The day started out sort of slow. I went to sleep late and got up late. I had planned to go rock climbing but plans needed to be adjusted. No big deal.
Off to the gym for some exercise. I ran for 17 minutes, talked with a personal trainer I want to start working with, and then went and changed to swim some laps. My shoulders and arms were a bit worn out from Thursday's session so getting those muscles warmed up wasn't much fun. I swam six (or seven) warm up laps then stopped for a minute or two to stretch. Then I swam again, and I just kept swimming...total of about 24 or 25 laps. Felt good by the time I was done.
Oh! So, the triathlon suit I got for Christmas was too small...as in my youngest sister probably couldn't fit in it-small. So we returned that and ordered two different sizes of a different suit..but still cool looking of course! So, one of them worked!! I squiggled my way into it lol... goodness those things are snug!
After the gym, I was going to head to work for a little while because there was some invoicing stuff needing attention (if I'm ever going to accomplish my branch manager's challenge to get three invoices done and submitted in 2 weeks). I accepted the challenge; however, getting three invoices out when you have 10 subs invoices to collect, review, and then have mailed to you all on time is no small task. I'm not sure I can do it but with branch managers and financial managers leaning on me (and encouraging me) to get these invoices prepped and out the door, I may have to exceed my expectations again....it's happened a few times lately. Anyway, got some invoice cover letters laid out, progress reports drafted, etc.
After work, I decided I would try a new Thai restaurant. I have a thing going where if I work on a weekend, I take myself out to dinner afterwards. I usually go to a place on 56th St up near central park. Mistake. This new place on 28th and 3rd didnt compare. :-(
Anyway, on my way to the restaurant, I was walking and just happy to be... to be present, I guess. I was passing a few Women's march ladies with signs and whatever. I was walking and a girl asked me as I was passing by if I would buyy her demo CD. Initally I said no thanks and breezed on by. But immediately after I physically passed her, I turned around and said "I'm sorry I shouldn't have said no automatically." She seemed happy that I said this. We ended up chatting for a minute. She's trying to get a record deal as a hip-hip artist. She's on Youtube and the photo on the CD showed: Young Atlantic - Grind It Out ft. Prada. So you should go check it out!!
I turned around and talked to her because I would have wanted someone to do that for me if I had been handing out copies of my dad's EP called "Tomorrow's Yesterday" (currently available on iTunes and Amazon). The thought has crossed my mind to have some CDs made and spend some time handing them out/selling them to people on the street.
On another note, I have plans in the works that will be set into something a bit more flexible than concrete but less flexible than a maybe!! I'll be putting deposits down on the start of my international adventures with my first paycheck in February! Want to know what these things are!?! Of course you do!
So, I am going to trek in to the Mount Everest base camp with a Sherpa tour guide! That'll be a 2 week trek in and out. After that, I'm going to do a volunteer internship in Bali working on a micro-renewable energy project as well as sustainable farming without pesticides. Super exciting, right??? I have other concepts of what I want to do and places I want to go, as previously written in another blog post, but the order of those, beyond these two things, is yet to be determined.
I feel like there was something else I wanted to tell you all but it's escaping me...
The weekend train into the city usually stops at every single station between Denville and Penn Station. It did on the way to the city... but did it stop at my station on the way home? No... so my car was only about one mile away, so instead of paying for an Uber, it was in a nice part of town, so I decided to hoof it to my car. Was on the phone with my dad the whole time. Probably worried him sick... I'm sorry. It's just that after running, alone, in the dark for Ragnar in October, well, I gained some confidence.
Plans change. Not really better or worse, just different. Going with the flow and it'll all be great.
Oh, the last thing I wanted to say... considering doing crowd funding for the micro-renewable energy volunteer internship project. I'm not sure I want to, but I'm thinking about it. It would definitely help prolong the internship and enable me to do perhaps another internship in a different place... I saw one I wanted to do in Nicaragua. But a savings can only last so long with even with the best budget... so, I don't know. You might see a crowd funding page from me, or you might not. I haven't decided.
