a Love-ology series at the Way a few years ago. Not many people have been part of Solid Rock for that long though. Maybe that’s a helpful thing about the age cutoff.
I think Mike Erre’s a great speaker. And I saw that Mike Erre was speaking at this thing too. So I ordered a book by him called Why Guys Need God. It’s a good book. He gives some new insights, but he quotes Stu Weber and John Eldredge a lot. You could even say his book was a conflation of the best parts of their books, and I’ve read those books, so it wasn’t super eye-opening for me, but I still say it’s a good book. And Mike Erre's preaching at the event was like a summary of his book. Nothing's perfect, but it was still a great event.
Hilarious…
http://lordsauron.tumblr.com/
I think Mike Erre’s a great speaker. And I saw that Mike Erre was speaking at this thing too. So I ordered a book by him called Why Guys Need God. It’s a good book. He gives some new insights, but he quotes Stu Weber and John Eldredge a lot. You could even say his book was a conflation of the best parts of their books, and I’ve read those books, so it wasn’t super eye-opening for me, but I still say it’s a good book. And Mike Erre's preaching at the event was like a summary of his book. Nothing's perfect, but it was still a great event.
Hilarious…
http://lordsauron.tumblr.com/
New Blog
I saw that a choice for the layout was Awesome Inc. I thought it looked awesome, so I chose it. Then I checked Dik's blog and saw they were the same, so I had stolen it, so I might change mine soon. Some bloggers are unhappy with infringement. I still think a lot of blogging culture is weird.
I loved Billy Boyd's and Dominic Monaghan's comments during the cast commentary in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They had such great lines as "You know The Two Towers could have also been called The Adventures of Merry and Pippin" and "Welcome to The Return of the King. Or, as it was originally called, The Return of Merry." I've combined those two comments into this blog title. So there you have it.
There may be others, but I know for sure that Dikih and Dra are close enough friends to read the drivel that oozes out of my mind onto this blog. And we all live in different cities so it's just another tool for helping stay connected. I'm still not a natural blogger, but, especially when I have friends that blog, I'm happy to return the favor of providing procrastination material. Though "tit for tat" is not a valid approach to life, but I'm always happy to return kindness, so it is kind of like "quid pro quo." Hence, quidproblog.blogspot.com
I had a blog to chronicle my DTS experience. It included honest yet critical (as well as positive) remarks of the DTS, YWAM, and even my teammates. So I had to keep it private. But my account got hacked once and everyone lost their access. Plus there were a couple problems with the email invites. Anyway, I've made it public now, so if anyone wants to know way more than you should get to know about me, here's the link: http://notthelostisland.blogspot.com. Enjoy.
I loved Billy Boyd's and Dominic Monaghan's comments during the cast commentary in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They had such great lines as "You know The Two Towers could have also been called The Adventures of Merry and Pippin" and "Welcome to The Return of the King. Or, as it was originally called, The Return of Merry." I've combined those two comments into this blog title. So there you have it.
There may be others, but I know for sure that Dikih and Dra are close enough friends to read the drivel that oozes out of my mind onto this blog. And we all live in different cities so it's just another tool for helping stay connected. I'm still not a natural blogger, but, especially when I have friends that blog, I'm happy to return the favor of providing procrastination material. Though "tit for tat" is not a valid approach to life, but I'm always happy to return kindness, so it is kind of like "quid pro quo." Hence, quidproblog.blogspot.com
I had a blog to chronicle my DTS experience. It included honest yet critical (as well as positive) remarks of the DTS, YWAM, and even my teammates. So I had to keep it private. But my account got hacked once and everyone lost their access. Plus there were a couple problems with the email invites. Anyway, I've made it public now, so if anyone wants to know way more than you should get to know about me, here's the link: http://notthelostisland.blogspot.com. Enjoy.
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