So basically, 10 minutes until vacation for a few days. My projects take a long time and no sense in getting started on one.
Going to get some hiking shoes after I leave here and maybe some other various stuff. We'll see, I don't want to spend a ton of money, but somehow hiking a 14er doesn't sound appealing in running shoes. I have some desire to get really good at climbing and perhaps do a more technical climb than just hiking one of these days. Silly dream to chase though since I don't live near mountains.
Last few things I need to do are clean, pack, and run possibly. Scary thing to pack in tulsa and leave immediately. If I forget anything I'm totally screwed. Oh well, I'll just have to be careful.
Might try to hang out with Ryan tonight, but I don't know what time I'll get in. Really hard to say. Guess it wholly depends on how long or if I run and shower. I'm undecided at this point. I had a record day (for this summer anyway) and got about 3.5 miles in before my legs were giving out and my stride became irregular. I want to work up and beat my previous mark of 7.5 miles. Man I ran a long way that day. I get bored on these runs for some reason. I think it was more fun running around campus than it is running on the trail here in Tulsa.
I again started thinking about going back to school to get a mathematics degree. I was always really good at math (I thought) and I would like to have the degree as more of an accomplishment for myself. I might use it for tutoring or something for some extra cash. I just don't want to pay for it and I don't know if my workplace will pay for whatever I want no matter what it is. I think they do. I would do it over the course of a few years and only math classes. I never want to write another paper in my life or have to read anything extensively. That reason is probably why I liked math to begin with. No reading and immediate results. This is far away from engineering too. I don't think I could do college over again. My motivation and brain is completely spent still.
Well, it's getting to be about that time to leave. Thank goodness. I don't necessarily need a vacation from work, but it will still be nice to get out of here for a few days before I become swamped with these huge projects.
I don't think anyone but Ryan reads my blog, but comment puhlease if you read and give me your blog addy so I can comment and read about your life. It's amazing how much you can learn from other people.
--ME
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Huh....?
What a weird day....in lots of ways I won't get into:
Still trying hard to get focused at work. At this point I have so much work I don't know where to begin. But this 9 day break is going to do a body good. I'm just finding it hard to concentrate this week. Probably due to my lack of good sleep and everything. I'm ready to be in Colorado for sure. I guess I won't realize I'm actually going until I'm there.
I think I'm starting to get this God thing. I'm reading "Searching for God Knows What" and it's helping me with some insight as to who Jesus was and why He acted the way He acted. I guess I always looked at him more as a man on earth than a God (like 60/40) and then a total God in heaven (100%) and not a man. But this book helped to remind me that He was a man but was wired like the God He is. Thus, he could resist all the temptations and could act in a way all of us wish we could act. Acting as good as Jesus is impossible and I can grasp it more and more that I'll never reach that.
Nothing real philosophical to write about, just trying to get by. I need to start getting up to each breakfast. Like a friggin huge breakfast. I eat at work, but I'm usually starving by the time I get to lunch which may cause me to make some bad choices in food.
Still trying to get down in the weight area. I'm down around 13 pounds from when I started earlier this year. I need another 13 at least then I'm going to start pumping iron to gain some weight back in muscle hopefully.
Looking for a church here to get into some kind of small group. Nothing has really come up and I have yet to make any friends here that aren't married/engaged/or have some significant other. Thus, still no one to hang out with. LAME.
Anyhoo I need to get to bed so I can be productive at work tomorrow.
Take care.
Prayer Requests? Let me know.
--Me
Still trying hard to get focused at work. At this point I have so much work I don't know where to begin. But this 9 day break is going to do a body good. I'm just finding it hard to concentrate this week. Probably due to my lack of good sleep and everything. I'm ready to be in Colorado for sure. I guess I won't realize I'm actually going until I'm there.
