By Ray, May 18th 2012 at 06:41:27 PM
This is going to sound superficial or boastful but these are things I spent 29 years planning on getting around to doing, and hating myself for not following through on, so writing it all down at once is blowing my mind. 2012 is really a turning point year. I don’t mean anything superstitious about that, because I’m not “spiritual” and I don’t believe in a conscious “universe.”
As of five minutes ago, I am down to 151lbs. thanks to calorie counting and running five days a week. I decided a couple months ago to run the Rock & Roll Marathon in Las Vegas on December 2, and that’s helped me step up my training. I have zero doubt that I will do it, too. I can’t go more than a day without running without feeling like a slob. This amazes me perhaps the most of anything I’ve accomplished this year so far.
Let’s see, what else? My teeth are now straight and I’m getting a complimentary whitening as part of the final treatment. I’m turning 30. I now have a 30″ waist and the new shirts I had to buy are smalls. My research advisor wants me to shop my paper for journal publication so I may be published soon. I’m graduating from law school next week. I’m getting married this fall. I have a nice tan going (for me and cancer, it’s either this or smoking; this is cheaper with greater short-term self-esteem gains). I’m in a two-person book club with my friend, Erik, and I’ve read something like 20 books since December. Books…FOR FUN! And it’s an election year. Did I mention I had an interview yesterday for an Obama Campaign Fellowship? Because I did.
I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t know what got into me this year but I want everyone to catch it. A few years ago I felt like I had a string of incredible luck and this year I feel like I’m making my luck for myself.
It’s certainly more rewarding.
By Ray, April 18th 2012 at 04:10:13 PM I have lost 18 pounds this year and am at a point where I am running 5 or 6 days a week. I have never felt better or been more productive with my time. I have also read at least 20 books for fun this year so far. Oh! And there are only three class days left of law school. I can’t believe it!
By Ray, March 9th 2012 at 12:17:57 AM Her tweet from March 1 was deleted within 12 hours. Not quick enough, Sony!
By Ray, February 22nd 2012 at 04:25:26 PM So far this year is off to a killer start:
- As of this afternoon, I’ve completed eight full weeks of working out three days a week (I got a headstart on 2012 back in December). I technically start week nine this Friday.
- I’ve tracked every piece of food eaten so far in 2012 using Sparkpeople (and Mick is doing the same).
- I’ve lost 13 pounds and he’s lost 17.
- I’ve read all seven Harry Potter books, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.
- I’ve gone through 250 flashcards with 700 remaining in preparation for the MPRE on March 17.
- I’ve begun an internship with the General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel where I used to work.
- I’m 85% done with my bar application process.
Oh, and my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last night. Welcome to Earth, Kira Nicole Whitney!
By Ray, January 23rd 2012 at 05:51:50 PM Today: Alright, I guess I don’t have to blog every single day. But it was a nice effort for awhile there. I’ve been working out very regularly since December 1 and I see some of the results now. I also feel a lot stronger during my runs. As part of our very exclusive book club (just two of us), my buddy, Erik, and I are reading one book a month and then doing something from the book. This month, we read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs. It really painted him out to be kind of a dick and liked to take credit for others’ ingenuity for profit. Since we can’t start a multi-billion-dollar multi-national corporation, we decided to go vegan for seven days. Today is day one and I already crave meat. Oh, and update: I finished the seventh Harry Potter book last night!
Tomorrow: Gym, reading and writing for class, and possibly doing some of my fun reading for the club. The book for February is Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.
By Ray, January 15th 2012 at 10:25:30 PM Today: allergist, car wash (lots of snow salts all over the Prius), haircut, dentist, finished HP6, gym, homework. Did VERY well with the weight loss stuff today. Cole pooped on the bathroom rug–I suspect the kittens are a little thrown by our absence still.
Tomorrow: flash cards, gym, HP7, continuing to bring the kitties back to normal. Oh, and class. Need to send some stuff to my research advisor that’s overdue too.
By Ray, January 15th 2012 at 10:25:12 PM Today: left around 11am for the 7hr drive. Stopped at the same Waffle House and it wasn’t much better. Aunt Liz made monkey bread. I have eaten too much of it and will surely dispose of it when we get home to prevent further disaster (I did!). Quiet day.
Tomorrow: lots of errands and homework. Gym!
By Ray, January 14th 2012 at 10:20:07 PM Today: got to hang out with Kim and her brother, who could easily win a Tom Cruise lookalike contest with only some minor modifications. Mick’s cousin is a belligerent child who throws tampers when he doesn’t get shotgun in the car on the way to dinner. It. Was. Ridiculous. Discovered a treadmill at Mick’s grandma’s house and used it for a nice hour-long walk-and-read.
Tomorrow: the long journey home.
By Ray, January 13th 2012 at 10:20:04 PM Today: I ate entirely too much today. Oy. That’s pretty much all we did all day. Oh and it snowed overnight and all day–kinda crazy.
Tomorrow: hopefully less food, more warmth.
By Ray, January 12th 2012 at 10:15:37 PM Today: long drive but we did it in 7 hours including a stop at a Waffle House outside Scranton. Terrible service. Oh, and Mick’s 13yo cousin is a begging to be sent to military school.
Tomorrow: gift exchanges, dinner at a Greek place called Symeon’s and more antics.
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