Wild Wolf: Tactical Human™

[Wild Wolf]

 

The journey continues...

 

Last we saw our hero, Wild Wolf aka The Wolfitrator take on demons of unknown origins. The challenge was steep, and while not perfect, Wolf crawled out of the fire more battle hardened then before. Where there was magic and swords before, what lays before you is gun powder and frag grenades. This new journey is unforgiving. One simple mistake, one slip up can mean the difference between a look at your kill cam and a victory dance while tea bagging the enemy squad. Wild Wolf will need to dig deep and become a wraith on the battlefield, something more than mere human. He must become a tactical human. Not only in body but in mind and spirit, too. He must hear the rifle report before the 7.62x39mm round lands home. He must see the enemy before they see him. He must infiltrate the spawn points and take up every power position he can get his grubby hands on. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing is promised. But success is there for the taking. Stay tuned as our tattooed hero checks his magwell and gets down to brass tax! *Click Click BOOM*

 

Goal 1: Firing on all Cylinders

 

 

Workouts. Diet. I started a perfect trend the last two weeks of the last challenge and want to keep up the momentum. I still haven't established the discipline I want and so the journey continues here. 3x a week workouts. At least 2 meals with veggies in them. Ready-set-GO!

 

Possible Stat Points: +1 STR, +2 DEX, +2 CON

 

Goal 2: Safeties Off

 

 

Truth Time: I've been avoiding HIIT style workouts because they suck. They're hard. I sweat a shit ton.... but these are just whiny excuses that the old me would be ok with. NOT. ANY. MORE. On top of the 3x a week strength training, 1x a week (bare minimum) will be dedicated to a HIIT workout. These can be quick too. 10, 15, or even just 20 min will get me so much bang for my buck, it's unreal. Utilize my 35# and 45# KB's as well as the gyms array of KB's to get in a sick metcon that melts the fat and explodes the metabolism into overdrive. 

 

Possible Stat Points:  +3 END, +2 DEX

 

Goal 3: House Hunting

 

 

April 1st marks the end of our tenure at the apartments we are in. And so begins a new chapter for the Wolfpack™. We're going to do everything we can to ensure we get into a house! WOOT WOOT! My mom is a real estate agent and has been sending us various houses to look at and the time is NOW to get things rolling. We are about 45 days away before we need to have something nailed down so when I say it's crunch time, it truly is CRUNCH TIME! I don't work 2 jobs for the hell of it. I've had my site set on getting us into a house every since I started working at Costco back in late-July of last year. Heather and I and our kids are soooooooooooooooo looking forward to this new chapter. We need to be diligent. First things first, we need to get our income tax filed. We should have that done in the next 2 weeks. Then... we start house hunting!

 

Possible Stat Points: +2 WIS, +3 CHA

 

Is there a word that exceeds being focused? If so, that's what I am right now. I'm BEYOND focused right now! Thank you for taking the time to support me during this crazy and exciting time in my life right now . Let's rock n roll!

 

 

Wolf

 

[Elastigirl]

A house! That would be awesome for  you guys.

[Terra]

2 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

April 1st marks the end of our tenure at the apartments we are in. And so begins a new chapter for the Wolfpack™. We're going to do everything we can to ensure we get into a house! WOOT WOOT! My mom is a real estate agent and has been sending us various houses to look at and the time is NOW to get things rolling. We are about 45 days away before we need to have something nailed down so when I say it's crunch time, it truly is CRUNCH TIME! I don't work 2 jobs for the hell of it. I've had my site set on getting us into a house every since I started working at Costco back in late-July of last year. Heather and I and our kids are soooooooooooooooo looking forward to this new chapter. We need to be diligent. First things first, we need to get our income tax filed. We should have that done in the next 2 weeks. Then... we start house hunting!

AAAAHHHH!  This is so exciting!!!   @PrincessMononoke   💜

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

SO excited for the house hunting, and I'm very happy for you and the Wolfpack!

