Cleaning up
getting irrated with one project at work while going stir crazy on a different one, i decided to do the best thing to solve my problems: procrastinate by cleaning. I'm not sure where it started, definately did it in college before finals, but when i feel i can't do anything....i clean.
I wish i could be at home and clear out a lot of the mess. On the positive side, i have actually finished replacing the blinds in my room with curtains and am currently working on the living room. The christmas decorations have been taken down and neatly put away in the garage with the halloween stuff. There is still stuff all over the place...but again...so i clean.
At work, i'm clearing out the server room and trying to solve problems here and there. Got really frustrated today with all my IE windows open and multiple chat window, so wished for something..and it came true. Finally migrated myself to Firefox after i saw the cool tab feature on karen's machine. As far as AIM, definately download triton. (but hunt down the aim ad-hack version). It allows you to have multiple chats in one window, and you just tab to the "live" one. It looks somewhat like trillian. So was pretty happy about that.
As far as personal goals...ugg. Still looking at calories and cutting down. Never would have believed..but now i'm drinking diet drinks. Hit the gym a couple times, but stopped the routine for family dinners and outtings. I really should just get my ass up in the morning so nothing will conflict. I need to rework my room. I would love to wake up to the sunshine, but i don't think my room is set up for that.
Other than that, things are good. Good dinners and sharing times with family. Quiet nites watching movies (current and foreign) in the living room. Last nite in fact, we had our first full 344 movie nite when annette came home early and we all watched Naked Weapon. Ok..so it was a cheesy Hong Kong "B" movie, but it actually was perfect for the evening.
PS
Girl Scout cookie season is upon us. Tell me if you want to order. Thin mints and Samoas. Yum
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Calories and Belt Buckles
Since this new year, i've started checking the amount of calories in the various things i've been consuming. Can't say i've been much of a stickler about it, but just making mental notes. It has actually help me cut down a lot on my intake. Someone told me that the average intake should be about 2000, so i used that as my baseline.
140 for oatmeal breakfast (hated it growing up..but now great with apple/cinnimon flavor), V8 juice at 80, chicken-something here and there, and cutting down on the late nite eating. Can you believe that the 150 calories in a can of soda took me 15 minutes on a treadmill to burn off? Well, needless to say, I've actually stopped drinking soda (in addition to the alky). Hit the gym for the first time this year yesterday, tennis with coworkers tonite, and infrequent home exercises as well. Trying to eat less fast food and instead finding something a bit more healthy to eat. We'll just have to see how that goes. (don't worry, late nite ice cream still there occasionally. Just a small scoop)
So...watching over my waist, i realize my newest obsession. For the Halloween party, I opted and got a Name belt buckle. It was cool, but unlikely i'd wear it that often. Well, while shopping one day, I saw this cool chrome superman emblem/belt buckle at Hot topic. Right next to it, batman. Needless to say, i was sold...just not at $25 for one. I put it on my list and put it off till it gets more reasonable, but the recent trip to Fresno mall reignited my interest. Found some vendors on ebay with a variety of style. Now Martin and I may even make our our NES Buckle. Yes Martin, I'd wear it outside the house. Sweeet.
Since this new year, i've started checking the amount of calories in the various things i've been consuming. Can't say i've been much of a stickler about it, but just making mental notes. It has actually help me cut down a lot on my intake. Someone told me that the average intake should be about 2000, so i used that as my baseline.
140 for oatmeal breakfast (hated it growing up..but now great with apple/cinnimon flavor), V8 juice at 80, chicken-something here and there, and cutting down on the late nite eating. Can you believe that the 150 calories in a can of soda took me 15 minutes on a treadmill to burn off? Well, needless to say, I've actually stopped drinking soda (in addition to the alky). Hit the gym for the first time this year yesterday, tennis with coworkers tonite, and infrequent home exercises as well. Trying to eat less fast food and instead finding something a bit more healthy to eat. We'll just have to see how that goes. (don't worry, late nite ice cream still there occasionally. Just a small scoop)
So...watching over my waist, i realize my newest obsession. For the Halloween party, I opted and got a Name belt buckle. It was cool, but unlikely i'd wear it that often. Well, while shopping one day, I saw this cool chrome superman emblem/belt buckle at Hot topic. Right next to it, batman. Needless to say, i was sold...just not at $25 for one. I put it on my list and put it off till it gets more reasonable, but the recent trip to Fresno mall reignited my interest. Found some vendors on ebay with a variety of style. Now Martin and I may even make our our NES Buckle. Yes Martin, I'd wear it outside the house. Sweeet.
