Post: #801

I bet this changes how you relay news to patients as well.

Post: #802

This past week I graduated with a bachelors degree in a stem field. I'm pretty happy with myself as I am the first person in my family to have graduated from an University in the United States, after migrating from our country of origin.

Post: #803

Wow with the health scare, way to keep a positive outlook. I'll go get checked out.

So I've been on multiple work trips and a pleasure trip in between (but it was somewhat stressful because I planned an important get together for a diverse group of guys) and I have been burning the candle at both ends. Despite this I've managed to keep my diet consistent enough and even been getting semi regular exercise and I feel good most of the time.

This week I sorta broke down some and let girls responses (or sometimes lack thereof) get to me. Thankfully I have a solid group of guys to bounce things off of. I also let negativity take over, so I was really frustrated last night and also completely exhausted which made it worse so I got my ass in bed and passed out.

Slept solidly and since I still felt a bit shitty in the am I got up early and hit the hotel gym. Got a solid workout in, met a cool guy that lives near where I'm going on vacation at the end of the month so I got a good local contact and later a really hot fit girl came in and motivated me to finish my workout strong.

My mood changed drastically for the better and now I'm stoked ready to fly back home after a hard but successful work trip and looking forward to getting my toes in the sand and flirting with girls in bikinis and hang out with my good friends.

Plane getting delayed couldn't even put a damper in my outlook, did some more pushups, shaved in the airport and did some approach jump practicing down the terminal trying to reach high on the signs.

Happy Saturday!

Post: #804

I put off writing this for a while, but finally I want to share it with everyone.

I eventually quit my last job which has zero future prospect and is 1h away from home, after 2.5 years there. Should have left long ago but I'm a foreigner. An old boss from where I was an intern invite me to go back working for them. This new job is 20min walk away from my apartment. I swear my life totally change simply thanks to the fact I no longer have to commute. Almost half of the stress of living in a huge metropolitan like Paris comes from taking the metro every fucking day. Now I either takes a bike to work or walk, and I've never been healthier.

I know the team I'm working with since half of the team hasn't changed since I left. The other half are young people and I was received with open arms. They are a milder breed of Parisian and there's a healthy ratio. My last job is like 70% female, 20% gay and 10% hetero, hence I left. The girls at the new job are more plain Jane (plain Alice?) but also are easier to deal with since they dont have the attitude problem that comes with pretty girls. The guys are fun and easy going, we have lunch together, joke together and take breaks everyday play table soccer. Every Thursday we take a big lunch break.

The new job has a company cantine with very good menu where I can have steak, veggies and dessert for 4 euros! I no longer have to cook at home and eat a lot healthier since usually I dont cook veggies. They also have a nap room where people can go take a nap, I make it a rule to take a 20min nap everyday.

Company even has a fucking gym downstairs! Its quite minimalist but as long as I have squat rack, bench press and dumbells I'm happy. And it costs merely 15e. So I was able to resume my gym regimen.

At the same time as changing job I also have a new roomate. Homie is French-Vietnamese and we get along very well. Nigga is a boxer and deadly as fuck, we train together every now and then before hitting a good Viet restaurant and load up on food.

Life is so comfortable now I'm getting complacent, I'm just taking it easy enjoying life while it last. I know time will soon come before I need to start working my ass off on building actual capital, but right now being a corporate "slave" isn't all that bad.

Post: #805

If not for this being in Paris I'd ask you for a referral so I can work with a good team and you get that sweet referral cash.

Post: #806

Life is complicated. Healing is the way forward.





WB @ 1:09

Post: #807

(08-04-2018 11:51 PM)Easy_C Wrote:  If not for this being in Paris I'd ask you for a referral so I can work with a good team and you get that sweet referral cash.

Paris in the summer is actually quite enjoyable. All the snobby Parisians left, there are only young nubile tourists lusting for a bit of French romance.

Saturday I went to revisit the Chateau de Versailles for the special water and firework performances. My girl work there so we get in for free instead of paying 40€ each!

I've been here before but I've never seen it at night. There are fewer things grander and more beautiful. It reminds me of why we fought to build civilizations. It's much better being there with your girl rather than friends/family. This IS what chicks think about when they hear "France".



Yesterday I woke up feeling dope from the romantic outing, clean my room so thoroughly niggas would think I got a new crib. Then pull out my home gym did some heavy pecs work. After that I did a royal Mediterranean meal with juicy lamb ribs, 3 eggs and some dope ass mead from Brittany:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chouchen

How I felt like afterwards:

Post: #808

Got a job.

Post: #809

I enrolled to a savate class. Starts next month.