[Wild Wolf]

2 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

A house! That would be awesome for  you guys.

 

55 minutes ago, Terra said:

AAAAHHHH!  This is so exciting!!!   @PrincessMononoke   💜

 

18 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

SO excited for the house hunting, and I'm very happy for you and the Wolfpack!

 

Thank you guys!! We're excited too . Let's hope our neighbors are cool too....

 

 

Wolf

[darkfoxx]

So excite! 

[Rurik Harrgath]

12 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

Goal 2: Safeties Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is also another excellent one with FREEDOM for full auto but I can't seem to find it right now.

[Mr_Willes]

14 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

Is there a word that exceeds being focused? If so, that's what I am right now. I'm BEYOND focused right now!

 

I'm just here for those perfect streak statistics!

 

 

Always got yo and yo families back!

 

 

 

[Wild Wolf]

18 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

So excite! 

 

Riiiiiight?! 

 

9 hours ago, Rurik Harrgath said:

 

 

 

There is also another excellent one with FREEDOM for full auto but I can't seem to find it right now.

 

All three of those (including the FREEDOM one) are awesome! The Pew Pew one is pretty classic though. It made me laugh 😄

 

 

7 hours ago, Mr_Willes said:

 

I'm just here for those perfect streak statistics!

 

 

 

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Always got yo and yo families back!

 

 

 

 

Preciate that, sir! We're all lucky to have you as our friend  

 

Zero Week Day 1 update (Yesterday):

 

Had a good workout. Two of the exercises were "Race to 100" which gets pretty gnarly towards the end. One set of 100 reps was lat pull down and the other was straight arm pull down from a standing position. I ate exceptionally well!

• Post workout: 1x brownie protein bar
• Breakfast: wilted spinach, rolled oats, 2x mushroom, spinach and sausage egg muffins and blueberries
• Lunch: taco seasoned beef tips, cauliflower mash and a red/yellow/orange/black bean/corn quinoa salad with lime juice, cumin and avocado oil for flavor
• Snack: 1x can of tuna with salsa and some mayo and a bag of sea salt popcorn chips
• 1 whole veggie cauliflower pizza (from Costco)
  • SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! 

 

I actually called into Costco yesterday. Just wasn't feeling it, lol, and Heather convinced me to stay. I ended up taking a nap with Trixie and slept for like 2 hours! Woke up, ate dinner, watched and episode of Locke and Key on Netflix. It's been a wild show. The boys like it too, especially Orin, the 5 year old, of all people. It's not scary. Maybe a little creepy, but, we enjoy it. Then after we put the kids to bed, Heather and I watched two episodes of Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet on Apple TV. That show is HILARIOUS! Highly recommend if you get a chance.

 

 

Then I played CoD for about an hour before I hit the hay. Season 2 starts today and I'm soooo stoked! They are introducing 2 new guns and a couple new operators, including the new Ghost  

 

 

Woot woot!!!

 

Today is gonna be a chill day. Nothing planned except working both jobs, eating good and maybe getting in a nap or two. 

 

Wolf

[darkfoxx]

So *that’s* why DH downloaded some ridiculous CoD app that showed up on my phone - poor guy is away from his game for another week! 😝

 

Good call on the princess snuggle nap - sounds like the whole family needed a solid night in! 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

So when you buy the house will you let go of the Costco job or is that a thing indefinitely?

[Wild Wolf]

26 minutes ago, darkfoxx said:

So *that’s* why DH downloaded some ridiculous CoD app that showed up on my phone - poor guy is away from his game for another week! 😝

 

Lol, mayyyyybe  I've heard good things about CoD mobile. I'm guessing DH needs his fix until he gets back- I can't really blame him hahaha

 

26 minutes ago, darkfoxx said:

Good call on the princess snuggle nap - sounds like the whole family needed a solid night in! 

