Day In The Life of Baz

One of my requirements when I was looking for an apartment is that they needed to have a fitness center. I’m not really into gyms, so a full out membership would be out of the question.

Well, after almost 18 months, I’ve been in that guy five times tops. The good news is, two of these sessions were this week. So, it looks like I’m back on track to getting into some sort of shape. I know people are going to hate me for this, but ideally, I’d like to gain about 10 more pounds and I’ll be good. Now of course, that’s 10lbs of muscle and not fat.

Didn’t Know It Would Be This Hard

Whoa! I jogged for a while on the treadmill then hit the weights. That’s it. Nothing too hard. I even went about 75% of the weight I remember being able to lift. Well long story short, I got back in the apartment and passed out of the floor for about 30 minutes.

Hopefully, all this will work out for the better. I’m waiting for the point where (people claim) this exercise gives you more energy and stops hurting you. I guess I’ll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

Ok folk, what do I win? I called it! We did have a tornado. Now the good news with all of this is that nothing happened to me or my property and a few fallen trees blocked the entrance of my apartment complex and I couldn’t get out for work. So, it wasn’t a total loss.

Popularity: 50%

Some people like this time of year. Spring time; we say goodbye to Winter for another few months (we hope) and we welcome the warmth, the sunshine, the birds and all that good stuff. However, in Texas, it’s always a little bit more complicated than that. We’ve had nothing but sudden scattered showers for the past three (3) weeks. For the past two (2) nights in a row, we’ve been having nothing but freak thunderstorms: lightning, thunder, and of course it wouldn’t be Texas if we didn’t have any hail.

Just wanted to share with you guys, that this weather sucks. It sucks a lot. Now added to these conditions outside, we have the temperature problem inside: There’s a constant battle among the thermostats from various departments. Some departments are too warm, some and just right like Goldie Lox and of course mine has to be freezing. Therefore, it appears that I need to wear a jacket year round. Yay Texas.

Popularity: 23%

Christmas is a great time of year for most. I’m not usually a Christmas person. Just because people seem to put a lot of emphasis on the wrong things. It seems to be highly commercialized and about material things, but to each his own.

When I was in college, Christmas usually only meant two weeks off of school to sit and chill. It was usually a boring time for me, because 90% of the college body would go visit family and friends. So no one was around to do anything with.

Working would have made this Christmas even less of a celebration, since we would only get the 24th and 25th off from work. But it just so happens that my Mom decided to make the long trip up from Dominica to spend some time and Lava got some time off from school (lucky bastard), so we’re doing the family thing.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Popularity: 51%

Wait, What Do I Want?

One problem that I’ve always had, is that I’m a very practical person. My significant other has asked me countless times, “What do you want for Christmas?”. Although there is quite a large laundry list of things that I want. The problem is, I can’t pick one thing that I can justify getting, since the pit of money that we’re both rolling in has a very distinct and visible bottom.

For a long time, what I’ve always wanted was a wide screen LCD monitor. Earlier this year I made myself happy with the purchase of my new computer. Since then, what I’ve wanted was another wide screen LCD monitor. Who ever invented the dual monitor set up is a genius! This Christmas, I’ve already budgeted money for that gift to myself. But the question remains, what would I like someone to get me?

Redefining The Word Want

A long time ago I seem to have confused the word want with thing like beneficial, need, etc. Although the second monitor was usually a bit more pricey than I would go, I’ve already justified the purchase.