Post: #810

(08-07-2018 09:39 AM)Mr. D Wrote:  I enrolled to a savate class. Starts next month.

What is that?

G

Post: #811

^French kickboxing. You're not allowed to knee though which kind of sucks.

Post: #812

Yesterday I brought my chevy 350 engine block up from the basement ( buyer didnt show up) with my own hands and feet.

Sumbitch was heavy , didnt have any dedicated handles but i got it up there.

Fellow rvf’er told me im stronger than I think i am so I guess he was right.

Post: #813

Ordered these sexy antler grips for my 1911. Came in today, look great.

Post: #814

Amusing :

Post: #815

(08-08-2018 05:47 PM)KC4 Wrote:  ^French kickboxing. You're not allowed to knee though which kind of sucks.

As long as white flags aren’t used, I’m ok with that.

Post: #816

Started medication today for the disease I wrote about a page back.

I’m grateful to have gotten excellent care. Within 7 days I went from being examined and diagnosed, waiting for some specific lab results, to meeting a specialist doctor yesterday and start treatment.

Apparently the thing I have is likelier to affect women 8 to 10 times more than guys. Since I’m surrounded by chicks on a daily basis thanks to my profession, maybe it’s because of cooties.

It can be cured, and I hope it will. Medication will last 1-2 years and then I hope for remission. I’m on sick leave another 3 weeks and am not allowed to exercise heavier than taking a walk. It sucks since I love my job and to work out, but what can you do. I’m gonna pick up my guitar and read books like never before.

Hope you all have a nice weekend, do some extra reps in the gym for me.

Post: #817

In Nantucket for vacation. What a magical place.

Post: #818

(08-09-2018 09:51 PM)Vienna Wrote:  It can be cured, and I hope it will. Medication will last 1-2 years and then I hope for remission. I’m on sick leave another 3 weeks and am not allowed to exercise heavier than taking a walk. It sucks since I love my job and to work out, but what can you do. I’m gonna pick up my guitar and read books like never before.

Hope you all have a nice weekend, do some extra reps in the gym for me.

And when all of that is done you'll be hitting the weights so damn consistently you'll make Thor look like Betty White!

Long, forced periods of rest always put a little extra in the tank when you do start back again.

God bless.

Post: #819

(08-10-2018 03:59 PM)TigerMandingo Wrote:  In Nantucket for vacation. What a magical place.

There once was a man from Nantucket...

Post: #820

Just helped a young mom who was pushing a baby cart to get down some stairs.

Post: #821

Saturday i had a shitload of film and shot over 100 pictures of this drift event. Even my mom came out and enjoyed the show. There was a guy who came into the stands with a shitload of beer ,he handed them to his friends and walked away.they didnt drink all of em so they gave me and the guy infront of me the rest for free. Made a toast and enjoyed the rest of the show while the sun was going down.

Post: #822

'Merica!

Post: #823

You may be inclined to stop the video after 10 seconds cause of the horrendous & superficial music.
Fear not.
Said atrocious music ends very shortly to reveal an amusing outcome.

Post: #824

(08-21-2018 06:18 AM)CynicalContrarian Wrote:  You may be inclined to stop the video after 10 seconds cause of the horrendous & superficial music.
Fear not.
Said atrocious music ends very shortly to reveal an amusing outcome.

Cute, but beware of women with pit bulls on the side walk. They haven't trained them and aren't strong enough to stop them by pulling on their leashes. Also they think it is funny when their dogs scare people. They don't believe in negative consequences of their own actions, so if you get tore up, they will convince themselves it was your own fault.

I watched this video both thinking that the dog was funny and cute, as well as thinking, this bitch, she doesn't deserve to own a dog.

Post: #825

My neighbor is not mechanically inclined. A couple weeks ago his mailbox fell off the post due to a broken weld. He tried to fix it and failed. The HOA was going to charge him $550 for a new one. On Sunday I saw him playing with his children out front and I asked him if he'd like some help repairing the thing. He said he had given up and was going to pay for a new one.

I took it to the hardware store and had it fixed in two hours.

There was something weird though. His family was pulling in the driveway as I was putting the finishing touches on the box. His daughter asked him what I was doing as they exited the car and in a hushed voice I heard him tell his daughter that I was fixing their mailbox because I had hit it with my car. LOL! Fucking hell. I didn't hit his mailbox. The mail lady actually broke it. I saw it when it happened. But, whatever. I didn't say anything about it. Strangely, it cost me $15 and 2 hours time and he didn't even offer to reimburse me for the hardware I had to purchase.

Oh well, maybe some good karma will come my way. I guess if he thinks I was the one who broke it, he didn't need to reimburse me. lol