You’re going to do awesome at the meet. And you’re right, you can only go up from there. Think of it as just experience or putting some numbers in there.
And uhm, I’m going to your house for dinner 
Frozen spinach does rock; spanakopita, spinach patties or whatever. Yum.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
first and foremost, i hafta say i appreciate the e-support for my meet.
after discussing whether or not im excited/nervous with people who do and dont know what i’ll be going through, i’ve come up with this.
im excited. I havent competed in anything athletic since highschool, where my swim team coach killed that for me… almost. i like the idea of pushing myself and doing well in front of other people. or failing miserably. i love the pressure. but,
i have nothing to prove, win, or on the line. In my most incredibly selfish manner, i say; this is my first meet, first time on the other side of the singlet. im ready and willing to admit i have no idea what the fuck im doing, and hold no expectations for myself, other than dont get hurt and dont fuck up. the numbers will go only up from here, and all i want is to finish.
i’ll be using a belt and wrist wraps. thats it. for now.
jack, just hands?
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Sounds like a great plan! Can’t wait to hear how it went.
The guy talking about vaginas was pretty funny. He obviously thinks he has a lot to contribute to the topic. Kind of a “wanna-be” Dr. Ruth. ;o)
frozen spinach is pretty awesome!
so are those frozen broccoli spears…there .89 where I’m from
I took several steps to quit smoking. First was to stop smoking in my flat. I moved there after living with parents and I’d always had to hide my habit from them, so once I got my flat, I turned into a smoking dervish. My favourite spot was in the bath, ashtray balanced on one side, cup of tea on the other, and a magazine. Bliss. But yes, I kicked that into touch and only smoked at work during smoke breaks, and out socialising. Then I went on holiday to the US so figured that as I was on a longhaul flight and couldn’t smoke there, I might as well carry on. Got patches, used cigars when I felt I absolutely had to put something big and fat in my mouth and the situation was too public for fellatio…and I broke myself of the habit altogether.
Anyway, good luck with this meet. You’ll do well, no question about it.
When I quit smoking I went from smoking a pack a day to none because I had tried to taper off before but was/am super obsessive and it didn’t work for me. I was 20 yrs old and very immature about the whole thing, crying, taking my emotions out on my loved ones and was basically a bitch demon from hell for 2 weeks. It was the pure guilt and self loathing that powered me through though. Used the patch and gum but it gave me nightmares and indigestion. I had cravings for about 6 months, but now I’m so repulsed by the smell of cigarettes, its hard even for me to believe I ever smoked. Frozen spinach ftw. I even eat the canned stuff, though it tastes like shit. oh well its convenient.
nikki- pegg is bringing home gyros tonight. no spanikopita, but pounds and pounds of gyro meat!
MIM- god i havent had broccoli in eons… i should think abt that next time im at the store. (for shopping. working there doesnt count.) dont remember… you live on base? hows the PX compare to walmart, etc?
cal- i do love cigars, its just that my taste is far to expensive for me to enjoy them with any kind of frequency. and ive pretty much stopped smoking in my apartment, i hate the way it makes my shit smell. even with the dryer sheets stuffed in a tp tube, college style. making myself go outside is too much of a bother most of the time. ive been using the lozenges, i like em pretty well. only thing i can come up with for the cancer sticks still being appealing is some kind of self destructive release i must need… after the meet, when im lifting more consistently, im hoping that will go away.
owlie- tantrums or not, cold turkey is pretty hardcore. ive quit for months at a time before, when i was younger, and did it cold turkey. dont remember having too many problems but this time ct doesnt seem like much of an option. i must be getting too old/too set in my ways.
can it, t.
so i skipped EFS today. woke up with enough time to get ready and go, but my bed was too delicious to leave. when i woke up again a few hours later, i had THE most awful headache, borderline migraine. had i gotten up to lift and taken my HOT-ROX/Spike, i wouldve been fine. thats what i get.
finally medicated myself out of it, got to the store (my fridge looked like something out of a horror movie… empty, with things like mayo, bacon, and a 2liter of pepsi in it. btw the pepsi is peggs.) by the time i got home from the store, my motivation was back. ive done dishes, cleaned out my car, started laundry, vacuumed the big flat areas of the common hallway outside my apartment, dusted the railings on the stairs, and had some chicken soup.
the soup was a precaution for my belly, the headache made me sick earlier and i didnt wanna risk wasting food by tossing it back up. also, the soup was good, and an excuse to have carbs.
i plan on finishing my manicure and showering before pegg gets here, we’ll see how that works out.
creeper PM:
[quote]8/15/10
3:41pm
Subject: Hey
Message: So we both live in ohio… you don’t have to be shy… haha 
you have amazing pictures… you have obviously put in a lot of hard work, my compliments to you.[/quote]
i love people who appreciate my hard work. and my ass.
however, shy is something i’m not, and if you want to see it in person, go to the cinci pro-am. past the bodyguards and mace, i’ll be willing to take pics and sign autographs.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
(my fridge looked like something out of a horror movie… empty, with things like mayo, bacon, and a 2liter of pepsi in it. btw the pepsi is peggs.) [/quote]
Greeney loves Pepsi. She even yelled out “PEPSI! I LOVE PEPSI!!” after she read this.
