I'd be sexy if I lost forty pounds
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Posted:Apr 3, 2012 9:16 pm
Last Updated:Apr 6, 2012 5:08 pm
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I was making some progress on my weight last month, but I fell off of the wagon in the last week or so. I did have a net loss, but only a couple of pounds. Now, I'm around 220 pounds and I want to end April at 205. Half a pound a day is quite doable. I just have to stay around 2500 calories of intake and get three hours a day on the pedal exerciser. If I do that, I'd actually lose closer to a pound a day, so I have some room for slippage. The exercise is more important to stick to, as I can give some calories if I feel like it. I know I can do it because I did it before, although that was over two years ago.
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Fish on!
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Posted:Mar 28, 2012 9:06 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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Man, it's been years since a shill showed up. Brings back memories. Not good memories, mind you, but still, nostalgia is nostalgia.
All of the fakes I've seen in the past two or three years have been of the Ghana Romance Scam species. However, I think I had one of the old-time shills show up this evening. She (assumption; I can't confirm the gender) had reasonable English grammar (well within chat quality bounds) and was very responsive. The responsiveness, in particular, is uncommon for this type of scam, as I presume that the shill has many chat windows open at once. However, she got me to pretty fast, which is a yellow flag. Her excuse was that she couldn't broadcast her camera on VisionPersonals.com because she was "too new". Admittedly, I haven't been a new member in something close to eight years, so I let this pass. But, as I thought about it, I realized that it didn't sound right. When she said that she couldn't send her camera , either, that was another yellow flag.
The red flag came, however, when she asked if I've been to a "free sex dating site". This was falling right into the pattern I saw back around 2008. That pattern is: she would send me a link to a dating site I'd never heard of, I'd go to the site and create a free account, she would say that she still couldn't get her camera to work unless I pay for a premium account. Naturally, I bailed before it got that far. And, of course, I've never followed the pattern further than that.
I hope this serves as a warning to anyone who reads this. Like I said, it's been years since the shills were around, so many newer members won't be ready for them. If someone can't broadcast their camera on a legitimate, established site , then it's not going to work on some hole-in-the-wall website, either. No legitimate, real person will ever ask you to pay for a subscription to anything.
I'd also recommend having a semi-anonymous account to give out to people you meet here, rather than a more-personal account. Not that you really need it, as only the scammers will push hard to hustle you off of this site as quickly as possible. They have to, because their account will be blocked really fast. Don't accept any excuses. If they are on the last day of their paid account, they can always create a new, free account. If their Internet speed is bad, it doesn't really matter whether you're chatting here or somewhere else. If their camera isn't working, there isn't a magic site that will make it work. And if a new member (even a standard member) can chat with you here, then they can send you their camera here as well.
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Not feeling too well today
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Posted:Mar 27, 2012 4:43 pm
Last Updated:Apr 2, 2012 3:00 pm
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I felt a little weak and had a slight tingle in my throat, so I stayed home from work today. I had intended to work from home, but I've been too tired most of the day. I even shut things down for a couple hours this afternoon and tried to get some bed rest. It didn't work.
I've been meaning to post blog entries, but I have been missing the two primary ingredients: something interesting to say and a good picture. I did finally sell my house that I haven't lived in for 16 months. That will really help my finances. I'm having personality issues at work. Unfortunately, the personality issues are mine, so I have no one else to blame.
Usually, working from home means that I can be on camera here. However, I'm in one of those lulls where there aren't many people chatting with me. Admittedly, one person who I like to chat with did page me this morning.
For the past two weeks, I had some dude who kept paging me and being rude. Usually, rude people only last long enough to realize that I'm not going to take my clothes off for them. Once I tell them that, they usually leave and never return. This jerk, however, kept deliberately being annoying. I finally banned him. Apparently, camera banning and page banning are different things, and camera banning is only temporary. However, if he's even trying to page me, I don't see them anymore. Yay, I guess.
I'm still working on losing weight. If I put three hours a day on the pedal exerciser, I lose weight. Unfortunately, I'm not going to get around to that today, so I'd better eat less. If my body decides to run a fever, I may burn some calories that way until I'm well enough to pedal again. Also, the strap on the left pedal broke. If I had some strong string, I could jury-rig something. Otherwise, I may not get the upswing exercise with my left leg. That could affect how many calories I expend in exercise.
I'm still playing video games. I'm currently working through all of the endings in "Chrono Trigger" (the "Final Fantasy Chronicles" version on the Playstation). The loading times for battles are annoyingly long. But it is a console RPG, so I can really get immersed into it.
My sex life is more of the usual: porn and masturbation. I suppose if it were otherwise, I wouldn't need to post blog entries here. The few chatters I've interacted with recently keep encouraging me to go out. It's hard for me to express how difficult it is for me to do so. But maybe I'll try to explain that in a future blog entry.
