Last week I acquired a pair of the Powerbeats Pro and here are some thoughts.
If just like me you’re very active, go to the gym , run or anything with high intensity training, you need to have these! Buy them!
😜😜😎
Today definitely felt like the longest day ever. My parents are in town visiting from Puerto Rico so today I took the girls to “Grandma-care” and took my parents for a shopping spree in the morning. Then around 2:00pm we picked up the girls, took my parents and the oldest back to the house, left them then took the little one to her 9mo checkup. She did not have too much fun this time. She freaked out on the doctor a little bit, which it was somewhat expected. Then the doctor ordered a quick lab test to check for Luna’s hematocrit/hemoglobin levels, to make sure everything was normal and that she wasn’t anemic or anything like that. And to the lab we go and she got some blood drawn. She did not liked that one bit! Still, she did amazing, I thought it was gonna be much worse to be honest. The moment the needle was out, it was like it never happened. With that out of the way, I return home, now my wife and everybody else are waiting, we prepare dinner, I eat and pack Annie’s lunch for next day and to the gym I go. I get back from the gym, the girls are bathed and ready for bed.
Now, I finally feel like I’ve stopped that I can sit down, enjoy a drink and watch some tv with the wife (and maybe my parents too).
Having family around is good but I forgot how taxing it can be sometimes.
Anyway, I got a sweet pair of kicks out of this deal! 😅
Last time I gave an update or wrote about it was back in May. Anyway, at the time I was weighing 220 pounds and it wasn’t until a month ago or so that I started to make changes. Today I’m 202 pounds and I feel great !!! Still a couple of few more pounds to go but it’s a work in progress.
Ohma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight – and win.
I love ridiculous over the top anime, this show it’s exactly that. The premise of the show it’s super simple with a bunch of oversized-exaggerated dudes fighting, they are anatomically ridiculous! Still I’m having so much fun watching this, it’s like One Punch Man meets Street Fighter.
Bittersweet moment today. Today was my last day and what it used to be my current job. Though I have many reasons to leave, reasons I don’t want to get into at the moment, the main one was that I wanted to go back to science. I wanted to go back to the industry I really enjoy. This opportunity came from Syngenta, an agriculture company helping to improve global food security through science and innovative crop solutions to which I’m very excited to be a part of.
As happy as I am for this opportunity, I’m also a little sad. I am going to miss a lot of people that I had the pleasure to meet, work with and call my friends. Never a dull moment with these people! They made my days at work so much tolerable, they always made me feel welcomed and appreciated. I’m truly going to miss these dinguses.
Now, I am taking two weeks off, to recharge sort of thing (my start date it’s the 26th). On top of that my parents are coming up from Puerto Rico for a couple of days before starting the new job. It’ll be the first time my dad gets to meet baby Luna.
Good things are happening and I am very happy about it. Now if you all excuse me, I’ll be sipping on some well deserve (and needed) single malt scotch.
A while ago I closed my twitter account of ten years only to then open a new one. It was more of a way to clean my timeline and start fresh. This new account was opened under PixelGabz. Today, I had decided to go back to my old handle _Gabytron, which to my surprise it was still available! (Yay)
Thinking about doing an experiment of using stock Apple apps only for, I don’t know, a week maybe. However, I am not entirely sure if I can go a 100% stock. For example, I use Drafts for all my writing but have always used Notes.app for storing my notes. Would that means that I will have to give up Drafts for that time too? In my mind Drafts it’s a native app, if I’m being honest el-oh-el.
I closed my Instagram account a while ago, however, I have found myself sort of missing it recently. Not so much about the posting side of it but the few people I followed that aren’t in any of my remaining social platforms (that’d be Twitter). I have been thinking of Instagram as the less Facebooky way to follow people of interest (other photographers and media peeps), friends and family.
For the past few days I have been having these toughs of either closing my one remaining gmail account or to just delete every email in it and start “fresh” kind of thing. I guess this is also the reason why I have been looking at other services recently such as Fastmail or ProtonMail, in an attempt to break apart from Google. But I still keep coming back to the issue that, this gmail account it’s tied to so many things in my digital life that makes it almost virtually impossible to think of getting rid of it completely.
Well, guess I have some drinking, I mean, thinking to do over this.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Today I submitted my new-hire packet for the new job. Looks like my starting day will be August 26 and my last day at my current job is the 10th. So I’ll have about two weeks of staycation before starting.
