I always find that in the summer I never do as much as I do during the school year. I think it's because my schedule is a little more relaxed and I don't have as much pressure on me. I always seem to work better when there's pressure. I think the feeling of it needs to be done and it needs to be done now allows me to focus only on that one thing, whereas if I have, say, a week to write a paper, I always seem to find new things to focus my energy on. It's a love-hate cycle.
In recent news, I've started a diet blog. Hopefully this will keep me encouraged to do better about sticking to a diet and exercise program. I think I've started about five or six diets this summer, all of which have lasted the grand total of a day or so. So if you want to support me or do a diet plan of your own, check it out and leave comments and such. All is appreciated!
I'm also building a computer now. One of my good buddies had an old one that someone gave him and since he's been desperately trying to get me to become a gamer he decided to give it to me so that I could upgrade the parts slowly until I get it running nice a good. And as much as I hate to admit it, he's turning me into a gamer.
I was hesitant at first to start gaming. I've always looked at it as a hobby that takes a lot of time and money. But I started playing Portal and got hooked. I loved the puzzles and I loved the idea of the portals and how it worked. I was also amazed at how they managed to sneak a story in the middle of a puzzle game.
From there my Buddy told me about BioShock and I started playing it. In the middle of that game I also picked up Half Life 2 and I must say, it's one of my favorites now. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's a lot of go to this place so that you can go to that place to learn about this place that you have to go to to do this thing so you can come back to this place. In between it all it seems like pointless bad guys to fight. But I am only a short ways into the game, and it's won a lot of awards, and my buddy swears up and down by it, so we'll see how it goes.
For the past week I've dropped those games and switched to racing games. I love racing games. I don't know what it is about it, but I like beating the computer. And I like tuning up my rides. I guess it helps me realize that I will never have cars that amazing in real life, so the only way to achieve that dream is through this game. *sigh* This is why I didn't want to get into gaming in the first place...
Well anyway, that's what's up right now. This weekend I'll be spending time with the girlfriend and the family in Helen. More updates on that to come.
"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet." --Emily Dickinson
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