So I want to blog really fast so it looks like I updated, but I don’t want to sit here and write a 700 word entry. I promise tomorrow I will write. With the four day weekend due to the snow days I have been too busy to actually write every night. I had a Bread Bash tonight at work, which is when we get to try the new stuff. And I had the best weekend of my life with Jacqueline. Everything is perfect. More information about everything that is going on tomorrow. Night.
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10
Jan
10
Been a Few Days
06
Jan
10
Five Pounds and Counting
The first weigh-in one today as it was exactly the one week anniversary since I started eating well. I woke up at 4:45 to get ready to go work out at the YMCA again, and I weighed in at 225, which is 5 pounds less than what I started. While it may not be a lot, and definitely not noticeable, it definitely makes it all seem worth it. Seeing results that quickly will make the rest of the process easier I am sure. Day two at the YMCA went well also, and was definitely a great way to start the day. I was home and ready to go by 6:30.
School was the exact same as it was yesterday. If this semester doesn’t pick up and I end up sitting and doing nothing for a majority of my day I am going to be in trouble. School days have never gone by slowly for me, but when you sit and look at the clock every five minutes it is impossible to not go by slow. I just wish I was taking classes that would help me in the future. I did see the counselor today and received my drop form to drop physics for a study hall. Mr. Taylor, an ex-engineer who helped design space ships for NASA, is a complete asshole who I have developed a strong hate for over the last semester. I tried dropping after the first quarter and he didn’t like the idea, but today he was fine with it. I guess he finally realized that a student with no trigonometry or calculus background can’t possibly do well in his class. I will now be in the same study hall as Jacqueline, which will definitely be good and help this slumping second semester out a little.
All the news is talking about tonight is the snow. I said a few days ago I wish the snow wouldn’t of happened over break but now that we are in school, and we got lucky enough to have a little bit of both. Apparently anywhere from 3 to 5 inches are going to be on the ground when we wake up, but it makes me nervous when we haven’t been called off and all the ‘big snow’ is supposed to fall when we are asleep. It makes waking up at 6 in the morning very suspenseful. If for some crazy reason we do have school tomorrow, I will be incredibly pissed. As will all the teachers and other students as well. It is incredibly safe outside, and a car hasn’t drove past my house in two hours, let alone a snow plow. Friday is supposed to be a crisp 0 degrees outside with winds up to 35 mph with a -30 degree wind chill. In my book that should be another snow day, which would equal a four day weekend.
As I just wrote that last paragraph we actually got called out, so that definitely helps. I can sleep in tomorrow and not worry about waking up to check. Wooohoo!
The bad news about tomorrow is my doctors appointment at 4:30. I am getting the crap on my feet taken care of, and I have a feeling I am in for some serious pain. I am nervous, but also excited to get everything taken care of. It will be nice to walk without a limp again. I feel bad for Jacqueline. Everyone probably thinks shes dating a crippled!
Anyway that is all I am in the mood to type tonight. Everything with weight watchers is going great. Kinda cuttin close on the points today but I was hungry. Oh! We also bought a punching bag which is awesome and will most likely get my arms in shape. That damn thing is a work out. I recommend checking one out if you need to relieve some stress. Enjoy the snow. Night.
05
Jan
10
First Day Back
First day of the second semester of my senior year. It wasn’t an awesome or a fast day, but it was definitely an epic day. The countdown can officially begin for graduation. Everything is in sight and perfectly perfect. Now we just sit back, still sort of attempt at school work, and try and pull out a 3.0 when it is all said and done. After my freshman year, I thought a 3.0 would be impossible to achieve, but I think I will be able to do it now. At least I learned the whole ‘freshman year is important’ lesson in high school and not in college.
