Cold...

I don't get sick very often, but I have seem to catch something that is not making me feel good. So I'll keep this short. Nothing eventful has been going on. My daughter did the midnight thing for that movie about the vampires & werewolves. What?? Doesn't he know the name of the movie?? Yeah, I do... But I figured if I typed the name, then I would have a obligation to hyperlink the name. And I don't want to...
But I haven't heard anything from her yet. I'm sure I'll hear about it when I pick her up from her friends this afternoon. Then the wife & I will be talked into taking her to go see it again.
So I started feeling like shit yesterday & the positive is... that it feels like I'm getting better. Already coughing up nasty shit & that's usually a sign that this is about to pass. Unlike the wife, who is still bothered by this shit a week later. My body just seems to kick shit out quicker I guess. OK... I ain't making no sense, the meds must be kicking in. Til next time...

I Did It!! For Today...

Alarm went off... I closed my eyes for 5 mins debating with myself, even though I knew I was going to get up. I played the "song game" ( I like to have music on when I sleep ), if a song I liked came on I would lay in bed & listen to it, if it's a song I didn't really like I'd get up & turn it off. I don't remember what song it was that came on, but I know I forced myself to get up at that point. Once I was in the garage/weight room, then I was ok. Back to normal, felt like I had been doing this all along. It was a good morning!!

Weekend... Friday night... We didn't do much of anything. Ran some errands after work. Then we got a phone call late in the evening. Our son was missing his mom, so she got up, got in the car & picked them up from her parents house. We have a standing agreement with both my wifes & my parents on custody of the kids on the weekend. My in-laws have them Friday night & my parents have them Saturday night. I could go into how this came about, but I'll save that for a future post ( not enough time... ). We usually don't have to head down there in the middle of the night to pick them up, but for some reason my wife felt the need to on Friday.
Saturday I had baseball... Don't want to talk about it. Then we went to a friends to watch some MMA. Fun...
Sunday it was much of nothing again. That was my boring weekend in a nutshell. Which is perfect, because I'm out of time... Til next time...

A Disappointing NO!!

No... Nope... Didn't do it. Instead it was the same ol' song & dance. Got home, fell asleep... woke up around 11 p.m. & then couldn't wake up when the alarm went off. WTF?? I will do it this afternoon... I have to. I feel like shit.
I did get to hit some baseballs after work & it looks like I'm going to repeat that activity later on today. The good thing about this day looking like shit, is that no one will be at the batting cages later. I really need to work on my hitting. I was so into being defensively sound, that I let my hitting slip. UGH!!
Well, I've got to make a phone call so I'm going to end this post. Til next time...

I'm Out Of Touch...

Yes, it is the title of a Hall & Oates song, but that is not why it's the title of this post. I have been feeling that way for the past few weeks. I figured it would take me a few days to get back into the groove once my parents got back from Hawaii. But it just feels like I haven't been able to get back on that horse. I need a good kick in the ass I think. Maybe I should just look in the mirror since I haven't gotten back into that groove of working out. There is a list of things... baseball, hockey, exercising... About the only thing I've gotten to do a lot lately has been taking pictures. Would it be cliche of me to say that I'm going to do it for sure tomorrow?? Can I actually do it tomorrow?? I feel like I've been letting myself down, but am I really doing anything to correct that?? NO!! Why not?? I don't even know... I was so driven, then I just found myself hitting a wall. I tried not to let it happen, but it did. I didn't want my parents being gone to be a excuse, even though it would put my schedule out of whack, & wouldn't leave me much time in the day to sleep. Well eventually that took its toll & now I'm paying for it. I'm back to sleeping in the afternoons & not being able to sleep at night, then waking up for work w/out any workout in the morning... it's killing me. So my goal is that tomorrow, or when I post next... it will be about how I'm working on getting back on the horse. Not that I did it, because that would only be one day. But that I'm attempting really hard to do this & I will... Well I better get back to work... Til next time...

Ahhh I Forgot...

