April

Hello Loyal Readers!

I am back. Of course I left with some somber news about my mom having cancer. Well she had successful surgery to remove the tumor in her colon. She still has tumors on her Liver that she will start chemo for this week. Whenever I talk with her she sounds great and is in awesome spirits. She says she is a little tired more and feels lethargic. Her attitude is incredible though. I wish I could be closer to her. It really sucks to have someone who means so much to me be going through this and not be able to give them a hug. We are all remaining optimistic for a full recover. Like I said before, she has as good a chance as anyone to beat this.

Aside from the reality of my Mom, I have been doing well. I started a temp job about 3 weeks ago grading standardized federal tests. So far I have graded grade 8 math and grade 11 social studies. It is full time, which is good for me, and is basically in a big computer lab with a bunch of retired teachers. It can be very repetitive because it is the same question over and over for 40 hours a week. I can't have headphones either and there is no internet on the computers. Basically I just get into a zone and go from there. Thursdays and Fridays can feel long, but it could always be worse. I am just happy that I have a paycheck coming in again.

I am moving to Plymouth at the end of this month. Andy decided he had enough of our shitty, small cramped place in Wayzata so he is renting a nice size townhouse in Plymouth. It will be an awesome upgrade and we are all rather excited about it. This Saturday I am having a mini party at my place. Basically I plan on getting drunk and grilling at my place Saturday and then heading to the muni to continue drinking and then heading back to my place to continue drinking. I have some confirmed guests, but the more the merrier. It should be a fun time.

Easter was a good day for me. I went to Andy's Mom's house and feasted and played kickball, played four square, played taps and hung out. It kicked ass. I was there until about 10:30. It was a mini hs throw back with Tom, Dave, Chris, and Andy all being there too. It was the most fun I had in a long time until this past Saturday which was the 2nd annual kickball Scavenger hunt.

I went out with Jill and Ivey and 2 of their friends. So it was Sean and 4 girls. We had a lot of fun though. It was a gorgeous day out. Tyler was awesome for showing up after work and meeting us out. We ended up going to the Loon (as the ladies went to the Gay 90's). The loon was crowded, but we lucked out in getting prime seats at the bar and posted up and watched hockey for about 4 hours straight. All the while shooting the shit with randoms who kept coming up and ordering drinks. I had the healthiest of buzzes going all night and Tyler and myself had a great fucking time. The girls met up with us later and then it was even more fun. I woke up at Tyler's to a text from Ivey saying "my friend woke up this morning and said you are her favorite person in the world, you were so funny last night." Needless to say, I was doing something right.

I'm gonna wrap this up, but basically this is what I'm up to lately.

-Volleyball at inn kahoots starts tomorrow night. I am pumped
-Work, working out, running, getting excited about the warm weather
-PLAYOFFS PLAYOFFS PLAYOFFS PLAYOFFS

Playoffs have been amazing so far. It sucks there is no Wild, but I am a hockey junkie so I still enjoy the playoffs immensely. Back to watching this late Sharks-Blues game. I will try not to wait so long to post next time.

Sean

My Mom

About 2 weeks ago my Mom was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer metastatic to her liver. It was tough news to get, but after the initial shock and grief wore off I realized that this isn't a death sentence. My Mom is a strong lady who has been through some shit. She has always been extremely confident, selfless, caring, positive, compassionate, and optimistic. Ever since she was diagnosed shes has been nothing but normal. She has been so calm and positive. I am so proud of her demeanor. I greatly miss her, but know that she will battle through this as hard as she can. She has good a chance as anyone in beating this.

She had successful surgery today to remove the mass from her colon. I believe the next plan of action is chemotherapy to her liver. Basically she decided to fight cancer on legendary mode. Why play if you aren't challenged right? :-)

The people who have met her know how kind and caring she is. They know how much she cares about other people and is always one to help out in any way possible. I just ask that she be kept in your thoughts and prayers as she battles through this.

I love you all,

Sean

Ouch

Lifting for the first time in years is rough.

Jobs I applied to Today

I figure since life is a funny I will update my loyal readers with jobs that I am applying to. Today I applied to become a Regional Flight Attendant. Customer service trapped in a box up in the air with people who may or may not be satisfied? Where do I sign up? Ohh, nevermind, it is Compass Airlines and I just did.

This has been Jobs I applied to Today. Please tune in within the next 24-72 hours for an update of jobs I applied to.

You probably won't think this is as funny. It slayed me though.

Found this in a reddit thread. The response is what slayed me. The meme referred to in the third comment is of karate kyle.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/nh3ci/what_totally_random_thing_did_your_parents_not/c391phv

I approve this message

The reason I deleted facebook:




Of course I pulled this off reddit.com. That is the only place I am ever at.

Fitness Membership

One of my big qualms with Minnesota is the fact that you cannot work out in the winter outside without some sort of equipment. I would love to get into cross country skiing, but the price is a little too high. I also don't know if I would like it or not. I guess I could strap on boots and run hills covered in snow. That is not ideal though. Also breathing in the cold air burn the lungs, especially with anaerobic workouts (hills).

I had a very productive summer running. I mixed it up between distance and intervals. Intervals are so much fun. They kick your ass, but they get you fit very fast. The bummer when winter comes is that I just stop working out. I haven't run since Thanksgiving (4 miles), and before that it was probably early November. From June-mid Oct I was running 4-5 days a week and had so much energy. These days between my lack of doing anything, the weather, and the fact that it is only like for about 9 hours I feel so lethargic.

I have decided to join a fitness club. I just want a place where I can run on a treadmill (dreadmill) and a place to lift weights. Squats, Bench Press, Push Press, an Dead Lift and the key big time lifts I want to get back into. The awesome thing about not lifting in years is that the gains come very fast. I like routines and I am hoping that this will help give me some structure and can help propel me to a positive place.

I am not sure if I will be spending Christmas with my parents in California. I want to go out there because it is a nice place to go and relax, just not sure if it is going to work out. I have about a week to decide so I should probably look into that sooner than later.

Time to go watch some tv and lay down. My sleep schedule is so messed up these days. I hate not having job. That kinda goes with the whole routine thing as well.

Music artist to check out: Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover from Community fame.

Here is an awesome video from r/hockey: