943am
Awake. Time for me to tidy up.
I timed my ride -- once on the street it takes 10 minutes to ride to work. Probably and extra 3-5 to get above ground.
I'm going to hit the gym hard and early today. AKASW is out. I have to draft something for her. Normally I'd wait until day's end but it's not worth it. I'll just do it by four. I did leave something for myself to send first thing this morning. I don't remember if Men's Health suggested it or if I read it somewhere else or if I'm repeating myself but if there's something that I need to send but not terribly urgently, I draft it and send it first thing the next morning. I'm sure I'm not the only person to enact that process. I do it at day's end, too, most days. It shows that I am in and out on time but also puts things in the other person's court.
I'm listening to Incitare by Volto! This is the instrumental rock-jazz fusion from the Tool drummer. The music is intricate, energetic and fast but with a groove and it's even fun. I bought it for maybe a buck last year at J&R (b/c it looked cool) and it's gotten me through many a day here and at ALM.
Must also make time for Jared's toast, and "the hunt."
The Awake is gone and I'll need some Pike real soon again.
1035am
Pike time. Will have a samoa cookie with it.
1130am
It takes a while for 20 oz to cool. Pike is gone and I have to void my bowels. I've been working on this one email (that I cannot send myself) for an hour. One hour of Mozart under my belt.
242pm
Awake.
I just tore it up at PF. Abs, tris, bis, back, shoulders, hips. I also created(?) a superset with 50lb dumbbells that combined deadlift, curl and overhead press. Did 4 sets of 8 but I will admit that the last set needed to be broken in halves. Was able to take the time to do it all b/c I finished that letter and other work and there's not much waiting for me in email. I had a Marked shake at the gym and then came back and had a water and milk and now a tea just to keep from crashing. Work is tolerable when a stress magnet is not asking me to join meetings and watch her talk on the phone. It's also not so bad b/c I know it's just 3 more days of this and then I've got the wedding and an extra day for myself. Gnoshing on peanuts and will have an apple soon. I was going to mooch some food from 23 but it's not worth it.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Exhausted Friday
945am
Awake: Let's just get through the day, here. Will get to the gym a little earlier today for lunch and just crank that out. AKA SW is out today and Monday so I'll get work done and maybe get home earlier.
I'm exhausted b/c last night I made Chick's coup but made a mistake toward the end and prematurely capped something so I have to remove it. It can be done, since all I did was hammer it down but it will take either a 2nd man or a machine to get it off. Once that happens I can have it finished and Chickie can play.
I couldn't bring myself to do su doku (too hard) nor read (I'm way too exhausted).
I captured a roach this morning with a cup. One of the marketing girls was a bit spooked. The cleaning lady came in and took it away.
I'll get a Pike shortly, as well.
1030-11am
Piking it up. It's a must. The su doku in the bathroom got the brain running. It's continued from last week's bus ride.
Just had a fun talk with co-worker DZ about all sorts of stuff. B/w that and the coffee, I am truly awake.
Noon
Caffeine has been ingested for a while now, which propelled me to send a personal submission to a fantastic group. I did not drop the name I was hoping to but I wrote the most sincere letter of my career.
325pm
Having a victory cup in a company mug. Light Note blend from the other side of the floor, b/c it's fresher. I did my abs, shoulders and tris at the gym and was spotted by co-workers on the bike, which is all good. Listened to Armored Saint, Gamma Ray and even squeezed in an Orange 9mm song. I'm not as tired as I'd anticipated. Work got done and now I'm just tidying up. My desk is a mess, too.
Awake: Let's just get through the day, here. Will get to the gym a little earlier today for lunch and just crank that out. AKA SW is out today and Monday so I'll get work done and maybe get home earlier.
I'm exhausted b/c last night I made Chick's coup but made a mistake toward the end and prematurely capped something so I have to remove it. It can be done, since all I did was hammer it down but it will take either a 2nd man or a machine to get it off. Once that happens I can have it finished and Chickie can play.
I couldn't bring myself to do su doku (too hard) nor read (I'm way too exhausted).
I captured a roach this morning with a cup. One of the marketing girls was a bit spooked. The cleaning lady came in and took it away.
I'll get a Pike shortly, as well.
1030-11am
Piking it up. It's a must. The su doku in the bathroom got the brain running. It's continued from last week's bus ride.
Just had a fun talk with co-worker DZ about all sorts of stuff. B/w that and the coffee, I am truly awake.
Noon
Caffeine has been ingested for a while now, which propelled me to send a personal submission to a fantastic group. I did not drop the name I was hoping to but I wrote the most sincere letter of my career.
325pm
Having a victory cup in a company mug. Light Note blend from the other side of the floor, b/c it's fresher. I did my abs, shoulders and tris at the gym and was spotted by co-workers on the bike, which is all good. Listened to Armored Saint, Gamma Ray and even squeezed in an Orange 9mm song. I'm not as tired as I'd anticipated. Work got done and now I'm just tidying up. My desk is a mess, too.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Review Time!
959am
Finished my Awake, which I brewed in the presence of AKASW. I was a little apprehensive about my "review" -- it doesn't seem to be a formal one but w/e. I'm shaved, wearing a tie and feeling pretty good though there's a bit of a headache coming on I may need some Pike real quick. I got a surprising compliment from a co-worker about a nomination I slapped together. I always feel like I can do better but I do not have ample time. Of course this all could have been avoided if they'd committed to nominating this person a month ago when he was the sole contender.
Regardless, I will focus on being positive, pleasant and humorless. AKASW only really laughs as a by-product of stress or when work stuff is "funny." May as well just tell the truth and get it over with.
1050am/Noon
Review has come and gone. It was not the formal one. I downed the 2nd half of my coffee upon my return. Had I not had my "washout" night some weeks back, this would've been a nightmare but I just did exactly as I said I would. I did point out that there were some things I set out to do that I did but still need more time for, and I think I may have actually been convincing. Overall, there's no real rapport there, and no warmth whatsoever. AKASW tries to present that when I'm asked before/after meetings about home life and bicycling but it's all a time-passing act. Nice gesture, I suppose, but I'm not dealing with Susan anymore. I've reconciled that and now it's a fact to which I am numb. It's obvious that if my top priority is drafting an email for someone else to send is what pays the bills, then fine, but it's also a major affirmation of my after hours activities.
315pm
Needed a half-cup of Light Note Blend. I went to the other side of the floor to get it b/c I know it's fresher. I am a little melancholy. Not sure why. This bittersweet song came to mind. I realized I haven't heard it in some time. Ha Ha Tonka's "The Past Has Arms" will be the companion track. I think I'm a little down because I bought Chickie some books. It's like a beautiful sadness.
I keep eating these good cookies b/c they are available. I will hit the gym for lunch tomorrow and Monday. It will feel good. I will apply to a dream job by morning, too. My letter is already drafted.
This should be it for the java.
Thank you for reading.
1050am/Noon
Review has come and gone. It was not the formal one. I downed the 2nd half of my coffee upon my return. Had I not had my "washout" night some weeks back, this would've been a nightmare but I just did exactly as I said I would. I did point out that there were some things I set out to do that I did but still need more time for, and I think I may have actually been convincing. Overall, there's no real rapport there, and no warmth whatsoever. AKASW tries to present that when I'm asked before/after meetings about home life and bicycling but it's all a time-passing act. Nice gesture, I suppose, but I'm not dealing with Susan anymore. I've reconciled that and now it's a fact to which I am numb. It's obvious that if my top priority is drafting an email for someone else to send is what pays the bills, then fine, but it's also a major affirmation of my after hours activities.
315pm
Needed a half-cup of Light Note Blend. I went to the other side of the floor to get it b/c I know it's fresher. I am a little melancholy. Not sure why. This bittersweet song came to mind. I realized I haven't heard it in some time. Ha Ha Tonka's "The Past Has Arms" will be the companion track. I think I'm a little down because I bought Chickie some books. It's like a beautiful sadness.
I keep eating these good cookies b/c they are available. I will hit the gym for lunch tomorrow and Monday. It will feel good. I will apply to a dream job by morning, too. My letter is already drafted.
This should be it for the java.
Thank you for reading.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Su Doku-tastic
945am
Awake with honey. I actually have some work today so I'll have to buckle down immediately after this post. Vivaldi is playing.
I finished a difficult su doku this morning, so I know my brain is functioning and my problem-solving abilities are strengthening. Hoping to apply them to work and to life.
During my walk I imagine the dialogue of my exit interview. It's glorious. It's not an FU speech at all. It's more of a "I made up my mind maybe a week in to being here."
So the goal is to get to that stage, it's just like su doku, where I've got to figure out how to fill those spaces.
1045am
Breakfast Blend. Better than yesterday, so far. Certainly an echelon higher than the lukewarmness from yesterday. All my calories just had a mass evacuation. I heard from a new contact who seems to want to pass me off to her boss, which is fine, but I did want to hear her story. Informational interviewing and networking is hard work. My Metro horoscope (I see it during su doku) says to break routines today b/c it will pay off later. So I reckon I will draft a cover letter whilst on the train today instead of playing su doku.
