Well it's that time boys and girls to pretend like we are going to fundimentally change who we are genetics and reality be damned.
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The Bison List:
More Execise
Eat more Salad
Finish 10% of the games I purchase
Try the shreaded beef burrito at Chipolte
Visit Gus so he can stop crying
Attempt to give more of a $%&@ tomorrow then I do today
To be updated.
Eat less junk food
Exercise with a purpose
Save money so I can go to a con in 2014 and maybe meet a couple of you mooks in real life
sneak some exercise in somewhere
Kick more Libertarians squarely in their lady parts.
Learn something once in a while.
Be kind to idiots.
Always wear clothing outside. A dog mask is not clothing.
Practice patience and humility.
Be kind to idiots.
Make and ignore resolution to cease bad habits.
do something about my frustrating job situation
spend more 'quality time' with my girl
be patient with the two daughters
drink more beer with friends
keep the exercises going, play badminton again with friends
Try to be a better person in all respects. And don't make promises I can't keep. ;)
1. Lose more weight/continue running and exercise regimen
2. Start reporting for duty for NY Guard
3. Take A+ exam on the way towards a cyber security certification
4. Cry until Bison gets here
Heh, I pretty much already covered this somewhere in this sub forum in a conversation with MetalDog. You ladies are slow. :D
Play at least one medium weight boardgame to completion.
Accomplish one major project at work, and/or submit a scientific article to a journal.
Get my shoulder looked at by a professional.
new job - seen the world now, at 40 i want to grow old behind a desk
more exercise, hell some exercise
attend a games weekend at nevermores place in grimsby with Bob
build a kick ass desktop
save more
Exercise more and lose some weight and more importantly keep it off.
Find a new job that can support saving for a down payment and starting a family.
Improving my writing skills.
Finish some one or more the miniatures projects I've started.
You know, nothing big or anything. ;D
Life is better with out the job thing. :P
Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 29, 2012, 08:36:40 PM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on December 29, 2012, 06:10:40 PMFind a new job that
is relocation an option?
Yes, depending on the location. We would like to be within reasonable distance from family when we start our own. But yes we would not have a problem relocating for a job.
Let me quote Lee Marvin...
QuoteI don't take pledges; I quit drinking every morning and I start again every evening.
;)
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These
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This year I resolve to get my god damn life in order. At the moment we're just treading water, we're renting at a time when rents are insanely high but can't afford a deposit for a house, and I'm absolutely fed up of never having any money and being completely screwed any time there's any kind of emergency (like sudden repair bill for the car).
So this year I intend to study toward LPIC-1, which would give me a shot at switching to a career in IT. Even bottom-rung junior sysadmin positions pay double what I'm earning now. If I actually manage to achieve that it will get us out of the shit and we can start saving some money.
I think I'm going to restrict my gaming to weekends and use weekday evenings to study. Wish me luck!
^We're in a similar boat but I'll be studying early morning. And don't be so hard on yourself. That's what your woman is for :)
Luck, Huw! Things are starting to get a little better for me. I hope they continue.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on January 01, 2013, 06:43:39 PM
This year I resolve to get my god damn life in order. At the moment we're just treading water, we're renting at a time when rents are insanely high but can't afford a deposit for a house, and I'm absolutely fed up of never having any money and being completely screwed any time there's any kind of emergency (like sudden repair bill for the car).
So this year I intend to study toward LPIC-1, which would give me a shot at switching to a career in IT. Even bottom-rung junior sysadmin positions pay double what I'm earning now. If I actually manage to achieve that it will get us out of the shit and we can start saving some money.
I think I'm going to restrict my gaming to weekends and use weekday evenings to study. Wish me luck!
What's sky high?
I want to buy a place as well but Vancouver home prices are retarded. I'm going to look at two different condos way out in the western suburbs on Thursday. 25 year old buildings, 40 km from the downtown core, 725 sq ft. $300,000. Plus a $300/mo strata fee. Same place downtown is over $1 million and people say the Vancouver market is actually cooling.
