My Journal

AM:
12:48 1 mile jog
bathroom break
12:45 1 mile jog

PM:
24 min bike

Today was an OK day. More grinding with school work. I am still dreaming about truck that we could camp in. I know I am not waiting until I need to replace my truck since it is a Honda with 80,000 miles and will go for another 80,000 with maintenance and I drive about 10 miles a day. I got years to go on that front. I am saving money and looking at a number of options that changes day to day as my mood changes. Dreaming is fun sometimes.

AM:
hack squat
90-12
180-12,12,12,12

Assisted pull ups
78-1
120-6,6

assisted dips
78-5,5
120-12

35 min elliptical machine

PM:
49 min elliptical machine

Today was an OK day. There is some stuff going down at work so it will be interesting to see how it plays out. I am still dreaming of some offroad vehicle for remote camping. I have my list narrowed down to vehicles costing less that 3,000. I know they will need some work to be “good” but the cost of vehicles is through the roof crazy! I am thinking Suburban, Tahoe, full size pick up, toyota land cruiser, and on the maybe list dodge dakota, ford expedition, explorer, 4 runner, sequoia. It is all a dream right now but I am saving up some money so we will see.

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
30 min bike

Today I was able to watch the Walking Dead while pedaling the bike at home. That is a winning combination! Work was OK and I even did some school work.

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

Today was officially school work day. Nothing other than a trip to the gym. Pretty boring.

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
None.

Today was dedicated to school work. Reading and videos and generally being incredibly bored. This will be the longest 9 weeks ever. Of all the classes I have taken in the past I had one that haunted me. It was History of England. I got a D in it. This class reminds me an awful lot like it. SO far I have been reading and learning about history. This just aint for me. I am setting my sights on a C which is average based on the grading system. I think I can struggle through this and pass. I do mean struggle. During this class we are going to have to create a website as a group project and post assignment work to it. I have to say when I am ready to complete my 4 year degree I am going to take as many classes in person as possible. Some of the requirements for online are not practical or reasonable. I am expected to go to an immigration office and interview managers. Like I have the time for that, or the immigration offices are going to want to take time away from people needing service. I am also supposed to interview 5 different businesses to discuss the contributions of the minorities on staff. This is a fucking literature class! What the fuck does equal employment opportunity hiring practices and employee contributions have to do with learning about American literature. I feel like this is a cruel joke on us students to take a minority sensitivity history class in stead of literature. This is why I wanted to be a business or accounting major. This fluffy feel good crap is just not for me. I get that we are where we are at today because of all those that came before. Problem is like today, the majority of those that came before are insignificant individuals struggling through life pay check to pay check. Same stuff happening today. I would rather focus on some significant literature of individuals (even if I can barely make it through the readings) than all the history in addition to all the reading I must do. Besides this 2 of my writing assignments are about my family history. I am supposed to include as much personal data as possible including public and private records. Not cool for a literature class. This information is submitted electronically and stored in a data base. It is not my job to compile information that is private and then have it be searchable in a database as a piece of work submitted by me. Not cool. I can see I am going to be losing points on some work before it is even completed. Picture stuff like, and as an Irishman cousin johnny liked his whiskey a bit too much racking up 3 DUIs and giving up on having a driver’s license. Cousin Billy avoided the drinking problem but found his way into drugs that led to his divorce.

AM:
assisted pull ups
+84-3,2
+120-8,5

Assisted dips
+84-5,5
+120-12,12

12:35 min jog 1 mile
15 min elliptical machine

PM: none

So today was Ebola scare day at the Pentagon. looks like it turned out to be nothing but it was worrisome for sure. my neighbor( right next door) works there.

 http://www.arlnow.com/2014/10/17/developing-ebola-scare-at-the-pentagon/#disqus_thread

AM:
leg press
180-15
270-15
360-15
450-10

Bench press
135-12
185-8
205-4

35 min elliptical machine

PM:
28 min bike

Today was an adventure. Tomorrow will be too. I now have to leave work early to go pick up my wife’s car from the body shop, drive it to DC to get her rental car, drive back to VA, turn in the rental car, then find a way home. My wife is leaving for an out of town conference right after work so she can not do any of this herself. Sux I will be losing pay and time from work to do this. I really wish she would have listened to me and let our insurance company handle all this crap and we would have been done with it at least a week early. She had to do it her way, fight and argue with the insurance folks to the point of crying multiple times, scream, yell be pissed off, because that was the path she chose to take. Now I get to enjoy some of it myself. Woo hoo.

AM:
3 min walk
12:20 1 mile jog
30 min elliptical machine

So today at the gym I had a weird experience. I check in, hot the bathroom, weigh myself and head out to start my routine. As I leave the locker room the The staff member is standing nearby with a young lady and says, Joseph there is a problem. I am thinking great what did I do? what could I have done? I just got there. Turns out the young lady with the staff member tells me she hit my car. Great. She is all worried and panicked about it, but said there is no damage but wants me to go with her to see. OK no damage, I aint wasting any time on this. I thank her and let her know, no problem. She insisted she hit it hard enough and the alarm went off but not to judge the impacted by her car because her rear bumper was already pushed in and hanging funny. No damage no problem, I am here to exercise. Then she gets on the treadmill that I was going to use! That beyocth! So I get my run in then move over to the elliptical machine. While there I realize she could not have hit my truck. There are 4 spots on the street. The 1st and 3 spots had cars in them and the I took the last spot which meant she was taking the second spot and hit the 3rd car. WOOHOO for me! So she finishes her workout and is getting paper towels to wipe down her machine and I give her the good news, you did not hit me! Haha! I did not saw the Haha part. Now she was all worried and did not know what to do, bla bla bla. I told her since there is no damage don’t worry about it. She was worrying about it. That is my story for the day. That and I will be in bed at 6pm tonight.

AM:
3 min walking to warm up
12 min mile
25 min elliptical machine

PM:
48 min elliptical machine

Another day another dollar. Work was OK but I am stressing over the last class. I was able to goe on book from the library and I have been reading it. I will need to finish it for the second week assignment. My second order for a text book says I should get it on Thursday. I am screwed if I don’t. I got work to do!

AM:
hack squat
90-12
180-10,12,12
270-10,10

Assisted pullups
+90-2,3
+120-8

Assisted dips
+90-5,5
+120-10

25 min elliptical machine

PM:
25 min bike

Ebolanado! it’s like Sharknado but with Ebola! Today was a regular day of work. It went well and we got stuff done it was a success. There was a strange meeting at work today. Maybe tomorrow I can learn more if we are meant to know.