So quick update... Last Wednesday I was talking about the new Xbox 360 & how I wanted one really bad, but didn't need one. So all day Thursday I was trying to order one. This was after I went to Best Buy & tried to find out if I could pre-order one in store & when it comes in, pick it up. Couple stores I went to told me they didn't know when it was going to come in & that if I went online I could pre-order one & I'd get one by this week... ( June 21 - 25th ) So I figured, what the hell?? I don't really need it now, so what is waiting a few days.
So Friday comes & I needed to waste time ( mentioned in the post I just posted a few minutes ago ), & though I was thinking I shouldn't, I did. I pulled into Best Buy & what was stacked up as soon as you walk in?? NEW FUCKING XBOX 360S!! I was sooo pissed!! Especially since I asked them 2 days ago!! So there I stood, with my pre-ordered Xbox 360 in limbo & a stack of them in front of me. Needless to say, I'm still waiting for my Xbox. UGH!! Thought I would share... Til next time...

Phew... What A Weekend!!

Started out on Friday when I had to pick up my daughter & her best friend from a orchestra thing in Edmonds. UGH!! Get off of work, then had to waste a few minutes before trying to figure out where she was & her cellphone reception was horrible, so that made it challenging. Then stuck in traffic for a hour & a half. In the meantime, the wife had to pick up our son from daycare, then take him to his baseball game ( last of the season ), then to the party where he got a cool trophy. So it was a hectic afternoon.
Then came Saturday. We did some shopping at the outlet mall. The girls had to go find a dress for a friend for graduation. I had to find something to wear to a gentlemens club. Yes, you read that right. Then it was off to get my daugthers friend home, my son picked up from the in-laws, a birthday present picked up & me home. The wife & kids then went to the birthday party & I headed down to meet up with 6 friends, to hit the gentlemens club. We were there to see Jesse Jane. I wont get into what happened in the club, because it involves friends. But it was entertaining. No one got in trouble. Jesse didn't hit the stage until around 10:45 - 11ish p.m. We'd already been there for a couple of hours. So once she performed & I got a pic with her, we left. But it was a fun time. Kind of a guys night out thing.
Sunday... Fathers Day!! Happy belated Fathers Day to all!! But it was a busy day. Sleep... Since I didn't get home til late. Then it was off to work, since I had Monday off, I went in on Sunday to prep things so Monday would be a little easier for the pops. After that, the pops & I went to the grocery store & got some stuff for a nice dinner. I wasn't feeling that good, but enjoyed a great dinner & then we headed home. I was supposed to play a 6 p.m. baseball game, then a 9:30 p.m. hockey game. But I just didn't feel well so I didn't play.
Monday - my daughters 8th grade graduation. I had to wake up early, which I hated because it was my "day off". But we had to get her to school by 9 a.m. Didn't work that well. We picked up my mom & had to drop something off with my dad, so we finally pulled into the school at about 9:15 a.m. Graduation started at 10 a.m. & lasted til about 12:20 p.m. Then it was off to a party for the kids at a park where they were able to enjoy each others presence for another few hours before they split for the summer. Plus the class will be split between two high schools, so it was a sad day. My daughters best friend ( guy ) will be going to the other high school, my daughters other best friend ( girl ) is a year younger so wont be joining her til the following year. So it was a sad day for her. But for a "day off", it was draining. To end the day I had a hockey game last night ( It was a back to back & it showed!! They won in Kent on Sunday, but we lost last night in Everett... ) So I'm drained!! Well I better head home... Til next time...

Through The Ringer...

My body hurts. Between these workouts & hockey, baseball somewhat... My body feels run down. I can't imagine what MMA guys feel like after a bout, but I would assume I'm close to that, without the bruises. I can't wait for a few more weeks, so I can take a week off of working out & let my body get a decent rest. UGH!!

I've got to go & get my health card today. It feels like its only been a year since I've had to sit in that class & take that test, but apparently it's been 3. So this afternoon, I need to head into Everett before 6 p.m. & take this 90 min. class & test. I've done it so much times before that I don't even pay attention, take the test, first to finish, 100% & I'm out the door in 40 mins. I should watch what I say because it'll be today that none of those things happen. Nah, it's pretty easy. I still can't believe that people actually fail that shit. Sorry if you are one of them... maybe I'll help you study.