Prices in Vancouver aren't retarded.
I would suggest they are rather precocious, advanced even.
You people insist on living there where winter is but a bad dream.
Thanks for the warm wind you sent over. It got above freezing
for a while this afternoon.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on January 01, 2013, 08:55:09 PM
What's sky high?
We've lived in three different houses in the last few years, and the average rent between them all is close to £700 a month. Absolutely insane. We're in a housing crisis in the UK (with the government doing sod all about it of course) and as a result rents have sharply risen. If we could only put down a deposit for a mortgage we'd be spending not much more than half that figure each month, but deposits these days cost tens of thousands of pounds.
got to love renting - you can demonstrate to a bank that you can easily manage 650/700 a month for years and years and then ask them for mortgage which will have payments of 400-500 and they say no!!!
and the days of a 95-99% mortgage are long gone - 75% is the best ive seen - with an average house price of 200,000 thats a deposit of over 40k - i personally dont have 40k in savings and am in the sorry position of waiting for my parents to die before i get my hands on my own bricks and mortar
Quote from: Huw the Poo on January 01, 2013, 06:43:39 PM
So this year I intend to study toward LPIC-1, which would give me a shot at switching to a career in IT.
do you have a long term plan Huw? id looked at the LPIC stuff but wasnt sure where to go after that
At 278lbs (126kg) I need to lose ideally 82lbs (37kg). I've been pissing around with my weight for years and avoiding the tough asks. My dad died at 56 of a heart attack...and that wasn't the kick I needed...because you always think it won't happen to you.
It's time to take responsibility. My body is starting to suffer the effects of carrying this weight around. I'm surprisingly fit - but if I don't lose weight, I'm never going to be able to keep up exercise! Because I took up cycling 4 years ago, my weight has been oscillating between 252lbs (114kg) and 280lbs (127kg) over that period...going down in the summer and up in the windet - all because I've been eating what I like and using exercise on my bike to work it off.
Like I said - I've been avoiding the things I should be doing - mainly keeping track of what I eat.
So I've downloaded an app called MyFitnessPal. You put in what you eat and put in what you use and keep a track of your calories. Sure - it's just using calories - but it's the basics that work...more calories expended than calories taken in = weight loss.
So - I put EVERYTHING in this app. It's extremely easy to use with a barcode scanner and a massive database of foods.
It then becomes a "competition" to come in under my allowed calories. Even going over you can then limit what you go over because you KNOW what you've had.
Already today I had a Tunnocks Chocolate Teacake (I bought them before New Year and left them at work). They come in a box of 6 and I normally eat all 6 (that's how nice they are!) - but I had 1 because they're 100 calories and I don't want to squander the calories I'm allowed...so it's already making me think the way alot of people already naturally do.
For a 2lb a week weight loss I'm allowed 1700 calories a day. Watching what I've been eating, I have 700 calories left for tea...and I'm out on my bike tonight which will give me about 700 calories for the "bank"
I'm hoping keeping a diary like this is the answer to my weight problem...otherwise I've got nothing else.
I resolve to stay alive until 2014 (not that there is anything awfully wrong, it's just a minimalist statement). That's about all!
I resolve to continue being the misanthrope you all know and love.
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 02, 2013, 05:41:43 AM
got to love renting - you can demonstrate to a bank that you can easily manage 650/700 a month for years and years and then ask them for mortgage which will have payments of 400-500 and they say no!!!
and the days of a 95-99% mortgage are long gone - 75% is the best ive seen - with an average house price of 200,000 thats a deposit of over 40k - i personally dont have 40k in savings and am in the sorry position of waiting for my parents to die before i get my hands on my own bricks and mortar
I know mate, it's bloody stupid. I can't imagine when I'll ever have 40K just sitting around in the bank. I dread to think where we'll be when we get to retirement age if something doesn't give. I wish I'd jumped on the 99% bandwagon.
As for your other question, LPIC-1 should be enough to get me in the door at sysadmin. After that I'll probably continue to study and work my way up the ladder. I'll probably do Microsoft certification as well, just to open some more doors.
