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thirty-one

I didn't write on my birthday this year, which was sixteen days ago.  Typically I would write a blog post on my birthday just to update people of how things are.  This year is different, I am posting late and not even on livejournal.  Anyway things this year have been trying, however I am getting through it.  I am learning new things for my job and I hope to get a promotion soon.  I'm starting to meet new people in the hopes of just going out and having fun.  I am trying to figure out what is going to happen with my current roommate situation, lots of scenarios are flying through my head.  I'm learning to just be happy with what I have and to not sweat anything, because if I do I'm going to miss some really fun things.  That's my life at age 31, could be better, hell could be worse, but I'm alive and I'm grateful for everything that I have.

morning chores

Every morning it's the same story, wake up and then wake up the siblings, which is a task in itself.  You see unlike me they like to go back to sleep (okay I like going back to sleep as well, but at least I fight it most days and actually wake up).  It is my sincere hope that in exactly a month when my brother graduates from high school I will not have to worry about it anymore, he'll be on his own schedule and I can finally get back to mine.

It is pouring buckets outside and will continue to do so on and off throughout the day, thankfully I am going to be in the library and will not leave until around 6, at which time I hope the storms will have passed.  Earlier the sky was really dark if somebody would have woke up they would have thought it was still nighttime.  It's a little bit lighter now so that's good, and it is slowing down library traffic which I will definitely not complain about.

Speaking of the library I am going to be working the service desk most of the day while the boss is off at a conference.  Thankfully most of my work has been completed for the day and I don't have to worry about doing anything soon so I am good.  Anyway that will complete my totally rambling post for the day, adios people.

surviving on little sleep

This is when not drinking caffeine can hurt you, the times in which you get little sleep.  Last night I went to karaoke and didn't get home until 12:45, I then had to turn around and wake up at 6:40 to get ready for work.  The "best" thing was I couldn't really sleep for some odd reason, I think I ended up going to sleep at 1:05 and I woke up at 6:27 without an alarm.  I just woke up and I couldn't try to go back to sleep because if I did then I'd definitely oversleep and that wouldn't have been good.

It is worth it though, the not drinking caffeine, I've lost another 3 pounds over the past week and am (hopefully) well on my way to losing the excess weight.  I still haven't encountered any headaches or anything from the lack of caffeine either so that makes me happy.

Today while at work I'm going to be reading the ASA Softball Rules for this year so when I start playing softball in a couple of weeks I'll know what to do, tell others on the team, etc.  I think I may also try to nap when somebody else arrives, even though that is easier said that done.  For now I am going to start reading and enjoy my workday, it is Saturday (aka my Friday) so I'll get the next couple of days off, so until next time I'm wishing you all the best.

it's cold, that shouldn't be

I find it weird having to bundle up and turn on the heat in April, especially here in Texas, but that is exactly what is happening.  Don't get me wrong it's nice that we are getting this cool weather and all, it's just something to get used to at this time of the year.  I'm pretty sure though before I know it the high will be in the 80s, it'll be muggy, and I'll have to break out like 4 fans to keep cool.

a rainy friday the 13th

It is the end of another week and I swear I think it just flew by, which is just fine by me.  I'm at work for another hour and a half and then it's off to watch baseball with the brother.  Tomorrow I open up work and maybe just maybe will go out to see a play afterwards, it depends on a few things.

Something nice happened this morning, I decided to see if this whole crazy diet thing is working and I am happy to say that it is!  With the help of The Daily Plate and not drinking caffeine I have lost 3 pounds this past week, I hope this trend continues as I will check my weight every Friday morning.

I am contemplating whether or not I will be able to go to Austin this summer, I hope I will be able to so I can visit my friend Catherine and watch some minor league baseball games.  Another thing I want to do this summer is to try and find a higher paying job, even though the best thing for me is if I get promoted here, because most days I love working here at the library. 

Anyway that's the update for today, I may update again this weekend but if not, have a great one.

boring saturday

Right between Good Friday and Easter is a day I like to call "Boring Saturday".  That is when I have to go to work when the place should be closed and nobody is around because of you guessed it...Easter!  Alas the library is open, and worse than that it's open regular hours, so no rest for the weary (which as you can guess is pissing off a few people).  I'm sitting at the desk drinking water and surfing the web, a common occurrence on most Saturday mornings for me, hoping that the time that I can leave comes quickly.  Tonight though I hope to catch the play that I missed last Saturday due to the fact that I was stuck here until closing, and then two wonderful days off where I can catch up on sleep (not so much tomorrow, but definitely Monday).  Anyway I'm rambling on and on as per usual, so I'll wrap this up.

eating healthy

In order to lose some of the tubbiness (ugh), I've decided to take some drastic measures.  I plan to lose 2-3 pounds a week hopefully and these steps should help. 

First off, the hardest thing I'm going to do is give up caffeine, I am way too dependent on it, so much so that some days I didn't even drink a glass of water.  Now it's nothing but water and fruit drinks, and of course Sprite.

Secondly I am going to watch my calorie intake and that is going to be hard as well because I have to make sure I'm not overindulging on food. 

Lastly I'm going to exercise, exercise, exercise.  That includes actually waking up before my second alarm (which is set 20 minutes after my first alarm) and walk or ride the stationary bike.  I'm also going to make use of the weights we have in the garage and as soon as I can afford it go to the gym at work three times a week.

Hopefully by doing all this by late summer I'll be back to a more reasonable weight for my height, and also a whole lot healthier.  Wish me luck and I'll update this periodically to let you know how it goes.

final four and baseball

The field of 65 is now 4 and the big weekend is here, who is going to win the NCAA Championship?  My guess is Florida will beat Georgetown, now I'm just hoping that both teams win their games tonight.  In more sports news baseball officially begins tomorrow night (yay!) with the Mets playing the Cards, that should keep my interest until football season begins.  The Astros start their season Monday night, more than likely I'll have the split screen on the TV to watch both the Astros game and the NCAA Championship game, it's going to be a great night.

In other news it is raining profusely outside and it was interesting getting to work this morning, I was going 55 on the freeway (speed limit is 60; 75 on sunny days heh).  There was also a major accident at the intersection of two freeways that closed 3 lines so getting through that was difficult.  All in all I arrived to work safe and sound, but wet since I left my umbrella at a Rob's place 2 weeks ago.  Anyway should be a slow day, especially if it keeps raining like this, and since I'm at work I don't think I'd mind it too much now...well as long as it's just rain and not wind/lightning, last thing I need is the power going out.

a milestone for the car

Yesterday while driving to church the car turned 50000 miles, it's a huge milestone in my book since it still runs fairly well.  I hope to keep it running for another 50000, maybe even another 150000 miles, I really don't want to think about getting a new car for years.  Anyway here is a picture of the odometer when it happened:

car hits 50000 miles

I'll post about something interesting later this week, I think, I guess something interesting has to happen first.

another saturday morning at work

It's another Saturday morning at work...yay (can't you just sense the sarcasm?).  There were people actually waiting for me to open this place up, so while I was getting things ready to open they were just hanging outside the gate talking, waiting, looking at me wondering why I can't just let them in yadda yadda yadda.  Anyway I opened and they rushed to the computers which boggles the mind because unless they needed to print something out we have computers in the 24 hour lounge area, but I guess they are too good for those.  I guess I really don't mind it, beats the hell out of closing the place that's for sure.  For now I can just relax and surf the internet, the first hour is always dead.