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Sleep, why hast thou forgotten me?
I'll tell you why. My wife's friend keeps calling at 5:30 in the morning. I never feel like I have had any sleep if I'm woken up early. Even if I do get back to sleep I've already been interrupted and I don't get back to any good sleep. Okay, complaint over.
Let's see. As far as stuff that's gone on. I had helped out with our annual Special Olympics. I created a database to track all the athletes, where they were staying, and who with. Then I made the mistake of assuming the database would be used on laptops. This led me to merging several databases into one with no one database being formated the same way. That ended up taking a very long time. I learned my lesson though. I will have to know my users more when I create a program for them.
I've noticed the relationship between my weight and my exercise. I am always losing weight the day of and day after I exercise. I can eat whatever I want at the amount that I want as long as I'm consistent with three things. First is the exercise. I just need to have my output equal or exceed my input. Since my metabolism is still high anyway the output is already at or just below my input without any help. The exercise just boosts me over the top. Second is regular meals, and this one is the tough one. That is because I hardly ever eat breakfast. I need to keep on top of eating each meal so that my metabolism doesn't go freaky on me. Finally, I need to stay away from veg-items. Not vegatables. Veg-items. These include stuff like beer and soda. Things that are quick to consume, hold no dietary value, and are loaded with 200 - 500 calories. I could drink at least three 12oz sodas per day, easy. That's about 600 calories I would take in without any output to counter it. Although its been rough to remove the soda because my body has become dependant on the sugar intake. Even if I substitute with a healthy option my body is slow to process the natural sugars. I become sluggish and fatigued because the sugar isn't readily available for my body.
Now for my soap box and I'm done with today's post. Its about what I was just talking about above. The amount of sugars that we take in, meaning Americans, on a daily basis. Is there any question of why we, Americans again, suffer from the highest amount of diabetes cases? We are destroying our bodies with processed sugars. Look at the nutrition labels on the food you eat. I bet the number one ingredient you'll find is "High Fructose Corn Syrup" or maybe they just label it as "Sugar".
I've noticed that my body craves sugar now. If I have the choice between a sandwich and a can of pop, I will take the can of pop. Just because my body knows it will be an immediate source of sugar. But because it's processed sugar its more concentrated than natural sugars you take in anyway. Your body has to counter it with higher doses of insulin because you're not doing enough physical activity to process it. And, viola, because your pancrease has been on overtime for the last 10 years trying to keep up with the candy bars, chips, and pop, it craps out and doesn't work anymore. Result, Diabetes. Then your body can't even process natural sugars. You get high blood pressure, your capillaries burst, and you lose feeling in your extremeties. And why? Is it because we are to lazy? Yes. Is it because we are spoiled? Yes.
I feel myself craving sugar, unconsiously picking sugar over other things. I feel myself being lazy and taking the chips when I could peel an orange or even eat an apple. It does us no good and we need to stop.
Next time I will rant on the Atkins diet. Of course you're going to look at me strange when I tell you why it's bad for you. Posted at 12:09 pm by Inigo
So the big news today is that I had gone to see the gentleman that I had helped for the Biloxi drilldown. He now had a need for another database to keep track of the athletes at our annual Special Olympics. So after talking to him for about 10 minutes I was sure that I could throw him something together real quick. In fact it only took me about 2 1/2 hours.
I called him up after getting back into the office after our Major's going away luncheon. I told him that I had gotten the database done and would he like to see it? I thought I heard his jaw hit the floor. He had said that the person that was to do it before me had left him hanging. Hanging for 2 months, apparently. So for me to get it done in less than a day made him really happy.
That makes two instances of volunteer work I've got in less than a month. Man, I can sit back and twiddle my thumbs on volunteer work now. And on top of that I've only written programs. Who knew that you could volunteer just by programming.
I had mentioned it above but our Major's going away was today. I guess there was an email sent out about it but I had no idea about it until today. So, when everybody was talking about it I'm sitting there with a dumb look on my face. It wasn't very interesting and he only gave the obligatory, "Thanks for being there/You guys are great/Gonna miss you," speech. Boring!
One thing I noticed today was how really hyper (more like alert) my eldest twin is. I had just gotten home from PT and Jen had put him into the swing in our bedroom. I took a shower and expected for him to be asleep by the time I got done. When I came out though, he was still awake. He saw me and perked right up. Now I started to move back and forth around the room getting my uniform together and I looked over at him. That's when I noticed it. He was just intently looking at me and smirking. But it was his eyes. Maybe its just the intensity of his gaze, or maybe its just me. All I know is that he seems so intelligent. I mean freaky intelligent, like he knows exactly what's going on. I had never seen anything like it in any of my other children. Not even his twin brother. In fact his twin is nothing like that. He's more of a tank, not necessarily slow, but very powerful. More and more they are surprising me. Maybe it's because I'm older and I can appreciate them more. I just don't know.
And with that I shall let you to your business. Whatever that may be...
PHRASE OF THE DAY
Shibbidy Dibbidy
Posted at 03:12 pm by Inigo
Ask and ye shall receive...
I can never say I never got anything I asked for, that's for sure. Now I'm up to my eyeballs in projects at work. I'm re-writing a project, I'm being asked to create another database for the Special Olympics coming to town, and I've still got to get a project submitted for approval. And all that in two days!!!
So that's the good news, I've got plenty to do. Now for the bad news. I went to the doctor today for a follow up to a 5-day BP check. Seems that I have high-blood pressure. Of course I'm only 27, so that's a big concern. The doc said he'd give me another month to see if I can regulate it on my own. Maybe having twins just a little while ago is causing some additional stress or something. He had me submit a couple labs to check my sugar, kidneys, and blood. He said he was worried about partial damage to my kidneys and small vessel circulatory system. All in all a big bunch of bad news.