One day at a time.
1/. Quit smoking
2/. Get back into trap and skeet shooting. Maybe even Tae kwon do if the knees can take it.
3/. Expand my fossil business
4/. Don't let the bastards get me down
5/. Tell GPS to "kiss my ass" far more often
6/. Send Gussy-poo the "Dam Operators Risk Management Guide" schedule.... so he will get nightmares about spillway undercutting and downslope migration
Quote from: Windigo on January 02, 2013, 03:45:42 PM
3/. Expand my fossil business
thats what viagra is for.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on January 02, 2013, 03:10:28 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 02, 2013, 05:41:43 AM
got to love renting - you can demonstrate to a bank that you can easily manage 650/700 a month for years and years and then ask them for mortgage which will have payments of 400-500 and they say no!!!
and the days of a 95-99% mortgage are long gone - 75% is the best ive seen - with an average house price of 200,000 thats a deposit of over 40k - i personally dont have 40k in savings and am in the sorry position of waiting for my parents to die before i get my hands on my own bricks and mortar
I know mate, it's bloody stupid. I can't imagine when I'll ever have 40K just sitting around in the bank. I dread to think where we'll be when we get to retirement age if something doesn't give. I wish I'd jumped on the 99% bandwagon.
As for your other question, LPIC-1 should be enough to get me in the door at sysadmin. After that I'll probably continue to study and work my way up the ladder. I'll probably do Microsoft certification as well, just to open some more doors.
Thanks for reminding me this early in 2013 why the once Great Britain is shite. We once fought the world and won but now the UK tax payer just gets shat on by his own government.
I will *not* chuckle at Star's snarky remarks about Windy.
Quote from: LongBlade on January 02, 2013, 06:04:00 PM
I will *not* chuckle at Star's snarky remarks about Windy.
Too late.
Quote from: The Puss on January 02, 2013, 05:48:06 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on January 02, 2013, 03:10:28 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 02, 2013, 05:41:43 AM
got to love renting - you can demonstrate to a bank that you can easily manage 650/700 a month for years and years and then ask them for mortgage which will have payments of 400-500 and they say no!!!
and the days of a 95-99% mortgage are long gone - 75% is the best ive seen - with an average house price of 200,000 thats a deposit of over 40k - i personally dont have 40k in savings and am in the sorry position of waiting for my parents to die before i get my hands on my own bricks and mortar
I know mate, it's bloody stupid. I can't imagine when I'll ever have 40K just sitting around in the bank. I dread to think where we'll be when we get to retirement age if something doesn't give. I wish I'd jumped on the 99% bandwagon.
As for your other question, LPIC-1 should be enough to get me in the door at sysadmin. After that I'll probably continue to study and work my way up the ladder. I'll probably do Microsoft certification as well, just to open some more doors.
Thanks for reminding me this early in 2013 why the once Great Britain is shite. We once fought the world and won but now the UK tax payer just gets shat on by his own government.
its them americans and their fancy banking system failures!!
shouldnt have let them have their own country, i KNEW it was a mistake
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 02, 2013, 06:06:25 PM
Quote from: The Puss on January 02, 2013, 05:48:06 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on January 02, 2013, 03:10:28 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 02, 2013, 05:41:43 AM
got to love renting - you can demonstrate to a bank that you can easily manage 650/700 a month for years and years and then ask them for mortgage which will have payments of 400-500 and they say no!!!
and the days of a 95-99% mortgage are long gone - 75% is the best ive seen - with an average house price of 200,000 thats a deposit of over 40k - i personally dont have 40k in savings and am in the sorry position of waiting for my parents to die before i get my hands on my own bricks and mortar
I know mate, it's bloody stupid. I can't imagine when I'll ever have 40K just sitting around in the bank. I dread to think where we'll be when we get to retirement age if something doesn't give. I wish I'd jumped on the 99% bandwagon.
