Showing posts with label paracord. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paracord. Show all posts

7/22/2013

Simpler

After doing some reading about my workout, I decided to simplify it even more.  I'll do less reps in my warmup, focus on one big exercise (bench, shoulder press, deadlifts and squats, maybe cleans) and then do a short cooldown/skill.  Tonight I think I didn't do enough weight in my bench since I did a bunch of mini cooldowns.  Anyway...

Warmup: 6 chinups, 6 weighted (my 7.5lb backpack) chinups, 6 weighted dips, 6 pushups
Workout: bench press: 5-185, 5-190, 5-195, 5-200, 5-210 with a 5min rest between sets
Cooldown: Bench press 4-175, 45lb plate lifts, standing dumbbell tricep presses: 2-80, 1-90, 6 handstand pushup progressions



Focusing on protein...oh and that isn't my milk


Here is my destankify orange peels...not sure if they do much, but no mice came by.

Howl

My improved key fob...no other dorm room key like it


They night manager at the coffee beanery ground the whole coffee beans sent to Sam by the Rogers Family again.  I felt obliged, so I bought a vanilla/almond tea (didn't want caffeine at 3am).  Afterwards, he asked me where I keep getting the coffee (his coworkers must have told him I've brought about 5lbs of beans to be ground).  He must have wondered where on the base I was getting these things.  I let him know a company from the states sent them.  If only there was a company that sent free coffee grinders, french presses and Brita Filters.

...and a poem to go to sleep by.

Weathered

Dusty souls
pause
breathe
calm
Side sleeping simian
hanging on for dear life
saving stopping evil doers






7/16/2013

Saying goodbye

Tonight I'll say goodbye to two of the guys I've been working with since I got here almost a month ago.  I'm glad they'll get home to their regularly scheduled lives and interested to see how the two new guys will fit in.

I found a helpful Youtube video describing paracord bracelet making and put the instructions to good use!  The BX actually has a decent price for the paracord here so I bought a few hundred feet yesterday and made this bracelet as a first attempt.  It only took about 11' of paracord so I have plenty leftover to make other projects.


My rig setup
Finished product view 1

Finished product other side

Couldn't sleep, so I read "A Scandal in Bohemia" the Sherlock Holmes short story that features Irene Adler (or here).  Also finished Jim Butcher's Storm Front (I know you're thinking of Billy Joel's music video), which was tolerable.  Very similar to the TV Show "The Dresden Files"...not sure if I'll continue with the series.