Hiro Protagonist

Babylon 5 is just pure awesome and has set the bar so high that no other sci-fi show has come near it.

Feeling good with training 6 days a week when I take on the Kokoda Trail in July. Been doing half marathons over the last couple of months. Registered for my first full marathon which will be the Australian Outback Marathon at the end of July. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BiO6LA8CWI Also signed up today to do the 4 day 4 stage Larapinta Run in the Northern Territory in August. Race, accommodation, airfares booked and paid for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkG9mmiYFAg

All those years in Biology class and being taught only two genders. Damn it, I was lied to.

Walking Dead Season 7. Waited for all the episodes and watched it in one go. Both this and the spinoff is a series I need to wait and watch in one go for me to enjoy it. The Selection Thought this was terrific. Loved the comments and one liners from the instructors. They were either funny or jaw dropping. SAS Who Dares Wins After watching The Selection, I went back to see the original UK version. It's still good but one of those rare occasions where I thought the American version edged this out.

I'd be asking for $500 million or a very public trial.

It's all sabre rattling.

I really liked that part with the crystals. I immediately thought of Splinter of the Mind's Eye.

The girlfriend wanted to watch Logan because of Hugh Jackman. We both loved it. Now she wants to watch all the X-Men movies.

The Accountant. Thought it was a petty good film.

Live in a house. Live concert. My girlfriend whose second language is English only ever pronounces it as the first example and it's funny when she says live concert.

Well that went quick. It didn't feel so long ago I posted that I was going to Hawaii and I'll be leaving in two days time. Great stuff!

I have thousands that I haven't got around to watching. I've placed them into an Unwatched folder with sub folders (genres) , so if I want to watch a Western, War, Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror movie, I can click on the folder and pick one. I then transfer that movie into my 'Watched' folder which also has the same genre sub-folders. Easy to keep track of what movie I've watched and what I haven't seen.

I was a little surprised by the movie:

Probably see more memes populate the internet from this.

Didn't even know this existed. Something from 2006. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xX50D_l4w

Pole blocking Adelaide garage 'cracking example' of poor development, councillor says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-31/new-house-garage-completely-blocked-stobie-pole/8225530

Rogue One. Great movie. Now If I watch the original trilogy, I'll be including Rogue One at the start before them.

No. I've moved on from Ye Olde Political forum on the BIS boards. I wouldn't be surprised if Obsidian didn't want to go back to that again.

The view from 5.30am this morning. Hard session as it was already 27c (81F) according to my car. It's going to be a hot day today. Two instructors are out of the picture setting up the course. A lot of people eventually turned up at the beach around 6.30-7.00am by the time we finished.

I'm a bit jealous because of how many people in this thread who from my perspective seem to take their self-discipline ("drive") and ability to self-motivate ("enthousiasm") for granted. I didn't have any of that in my formative years... For many years after I left school, I didn't do much and it wasn't until I hit my early 30's when I realised I wasted 10+ years of my life. That was the turning point for me to pull my finger out and do something. It's a big regret when I look back and realise that my 20s were a waste. Didn't save any money, didn't take on and finish any higher education, stopped doing all sports, became unfit, etc. Once I changed my outlook on life, I was able to motivate myself to get into higher education at night and did a 3 year course in 18 months. Out of the 16 subjects, I did 14 in the first year. The education institution (in QLD) had concerns if I could do it as no one had attempted what I was trying to do. I moved interstate with the same company to do this because the institutions in the state I was in (NSW) refused. I then moved back after I finished and that was the time I changed companies. I was feeling burned out at the end of the first year but wanted to get it over and done with as quick as possible. Then sat for my national exam later in the second year and out of 144 Australia wide, 29 passed and I was one of those 29. It did open doors and I've never looked back. Another reason for my turnaround is surrounding myself with people who are motivated themselves and receiving encouragement from them. Financial advice or assistance from my partner also played an important part. Having someone trying to steer you in the right direction when you don't want to can be hard. Especially financially. It can be hard at first when someone is saying, don't buy this, don't buy that. Put your money into this. Or if you have to buy this, lets find a better option. Some of the financial advice I received was a big WTF for me as some of it didn't make sense or even seem logical, but now it's so obvious since doing it. Now, I'm getting things in order so that I can retire in 15 years or less. I want to be able to shift from a working job to retirement and still feel like I'm getting the same income. The next 3-4 years as I've been doing in the last few years will be setting up things (eg. investment properties) and then 10 years after that making sure everything is ready and finalised (paid off) when I do retire. I could work another 20 years or so but don't want to anymore. I have a lot of interests and hobbies outside work that I want to do full time. My partner is the same and want's to retire in about 5-10 years. She's already set up everything for herself but then she didn't waste 10+ years like I did. I can't understate how important it is to have people help you, but most importantly you have to be willing to accept the help and change even though you may not see any sense in it. Otherwise, I would still be on that downward spiral.

Back to boot camp today - first day of the year. We did our benchmark. We have one every month. Did a lot better than when I did my first benchmark two months ago. Working up to a half marathon off trail run that I'm going to do in April.

I find people generally don't want to do 'work' when they get home and will chill out with things like watching TV. They've already worked all day and the last thing they want to do is more work. When I say 'work', it means anything including exercise that requires more effort than getting off the lounge to go to the fridge to get something to eat or drink. If there are kids involved, the home may not be conducive to a good study environment. Personally, I rather go somewhere else to study like a library than do it at home. It can take hours to do stuff. I recently sat down and wrote a six step guide for anonymous internet surfing and downloading. I sat down one Saturday and spent hours working out finding the best VPN for me, how to install a VPN, setting up your Tap Windows Adapter, setting up a proxy, setting up utorrent, port forwarding, increasing uploads and seeding. While I already knew how to do some of this over the years, the VPN was new to me. The reason I did this is because I couldn't find all this information in one guide or one spot on the internet and if I ever re-installed Windows on this computer then I had a guide to follow. So I wrote my own and eventually shared it on another forum. It makes sense to me for someone who's already interested in doing stuff to sit there and work stuff out, while others will sit at home, switch off and do something that requires less effort.

I was the opposite. I gained my knowledge and experience through working at companies first, working myself up, then did my higher education later on at night to gain my 'credentials'. When I had both the years of experience and certificate from the course, I obtained a license in my field. I breezed through the course quite easily since I had the years of technical experience compared to others who had little to no experience at all. It also helps when companies pay your tuition fees which is standard in my industry. There are no strings attached. Once I finished the course and obtained my license, I left 6 months later to work for another company. I've also been able to do some management and computer courses at Uni fully paid for by my current employer. The time I found to be easier to do courses when I've been working siince I never work overtime unless I get paid to do so. If my hours say 38 a week, that's all I work. You want me to work more, then show me the money. I don't accept there's an expectation to work back and it's included in your salary. Nope that's not what it says when I signed on and I make it clear from the start. It can also come down to how valuable you are to the company and negotiating to have your fees paid for.

I'm averse to any manual labour or long hours. I've always wanted an office job (from watching a movie in my teens) and sitting behind a desk in an office. I'm also fortunate to not have to work more than 7 1/2 hours a day

Bought a new bluray player, amplifier and speakers online. Hopefully will be delivered this week. Also, changed the incandescent lights in the house to led lights. I won't have to change the lights for another 10+ years.