1/31/2010 Failutions updates

Last night, I stayed out (in the darkest of dark nights) and about walking around town. I can't say that being out in the dark has improved my life all that much, though I do feel like I get to hang out with more people than I did before. I like that this failution continues to get easier and easier as we go along, the night sky gets darker later and later. :D

I also played two hours of tennis and then went on a treacherous uphill hike with Daniel near the observatory. I probably would've picked a less hilly climb, but asspants-ass is appreciative. I also took a bunch of awesome pictures, while not part of my resolutions, definitely helpful in our photo-a-day forum.

On money, teaching, and such, I need to work on those ones.

Failutions: Progress!

Today I had a job interview, I looked fantastic for it, and I opted not to take a delicious cookie from the lunch table.

Success!

Insomnia = Joining OkCupid

So because I could not sleep I have created an OkCupid account. I can't wait to start taking quizzes and, hopefully, waste time on there. Maybe I'll meet interesting local people, I don't know. I'm trying to figure out how I can tie this into one of my resolutions and I figured out how. Basically, I will use it to find a band and have jam sessions with them. Then I can learn to play the guitar much faster. Also, I think I would be nicer to the friends I have if I meet really shitty people. My logic is that they will make me appreciate the awesome peeps that I already talk to. That should work, right? We'll see.

Check in!

I have been thrown a little off track while preparing for the funeral/helping my mom, although I did lose a few pounds. I'm almost back to my pre-holiday weight.

Now that the funeral is over, I will focus. Whitney and I made a plan to go rock climbing in late Feb, which means that I need to build some upper body strength before then.

The Road to Ass Pants

I finally went to the gym again today. Last time I went was last Thursday and I have been aching to go back ever since. Figure this week I'll start going 5 times a week. It's an easy enough step up to make, seeing as how I already go 3 times a week. I'm leaning towards going every day of the week and then taking the weekend to relax. The plans might change if I get lazy and decide I would rather sleep in that extra hour in the mornings. We'll see.

I've also been really nice to my online "friends" that sort of bug me. I let most things slide at this point and just try really hard to ignore the stuff that pisses me off. And I held the door open for an old man at the library today. It took him an extra second or two to get to the door, and under normal conditions I would have just gone in let him fend for himself, but I decided to let it slide this time around. I'm being a good boy.

On a sadder note, I dicked around at work today. I should have been more productive, but I didn't have the drive. I think I'm going to start making list of things I want to get accomplished each day and make sure I get them done. I have enough task to keep me busy for about half the day, so the other half will be devoted to random other things that I have been meaning to get done over the last few months.

EDIT: I practiced the guitar today. Just the three basic power cords. I'm building up the callouses and, thankfully, I was able to switch between the three of them pretty easily so I don't feel too bad about not practicing for too long. Then afterwards I did my sit ups, push ups and pull ups routine. All in all, a good day for failutions.

Slight detour

So my mom got sick and had to go to the ER, so I drove down to SC to help her. As a result, I haven't been going to the gym, or eating healthy. Oops.

I did watch Pride and Prejudice though, which I count as "research" for my book.

Ass pants

I decided to sign up for ultimate tennis again, even after that terrible experience with a demeaning older lady who wore a tiny skirt (which I only wished I could wear).

That's at least one game of tennis a week (probably on the weekend or in the dark!).

Debra's failution updates

I'm sick again, that makes asspants goal very hard to attain.

I have been going out almost every day despite the dark, I wonder if one day it will stop being an issue for me completely.

The going out in the dark failution was supposed to support the asspants failution but instead kills my money failution.

FAIL

Today I woke up at 9:30, but in my defense, I was up late last night.

Today I'm going to take Comet to the dog park, finish my reading for my book club, read more from the Parachute book, and map out the plot of the 1st chapter of my book.

Last night Mark and I booked tickets to Hawaii for April...so that's another reason to work hard on getting in shape.

Vegas makes for Failution success

So, afraid that my gluttonous las Vegas ways have ruined my failutions I realize going to las Vegas and staying up every night and all that is a great way to address my going out in the dark issues. Granted it's never really all that dark, but never during the entire weekend did I say, eh it's dark f' it. Yay!

Monday, Monday

Yesterday I bought myself a high-waisted belt. See? I'm now fashionable.

Today my plan was to go to the gym twice, just to prove that it was possible for unemployed people, but I'm still recovering from food poisoning, and I decided it would be best if I weren't sick all over the weight room. I'll go once tonight, if I feel up to it.

Week 1 done!

It's 10am and I've already gone to the gym to do some lifting. Now that I'm back, Mark and I are going to go on a walk.

Three hours of tennis... In the dark. Yes. Spent twenty bucks on dinner. No.

Success

Today I hit 2 resolutions in 1- I applied for a job at a temp agency, and looked hot doing it. Observe.

I paired a velvet jacket with an unusual neckline over a faux two-piece dress with a ruffled collar and a patent leather high waisted belt. I didn't wear makeup, but I did wear a silver necklace and bracelet.

Did I also mention that I gave up coffee?