Anyway speech class consisted of a 50 minute long speech by the teacher about the class. Played Tetris in marketing, drew pictures in stats. Drew more pictures in physics. Came up with a possible tattoo idea while doodling in trigonometry. Learned the structure of a five body paragraph (topic sentence can and usually does include main idea of the paragraph). And lastly, read about law stuff. Notice a trend in my day? Every freaking hour is completely pointless. Aside from the 50 minute AP stats class, and trigonometry, I spend 5 hours at that school and learn absolutely nothing to my benefit. This is of course because so many people at my school are absolutely retarded and are so far behind in school work that the teachers have no choice but to slow down or alter their entire curriculum to make sure it isn’t too difficult or even, god forbid, challenging to any students. SCCC (St. Charles Community College) should really start a high school that these dumbass kids can check themselves into, so they can do their pot and drink their beers, and on top of all their partying maybe learn what a thesis statement is here and there, and then the rest of us could maybe use the ‘most important years of our lives’ to our own freaking advantage. There is nothing more frustrating than not learning or being held back from learning because a good majority of my lovely public school just cannot get it together.
Anyway enough complaining for the night. The rest of the day was good. Came home and played some Call of Duty, went to the Y with my mom and hung out with Jacqueline. You did read that correctly. I did make it to the gym. Sure it was only 40 minutes on a bike, but I still feel good about it. There is a TV in front of every elliptical, bike and stair stepper things. Pretty shnazzy, and helps with the working out for sure. Nothing beats burning off fat and watching Seinfeld at the same time. I definitely plan on going back, and will most likely become a member. I was so worried I would be surrounded by some macho men and people who look like they could kill me, but it was nothing like that at all. I actually looked like I was in shape compared to most of them, which is a pretty good feeling.
After the gym I came home and showered and Jacqueline came over (escaped) again. We went to Target of course, the mall and Chik-Fil-Et. Which filled my up with only a 9 or 10 point deduction, which isn’t too bad. I found out hot sauce is a very small amount of points, which is handy. Then we watched the Biggest Loser for a bit and she headed home.
Weight Watchers for the day is the same, which is exactly how I want it. I am still on track and feeling better than ever. Tomorrow I get to start my new book and weigh myself for the first time in a week. I really don’t think I am going to lose any weight, but I will definitely not gain a lot. I did pack my lunch today, which consisted of a Speck K bar, turkey sandwich, cookie, and a bag of popcorn. Very filling, and when I am full at school, I am a happy camper.
That’s pretty much all for the day. Tomorrow I will definitely report on the weigh in and how everything went on the ending of the first week. Anyway Jacqueline will be calling soon, and I am sure she will be glad to hear that I am done writing this before she called. Wish me luck tomorrow morning. Goodnight.
04
Jan
10
Elementary, My Dear Watson
So today started off as any other perfect day can. No work, sleep in until I wake up myself, and go to Jacqueline’s house for a breakfast/lunch just like yesterday. Had one turkey sandwich and a PBJ, and they were mighty tasty. Then we hung out at her house for a bit, hung out at my moms house for a bit, and then went to see Sherlock Holmes at 1:45. Perfect movie, awesome action, and Robert Downey Jr. has over the last year and a half become one of my favorite actors. He is an awesome guy, and pretty funny. Even if his past is a little sketchy.
So definitely a movie worth checking out. I kind of wish I could see it in those D-Box chairs at the Ronnies theater that move with the character and stuff, but it is quite a bit of money per ticket.
At this very moment I am using Genius Mix on iTunes for the first time and it is absolutely amazing. I click on Classic R&B, and it takes all my music and makes an awesome playlist and I am totally jammin’ to it. Currently ‘Nothing from Nothing’ by Billy Preston.
I am completely organized and ready for tomorrow, which is the first day back of second semester. And by organized I mean I have thrown away everything in every folder for every class. The only papers that I actually saved were all of mine from my stats class, because they will probably be valuable when it comes time to study for the big AP test at the end of the semester. Tomorrow I plan on turning my physics book in and getting the hell out of that class for the rest of my life. I will then take yet another study hall, making the last semester of high school almost a complete breeze. Honestly though, I do think that if you gave the first three years an honest effort, you should be able to take a few months off towards the end of the year. Or in my case, the entire senior year off.
Anyways enough about school. It is freaking cold outside. Tonight when Jacqueline and I went to Target for the third time it was 9 degrees, and it felt much colder. It is terrible how cold it actually is, and it is only getting worse this week. Actually we are about to get some snow on Thursday, and there is a chance of a snow day which would be absolutely awesome. That is the day of my doctors appointment, and it would be nice to miss that whole day of school. I also only work one day this week, which is good and bad, but mostly good. I am pretty sick of bread co.
