I missed posting yesterday and didn't do much tweeting yesterday or today. Nor did I do the daily walk. It's been windy and cold and raining all day today so that's the walking excuse, but I have a more realistic reason.
Two buddies of mine bought Left 4 Dead 2 for me. It would have been after the first of the year before I could play it waiting on my budget to catch up with my expenses. So I spent the majority of both days killing zombies.
The other thing I didn't do enough of yesterday was pay attention to my wife. Yesterday was our 11 year anniversary and even though we already had our anniversary date, I SHOULD have been more attentive to her and her needs. I know you will read this baby, so here it is, in print, on top of all the other statements I made yesterday. I am a stupid jerk and I'm sorry. I love you with all my heart and soul and you are my one and only and everything.
I'll try to do better on everything tomorrow. Remember, these goals and statements are designed to help make me a better person and if I dont live up to them, I'm only hurting myself.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Black Friday Post
So I did NO shopping, no hunting and waiting for bargains and no kind of leaving home at all. Watched some movies with the kids, and caught the last 3 episodes of CHUCK, which means now I need to get all the previous ones.
I DID however do a bit of tweeting and I did double my normal walking. I'm going to keep up at that pace for at least a week, then move it up again. If I'm not challenging myself, I'm not doing much good.
WOW, Chuck is an awesome show. I'd caught an episode or two before, disjointed and separate from the story as a whole, and was interested, so I took the eve and watched 3 eps. AWESOME. I love how he goes all NEO at the end of Season 2.
I DID however do a bit of tweeting and I did double my normal walking. I'm going to keep up at that pace for at least a week, then move it up again. If I'm not challenging myself, I'm not doing much good.
WOW, Chuck is an awesome show. I'd caught an episode or two before, disjointed and separate from the story as a whole, and was interested, so I took the eve and watched 3 eps. AWESOME. I love how he goes all NEO at the end of Season 2.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
I'll get to the typical what I am thankful for later
We went to my mom's house today for Thanksgiving lunch with the family, My mom and stepdad, My Sister and her husband and daughter, Me Angie and the Kids, and my Aunt Barbra was there too. It was a pretty good day but I spent the whole time in near panic mode for no reason at all. I walked up to the road and back like 3 time which is a pretty good bit of walking considering how long and winding their driveway is. I'd equate my trips to half a mile or so.
I had no REASON to be panicy and withdrawn, there wasn't a big crowd, no real stressors but I was very shaky inside and didn't feel comfortable till after nearly everyone was gone. I finally melded into the group and we watched some Stupid Crook show on tv. I DID manage to get their DVD player hooked up to their nice new flat-screen and showed them how to swap between it and the satellite reviver.
I realize that part of why I get uncomfortable is pure fear reaction even to a small crowd but I'd been doing pretty well at that of late, I guess the added stress of it being a holiday just did me in.
I am VERY thankful for my family and I do mean all of them. My wife is so very supportive and is the rock of my foundation. My two wonderful and amazing children are my hope and courage. I may not have had the most solid and traditional happy childhood, but I have come to understand that despite the fact I spent my first 20 some odd years trying my best to get away from them, I do love my family and need them in my life.
Thanks to all of you out there who mean something to me, you know who you are. My strength is only as good as my support and I have some great supports out there if I will just break down and lean on them.
Have a blessed/merry/happy Day to everyone
We went to my mom's house today for Thanksgiving lunch with the family, My mom and stepdad, My Sister and her husband and daughter, Me Angie and the Kids, and my Aunt Barbra was there too. It was a pretty good day but I spent the whole time in near panic mode for no reason at all. I walked up to the road and back like 3 time which is a pretty good bit of walking considering how long and winding their driveway is. I'd equate my trips to half a mile or so.
I had no REASON to be panicy and withdrawn, there wasn't a big crowd, no real stressors but I was very shaky inside and didn't feel comfortable till after nearly everyone was gone. I finally melded into the group and we watched some Stupid Crook show on tv. I DID manage to get their DVD player hooked up to their nice new flat-screen and showed them how to swap between it and the satellite reviver.
I realize that part of why I get uncomfortable is pure fear reaction even to a small crowd but I'd been doing pretty well at that of late, I guess the added stress of it being a holiday just did me in.
I am VERY thankful for my family and I do mean all of them. My wife is so very supportive and is the rock of my foundation. My two wonderful and amazing children are my hope and courage. I may not have had the most solid and traditional happy childhood, but I have come to understand that despite the fact I spent my first 20 some odd years trying my best to get away from them, I do love my family and need them in my life.
