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Sunday, January 11, 2009
How in the f'ck does one clean a venetian blind? I've been there for over an hour and they still look part-cleaned. They are sending me crazy!
But it gave me this idea (which has probably already been implemented somewhere) I think I'm going to put a tinted one-way glass in my house which negates my need for blinds or curtains. It would have to be sloped slightly outwards so I can quickly give it a wipe over without the need for a proper clean due to its inability to pick up much dust.
Hmmm...or I could just plant a conveniently located plant blocking the window either way it'd have to be better than a venetian.
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But it gave me this idea (which has probably already been implemented somewhere) I think I'm going to put a tinted one-way glass in my house which negates my need for blinds or curtains. It would have to be sloped slightly outwards so I can quickly give it a wipe over without the need for a proper clean due to its inability to pick up much dust.
Hmmm...or I could just plant a conveniently located plant blocking the window either way it'd have to be better than a venetian.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Background:
My brother has to move out of his house by today because the landlords are selling the property, or at least, that's what the word from them is meant to be - sounds a little strange to me, but oh well - who am I to judge? (editors note: i realise i judge everyone to the extreme- but I'm big on my irony). He hasn't seemed to fussed about getting any help or even looking for a new place to live. Easy and carefree has been his attitude (or more closely resembling stoned, whichever the case may actually be).
The result:
My parents returned yesterday from shopping to find that, unbeknownst to them in their absence, my brother had broken into their place and moved all of his belongings into their house and under their carport. Can you call the police and tell them that someone broke into your house and instead of stealing actually gave you things you don't want or need?
An Aside: I now need to track down MY washing machine to make sure he hasn't left it there in his old place. It's one of those whiz-bang fandangled LG smart washing machines that beeps and the like and has a countdown timer that runs on LG minutes. What are LG minutes I hear you ask? (rhetorical questions are wasted on a blog no one actually cares to read - but hey - I'll persist none the less). An LG hour is anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hr 30 minutes - depending on how the washing machine feels at the time- it's brilliant for messing with peoples minds and causing general paranoia as to when an LG hour is actually going to end; like watching a good thriller.
The moral:
There's always a plan B - it just doesn't always appear obvious to everyone.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
I've started a new job. The new job involves: commuting 1.5 hrs each-way, which in itself is not an issue; a 55 hr week, again not an issue; but the ridiculous early start is killing me.
I'm not quite sure how I am meant to perform at my best when they expect me to rise so early for no apparent reason. The explanation they have given me so far is that: "you need to be there when the workers start..." BUT my orders are usually given the day before as a minimum and a week before as per standard protocol.
In the meantime I am: working to a budget and meeting a program I am not allowed to know. Things will start to get interesting come new year when I am suddenly held accountable for failing to deliver to deadlines I have not been allowed to know...
To my dismay my new boss seems completely uninterested in the few hundred thousand I can save through some contract reviews - which has me wondering: how much money do we stand to make/lose from this project that a few hundred thousand is not worth spending a day chasing?
Is my ignorance bliss?
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I'm not quite sure how I am meant to perform at my best when they expect me to rise so early for no apparent reason. The explanation they have given me so far is that: "you need to be there when the workers start..." BUT my orders are usually given the day before as a minimum and a week before as per standard protocol.
In the meantime I am: working to a budget and meeting a program I am not allowed to know. Things will start to get interesting come new year when I am suddenly held accountable for failing to deliver to deadlines I have not been allowed to know...
To my dismay my new boss seems completely uninterested in the few hundred thousand I can save through some contract reviews - which has me wondering: how much money do we stand to make/lose from this project that a few hundred thousand is not worth spending a day chasing?
Is my ignorance bliss?