I think I'm starting to get this God thing. I'm reading "Searching for God Knows What" and it's helping me with some insight as to who Jesus was and why He acted the way He acted. I guess I always looked at him more as a man on earth than a God (like 60/40) and then a total God in heaven (100%) and not a man. But this book helped to remind me that He was a man but was wired like the God He is. Thus, he could resist all the temptations and could act in a way all of us wish we could act. Acting as good as Jesus is impossible and I can grasp it more and more that I'll never reach that.
Nothing real philosophical to write about, just trying to get by. I need to start getting up to each breakfast. Like a friggin huge breakfast. I eat at work, but I'm usually starving by the time I get to lunch which may cause me to make some bad choices in food.
Still trying to get down in the weight area. I'm down around 13 pounds from when I started earlier this year. I need another 13 at least then I'm going to start pumping iron to gain some weight back in muscle hopefully.
Looking for a church here to get into some kind of small group. Nothing has really come up and I have yet to make any friends here that aren't married/engaged/or have some significant other. Thus, still no one to hang out with. LAME.
Anyhoo I need to get to bed so I can be productive at work tomorrow.
Take care.
Prayer Requests? Let me know.
--Me
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Phew....
Time sure does fly goodness. Feels like I just did my last post and here it's been quite a few weeks.
Not a whole lot to update on. I mean I go to work and come home. Been looking for some stuff to keep me busy and for the most part running does a good job in the evenings. But after I run, my night is pretty much over. I don't enjoy running, it's more or less of a chore. Nonetheless, that's were I am.
Movie Reviews:
The Happening: Totally sucked. Absolute waste of time and money. Basically the movie deals with a phenomenon that kills people in large groups and works its way to smaller and smaller groups. At one point Markie Mark actually says "STAY AHEAD OF THE WIND!" Good luck unless you are Forrest Gump. Don't go. I warned you.
Get Smart: Good movie. Definitely a Steve Carrell movie. He really has trouble playing more than one character, but at least I like that character. Overall, it was entertaining and funny. I think a must see compared to the movies that are out right now. There are some slow parts but you can make it past those.
Looking forward to my Colorado trip next week. Me and some friends (note I'm not paying any attention to grammar because honestly for an engineer it matters nothing as long as I can get my point across). We plan on climbing a 14er. I'm really wanting to conquer one of those mountains. Should be totally cool. I hope I don't get sick. If I do I'm going to throw up and keep moving. I'm having trouble getting a lot done at work this week due to next week being a vacation. I will be enjoying 9 days off thank you very freaken much.
Moving on. I've also been having a lot of trouble sleeping. The medicine that had me all messed up last week is stillllll disrupting my sleeping pattern. I wake up hot or cold and have weird dreams and nightmares. I'm sure the lack of O2 pressure in Colorado will fix that. Has every other time I've been.
Well anyway, not much to say. Same as usual, boring ol life.
Not a whole lot to update on. I mean I go to work and come home. Been looking for some stuff to keep me busy and for the most part running does a good job in the evenings. But after I run, my night is pretty much over. I don't enjoy running, it's more or less of a chore. Nonetheless, that's were I am.
Movie Reviews:
The Happening: Totally sucked. Absolute waste of time and money. Basically the movie deals with a phenomenon that kills people in large groups and works its way to smaller and smaller groups. At one point Markie Mark actually says "STAY AHEAD OF THE WIND!" Good luck unless you are Forrest Gump. Don't go. I warned you.
Get Smart: Good movie. Definitely a Steve Carrell movie. He really has trouble playing more than one character, but at least I like that character. Overall, it was entertaining and funny. I think a must see compared to the movies that are out right now. There are some slow parts but you can make it past those.
Looking forward to my Colorado trip next week. Me and some friends (note I'm not paying any attention to grammar because honestly for an engineer it matters nothing as long as I can get my point across). We plan on climbing a 14er. I'm really wanting to conquer one of those mountains. Should be totally cool. I hope I don't get sick. If I do I'm going to throw up and keep moving. I'm having trouble getting a lot done at work this week due to next week being a vacation. I will be enjoying 9 days off thank you very freaken much.