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Earlier this week I had made a comment about maybe having to go back to a “full-on-task-manager”. (First off, I may be getting way ahead of myself on this one, I haven’t even started my new job and I am already complicating it.) After making my comment I started thinking. What should I use, Things 3, the good-old OmniFocus, Todoist, maybe even TickTick or just flat out Reminders? And then I found myaself re-downloading all these apps and with them, anxiety. Now I got too many choices, too many apps, too many different systems. So I have a hard time deciding what fits best, then again I am just complicating things way ahead. When it comes to these types of systems is always the fear of missing a deadline, an important task, whether it’s work related or personal it all comes down to… FOMO?. But also I feel like these apps are just as good or beneficial as I’m good at keeping organized and on top of things. In my mind all these apps have to do all the job for me at reminding me things and organizing things for me. The reality is that these systems need me as much as I need them and I am lazy and suck at that part, I think. I hate maintaining these systems, they give me mental anxiety, I feel like I am serving them more than they are serving me. I am good at entering stuff, throw all the things at it!, but I hate having to organize things afterwards under “projects” or areas and whatnot (tags…hm tags… I do love OmniFocus location based tags) and the weekly reviews, always forget that’s a thing I should do. Anyway, what I usually end up doing is picking up the system that needs the less work from me but its also effective. Past experience tells me probably OmniFocus would be the ideal system for me and I very much under use it but I have made it to work more for me than the other way around.
All that being said, as far as task-managers go and what I end up using, I’m going to put a pin on that one for now. Not gonna complicate my life just yet.
IN OTHER NEWS:
My workout today sucked, but is still did something. I very much dislike doing any type of physical activity on donation days. 🐳 💨
The purpose of this letter is to give two weeks’ notice of my resignation…
Today I received a very welcomed — and sort of unexpected — call. This week as you all know I had my in-person interview for a new role at another company. Today, the hiring manager extended an offer, which I have accepted! I am so excited for this opportunity and can’t wait to collaborate with this amazing team! I am also grateful for the experience and the people I ave met at my current job but it’s time to move on. And so, I just gave my two weeks notice today. I’m not going to lie, I can’t help but to feel weird about it, like a sense of guilt by leaving. It is not the first time I’ve felt this way when leaving a position or company, except when I left HP, that job sucked!
Anyway, cheers to new adventures!
BREAKING: Puerto Rico’s Governor had apparently agreed to resign today, but broke his word that he gave to legislators, so now the Speaker of the House of Representatives will make good on his word to impeach the Governor.
This truly scares me! I’m afraid that if he doesn’t resings, tonight, things might get out off hand. Cops with riot’s gear and correction agents with special training.
Just after 9pm in Puerto Rico. Here’s a scene setter. pic.twitter.com/RN7S8CIkOw
It’s done! Thank you everyone for the good wishes. I had my interview this morning and I think it went pretty good, I feel good about it. It was a 2-hour-long, give or take, conversation and I felt pretty comfortable with the interviewers. Not too much trouble answering all their the technical and behavioral questions (didn’t find myself ending every answer with “and stuff”, which I tend to do sometimes 🤦🏻♂️). I also got to asked lots of questions regarding the role and the expectations of it. It was really exciting learning more about both the role and the company and how can my skills can be of benefit to the team. Also learned that this is a whole new position/role within the team, so it looks like it will be a learning experience for everyone and that excites me!
Now, all I can do is wait to hear back from, someone. Hopefully it’ll be soon and with good news!
For the power of Grayskull!!!!
Tomorrow, is the day, I’m having my in-person interview and I am very scared! Or is it anxious? Or Nervous? All of the above? Too many emotions, if I’m being honest. I want this so badly that I’m scared that I may screw up. I am nervous about the interview process itself (can’t really help it I guess). I’m probably overthinking it, as I do, I want to think positive and that I will do fine. I am scheduled for 3-hour-long interview and the first thing that comes to mind is a practical. I have no idea of what to expect and that’s what’s getting me so anxious!
Wish me luck.
SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac
Netflix finally released Saint Seiya Season One this week! I have always been a fan of the original series from back in the late eighties/early nineties. On this new iteration of the series it does takes a bit to get used to the animation and the fights might not be as fluent and dramatic (violent) as the original one. Regardless, I really enjoyed it — a lot. Sad season one it’s only 6 episodes boo 👎
It has been about, I really don’t know, but I haven’t been using task managers for a few months now. I do have them (Things 3 and OmniFocus) installed just because… I don’t know… FOMO? Anyway, the thing is, I always had issues with task managers, and I have realized that the problem wasn’t the task managers themselves but me and the way I approach my tasks. Thus, I had stopped using them a long time ago and have been using the Reminders.app. For a while I was handling my reminders/tasks using GoodTask but even then I was using half of its features. I don’t need a very structured system I just need to get reminded at a specific day at a specific time about something.