Strange thing though is, I'm not really too worried about it. There's not much I can do right now to help it. Of course I could work out a little more, and maybe I could go to eating paper. That'd up my fiber for sure. I'm just more psyched that I'm going to be busy at work. Now if I could just hit it big at the casino I'd be doing real good.
Oh yah!!! I almost forgot to let you guys in on the joke. We're playing a practical joke on my supervisor at work. It's going to be a great gag. But, now that I think of it I'd better not show you guys just yet. He may know about this site through the grapevine and I'd spoil the surprise if I posted what it was. So just hang in there for a couple days till it all goes down and I'll satisfy your curiosity.
That's all for today, blog at you later.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Don't ride with a mad woman.
-Chris Rock
Posted at 07:21 pm by Inigo
And the handshakes keep coming...
Yesterday, on the 1st I had volunteered to help out with the Biloxi JROTC drill down. I had made a database to keep track of all the scores for the event and then calculate out all the totals to give the winners in each event as well as the overalls. It was a simple program and I was happy to do it. (Not much to do at work so, hey why not?)
Here's why it sucked though. I'm not good at constructive compliments. Yes, you read that right, compliments. Constructive criticisim is just fine with me. Give me something to fix and I'm just fine and dandy, but tell me I've done a great job and I can't handle it.
So there I was in the middle of a bunch of people shaking my hand and thanking me for my hard work. I'm just standing there saying it was nothing, really, No, Really, it was nothing, No, REALLY!!! And as for my hard work, I hardly worked. First of all, when it comes to programming, it's not work at all. It's just fun. Secondly, I punched in some numbers and clicked a button that calculated the scores. We watched DVD's while we were waiting for something to do. That was fun too. For me it just seemed like I was taking credit for nothing. Had I built a house, or saved a town by bagging sand, I might feel like I had really done something for someone. Oh well, I guess it was all for the kids at the drill down. I should leave it at that.
Other than that I haven't really done anything productive. Work is as boring and dull as usual. I go there and try to do something worthwhile. As soon as I can get approval to work on this project I found I'll feel better.
We're supposed to be cleaning, but it'll never happen. I told Jen this morning when she said she wanted to clean that it would never happen. She laughed and told me I was wrong this time. It's 6 p.m. now and still nothing's been done. Oh well.
The bad thing about today is that I have to go to work tomorrow. I really need to take some leave. We should pack up the kids and just go somewhere. I really don't care at this point as long as it means I don't have to go to work. It's not that I don't like my job its the fact I have no work to do. I just want to have something to do. Is that too much to ask? AAAAAA!!!!
Ok, I need to prepare myself for this week. I'll leave you on that note and hope things get better.
WORD OF THE DAY
Inconceivable!!!!! Posted at 06:10 pm by Inigo
I'm writing this out here for everybody to see how much I care for and love you.
I love you so much and I'm so happy that we're together. You make my life exciting and full. We don't have much money and we end up not being able to do many things but I wouldn't want to spend my life with anyone else.
I love everything about you. You are smart and funny, you're charming and sexy, you're beautiful and vivacious, and you're mine. I can barely believe it sometimes. I just stare at you in amazement thinking of how wonderful you are.
I get sad sometimes though, when I'm not able to show you my appreciation. Mother's day is coming up fast and even if I can afford to buy you something, it won't be enough. And then there's our anniversary that is right after that. I know you want us to be able to do something together out away from everybody else. I should be able to give you those things and I can't always.
I know I'm corny sometimes and maybe you didn't want to read these things out here, but I wanted you to know that I really do care for you. And when I say I miss you when we're apart, I do mean it. I hope you understand and I hope you feel the same. Loving you so much.
Your Husband,
Jeremy
Posted at 01:47 pm by Inigo
A big hello out there to one and all!
Let's take care of the pleasantries first, shall we?
Stuff about me:
Age - 27
Gender - Male
Job - Computer Programmer, USAF
Location - Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS
Marital Status - Married (happily)
Children - 4 (Boy, Girl, Twin Boys)
That's about it really. I have no hobbies other than stuff to do with computers and my family. I'm all around boring and I like it that way. Why expend a bunch of energy on stuff that doesn't amount to anything. It's all for entertainment's sake anyways. We live in a country where life is so easy we can worry about what's going to be on TV tonight.
So let's get down to business. What I'm going to put down in my blog site and let the whole world see. This is a question I've been pondering since I created this site a little over 30 minutes ago. I've gone over so many things that I could write about and even the tone I should set. What I've come up with is not to limit it to just a journal or specific topic that I want to share. I'm going to simply make it a stream of conscience piece. I'll simply open a new entry and let loose whatever is going on in my head right then and there. And now let's begin:
I do think that this site is an interesting idea. Sort of a way to give off ideas or maybe even show off a creative side to yourself. Because this is the internet and each person has complete anonymity you could say anything about yourself. I could say I'm Bill Gates great-nephew, throw in a couple of details and get anyone to believe me at least somewhat. And I think that that is a major issue that we face today. Which is the wide spread dishonesty of people nowadays. The integrity of society is absolutely horrible. People are suing each other for so many different petty things. It seems that fraud and scams are the norm. I can't go to work for one day without hearing of another computer virus that exploits our computer systems vulnerabilities. Basically, I feel afraid of what I've gotten my children into.
I believe I need to wrap this up now. Even though I really had only just got started. I know myself and if I let myself continue I'll have written 20 pages of junk before I had made my point.
I'm excited to see where I take this site in future entries. I'm excited to see what's really on my mind. I hope you out there can get a laugh or two from my rantings. Don't be surprised to see a change or three when I've gotten used to the site and learn how to modify things. Until next time...
Posted at 10:20 pm by Inigo
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