Thanks to all of you out there who mean something to me, you know who you are. My strength is only as good as my support and I have some great supports out there if I will just break down and lean on them.
Have a blessed/merry/happy Day to everyone
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
No good excuse
I've been off track since well before my last post. I'd been a bit sick and got way down in the dumps, in some serious self loathing depression. Yes I know I am too blessed with a great family, a loving and wonderful wife, two awesome children, and good friends to let myself get that way but it happens. Sometimes I swear its chemical that nothing I do can fix it.
Anyway I walked today, I've been good on posting both here and twitter and facebook.
Y'all are all great people, and you know who I'm talking to.
Somebody needs to call me IM me whatever when I miss days, get on my case.
I am thankful for my family, for my good friends, and for the life I have, and the days I have ahead.
Anyway I walked today, I've been good on posting both here and twitter and facebook.
Y'all are all great people, and you know who I'm talking to.
Somebody needs to call me IM me whatever when I miss days, get on my case.
I am thankful for my family, for my good friends, and for the life I have, and the days I have ahead.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Bad Me
So I've not been doing as well on posting, got a bit sick and well, just didn't do a good job of meeting my goals. I've had some more trouble with the shortness of breath and the wheezing and heart pain, so I'm pretty sure its all Cardio, after the visit to the Lungs doctors didn't turn up anything useful. Seem to be on the receiving end of life's abuse stick of late.
I often wonder where I went so wrong.
I often wonder where I went so wrong.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Last few days
Busy outside the house the last few days so no updates. I have been reading some of the required materials (and taking notes from them) for the Python course at MIT.
What I've NOT been doing is the walking. I'm in a self defeating cycle where by I don't feel like walking due to the shortness of breath, but walking would help me get in better shape and overcome some of the related issues. I'm slightly worried that the shortness of breath and tightness of chest is cardio related, but maybe I'll be lucky and its just the fact I'm old and fat.
You know, I've said this elsewhere but it bares repeating; Science is really cool. Today I went through the APOD(astronomy picture of the day) section of images I have on rotation on my desktop. The stars are beautiful and mysterious, even when we know so much about them. I really do believe that we should be working much harder to get ourselves "off the doomed rock" that is our home. THAT being said; we should redouble our rather meager efforts to clean up said rock and remove some of the doom.
Did some yard saleing and bargin shopping in the last two days. We got a lot of books, inculding "The Sphere" and a handbook on industrial electronics. Tonight at Hudson's Dirt Cheap in Amory, we got several of the Elven Figurines from THIS SET http://www.schleich-s.de/en/playground/elfenwelt.php?lang=2 Got 6 of them to be exact, plus another Knight Figure, this one standing up holding a sword, as opposed to the ONE we already had, a Knight mounted with jousting lance. The details on these are awesome, and we got them at 60% off. Its a splurge but it is the month of our anniversary and we get to have fun sometimes too.
That's all I have to say for now, I'll try to do more in general tomorrow, and focus on getting some more work done in the Python Class, work on the assignments.
Chaio
What I've NOT been doing is the walking. I'm in a self defeating cycle where by I don't feel like walking due to the shortness of breath, but walking would help me get in better shape and overcome some of the related issues. I'm slightly worried that the shortness of breath and tightness of chest is cardio related, but maybe I'll be lucky and its just the fact I'm old and fat.
You know, I've said this elsewhere but it bares repeating; Science is really cool. Today I went through the APOD(astronomy picture of the day) section of images I have on rotation on my desktop. The stars are beautiful and mysterious, even when we know so much about them. I really do believe that we should be working much harder to get ourselves "off the doomed rock" that is our home. THAT being said; we should redouble our rather meager efforts to clean up said rock and remove some of the doom.
Did some yard saleing and bargin shopping in the last two days. We got a lot of books, inculding "The Sphere" and a handbook on industrial electronics. Tonight at Hudson's Dirt Cheap in Amory, we got several of the Elven Figurines from THIS SET http://www.schleich-s.de/en/playground/elfenwelt.php?lang=2 Got 6 of them to be exact, plus another Knight Figure, this one standing up holding a sword, as opposed to the ONE we already had, a Knight mounted with jousting lance. The details on these are awesome, and we got them at 60% off. Its a splurge but it is the month of our anniversary and we get to have fun sometimes too.
That's all I have to say for now, I'll try to do more in general tomorrow, and focus on getting some more work done in the Python Class, work on the assignments.
Chaio
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Not all goals met today
Due to an onset of wheezing and shortness of breath, I didn't take the time to do my walk today. Yes I am shamed, I'm sorry for letting us down.