Well I say this now, that my work/personal life isn’t as complicated. This might change.
IN OTHER NEWS:
After two phone interviews I finally have an in-person interview this coming Tuesday! (Whoo-hoo!) And I am excited/scared af! :D
Now that I have deleted my Instagram account, the question is. What now? Part of me feels weird about it, I’m not gonna lie. It sorta feels like I have thrown away all my photos. I mean I have them in my photos album and the originals probably saved somewhere but still, its weird. I know for sure half of them shall be here on my Micro.blog but a lot of them aren’t. Another thing is, when you visit my photos link, you’ll see every picture including screenshots or “not-true-pictures”. So I can leave as is or either open another Micro.blog blog just for pictures or just use my Blot account.
Guess I have some sorting out to do.
Doubled-Up IPA | Revision Brewing Company
**BA SCORE ** 4.07/5 Exceptional
Gabz Score: A+
BEER INFO
Brewed by: Revision Brewing Company Nevada, United States revisionbrewing.com
Style: American Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description: There’s a problem with this beer; it’s most commonly available in 12 ounce cans, 16 ounce glasses, and 22 ounce bottles. Of course, if you’re lucky you can snag it by the 64 ounce growler. Or even better, the 661 ounce keg or the 1,984 ounce keg. Now we’re talkin’. Loads of late-hopping creates massive flavor. Simcoe and Mosaic hops battle for domination on the palate; you win.
I haven’t bought anything from Diesel Sweeties Store in a while, but I love getting the emails still! I find stuff like this:
Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear convinces you to invest in its new pea-protein based vegan Bear Substitute and you make millions together. And then you and the bear fall in love, move to the mountains, and after decades as a supportive couple, the bear eats you. The end.
Today I am pretty sore, specially my legs. But man it does feels good to be back in the groove of things! You know, being and feel healthy. Staying active and eating well, it has clearly been very beneficial to both my physical and my mental health! I can feel really tell the difference, still not yet where I want to be but it’s a work in progress and it’s working.
The Origin of the Expression “Piss Like a Racehorse”
Race horses are commonly put on a drug called Lasix which is a diuretic which also helps to keep lungs from bleeding during the stresses of a race. Being a diuretic, it also causes the animal to Urinate much more frequently than normal, which also causes a temporary weight loss, beneficial to racing.
Always been curious why people use the expression, now I know.
Today was my first day at the new gym and it felt great!! I feel really good bout it this time around. I literally have no excuses for not going, the gym it’s literally a two minutes drive from my house. If I wanted to, and once I get into a better shape, I can run/jog over there. It is a nice setup too, it is not very big but it has most of the equipment I need. It lacking a little in the kettlebells department but that’s okay, I can make do with ant they have. Also I have made drastic changes to my diet, it has only been about a week and I only feel different and more motivated to stay healthy.
Today I deleted the gym membership I got like a month and a half ago. After I enrolled I’ve only been there twice. There are a few reasons why, it’s not too far away but far away to make me desist from leaving the house and go. Also I really didn’t like the facilities, they didn’t have some of the equipment I like to use and the place felt cramped. However I got a membership at a different gym, this one it’s at two minutes from my house! I can literally just walk there. It is a little more expensive but it’s worth the convenience. And it feels right, it’s nice enough that would make me what to actually go. And close enough that I can’t just leave, workout and be back quick! Needless to say, I’m excited and very motivated!
IN OTHER NEWS:
This is my first blog post entirely swiped! (Using the iOS 13 swipe feature) Using just my thumb while rocking Luna to sleep. 😊
Ever since I started this job, and once I had an established good-relationship with my co-workers, whenever one of them is leaving I always said “bring doughnuts” (next day). I think it had worked a couple of times at first but hasn’t for a few months now, I still keep asking though. Anyway, this week I started to make drastic changes to my diet, trying to cast good votes towards my identity , right? Today, one of my co-workers walks in, “I brought doughnuts, just for you”. What? Why now? I’m trying to do (and doing) good!! El-oh-el Oh well!
I have been toying with the idea of doing a microcast, well the idea of podcasting in general has always been in my head. I don’t have a theme or topics I would like to discuss but I know I would love to create something. Just create something for my own satisfaction and see how it goes. Recently I have been thinking maybe just me talking out-loud, pretty much the same format and process as my blog posts but in audio format. I do have a few concerns or fears, maybe? Like, do I use my phone to record? and if so should I just use my AirPods?, should I buy any on-the-go type of equipment? , what software do I use for editing?. See? I’m already complicating this thing. Maybe I should think more about the content first and the quality later? My idea so far is just me talking out-loud on my way home or on my way to work and record whatever comes I feel like saying. We shall see…