I was reading through a Muscle & Body magazine that my dad got when he went to GNC (General Nutrition Corporation). This got me thinking, along with everything else I’ve been reading and seeing: Fitness & Health is a “disease” that people aren’t willing to solve. When people are diagnosed with a terminally ill disease, they fear and take medicine and work on trying to solve a problem with an extra addition – the pills. But, in the case of diabetes, many can solve their problems with simple fitness. People can exercise daily – even walking on a treadmill or something, and still be able to recover from these “problems” without any major problems! They don’t have to find some fast-acting medical drug or anything. They just need to put forth hard work! So many people are unwilling to put forth the effort necessary to ensure that their life is safe and healthy. They’d rather sit down and do nothing. It’s bugging me. So, I’m looking around for health & fitness magazines. If you know any, send me a message via email: nivexonix.zn@gmail.com. Thanks!

I have a few things headed in the right direction. I’ve been going to work and being fairly productive. I’ve also been working out, and trying to work on planning what I need to do to get where I want to be athletically. I haven’t been making all the right decisions though. For example, I’ve been losing weight when I should be maintaining weight. I have been staying up extra late (i.e. writing this blog post at nearly 3 AM) to do things that could easily be taken care of later while failing to sleep well. This hurts my workout and also my diet. I think it all comes down to will power, which is something that I have improved on in some areas, but have more work to do in others. I’ve gotta cut this short and get to sleep, so hope you enjoyed the read. Comment if you have some time.

Another thing that was bugging me today was my back. I’m not sure why, but after I showered tonight (after having cleaned out that stuff), it began bugging me. Right now it just feels sore, which makes no sense, because I didn’t do anything that would make it pain. A co-worker told me Friday that I’d have neck pain today (I worked in a different department on Friday than I usually do), and I wasn’t looking forward to that. I haven’t had any pains until now though. Hopefully it’ll pass with a good night’s rest, since I haven’t had one of those in a week, at least.

The last thing I’ll talk about is Google+. I’ve begun using it and it seems like its really nice. The thing I love about it is circles. It’s much better than Facebook, because you can limit who sees what entries. You could do that in Facebook, but it seems a little more intrusive. It’s hidden a little bit more than on Google+, which I hated. I also have been feeling too plugged into the internet, so I might end up deactivating my Facebook soon. Then, I’ll only add on to my Google+ people who I really want to have there. (Be warned, I might block you if you happen to find me.) It’s, for me, like a new Facebook that is starting fresh, something I’ve been wanting to do. And with that, I’m off for the night. Hope you enjoyed the read.

There are many people in this world who don’t take care of themselves in one way or another. For many, it is their health. For others, it’s their finances. For others, it’s some other sort of problem. Finances and health are two big things though. And honestly, if you don’t have money, you can’t survive. If you don’t have good health, you can’t survive. I’m working on both of those things this summer. I’m trying to work out and become much more fit and also build a great nutritional system that I can keep track of and continue to use into the future. I also want to ensure that I’ve taken the time necessary to plan for my financial future and ensure that I’m doing everything appropriately. I don’t want to end up in major debt in the future. I want to become debt free and also have excess cash, whether that is to be selfish with or to donate. (Don’t get me wrong – money is good, but I’m not greedy. I have financial goals to support an entire family and future generations of my family, if that’s what I really want. I also try to donate clothing that I haven’t used to people who need it.) And now, since I’m young, just under 20, I have time to really get a strong financial future for the next 20 or 30 years! That means that I can retire early and still make a great income and be healthy and fit. Happiness in the short term is nice, but long term happiness is the best.

Another interesting thing is that many people there can’t speak english well. They will speak broken english, meaning they’ll utter phrases or words that will get their point across. Having had to deal with that my entire life, I’ve come to understand most of it. But, it’s still helpful when they speak more. It helps to make a better impression of what they’re saying because they have to find a new way to say it or try to elaborate on it more. I’m not sure if that would be considered rude or mean of me to try to make them say something like that, but it definitely helps.

