awake and alive

School is starting to get me back into a regular routine again, which I really like.  It would be nice if I could get myself out of bed earlier though.  I’ve been trying to adjust my sleep schedule, but it sure is tough after the summer of waking up at random times.

My classes seem like they’re going to be interesting enough.  I have 2 professors who seem pretty awesome (EC201 & CSE491), and 2 that seem just okay (I’ll keep these guys anonymous).  It has been a little tough this week with having something scheduled for almost my whole day.  I haven’t been able to get as many things as I’ve wanted to.  Which reminds me, I still need to get my books for microecon…

Well, my new regimen has really been working.  Since I started a week and a half ago, I’ve lost 5 pounds!

Yes, it is a spelling mistake, it’s supposed to be un-fat (My BMI is 28.7), but I messed it up when I was doing a Facebook status update and I thought it was mildly entertaining.

Regardless, having realized there is too much going on in my mid section, a little bit too much of the handles for lovin’, and skipping the tmi about other locations has promted me to begin anew in the weight loss game.  This time I have a few new strategies:

1. Noel’s 100 push-ups in 6 weeks “Challenge”
2. “Vague” Calorie counting (I’ve tried this before, but I’m gonna stick to it and not be super anal)
3. HIIT training 3 days a week (more details…)
4. Light jogging/walking 2 days a week

I’m not sure what my end goal should be (although it seems like 140-150 would be good for my height), and I’ve set a short term goal of 6 lbs in 4 weeks.

I thought a few weeks ago that this upcoming week was going to be crazy.  Yesterday, all day, we moved stuff from the old Riverview auditorium to the new one.  My list grew substantially.

I have a bazillion things to do at Riv, my kitchen is still in my living room, and we’re like out of groceries.

It might not be so bad.  Then again, it might.

It has been 4 weeks and 6 days since my semester ended.  I have 11 weeks and 4 days until my next semester starts.

Since my last semester ended I have:

• Spent 2.5+ weeks working on the tech install in the new Riv auditorium
• Spent 1 week finishing up work projects
• Visited my sister in Chicago for 3 days
• Run sound for 3 weddings
• Worked on finishing my kitchen for 2 days (still in progress)

I feel like I’ve been using my time pretty well, and I have been getting a lot of things done that I had put off during the semester.  I’m getting really excited about the new auditorium being finished.  It will be really nice to finally have all that work done and be able to enjoy the new space (and new technology).

I have a bunch of pictures that I want to share, but Kristie has the camera.  I guess you’ll have to wait.

Brought my sister Teresa home on Mother’s Day as a sort of present. Only my youngest sister Kathryn knew. Good job for her on keeping the secret.

This week I’ve been (and will be) working on some tech stuff in the new Riverview auditorium. Hopefully Nato will post some pictures soon of all the junk we’ve been doing…

More betterer updates, and maybe some subjective thoughts, coming soon.

I should be banned from blogging having passed the three week mark since my last post.  I suppose my blog updates reflect the amount of free time that I have: close to none.

This week is the one where it all comes down.  This week is going to be more difficult that finals week.  I have 4 exams to take, 2 homework assignments to complete, and 1 project due.  When it is done, I can have a short sigh of relief before finals.

I don’t know when I can post more, but I will say that it will be in less than three weeks.

I just have a little bit of a cold now.  You know mucus coming out of my nose, a little bit of a cough.  Nothing serious.

There’s alot of snow outside, and I don’t like shoveling so often.  Snow is heavy when there’s so much of it, and since I own my house, I HAVE to shovel it.   It made my back all sweaty.  I tricked Kristie into touching said sweaty back.  She wasn’t very happy….

Well, I should be reading for class.  Goodbye for now…

It has been over a month since my last post, and even that post wasn’t very good.

I’m officially half-way into my break between semesters. This next semester won’t be quite so difficult compared to the last one. I have 3 academic classes as opposed to the 5 I had before.

I feel like I’m starting to become myself again. Even though that means some procrastination, waking up late, and doing one thing when I should be doing another.

Kristie and I are leaving early for Ignite since we are helping with it. I sure hope that I can actually do something. It seems like they might not really need my help.

Anyway, I procrastinated packing some of my stuff, so I have to go so we’re not late.

I can’t believe that it has been almost 3 weeks since I last posted.  I also can’t believe that after I get home from NC, I only have 2 weeks left of regular classes.

This semester has been so crazy.  I can’t wait until it is over.   I also hope that the next semester isn’t like this one.  I usually have so much that I’m thinking about and plenty feelings about life and relationships, but work and school have dominated my thoughts since the beginning of the semester.  I don’t really like it at all.