Anyway I am rambling, and because I want to call Jacqueline I am going to wrap this up.
Weight watchers info for the day is still on the up and up. I bought a 3-month notebook for six bucks to track my points for the next few months, which I think will help. My mom, Jacqueline, David and I all went shopping and got a bunch of healthy stuff. I really do think this is all going to work. I am anxious to step on the scale on Wednesday. I really do not think that I am going to lose weight, but I feel absolutely great. Tomorrow morning my alarm is set for 5:15, and I think I am going to try and do the elliptical. It will be tough to get out of bed in the cold and do that without headphones, but I need to start working out. I think it will definitely help, and I will feel even better.
That is it for the day though. Three trips to Target, one to Shop N’ Save, Schnucks and Dierbergs and Jacqueline bought the Sims as well. I am really not sure if I am going to get to talk to her much now, or if she is going to be sleeping as much. Only kidding, of course, but I do think she is going to love the game. That is enough though. I am going to give her a call, listen to her giggle while she reads this, and then head to bed. Goodnight.
04
Jan
10
Two Days, One Post
Yesterday I wrote half of an entry and then decided not to really post it because it wasn’t too long. But today I guess I have enough to say that it will be worth it. Yesterday I worked and it totally sucked, and was absolutely one of the longest shifts that I have worked in my entire life. It took forever and I was beyond ready to get out of there. Once I did get out, I picked up David from his friends and we went over to my Grandma’s house because the entire Kempker-clan was in town and visiting, as they do every year after Christmas. We rotate where we meet every year, and this year it was at my Grandmas.
Today I woke up, grabbed a shower, and then went over to Jacqueline’s to have breakfast/lunch, which is PBJs, of course. Now I have to say there is no better day in the world than one that starts with me waking up and going over there for lunch, and the fact that I get to do it again in a few hours is awesome. I am pretty darn excited. It is our last day of break, which does kind of suck, but being a senior in second semester helps a little bit. I know it is going to fly by, I am just a little nervous about my two new classes, speech and trigonometry. Not really sure why I am, I just get nervous about changes.
Anyway so after lunch we ended up playing the Sims 3 for a few hours which I bought the other day, and we made each other and had a baby and all that Sims jazz. Then we dropped the car off at my moms, went to Gordmans (where there was nothing unexpected), and back to her house for chili. I ate all the beans, which is a personal record, and I am pretty excited about that. Then we went to Wal-Mart for stuff to make Banana Surprise cookies, which ended up tasting delicious. As I typed that sentence I realized I left mine at her house, which is a total bummer. But as I said, I’ll be there again in the morning, so all is good.
The Rams lost the last game of the season, just a side-note. Not that it matters, but when I read this again a long time from now when the Rams are no longer in St. Louis, or a team at all, I can remember that I was a fan until the end.
As for weight watchers, today I felt absolutely great, but that’s because I ate every meal with Jacqueline. When I do that I have no choice but to eat right, and I learned a lot hanging out wit her and eating all the meals with her. We went to Shop N’ Save tonight and I bought turkey and bread and an orange to make it through the next few days. The 10 days that I spend at my dad’s house while my mom is in China are going to be incredibly hard, but I will have to come up with something. Also I have to come up with a lunch plan that I can stick with when I am at school. Eating right and not a lot there is definitely hard, but it is going to be difficult at first.
Also, just to add, I did call off work tonight because the crap on my foot is incredibly bad. My appointment is on Thursday, and I am so nervous and scared to hear what the doctor says that he has to do. But at least I am getting it fixed, and at least I have the most amazing girlfriend to take care of me while I am recovering. I may have to miss my first day of school on Friday, which would be weird/exciting. Also, there is about a 5% chance of a Snow Day on Thursday. I do capitalize Snow Day because they are as important as anything, by the way. I take them very seriously.
Anyway, I am ready for bed, and this is really all I have to say. More tomorrow. Night.
