Weekend's Over Wednesday: Live and Let Live

When I woke up this morning, I took a chance to look outside.  Once again, it's snowing.  Oh joy.....

I missed work last week, and I'd like to avoid missing it this week.  I'm just glad I have a shovel of my own to use, because my place of work's been sold out of snow shovels for several days.

Fortunately, the snow is coming down at a slow pace.

Life Philosophy

I'm not perfect, but I do try to abide by the principle of live and let live in life.  With that said, there are times when decisions are made by others that cause me to scratch my head and ask, "What in the world?"

I ran into that last night.



Daily Asterisk: February 27, 2013 from Thomas Holbrook II on Vimeo.

The above video explains what I ran into.  I know I can be criticized for my choice in lifestyle, but I am an adult and no longer developing.

It just bothers me sometimes when certain decisions are made that don't appear to be thought through beforehand.  I was so disturbed by it that I messaged the person giving them the other side of the story so to speak.

From there, what they do is entirely up to them.

Just because I believe in live and let live doesn't mean I will never voice disagreement with a point of view or a lifestyle decision.  The difference is that I don't go out of my way to stop it.

After all, it's not my life and I wouldn't appreciate it if somebody else tried to intervene, because I know what it's like.

Another has tried doing that to me, which is why I no longer associate with them.

The Good News

 At least I'm single and don't have much in the way of responsibility.  I'm eternally grateful for that, which is why I try to live and let live.  I simply have living expenses and other financial obligations to take care of.

From there, it's just making sure I'm ready to deal with each week.

As for more good news, I have started a vlog on Vimeo.  The reason I chose Vimeo is because I don't have any desire to create another Google account for the sole purpose of vlogging.  I do have a YouTube account, but it will be used for a separate purpose.

I figured it was about time I supplemented this blog with some video of myself speaking.  Right now, I'm limiting my videos to around five minutes, give or take a few.  Since I'm only allowed to upload 500 MB per week, I'll have to become intimately familiar with OpenShot's exporting options.

In other words, I'm learning how to better compress video.

It also presents an opportunity to become familiar with other video platforms as well as improving some basic film making skills.

Sticking with Ubuntu for Now

I was considering trying out other operating systems on my machines, but it turns out that Ubuntu doesn't always peacefully co-exist with other distros.  For now, I'll just stick with Ubuntu 12.04 until I get more computers for the sole purpose of doing reviews.

Right now, I just don't have the money to invest in that.

However, I could possibly do live environments such as Puppy and others since it doesn't touch the hard drive.

Well, I better get dressed and prepare to shovel some snow.  Since it looks fairly powdery, I may have an easier time shoveling than I did last time.  The good news is that I'm parked in a good spot as well.

If I can't get the car out, I may have to ask for help getting to work from those who happen to have four wheel drive.

The Blizzard Part Deux

I haven't opened the door and stepped out onto the balcony due to snow for the past several days.  As can be seen in the above picture, plenty of snow came last night.

It's a hell of a way to end my days of being a 20 something.

Hey look.  It's my car!  God apparently thought it was a meatball, so some Parmesan was added to it.

I remember the snow from 2011.  It was referred to as the Snowpacalypse.  Plenty of people had something to say about that event.  Some universities were apparently not aware of how people could actually be injured in hazardous weather.  I remember in 2007 how somebody actually fell and hurt themselves during the winter storm, because UCM did not have the foresight at the time to understand that people can in fact get hurt and possibly die.

In 2011, they had wised up and canceled classes for the safety of the students.

For some more fun, take a look at this video from the point of view of an ambulance driver.

...and the road has disappeared.  Thank God there is no yellow snow.

Unlike 2011, only a portion of the country is getting hit with this little blizzard.  After Colorado has suffered nature's wrath, Missouri's turn came up next.  I live in Warrensburg, and guess what?

Warrensburg was a part of the storm's bullseye.

The street is covered once again.  I'm glad I made a wise parking decision.

Last week, I called in Thursday, because it would not have been wise for me to deal with hills, snow, and ice at the same time while going to work at night.  I shoveled snow away from my car so I could move it to a better spot the next morning, and the rest of the week went off without a hitch.

At least I'm off tonight, so I'll hopefully be able to safely get to work tomorrow night.

My friend Jason lives around the corner from me (left turn).

The cool thing is that it is still snowing outside as I'm writing this.  Hopefully it will have slowed down enough Wednesday to where I can travel safely to work.  If I can't, I'll have to see who has four wheel drive and is willing to give myself and others a ride.  Otherwise, it will involve calling in to work again.

That is an option I don't wish to exercise again.

Then again, we might be able to make things up with some overtime.  After all, when the storm clears, we're going to have tons and tons of freight to put away.

For now, I shall watch the spectacle outside with amusement.

More Weather on the Way.... Yay...

The forecast for tonight is snow, and more snow.  How exciting.  As of right now, I've been awake for nearly 24 hours.  Why do I do this to myself?

When my 48 hours of freedom, also known as a weekend, begins, I want to enjoy it as much as humanly possible.  All in all, today was a productive day, despite setbacks and frustration.

Hey, at least I have a full tank of gas in the car.

For starters, I gathered up my laundry for the week and took it to the laundry mat.  While my clothes were washing, I delivered a birthday card to my mom who lives about 13 miles to the south of me.

Upon returning to the laundry mat, I hurried and put the clothes in a dryer and set it at high heat for one hour.  I purchased some anime from Muttly's Gun and Pawn, then gathered up clothes.

I finished with a grocery shopping trip at the local Country Mart.  Some cube steaks, deli cheese slices, mushrooms, frozen peppers, Ballpark frozen burger patties, and some water were purchased.

If I'm getting snowed in, then I might as well have some good food, right?

I also had a discussion with a friend on Facebook.  How cool is that.  Oh, and there's another episode of The *Nixed Report podcast available.

All and all, the day was productive.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be fun.  We'll see what happens.  For now, I'll grab a snack and go to bed after that.

Holy Strain, Biceps!

I did it.  It hurt, but I succeeded.  The repetitions with the 10 lbs dumb bell has been increased to 45.  I have also modified how I do push ups off the wall.  I do a set of 16, wait about 20 seconds to cool down, and do another set of 16 for a total of 32 push ups off the wall.

A week from this Wednesday, I'll be at 50 reps with the dumb bell and two sets of 18 push ups off the wall.

We're apparently suffering winter's last gasp.  Last week, there was a good amount of snow.  This week, there appears to be more of the same.  The same goes for the week after that.

Of course this shit happens as I'm about to turn 30.

I'll just have to play my cards carefully and hope that the weather people are wrong in their forecast.  At the very least, temperatures should be in the 30's (degrees that is), so that may prevent the new snow from sticking as effectively.

In the mean time, I'll continue my focus on weight training throughout the weeks until the weather becomes consistent enough for me to walk outside on a regular basis.  The plan is to eventually save gas by walking to and from work.

Some More Good News

A friend commented last week that it looked like I was losing weight.  Another friend of mine told me that I was looking good as of late.  One of my coworkers told me that whatever I was doing, it was working.

That means I must continue the path I've been traveling.

Remaining true to myself and living life as I see fit along with molding myself into what I want to be has been the goal that I've been seeking all along.  Progress has been made, but there's still much that has to be done.

One step at a time.  One step at a time.