Otherwise I've been on top of things.
Watched the next lecture in the Python Programming class and took notes. I also worked some of the examples.
I've been good on Twitter tweets Posted the blog on time and some early posts as well. I feel I'm doing a marginally decent job on my goals, and plan to add to them as time moves on.
Tried to get the test results form my tests, and am a bit worried. They didn't want to give me an answer till the doctor saw them. If all tests were clear and fine, you think they'd tell you all was well. This waiting is NOT conducive to good feelings.
AS for the the wheezing and such, it started yesterday a few hours after the test and lasted all yesterday and most of today. Bothersome this is, as it gets in the way of other things.
Otherwise I've been on top of things.
Watched the next lecture in the Python Programming class and took notes. I also worked some of the examples.
I've been good on Twitter tweets Posted the blog on time and some early posts as well. I feel I'm doing a marginally decent job on my goals, and plan to add to them as time moves on.
Tried to get the test results form my tests, and am a bit worried. They didn't want to give me an answer till the doctor saw them. If all tests were clear and fine, you think they'd tell you all was well. This waiting is NOT conducive to good feelings.
AS for the the wheezing and such, it started yesterday a few hours after the test and lasted all yesterday and most of today. Bothersome this is, as it gets in the way of other things.
MIT Open Courseware update
Just read Chapters 1 and 2 in the Python book, ("Thinking like a computer scientist") taking a play break before watching the second lecture.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Goal for the Day
I walked a good bit @ the hospital, crossed the whole place twice, but I didn't do any regular walking. I've not been home that much so my Tweet count was low, and I'm just now getting to my blog post for the day. Plan to listen to some more Carl Sagan at bedtime so that will cover the educational info for the day, but in general it's not been a good day for goals.
I had a really good lunch wiht the wife and daughter at D'Casa, a Mexican restaurant we had not tried in a while, very good buffet, you could even get fajitas ON the buffet, cooked fresh just for you.
I had a really good lunch wiht the wife and daughter at D'Casa, a Mexican restaurant we had not tried in a while, very good buffet, you could even get fajitas ON the buffet, cooked fresh just for you.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Goals for the day met
I've completed the goals for today.
This plus an earlier blog post. More than 5 tweets about what I've done. Watched a Computer Science Lecture from MIT OpenCourseware
Just had a good dinner with the family.
Walked 1/4 mile, with my wife no less
Over all i've had a good day but I am both restless and sleepy at the same time. I get stuck in ruts of doing the same old thing which is really nothing but killing time. I need more to do in a given day. Hopefully the MIT courseware item will be a fulfilling set of actions I can commit to.
This plus an earlier blog post. More than 5 tweets about what I've done. Watched a Computer Science Lecture from MIT OpenCourseware
Just had a good dinner with the family.
Walked 1/4 mile, with my wife no less
Over all i've had a good day but I am both restless and sleepy at the same time. I get stuck in ruts of doing the same old thing which is really nothing but killing time. I need more to do in a given day. Hopefully the MIT courseware item will be a fulfilling set of actions I can commit to.
MIT Open Courseware
I just watched and took notes to a One Hour Introduction to Programming course from MIT's open course ware website. The language on display is Python. I plan to study it daily from now on.
Monday November 2 2009
Had a yummy breakfast prepared by my lovely wife, Sausage and pancakes. Then went and walked my 1/4 of a mile walk early, so maybe I'll feel skippy tonight and walk it again.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Welcome to my Journal
New set of goals for myself, Ongoing
1. Blog Post every Day, at least 5 Sentences about how I feel and What I've Done today. Do this in the early Mornings or 5 PM to organize my day.
2. Twitter Post 4 times a day, one may be a link to the blog post of the day.
3. Walk Every day, at least 1/4 mile, work up to longer in a short period of time.
4. Update these goals in the blog, and add new ones as time moves on.
5. Watch one Educational video or audio cast per day.
I am counting on my friends, family, and followers to keep me on top of these goals, call me out if I screw up or miss out.
1. Blog Post every Day, at least 5 Sentences about how I feel and What I've Done today. Do this in the early Mornings or 5 PM to organize my day.
2. Twitter Post 4 times a day, one may be a link to the blog post of the day.
3. Walk Every day, at least 1/4 mile, work up to longer in a short period of time.
4. Update these goals in the blog, and add new ones as time moves on.
5. Watch one Educational video or audio cast per day.
I am counting on my friends, family, and followers to keep me on top of these goals, call me out if I screw up or miss out.
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