May 15, 2015

  • Another Step

    I guess the important thing is that I worked out a couple of hours ago. It was a good, but not great session. I can live with it. Yesterday I didn't do too much. It was just a regular day, although I did watch some PS4 game streaming. The first person I watched was a girl. She was pretty, which made it feel weird because...well, the whole "watching a girl on cam" thing. This kid who looked like he was in middle school was quite amusing. I then switched to what seemed like a group of 20-something guys doing group heists (all the gameplay I watched was for GTA V). It seems like a cool thing in theory, but now that I'm writing about it I have to admit it feels weird. I'm never going to comment or talk to anyone I watch, but...well, I guess it's not much different than watching people on YouTube except it's live. Ah, I'm probably overthinking it. Nothing on deck for the weekend: might not leave the house if it rains. Shoot, I need to play GTA myself to stay on track to beat it before Arkham...although I noticed in a conversation with a friend today that I won't be playing Arkham all that much when it comes out anyway since I'm going home three days later. Glad it's the weekend and I don't have to get up early since I took my car to the dealership last weekend. Place is probably going to be a madhouse in the morning with people getting ready for Memorial Day trips. I'll get to lay in bed. I may just watch movies or something tonight, not sure yet. That workout has me feeling good, though.

May 13, 2015

  • No...

    Xanga...another non-eventful day, which is fine with me. Team at the top was in meetings all day, so I got to chill for the most part. I did check to see if there were any missing remnants from the night hustle (there aren't). I need to run to Publix tonight to get some stuff before the sales change tomorrow. Thankfully, I won't have to even get that many groceries this upcoming week...which makes sense since I spent more than normal last week. That's about it...yeah, pretty much. The SHIELD finale was good, except Simmons getting swallowed up by the ooze. That part was not good at all. Simmons is...well, was...the finest woman on the show. As pretty as May and Bobbi are, Simmons had me at hello. Agent 33, Raina...well, the old Raina was it. Even Skye's mom looked good. Yeah, the only one who's not cute is the centerpiece of the show.

    Okay, so...this Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill thing: I'll believe it when it happens. I do think it'd be beyond cool, just because 20s seem to be the main denomination of money passed around. All those pictures of Harriet in the marketplace. I think it's not supposed to happen for a few years even if implemented - and let's be real, it will have to be implemented by this administration if it ever happens - but it'll be cool regardless.

    Nothing planned for tonight other than this Catfish "where are they now" episode at 10. Dee Pimpin! That show might be real...oh, I caught up on Finding Carter. I'm just going to call Carter and Taylor the stupid sisters. They both do so much dumb stuff. Alright, time to get this dinner started.

May 12, 2015

  • Getting There

    Didn't realize I haven't been here since Saturday. Well, didn't do much of anything Sunday. Should've done some ironing, but...oh well. Yesterday was sort-of busy, as was today. Yesterday a friend had some nice things to say about me to a friend of hers. No, not romance or relationship related. I followed up a bit later. If there's something there, I'll let y'all know. Today I had an interesting...well, two interesting conversations. Both were day-related. Basically, I need to stay cool as the future comes. Oh: got in a pretty good workout last night. I was happy after the one Thursday didn't go so well. We'll see if the momentum continues Friday. I think that about covers it...SHIELD season finale coming up tonight. If this ends the series-long focus on Skye, I'll be happy. If MTV replays tonight's Finding Carter at 11, I'll catch it then. Otherwise, I'll see it tomorrow. Staying cool during the day...I hope it's not as hard as I think it might be toward the latter part of the summer.

May 9, 2015

  • Conditioning

    Let's see: there wasn't a wholw lot to do during the day yesterday, mainly because there was a tech issue. Made for a rather uneventful time, but whatever. Spent the evening cleaning up a bit: need to do some more, but I'm tired because of last night and this morning. I finally got up and took my car to the shop. It was hard, since I woke up maybe three times during the night. Ended up getting a decent amount of work done to it, but I knew it was time for some stuff so the high price tag didn't mean that much. I'm still on track for my birthday goal (of how much I want to have available for spending when I go home), but things are much closer than they were this morning. I can create more of a buffer by not spending a lot when I go out of town Memorial Day weekend, but we'll see how it goes. I probably won't spend anywhere near that goal amount anyway: probably won't even spend half of it. Anyway, came here and slept for most of the afternoon. Nothing on tap for tonight, but this time yesterday I didn't have anything on tap for last night. I could get up and iron some clothes...yeah, I think I'll do that. It'll save me a lot of effort next week. Now to get up and walk the four steps to the iron.

