My walking hours have gone down this week but rn before the library opens I can do 2 hours then 1 when the library closes I can do at least another hour and then maybe bit more. Trying to get 6 hours a week but bleh. Monday was a pure reading day and Tuesday I could have got some in
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Hello comrades and welcome to the second improvement megathread of February! 
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
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Little park I'm at has a work out place, prob gonna eat shit jumping over some things but all the kids are in school rn and adults at work so at least no one will know
Didn't eat shit, but it's a 10 inch height pole has got me doubting myself
I got these big bags of kale on sale (rhyming) and I'm making dinner just kale topped with beans, chili and bit of guacamole. Going forward this is gonna be my dinner every night if I'm not doing popcorn dinner. Honestly feeling great, I got my protein and so much leafy greens in me.
There are common rhythms in Jazz music and I'm taking something and just focusing on them and every different way they can be played. This one is + 2 + or + 1 + on the triplet grid. I did this before with another rhythm, very helpful. 12 minutes everyday.
Doing the same thing with Hertas on the triplet grid. 8 minutes everyday. This is easy for me so I don't need much time to get it.
Sing Jazz melody while playing accented triplets.
[ ] Sing Oleo Accents in Hands. First triplet. 3.5mins 200
[ ] Second Triplet 5mins 80
[ ] Third Triplet 3.5mins 180
[ ] Sing Rhythmaning Accents in Hands 1 3.5mins 200
[ ] 2 5mins 80
[ ] 3 5mins160
Bembe Pattern, switching from 4 beats to 6 beats and back.
[ ] 145 just the bell 3 minutes 4 to 6
[ ] 80 with left hand added 5 minutes.
Songo groove:
[ ] Songo with hihat clave 2:3 5 minutes
[ ] second rep. 5 minutes
Transcription:
[ ] Phineas Newborn- Daahoud Trading 8 Section 10 mins 1:56-2:23
[ ] 10 mins
Song Learning:
[ ] Oleo 200 15 mins SING OUTLOUD THINK ABOUT THE PHRASES
[ ] Rhythmnng 200 10 mins SING OUTLOUD
Song Learning New:
[ ] Moments Notice 10 on SD B section 30-40 10 mins
[ ] Recorda me 10 mins
[ ] play Bernies Tune on toms 10 mins
Deep Listening, listen to segments of tracks on loop:
Phineas Newborn - World Of Piano
Cabu - Louis Hayes
[ ] Chorus 3 139-211 10 mins
[ ] Chorus 4 209-300 10 mins
Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris
A Night in Tunisia - Kenny Clarke
[ ] Bud Powell 2 5:08-5:49 10 mins
[ ] Shout into kenny clarke Solo 5:47- 6:39 10 mins
I also drafted a diet to lose some weight
Breakfast:
[ ] Egg 160 calories
[ ] Water
[ ] Avocado 320
Lunch: [ ] Protein 206
[ ] Veggie 85
[ ] 1/2 Sweet potato 65
Snack: i dunno
Dinner:
[ ] Protein 205
[ ] Veggie 85
[ ] Sweet Potato 65
[ ] Diet Soda 0
The Good: I've been eating a lot healthier recently. For the most part all of it is home-cooked meals with real ingredients. I've also gotten back into climbing as an exercise. It was something that I used to do all the time but covid killed the habit and my depression made me stay away for years. My sleep schedule is fantastic with me getting ample sleep each night and waking up feeling rested. And for the most part, I've completely stopped drinking energy drinks. I still drink an enormous amount of tea daily but it's probably better than the shit I was drinking multiple times a day before.
The Bad: I'm still drinking. It hasn't really progressed but I can all but guarantee that it's a problem. I've been self-isolating myself and alienating myself from some of my oldest friends. I feel like I don't have the mental energy to take care of my body and all of my daily responsibilities and also have a robust social life. And my work still actively makes me want to self-delete a lot of the time but I am still trapped within it for the time being.
I'm sure there's more for both but I can't really remember them at this point. Life is hard and I feel like I'm just barely able to scrape by.
Great news! I got a summer job lined up and it’s out of Ohio, the pay is in the toilet but this is a huge gamble in getting my adulthood started in earnest. Now I want to look for a spring gig if possible, I’m going to go insane if I keep having to put off participating in society.
This morning I spent learning a little bit of SQL and I think I’ll spend the day going through the BoltSQL website and assess how I felt about the experience.
thanks for posting the site name, seems like a really good resource
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I had an interview and they said they'd let me know this week. Another company wants to interview this week as well. Getting back into a routine, not worrying about my personal finances and helping out comrades more will be nice. I saw Send Help yesterday, which was awesome. Still not drinking. I would be moving for either gig so I'm going to some select tourist spots that I somehow never visited in years of living nearby.
I got two offers for hvac tech either out of state traveling position or lead installer and while I'm happy my resume is pulling these in (I felt higher than any drug I taken) I very much want something local so I can still be here for my family. Next week might start going into places with my resume and speaking to the manager. My plasma visits money wise mean I'm floating barely but hoping it changes.
I started reading a bit of capital and listening to some audiobooks while going on long walks around town. Found a park with calisthenics equipment and I can get there early enough before anyone else is around. Valintines day got me down but it'll pass like everything else.