Slim Jim 5/22/09: Has it really been 3 weeks?!

Posted by jim in Weight Loss on May 22nd, 2009

Boy, 3 weeks passes really quick. The first 2 weeks were a little rough. They were filled with lots of “I don’t give a crap!”s and cupcakes… Mmmmm cupcakes. But this last week 4 days have been really good. So good, that I managed to stay the same weight that was 3 weeks ago when I last weighed myself.

That’s enough of the boring blah blah blah. Now the graph!

Get your own graph at skinnyr

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Tasty photos for you to snack on.

Posted by jim in Family, Photo Blog on May 21st, 2009

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We missed you!

Posted by jim in Humor, Work, Work Time Antics on May 18th, 2009

My co-worker has been in So. Cal for the last week running around Disneyland. I bet he thinks he was the only one having fun while he was gone… Wrong!

Friday after noon + his cubical + 300ft of hot pink twine  = One hell of a good time! What do you think? Good times?

Kent's desk prank

*** Update ***
Kent came into work and climbed through all of the twine and had a seat. I thought for sure he would cut it away first thing. He is currently un-stringing his desk with the goal of not needing scissors.Kent Prank

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Happy Mother’s Day Songs!

Posted by jim in Music on May 10th, 2009

Songs inspired by my mother and childhood.

Standing
Line up the empty bottles on your favorite cutting glass.
Take a deep breath in. Does that feeling last?
Watch the moments of pain. Slowly drift away.
Your whole life has past you by. You don’t even realize.

I’m Just standing here in this darkness.
Wondering if you’ll come back home.
Maybe pick up the phone.

I was so young. Yes, I was the innocent one.
I did what ever you pleased just to make you so proud of me.
But now I’ve grown up. I’ve felt the pain of my cuts.
My whole life has past you by. You don’t even realize. 

I’m Just standing here in this darkness.
Wondering if you’ll come back home.
Maybe pick up the phone. 

Did you ever think that things would be the same?
How could you let things go on this way?
Never could my word express me this way.
Please don’t cry. Save that for another day. 

I’m Just standing here in this darkness.
Wondering if you’ll come back home.
Maybe pick up your phone.

Give You
Hey where are you going?
Please don’t leave me here for too long.
Vicious cycle in motion.
In your eyes you can do no wrong. 

And I watch you drink away your life
Just like your Father you cannot swallow your pride 

Hey you take a moment
Maybe I can comprehend
Tell me your story
I’ll listen till the very end 

And I watch you drink away your life
Just like your Father you cannot swallow your pride 

If you can’t talk
I’ll give up trying
I’ll walk on by and
Wash my hands and no more
Crying about you
That’s the last straw I’ll ever
Give you
I’ll give you
I’ll give you.

Embrace
She said, “This hurt me more then it hurts you.”
But I’m the one forced to wear this badge of black and blue
Cutting through the air it crashes down
Deep breath in and swallow don’t make a sound

Let the blood run down my face
I no longer feel the pain.
Stood my ground in her embrace
Feeling numb and far away

So far away

I pick myself up from the cold hard floor
Dust myself off head straight for the door
I hear her shouting, “Come back here like a man!”
I do the right thing I don’t take a chance.

Let the blood run down my face
I no longer feel the pain.
Stood my ground in her embrace
Feeling numb and far away

So far away

I never told anybody
Never did I expose her
But now I have this pen and paper
My fear was her greatest power

Let the blood run down my face
I no longer feel the pain.
Stood my ground in her embrace
Feeling numb and far away

So far away

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Things NOT to do while pooping!

Posted by jim in Humor on May 10th, 2009

Do not call you mother and wish her a Happy Mother’s Day while pooping. She has dealt with enough of your shitty situations throughout your life time.

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Slim Jim 5/8/09

Posted by jim in Weight Loss on May 8th, 2009

I didn’t weigh in today. Sorry to let you down. I probably gained waight. I’m having a really hard time with eatting the right foot right now.

Who wants to get a cheese burger?!

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Trying to move up

Posted by jim in Weight Loss, Work on May 3rd, 2009

I’ve been way busy at work. If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know that I’ve been in a temporary position (Cross Training) at work in the Training and Development department as a eLearning Developer. I was originally only supposed to be working in that position for 6 months, but due to a job well down and budget cuts they extended my cross training for an additional 5 months.

The last 5 months of my cross training have transitioned to a more traditional stand up trainer. Its very different for me, but I think I’m doing a good job. Going from using Flash and Photoshop every day to writing lesson plans and other documentation is a huge change. Not AS fun, but still entertaining.

This transition is great for me, because the department finally got approval to post for the open full time position in the department. The position is a hybrid position. Its a traditional stand up trainer, as well as a eLearning or Multimedia developer. Sounds right up my ally, no?

So I feel the need to work extra hard. I feel like I need to prove myself that much more. I want this new position so bad I can taste it. I’ve even started learning CSS in my free time, so that way I can list that as something I’ve learned during my cross training.

My good buddy Jim (He used to be in a Nor Cal band called Doomfinger) gave me a link to a CSS tutorial that he learned CSS from. It’s a great tutorial. I followed this instructions and build this. OK ok… It’s kinda lame, but I had to start somewhere right? I know I don’t know CSS inside and out, but I think I have a good foundation to start. I think my next step is to build a full on janderson.net site using CSS.

A quick weight loss update… I gained weight last week, but that was expected. My birthday was on the 30th and I really didn’t give a damn. I ate nearly a whole pan of yellow cake with chocolate frosting. What do you expect if you leave me alone with the best cake in the world all day?!

So there you have it. This is why I’ve been neglecting my blog. I applied for the new job on Friday. My cross training ends on June 30th, and the new job starts July 1st. If I’m luck… I wont have to switch desks.

Wish me luck.

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“I don’t want to work” Friday Photos

Posted by jim in Photo Blog on April 24th, 2009

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Slim Jim 4/24/09

Posted by jim in Weight Loss on April 24th, 2009

Finally the weight loss challenge is over at work. I can get back to the Friday weigh ins again. I’m down to 411.5lbs today. That’s another 2.5lbs this week. I hope I can keep this downward trend.

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I updated plugins

Posted by jim in Uncategorized on April 21st, 2009

I added a CAPTCHA to the comments to try and cut down on spam. I also removed the ability to rgister new users to my blog to avoid spam as well. No one ever registered, so I doubt any of you care. Let me know if you have any comment issues. I tested it and it seams to work fine.

Happy Tuesday.

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