Funemployment Part 2

Week 2 Update

It's still funemployment.  I have barely thought about work to this point, but eventually I'm going to have to do my orientation tour, which is probably the only thing left at this point to do. And yes, i will be doing that last minute.

Nothing much has happened since Thursday.   Friday, I went shopping for new clothes... and kicks, you and me taking flicks....

Sorry, just new clothes.

Then cleaned up the house a little because Saturday, my roommate came back from korea!

She had gone for a month, and had not failed in updating us about all the good food she had been eating. 

Being the caring roommate that she is, she bought me a selfie taking stick.  

I plan on being a selfie master by the end of this week.

It is now Monday.

The week is young, i hope that i will continue to be productive.

The goal is to leave the house by 8 at the latest every day.  

I must comment on my Hokies.

We are not that good right now.

The worst and best thing to happen to this season was beating Ohio State.

It was the worst because it gave us unrealistic expectations for this season.  

It was the best because it showed the potential we have.  5 impact freshmen playing heavy minutes and carrying the team.  I know we always say this, but..... next year we are going to rock out.  

I believe.

The next 3 years are going to be fun!

Funemployment

I recently left my job and former life in accounting to pursue a whole different vocational field.  I don't really know how to describe what i'll be doing, but i'll be doing it with a smile on my face.  Accounting is probably the saddest profession in the corporate world.  When you're in between someone and their money, stupidity always wins.

The two weeks that I have between my old job and my new job is hopefully going to be spent productively.  I can only hope that this time, it won't be spent watching 6 straight hours of netflix. That's what Saturdays are for!

It's Thursday, and to this point i've spent my days pretty productively.
Monday- Had lunch with some buddies in DC, fried chicken and donuts to be exact.  We then took a tour of DC and ended up getting dessert at Blue Duck Tavern.  Got the apple pie with 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream.  Mmmm.  Until we found a hair in the pie.  That sucked, but we had already finished about 95% of the pie and all of the ice cream so we had no remorse.

Tuesday-Practiced the commute to work.  It will take me about 45 minutes to get to work. Tight life. Went to the gym to shoot around and then spent the rest of the day watching Suits.

Wednesday- Went coffee shop hunting and settled on Peets.  It was ok... nothing special.  I then met up my pastor for a quick chat and then had lunch with my sister and nephew.  We then got ice cream and I got myself a pedicure/manicure.  The lady reluctantly asked if i was celebrating a birthday or something to which i replied, "no, just a day off," to which she laughed and kept on buffing my nails. I'm not gonna lie, it was an interesting feeling being pampered like that.

And now we come to today.  Found another coffee shop near home (29th Parallel Coffee and Tea)
My thoughts: Not bad, pretty quiet, decent coffee and pastries.  Easy to lounge and not realize you've been here for about 2 hours.

The hardest part about funemployment is trying to be efficient with the free time.
The last time I was unemployed, it was easy to do nothing because I didn't have any money to do anything.
The tables have turned and now i have a little spending money, making it easier to justify making moves.  My issue is now, don't gain 20 pounds.

The key is to find balance between doing nothing and doing something.  I've been trying to get out of the house so I don't end up doing nothing at home, but instead, doing nothing at 29th Parallel.  So there's that.

I had one task while at this shop: Read the Bible.
And here i am: blogging.
Something I haven't done in more than a year.
Tight ... Guy....

I'm excited to see what the next week and a half is going to look like.  Hopefully there's something worth sharing with the world.  But if not, know that this vacation was not wasted, just not worth sharing... haha.

Wish me luck.

Well hello there

Wow, this thing works at work again!
WOO
Haha....

What can I say? There hasn't really been much going on...
Just thought it was cool that blogspot works again..

