"a little bit proud" written by Lilho on estrip.org

Category: school

04/28/08 05:22 - 44ºF - ID#44171

a little bit proud

sometimes we get lame projects in class. so, i made this video, and i had to remake it.

i think it turned out pretty nice. it made my mom cry. she's sappy. but it makes me cry too.

i love kids. especially ones that need help.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: work

04/22/08 02:31 - 74ºF - ID#44099

good news! hopefully.

it looks like my wish may be granted. i am really hoping that the job with the hospital comes through. it would mean full-time with benefits, if i want, or i can stay on as pool and keep the higher pay rate. either way it's a sweet deal. i would make between 30 and 40 grand a year. not bad for a student.

i could pay for school out of pocket and start saving money and even pay off loans and credit card debt. i know it would be a lot of responsibility, and hard work, but i think i am up for the challenge!

also, i received a 100 on my presentation today! score!

if i get the job, some serious celebration will be needed soon.

this also means i must quit/cut back at other job. i will give the family through the summer to find someone else, and i think that is pretty fair.

if i work two jobs, it will be insane, like working 6 or 7 days a week, but that mad cash money. as much as i hate the thought, money really does help, and financial freedom is my goal.

i am speaking too much like a real adult, so i have to end this post.

ps. i love bacon, and that will never change.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/17/08 03:16 - 69ºF - ID#44036

if you set a time and date, stick to it

people are being shady this week. i'm always shady, but when it comes to setting a time and date, i commit.

1.) i had a date, but he didn't pick up when i called him after work. i gave him 45 minutes, and then ditched that plan to hang with another guy. if you don't get right back to me, i make other plans.

2.) my boss wants me to call her, and she doesn't pick up or call back. wtf?

3.) i am supposed to go on a fun field trip to the giant mexican market, and i show up at the school today. it turns out, the teacher repeatedly told me the wrong day. she said, friday about 20 times, and friday is tomorrow. today is thursday. please, get your days and times straight lady. of course, no one in the office believed me, and she won't either. i never would have said i could go on thursdays, as i have class and work later, and friday is my only day off.

so, what does this teach us? don't flake out people. if you make a date, stick to it, or else i find fun elsewhere.

p.s. i am now obsessed with shopping online, and have made at least three purchases this week, including clothing, beauty products, and footwear. i need help for my addiction.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/06/08 06:09 - 63ºF - ID#43927

i didn't cut out alcohol

i drank last night. but only two shots and a beer. omg a beer!!!

i think it's ok though, i hiked 4 miles, four time this week. that's 16 miles.

i didn't hike this morning. i went to sleep at 6, only to wake up at 8:45, with a loud banging on my window. i quickly got dressed and answered the door. it's the tile guy and his son, and they are here to work in the bathroom.

great. i prob reek of booze and club, and i didn't wash my face, so i looked like a cheap whore who just got raped.

anyway, i pulled myself together, and made myself respectable. i played with the little boy. he loves photo booth, and gremlins, and cats, and milk. we walked up the hill to the mailbox to check the mail. he told his daddy i am "bonita". he's four. haha! he was so cute, i just wanted to hug him and kiss him.

i love kids.

anyway, the tile guy is hot, and he works at the hospital where i do. he's a nurse by day, jack of all trades by night apparently.

he is married. but he does always say how pretty i am. i would never, ever. but it is fun to think about!

that being said, i should focus more on the hiking. i got new shoes yesterday, $100. dayum, i better have some mad hiking super powers now. i can't wait to try them out tomorrow morning!!!!!!!

the fact that the little half spanish son of my co-worker called me "bonita", totally made my day. it's just so cute!!!!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: ocean

04/05/08 12:04 - 39ºF - ID#43910

it's been way too long

i am going to nc for my cousin's wedding mid may.

i haven't been there since i was 16.

i haven't swam in the ocean since then.

i also have an excuse to buy a perty new dress!!! i am going to wait until the week before, because hopefully i will look somewhat different/more fit, and i can buy a size smaller!

maybe a miracle will happen and i will regain a part of me that was lost when i stopped seeing and feeling the ocean. i miss it so much.

a reminder that i also have six weeks to get into beach shape! oh no!

ps. i have actually gained weight, and i'm hoping it's muscle. i look better though, so i'm not too worried about numbers.

i think i've decided to cut out alcohol. oh well, that doesn't mean i can't have other things!

ocean here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: fitness

04/04/08 05:41 - 43ºF - ID#43906

questions.

so i am now fitness obsessed. i am wondering, what is my calorie intake supposed to be.

i read that you shouldn't go under 1200 a day. that's about where i am at, with like 3.6 miles hikes 5 times a week, and weights and all that mumbo jumbo in between.

i just don't want to be under the limit so i stop burning...

who knows???

james writes at 09:28:52 04/04/08 - Comment #33505: There is no easy answer to that question. It depends on so many different things. Height, current weight, activity level, sex, age, and fitness goals.

First, get your basil metabolic rate. You can do that at this site :::link:::

That is the minimum number of calories a day you need just to survive. If you were in a coma, this is what you would need to not burn muscle and brains.

Next, you can figure out how many calories per day you should have in a day for all those above mentioned qualifiers. Do so here :::link:::

But, with weight loss there is a real simple rule I like to keep in mind. It takes an hour of intense cardio to burn 800 calories but only a minute to eat them.

I recommend you keep track of the amount of calories you have in a day. :::link::: That site has free calorie tracking web-based software. It is real easy to use, you can track what you ate for weeks at a time.

It sounds like you are walking a lot, but doing resistance training with those weights will do a world of good.

Also, to maximize the effect of your cardio read up on High Intensity Interval Training. It is the most effective way to burn calories, improve cardio-vascular health, while not burning muscle mass. Just google the sucker.

jenks writes at 06:44:42 04/04/08 - Comment #33500: regardless of number of calories, you shouldn't lose more than 1-2 lb/week.
I'd say 1200 is a good lower limit.

carolinian writes at 05:57:20 04/04/08 - Comment #33495: Judging from my appearance, I'm obviously not an expert or anything, but I think that there are no successful diets, just successful changes of lifestyle. What's most important about any real attempt to change your body is that you feel okay with it and are able to sustain it until they stick you in Forest Lawn.

My advice is that you not worry about calorie burning right now and concentrate on making your exercise schedule consistent and turn it into a daily habit in your life that you do and don't really even think about. A lot of people start exercising and never develop a consistent habit and then stop altogether, and that's a lot worse than having a consistent habit and not (initially) burning the desired number of calories.

Guess I should try taking my own advice this weekend. Maybe we need to create an (e:strip) Fit Club (like Celebrity Fit Club) to encourage each other.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

04/03/08 01:39 - 28ºF - ID#43880

the old days

i was just looking back at (e:paul)'s old journals. it makes me miss the old days. and also not miss the old days, due to the shitty condition of my life.

the only part of my life that could be considered any part shitty now is the act that i miss my friends. and everyone is so skinny here, that i now only eat fat free and salads, and hike a million miles so i can lose 15 lbs and look super hot in my bikini.

workouts are my new boyfriend. screw dates, who has time for that when you need to complete a 2 hr workout? maybe i can have workout dates now or something...

i think i will visit blo in june................

HOORAY!