MattieJoeW

I have the guitar. I (seemingly) have available teachers/mentors. I just need to motivate myself to get it done.

I had made such great progress. Starting last year at this time I was about 115 kg. By the time I got married in May I was around 112 kg. Then, as of leaving for vacation in the US, I was down to 93 kg. Now, even if you don’t know the conversions, a 22 point swing isn’t bad, but 50 pounds sounds even more impressive.

Then I went on vacation for three weeks. There have been loses, and by “loses” I mean “gains”. Not a terrible gain, but a gain none the less. I want to get back on that weight loss horse, and get back where I was and blow it out of the water.

Power!

The wife and I have been trying to get this going. We’ll be continuing this process, and have to see what will happen.

I took a collection of photos in Seoul (I originally called those photos the Color Edition, but am now calling them the Seoul Edition) to complete this goal originally. I want to do this again… twice more. I want to get an American Vacation Edition going later this year, but for right now I want to do a Black & White Edition. I am going to try and get this done within the next couple of months.

I think I am going to try and make it out to a couple of these places while I have a week off later this month. I should be able to easily get one. Not sure about more than that.

I managed to get her to the chapel and married her. I am done!

There is less than four weeks until I get hitched. My family is all on board, but drama abounds from her side. Oy.

Started Korean classes here is Seoul this week. Did well on my placement test. I like the class.

We are all set to have our wedding on May 24th. It should be sweet.

I have been working on this. Completed the Alphabet of Photos – Color Edition today. Plan to start a B&W edition next.

The project is complete. The photo gallery can be viewed here.

Asinine, batty,
senseless, moronic half-wit.
I am a bonehead.

OVERTURE
Vernal effloresce
tardily luxuriates
Plots obstructed… damn.

CHEAP
Row, row, row your boat
Unhurriedly down the freshet
Must I reinvent?

Taken down by a cold this last week. Makes meeting a goal tough. Boo illness!

With wedding plans and family plans coming, I have decide to put this “on hold” for a bit. It just isn’t feasible for me to start a doctoral program within the next couple of years. Not going to remove this because it is something I really want to do.

I have been getting down on this. It helps to have a readily available and beautiful model. Look for my photos for my “alphabet of photos” self challenge.

I am going to take on this “thing” and attempt to have it finished by the end of Spring Break.

I think I might throw this up in a couple other places to see what my frieds come up with in the way of photos, too.

Let the challenge begin!

Biting Arctic breath
Words slash like the frigid blow
Now a wedding march

I keep trying to remember to do this, and I fail about 50% of the time. Of course, if I go by the philosophy in the movie Martian Child, I need to only be good 30% of the time to be great, and even just a bit better than that then I am a superstar. Way to cheer mediocrity!

I haven’t been as proactive about this as I need to be. I got the application, but haven’t done anything to fill it out. It might not be the right time for me to do this now.