Here is the rundown on things
Many teams have won championships
Many people have gone through stuff
Many things are happening in the world
phew
that was exhausting

As for me
Job
Missions
Good food with good people

As for those around me
People getting married/engaged left and right
People having kids up and down

People are asking me why I'm not in the process of getting married
It made me think
I have come to this conclusion: Because it is not time
Is your mind blown?
I have no idea why people continue to ask why i'm not married yet with any other expectation than to hear that answer.
What do you expect unmarried people to say?
"Oh, I'm just too unattractive/no money/lame... etc., to be married"
No one will ever give you a good reason not to be married, so it all comes down to timing..you want time to do this or that, or your time needs to be spent on work, or something stupid like that.. haha

No money no honey is a brilliant statement that my econ teacher taught me in high school. Whenever i tell my family members that, they're shocked and then hand me a one hundred dollar bill. Yes, part of that is because they're super loaded, but part of the reason is, i really think that they think I'm never gonna get married.
When my roommates ask me when I'm gonna get married, I ask them why do i need to get married? and then they tell me, ok fine, when are you going to leave our house... and then i get sad

One of my friends got married a couple of weeks ago, it rocked out!
It was a good time had by all...
It was also the first time I had seen Chip trashed beyond measure
It was hilarious

That is all

Please keep finding good music

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL!
WOO
It's back!
And so am I
For today

I actually shouldn't be that happy that football is back
Hokie football did what they always do in September (lose a game they should totally win)
Redskins find new and different ways to lose (thanks to hokie josh morgan no less...)
On the plus side, if it's any consolation, my fantasy teams are doing pretty decently
I've realized that as I get older it's not as fun to have a lot of fantasy sports teams
At first it was a way to get into and understand sports, now it's about the money and prizes and all that other competitive stuff that wasn't really the purpose of why i did it in the first place
Don't get me wrong, having a championship ring and money is cool to have, but it honestly wasn't the reason I wanted to get into it.
At first, it was because I wanted a way to learn about different players and keep up with different teams, whether it was baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and even.... xtreme football
Now I find myself cheering for my fantasy players without regard for my first love, my home teams
SAD
It's all good, just wanted to keep things in perspective and put it on here so people can call me out if i ever decide that my fantasy players are more important than my Redskins, Wizards, Nats, Caps or Hokies

Man I feel really bad for the replacement refs in the NFL right now
They suck at their job, but to be fair, they didn't ask to be in this position, i mean i'm sure they would have loved to be an NFL ref, but they are in no way ready to do what they've been asked to do.
It sucks that people are giving them so much crap. Imagine being in their position. These guys weren't even division one college refs, they were division 2 and 3 refs who got asked to do ref the NFL because of the greed of the NFL and the refs
OF COURSE they're gonna struggle, what did you expect?
How can anyone sit here and blame the refs for their mistakes when the NFL gave these guys just a few months do something professionally that they've never done before?
I understand the refs aren't doing a great, or even a good,  job, but these fools who think the refs are the reason you're team sucks is not good enough
To blame a loss on these refs is simply running away from the truth that maybe you're just not that good?
Sure the refs could've said no, but who else would do it? High school refs? NBA refs? Get out of here
Get off your high horse NFL people, you asked for this when you decided that your original refs didn't deserve a raise.
MAD

Went on a cruise the other week
Relaxed and rested, the swaying of the boat made me sleep better than I have maybe ever
Gave me time to hang with the fam
Good times
GLAD

Nothing else is going on in my life
I'm sorry
It's true, it's true
God is still good, hokie chokie (but still love em to death!), bob griffin makin some noise, FALL ROCKS

Give me a reason to update!!! hahah
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Update