Monday, January 09, 2006
These times a changing
Well, below was the recap and now looking forward.
a) need to redo site..constantly saying it..but yeah. Revamp.
b) need to do more of what i said i'm gonna do. refer to 1.
c) revamp goals. Most not working, but measure progress.
d) Counting calories. Been watching the weight..and watching it grow. I've been good about the no alcohol since Oct. Now starting to watch more of what i eat. Need to take a nutrition class.
e) Back to the gym with Eddie and Dre. Probably gonna switch gyms, but better parking and hopefully more classes.
f) After Xmas, realized even more that pretty much on my own to get things i want or done. The list was a cool idea, but i still tease myself with teh idea of that superman belt buckle, calvin and hobbes collectors set and what i was looking forward to especially was hopefully a bike. Anyways, I think i'm just gonna go out and get that bike. Least the physical activity will far outweigh the costs. (if i get good at it, i may try to bike to work).
g) work on house. Gonna use this weekend to get some much needed housework done. also gonna take down the tree.
h) Stop being a hermit. Besides a few occasional gatherings, been pretty much a homebody. Although i need to get stuff done there, I could better manage my time to be more outgoing.
i) Catch up with old friends. This year got random phone call from one of my students, a friend from UCR, as well as catching up with people from all over. I also realize that i dont' even email anyone anymore. Most of my email this past year has been convention related. Should change that.
ok..this is start. Just need to work on it.
Well, below was the recap and now looking forward.
a) need to redo site..constantly saying it..but yeah. Revamp.
b) need to do more of what i said i'm gonna do. refer to 1.
c) revamp goals. Most not working, but measure progress.
d) Counting calories. Been watching the weight..and watching it grow. I've been good about the no alcohol since Oct. Now starting to watch more of what i eat. Need to take a nutrition class.
e) Back to the gym with Eddie and Dre. Probably gonna switch gyms, but better parking and hopefully more classes.
f) After Xmas, realized even more that pretty much on my own to get things i want or done. The list was a cool idea, but i still tease myself with teh idea of that superman belt buckle, calvin and hobbes collectors set and what i was looking forward to especially was hopefully a bike. Anyways, I think i'm just gonna go out and get that bike. Least the physical activity will far outweigh the costs. (if i get good at it, i may try to bike to work).
g) work on house. Gonna use this weekend to get some much needed housework done. also gonna take down the tree.
h) Stop being a hermit. Besides a few occasional gatherings, been pretty much a homebody. Although i need to get stuff done there, I could better manage my time to be more outgoing.
i) Catch up with old friends. This year got random phone call from one of my students, a friend from UCR, as well as catching up with people from all over. I also realize that i dont' even email anyone anymore. Most of my email this past year has been convention related. Should change that.
ok..this is start. Just need to work on it.
2006
So the new year begins admist a number of resolutions and such. I can't say i've been much to make new year resolutions, but the goal of better-ing oneself shouldn't be done just in January. Anyways, the recap so far:
-New Years-
a) Celebrated New Years at MPK. Had an good/ok time with family and just enjoyed singing Karaoke Revolution most of the nite.
b) early morning ended rather bad with Garland getting into a car accident by some hit and run. Fortunately he's ok..and the car will be fixed.
-Christmas-
c) Got my robe and its soo soo soft. Yeah! also got some other stuff to be decided on later (Ross gc and RiteAid gc for mantha's gift). Went crazy shopping at Target when everything went 50% off. Got a fondue set, buffet set, and lots of electrical stuff for outside. As much as i felt i put some thought into having a gift match the recipient, i also saw how painful it can be to get a "thought-less" present. While the intention may be good, it could actually turn out to feel more hurtful. I guess the best gift i did get this christmas was peace of mind. I felt good about what i did and gave and that was enough for me. I hope no one was hurt by anything i gave them. (gift receipts for sure next year - I just want people to be happy).
