summer update

Wow it has been a long time since I last posted on here. i had to reread my last post just so i knew what the last thing i posted about.

First thing is that I ran the half marathon in 2:02:00 and i felt pretty good during the race. i then went and attempted another round of p90x, but after the second week i lost motivation and went to shorter less intense workouts. I got a punch card for fitness classes at fitness focus and went their for my workouts in august. I also participated in the dirty donkey mud run in july. I found it good, but not as dirty as i expected untill the end where their was a big mud pit. I also just finished a round of asylum volume 1. i feel like i got faster and stronger, but my diet was not really good so i did not see any physical results. I am currently doing a round of asylum volume 2 and i am hoping i can get my junk food under control this time.

I also got a big shocker in july that has changed things for the better. I bought a ticket for a local home lottery and on july 19th i got a call that i won the 50/50 draw for $222225. I recently bought myself my first house with the money and also paidoff the minimal debt that i had. I have been living in my house for about two weeks now and it has fwlt pretty nice living alone.

Sweaty Movie Weekend

This weekend was definately interesting. My one roomate had plans to go to Edmonton with her mother and sister this weekend and then on Thursday my other roomate, her fiance, was told that his job had no work for him on friday so he decided to go with her family. That mean't that I had the house to myself all weekend, except for the tennant in the basement. Most people would take this time to inite a few people over, but instead I spent all weekend watching movies, when I wasn't working out that is. I went to visit my dad on friday, like I do every week, and I found out that the video store in my hometown was closing and they were having a close-out sale. The sale was not as good as I thought, all movies were $15.00, so I only bought five movies. I orignally had a stack of about 12 movies, but got rid of a bunch because of the price. I bought "Grown-ups", "Tower Heist", "Expendables 2", "Transporter 3", and "Snow-white and the Huntsman". I watched Expendables 2 on friday after my workouts, then on Saturday I did my workouts for the day, went grocery shopping and then I sat down and watched three more movies. I enjoyed Gorwn-ups and Tower Heist, but Snow-white and the Huntsman felt a little slow.

Now it may seem like I had a bit of a lazy weekend, which is not a bad thing every once in a while, but I actually did a total of six workouts in three days this weekend. Friday I did my scheduled shoulder workout and then my two cardio workouts, like I mentioned in my last post. On Saturday morning I actually did two cardio workouts back-to-back again. This time I did "Pure Cardio" from Insanity followed by "HIIT 30" from Turbo Fire. Finally tonight, Sunday, I did "Power Legs" from Asylum Vol 2, even though Sundays are normally my rest days.

I know I need to get out more, but the problem is that I am not going to go out by myself. I honestly would not mind hitting up the bar once a week or maybe even two weeks, but none of my friends are interested in doing that.

Co-op and Online Dating

I recently Applied for a postion at the feed plant with the Co-op. I had an interview and tour of the plant yesterday and I am not quite sure if I am going to take the position or not, if I am offered it at least. When I was talking to people about the position, I kept hearing about how dirty the place is and that the work is sometimes pretty boring. During the tour, I definately noticed the dirty part of it, but it makes sense since they are dealing with all kinds of different feeds. You have to wear a hard hat and coveralls, this is essential because of the dirt and there are a lot of pipes/tubes and are pretty low. The postion is only temporary for six months and if I decide I do not like the place within the first three months I am allowed to go back to my old position. I feel like I could at least last six months there, it would let me see what othr kind of jobs are out there within the company. Lots of guys were also saying that the shifts they work over there are crap. I was oringally told that there was three shifts you have to work, 7-3, 3-11 and 11-7. When I was in the iterview they told me that the 11-7 shift was removed, which is good because I really did not want to work a graveyard shift. Now the do two weeks of 7-3 and then two weeks of 3-11, Monday to Friday. The other good thing about the position is that it actually pays a little more than my current position. I figure I could make a few extra bucks temporarily, plus I think with our contract my wage would be frozen at that higher rate untill my wage with my old position reaches that level.

Like I have said before, I have not had any experience in the relationship part of life. In the last few months I have signed up for online dating, just to see what would happen. I am not willing to pay for that type of thing, but the best I have gotten was one girl which I chatted with for a few months. I feel like women want a man who has some experience with the ladies, but I need to get some experience first. When it comes to online dating, I think my problem is that when I message a girl I tend to stick with the basic "Hey how is it going" message. I think the women want more in he messages that they recieve, but I am not quite certain what to write. I feel like if I say something wrong, I would just make things worse. I don't know why I think this way because I don't even know the girls. I am just the type of guy that does not want to hurt anyone so I tend to play things cautiously. I know I need to be more assertive in my life, but it is hard to change that by yourself.