May 7, 2015

  • Tired

    Xanga...it still feels a little weird being back, and transitioning back to a regular schedule is still taking some getting used to. That said, here I am. Not too much to report: Catfish was pretty good last night. Speaking of pretty: Aurora...yes. Samm was too: she's up there with Solana and Chitara. Couldn't really sleep last night, paid for it this morning. I've been feeling sleepy every day when I've gone to work. I'd love to sleep in Saturday, but (all together now) I need to take my car to the dealership Saturday morning. I might go to sleep early tomorrow night if Cap's not on. I think he will be, though. Went grocery shopping after work. No real sales at Publix, which was slightly disappointing. I was also slightly disappointed in my workout. It's okay, though. I'm not as concerned about it as I have been. I'll get there: it'll just take a little time. I do feel stronger, but it just didn't all come together when I got under the bar. Happens like that sometimes. I bought a lot of food since I've been really hungry lately. Also needed (and bought) some more protein supplement, so things should improve soon. I was going to have spaghetti for dinner, but now I'm not so sure. I really feel like eating a steak, but I didn't get one and I spent enough at the store. Might have shrimp instead...ah, I'll stick with spaghetti and salad. The carbs will do me good. Tonight would be a good night to...well, I don't feel like doing anything. Shoot, let me get these noodles right so I can go to sleep. I would be excited about tomorrow being Friday, but...well, I will be in two weeks.

May 6, 2015

  • Confirmation

    So, I figured out that I really made the right decision in the last bit of moving on I mentioned last night. I noticed that I really turned a corner today, and most of the time when I do that there's no going back. This could be an exception, but I'm not going to be the one who makes it so. Now...Shield was really good. Finding Carter was pretty decent too. My dad and I came up with a Mother's Day plan: he bought her gift and I'm going to pay him back when I see them in a couple of weeks. Going to get her an e-card to go along with it and that'll be that. I need to put some gas in my car at some point: it's past E. I'm hoping prices go down, but oil prices seem to tell a different story right now. Started playing GTA again this afternoon. I'll play a little more tomorrow and just keep going...okay, maybe not tomorrow: working out tomorrow. I can do both, but I have a feeling my laziness will prevent it. I know: I'm terrible.

    I just realized I'll have almost nothing to watch a week from now. Gotham is over, Catfish ends tonight, Shield ends next week. Only Finding Carter will be left. One show. Sigh. Guess I should...actually, this will help the GTA/PS4 schedule. If I have no shows, that leaves a lot of nights for game playing. Oh well: right now there are four movies on (The Transporter, Scarface, The Dark Knight, The Avengers) right now. I also want to watch Curse of the Golden Flower at some point, but with those four on tonight that won't be happening. Oh well: on to the movies.

May 5, 2015

  • Moving On

    Thought I was here yesterday, but it makes sense that I wasn't since I gave blood yesterday. Um, since Sunday...well, my mom wants a fishing rod and reel. I asked my dad how to shop for one. He hasn't gotten back to me yet. I know he knows Mother's Day is Sunday...now I'm stuck with having to get something else and get it home by Saturday. Sigh. Not a whole lot to do during the day yesterday or today, although I went to the mall after leaving the blood bank. They're really changing it up to look nice. Hallmark is closing, which I'm not happy about at all. I don't think there'll be a Hallmark here anymore once that one closes at the end of the month. How am I to buy greeting cards...even though I don't do it that much, it's nice to have options. Maybe one of the bookstores sells Hallmark cards. Saw the season finale of Gotham, of course. It honestly wasn't all that exciting...until Fish shot Maroni. Then it was "game on". Now I have to wait until September. Sigh. We'll see what SHIELD and Finding Carter bring tonight.