1245pm
Soda counts. I had some tap Coke on 18. Something was up with my stomach. Getting the rumbles. They didn't have Ginger Ale, so that had to improvise, post-pizza.
2pm
Having Green Tips to chase my Ginger Ale. I wonder if the Breakfast Blend did this. I remember reading that darker roasts coat the stomach better. I can chance it with a Pike later if nec. I will hit the gym later so I may just immediately have an espresso once home.
335pm
Having a half of a Pike (probably about 10oz). I have a nomination I am sort of drafting but am fidgety.
Awake with honey. I actually have some work today so I'll have to buckle down immediately after this post. Vivaldi is playing.
I finished a difficult su doku this morning, so I know my brain is functioning and my problem-solving abilities are strengthening. Hoping to apply them to work and to life.
During my walk I imagine the dialogue of my exit interview. It's glorious. It's not an FU speech at all. It's more of a "I made up my mind maybe a week in to being here."
So the goal is to get to that stage, it's just like su doku, where I've got to figure out how to fill those spaces.
1045am
Breakfast Blend. Better than yesterday, so far. Certainly an echelon higher than the lukewarmness from yesterday. All my calories just had a mass evacuation. I heard from a new contact who seems to want to pass me off to her boss, which is fine, but I did want to hear her story. Informational interviewing and networking is hard work. My Metro horoscope (I see it during su doku) says to break routines today b/c it will pay off later. So I reckon I will draft a cover letter whilst on the train today instead of playing su doku.
1245pm
Soda counts. I had some tap Coke on 18. Something was up with my stomach. Getting the rumbles. They didn't have Ginger Ale, so that had to improvise, post-pizza.
2pm
Having Green Tips to chase my Ginger Ale. I wonder if the Breakfast Blend did this. I remember reading that darker roasts coat the stomach better. I can chance it with a Pike later if nec. I will hit the gym later so I may just immediately have an espresso once home.
335pm
Having a half of a Pike (probably about 10oz). I have a nomination I am sort of drafting but am fidgety.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Priorities
954am
Awake with honey. Just another day here but will try to keep it interesting as I have to list priorities for our group.
Here's an honest list: Let me get started on projects earlier and don't waste my time having me draft tedious emails.
The side of my neck is having tired throbs but I'll get over it.
Trying to keep the external/job-searching dialogues going with at least 3 people concurrently.
Will try to change the outlook from 'just another day' as much as possible.
Could use some su doku about now.
1235pm
I caved and have 2/3 cup of Breakfast Blend. It actually came out at the perfect temperature but I question its freshness. Not to say it's un-imbibable but normally that blend has changed to another by this time of day. I can do all the work I'm doing from home.
245pm
I have a full Pike that is now lukewarm even after reheating. I took a few sips and something's not sitting right in the belly, now. I had a chicken marsala dish and an apple for lunch with some tootsie rolls. I'll retry the coffee but if it's not still ill-received I'll dump it. I took a walk to PF during lunch and did some quick curls and press down sets. On the way there, though, I found a blank check. I reached out to the person via LinkedIn and hopefully he gets the message. A less honest individual would've ruined his day. I may just stick with tea.
320pm
Zen tea. Easing the hassle of all the BS emails I have to deal with.
That's all. Thank you for reading.
Awake with honey. Just another day here but will try to keep it interesting as I have to list priorities for our group.
Here's an honest list: Let me get started on projects earlier and don't waste my time having me draft tedious emails.
The side of my neck is having tired throbs but I'll get over it.
Trying to keep the external/job-searching dialogues going with at least 3 people concurrently.
Will try to change the outlook from 'just another day' as much as possible.
Could use some su doku about now.
1235pm
I caved and have 2/3 cup of Breakfast Blend. It actually came out at the perfect temperature but I question its freshness. Not to say it's un-imbibable but normally that blend has changed to another by this time of day. I can do all the work I'm doing from home.
245pm
I have a full Pike that is now lukewarm even after reheating. I took a few sips and something's not sitting right in the belly, now. I had a chicken marsala dish and an apple for lunch with some tootsie rolls. I'll retry the coffee but if it's not still ill-received I'll dump it. I took a walk to PF during lunch and did some quick curls and press down sets. On the way there, though, I found a blank check. I reached out to the person via LinkedIn and hopefully he gets the message. A less honest individual would've ruined his day. I may just stick with tea.
320pm
Zen tea. Easing the hassle of all the BS emails I have to deal with.
That's all. Thank you for reading.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Win Hands Down
1000am
Awake with honey.
