Truck, tech, and diet! what a combo!
Time for a journal update, it looks like!
I'll probably just do another bullet form update since those keep me on task and don't allow me to babble.
1-A)FIRST THING FIRST. Anyone who has my cell number (the ###-8455 number) It will NO LONGER accept text messages after this next week. I am porting it into a new mobile-land-line (to be used on a IP phone server) Phone calls will still forward to my new cell phone. The difference is that text messages will NOT. PLEASE let me know if you want my new iPhone number for texting. -I'll make it happen! *chuckle*! -even if we don't chat much, it could come in handy if at a con or someplace.. Never know!
Anyway-----
1) Truck got fixed. turns out it was only two phasers making all that noise. (they are hydraulic and control the variable timing on the CAM) So yeah, not as big a deal as it was thought to be. -Still would of been a few grand to fix if ti wasn't for the warranty, so I'm thankful for that!
2) Got my PC up and running again. With tons of tweaking and overclocking I was able to pull off a 7.9 PC rating! LOL! Its been running that way since I reinstalled it, and so far hasn't been a problem. -I moved to two solid state Intel SSD drives for the OS. (screenshot of the rating below -pic or it didn't happen, right?)
3) Speaking of computers, turns out I'm pretty much a geek I guess. I was playing with Visio and decided to draw up my home network (just to learn/play with Visio) Once I started to get everything in the program, I realized that my home network is CRAZY. There are some new additions due to the new Asterisk server that enables me to get my (new) IP phones up and running. It just looks kinda crazy on paper. All this stuff fits on my desk but within Visio it looks like an enterprise system, lol! Part of the reason for having this kind of network at home is for learning. Its basically just a project lab kit that helps me gain knowledge. And of course, the secondary reason is that I do actually use the functionality of this stuff in my day to day operations. (like the phones -I don't /need/ an Asterisk server, but in the long run it helps me learn and saves me monneh! (so I can buy cookehs fursuits steaks)
(pic below, click on image a few times to enlarge)
4) The diet has been going fairly well. -I'm still losing, just fairly slowly (slower than I want to) since I'm not exactly in a rush it doesn't bother me too much as far as losing slowly, but as time goes on I really REALLY despise my current weight. I know it may seem silly, but I'm sure the reason as to why I'm still single is basically because of low self esteem. I just can't seem to pull that together. I can be on top of everything, but I've just fallen into this rut when it comes to believing in myself like I use to. -On the up side of things, I've been feeling really great! My stomach hasn't been giving me any problems anymore, acid reflux is basically gone, cholesterol is under control naturally, etc, etc. -Most importantly the lower GI problems I had last year are all but gone. I'm thankful of the progress I've made, and I certainly recognize the progress and am very please with it. I guess in a nutshell I'm just a little disappointed in myself that I haven't been staying on task when it comes to doing what I'm suppose to be doing. -I haven't been going on my lunch break walks lately at work, didn't join a gym yet, and haven't even been doing the exercises I use to do all every day last year to help build/tone my upper body. Its something I need to work on, big time. -Actually, I can't wait for summer. I REALLY miss going on my bike rides. But yeah, in a nutshell I *AM* happy with the progress, I just need to work on making a few things better. Hell, maybe some day I'll gain my self confidence back :P -It's better than it was, at least!...
Current progress chart below -chart is in pounds lost/vs/check in days:
Anyway, that's all for this edition.
I'll probably just do another bullet form update since those keep me on task and don't allow me to babble.
1-A)FIRST THING FIRST. Anyone who has my cell number (the ###-8455 number) It will NO LONGER accept text messages after this next week. I am porting it into a new mobile-land-line (to be used on a IP phone server) Phone calls will still forward to my new cell phone. The difference is that text messages will NOT. PLEASE let me know if you want my new iPhone number for texting. -I'll make it happen! *chuckle*! -even if we don't chat much, it could come in handy if at a con or someplace.. Never know!
Anyway-----
1) Truck got fixed. turns out it was only two phasers making all that noise. (they are hydraulic and control the variable timing on the CAM) So yeah, not as big a deal as it was thought to be. -Still would of been a few grand to fix if ti wasn't for the warranty, so I'm thankful for that!
2) Got my PC up and running again. With tons of tweaking and overclocking I was able to pull off a 7.9 PC rating! LOL! Its been running that way since I reinstalled it, and so far hasn't been a problem. -I moved to two solid state Intel SSD drives for the OS. (screenshot of the rating below -pic or it didn't happen, right?)
3) Speaking of computers, turns out I'm pretty much a geek I guess. I was playing with Visio and decided to draw up my home network (just to learn/play with Visio) Once I started to get everything in the program, I realized that my home network is CRAZY. There are some new additions due to the new Asterisk server that enables me to get my (new) IP phones up and running. It just looks kinda crazy on paper. All this stuff fits on my desk but within Visio it looks like an enterprise system, lol! Part of the reason for having this kind of network at home is for learning. Its basically just a project lab kit that helps me gain knowledge. And of course, the secondary reason is that I do actually use the functionality of this stuff in my day to day operations. (like the phones -I don't /need/ an Asterisk server, but in the long run it helps me learn and saves me monneh! (so I can buy cookehs fursuits steaks)
(pic below, click on image a few times to enlarge)
4) The diet has been going fairly well. -I'm still losing, just fairly slowly (slower than I want to) since I'm not exactly in a rush it doesn't bother me too much as far as losing slowly, but as time goes on I really REALLY despise my current weight. I know it may seem silly, but I'm sure the reason as to why I'm still single is basically because of low self esteem. I just can't seem to pull that together. I can be on top of everything, but I've just fallen into this rut when it comes to believing in myself like I use to. -On the up side of things, I've been feeling really great! My stomach hasn't been giving me any problems anymore, acid reflux is basically gone, cholesterol is under control naturally, etc, etc. -Most importantly the lower GI problems I had last year are all but gone. I'm thankful of the progress I've made, and I certainly recognize the progress and am very please with it. I guess in a nutshell I'm just a little disappointed in myself that I haven't been staying on task when it comes to doing what I'm suppose to be doing. -I haven't been going on my lunch break walks lately at work, didn't join a gym yet, and haven't even been doing the exercises I use to do all every day last year to help build/tone my upper body. Its something I need to work on, big time. -Actually, I can't wait for summer. I REALLY miss going on my bike rides. But yeah, in a nutshell I *AM* happy with the progress, I just need to work on making a few things better. Hell, maybe some day I'll gain my self confidence back :P -It's better than it was, at least!...
Current progress chart below -chart is in pounds lost/vs/check in days:
Anyway, that's all for this edition.