Now, the good and the bad of this weekend. The good: Red, White & BOOM! The bad: I’m not going to it. It’s a huge fireworks celebration, which is hosted and sponsored by some huge groups, like Pepsi and American Electric Power (AEP). It’s supposedly the largest fireworks display in the Midwest. It’d be cool to go to, but unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend. Maybe I’ll be able to go next year though.

My older blog posts on this blog date back to 2009 – nearly 2 years ago! This was when I had retired from my Review Staff position on ZetaBoards Theme Zone, had quite a bit of tension about forums, and when I was trying to avoid them and flee the zone. Now, however, I’m back on them and also I’ve found quite a nice balance in my life. This summer, I’ve been working on reading, working, working out, and checking up on things online. I’ve had to sacrifice cable with my family in order to save money, but that just means I’m putting more effort into making sure I catch up on all my TV Shows. And right now, I’m checking out Burn Notice and Covert Affairs on USA! I have been trying to get into Royal Pains, but I still need to re-watch the first two seasons. I saw it when it originally began to air. However, it just haven’t been the same type of show as has BN and CA. BN is all about how badass someone can be and the effort going into that. CA is all about Piper Perabo and her adventures as a CIA agent. I realized that both show the CIA personalities, and ironically, both take a different view point on the organization. Its interesting, because in many cases, most people have no idea what the intelligence agency is really about. I took a Political Science course last semester about US intelligence and national security. It was really interesting and gave me some great insights into the whole business. It’s not as fun and exciting as the TV shows make it out to be, but honestly, is that to be expected? A job is a job, and in the end, you’ve gotta do what you have to do.

One thing I’d like to comment on prior to leaving (since I intend to make this blog post very short) is that Burn Notice is now in Season 5. It’s also been renewed for Season 6. I’m not sure how I feel about the direction it is taking. At the end of the Season Premiere, it seemed like this: Michael is living a “normal” life that a person who works for the CIA is doing (something like CA, which would be cool for them to do a crossover with), Sam and Fi are just sort of getting by, Sam lost weight, Madeline is also getting by and living her life like she has been (far from season 1 though, where she brought Michael a client or two), and Jesse is being phased out of the plot. That you also have Max Caine and Raines, two new personalities on the show. Michael’s brother is probably going to re-appear briefly, you have Larry and Brendan both out of the picture, Vaughn is locked up, and the guy who burned Michael is dead. Too many unanswered questions, no way to answer it, and no way for closure. It’s basically a fresh start for the show. And, to be honest, when I started watching it, I felt that they probably could start a brand new show with this season. I hope it is renewed for more than season 6 – I hoped it goes for at least Seasons 7 & 8. I’m really interested in where this is going to be headed. Hopefully its worth it!

If you ask someone for help, you would expect that they would be willing to help you out, right? After all, you asked them. You have some trust in them, obviously. The fact that they are willing to stand there and do absolutely nothing though, that irks me. Why would someone decide to be so, well, rotten. It bothers me that you can’t find good help these days.

Since I want to extend this post a little bit, I’ll relate it to a news story I saw today, regarding jobs. Part-time jobs seem to be becoming more common. Is this necesarily a good thing though? Personally, I don’t like the idea of having so many people working for you. I never understood why someone would work two jobs. If one pays more, wouldn’t you just stay with them? As I grew older, I realized that there are more things that contribute to the job atmosphere. Not only that, but you have to realize that employers may only have you employed for, say, four hours a day. This could be disasterous for you, but it could also be beneficial. A decent job that I can walk to would be nice. If it only was for four hours though, I would look for a second job (if I could). Perhaps I’ll be able to get a job this summer and make some additional money. That would be great. Wish me luck!

I then checked in to Zathyus Support. I had applied to become a member of the community think tank a few days ago, when I found that I seemed to be rather active (for my standard) in the community. I was approved, and I’m looking forward to influencing the community. Holding a leadership role, however large or small, is fun when you get to influence things that happen. Maybe this is an indication I should go into politics? Only time will tell.

The worst part of it though? I’ve been unproductive. I got nothing done to help further what I need to get done. everything has taken so long, and it has become quite annoying. This sunday is going to be extremely rough on me. Hopefully it ends well though.