    So, there were three things that happened over the last few days that inspire the title. First was the pretty receptionist at the bank revealing that she's in a relationship. I didn't bare my soul to her or anything like that: she just mentioned it as part of our conversation. She is rather attractive, so I'm not surprised. Not even disappionted. Second was noticing that there were basically all new people (and protocols) at the blood bank. Even the people I knew were rather distant. It seemed so cozy and friendly before, but now it's just...a blood bank. Maybe they had to change a lot and people are more business-like now. The third was just something that brought me to a realization that we don't all see things the same way. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed there, but it is what it is.

May 3, 2015

  • Getting Better

    Ah, it's Sunday evening...rather than think about the workweek, I'm just relaxing. Went grocery shopping last night and tried to avoid any and all mentions of that fight that turned out exactly the way I or anyone with common sense thought it would turn out. This morning I didn't do a whole lot...talked to my dad a little bit this afternoon. Asked him how to buy a fishing rod for Mother's Day (that's what Mom wants) and he said he'd get back to me. Sigh. I might just buy her birthday present and switch up the two if I don't hear from Dad in time. I also worked out today: it was better than the previous sessions, so at least I'm improving. I think that about covers today...oh, I'm donating blood tomorrow. That'll be the highlight of the day - well, that and the Gotham season finale.

May 2, 2015

  • Sigh

    Saturday morning...last time I was here, it was before Agents of SHIELD. Saw that and Finding Carter...Agents was actually better, which was a surprise. Finding Carter is actually falling a bit flat. It's going to be my favorite show regardless the next time it comes on, since the Gotham season finale is Monday. Now that I can't wait for. Going to be so wide open. Wednesday I finished up my night hustle work and celebrated by hitting the karaoke spot (no, I didn't perform). Saw some bigwigs in there, which was interesting. This one girl kept trying to get me to dance for some reason. Probably thought I couldn't. When the floor actually opened up after the karaoke - they play music between songs: that's when the girl was trying to get me to dance - these guys didn't know how to do the popular line dance and one asked me if I knew it...which is like asking me if I know how to play Tecmo Bowl. Long story short, half the floor was following me. Thursday was pay day, which is always exciting. Saw Avengers...really good movie, better than the first one. I would go see it again, but that's money that could go toward the Blu-ray when it comes out in...probably October. Yesterday I didn't do too much, and today may be a cleaning day if I decide to not be lazy. One thing I need to do is figure out what there is to do in this town. I don't want to be "that guy who hangs out [at some location]" but it'd be nice to have fun here and not have to drive for at least 3.5 hours to have real fun. Oh yeah: need to work out today, and probably go grocery shopping. Also need to get back into GTA V so I can beat it by the time Arkham comes out...a month from today. This weekend will be like many: I could do x, y, z...but will I actually do any of it. We'll see if laziness wins the day.

April 28, 2015

  • Working It Out

    Think I haven't been here since maybe Thursday...well, didn't do anything over the weekend so - oh, wait: I was here Friday. Yeah, nothing happened Saturday. I couldn't...wait, I feel like I was here Saturday. Anyway, I couldn't get up early enough to take my car to the dealership so I stayed in all day until I went grocery shopping. Sunday I just watched the WWE PPV...it was alright until my PS4 started messing up during the title match. Didn't matter all that much since I knew who was going to win. I finished up my night hustle work last night and caught up on Gotham today. It's going to be so wide open next week, and I can't wait. Came home from work and worked out today: I'm not where I was before I went to Tampa, and I think it's going to take a while. Just got to keep at it: I'll get back there. Ooh: need to take dinner out of the oven. Be right back.

    Okay, dinner's ready: just needs to cool down. Stuffed scallops and salad, if you're scoring at home. I've decided to add carbs back to my diet, at least a little bit. My diet's going to go to shreds over the next couple of days, between going out tomorrow and going to the movies Thursday. I'll have to get back right Friday. Also need to start back running, although that would require (well, not require - but it'd certainly help to have new) running shoes. The old flats I have are okay, but I feel the ground more than I need to in those.

    Still feels like I'm working my way out of some rut, and I had one of the worst dreams ever last night. There'll be a silver lining soon...and if it doesn't come this week, at least I'll be entertained. Well, I will tomorrow and Thursday. Probably stay inside during graduation weekend. I'll let the young folks have it. Traffic should lighten up considerably next week as the students leave, so that's a good thing. Summer soon come.