 

It was definitely a solid night in . Trixie gave me an odd look when she woke up cuz she fell asleep in Heather's arms and woke up in mine lol. Otherwise she was a happy baby. Though....

Spoiler

She's become quite the cock block. Heather refers to her as crotch fruit when she's frustrated lol. I mean, babies need attention, but this one is exxxxxxtra special. Trixie has definitely been our most challenging baby thus far. 

 

15 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

So when you buy the house will you let go of the Costco job or is that a thing indefinitely?

 

The Costco job will inevitably be here for a while because of the extra income it provides. I will continue to ride that out until I can either get a higher paid position there or find something at my day job (or another day job) that can essentially replace both incomes. I'm comfortable in this season right now. It's tough, but the fruit of working the two jobs has helped us immensely. I wanted to apply at some of the fire stations in the area once March is over. I will have been a year removed from smoking pot by then, which will obviously help my application process, lol.

 

Wolf 

[Jarric]

On 2/10/2020 at 4:36 PM, Wild Wolf said:

Is there a word that exceeds being focused?

 

Hyper-focused? Whatever the word is, I'm glad you're it. You're gonna smash this challenge dude.

[darkfoxx]

8 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

 

Lol, mayyyyybe  I've heard good things about CoD mobile. I'm guessing DH needs his fix until he gets back- I can't really blame him hahaha

 

 

It was definitely a solid night in . Trixie gave me an odd look when she woke up cuz she fell asleep in Heather's arms and woke up in mine lol. Otherwise she was a happy baby. Though....

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She's become quite the cock block. Heather refers to her as crotch fruit when she's frustrated lol. I mean, babies need attention, but this one is exxxxxxtra special. Trixie has definitely been our most challenging baby thus far. 

 

 

The Costco job will inevitably be here for a while because of the extra income it provides. I will continue to ride that out until I can either get a higher paid position there or find something at my day job (or another day job) that can essentially replace both incomes. I'm comfortable in this season right now. It's tough, but the fruit of working the two jobs has helped us immensely. I wanted to apply at some of the fire stations in the area once March is over. I will have been a year removed from smoking pot by then, which will obviously help my application process, lol.

 

Wolf 

🤣 Small things will do that. DH’s bane is Odin-sized, suuuuuuuuuper interested one what his people are doing at all times, and also hyper focused. 
 

 

[Red1263]

Hmmm a word more than focused? Determined? "Man on a Mission" Ambitious? One-track minded?

 

In either case, you are all of those things, Wolf-brother!

[aramis]

17 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

I wanted to apply at some of the fire stations in the area

Fellow fireman? I salute you brother 

[Wild Wolf]

17 hours ago, Jarric said:

 

Hyper-focused? Whatever the word is, I'm glad you're it. You're gonna smash this challenge dude.

 

 

Yeah....I basically need to become the Rock with my mental game. That dude is the absolute definition of Hyper-Focused! 'Preciate the words of encouragement, dude!

 

9 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

🤣 Small things will do that. DH’s bane is Odin-sized, suuuuuuuuuper interested one what his people are doing at all times, and also hyper focused. 
 

 

 

Small things will definitely do that lol. +2 for hyper-focused  

 

 

7 hours ago, Red1263 said:

Hmmm a word more than focused? Determined? "Man on a Mission" Ambitious? One-track minded?

 

In either case, you are all of those things, Wolf-brother!

 

'Preciate, that sir! "Man on a Mission" sounds about right lol. I like all of those, actually, lol.

 

 

55 minutes ago, aramis said:

Fellow fireman? I salute you brother 

 

Fellow fireman...one day, I hope! My father-in-law is the captain for one of the stations in the area around us, so, I might have some pull there. At least to have a good word put in. Some of the cities around me also pay for fire academy, which would be stellar! How long have you been a firefighter??

