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July 5, 2008
Current Mood:
Tired
I love my freaking Jeep. I drove around for 90 minutes yesterday down in PB and La Jolla. I never just go driving around but this thing is SO much fun. I took the top off for a bit yesterday too. WAY easier then my old ‘92 Wrangler. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
I wanna try and hit ORW later today but I don’t think I will have time because of Fu then the Del Mar Faire. I’m excited to go to that and eat all the horribly bad foodage. I wanna get some seat covers so I am less worried about leaving the top off and I wanna get some like door guard things since you ahve to step on the paint to get in. The seat covers are a bit pricey but the guards are pretty cheap. Life is much less expensive when you prefer the black options over chrome… Luckily I honestly think chrome looks like shit. 
I think I might get one of those stupid clubs too so I can leave the top off and be a bit less concerned. While the top si easy enough to get on and off, there is still some manual labor required that I don’t want to be forced to do all the time.
Tried my hand at getting some fireworks photos last night for the 4th… Some turned out ok. I can’t really expect much for not having a tripod with me I guess. I’m not sure what are the best settings for that. I had to set the ISO at 400 to get close to the speeds I wanted.
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June 30, 2008
This is kinda cool
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June 30, 2008
Current Mood:
Bouncy
I’m not sure what it is but I was definitely not born to be a runner.
Every so often I try it again. About 2 years ago I actually got it up to like 4 miles in 30 minutes. But that required me doing it every day to maintain it. It hutrs… It makes my ankles and hips just ache. So I stopped and lost what I had built up.
I started again the other day at my new gym. Trying the whole interval running thing where I go moderately for like 3 minutes then sprint for 1 minute. It still fucking hurts. I was just looking for another form of exercise that isn’t Kung Fu… I’m thinking this just isn’t it, LOL. I want to get a bike soon but with the new car payment I’m going to hold off to see how much extra income I have.
If anyone has some magic sekrits about improving how to run I’d love to hear them but I’m also perfectly wiling to accept the powers that be did NOT intend for me to run!
Oh, I start my new job in 2 hours! I’m very excited for this! I guess I should go de-stink myself for the first day at least.
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June 27, 2008
Current Mood: Bouncy & 
Excited
I guess if I were a bee I’d try that too… It’s a pretty attractive yellow!
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June 19, 2008
Current Mood:
Sad
One year today.
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June 16, 2008
Detonator Yellow
or
Black
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June 12, 2008
Current Mood: Excited
fluttering around
filling my soul with rapture
my butterfly sings
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June 11, 2008
Current Mood:
Cool
Time for a new vehicle!
I went and test drove some Jeeps today. I like the new 4 door Wranglers. About as close as I’m going to get to a Cherokee from what I can tell. They drive a hell of a lot nicer than my current Cherokee which is 10 years old. Now I know you can run Jeeps to hell and back and still keep em running but I’m tired of fixing a ton of little issues with my truck and I want something new for once… I think.
Today was also my first experience with a car salesman… I guess stereotypes exist for a reason. I said right when I was going in that I just wanted to test drive and I am NOT looking to buy right away. Maybe sometime in the next 2-3 months. I try em out then it’s all like “What can we do to get you in this thing today?” and “We can make the numbers work for you”… That annoyed the shit out of me. He wouldn’t give me numbers so how the fuck can he make them work for me. He said he couldn’t give me numbers on paper because then he would be held to those numbers… That whole process makes no sense to me. I’ve I’m going to drop like 30k I should be able to see it all out on paper.
All I wanted was a price, so screw em… I went out and got pre-approved for a car loan for the amount I want to spend and I will take that to another Jeep dealer and say this is what I am going to pay for what I want and take it from there. I did want to buy from the original place I went since I go there for all my past maintenance but I am not going to deal with douche bags. 
Anyways I wanna go test drive a FJ Cruiser and see what I think of those just to give myself some options. They are all similar price ranges.
I’m excited Then I can keep my old Cherokee and build that up some and run it into the ground.
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June 8, 2008
Current Mood:
Optimistic
…I have my most perfect moment etched in my mind. Often I close my eyes throughout the day just to see it again. I love the free feeling I get from it, almost like I am falling through time and nothing matters. My stomach feels like it’s plummeting down some super-speed roller coaster. Almost like self-induced butterflies…
I love this memory and I’ll hold on to it forever. Nothing matches it. Nothing will ever match it. As euphoric as it makes me feel it also saddens me that I don’t think I’ll ever experience it again and I will never get that moment back.
Nothing is ever going to be the same.
That was my conclusion today even tho this memory happened so long ago… Nothing is ever going to be the same. There will be more happy times, more sad times, more of everything except that one feeling. The one I get the most comfort out of. And I’m not really sure what that means. I don’t think it’s bad, it just makes me question what to look forward to.
The instructors at Kung Fu often talk about goals. Goals of different lengths… short term, medium term, and long term. I finally decided what my goals are for Kung Fu.
- Short Term: This will always be the next stripe and/or sash. A constant thing I can work towards and also see steady progress in.
- Medium Term: I set a goal for myself for next year. I won’t bother saying what it is because it is a self goal but it definitely requires me to focus on some stuff I am uncomfortable with. I would like to overcome these issues and hopefully get the chance to prove it to myself in the end if all goes according to plan.
- Long Term: So it seems that the majority of peoples long term goal is to get their Black sash. I’m tacking something on to this for me. I’m including someone else in this goal because I think it’s more than just a self goal. Again not worth mentioning the additional aspect of this goal but I hope it provides me with the drive I need if/when I start to get discouraged or tired. That’s bound to happen.
So back to the original thought of this post…
Now that I’ve had my perfect memory I find myself having a hard time setting goals for the personal side of my life. I’ve always had career goals and I keep meeting these… and they USED to double as my personal goals. Now that I understand the difference between work and person life I have separated these out… but I find I have no personal goals as a result. In fact, I’m not even sure how much I can do to MAKE personal goals happen even if I had them. Personal goals for me seem to involve other people and I have no say in what another person wants. So I’m at a loss.
I’m actually happier than I’ve been in such a long time… things are going my way. I hang out with great people, I am starting an awesome new job, I live in this fucking cool apartment… Life is really good. I’m not even sure I need personal goals other than to ultimately be happy I guess.
I sure do close my eyes a lot tho…
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June 5, 2008
Current Mood:
Cheerful
24 days off all to myself. Oh what to do… I had only planned for 2 weeks so I didn’t think about doing a trip. Had I have known I’d have the extra days I would have attempted to go home and visit family. I guess I could do that still but airfare might suck on such short notice. I’ll have to check.
I do plan on relaxing tho for sure. Maybe get out and take some pictures. Work on formatting for my blue sash in Kung Fu. Trying to get into AoC… tho I’m not sure a game you have to TRY to get into is worth playing but might as well make use of the free month.
I am definitely looking forward to the new job. Going to work with some old friends is really exciting and while I was sad to leave all the great people I have worked with the past 4.5 years… a chance of venue is always nice. And since I don’t have to move I can easily keep in touch with all my friends.
I should hit Ikea I guess during the week since it’s a mess on the weekends and finally finish this damn apartment up.
But right now, I’m going to go back and just enjoy my morning Starbucks!
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