Welcome back to the show! I believe it has been some time since I updated so I thought… why not? It’s Wednesday! So what’s happened in the past few months? My sister got married! Woo Congrats to Sun and Joanna My family got bigger, but the house got smaller I turned 27…… Hm.. I thought by 27 I would have beaten the game of life and have been on my way to starting it over again at a harder level But alas, still stuck on level 3 Anybody have any cheat codes I can use? Anyways, yes, one year older means one year wiser correct? Absolutely! Alliteration! Alaa Abdelnaby   Work has been work, learning to be patient and joyful in this area for sure.   The wizards have officially made me tired, but it’s all good, because I still believe in John Wall The Nats have the brightest future out of any DC team The Caps are in the playoffs, and surprise surprise.. they actually look like they care!! But the biggest news in the DC area: Robert Griffin III is in town ladies and gentleman This is the change Barack Obama was campaigning  for when he got here! This is the hope Barack Obama was talking about! It only took for years, but Obama was right!! RGIII is finally here   I’ve never felt so hyped over a player coming to the DMV area Not even John Wall provoked such emotion and joy Is this what hope feels like? I forgot what it feels like to believe that there are better days when it comes to DMV sports But now, because of one player, we can believe again! This feels like a sermon or something… Just replace RGIII and Jesus… Ok I feel blasphemous   Just know that DC sports is comin after YOU Boston, after YOU New York, after YOU other good sports cities   For the first time in about 13 years I will not be part of a short-term missions team I don’t know how to feel But, I do know I need a vacation for sure Young Jeezy said it best: Said I’m stressed out, so tired, my days, so long, got to move on I need good vacation ideas I just want good times, with good food and good people Suggestions?   I think we all need an F5 moment once in awhile   I just recently started Twitter up again Not because I wanted to “tweet” something, but rather to follow people that interested me I started following Rick Warren, John Piper, Jeremy Lin, Tebow, The Rock, and other interesting people I love how uplifting some of these people are, it brings more joy and hope than RGIII could ever provide… although ironically, I definitely follow RGIII on twitter.. hahah   One of the most important things I’ve learned through Twitter was something John Piper said: Being right with God must precede doing right for God Deep If all the things that we do are not based on the foundation of love It’s all in vain Psalm 127:1 says that “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.  Unless the lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Everything in life comes down to this foundation of love I don’t know much about relationships, but I do know that if you don’t love the other person, then it’s not really a relationship… is it? I think we try to complicate our relationship with God with a lot of theological questions and all this other stuff that makes us question why God does the things that He does, to understand what Heaven is going to be like, or why some are “chosen” or “not-chosen” and all this other stuff I think that there are times where people are afraid of using faith as an answer because they want to be intellectual, or are afraid that they are going to sound like a cop-out because their non-believing, and even believing friends are mad that “faith” is such a vague answer. It makes me think about what represents the gospel, being around a person who loves others because He first loved us, or someone who has all the answers? Which can lead to love and which one can lead to pride? Don’t get me wrong, all of us seek answers, but what I’m trying to say here is that we can’t be obsessed with finding out all the answers as if that’s going to get us into heaven.  That’s why faith is such a huge part of this thing called love.  It forces us to lay down our pride, confess we know nothing and letting God take control of all the answers that we seek. When we start looking for answers for our own personal gain and knowledge, we lose focus of what the cross was about I think in one way or another we want to be like Ravi or Piper, but if we’re looking to be like them, over the one true role model, we lose sight of what our life purpose is The reason Eve was so intrigued by that fruit wasn’t because the fruit was so delicious but because she wanted to have knowledge of all things and be equal with God, my fear is that many times I feel the same way, that if I have all the answers, I won’t need to live a life of faith, because I know everything… not to say that intellectuals are bad, it’s more of the pride that comes with knowing so much that can lead to destruction.. I think seeking the Word in faith that He will answer your questions better than any theologian or apologist ever could, would be your best bet 2 Peter 1:20-21 Knowing this first of all, that no prophesy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from GOD as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Be intentional! I don’t know if what I just said made sense, but it’s something that I’ve thought about for awhile because of what I’ve been seeing on…. Twitter… hahaha….so many people asking why this and why that as if the answers to these questions would fill in the gap that only God himself can fill This life isn’t meant to be that complicated It’s meant to be a life that worships and loves God, and in return, He will do what is best.. if you just have faith… so simple.. yet so hard… Who knows, I may be totally off on all of this… I don’t know, it’s just what I think …   Bryce Harper is the real deal (how’s that for transition?) His arm strength is ridiculous and his power is already major league And he’s 19 Once he gets his discipline and patience under control… game over MLB…. Strasburg and Harper will be the new Manning-Harrison, Jordan-Pippin, Gooden-Strawberry   KT Tape has officially changed my negative belief that my ankle could never feel good ever again WRONG My ankle feels …. Better… I ordered three packs of KT Tape that I fully plan on using everytime I play sports from here until I can’t play anymore.. which at this rate is next year….   NEVER, and the Rock means NEVER, go to Golden Corral I don’t think I’ve ever felt that horrible literally hours after eating.. usually it takes a day or no.. No, not this time, it took 2-3 hours before my stomach felt like a mosh pit I think we’ve all experienced that sadness you feel when your stomach hurts so bad you start negotiating with God You start repenting and start telling Him if you get through this, everything is going to change Well this is the result ofthat change… a blog update… HAHA SUCKERS But forreal, Golden Corral is no good It has my seal of disapproval David Suh, you are a bad friend for letting us go there instead of Yuraku   Lately I’ve been experimenting the cereal that they have downstairs in the café I’ve come to the conclusion that Trix are not just for kids Cocoa puffs has the best cereal milk Rice Krispies last for about 30 second before they turn into mush The reason people are not healthy in America is because the healthy stuff is HORRIBLE Honey Nut Cheerios will never go out of style Golden Grahams is a winner   Breakfast food is the BEST Every Thursday, it’s pancake day at work I always get two butterscotch pancakes, a sausage link and a piece of bacon WELL worth the money and the years of life that meal probably takes away Wednesdays are biscuit and gravy day Fridays are You’ve had enough days…. Where I eat cereal and try to detox from the past two days Monday and Tuesdays are breakfast burrito days, filled with sausage, eggs, cheese, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, and tomato As I write this, I realize why I have no money….hm…   Everyone, please go check out Ed Sheeran He is going to change the game my friends, change the game   Songs that have been in my head lately: UNI- Ed Sheeran ATeam- Ed Sheeran Good to Sea- Pinback Hard to Breathe- B.O.B.   What ever happened to Jurassic 5?      

