Glad you’re doing well man.
If I can offer a little unsolicited advice though, teamwork is a very valuable skill. I would advise against forgetting it or neglecting it.
Thanks for the well wishes man! It’s good to be better.
I offered to help numerous times. They refused my offers numerous times and would not allow me to work with them as a team. In conclusion, fuck them and their idiocy.
I’d also much rather cite an example of my teamwork skills as “helping a friend stay physically and mentally safe by collaborating with her best friend” than as “finishing a philosophy project with three mongoloids.”
Confession: I ate 6 icecream sandwiches today. No ragrets
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Damn dude, that is 12 slices of bread alone!
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Cool your jets a little there speedy. You were advised by like 20 adults, one of whom is a specialist in youth crisis, another a tenured educator, etc. etc.
I can tell you from myriad life experiences that it is much more valuable to work as a team on what is being asked than to be a Rockstar by yourself at something that is not required.
Don’t get me wrong, you did good by helping your friend. I like to help people too. But if I show up to work frazzled and telling the boss about everything that has nothing to do with what needs done- there’s a problem.
So just try to keep things in a healthy and functional perspective.
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Again, teamwork. Thanks for the reality check. Glad I had these forums to help me out. But, I’d rather get fired or written up (or in this case, fail my final project) than let my best friend hang herself over repeated and severe trauma that occurred to her. I believe some things are more important than work/school responsibilities, and that’s something I really had to learn from experience. That’s just me, you may think differently and I respect your opinion.
Thankfully, my English teacher was very, very understanding about the entire situation and treated me with the utmost fairness possible.
But, I’ll do my best to keep things in perspective.
Oldest surprised me … As I mentioned my oldest turned 21 the other day and his first legal Alcohol purchase was buying me a six back of Extra stout Guinness in bottles for Fathers day.
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We usually nap our kids, but on days when we want an earlier night to bed for them so the wife and I can enjoy an evening together, we’ll skip naps. This makes the day significantly more stressful, but we get more time with each other. It’s a trade off.
So the wife and I got some takeout sushi after we fed the kids lunch, and we’re at the dining room table trying to eat it, and my youngest son won’t stop bothering us. My wife has a habit of giving him bites of her food, and like a dog, he begs relentlessly. She’s not here to defend herself, so I’ll just say I don’t agree and leave it at that. Anyways, the 2.5 year old is being a real dick about it since he’s grumpy, and after we tell him no several times calmly, he balls up his fists and yells “GIVE ME NOW!” Before my wife can stop me, I’ve grabbed a small amount of wasabi with my chopsticks and fed it to him. He didn’t cry, but was definitely not a fan. My wife was not a fan of the tactic, but we did have a nice quiet meal together while the boys played in the other room.
Happy Father’s Day!
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Confession 1: I don’t believe beer or wine negatively affect training results, unless you’re drinking it to the point of affecting your sleep and/or being hungover because your training will suffer. I believe that it’s the stuff people eat while they drink beer that is the main culprit: plates of nachos, wings, 10 servings of pretzels, etc… that gives you the “beer gut”. Also, I think micro brews are healthy in small doses.
Confession 2: I don’t believe a calorie is a calorie. I don’t believe that 200 “calories” of raw almonds is the same from an energy deficit perspective as 200 calories from chips or crackers. Of course, this is backed by science.
Confession 3: I hate superhero movies. I can’t understand how they are so popular all of a sudden, among adults, teens, etc… The only ones I liked were the Batman movies with Christian Bale.
Confession 4: I think it’s impossible for a male to look good in any sandal other than flip flops. Women can pull off different sandal looks, but not dudes. This goes doubly true for top siders in shorts without socks.
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True, but I was thinking more like these:
That said, I do own a pair of Chaco’s sandals which are quite practical for hiking/walking on hot days. I look a bit dorky in them, but I’m okay with that.
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I can’t believe that guy isn’t wearing socks with those. What a tool.
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He’s clearly not Euro.
Other confessions:
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I don’t think Babe Ruth would make even a minor league roster if he could magically be teleported into 2019. It was more like a competitive slow pitch softball league compared to today’s game. Conversely, I think you could transport an average NBA player from today into Wilt’s day and they would average 45 points per game against those guys that resembled current YMCA-level athletes.
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I think Ben Affleck is a horrible actor. I don’t see his popularity at all.
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I can’t understand how anyone likes seafood pasta. So nasty. Gooey fish/clam juice over slithery noodles is utterly disgusting.
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Muffins are just cupcakes without frosting. Why is this a breakfast food?
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Reverse curls >> curls. Chin ups plus fat grip reverse curls will get you Popeye arms like nothing else.
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I love CT’s generosity and he know so much. But his programs are a logistical nightmare. They involve so many stations and weight changes that I simply give up after a couple of tries. I don’t know if I like Wendler’s programs because they’re effective or simply because they involve much less changes of weights and stations.
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I like that presidents need to be 35 or older, but let’s set a limit in the other direction. I don’t think Biden, Sanders, and Trump should be the top three options with a combined age of nearly 1000 years. C’mon. An 80 year old can be wise and offer sage advice, but shouldn’t be taking on the most demanding job there is to take on. There’s a reason that people typically retire by the age of 70.
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Waist sizes and clothes sizes should be enforced. I hate how “medium” or “large” mean essentially nothing, and waist sizes are arbitrary. I have no idea if I’m a medium shrit with a waist of 32", or a large shirt with a waist of 30". Makes no sense.
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Five Guys has great burgers, but their fries suck. How were these recently rated at #1 in the country? (side note: I like In-In-Out fries and these were rated last).
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Tomatoes are a weird food. I love salsa and bruschetta and tomato soup. Yet, sliced tomatoes are disgusting, and ketchup should be illegal as even its smell is nauseating. I can’t explain these extremes with logic.
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Wearing odd socks and sandals as we speak
We disagree on food, that’s it. Ha
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I attempted to suggest to one of my old highschool friends on Instagram that typical calorie restriction isn’t going to fix her weight gain problems. Since she made a post about it. She mentioned she saw some old Facebook photos of me when I first started training and asked if we could meet and up go to the gym together, and catch up on life and whatever else.
And someone, out of the blue said I’m “shoving my health and diet obsessed views down her throat, and should accept her health at whatever size she’s at.”
Am I missing something? I don’t think I came off condescending. I tried not to at least. I really think I’m missing something here.
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Did your friend get offended by your post? If so, it might be something to address. If not, I think you’re golden.
Someone is going to be offended by everything, especially things that highlight their shortcomings. Apparently it’s now the world’s fault that people are fat and feel bad about it. That’s the modern world we live in.
Far as I can tell my friend is a-okay. I gave her my number so we could text and chat and catch up. I didn’t pick up anything negative. Tone of voice, verbal hints, or whatever.
If there’s a problem hopefully she tells me.
But that just…idk didn’t make sense? To me at least. I realize it’s like walking on eggshells nowadays with society, but still. I just wasn’t expecting that.
Everything is now everyone else’s fault. Trip over something? Sue someone. Burn yourself on coffee? Surely macdonalds fault, your bad life choices making you feel unattractive? Definitely societies fault for not loving you no matter what.
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