I Work Hard For My Money... So Hard For My Money

I've been working my new job for just about a month now. I've lost some weight, gained some muscle, which is always good, and gotten rather good at my job. Over the past couple of weeks however, I got curious as to just how much walking I do in course of a typical shift. So I decided to get a pedometer (step counter) and find out. Last night I walked approximately 14.3 km in an 8 hour shift. Now, consider I do that about 5, sometimes 6 days a week, and it's no wonder I've lost some weight. Holy Crap! 14.3 x 5 = 71.5. So in an average week, just at work alone, I'm walking 71.5km. That's not including the walking and bike riding I do outside of work. It's no wonder when I get home from work I'm tired *lol* Anyway, I really don't have much interesting to say, just thought I would share that little bit of information with you all :)

Do We Ever Really Get Over A First Love?

Today I had coffee with an old friend I haven't seen in almost a year. We talked about our lives. Discussed work, hobbies, interests, etc. Then we started talking about mutual friends, people I haven't seen in a long time and was not sure about their whereabouts and what not. Then, we got on the topic of my ex. This is a difficult subject for me, mostly because I'm still a bit bitter about the whole thing, even though it's been almost 3 years, and I have dated since, I loved this woman and she broke my heart. My friend filled me in on her career and her new boyfriend and the likes. The moment I heard "new boyfriend", despite the fact that how she met him and what not made me laugh, those words hit like a swift kick in the groin. I mean, there was always this remote chance that she and I may reconcile, and I guess a small part of me wanted that. I mean, after the way she treated me and how things ended one might think I'm crazy, but in reality, I loved this woman, and it still hurts regardless. Which brings me to ask the question "Do we ever really get over our first love?". I do realize that we will have many loves in our lifetimes, and some of us are lucky enough to find our true loves. However, I don't think we ever really forget our first love, and in some cases, get over them.

So as I ponder this, maybe it wasn't that I was not going to get over her, it was that I couldn't without closure. I needed that closure, that finality, so that I could move on with my life. I find myself comparing every woman I dated to her, for some bizarre reason, and now that she's finally moved on, I guess so can I. So, now that I'm happy with my physical appearance and no longer overweight and depressed, I think a new woman in my life would be a good thing. So ladies, the line starts here on the right ;)

The Spankosaur Has Returned To HSI

After almost 3 years on the evil, slow, intolerable dial up internet service, I've gotten back into the 21st century and I'm back on High Speed Internet. All, I can say is it's been too damn long! It's now a pleasure to surf the internet, I can watch video clips with ease, I can play online games without waiting 20 minutes for the stupid thing to load, ahhhh 'tis bliss! Now I just need to get a web cam and a more comfortable computer chair and I'm all set :) w00t!!

Busy Busy Busy

Well, I'm sure some of you have been wondering where the hell I've been these past couple of weeks. Well, to sum it all up in a few words, Working and Sleeping. Work has kept me very busy, and the fact I've been working 10 hour shifts, and last week worked 6 days in a row doesn't exactly means I have had much free time to spend doing the things I enjoy :( However, I needed this to get back in the groove I suppose.

This past weekend all my stuff finally came out of storage and I got it un-packed and set up. I know they are just posessions, but damnit they're mine and I missed them! You try sleeping on someone elses crappy cot for a month then getting your nice queen sized sleigh bed with pillow top matress back, you'd be pretty excited too! :) I swear I haven't slept this good in a LONG time :) As well, now that I'm in a locale where HSI is available, within the next week, I'll be back on HSI. No more dial up! WHOOOO HOOOOO! Makes me feel like Riverdancing.

In the spirit of starting over, I've decide to try something different. I decided I'm not going to get a car. I bought myself a nice new shiny mountain bike for the summer and in the winter or in crappy weather I'll take the bus. With soaring gas prices and insurance rates, and no end in sight, this seems like the wiser financial and ecological choice to make :) I'm mean sure, a car would be nice, but with where I'm living now, I don't really need it. All the shopping is so close and so is my workplace, so what's the point really? I figure I'll do my part for the environment by biking and taking public transportation, and I'll save a substancial amount of cash in the process :)

So, all in all my dear friends, life is going pretty good. I'm in a job I like that gives me great exercise (I've lost 10lbs since I started), I'm in a new city that when I have some free time I'll get to explore and I'm making new friends every day.Things just seem to be on the up and up for the ol' spankosaur.