-Since then-
d) Watched the USC/Texas Rose Bowl game. Terrific Game although i was rooting for USC. Vince Young did have a spectacular game.
e) Watched the Rose Parade "live" from my offices. Brought along Mom, Auntie Luz, Auntie Poyche, and Auntie Nita. Had some drama before it all happened at the office and wished that my dad and sister were there, but all is resolved now. It was a great experience, even for me who typically gets bored of the parade. Attribute that to the fact that whenever i watch it on TV, i seem to always catch it at the same points. Minus the pouring rain, the floats were cool up close. Expecting it to be even better next year.
f) Got B_tch-slapped by disneyland twice last week, trying to make it to the Nightmare before Christmas before they take it down. Jan 2 it closed early (due to the rain, although the calendar said closed at midnite). Jan 5 raced down there and actually got into the park in time to make it thru the gates, but only to be told by people inside that the park was closing for a private party. Ugg. Anyways, got to ride the Monster's Inc and Nightmare ride on Jan 7, before our road trip.
g) Road Trip - Headed up with Garland and Karen to the bread basket of California - Fresno. Garland still had stuff in his apt room up there, so Karen and I decided to help out and keep him company. It was a good trip consisting of 4+ hours of driving, 2 consecutive days of dim sum, in-road movies of Dogma, Road Trip, The New Guy and South Park Season 1. Brought down a lot of stuff and overall felt pretty good. Got some cool stuff shopping at Fashion Faire mall. Needing a wardrobe change.
h) Dim sum with Linnea. Happy Bday Nea. It was great seeing a number of old friends from UCLA (Diana, Quyen, Greg, Dave). They have always been a good crew of friends and hoping to catch up with them more.
i) Mila's bday at the house. Went to Shakeys cuz you gotta love those mojo potatoes.
wow..its only been a week into the new year. Looks like things are going well on the activity side.
So the new year begins admist a number of resolutions and such. I can't say i've been much to make new year resolutions, but the goal of better-ing oneself shouldn't be done just in January. Anyways, the recap so far:
-New Years-
a) Celebrated New Years at MPK. Had an good/ok time with family and just enjoyed singing Karaoke Revolution most of the nite.
b) early morning ended rather bad with Garland getting into a car accident by some hit and run. Fortunately he's ok..and the car will be fixed.
-Christmas-
c) Got my robe and its soo soo soft. Yeah! also got some other stuff to be decided on later (Ross gc and RiteAid gc for mantha's gift). Went crazy shopping at Target when everything went 50% off. Got a fondue set, buffet set, and lots of electrical stuff for outside. As much as i felt i put some thought into having a gift match the recipient, i also saw how painful it can be to get a "thought-less" present. While the intention may be good, it could actually turn out to feel more hurtful. I guess the best gift i did get this christmas was peace of mind. I felt good about what i did and gave and that was enough for me. I hope no one was hurt by anything i gave them. (gift receipts for sure next year - I just want people to be happy).
-Since then-
d) Watched the USC/Texas Rose Bowl game. Terrific Game although i was rooting for USC. Vince Young did have a spectacular game.
e) Watched the Rose Parade "live" from my offices. Brought along Mom, Auntie Luz, Auntie Poyche, and Auntie Nita. Had some drama before it all happened at the office and wished that my dad and sister were there, but all is resolved now. It was a great experience, even for me who typically gets bored of the parade. Attribute that to the fact that whenever i watch it on TV, i seem to always catch it at the same points. Minus the pouring rain, the floats were cool up close. Expecting it to be even better next year.
f) Got B_tch-slapped by disneyland twice last week, trying to make it to the Nightmare before Christmas before they take it down. Jan 2 it closed early (due to the rain, although the calendar said closed at midnite). Jan 5 raced down there and actually got into the park in time to make it thru the gates, but only to be told by people inside that the park was closing for a private party. Ugg. Anyways, got to ride the Monster's Inc and Nightmare ride on Jan 7, before our road trip.
g) Road Trip - Headed up with Garland and Karen to the bread basket of California - Fresno. Garland still had stuff in his apt room up there, so Karen and I decided to help out and keep him company. It was a good trip consisting of 4+ hours of driving, 2 consecutive days of dim sum, in-road movies of Dogma, Road Trip, The New Guy and South Park Season 1. Brought down a lot of stuff and overall felt pretty good. Got some cool stuff shopping at Fashion Faire mall. Needing a wardrobe change.
h) Dim sum with Linnea. Happy Bday Nea. It was great seeing a number of old friends from UCLA (Diana, Quyen, Greg, Dave). They have always been a good crew of friends and hoping to catch up with them more.
i) Mila's bday at the house. Went to Shakeys cuz you gotta love those mojo potatoes.
wow..its only been a week into the new year. Looks like things are going well on the activity side.
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