My new program - well it's more like revisiting an older program of mine with some days switched around:
Monday: Light jog as active recovery from Sunday (AM)
Monday: Heavy Upper Body (PM)
A1: Barbell bench press 6x3 (6 sets of 3 reps)
A2: T-bar row 6x3 (6 sets of 3 reps)
B1: Standing barbell shoulder press 5x5 (5 sets of 5 reps)
B2: Pull-up 5x5 (5 sets of 5 reps)
C1: Skullcrusher 3x5 (3 sets of 5 reps)
C2: Barbell curl 3x5 (3 sets of 5 reps)
Tuesday: Light jog (AM)
Tuesday: Light Lower Body and Abs (PM)
Unilateral leg press 1x25 / 1x20 / 1x15
Barbell stiff leg deadlift 3x12-15
Barbell walking lunge 2x30
Seated calf raise 3x20
Dumbbell axe chops 3xfailure (editors note: when I do these I spend half the time psyching myself up mentally to even attempt them and the rest of the time recovering from them)
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Light Upper Body
A1: Decline dumbbell bench press 1x15 / 1x12 / 1x20
A2: Dumbbell row 1x15 / 1x12 / 1x20
B1: Dumbbell lateral raise 3x15
B2: Pulldown to the front 3x15
C1: Preacher curl 2x15
C2: Dumbbell axe chops 2x15
Friday: Off
Saturday: Heavy Lower Body and Abs
Barbell squat 6x4
Rack deadlift 1x8 / 1x6 / 1x4 / 1x2 (editors note: I like having a deadlift variant twice per week)
Lying leg curl 3x6
Standing calf raise 5x5
Hanging leg raise 3x8
Sunday : sprinting/ jogging on the beach -> it's summer :)
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Monday: Light jog as active recovery from Sunday (AM)
Monday: Heavy Upper Body (PM)
A1: Barbell bench press 6x3 (6 sets of 3 reps)
A2: T-bar row 6x3 (6 sets of 3 reps)
B1: Standing barbell shoulder press 5x5 (5 sets of 5 reps)
B2: Pull-up 5x5 (5 sets of 5 reps)
C1: Skullcrusher 3x5 (3 sets of 5 reps)
C2: Barbell curl 3x5 (3 sets of 5 reps)
Tuesday: Light jog (AM)
Tuesday: Light Lower Body and Abs (PM)
Unilateral leg press 1x25 / 1x20 / 1x15
Barbell stiff leg deadlift 3x12-15
Barbell walking lunge 2x30
Seated calf raise 3x20
Dumbbell axe chops 3xfailure (editors note: when I do these I spend half the time psyching myself up mentally to even attempt them and the rest of the time recovering from them)
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Light Upper Body
A1: Decline dumbbell bench press 1x15 / 1x12 / 1x20
A2: Dumbbell row 1x15 / 1x12 / 1x20
B1: Dumbbell lateral raise 3x15
B2: Pulldown to the front 3x15
C1: Preacher curl 2x15
C2: Dumbbell axe chops 2x15
Friday: Off
Saturday: Heavy Lower Body and Abs
Barbell squat 6x4
Rack deadlift 1x8 / 1x6 / 1x4 / 1x2 (editors note: I like having a deadlift variant twice per week)
Lying leg curl 3x6
Standing calf raise 5x5
Hanging leg raise 3x8
Sunday : sprinting/ jogging on the beach -> it's summer :)
Adam's Trip to Italy - Mission 3: Pisa
The Italian's would say: "Why do you want to go to Pisa???????? There is nothing there at all"
I would respond: "It's got the leaning tower yeah? Why else?"
The Italian's were right...Pisa was like a mofo' ghetto: not in a "traditional quaint Jewish ghetto" type of way but in a "South Central LA put a cap in yo' arse" type of way. Other than the tower there was barely a single thing of interest. Surprisingly the leaning tower was in better condition than the rest of the dilapidated buildings in town and we all know it is struggling to stand up - the entire town is falling to pieces.
Leaning tower of Pisa shown below - I opted, not by choice (editors note: weather played havoc: gale force winds, strong rain, my jacket kept blowing off and the camera nearly got blown away etc - despite the photos which seem to show a reasonable day), to avoid the stereotypical photo of the tower with my hands holding it up.
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I would respond: "It's got the leaning tower yeah? Why else?"
The Italian's were right...Pisa was like a mofo' ghetto: not in a "traditional quaint Jewish ghetto" type of way but in a "South Central LA put a cap in yo' arse" type of way. Other than the tower there was barely a single thing of interest. Surprisingly the leaning tower was in better condition than the rest of the dilapidated buildings in town and we all know it is struggling to stand up - the entire town is falling to pieces.
Leaning tower of Pisa shown below - I opted, not by choice (editors note: weather played havoc: gale force winds, strong rain, my jacket kept blowing off and the camera nearly got blown away etc - despite the photos which seem to show a reasonable day), to avoid the stereotypical photo of the tower with my hands holding it up.