Other than that... I've really got nothing to go on about. Maybe I'll end here & actually get back to work on time... Till next time...

Tough Game...

UGH!! Last night was a tough game. Got there a little late, had to hurry & get my gear on to make my first shift. Then we got schooled!! My body is so sore today...

School is winding down for the wife & kids. Had to take the daughter on some errands yesterday. She had to buy a pinata & some candy to fill it, plus boxes of brownies that she had to make. I wished I could break a pinata full of great candy while eating brownies!! I hate candy!! I actually love them, thats why I hate them. It should be easy to hate candy. They are expensive ( well, when you bought them the way I did yesterday!! ) & they make you fat... what else do you want?? It's not as bad as smoking, that is expensive & kills you, but I don't smoke so it doesn't matter.

Today is another typical Seattle day... gloomy, rainy & foggy.
I am battling a problem. My problem is that I want things that I don't need. Then I convince myself why I need it & why I should get it. The new Xbox 360 is the latest item. It's not even out yet, but I want to pre-order one at Best Buy. Why do you need one Troy if you already have a Xbox 360?? Funny you should ask... well my current one goes bananas sometimes by not reading my disks. Then its the fact that the new one is the same price, has a 250 GB hard drive, which my current one does not, & it has built in wi-fi ( current one does not, but has a wi-fi connector thingie that I bought for a $100. ) Plus it's black & shiny!! I WANT, I WANT, I WANT!! I shall get it eventually. Well I better head back to work... Till next time!!

Hockey Tonight!!

Whoohooo... Hockey on a Tuesday!! That just means I had to go a few days longer in between games.
Woke up on time today, but then slept for a extra 15 mins. Then jumped up like I had overslept. But it seems like the new workouts are a little shorter. They are not easy, but they cut out a couple body parts. That sounded weird. Since I didn't get to do my Monday workout Monday afternoon, I did it this morning. Along with today's of course... & still managed to make it to work on time. I did cheat a little. I know, you see the word cheating & you are thinking... this can't be good. But it is... Monday & Tuesdays workout is supposed to end with 30 mins. of H.I.I.T. cardio. Instead of doing that, I'm playing a Tuesday night hockey game which will give me a hour & 20 mins of H.I.I.T. cardio. Technically, its not H.I.I.T. But the main reason of H.I.I.T. is to get your heart rate going & keep it in or above the fat burning zone. Well hockey does that & more... So I think I'm doing it better. But thats just my opinion. Well enough of this crap. What a crappy post... Till next time...

Sun & Rain...

Weekend was upon us. All week I had been craving a maple bar from a particular donut place that had been featured in the news up here in Seattle. You can read more here... CLICK!! So finally on Friday, I decided to go & get one myself. Boy was I happily surprised. If you clicked & read the story I'm refferring to, then you know why I had to test taste one. I wanted to know if it was worth breaking & entering the building at 3 a.m. & I must say, though I wouldn't break in, I can understand WANTING one at that moment. Fresh baked!! Are you serious?? It was worth it.
Now onto different matters... My parents celebrated 34 years of marraige on Sat. We celebrated it on Friday night with a family dinner. Hawaiian food... Mmmm ono!! Plus they had live local music. So that was a added bonus. They even played a song for my parents... awww!! My daughter did miss the dinner because she was attending a school dance with her first official... "date".
Saturday was a day of sports. My son had soccer then baseball again. I was supposed to have a game early Saturday evening, but it was postponed. Good thing I didn't drive all the way down there. It was waaaay down south & I wasn't going to be attending it in the first place, so imagine my relief when I saw it was postponed & rescheduled. It's all good though... instead of playing baseball, I caught up on the workouts I missed last week. A good 2 & a half hours in the garage lifting weights... Just the way I like to spend my Saturday night!! <--- being sarcastic!! But it was better than some alternatives.
Sunday came way to quick. My son had another baseball game... I know, back to back... WTF?? The positive... its the second to the last game. So just another weekend of this & we are done... for now. So that was my weekend at a glance.
Finally this morning, I was able to wake up early... it's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to get back to my routine & it felt great. The only problem is that I was making up for missing Saturdays workout, so now this afternoon I have to make up todays. ( What?? Didn't you workout Saturday?? YES!! But I was making up Thursdays & Fridays... ) WTF?? I thought you were on the ball?? I was... but then something happened. What?? I don't know. But after today, I'll be all caught up & it'll be all good!! Ok... I better be heading back to the grind... Till next time...

