january 5th, 2017: the sound of silence

i had a dream about the plain white t's. not completely sure why. kicking off the day with one of their albums. followed by word of mouf.

today was one of those days where i went in to work with a mental to-do list. i tried to just get right into and ride that out however long it would take, but ol' ashley wanted a little attention. times like that i kinda wish there was a third person in the office. 

at some point shes going on about moving on to her new workplace. i started throwing out my thoughts on it and realized im too laid back about things to be of any real help.

for the first time in a while i got one of those nike reservation things. not for anything i want of course. and according to antwuan, it seems to have been a popular reservation. probably so they can unload a bunch now rather than ship them to outlets later.

taking a break to talk about some issues that have been piling up. its unfortunate how things are playing out, but not much to be done about that. and in the midst of all that, it turns out ill be going for a promotion this year. there are certainly mixed feelings about that. and then back to work. lots of running around. back and forth. several conversations. its a whole thing that id just rather not.

off to the gym. more running. i spend a lot of time there. it may be time to take...well, maybe not a break. but something. a lighter schedule perhaps. im feeling a little worn out. maybe its a combination of things.

tuna helper and smackdown. that show is really delivering on a pretty consistent basis. moving on to we bare bears and calling it an early night.

january 4th, 2017: whats alamogordo like?

finally breaking out those yeezy's. at the gym. they may be a big name shoe or whatever, but theyre still just shoes and that seems like the best place for them. comfortable. but not worth the hype. not at all.

getting lost in thought and breakfast. totally forgot about going to work. 

fairly busy since things arent going well. lacson sucks so thats one thing. and corsair is thrown in at the last minute...again. so thats not great, but progress is happening. killing time with madonna. a couple of her songs came up at the gym and now its in my head.

more being busy up until and then a bit past it being the end of the day. kinda makes up for being late i guess.

there wasnt any time for lunch today so i debated doing any running. in the end, it seemed like it was for the best to at least do something. it was short. but all things considered, twas pretty good i suppose. 

so theres talk of 'practicing' on saturday. for what? who knows. why? same answer. but i didnt have anything else to do. so whatever. i am curious to see how it goes. maybe something will happen and ill get into it. for now though, i just cant. 

del taco and smackdown. its so much better than raw. the main event triple threat alone was better than raw as a whole. kinda sad in a way.

finally starting old man logan. it has all the makings of an interesting story.

somehow i got caught up in a hangout conversation about my shirt collection. thinking about all the stories that go with each one. there are so many. in a way i think im proud to have them

january 3rd, 2017: 1.5mi...5km...whichever comes first

catching a bit of the eric andre show as i wake up. ti is on it. maybe ill play some of that later. he does have that new album. or ill just listen to what i already have of his.

today's the day for some run thing. breaking out the hugger shirt since im trying to get into wearing more stuff. and its a good thing too because its pretty cool. very cool actually.

the run went fairly well. it seemed to be a little shorter than expected. which balanced out my mistimed inhaler inhaling. i didnt realize until someone asked, but this was my first time doing one of these. kinda crazy.

dealing with work stuff so people can be on their way. its not going so well because people like to wait until the last minute to do things. medical stuff is one thing. negligence is another. but itll work out. it always does.

a quick workout. im fairly close to getting back on track with my shoulder workouts, but with upcoming appointments i wouldnt be surprised if im put on a break. for now though, i managed to get a pretty decent set of overhead presses with 55's. im kinda pround of that. 

watching smackdown and scrolling through gathering pictures. january 2010. i knew those were good times, but looking back at them they were far better. especially when compared to this life.

january 2nd, 2017: the ancient asian torque technique

waking up and trying to jump into the day. a kick start on productivity 

so, yesterday wasnt exactly the most productive day. its a pretty easy trap to fall into, however im going to see if i can avoid that today. i was all set to take care of laundy before hitting the gym, but then i was reminded that sometimes things just arent up to me...

my car wont start. its probably the battery. lately it has been kinda sketchy and im guessing that a day off didnt do it any favors. cleaning up around the house for a bit before hassling people about taking me to deal with it. the kitchens looking good. the box room is coming around. thats enough for now.

running around with the normal crew. it took the three of us a bit more effort than it shouldve, but we got the battery replaced and all was well in maxiland. now on to dealing with windshield wiper stuff for binh. that also took more effort than expected.

lunch at carrinos. its not a really good place to eat. binh makes the typical comments he makes and gets on the subject of ufc 207's big match between chris and derrick.

laundry. the gym. raw.

i turned on some rise against for the evening and got sucked into that. while we were in iowa ashley played that song about kids killing themselves. its been a while since i really listened to it. apparently theres a video. at the end was an 'it gets better' ad. i used to say that a lot and maybe thats where i got it. 

january 1st, 2017: the theory of relativity

there was supposed to be an olive ultra boost release today, but apparently there was some bad intel on that. i was probably gonna have pass on them on account of other purchases to be made. im thinking id rather wait for the purple ones anyway.

cleaning up. organizing. reorganizing. while that happens i try working out a song thats stuck in my head. after a bit of deliberation and listening to a handful of things, its all figured out. the theory of relativity by stars.

today was largely uneventful. perhaps a sign of the year to come? working through a few episodes of smackdown followed by x-men apocalypse.

my usual sunday evening call to the grandparents. grandpa has a lot to say. seems like he has things on his mind. and for good reason. hopefully it works out.

one of the things i want to work on is thinking more about the things i buy. i dont make full use of most of my purchases. the shoes. the games. the movies. its all been made very clear over the last couple days of cleaning. a bit of downsizing wouldnt hurt either.

juji posted an interesting video about work and life stuff. its pretty insightful. one day itll be nice to see that guy in person again.