Moving on. I've also been having a lot of trouble sleeping. The medicine that had me all messed up last week is stillllll disrupting my sleeping pattern. I wake up hot or cold and have weird dreams and nightmares. I'm sure the lack of O2 pressure in Colorado will fix that. Has every other time I've been.
Well anyway, not much to say. Same as usual, boring ol life.
Monday, June 2, 2008
You Are Only Cool If You Pee Your Pants
So the weekend was somewhat depressing, somewhat nice. I played a lot of COD on friday night with the boyz and slept in. Saturday I played some tennis with a good buddy of mine that just moved to Tulsa and we watched The Strangers at the local AMC. I then ran a few miles. So I got a good work out that day. Played some GTA and slept in to a great morning rain which happened to have tennis ball sized hail, but that didn't get my apartment. I've already been victim to hail this summer. Hopefully no more.
MOVIE REVIEW:
The Strangers
Totally corny, but the thought of what actually happened scares the crap out of me. This movie made me want to own lots of guns. I thought the acting was poor and it was a little drawn out, but overall worth a see if you are bored and want to get a little scared.
Work is getting relentless. I somehow have to get my boss an answer to this problem which consists of not having enough information to make a good decision. Basically it would be an equation like X + Y =1 and you have no idea what X and Y should be other than they add up to 1. LAME LAME LAME FREAKEN LAME. Anyhoo that's where that is.
I think I am going to join a small group at a Church somewhere. I need to and that's about as far as I've gotten lol. Not sure what type of group I want to join. I want one with a lot of college kids, but I doubt those are really popular unless you get the extreme kids. Yikes. We'll see.
Not a whole lot to update. I am trying to get back into music. I just like music at certain times. Exercising, in the car, studying. Some people listen to it all day doing everything even sleeping and that just isn't me. Anyhoo.....
I'm perty tired and I need to get to work early tomorrow to get some more stuff done. *sigh* I am ready for the weekend or something. I am trying to treat work like a normal vacation day. I just have to go get stuff done say like errands and then come home and go to bed at a decent time. I think it'll work out well if I get in that mindset instead of the dreading and then waiting for the weekends which go so fast. Life will blaze by if I treat it like that.
I feel like I don't take enough risks in life. Not sure what those risks would be or how I would make them, but I think I am going to try to take some more. I don't live life to the fullest and I think it's about time.
Just got to...
"Get busy livin' or get busy dyin' "
What movie am I quoting here? and who said it?
--Blake
MOVIE REVIEW:
The Strangers
Totally corny, but the thought of what actually happened scares the crap out of me. This movie made me want to own lots of guns. I thought the acting was poor and it was a little drawn out, but overall worth a see if you are bored and want to get a little scared.
Work is getting relentless. I somehow have to get my boss an answer to this problem which consists of not having enough information to make a good decision. Basically it would be an equation like X + Y =1 and you have no idea what X and Y should be other than they add up to 1. LAME LAME LAME FREAKEN LAME. Anyhoo that's where that is.
I think I am going to join a small group at a Church somewhere. I need to and that's about as far as I've gotten lol. Not sure what type of group I want to join. I want one with a lot of college kids, but I doubt those are really popular unless you get the extreme kids. Yikes. We'll see.
Not a whole lot to update. I am trying to get back into music. I just like music at certain times. Exercising, in the car, studying. Some people listen to it all day doing everything even sleeping and that just isn't me. Anyhoo.....
I'm perty tired and I need to get to work early tomorrow to get some more stuff done. *sigh* I am ready for the weekend or something. I am trying to treat work like a normal vacation day. I just have to go get stuff done say like errands and then come home and go to bed at a decent time. I think it'll work out well if I get in that mindset instead of the dreading and then waiting for the weekends which go so fast. Life will blaze by if I treat it like that.
I feel like I don't take enough risks in life. Not sure what those risks would be or how I would make them, but I think I am going to try to take some more. I don't live life to the fullest and I think it's about time.
Just got to...
"Get busy livin' or get busy dyin' "
What movie am I quoting here? and who said it?
--Blake
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