March To The Match...

Yesterday was a fun day. Birthday of a good friend of mine. But we kind of screwed the pooch on our tradition. Since our birthdays are 3 days apart, she calls me on mine & then 3 days later I call her on hers. It's been great because we live far apart, she in Hawaii & me in Washington. So since I moved away it has been a fun tradition, a tradition that shows how much we care about each other. It's a special few minutes of the day. We've had a few hiccups along the way, but we always manage to talk. On Monday, I get a email from her saying that she wasn't able to find my number, she got a new phone. Yesterday, I had set a time of the day aside for her, but then found myself running late & couldn't make the call. So hopefully today we'll be able to make it work.
So why was I running late?? Funny you should ask...
I finally found myself with the time to actually make a Seattle Sounders F.C. game. I've had a couple of chances, but always had something going on to screw it up. Obviously those "other" things were important... kids baseball games, my hockey games, time with the wife... Yesterday was perfect. The wife had a prior engagement, the kids were taken cared of & I had the evening to go & watch soccer. So when I was supposed to be calling my friend, I was hurrying to get my job done so we could leave ASAP to head down to Seattle. We carpooled down to a local bar, met some fellow Sounder supporters, had a few drinks & chanted. I then got to experience the March to the Match. Sounder fans meet up a few blocks away from the stadium & do a march to the stadium while chanting & it's a blast. You can learn the words & arm movements pretty quickly & once you do its fun to join in & show your support. The game itself was fun, we did lose 3-2. But the experience was amazing. I did miss both Sounders goals, since they couldn't do anything in the first 80 mins. I decided to visit the team shop so I wouldn't hold my friends up at the end of the game. The Sounders then thought it would be a good idea to score while I wasn't there to experience the crowd go bananas. Oh well... next time. It was fun & if you haven't experienced it, I definitely recommend it. Till next time...

What A Day...

Tis Thursday. The Chicago Blackhawks won Lord Stanley's Cup last night & tonight I shall attend my first Seattle Sounders F.C. game. It's been a good day so far. I'm running a little behind again, so this shall be short. I just wanted to give a quick update on today's events. At about 3 p.m. a couple friends & I are heading down to Seattle to pre-funk. Then we shall do the march to the match 60 mins. before the game. Then we shall watch & chant during the game & hopefully watch a great match with a couple of goals & the home team coming out on top. Then I will be dropped off at my car & head home. Sounds like a plan... 1,2,3... BREAK!! Till next time...

Quickly...

Another day... wet, cold... it's supposed to be summer. Didn't want to wake up again. Doubled my workout yesterday afternoon & it killed me this morning. Supposed to have practice this afternoon, but not with this weather. It's been a busy day... I still feel like I'm behind. I've got a few issues to vent about, but I don't have the time. So remind me... Electronic store X & the ridiculous check-out lines... Drives me NUTS!! Till next time...

The Tuesday After...

Lessons we've learned... Sundays - Teriyaki places are closed. Mondays - Hawaiian restaurants are closed. That was our dilemma yesterday. I invited my parents out to dinner with my family to eat some local grinds. I was craving Hawaiian food. So we went to a place that my sister & parents enjoy. But when we showed up... CLOSED!! So I sent my parents back home, telling them sorry... Then the wife, kids & I went on a hunt for another place to eat. We checked another Hawaiian place... CLOSED!! So I figured we'd just settle on restaurant XX. I knew that XX opens at 4 p.m. because I've had a craving to eat there before in the middle of the afternoon & had to wait 10 mins. for them to open at 4. It was 3:55 p.m. I figured a 5 min. wait would be o.k. We drove up & on the door it said 4:10 p.m.!! Are you fricken kidding me?!? Why do I have to wait a extra 10 mins.?? So I said "Fuck It!!" & drove to another place. We then found a nice Hawaiian B.B.Q. place that was open. So I got what I wanted anyways!! Thanks Restaurant XX!!
Besides that... the day was good. It was nice to see all the "Happy Birthdays" on Facebook. But it was just another day. I didn't ask for anything, nor did I really get anything. We did some shopping over the weekend & that counted I guess, for my birthday. But I didn't really "splurge" on anything. Either way, I'll get what I want eventually & right now there is a couple things, but it relies on us having money. Ahhh enough crap... I've got to get back to work... Till next time...

