milestones

well... summer is coming to an end soon so i'd like to list my accomplisments thus far.

i've managed to cut down on the cost of living these days thanks in part to eddie, du, and hans. i really wasn't soooo hard of a task. total material purchases since i've left ibm has been roughly less than 200.

i've completed my capri sailing classes, got rated, and now a member of a sailing club. this past weekend i was able to take christine and kano out for some sailing off newport. this weekend i'm taking john and his gf laurie out for a whirl as well. i was asked to help with classes taught by jim, whom also works in ics as our facilities manager. i'll take him up on the offer starting next weekend since it will be with harvey mud (sp?) students and it seems like it'll be fun.

as for my health, today was my highest weight of 115.5. definitely happy to see those numbers. i'm now benching 155lbs as my max and 135lbs for my reps. would like to get to 200lbs soon, but i would also like to weigh 130lbs also. today i started riding bikes with eddie for an hour. we rode nearly to spectrum from our place. wasn't that far, but eventually well probably get further. of course he's got a beach cruiser and i have some sort of mountain bike, but we'll manage. street bikes are for whimps. ;)

my tan is coming along nicely from all the sailing.. i'm nearly black except for my life vest tan line. those should be going soon as i don't really need to put one on any longer since i'm not required to wear one now that i'm rated to sail alone.

as far as books, i've completed the tao of physics a few weeks ago. maybe a month, who knows. going to move onto the next book once i figure out what it'll be. grad school has taken a different direction towards philosophy. i figure i don't need a masters or phd in ics. i know a bit more than the average grad already. plus i'm looking at the kind of work they do and it's a bit dated. always thought they would work on more bleeding edge technologies. career wise... i will be able to advance without getting additional degrees. now i just want to expand my philosophy interests to an acedemic or scholarly level so i can discuss my theories and thoughts with others who would know what i'm talking about most of the time.

at this point i am behold religion and following doctrines that someone else interpreted or came up with from some profound thought. i am now the lone traveler whom chooses his own path in life. faith and destiny are a joke. life is far more complex with all it's intricate interactions to rely on letting someone else decide my future.