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October 31st, 2007
Archive for October 2007
Category: Uncategorized
By Next Year, I Will…
October 29th, 2007
I have been living in San Fran and working at the same job for a year and a half now. The excitement and novelty of both have started to wear off, and I am ready for something new. I do really like the Bay area, and my job has been great for getting me back into computer programming. However, I feel that my learning curve seems to have plateaued.
I need to get back on track to accomplish my life goals. Therefore, I have decided that by July 4, 2008 I want to be doing one of these:
- Live Abroad
- Grad School
- Start A Company
I know these seem like 3 radically different paths to choose from, but they are each major milestones that I would like to accomplish in my life. And they are each going to keep getting harder and harder to achieve the longer I wait. I think it might be possible to pursue more than one of these at once. For example, living abroad for a year while applying to grad school, and working on my side projects while abroad and/or in grad school in hopes of eventually turning one of them into a full company. Of course, this will not be easy. All three of these paths are relatively difficult, which explains why each are relatively rare.
It will take a lot of hard work and discipline to make this a reality. The first step is deciding what I want and setting the goal. Now comes the fun part of actually following through and taking control of my future.
Category: Goals
Self-Motivation (using Rewards)
October 19th, 2007
I’ve decided to try a new method to motivate myself – rewards! Rather than punish myself for not doing what I know I should be, I am going to reward myself with something that I really want. So far, I’ve identified 4 major projects and associated the reward I will give myself for each when it is accomplished. Wish me luck!
| Weigh 215 lbs | —————–> | Beach Vacation (Kauai, Costa Rica, Cabo, or Panama) |
| Setup Personal Website | —————–> | Bose Quiet Comfort 2 Headphones |
| Working prototype of Workoutopia | —————–> | New Laptop |
| Project 365 | —————–> | SLR Camera OR Photgraphy Class |
Category: Goals
The Big Easy
October 15th, 2007
I just spent the weekend in New Orleans for my friend BT’s bachelor party. It was my first time in “The Big Easy”, and I must say I was not overly impressed. Bourbon street may be the dirtiest place I have ever been. For some reason I pictured more than just sleazy strip club after sleazy strip club, but I guess not. I did enjoy the few other parts of the city that we saw (and no, we did not do any “disaster tourism” to go look at the wreckage from Hurricane Katrina). The gumbo and shrimp po’ boys were pretty good too.
Despite me being overly critical of New Orleans, the bachelor party was a lot of fun. It was good to hang out with everyone again. More pics on Flickr
Category: Travel
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Church
October 10th, 2007
So it is official – my brother is a married man. He and Nina tied the knot on Monday at Cave B Winery, which is right next to the Gorge Ampitheatre. It was a great ceremony and the location was a perfect match for the couple. I was entrusted with the important duty of ring-bearer (which is often left to the 5-year olds) and managed to not lose the rings (so I think it was a success!). I also made a slideshow of pictures of Jon & Nina which they showed during the wine tasting and reception after the ceremony. I was happy with the way it turned out, and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
Congratulations! And welcome to the family, Nina!
Category: Uncategorized
Salmon Days 10k
October 7th, 2007
Only my brother Jon and his fiancee Nina would think to run in a race the day before their wedding. Not only did they decide to run in the Salmon Days 10k Run, but also to dress up in full bride and groom outfits for the race too. With Jon wearing a real tux shirt and bow tie and Nina wearing a white dress she picked up a thrift store, they were the hit of the event. The announcer loved them, and they got interviewed by the local Issaquah newspaper.
Emily and I ran the 10k too. I was only planning on running the 5k, but at the last minute, Emily was able to convince me to run the 10k with her. We couldn’t keep up with the bride and groom, but we had a good time.
Here are the Results:
Emily & I finished 670 and 671 respectively.
Jon & Nina are listed as “The Groom” and “The Bride” in the results.
Category: Health & Fitness
Bridge to Bridge 7K
October 3rd, 2007
This past Sunday I ran in the Bridge to Bridge 7k, which, as the name implies, is from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge (ok, it’s really from the ferry building to the Presidio, but let’s not get technical). It was a really nice day for a run, and I had a lot of fun. My goal was to run 9 minute miles, but I ended up doing even better than I expected.
Here are my results:
Time: 37:48
Distance: 7 kilometers = 3.35 miles
Pace: 8:41 minutes/mile
19th in age group (16-29)
65th out of all males
102nd OVERALL (out of 833)
Category: Health & Fitness
