EvillePanda

Wait. When did you get a boyfriend? Have I been gone that long? Also, congrats to him! That's fantastic.

What hazard said. Take it easy and focus on upper body for now. Your lower body will catch up when it heals.

Thanks for the support guys. If anything, I will persevere. Something will come up. I've had a couple of calls from a recruiter, so it's promising. I need to work that much harder on my writing though, because I can't keep doing this. As far as the challenge goes. I think I did alright. I'm up a few pounds from the beginning and that's my own fault. I'll get back down. My arm has really been bothering me, so I'm taking the week off from strenuous activity, just doing some house work and watching what I eat. I recently added half and half back to my coffee (about a month or two ago) and I was doing fine until this week. I started getting awful stomach pains. So it's out and I'm back to bulletproof coffee. Thinking of cutting dairy out pretty hard core. See what happens. I don't know if I'll do the next challenge. My brain is in the wrong place and I just haven't felt motivated to come to the site. It's a bit overwhelming. I may just take these next several weeks and regroup. Thanks again for the support and encouragement.

You''ve still got this week. Don't fret. You can do it!

For the record, I love being at home. It's very relaxing for me. I was out for a stretch of about five weeks at one point and I loved all of it. If I could work from home, I would be really happy.

Oooh, I've heard of adult fitness parks. Never seen one..

Thanks. I'm a bit down. Not because of that particular job, but because of the streak of bad luck. I don't know if it's the industry (IT), the state (Oklahoma), me (about as friendly as Sherlock in Scotland yard), or a combination thereof. I've already sent my resume to a recruiting agency with the express instructions to keep me away from end users. I'm also looking into some Freelance work. Article writing and such. I would love, love, LOVE to write for Engadget or IGN. But I have to start at the bottom and do whatever freelance articles I can. If I can make 500 a week, I don't need a day job. My budget would be tight, but it would be doable. I'm feeling better today. I'm using the spare time to work on my contract work. I wish it was a regular contract. It would solve a lot of problems, but it is what it is. My arms are sore from pull-up training yesterday. It's a good sore. I hope to do some yoga tonight, but we'll see how the afternoon goes. I have to run some errands, but the weather today is beautiful. I'm tempted to use the nice weather to tear apart my office. I need to clean up some old paperwork, organize some things, and do some deep cleaning. Ultimately, I want to tear out the carpet, paint the concrete slab underneath, and throw an area rug over it. Eventually replace the desk and book shelves with proper ones, turn it into a real workroom. Ah well, one thing at a time. This afternoon, writing, errands, and maybe some cleanup and/or yoga.

Not at all....

I never go to playgrounds. I don't have kids. I'm scared parents will think I'm some sort of creeper.

Okay, I'm back, for better or for worse. I was gone on training for work. My eating has been alright. Obviously, last week, it was rubbish. I used last week as a vacation. Probably a mistake, but oh well. I had fun. I only got two workouts last week. One hotel room body weight workout and some yoga. I did my pull up training today. I made it less than halfway through my squats before I quit. My knees felt shaky and they hurt a little. So I stopped. Now I have a dull ache all throughout my legs. It's very hot here and our house isn't cooled well. This week will be better. I'll have lots of time to do all the things I want and need to do. Because as of this morning I don't have a job. That's right, they sent me on training and canned me the day I got back. I keep trying to tell myself this is a blessing in disguise. But I can't stop crying. I've had so much trouble staying anywhere. I'll be the first to admit. I have an attitude problem. I try to reign it in, but it's really hard when no one ever tells me there's a problem. I get comfortable and I forget. /sigh. That's my catharsis for today. If you need me, I'll be the one sucking down wine in the corner.

I'm alright. I'm in training right now and my internet is rather shite. I'll update when I get back to home base.

Great job, hazard! That's an incredible effort.

Running in the summer sucks. And running in the winter. I think I just hate running.... I hope you can get things sorted. It'll be hard, but you'll feel so much better in the end.

If it helps, I'll wear the pope's hat.

104 squats. /flexes. /falls over.