Obruo

… on the honestly giving it a real try thing, I updated my picture (even though they could be alot better) and updated all my text on the personals sites… this is what i put in:
Title: In Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew…
Personal Text: Hortensio says, “Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.” Shakespeare spoke my mind through Hortensio and the ages. I enjoy all genres of music and enjoy most forms of theatre and the arts. Indoor activities and outdoor activities are both enjoyable and I am always willing to try something new. I enjoy spending time at home and getting out for a weekend adventure. I’m not a television sports fan, but am usually willing to join a casual game with friends. I believe the most important thing in life is to be able to respect and learn from the choices you make on a daily basis.

What I want: The important things in a relationship for me are mutual trust, respect, friendship, and love. I enjoy being able to have a quality conversation with my significant other about anything and ideally she would be willing to express her opinions, desires, and concerns to me. Being an animal lover is a major plus as I’ve always had pets and they are an important part of my life. Last but not least, I am looking for someone who will not only be my significant other but also a significant part of my life.

I think that says most everything I want to say and it’s a good bit shorter than what I had before :) good stuff.

o Do 25 pushups without stopping

and man oh man have I had some rotten dreams the last few days. worst dreams i’ve had in years i think. no love for me.

AH/AD is getting divorced, MD is giving her major shit with her kid, I feel bad for her offered to help if I can. She has an attorney on retainer though and has her own place now so thats all good, they’re doing a temp custody hearing next week i believe she said. I hope it all turns out okie for her.

JG is having a nasty time of it, her husband is in the army so shes freaking in general, over reacting since he’s not going over there at all. Going to be heading to korea at the end of april? Shrug.

Helped Deadbroke get some parts for his pc, new vid, hd, and processor… should kick his system up nicely (new hd is 7200 rpm 8mb cache as opposed to his old 5400 2mb cache drive).

Have some outside contract work to do this week later (tue/wed) that should be interesting… a bit of setup a bit of training… nothing major. Good money though. Hope i have some decent dress cloths that fit… :o/ Most of my old stuff is way to big anymore… dress cloths dont look good at all 4-6 sizes to big. Have to check today after work and see… if none available i’ll go buy a set to wear.

Went out with an old friend earlier this week… didnt end up coming home at all. Prolly be spending some time out that way with her off and on in the near future. nice change of pace.

Think i’m going to do hardcore 1 meal dieting next week, really wanna bust ass to hit

Finished Goals:
o Start working out consistantly
o Get under 300
o Get under 280
o Get under 250
o Get under 230
o Get Under 220 (219 is the lowest I’ve been since graduation.)
o Run a mile in 11 min
o Run a mile in 10 min
o Run a mile in 9 min
o Run a mile in 8 min
o Get into a 44
o Get into a 42
o Get into a 40
o Get into a 38
o Get into a 36
o Run 70+rpm at 155 or less heart rate for 20 min
o Run 70+rpm for 20 min
o Run 70+rpm for 40 min
o Run 70+rpm for 60 min
o Do 10 pushups without stopping
o Do 20 pushups without stopping
o Both hands flat on floor while standing straight

ToDo Goals:
o Get Under 200 (I think last time I was under 200 I was 15-16? It’s the lowest I remember being.)
o Get to ‘correct’ weight (Should be ~165-185 somewhere)
o Run a mile in 7 min
o Run a mile in 6 min
o Get into a 34 (If possible)
o Get into a 32 (If possible)
o Run 70+rpm at 135 or less heart rate for 20 min
o Bench my own weight (Up to 140 presently)
o Touch head to knees while standing straight (I’m damn flexable just the remnants of my gut get in the way)
o Do a full side to side split
o Do a full front to back split
o Do 25 pushups without stopping
o Do 50 pushups without stopping
o Do 100 pushups without stopping
o Get a flat tummy
o Get cut (not big, just cut)
o Get a tan. (presently postponed till it gets a bit warmer, I’m allergic to the sunbulbs… ack. :( )
o Run a marathon (not trying to win, but rather just to finish in a decent time… call it 7-9m/mi)

My finished list is getting to be a good bit longer than my todo list :) das real good :) Still having a damn hard time with the splits though… lunches seem to loosen me up some but not enough to do a real split.

… I’m wearing size 36 jeans pretty comfortably, they pull up without any real effort and button and zip no problem… still a bit to tight in the waist until they stretch out a bit, but all in all they’re easily wearable now… which is wicked cool… i really don’t remember 36s to well :) I’d say another week or so and I’ll be easily kickin it in 36s and when i do… out go the last of the 40s… I’m almost tempted to hold on to them until I get to 34/32 and then ditch everything bigger… I hate to be spending much cash on clothing I’m not going to be able to wear in a month or so… really sucks… but it’s worth it … oh yes yes it is :) Ms Chang (excellent chin restraunt up by the corner of portage and whipple in ncanton) said “oh ralph, you loose weight” I said “yah a bit” and she’s like “No not a bit at all, you loose lots, how you do that?” It’s really cool when someone who has known you for years but isn’t in your personal life tells you.. makes you realize that other people notice even when they’re not saying anything… you always kinda wonder if the people in your personal life are just saying that you look alot better or look the best you’ve looked since you were xx age… or whatever. When a stranger says it, you don’t wonder so much, they had to notice since you never pointed it out. 32/34… wonder which i’ll bottom at… *grins happily*

I don’t anyone who saw me last 3mo ago would believe i’m even the same person… heh, Half the man I used to be… literally ;o)

Anyways sleepy time!

… that tops my favorites list…

“This above all, — to thine ownself be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” - Shakespeare, Hamlet

That quote is right up there with the poem called Myself by Edgar Guest.

Shakespeare was a deep mofo :o)

Oh yah, another goodie from willy…

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” - William Shakespeare