You were nothing but a brief distraction
May. 2nd, 2002 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twicketfaceOn average, I sneeze at work 10-15 times per day. And I've had it. I think I need to look into working on computers, where everything is hermetically sealed so I won't have to keep blowing the snot from my nose.
Also, please stuff your Amazon wishlist directly up your individual asses. Thank you.
My back started to really ache last night, and despite my wishes for someone to magically appear and give me an ice pack, it didn't happen. I stumbled out of bed around 6:00 and wrapped the gel pack in a dishtowel and retreated back to bed. Almost feels like I strained something; I wonder if I hit the weights too soon at the Y. Hopefully Chiropractor #2 will be able to offer some relief.
Got a call from the repair shop, it'll be $185 for new "wires and plugs" in my car, whatever the hell that means. So, Marie will graciously pick up the keys and foot the bill, and then pick me up from work to go get my car, as they are only open until 5:00. And to think yesterday we had a fight/misunderstanding over Pizza Hut. The foolish things we do to those we love.
My Sims are doing quite nicely, thanks for asking. I've expanded the living room and Marie and I had a baby, but social services took him away after a day or something. Guess we'll need to be on more of cry-alert next time. I need to make some friends before I get promoted again. And I keep clogging the toilet. If I could choose "Eat oat bran", I would.
I was thinking yesterday about how long it takes to form an opinion. Prior to the events of (new catchphrase of the century), I'd argue that 95% of the US population had no idea who Osama was. It just took an instant to turn that ignorance into hate. Then I was thinking about all of the people in the world who dislike me, and if it was one instant that made them judge me completely or if they just grew to not like me. I often think about other people, and if they think about me as much as I think about them. Not even friends, just random past acquaintences.
Been waking up slowly lately, I think the lag in Y attendance has brought me down to sloth mode rather quickly. I hope to kick it on the treadmill on Saturday and get some energy back. Am reading a very good book on Ethics right now and irrefutible evidence about why eating meat is such a bad idea. The description of 'raising' veal was enough to turn my stomach. But I feel I need this exposure to the truth to see the changes that I need to make.
I am feeling better than I have in a long time today. Mentally, I feel optimistic and am excited for a summer that should see some productive projects and time spent with the people I love. What more is there?
I also was thinking a lot about material posessions and the promise of being cool as a result. Two points struck me. 1) The people who have "cool" things aren't really cool, they are relying on objects to increase their social status/self-opinion. 2) Working on improving ourselves (since we have to live with ourselves until the end) instead of improving the things we own (which are short-term anyway) makes a lot more sense to me.
This is what happens when I take a day off between entries.
Also, please stuff your Amazon wishlist directly up your individual asses. Thank you.
My back started to really ache last night, and despite my wishes for someone to magically appear and give me an ice pack, it didn't happen. I stumbled out of bed around 6:00 and wrapped the gel pack in a dishtowel and retreated back to bed. Almost feels like I strained something; I wonder if I hit the weights too soon at the Y. Hopefully Chiropractor #2 will be able to offer some relief.
Got a call from the repair shop, it'll be $185 for new "wires and plugs" in my car, whatever the hell that means. So, Marie will graciously pick up the keys and foot the bill, and then pick me up from work to go get my car, as they are only open until 5:00. And to think yesterday we had a fight/misunderstanding over Pizza Hut. The foolish things we do to those we love.
My Sims are doing quite nicely, thanks for asking. I've expanded the living room and Marie and I had a baby, but social services took him away after a day or something. Guess we'll need to be on more of cry-alert next time. I need to make some friends before I get promoted again. And I keep clogging the toilet. If I could choose "Eat oat bran", I would.
I was thinking yesterday about how long it takes to form an opinion. Prior to the events of (new catchphrase of the century), I'd argue that 95% of the US population had no idea who Osama was. It just took an instant to turn that ignorance into hate. Then I was thinking about all of the people in the world who dislike me, and if it was one instant that made them judge me completely or if they just grew to not like me. I often think about other people, and if they think about me as much as I think about them. Not even friends, just random past acquaintences.
Been waking up slowly lately, I think the lag in Y attendance has brought me down to sloth mode rather quickly. I hope to kick it on the treadmill on Saturday and get some energy back. Am reading a very good book on Ethics right now and irrefutible evidence about why eating meat is such a bad idea. The description of 'raising' veal was enough to turn my stomach. But I feel I need this exposure to the truth to see the changes that I need to make.
I am feeling better than I have in a long time today. Mentally, I feel optimistic and am excited for a summer that should see some productive projects and time spent with the people I love. What more is there?
I also was thinking a lot about material posessions and the promise of being cool as a result. Two points struck me. 1) The people who have "cool" things aren't really cool, they are relying on objects to increase their social status/self-opinion. 2) Working on improving ourselves (since we have to live with ourselves until the end) instead of improving the things we own (which are short-term anyway) makes a lot more sense to me.
This is what happens when I take a day off between entries.
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Wake up, Sunshine
Date: 2002-05-02 05:25 pm (UTC)I can relate to the increased tiredness of which you speak. Depending upon how often you're doing physical activity, the reason for your recent "sloth mode" could be that your body is trying to adjust to the increased amount of activity you're putting it through and, subsequently, the increased amount of energy it takes to sustain you. Once it adjusts, not only will the "sloth mode" subside, you should be ready for an increased amount of physical activity. Of course, if you're slacking off, this doesn't really apply, but I'm assuming that you're not.
As you know, I've spent the last four months studying very intensively. In my estimation (since I'm not done yet), once next Wednesday morning rolls around, I will have spent around 400 hours (between class and on my own) preparing for the exam. That's a shitload of time, so I should be in pretty good shape when the time comes. However, there were times during these last few months in which I felt like no matter how hard/long I studied, I wasn't getting anywhere. Said feeling frustrated the shit out of me, and the fact that I didn't know why this was happening further magnified my sentiments.
Then about six weeks ago, I was at karate class, and my instructor went off on this rant about why it's so important to come to class regularly. He said that people often either decrease their attendance to class or stop going altogether because they don't feel like they're making any progress-physical, technique, or otherwise-toward belts. He explained it as "hitting a plateau" and said that the reason this happens is because your body has become accustomed to a certain "level" and is trying to ready itself for the next "level." Especially in karate (since the higher belts require a lot out of people), this readying process can take a lot of time, thus the feeling that no progress is being made. Think of it as running horizontally instead of vertically.
I felt a lot better about my studying once he told our class about this. Made me realize that even though I was running horizontally, I was still running forward.
Forgive me if I'm talking out of my ass, just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter and delay studying some more. Plateaus suck, but they're necessary. Keep up the physical activity Dawg, you better be all slick and studly by the time our next cribbage showdown goes down.
Re: Wake up, Sunshine
Date: 2002-05-03 06:11 am (UTC)I know what you mean about the plateau, I just gotta make sure to vary the exercises so I don't get used to the exercise.
Best of luck with the exam, give 'em hell.