Friday, February 24, 2012

One Day



This film was sad. There is a point in the movie where everything will change in an instance. It's intense. The storyline is interesting and definitely believable. The flashbacks at the end show how much they meant to each other all along. Lots of surprises during this one. I was kind of wondering what was going to happen the whole time. I don't want to ruin it for you so just go watch it.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Never Let Go Of Me

I just finished watching this great movie. I have a feeling the book would tap into anyone's emotions a bit more. I really enjoyed the story. I thought it was creative on the authors part. The whole idea of donations and being someones carbon copy is interesting. For anyone looking to watch it I would recommend getting the torrent. If you are not familiar with how to do this download a program called Bit Torrent. (Be careful. You have to be somewhat computer savvy in order to know the potential for a virus to come about.) Once you have that, google any movie, "Never Let Go Of Me Torrent." Watch the trailer if you like.

Running

I did five miles on the treadmill just now. It felt great. I ran the first mile and a half. After that I mixed it up. I'm not going to lie. I did a lot of walking. Although, a lot of walking uphill. I set the incline high and it was like I was hiking up a steep mountain. A couple of times I even ran with the incline set and that was extremely tough. My timing could have been better. 5 miles in 65 minutes isn't too great. This is only my second day running though. I'll get faster and stronger over time. My calves definitely received a wake up call today.

Two-a-days

So I've written my workout schedule that I want to stick to religiously until boot camp. I want to train everyday twice a day seven days a week. CHEST, LEGS, BI/TRI, Back, Shoulders, repeat, repeat, repeat. I'll do the body building on my first trip to the gym and then cardio later on when I go back. For cardio I intend to run, bike, or swim daily. Push-ups are a mandatory along with all of this. I started with chest today so legs for tomorrow. I'm really enjoying these Naked Protein Juice Smoothies. They have 30g of protein in a bottle and are delicious. Here is a video advertising the product. It's humorous.

DONT GIVE UP!!!

So I'm playing like an idiot here and make a big blunder early on because my king wants to stroll around the park. Luckily I see some potential for a few big moves and I make them. All through this he thinks I have no idea how to play chess and he gets a little too excited with taking me out. This game was a work of art and I shall never forget it! I often don't see the potential for sacrifices but I made one here and it worked beautifully! I'm still learning, so for all you chess experts don't tread on me for getting a bit overwhelmed with my mediocre play.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012


Lost On Time!

So I outplayed a player way beyond my rank and I lost because I ran out of time. Around move 49 I spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to do. I spent way too much time. We were talking during the game and I was explaining that my end game is the weak part of my game. That's the reason I took so long making some important decisions. They turned out to be the better decisions but I spent too much time contemplating them. I could learn a lot from this game. The two games before this I lost both. I went ahead by a piece in both and they still managed to get a check-mate. My defense has been lacking. I do a great job in this game though. At least I think.
Ran 2 miles.
Biked 3 miles.
Worked out my chest a bit.
Sat in the sauna.

Seemed like my entire town was at the gym today. I had to park in the back of the building. I never have to do this. There were so many strange things I noticed. Like for instance there was more men in the spinning class than woman. ASIANS? So many Asians at the gym today. Seemed like Asians work out for free day.

Time to get in shape. I weigh a flimsy 138lb.  I use to be inching towards 160 back when I was on my grind.

Lets do this! I have to... and I mean HAVE TO... bulk up before boot camp.  I'm not going there looking like a small fry. Just not happening. I want to be in such a shape to where they are wondering why the hell I'm going to be photographer and not a Navy Seal. I'm going to have to start hitting the gym twice a day.

New Merch I Just Bought

Yale - IS FOR RICH KIDS
OBEY
My favorite shade of blue. NIXON
I've never used a wallet but I intend to start doing so.

Akomplice

Bought a shirt from this company without knowing anything about it while I was in Atlanta.

King Protection Is Important.....

I was destroyed in this game. I played a weak variation of my irregular opening that I haven't quite mastered. At first it really throws off my opponents because they aren't use to seeing something like it. Somewhere along the way I went off track. I think this was just a much more skilled player. He set up the perfect play that I failed to see. The biggest lesson I learned here was protection of the king. I failed to properly have a secure defense and it cost me my queen. After looking at the game more closely I didn't develop my pieces at all. My knights served no purpose the entire game. This opening needs to be tossed or it needs to be finely tuned.

Pawn Strength

I won this game a while back. He resigned at the end because I was about to take his queen. My opponent played foolishly and had a few blunders. I want to start documenting my games and learning from my own strengths and weaknesses. One thing I did great here was controlling the center of the board. Many people I've played so far would rather push their pawns forward then simply trade them. It's pointless to push pawns forward without proper protection. I imagine as I go up in rank things will get more difficult for me. I'm glad I figured out how to embed my games on here. It took me a bit.