Woke up at 8:15, success! Here is my plan today:

1. Write a chapter of my book and send it with a query letter. On hold today.
2. Asspants! take the dog on a walk at Point Isabelle.
3. Get a good job and/or go to grad school. meeting with St. Mary's financial aid today. Will apply to the jobs I found yesterday.
4. Volunteer with something fulfilling. Already did some research. Contacted the Eco Village, but they don't need volunteers this early in the year. I'll need to find something else then.
5. Put more effort into my appearance. Will wear shoes that aren't sneakers today, possibly eyeshadow.

On a side note, yesterday I was going through my glove compartment, and I found my birth certificate along with a piece of paper with my SSN on it. Oops!

Today I used my Iron Gym and Perfect Push-ups as well as did situps, all while watching the finale to the first season of Buffy. I was planning on practicing with the guitar, but got preoccupied with a really good book and by the time I realized it was too late to practice. I have since rescheduled it for Thursday night.

Also, I was really nice to this one online friend I have that I typically tease. I also saw a bum in Berkeley today with a sign that read "Bet you $1 you will read this sign" It was funny, and I contemplated giving him $1. That's way nicer than what I typically do, which is not even acknowledge them. Baby steps.

The saga continues...

I woke up at 9 today, proving my "slippery slope to laziness" theory. Tomorrow I will set the alarm.

1. Write a chapter of my book and send it with a query letter. plotted out the book.
2. Asspants! Going to the gym after work with Mark. I had a cupcake today...probably not the best way into asspants. Sorry guys. :(
3. Get a good job and/or go to grad school. I set up an appointment with Saint Mary's financial aid office to work out the math of going to school there. I also left a message for the admission counselor, asking if I can use my old application (deadline is this friday, and I'd need to come up with the personal statement and 1 more letter of rec by then...). Will spend at least an hour today looking at jobs. Set up an appointment at my temp agency to be put on their roster. Read 100 pages of the Parachute book- really interesting book! Read entire Jansen book, which was less helpful for my situation.
4. Volunteer with something fulfilling. On hold...
5. Put more effort into my appearance. Look at fashion blogs instead of cooking blogs. Hopefully this will contribute to #2 as well. Looked through Anthropologie's January catalog- what's in right now are small waists, big hips (woo!), unusual necklines, Noir-inspired pieces, and peeptoes. Bib necklaces, thankfully, appear to be on their way out. All of this would be useful if I had money to buy the appropriate stuff, so I'm going to have to focus more on how to make my limited wardrobe more fashionable. I also dropped my coat off at the dry cleaners, I sure hope I have an income soon, since dry cleaning does NOT come cheap.

Objective: Find a Job

I just went to the library and checked out the following books:

"I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This" by Julie Jansen

"The Job Hunting Guide" by Ron and Caryl Krannich

"What Color Is Your Parachute?" By Richard Bolles

I also did some research on grad schools and discovered that CSU East Bay is still accepting applicants! But...they only offer programs for K-12 counseling, not college counseling. I guess I'm outta luck there.

First gym day of the new year

So I went to the gym this morning at 5 AM like I always do, but felt more determined this time around because of the resolutions we set out. It was going well until the very end of my workout. See, I like listening to podcast during my workouts. Today, I was listening to the Savage Lovecast, which is a sex advice show that a cool gay dude puts up. Well, today he had a girl call in that was describing her inability to...pleasure her boyfriend. I won't get into specifics, but she described that one reason its hard for him is because of complications with a penis piercing that he has that he got illegally as a teenager. He let it get infected and then...god I can't even type it. Lets just say it was so gross what he did and how it became that I literally felt like vomiting. It was like a kick to the scrotum followed by a horrible dizzy spell. I had to rush to the toilet stall because I really did want to vomit. Luckily, I didn't And I normally don't have a weak stomach. But this fucked up guy just completely freaked my body out.

Other than that, great workout. Took it easier today, and figured I'll start using my Iron Gym and Perfect Push-up equipment at nights, to cut down the time I spend at the gym.

Also, guitar practice is set for tomorrow after work.

Day 1 of FUNemployment

I woke up at 8:45, which is pretty reasonable considering that 1) I did it without an alarm, and B) I could sleep until 12 and no one would know. I need to be careful how I spend my time, now that I have so much of it. My natural inclination would be to spend all day sleeping, drinking coffee in the backyard, and reading. Since that's hardly productive, I need to map out some sort of goal, and stick to it. I'll start with my resolutions, and my plans to meet them today.

1. Write a chapter of my book and send it with a query letter. I just signed up for a creative writing class for spring semester.
2. Asspants! take the dog on a walk at Point Isabelle today.
3. Get a good job and/or go to grad school. work on the assignment from my interview, and find some jobs to apply to.
4. Volunteer with something fulfilling. I just signed up for a peer tutoring certification class for Spring. Once the counseling department opens later this month, I'll go over there to see about volunteering.
5. Put more effort into my appearance. Fix my cracked nail polish before going out in public.

Running and Dark

I ran about 2 miles today. I hate running, but I love the knowing nod that you get to give other runners on the same route, it's like acknowledgement of our mutual awesomeness.

And now I will go make keys, even though it's dark, at Walmart.