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Socialization is cutting into my online time
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Posted:Feb 28, 2012 9:24 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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Tonight, I was playing Magic:The Gathering with some coworkers. Tomorrow night, I'll be joining another set of coworkers for dinner. Thus, I won't be sitting here on camera and playing video games. If only I could be in two places at once.
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I have to want it bad enough
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Posted:Feb 27, 2012 3:43 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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I've been told that making bread with a bread maker is easy. It's not easy enough for me. First off, I have to get up. Then, if I didn't clean them after the last time, I have to clean the bread pan, beater, and all of the measuring utensils. Then I have to measure and pour all six ingredients (water, oil, sugar, salt, yeast, and flour). Then I have to put the bred pan in the bread maker and turn it on. Whew!
At any rate, I have some turkey and Swiss (both pre-sliced, thank goodness) in the fridge awaiting this fresh loaf of bread. I'd better get on my pedal exerciser to work off the calories that I will be consuming this evening.
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I'm bad at taking pictures
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Posted:Feb 26, 2012 9:28 pm
Last Updated:Feb 28, 2012 2:26 pm
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Honestly, I've become horrible at coming up with picture ideas. It was bad enough when I had a three-bedroom, two-story house in which to find backdrops. Now I have 350 square feet to fail with. If I had more picture ideas, I would post more entries.
It would help if I had someone to operate the camera for me.
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Yo-yo emotions
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Posted:Feb 14, 2012 8:30 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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I've been very up and down recently. I've had some unpalatable interactions with a coworker which have beaten down my confidence. I also received another offer on my house that I've been trying to sell for over a year. I had been very pessimistic because I expected the buyer to back out when the inspection report became available.
Now, however, I will soon be changing roles which will allow me to cease interaction with the troublemaker. And it looks like the buyer has accepted the inspection report and will proceed with the purchase.
I'd rather be more even-keeled. I don't feel particularly productive when I'm too high. When I'm too low, I feel like it's a major weakness on my part and that I'm letting down the people around me. I want to blame everyone else and I feel like a hypocrite for doing so.
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Playing with my new toy
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Posted:Jan 28, 2012 4:19 pm
Last Updated:Jan 28, 2012 6:41 pm
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Well, what did you think I meant?
Seriously, I have fun putting together these Lego Technic sets. I have to humbly admit that I screwed up a couple of times on this set. I had to undo about forty steps and redo them because I had put the wrong piece in a foundational location. At some point, I'll have to dismantle it to make the alternate model. Then, I'll have to dismantle that to recreate the primary model. Then, I'll have to dismantle that and then reassemble it, just for fun.
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Slush is depressing
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Posted:Jan 20, 2012 7:06 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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The only acceptable way for snow to disappear is by sublimation. After it stops snowing, the sky should clear and the temperatures should drop so that the snow stays cold. Direct sunlight can then slowly evaporate the snow. And the snow remains looking pretty during the entire process.
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Snow and ice
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Posted:Jan 19, 2012 2:09 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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I've been trying to work at home all week due to the weather. I wasn't getting much done yesterday, so I walked to the office in the evening and got a few good hours in. As I was walking home, around 9:00pm, I had to be careful. The pristine snow had a 1/8 inch sheet of ice over it. The streets still had wet slush, but the slush on the sidewalks was starting to harden up as it got colder. I haven't even tried to go out yet today.
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Ninety degrees
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Posted:Jan 15, 2012 10:24 am
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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This bed is a pain to move around, especially when I'm trying to move it in a 350-square-foot condo. One would think that it would just roll, but there is a weight-supporting post in the middle of the bed. That required me to pull off the mattresses in order to move the bed.
The goal of this little maneuver is to create space next to the wall in order to place the new shelf which I purchased. I still have to put it together, in the same lack-of-space.
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Snow day is coming
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Posted:Jan 14, 2012 3:50 pm
Last Updated:Jan 15, 2012 12:03 am
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The weather report calls for some snow here in Seattle during the next few days. Although I like snow, I am not particularly excited about urban snow. When I think of snow, I think back to my childhood when I would hike up the nearby hills in order to do some sledding. To be honest, I'm at the age where I'd rather stay inside and play video games, anyway.
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Last day of vacation
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Posted:Jan 2, 2012 7:02 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 10:41 am
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This is the last of ten consecutive days that I had off. Assuming that my badge will get me in the door and my login is still recognized, I hope that I'll be able to capture some serious enthusiasm in my work starting tomorrow. I also hope to hit the snacks a little less heavily, so that I can be a little less heavy.
I did have a cold starting New Year's Eve. That kept me from the festivities. I hope that I've recovered enough to get through the workday tomorrow. I intend to go to bed at 9:00pm tonight. Although I may toss and turn for four hours, at least I'll get the eye rest I'll need.
I have to remember that tomorrow is Tuesday. That may be the hardest part of all.
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