Curse you! The talk of gyros continues.
Tomorrow, I’m buying a gyro. I need the extra pound anyway
for greeney.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
saturday training at efs!!![/quote]
gawd that’s fuckin rad.
and more gyros! u’re killin me. i’ve GOTS to grub one down sometime this week.
can’t wait to hear how hard you murder the meet. and what kind of riff raff ur gaurds have to deal with.
yes we live on base… the commissary is awesome, but tiny…we get the basics there and if I feel like being fancy then I go to wal-mart for more variety in produce and stuff.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
the situation was too public for fellatio…
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When has this ever happened?
Jason
Thanx, for the Pepsi! It’s the best thing ever!!! I used to live off of Pepsi.
see, the fact that HOT-ROX/Spike might cause a migraine upon withdrawal unnerves me. but isn’t that the way it is with all the good things in life…
ambiguously gay, I like that.
Good job on quitting the butts. I confess I’m still a “social smoker” - whatever that means.
all cola makes me bloaty and leaves no room for beer or wine or vodka. do I sound like I have a problem? lol
Can’t wait to hear how you’re going to kill it Bear. Creeper should creep up on ya and then a buddy can film while you and Pegg tag team. Yeah, I’m weird like that.
deja- i can’t help it with the gyros. the greek place here closed, so if pegg offeres to bring some home once in awhile… HOW COULD I SAY NO! i didnt eat the pita, but had some french fries. and they were GUD.
MIM- my sis and her husband were stationed in Vicenza for a couple years… their PX and commisary were AWESOME! but they were overseas and shit. crab legs and shark on ice for the takin.
greenie- my poison was mt.dew. pepsi went flat too fast for me. meh.
masch- i abuse caffeine. lots. HOT-ROX, bucket o coffee, medicine… and moar in a couple hours, Spike thrown in at leisure… yeah, that’ll go for withdrawl when i have only HOT-ROX on sat am and sleep the rest of the day and night to wake up on sunday going OH MY GOD WHY DID I DO THAT!? im sure with regular recommended use it’ll be fine.
n- the entire group is looking out for one creeper in particular. fear of worse log delay keeps me from posting even a screenname. however, this one actually started shit with my out of state friends last week. (KY, specifically.)
i got texts from my friend asking why i was in town and why they hadnt met pegg and how much they missed me, etc. creeper was on the phone with my friend (friend is excused for mutual friendship) and said he saw pegg at the gas station. why say anything, even if it had been pegg that the creeper saw?
it’s shit like that, makes me still, 9 months later, worried enough for my safety that im putting the people im going with on a lookout.
however, i’ve spent the night being a productive grownup.
for cereal.
the big fat job app i mentioned earlier has several parts to it. going back to school and finishing my degree is one.
so, i have that all planned out, graduating in december of 2011 with a bachelors degree in english.
the course plan, transcripts, ACT scores, and other certification copies are going in the mail on wednesday.
i cant make it to an appointment with my advisor tomorrow bc i picked up part of a shift at the other store i frequently pick up OT (the manager always manages to kiss my ass and sound pathetic at the same time. always works. that, and her techs are working 10 hour days bc theyre so short staffed.) so i have a packet of instructions, requests, and donut holes ready to go for her, even including pre-addressed stamped envelope for the shit i need her to mail out.
speaking of being short staffed.
the local retard at my store has decided to go back to school… and not work. go on educational leave. this leaves my store in a royal state of fuckall because although shes a retard, she can be counted on for menial but necessary tasks, leaving detailed shit to the rest of us. now, theres just, the rest of us.
we’ll have days where only 2 or 3 technicians are working, where we usually have 4 or 5. overtime will be necessary and expected, AND I HAVE TO MAKE A’S IN SCHOOL. I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. I CANNOT WORK FULL TIME AND GET MY SHIT DONE. with or without lifting. its literally not possible with the reading workload i’ll have.
i told my manager he could work me amap until school starts, but that he has 37 days to hire and train someone enough to be a non-lethal gopher.
im suggesting to the other coworkers that we put $5 each in a pool, and take bets at how far the retard actually gets through school. i dont think she’ll make it through the first set of midterms.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
so, i have that all planned out, graduating in december of 2011 with a bachelors degree in english.
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Been there. Done that. Good luck with it.
And have a wonderful experience on the platform this Friday. Enjoy yourself.
Sounds like a lot going on in your world… Hope all goes well this Friday and that you have fun and stay safe!!
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
creeper PM:
[quote]8/15/10
3:41pm
Subject: Hey
Message: So we both live in ohio… you don’t have to be shy… haha
you have amazing pictures… you have obviously put in a lot of hard work, my compliments to you.[/quote]
i love people who appreciate my hard work. and my ass.
however, shy is something i’m not, and if you want to see it in person, go to the cinci pro-am. past the bodyguards and mace, i’ll be willing to take pics and sign autographs. [/quote]
I have no clue as to why this made me smile…Grin a shit eating GRIN all over this massive mellon of mine. hahahahah Great Post and Kick azz at the meet.
Play the video of your first hit of amonia before the meet it will put you in the right frame of mind.