A Plague Upon Thee! ...I mean me. I've been a bit under the weather recently. I feel like that is the story of my life these days. It is boring and crappy. I feel better now. I have to say I am officially sick of bizarre and unexplained health problems. I hoped once I was back from Japan and doing my more normal life stuff, I would be through with hospital visits and strange emergencies. I hope I have seen the last of it but I am starting to realize that its just life. Things happen and you can’t worry about them too much. For lack of a better description I had a weird little stroke at the end of November, then another minor one a few weeks later. Both of these unconfirmed after very long waits in the hospital emergency room. No cause,
no reason, lots of tests. They think it was brought on by anxiety. I have news for you people; this is the calmest time of my life. I have never slept more, got more exercise of generally done less. Anyways, I am getting better and stronger now. I am still plagued by doctor’s appointments and follow ups although I am convinced there is nothing further to be found.Black Ball and The Ban
I went out for new years with friends and had a great time. We went to the Beat's Back Ball.
Everyone was required to wear all black. Jully Black came around 1 AM and sang a bit and them stayed and partied with everyone which as really cool. I like Jully Black quite a bit so I thought that was great. I went with Lauren, mandie, Mel and we met lots of work people there. I had a good times but I am not overly thrilled with any of the pictures of myself. I have lost weigh and then gained some of it back. I know it’s a bad season for sticking to your diet but I hate seeing backwards progress. Now that I am feeling better I will have to make an increased effort. The ban is back on. In case you are unfamiliar with the bad, it is a system I invented which is like year round lent. You take a break from it every thirty days. Five or six food items or food families (i.e. the chips family) get banned. Then during the one week 
intermission I get some kind of reward. I try and convert people to the Ban all the time. It is the perfect system to clean up the main offenders in anyone’s crappy diet. This round I have cut out pop, alcohol, the chips family, potatoes and chocolate bars. I think it is a good looking ban. Items can be change at the start of each ban. There is no penalty for breaking the ban except for my own guilt which a fairly strong deterrent. The opposite of this system is called The List, patented by Melanie. It is a list of things that you must do for thirty days. The Ban and the List were made to be together I would say.
I went to the gym tonight and everyone and their brother was there. I guess everyone feels the same. They say you shouldn't get obsessed
with the numbers but I'm sure people only say that when the numbers are going down. Needless to say, I'm working on it. I just feel some much better about everything when I get more exercise. I have more energy and I drink more water. I think it also makes me sleep better.
Christmas
Christmas was good. I was glad to be home and just chill out this year. I got some nice gifts. Honestly though, the days building up to Christmas really didn't feel like much of anything. I think that’s because I didn't have to hype it to anyone. All the same, i enjoyed it. I think its better when no one focuses on gifts too much. We had a very nice day of card playing as well. I love board games and cards. It has
always been a family thing for us. I played a fun and easy game called Apples to Apples recently at Mandie's Chinese Food Christmas Extravaganza. I love games that everyone can just sit down and play without a lot explanation. The cats took the Christmas tree down a few times and they took all of the ornaments off that were within their grasp. I think it was payback for making them wear the Christmas hats.
Recently, I feel like I have less and less to report. I'm getting that get out of town feeling again. I am spending more time with family now than I ever have. It is great to be closer with my cousins and know what’s going on in everyone’s life. But to be perfectly honest, I'm getting bored. I am lucky I have the great job I have now but I am also glad to know that I will be able
to do something new in the future. I need more demands placed on me I think. I am motivated by responsibility and a heavy work load. I like the challenge of trying to balance a busy schedule and all of that. I should be grateful for this down time but I really don't know what to do with myself when I have so much free time and so little responsibility. I know, this is not something that normal people complain about. I guess I am just starting to realize that it is a problem. A new year is a great thing though because it has given me the opportunity to refocus and make new goals for myself. It's time to get moving on the next game plan.
I went out for new years with friends and had a great time. We went to the Beat's Back Ball.
Everyone was required to wear all black. Jully Black came around 1 AM and sang a bit and them stayed and partied with everyone which as really cool. I like Jully Black quite a bit so I thought that was great. I went with Lauren, mandie, Mel and we met lots of work people there. I had a good times but I am not overly thrilled with any of the pictures of myself. I have lost weigh and then gained some of it back. I know it’s a bad season for sticking to your diet but I hate seeing backwards progress. Now that I am feeling better I will have to make an increased effort. The ban is back on. In case you are unfamiliar with the bad, it is a system I invented which is like year round lent. You take a break from it every thirty days. Five or six food items or food families (i.e. the chips family) get banned. Then during the one week 
intermission I get some kind of reward. I try and convert people to the Ban all the time. It is the perfect system to clean up the main offenders in anyone’s crappy diet. This round I have cut out pop, alcohol, the chips family, potatoes and chocolate bars. I think it is a good looking ban. Items can be change at the start of each ban. There is no penalty for breaking the ban except for my own guilt which a fairly strong deterrent. The opposite of this system is called The List, patented by Melanie. It is a list of things that you must do for thirty days. The Ban and the List were made to be together I would say.I went to the gym tonight and everyone and their brother was there. I guess everyone feels the same. They say you shouldn't get obsessed
with the numbers but I'm sure people only say that when the numbers are going down. Needless to say, I'm working on it. I just feel some much better about everything when I get more exercise. I have more energy and I drink more water. I think it also makes me sleep better.Christmas
Christmas was good. I was glad to be home and just chill out this year. I got some nice gifts. Honestly though, the days building up to Christmas really didn't feel like much of anything. I think that’s because I didn't have to hype it to anyone. All the same, i enjoyed it. I think its better when no one focuses on gifts too much. We had a very nice day of card playing as well. I love board games and cards. It has
always been a family thing for us. I played a fun and easy game called Apples to Apples recently at Mandie's Chinese Food Christmas Extravaganza. I love games that everyone can just sit down and play without a lot explanation. The cats took the Christmas tree down a few times and they took all of the ornaments off that were within their grasp. I think it was payback for making them wear the Christmas hats.Recently, I feel like I have less and less to report. I'm getting that get out of town feeling again. I am spending more time with family now than I ever have. It is great to be closer with my cousins and know what’s going on in everyone’s life. But to be perfectly honest, I'm getting bored. I am lucky I have the great job I have now but I am also glad to know that I will be able
to do something new in the future. I need more demands placed on me I think. I am motivated by responsibility and a heavy work load. I like the challenge of trying to balance a busy schedule and all of that. I should be grateful for this down time but I really don't know what to do with myself when I have so much free time and so little responsibility. I know, this is not something that normal people complain about. I guess I am just starting to realize that it is a problem. A new year is a great thing though because it has given me the opportunity to refocus and make new goals for myself. It's time to get moving on the next game plan. 
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