Fragems wrote::) : Diet is going pretty well losing about 1lb a day although it's probably mostly water weight. Down to 290 from 305.
: Plans for leaving my job have kind of expanded. Now I'm thinking about thru hiking the Appalachian Trail before joining the military. Love hiking and I've always wanted to do a long distance plus now is probably the best chance I would have at it got around 4 grand squirreled away, all my debts are paid off, and I don't have a house/apartment or any relationships to tie me down. Have some equipment already but I need to check out some better packs and lightweight tents and get a few smaller things. Also have a time frame since my brother is getting married next year and I'd either have to start immediately or wait till after the wedding which is about half a year out. Anyways got the week off so I'm going to plan it out, do some window shopping at Cabela's and probably buy stuff on Amazon
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You should wait and train up some. The AT is no joke and you will need to be in very good shape to do the whole thing. Most people doing the AT northbound start in early spring. Southbound hikers start in late spring typically. Hit me up when you get to Walasi-Yi. It is not far from where I live.
: Turned in my two week notice yesterday. With the USPS the money once you make career is great and the benefits are amazing. However everything else is a shit show. The interoffice systems are broken, management is so bad it's mind blowing, unions are corrupt and you will be discriminated against if you don't join($27 every two weeks for their protection), rules short of theft are rarely if ever enforced, and in general the staff is horrible maybe 1 out of every 20-30 people is actually worth half a shit(the fruits of having a promotion system that relies solely on seniority with little to no performance reviews, and no way to be fired short of crippling someone or stealing). If you aren't a regular/career employee expect to be treated like shit or abused almost daily, and the regulars + supervisors will bend you over a table every opportunity they get because you are expendable.
). CCA (City Carrier Assistants) are usually busier, but do get paid for over time so they are pressured a lot more to make it back in time. While RCAs(Rural Carrier Assistants) get fucked you get paid 8 hours period on most routes if it takes you 9-10 you don't get paid for your time(In the two years I worked as a RCA I probably had 250-300+ unpaid hours). My experience as an RCA was unless you are willing to bounce around multiple offices expect to work once or twice a week at most outside of the holiday season or if weather conditions are dangerous since regulars don't want to risk their vehicles or lives. Also expect not to know your work schedule for the following week until the very last day of the previous week and it's still open to change after that. Also you are on call pretty much at all times so expect to receive calls at 6:30-6:55am in the morning telling you to be at work by 7am around 3-5 times a month 
Two of my coworkers at Duck Donuts, more specifically the assistant managers (a husband and wife pair in their 20s), apparently were fired on Thursday. I actually liked them. And one of my coworkers even said the "energy" changed with them gone.
It's been said that Duck Donuts is closing for the winter, though we don't know any details.
I'm actually looking forward to getting laid off! I guess it's the combination of the 70-80 hour work week and getting on average 3-5 hours a night.
Found out about this awesome Raspberry Pi case from YouTuber ETA Prime. I ordered it shortly after.
bad juju, as the current obsession is not a good one. I literally feel compelled to do it despite that and all the embarrassment it could cause... really hope I can find a new therapist soon.