 

Zero Week Day 2:

 

Work was...decent. I spent about an hour outside closing carts. It was cold. It was wet. But, I got er done and was inside by 9 to take my first and only break. I ate a can of tuna I had pre-mixed with salsa and some mayo and then had a little bowl of blueberries and this nut butter called Nuttzo that we sell at Costco. It has a PLETHORA of nuts and seeds in there.

 

 

I was home a little before 11, got the wolfpups in bed and proceeded to wind down myself. It took a lot of restraint not to hop on CoD last night with the new season live and active. So, I did what every red-blooded American would do in that sense. I woke up early this morning and played for an hour... 

 

 

... And by doing that, I moved my workout to tomorrow morning. I get off at 945 tonight, so, I wont be home as late as last night and going to the gym on 4 hours of sleep is just NOT ideal. Worry not, my friends, all 3 of my workouts will be completed this week . 

 

Food Log:

• Breakfast: 2x sausage, spinach and mushroom egg muffins, 1x serving of rolled oats with cinnamon and butter
• Lunch: Air fried chicken with collard greens and sweet potato casserole
• Snack: 1x protein bar, 1x banana 
• Dinner: beef tips, cauliflower mash and red/orange/yellow bellpepper/black beans/corn and quinoa salad
• Snack: 1x can of tuna with salsa and mayo, 1x large handful of blueberries with 2 tbs of Nuttzo nut butter

 

Wolf

[aramis]

2 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

Fellow fireman...one day, I hope! My father-in-law is the captain for one of the stations in the area around us, so, I might have some pull there. At least to have a good word put in. Some of the cities around me also pay for fire academy, which would be stellar! How long have you been a firefighter??

All my life TBH. It started with junior team for firefighter's sports competition. And as I'm volunteer, just as I was 18 I went for official course and was legally able to take part in every intervention. Here in Poland (at least in rural areas) local volunteer units in almost every village are the core of the system. 

Just realized - this year it will be 20 years of service  

[PrincessMononoke]

4 hours ago, Wild Wolf said:

I was home a little before 11, got the wolfpups in bed and proceeded to wind down myself. It took a lot of restraint not to hop on CoD last night with the new season live and active. So, I did what every red-blooded American would do in that sense. I woke up early this morning and played for an hour... 

 

I thought I dreamed that!

[Rurik Harrgath]

On 2/11/2020 at 8:31 AM, Wild Wolf said:

All three of those (including the FREEDOM one) are awesome! The Pew Pew one is pretty classic though. It made me laugh 😄

 

For obvious reasons I cannot confirm nor deny, but there was a rumor once that little 21 year old Rurik wrote PEW PEW PEW beside the full auto selector in grease pencil on his C7 rifle in a certain backwater country that might have been Afghanistan in 2007...

 

Happily the alleged photographic evidence was conveniently "destroyed" to protect accused parties. 

[WhiteGhost]

WhiteGhost reporting For Duty!

[Rebel Pilot Gar]

Following!

 

Love your dedication, hard work and flexibility to do great things with a packed schedule.

[Wild Wolf]

12 hours ago, Rurik Harrgath said:

 

For obvious reasons I cannot confirm nor deny, but there was a rumor once that little 21 year old Rurik wrote PEW PEW PEW beside the full auto selector in grease pencil on his C7 rifle in a certain backwater country that might have been Afghanistan in 2007...

 

Happily the alleged photographic evidence was conveniently "destroyed" to protect accused parties. 

 

 

HA! I can neither confirm nor deny that I wholeheartedly believe you. *Goes off to ponder what 21 year old Rurik's beard looked like...*

 

11 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

WhiteGhost reporting For Duty!

 

Good to have ya, solider!

 

 

3 hours ago, Rebel Pilot Gar said:

Following!

 

Love your dedication, hard work and flexibility to do great things with a packed schedule.

 

Ah, thank you so much ! Glad to have you here, RPG  

 

 

I work with what I got for the most part but I have a lot of help too. My wife is a life saver when it's all said and done. I couldn't do NEAR the stuff I do without her assistance, lol. 