Super Bowl

Congratulations to the New York Giants

I find that one of the most obnoxious things about sports are those who say "i told you so"
If you're talkin about your team that's one thing
For example "I told you John Wall was going to tear it up in the league"
Obviously that's a false statement as of now, but i'm sure many people will say that once he does (hopefully) start tearing up the league
But even then, that's ok, whatever, ur simply being a fan

But
I've had countless people come up to me and tell me "i told you the giants were going to win the super bowl, in your face!"
Or something along those lines
Like, child please, the Giants were the hottest team coming into the playoffs, and obviously they had a good chance to win if the point spread was only 3....... or 2.5 .. whatever
Point being, these so-called fans start acting like they own the football world by making these statements that are borderline obvious
For example... "Man.. i TOLD you the Redskins were going to lose to the Patriots!"
Fool, there's a better chance that Joe Im goes to seminary than the redskins winning these days....
Come back when you can make a bold statement.. like "I TOLD you Jeremy Lin was going to win the NBA Dunk Contest!"

Anyways, going back to the Super Bowl
I was doing a little bit of research
From 2007-2012 (and i went to 2007 because i was too lazy to keep researching for more than 5 minutes...) the Super Bowl winners have been:
2011-12: Giants
2010-11: Packers
2009-10: Saints
2008-09: Steelers
2007-08: Giants

Now let me give you the scores of the games where the Redskins played the team from that season

2011-12: Giants (NYG 14 @ WAS 28 ; WAS 23 @ NYG 10 )
2010-11: Packers (GB 13 @ WAS 16 )
2009-10: Saints(NO 33 @ WAS 30 )
2008-09: Steelers ( PIT 23 @ WAS 6 )
2007-08: Giants (NYG 24 @ WAS 17 ; WAS 22 @ NYG 10)

So outside of that Pittsburgh game, you will notice the Redskins have kept it pretty close
So my theory on how to win a Super Bowl has come down this
Either the Redskins are REALLY good
OR (and this is probably a lot more realistic)
The Redskins are SO BAD, that the only way to prove that you are not on the same level as the Redskins, as the scores would show, is to simply win the Super Bowl
There would be no other way to justify losing to the Redskins
The Giants this year must have thought that, in order for the world not to laugh at them for getting swept by the Redskins, they can only win the Super Bowl
That was their motivation
Not simply win for the sake of winning
BUT win so that people will NEVER REMEMBER THAT THEY LOST TO THE REDSKINS THAT YEAR

One day the Redskins will be good again... (although c'mon... 20 years is a longgggg time to be believing that...)
And on that day... We can all collectively say "I told you so" and not sound like a pretentious D-bag!

See Ya

Laugh Out Loud

I always thought "lol" was a very dumb way to express how you feel
I still feel this way

But these gifs truly made me laugh out loud
Only when mentioning these moments can you truly say that you've "laughed out loud"
I call this: My life


This is how i feel at work, all day every day



This is how I feel when I think i'm done with work for the day and then my manager emails me more stuff with about 30 minutes left


This is physically how my day feels like...


In the world of accounting, this is how you feel when you've made one "tiny" mistake



Desean Jackson, in this case, is the weekend.. mocking me and making me sad



And this.... is me every Saturday morning!

Take it easy