Good night folks.
Off to the gym for some exercise. I ran for 17 minutes, talked with a personal trainer I want to start working with, and then went and changed to swim some laps. My shoulders and arms were a bit worn out from Thursday's session so getting those muscles warmed up wasn't much fun. I swam six (or seven) warm up laps then stopped for a minute or two to stretch. Then I swam again, and I just kept swimming...total of about 24 or 25 laps. Felt good by the time I was done.
Oh! So, the triathlon suit I got for Christmas was too small...as in my youngest sister probably couldn't fit in it-small. So we returned that and ordered two different sizes of a different suit..but still cool looking of course! So, one of them worked!! I squiggled my way into it lol... goodness those things are snug!
After the gym, I was going to head to work for a little while because there was some invoicing stuff needing attention (if I'm ever going to accomplish my branch manager's challenge to get three invoices done and submitted in 2 weeks). I accepted the challenge; however, getting three invoices out when you have 10 subs invoices to collect, review, and then have mailed to you all on time is no small task. I'm not sure I can do it but with branch managers and financial managers leaning on me (and encouraging me) to get these invoices prepped and out the door, I may have to exceed my expectations again....it's happened a few times lately. Anyway, got some invoice cover letters laid out, progress reports drafted, etc.
After work, I decided I would try a new Thai restaurant. I have a thing going where if I work on a weekend, I take myself out to dinner afterwards. I usually go to a place on 56th St up near central park. Mistake. This new place on 28th and 3rd didnt compare. :-(
Anyway, on my way to the restaurant, I was walking and just happy to be... to be present, I guess. I was passing a few Women's march ladies with signs and whatever. I was walking and a girl asked me as I was passing by if I would buyy her demo CD. Initally I said no thanks and breezed on by. But immediately after I physically passed her, I turned around and said "I'm sorry I shouldn't have said no automatically." She seemed happy that I said this. We ended up chatting for a minute. She's trying to get a record deal as a hip-hip artist. She's on Youtube and the photo on the CD showed: Young Atlantic - Grind It Out ft. Prada. So you should go check it out!!
I turned around and talked to her because I would have wanted someone to do that for me if I had been handing out copies of my dad's EP called "Tomorrow's Yesterday" (currently available on iTunes and Amazon). The thought has crossed my mind to have some CDs made and spend some time handing them out/selling them to people on the street.
On another note, I have plans in the works that will be set into something a bit more flexible than concrete but less flexible than a maybe!! I'll be putting deposits down on the start of my international adventures with my first paycheck in February! Want to know what these things are!?! Of course you do!
So, I am going to trek in to the Mount Everest base camp with a Sherpa tour guide! That'll be a 2 week trek in and out. After that, I'm going to do a volunteer internship in Bali working on a micro-renewable energy project as well as sustainable farming without pesticides. Super exciting, right??? I have other concepts of what I want to do and places I want to go, as previously written in another blog post, but the order of those, beyond these two things, is yet to be determined.
I feel like there was something else I wanted to tell you all but it's escaping me...
The weekend train into the city usually stops at every single station between Denville and Penn Station. It did on the way to the city... but did it stop at my station on the way home? No... so my car was only about one mile away, so instead of paying for an Uber, it was in a nice part of town, so I decided to hoof it to my car. Was on the phone with my dad the whole time. Probably worried him sick... I'm sorry. It's just that after running, alone, in the dark for Ragnar in October, well, I gained some confidence.
Plans change. Not really better or worse, just different. Going with the flow and it'll all be great.
Oh, the last thing I wanted to say... considering doing crowd funding for the micro-renewable energy volunteer internship project. I'm not sure I want to, but I'm thinking about it. It would definitely help prolong the internship and enable me to do perhaps another internship in a different place... I saw one I wanted to do in Nicaragua. But a savings can only last so long with even with the best budget... so, I don't know. You might see a crowd funding page from me, or you might not. I haven't decided.
Good night folks.
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