not getting much stronger, not losing much weight, but definitely healthier based on BP, resting pulse, body fat, etc. thought I’d outline the workout in case anyone wants to follow along.
this workout is based on 3 sessions a week, but since I can’t depend on that, I do a whole circuit every trip. I need to get everything done in 60-90 minutes (shower included), and it’s important to keep going to keep the heart rate up. (more…)
I have conquered the Rubik’s cube. as part of my mind training exercises (along with sudoku, chess, and learning the 50 states), I decided to learn how to solve the Rubik’s cube. rather than use a straight algorithmic approach, I learned a more methodical approach. I did the same thing with learning the states - rather than learn a song or something, I really needed to hard wire the knowledge. science tells me doing this kind of learning keeps my brain young. I really think it gives me energy to do the things I already know. I find myself more productive, and just livelier in general.
writing was supposed to be one of those things as well, but I haven’t been really good at keeping up. I started reading the Joel Spolsky books, and while the guy states a lot of obvious things, sometimes the obvious needs to be pointed out. interestingly, he covers a lot about writing in general, and the tough act of ‘getting started’. bottom line - you just have to do it.
having conquered the cube, I now redirect a part of my newly generated energy towards my writing. I’ll try and make sure at least some of it winds up here.
wow - over 1 month. what the hell have I been doing…. actually, with so much inspiration, I have been doing a lot.
first of all, Tombo’s constant renovation work got me off my ass and I finally started doing my guest bathroom. the horrible existing condition forced me to gut the entire thing - everything out except for the old bathtub, which I had refinished. unlike Tombo, since I have to go into work everyday, and also have to take care of the baby after work, I only have a few hours a week to get anything done. I have managed to finally get the new tile floor in (sans grout - maybe tomorrow). That’s really the hardest thing. It should all start to move quickly now. after this, maybe start the kitchen, or the horrible landscaping project. ugh. probably still looking at 2 years of work before the house is livable.
been kind of thinking about going back to school again. G-money’s action has inspired me to do something with my career again. the current job at the P doesn’t really take me anywhere in the CS field, so I was thinking I might as well try and get a Ed Tech masters or something. probably be pretty easy compared to CS masters, and ultimately, I don’t really care what I learn - I just want to say I have a masters degree.
oh, and by the way - fuck Time Warner Cable, and the worst fucking DVR every made.