33...

June 7th, 1977... I was born. June 7th 1990, we moved to Washington. So it's a birthday & anniversary. I did spoil myself with a new Seattle Sounders Electricity Kit. That's about it. I have most of what I want. We did do some shopping over the weekend, even though my wife got a bunch of new things, it made me happy just watching her shop. If she's happy, I'm happy right??

Weekend... Friday I finally finished Red Dead Redemption. Great game!! Saturday I had baseball practice in the nice sun. The wife & I also did some shopping & had a great dinner out on the patio of a local restaurant. It was a beautiful day. Then Sunday it was waking up early, heading down to West Seattle for my 9 a.m. baseball game. We won 20-14. Quite the pitchers duel. I didn't do to well at the plate 0-3. It drizzled the whole time, so it wasn't the best playing environment... but we won & that's all that matters. I had a hockey game later on in the evening that didn't pan out like our baseball game. It was a 4-1 loss. Our first of the summer session. I hadn't played in a few weeks & the guys that did, played for 2 & a half hours on Saturday. In the end, we just didn't play well as a team. That was the weekend in a nutshell.

Workouts... well even though they have been done. It hasn't felt like it has in the past. It's been a real challenge to keep going. The results are positive, but the desire has dropped. It's been really tough. The workouts & finding the time, since I haven't been able to wake up early. I really need to push that the next few days. Well I better head back to work!! Till next time...

Not Quite There Yet...

Still trying to get back to the routine. Body seems drained a little more than usual. Between the stress from filling in for the pops, to the workouts, it's just seemed like I can't get going. I knew this was going to happen, but even though I prepared for it, it's been tough to deal with. I haven't been waking up like usual to workout. I've been sleeping & then doing it in the afternoon. I don't mind it, but it's easier for me to make excuses that way. I've actually been able to wake up at the old time, the body just doesn't want to move. So I just plop back down. So I'm just going to have to kick myself in the ass on Monday & get back to what is right. My routine before my parentals took vacation.
Plus I'm almost done with the game I mentioned yesterday, so that is going to help a lot. I think the reason my afternoon workouts have been shit is because I've been coming home with the intent of working out. Then I'll take my pre-workout stuff & then convince myself that I can play a 30 min. game. Well with this epic game I've been playing, 30 mins. fly by quickly & when you finally look at the clock it's 2 hours later. Then it just throws everything else off... Well I better get back to work. A lot to do still... Till next time...

I'm Back...

It's been since May 26th since I posted last. It would've been a lot longer if I didn't have that free afternoon. The parentals are back from vacation which means things should be back to normal, or at least my routine should be getting back to normal. So far it isn't. But I'm expecting that it'll take a few days for my body to adjust.

I could go into detail of the week we missed, but to be truthfully honest, there is nothing to write about. I played Red Dead Redemption a lot. It kept me sane while the days were driving me crazy. Going into work in the wee hours of the morning, after waking up early to workout. Then spending all day working my ass off... luckily my co-worker was a big help, because the person they got to take my dads place didn't really do what he was supposed to. Now granted, it's really tough to fill his shoes, but I expect someone that brags about how good he is to at least come close. I ain't going to waste my time bitching, it's in the past. All I know now is I'm trying to get things to where they were before the trip. Workouts have been hard, because of content & time. The time part had a lot to do with the parentals vacation. The content is just because its a tough workout. Three body parts, three exercises per body part. First set 3-10, second 3-20, third 3-30. By time I hit that third exercise for that particular body part... I'm dead!!
But it's still going good. I've been consistantly around 187 - 190 lbs. Feeling good!! If I could only keep the food thing going. I'd be looking a lot better than I am. Oh well, I can do this program any time I want. Better get back to work!!