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How I Feel Today

This is how I feel today, and why my blog post is so short:

Digital Vision Board

Being in my 9th month of unemployment has led me to believe I may not be going about things in the best way. So to turn my life around I decided to create a Vision Board. I placed some goals on my Vision Board so that they will become a reality. If you are not familiar with a Vision Board here is a clip that can help explain it.

Hopefully after that explanation you can understand what I am doing. I'm posting my vision board on the internet for all the world to see because possibly some rich philanthropist will stumble upon this blog and help make those visions become a reality. If anyone would like to help any of my visions come true, or if you have any questions about my Vision Board please leave a comment. So here is my board (you can click the image for a larger view):

It's Friday Friday Gotta Get Down On Friday!

For those of you who don't know today is Friday. This is my jam today. This video just cracks me up, because it appears as if Rebecca Black's daddy let her make her own music video for her Super Sweet 16. There are so many things I love about this. First being the lyrics. She quickly lists everything she does including getting a bowl and then getting her cereal. She then sings about going to the bus stop to catch her bus to school. However, this is where the song gets a little fishy... Instead of catching the bus and going to school like a well behaved member of society, her friends pull up and I guess she skips school and goes with them. Also she sings about not knowing which seat to take, but upon my review there was only 1 seat available. The seat in the middle of the back was the only choice and sure enough it is where she ended up. Now after skipping school she gets all dolled up and proceeds to very unsafely sit on top of the back seat of the convertible car. I am terrified for the day the news reports Grammy award winner Rebecca Black was decapitated in a terrible automobile accident because she was sitting atop the backseat of a convertible and there was a coke fueled accident (Coca-Cola, not cocaine... these kids get all hopped up on caffeine and just go crazy).
The kids who co-star in the video with her actually seem bored being there and I think her "friend to her right" is probably thinking she could do so much better than Rebecca, and should not be risking her life for her. Also the song seem to gets bored with Rebecca and cuts to some random black guy driving around singing about changing lanes and such. Possibly one of the most amazing things about this song is her description of the order of the days of the week. This song should be used in schools to teach kids the days. It's just fabulous!
I hope every "gets down on Friday" and has a wonderful weekend weekend.

The Return of the Rockcercisor

Not too long ago I wrote about a man who was Rockin Out while Workin Out. I labelled his actions as Rockcercising. Well this past Friday at the gym he was back. Erica and I were basically alone in the cardio room. He walked in and instantly I recognized him. I tried to get Erica's attention and then used my eyes to point to him. She saw him and laughed because she knew who it was too. Luckily my program on the elliptical was just ending as he got onto his machine. I went back onto a treadmill behind him so I could get some footage.

Trying to secretly video someone is already a difficult task, but trying to do it on a cell phone while walking on a treadmill is extra difficult. I didn't want to be constantly holding my phone up so I took multiple videos in short spurts. I wish i could've gotten his full routine. I was only able to get a little bit of good footage, this is only like 10% of his energetic routine. Speaking of energy, at one point during our workouts he turns to me and Erica (who are both taking an easy walk on the treadmills after our elliptical runs) and he says "Where's your energy? Where's your f'n energy?" All we could do was laugh and he turned around to get back to his rockcercising. One of my favorite moments came when a woman walked into the room and witness this man dancing while running on the elliptical, and dripping sweat everywhere. She looked at him and her jaw dropped a little, then she looked at me with a "is this really happening" look on her face.

Without further ado here is the video I have pieced together of the Rockcercisor:

My First Time Skating

Today for Monday Funday I went ice skating for the first time ever. Here is a video of me taking my first steps on the ice. I got a little better before we left, I'll write more about it later.

Busy Bee

Another day went by where I did not blog. I apologize to my loyal reader(s). Yesterday I had some errands to run and some work to do, so I just didn't have time to sit down and blog. I had to run out to West Town Savings Bank and fix a computer issue. When I got out there the 1 employee left apparently was very bored and lonely because she kept talking to me and asking me to sit and stay. I guess I would be bored and lonely too if I was the only person who worked in my office. So I fixed the problem out there and chatted a bit, but I had other things to do so I had to leave.

My next stop was a Lumber Liquidators where I was picking up some flooring for my mother. We are putting a new floor in our dining room and kitchen. This seemed like it would be a very quick thing to do, just go to the store and pick up the floor she already purchased. That is not what happened. I arrived at the store during a torrential downpour. I went in and told them I was there to pick up an order. He thanked me for actually having the paper work with me, he said most people come in and just expect them to remember their order or something. Well he told me there were a few other people ahead of me getting stuff from the back to pull my car around and just wait. Little did I know that those people were ordering about 10 pallets of flooring. I went around back and in the pouring rain got out and put my seats down and got the car ready to be filled with flooring. I then walked over to the back door and stood there in the rain thinking it would just be a few minutes for each person to get what they want. After seeing the forklift go by about 4 times with pallets loaded on it for 1 man I decided to get back in my car. I sat there and listened to the end of the Pitt game and played Solitaire on my phone. After about 40 minutes of waiting and watching the forklift go by with more and more stacks of hardwood floor I finally got my order. I got out and loaded it into my car. I was drenched from just the few minutes this took.

After this I was starving, so I went to Qdoba for a delicious burrito. I went home, ate the burrito, did a survey online, and then it was time for me to go again. I had to get down to Tad's on East Carson because I was the cook. This job is pretty easy, the only thing is that it seems very very long. The kitchen is only open from 5-10, but not many people come in to eat there. There is A LOT of down time. So I spent my night sitting at a bar watching random basketball games, a little bit of the Pirate game, and sporadically cooking tater tots and other fried goodies.

I guess when I type it all up it doesnt seem like I did too much yesterday, but when my days are normally filled with sitting around and doing nothing, having multiple tasks in one day really seems like a busy day. Well today is going to be another day of nothing but, tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day Parade Day. Which is when most people, including myself, celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I won't be going down to Market Square this year. We decided that all you do is wait in lines down there. You wait in line for a beer and then once you get a beer you get in line for the bathroom because by the time you get to the front of the line you are gonna have to go. I actually haven't gone down to Market Square for a few years, I have gone to parties where groups have gone down there, but I've always stayed behind. I figure I can get a beer from the fridge/cooler whenever I was without a line, and I can go pee whenever I want, maybe waiting for like 1 person in the bathroom. I guess we are getting old when we decide that big celebration is just too crazy for us and we would rather just relax with a case of beer and party on our own. Here is a YouTube video to go with the St. Patty's Day vibe:

My Lenten Promise

So Lent is upon us again. This year, just like last year I will be giving up eating after 9:00p.m. I gave this up last year and at times it was very difficult. Not only is this a sacrifice for me, but it will also be good for me. I will also be giving up drinking pop. I believe giving up these two things will be a difficult sacrifice and also help me be a better, healthier person in the long run.

I'm keeping this post short because I'm hoping more people will read it and reply to it. Leave me a comment about what you will be giving up for Lent. However, I will once again add a YouTube video, because I love adding them to my posts.