 

21 hours ago, aramis said:

All my life TBH. It started with junior team for firefighter's sports competition. And as I'm volunteer, just as I was 18 I went for official course and was legally able to take part in every intervention. Here in Poland (at least in rural areas) local volunteer units in almost every village are the core of the system. 

Just realized - this year it will be 20 years of service  

 

That's badass, man! And from Poland?? That's swanky, too! Well congratz on your 20 year tenure, sir, I know that the local villages/cities near you are lucky to have you  

 

19 hours ago, PrincessMononoke said:

I thought I dreamed that!

 

 Ummmm... 

 

 

Zero Week, Day 3:

 

Worked a long day yesterday but managed to get in a total of 105 min of nap time in. My shift yesterday (and today) was 4:45-9:45. Granted, I only got one break for the 5 hour shift, the caveat is that I didn't have to close.

 

 

The overall work day, between both jobs, was chill. However, I was a little thrown off at Costco. Why? Because I got talked to about "talking too much". Let me lay the scenario out for you real quick: I was stationed at the exit door. And for those who don't know how Costco does things, we have an employee, sometimes 2 at the exit door to check receipts and make sure that the members weren't overcharged (or in rare cases trying to steal extra stuff). It is my job to count the items as best as I can and then send them on there way. Sometimes I draw kickass smiley faces for the kiddos because I'm cool like that. Well, we had an influx of members come down the exit door and the line got backed up. One of the managers came by and was basically complaining that I was the reason the line was backed up and then not 5 min later, someone came to replace me at the door. I already knew I was "pulled" from the door because of the line being backed up. 10 min after that, one of the supervisors talks to me and tells me that I talk too much and I need to work more and talk less when I'm at the door...

 

 

It really bugged me. 1) I'm not talking too much. I'm engaging in conversations with members when they talk to me i.e providing excellent customer service. 2) I'm SUPPOSED to check all the items. But apparently, according to the manager who was accusing me of talking to much, there's a "gray area" in that. *Sigh* I'm venting now, but I've honestly dropped the issue and moved on. It's something stupid to keep being upset about because I know they were wrong. 

 

In other news, today is my last day working both jobs for the rest of the weekend! WOOT WOOT! Heather and I have that marriage conference at our church Fri/Sat and then I used my MLK floating holiday Sunday to have the whole weekend off . I'm super stoked to have that time with Heather this weekend. The boys are going to my step moms and of course, Princess aka The Warden formerly known as Trixie will be with us. I'm declaring it right now. This weekend is gonna be amazing!

 

I worked out today and I'm feeling really good. I'm eating better than I have in a long time. Things are going according to plan  

 

 

Wolf

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Have fun this weekend. FWIW when I used to go to Sams I always hated the count the items thing. It was such a waste of time (and they did have employees who actually DID talk to much, to the point we complained about it). What's stupid is that when the line gets long, as you said, there is a "Grey area." If it's not important when they are busy and there's much more likelihood of an error, why bother when it isn't busy? Also, shouldn't they be teaching their cashiers better if they need quality control on their scanrate?

[Wild Wolf]

50 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

If it's not important when they are busy and there's much more likelihood of an error, why bother when it isn't busy?

 

 

50 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Also, shouldn't they be teaching their cashiers better if they need quality control on their scanrate?

 

 

50 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

It was such a waste of time (and they did have employees who actually DID talk to much, to the point we complained about it).

 

I'm guilty for liking to chat, but not at the cost of holding up the line. If I say anything, it's usually WHILE i'm counting items, and it usually just involves a particular item I've had and I say "Ohhhh that's really good!" or "Ohhhh, that looks good! Enjoy that!". I'm not trying to tell them my life's story lol.

 

 

56 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Have fun this weekend.

 

Thank you sir! We're both excited!

 

 

Wolf