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I just signed off on something at work today. It's awesome. No seriously, this is one of the greatest feelings. It's just so releaving. Now to go find a party after climbing tonight.

Life and Times

I can feel it. My creative juices are beginning to take hold. I can only feel this means one thing. I have a serious need to do website work. For me. Oh, why do I have a feeling this is going to get ugly.

So this weekend my new monitor came in (my old one was on the fritz), and since I got new hardware, I immediately felt it necessary to go grab my linux box and my windows server. So now everything is hooked up and I suddenly have a serious web jones.

After months of playing some serious video games (read World of Warcraft) I now feel this uncontrollable urge to do web design work. No just design work. I need to code a serious webpage. I need to go crazy with design. My code must be wicked. I NEED to do some kick ass programming.

Yeah, my desire to play video games has dwindled pretty low. I haven't had this little desire since my junior year. And we all know what the result of that was. (Here's a hint, you're reading it) So yeah my other blog site, you know, the one I've been threatening to make for years, is probably going to happen. And boy does that seem scary.

Life and Times

I was sitting and thinking tonight about how my life has really changed in the month and half that I've been living in this apartment. I hadn't thought about it much before, but things are really different. And I think it's generally for the better.

The first major change is that, since I've moved, I've become a lot more social. It's not so much that I have people over, it's more that I feel freer to come and go. I spend most of my weekend nights out with my friends. We party, we chill. We've even bowled. Which has all been a major change.

I've also become a lot more active. I told myself that I needed to workout. That I should do that. I even resolved to do it. And so far, I have been. Between going to the gym and rock climbing, I've managed to keep up a regiment of at least 4 nights of working out. I'm getting stronger. And I can feel myself getting into better shape. My knees, which had been bothering me, are getting better. I'm not at 100% health, but I'm definitely closer than I was.

I'm also eating better. Since I now have my own kitchen, I cook more. And a lot of that is grilling. I need to look into getting a serious grill. It doesn't have to be huge, but it should be more serious than it is now. But yeah, I'm cooking for myself. And I'm eating better. I'm eating less junk food, and I've managed to cut down on a lot of the pop I used to drink. I try to limit myself to one a day, although it seems to be closer to two. I even eat breakfast more often. Not as often as I would like, but I'm getting there.

Of course, all of this healthy living has caused me to do a lot of looking at myself. Unfortunately, I'm no longer satisfied with my body. Which isn't really good. Instead I've become more critical of myself. Each little minute problem seems bigger to me. It's a strange side affect really. Nicole pointed out that most people normally feel better about themselves. Instead, this just seems to upset me. In a way it works for me, because it fuels my drive to better myself. At the same time, it makes me doubt myself and my abilities. It's a nasty cycle.

The good thing is, I have a really good support system. This is different from the last time I was heavy into working out. I don't feel alone. And I know I'm not. Nicole is a big difference in that. Nicole does a good job of just being there. Even when I'm dumb and have issues telling her, she's there. I also feel closer to my family. Ironic that I'm physically farther from them, I actually feel closer to them now than I did when I was in college. And my friends are good and supportive. I have a good core group of people I hang out with, and that also helps.

So with the good comes the bad, and the bad comes the good. But life is carrying on strong. Work has been…fun. Issues with equipment made things go long. Plus I wasn't feeling to confident in myself, but things are squaring away and I'm going to have the time to just stop and really prepare for the next week. I also got a new phone (same number as before). A really cool phone. One that shouldn't break. It's pretty sweet.

So things are going well. I'm in a good state of mind right now. I'm healthier than before. I'm freer. And I'm happier with my life.

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So this was a quieter, more chill weekend. No major parties, not a lot of crazy happenings. Just a chill weekend. Which was good, because I was able to get done a lot of stuff I wanted to do.

Friday night was pretty chill. Went to Stone Gardens for the weekly Friday Night Climb. I was tired and didn't stay for long, but I did manage to get to the end of both my Nemesis and the other V0 I wanted to do. So I felt very accomplished. After that I went to a bonfire with some friends and hung out for a couple of hours. After the bonfire, we headed to The Sloop (a local bar) and just chilled for a while. As you can see, a whole lot of relaxed happenings.

Saturday was pretty chill. I washed my car. Went down to the main REI headquarters to buy climbing shoes and visit Nikki and James. I was there and chatted with Nikki for a while and then it was back to the east side to chill. Did some laundry. Cleaned the apartment. Washed my car. That's about it.

Today, I cleaned up more and worked out. That's really the summation of what I did. I chilled. I cleaned. I relaxed. About it.

So all in all, it was a pretty good weekend. I got a lot of what I needed done. And I feel ready to go into work tomorrow.

Life and Times

I went rock climbing tonight. I had a really good time. I really like rock climbing, and I can feel myself getting better. Now, all I have to do is overcome my nemesis, and I shall be good.

So what is this nemesis? Well, at the climbing gym, there are various routes, and all of them have various levels of difficulty. Since I'm really new at this, I'm only doing stuff stuff ranked at either V0, or V1 (if it's an easier v1). Well, my nemesis is this one particular V0 path that has been thwarting me continuely since I started.

Tonight, I came closer to beating my nemesis. I was able to get farther than last week. And I was able to do the last part, I just couldn't transition from one part to the next. I'm so close. I can taste it. I'm just falling a little short. But I will get there, hopefully on Friday.

Yeah, this rock climbing thing is addictive. It's a great workout, but it's pretty low impact, so it doesn't bother my back and knees. I do need to get a gym membership and shoes though. I think I'll do that this weekend.

The gym itself is on the other side of town, but if I was willing to go 3/4 of the way there to do Capoeira, I can go all the way to do this. Plus this is more social. So yeah, I came to Seattle and I'm getting into outdoor stuff. Just like everyone else.

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