I just heard the first (title) track from the new Armored Saint and I cannot believe it's always that good. ALWAYS. I often wonder: If I had been immersed in this and some other more positive metal, would I have done things differently because there is no doubt that music is an influence. When John Bush sings it's always done correctly. Like he's ironed out the kinks.
AKA SW wants to meet with us about God-knows-what in about 30 min. Just hit the ground running with that stress. It's always there for her. I promised myself to be the opposite of that and I'll keep it going.
140pm
Pike time. I don't think I'll need more than one, which is reaffirming. I don't need to be jacked up right now. I realized yesterday I had weak coffee from the hotel in the morning before the ride and loose tea after I got home. It's probably why I slept as well as I did (it was nice to be asleep before 1130pm). I'll shoot for that again tonight.
Drafting emails. Ugh.
Today is a staff appreciation event at 430-530. I've already left my jacket on the event's floor. I'm hanging out for a short bit -- there may be a raffle for PTO -- and bolting soon after.
That's all I think I need today. Coffee's still a bit too hot but it should do the trick.
300-330pm
Somewhere along the line I just needed another hit. I had a half a large cup of LightNote. I could feel that it was actual addiction forcing me to the coffee room and not actual fatigue. We'll see if CaffeinateDad happens tonight.
Thank you for reading.
Awake with honey.
I just heard the first (title) track from the new Armored Saint and I cannot believe it's always that good. ALWAYS. I often wonder: If I had been immersed in this and some other more positive metal, would I have done things differently because there is no doubt that music is an influence. When John Bush sings it's always done correctly. Like he's ironed out the kinks.
AKA SW wants to meet with us about God-knows-what in about 30 min. Just hit the ground running with that stress. It's always there for her. I promised myself to be the opposite of that and I'll keep it going.
140pm
Pike time. I don't think I'll need more than one, which is reaffirming. I don't need to be jacked up right now. I realized yesterday I had weak coffee from the hotel in the morning before the ride and loose tea after I got home. It's probably why I slept as well as I did (it was nice to be asleep before 1130pm). I'll shoot for that again tonight.
Drafting emails. Ugh.
Today is a staff appreciation event at 430-530. I've already left my jacket on the event's floor. I'm hanging out for a short bit -- there may be a raffle for PTO -- and bolting soon after.
That's all I think I need today. Coffee's still a bit too hot but it should do the trick.
300-330pm
Somewhere along the line I just needed another hit. I had a half a large cup of LightNote. I could feel that it was actual addiction forcing me to the coffee room and not actual fatigue. We'll see if CaffeinateDad happens tonight.
Thank you for reading.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Grapefruitastic
1023am
My post-grapefruit Awake is making its way in to my belly.
I'm a little bummed today, b/w the dreary weather and leaving my girls for the weekend. I'll get over it once I'm on the bus, but that's just how I am now. Had my citrus bright and early to help boost the mood (supposedly it helps) and get my C.
Let's just trudge on through the day. Will try to get over to PF during lunch, though, just to crank out some curls.
1051am
Just burnt my tongue on a Pike. 10 minutes is not enough cooling time.
Noon
Not exactly certain at what time I finished my Pike but it got me through my meeting with AKA SW. It's actually not so bad when we have work to focus on and not when she just wants to remind everyone that she's in charge and "in control." Emails to send now and whatnot.
210pm
I have my Pike and letting it cool off though I have had a couple of sips. I reckon I don't need to drink it all b/c I've got a bus ride that will help me doze. I've got some more assignments to disseminate and I'm hoping to organize myself a bit by day's end. I keep getting interrupted with things with which I had no involvement.
My post-grapefruit Awake is making its way in to my belly.
I'm a little bummed today, b/w the dreary weather and leaving my girls for the weekend. I'll get over it once I'm on the bus, but that's just how I am now. Had my citrus bright and early to help boost the mood (supposedly it helps) and get my C.
Let's just trudge on through the day. Will try to get over to PF during lunch, though, just to crank out some curls.
1051am
Just burnt my tongue on a Pike. 10 minutes is not enough cooling time.
Noon
Not exactly certain at what time I finished my Pike but it got me through my meeting with AKA SW. It's actually not so bad when we have work to focus on and not when she just wants to remind everyone that she's in charge and "in control." Emails to send now and whatnot.
210pm
I have my Pike and letting it cool off though I have had a couple of sips. I reckon I don't need to drink it all b/c I've got a bus ride that will help me doze. I've got some more assignments to disseminate and I'm hoping to organize myself a bit by day's end. I keep getting interrupted with things with which I had no involvement.
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