semaj: just thinkin' http://semaj.org about my life, one paragraph at a time Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 en No changes in a while http://semaj.org/?p=32 http://semaj.org/?p=32#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:40:29 +0000 semaj Porsche Thoughts Getting in Shape Social http://semaj.org/?p=32 Well, I hadn’t written anything in a while. SO I guess I should say a bit of something.
Basically, most of my life is at a standstill. Still no car… just more waiting for parts. I don’t think I will be getting it back anytime soon.
As to the rental… it is now pretty much costing me out of pocket… so I really am just getting buried in costs… so I really don’t want to go out and spend money… or take chances of doing anything to the rental that I would have to deal with.
I didn’t do any training last week… so I will try to get myself back this week.
Pretty much have been blowing everyone off… but I don’t really care to be around people when I don’t have my stuff together… and right now… I don’t really have anything together.

The only thing that has been really positive is that I have pushed myself to learn a new scripting language. Yeap… took the Ruby plunge… it is pretty cool.. and gives me a new view of how to solve some of my programming tasks. Hopefully I can learn how to do some basic GUI programming soon… which would go along way to rounding out my skills set.

Later….

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=32 Damn suck ass week http://semaj.org/?p=30 http://semaj.org/?p=30#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:48:49 +0000 semaj Porsche Thoughts Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=30 Well, haven’t made a post since Tuesday… so I thought I’d better say something. Well, it looks like some people can’t get their story straight about what the hell I am still waiting on to get my car back. Now everyday that I don’t get it back is costing me an extra $30-40, from rental crap and stuff like that.
The temp tags have expired, so I need to go by the dealership twice now… once to get the perm tags and after I pick up the car and put the tags on, again to install the retention bracket for the top so I can use it.
I haven’t been to Kickboxing class since Monday’s fiasco. I just haven’t gotten enough sleep to get over being sore. So I think that I will be hitting the reset button on this weekend… and just sleeping alot.
Missed the NTIS picnic for the first time… since I was messing around Lorton… on a failed attempt to pick up the Boxster. I also missed going to a wake that I found out about too late to go.
Maybe I will get the car back today and I will change my mind about this weekend, especially after I get my new tires installed.
Also… still have no idea what makes some people think the way that they do… but then again, I am sure there are plenty of people that think I am wack too :)

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=30 Moday Failure http://semaj.org/?p=28 http://semaj.org/?p=28#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:58:30 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=28 Well, hit up Kickboxing class last night… still sore and my arms tired already. Almost didn’t go.. but I am determined to go three times a week.. so off I went.
Got there quite early… so I got ready and hung out for a bit. Class started and it was interesting, we were working with a medicine ball and a partner. Things were going okay until we started boxing with the ball. My arms felt like lead by the time we started and when my partner ( Who was a beast… about my height but built like a bodybuilder ) started punching the ball with me holding it… my ability to keep up went to hell. I had to be replaced and take a break. ( Poor guy that took my place got pounded around the place also by the “Beast”. )
Basically I couldn’t do any more arm stuff at that point. I was done. Came back for the knee work and attempted some combinations… but I was spent. Got pretty upset at myself but I just couldn’t do anymore. I did manage to get myself back together for the last part of class and finish up with everyone else.
I will go agin Wednesday and hope that I can do the arm stuff.. but my arms and shoulders are still hurting pretty bad… so who knows.

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=28 Jab City http://semaj.org/?p=26 http://semaj.org/?p=26#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2005 04:00:57 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=26 Well I did get to training Saturday morning. Not sure if I should have gone, it was circuit training day and since I am new… I ended up doing tons of jabs and some crosses. Also… looks like I will have to learn how to jump rope. Well I am worn out as usual… so we will conclude this for now.

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=26 Signed Up http://semaj.org/?p=24 http://semaj.org/?p=24#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:39:37 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=24 Well, still sore from Wednesday… and some extra traffic keep me from training last night. But I did get a chance to sign up for 3 days a week and got to watch alot of Friday’s training session. There were alot more people at the session today than I was told to expect. Heck, there were even seven women there….
I really like the attitude of the instructors and most of the “students” where cool too. Bernice ( not sure if I got it right) was there again… she seems to be a big regular there.
Hopefully I will wake up in time for Saturday mornings training. If Derek is running the class… it will be alot of punching… so I will stand a chance… since my legs are still KO’d.

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=24 Batman… good Beginning http://semaj.org/?p=23 http://semaj.org/?p=23#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:01:48 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape Social http://semaj.org/?p=23 Hit up Batman Begin’s last night. It was a good start and it explains alot. Caught it with Bob, Fred and Saif. If you like Batman, the comic or Batman… the first movie at least, make sure you check it out.
Side note… sitting still for almost two hours doesn’t help getting over being sore :)

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=23 Sore as Hell http://semaj.org/?p=22 http://semaj.org/?p=22#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2005 07:59:19 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=22 Man o’ man… I am sore as all Hell. All this activity has got me hammered. Guess that means that I need to keep at it so that I can minimize the amount of time it takes me to recover. I would also have to say that I am looking forward to hitting class again Friday evening and if possible… Saturday morning. Not that I am a Saturday morning type of guy…
Also, helping someone move out of their old apartment the day after having the first day of serious exercise in years wasn’t a good idea either.

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=22 1st Class http://semaj.org/?p=20 http://semaj.org/?p=20#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:01:13 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=20 Went to the intro class and then the level 1 Kick Boxing class last night. The main thing I have to say is that it was hard and it was a blast. I would go today but I have a scheduling problem, so I will have to go Friday and Saturday. I was surprised that I made it through the whole hour of training/practice. At some points… I was just dead tired. But with my partner and intructor’s help… I just pushed on. I will say it was pretty funny to be working with a partner that was so much shorter than me. But she was cool and didn’t get fustrated with me…. so I had a good time and learned quite a bit.
Gonna hit the bed soon… hopefull I won’t be too sore when I get up.

]]> http://semaj.org/?feed=rss2&p=20 Kick Boxing http://semaj.org/?p=18 http://semaj.org/?p=18#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:36:19 +0000 semaj Getting in Shape http://semaj.org/?p=18 Looks like I will start my intro to Kick Boxing tomorrow evening. I have been a fan of Kick Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts for a long time, and due to the car accident and the costs associated with it, I had to change plans of what I was going to do to get back in shape this summer. So with a bit of talking to one of the guys at my job, I contacted his school to give their two week intro a try.
I got a call from David this afternoon and now I am scheduled for an intro class tomorrow evening. Boy… this is going to be weird, but I should have alot of fun and get in shape in the process. Heck, I won’t have to be on the constant lookout for potholes and crazy drivers like my bicycling idea. Hopefully though, I will still be getting a nice bike by next month… to add to my routine and see more of the area in the process.

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