As for your other question, LPIC-1 should be enough to get me in the door at sysadmin. After that I'll probably continue to study and work my way up the ladder. I'll probably do Microsoft certification as well, just to open some more doors.
Thanks for reminding me this early in 2013 why the once Great Britain is shite. We once fought the world and won but now the UK tax payer just gets shat on by his own government.
its them americans and their fancy banking system failures!!
shouldnt have let them have their own country, i KNEW it was a mistake
relax.... we sent you our best man (before christmas) to oversee your banking system. As he is
not american and it was on his watch where Canada stayed out of the mess that most of the big world banks created; he'll have you fixed up in 2-3 years and the EU will hate him for it.
Quote from: Windigo on January 02, 2013, 06:29:03 PM
relax.... we sent you our best man (before christmas) to oversee your banking system. As he is not american and it was on his watch where Canada stayed out of the mess that most of the big world banks created; he'll have you fixed up in 2-3 years and the EU will hate him for it.
Unfortunately the BoE is just one third of the unholy triumvirate that keeps us all down. The Treasury is run by George Osborne, one of the worst chancellors in living memory, and the FSA (Fundamentally Supine Authority) is so inept that I wonder if anyone there can even tie a shoelace.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on January 02, 2013, 11:27:57 AM
I'm hoping keeping a diary like this is the answer to my weight problem...otherwise I've got nothing else.
Good start man. Just add in some more exercise to help out when not riding your bike even if it is only walking. I'd suggest some strength training to tone the muscle under the fat layers so as your body fat is reduced you have some good muscle tone going for you.
I've put myself back on an about 75% Paleo Diet. I'd slipped and had been eating too much carbs and crap food. I love carbs pasta, bread, potatoes too. It's a painful slog that gets easier in time.
I am about to have a whole new set of nightmares about spillway undercutting and downslope migration, even without Dimwango's manual.
1. Try to attend Mass during Holy Days of Obligation
2. Go hunting more
3. Stop reading the news after ESPN & two newspapers
4. Write the AAR on WW1: Breakthroughs
Quote from: airboy on January 03, 2013, 05:04:22 PM
1. Try to attend Mass during Holy Days of Obligation
2. Go hunting more
3. Stop reading the news after ESPN & two newspapers
4. Write the AAR on WW1: Breakthroughs
Personally I hope you get down through the list and complete #4
Yeah Holy days of Ob. are only once a month or so
(well 5 in March but none til Feb.)you can only hunt
in season and reading is bad for you.
(It gives ideas and if it doesn't you aren't reading
the right stuff.) That puts that AAR up higher I thinks.
Like first.
Quote from: Longdan on January 03, 2013, 06:04:10 PM
Yeah Holy days of Ob. are only once a month or so
(well 5 in March but none til Feb.)you can only hunt
in season and reading is bad for you.
(It gives ideas and if it doesn't you aren't reading
the right stuff.) That puts that AAR up higher I thinks.
Like first.
Every Sunday is a Holy Day of Obligation to Catholics.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 29, 2012, 09:56:42 AM
sneak some exercise in somewhere
Well, in all the workdays since I posted this, I've taken the elevator once. I'm trying to force myself to take the stairs (we're on the 3d floor of our bldg) and so far I haven't given up. Dunno know how much diff it'll make in the long run, but not letting it stop me.
Quote from: airboy on January 04, 2013, 03:50:58 PM
Every Sunday is a Holy Day of Obligation to Catholics.
I was under the impression that you never missed Sundays.
I was talking about the extra ones.
You don't write reviews while skipping Mass on Sundays do you?
I walk two miles to work and back every day. Also the kids just got a huge trampoline for Christmas that I play on as much as they do. :D That's enough exercise for me!
^Well, you know I wish you well with you endevours mate, and that 2013 is going to be a good year for you.
And hell yes, Geek, Grimsby Wargamers!!!!
As for me, I just want to grow old gracefully (wotchya mean - too late!) and live long enough to enjoy retirement, although the way things are I will most likely carry on working for a few months rather than retire in November. It all depends on finances and state of health.