Since I Keep Getting Pestered...

Okay, so I'm finally ready to post. Surprisingly enough, I've been busy... Work, School, New Weight Gain diet, and etc...

Oh and thanks for the embarrassing photo Aunt Sandy... My girlfriend saw it and had a real good laugh. How embarrassing...

So what's new? I recently got a new job as a Web and Database Design Professional at Arnova based here right on IUPUI's campus. Arnova is a non-profit organization funded through IU. Their current website is www.arnova.org if you want to check it out. Basically what they want from me is to revamp/redesign their website and their database so that both will run much smoother. From what I've seen, there is a lot of work to be done, but I'm willing to take on the challenge and learn new things in my career as a young IT professional. I'm actually very excited about this opportunity and what a great learning experience this will be for me to further my understanding of working with databases and websites. And there is nothing better than putting further experience on my resume that could advance me in my future once I graduate in 2011. And it does help that it's a non-profit organization. That does look good on a resume. I've just started, but I hope to stay with Arnova until I graduate. I've already told them of my intentions for the summer, which is that I will be returning to Rolls-Royce as an IT Intern, and they have talked of allowing me to stay on board through Rolls-Royce if things go well. So yeah, I'm excited about this business venture.

Alright, now for school... If you all don't know already, I'm in my 6th semester at IUPUI as a CIT (Computer Information Technology) major. Last semester I didn't do so hot, so I'm really cracking down on my studies this semester. In order to return to Rolls-Royce I must meet GPA requirements. I'm not really worried about it, but I don't want to take any chances so I'm spending more time on my school work. So far I've been doing great... I know I can keep it up with the motivation of returning to Rolls-Royce. Last summer was great. I learned a lot, made friends, and made lots of money! Also, when I return to Rolls-Royce I'll be at senior status which means a pay increase since last summer as a junior. So to be short: I can't wait!

Now for the weight gain diet. So I've always had a weight problem ever since I was a kid...And its the opposite of most of America and being overweight... It's being underweight! Thanks to Ben I've been introduced to a weight gain diet that I'm actually willing to follow through with. It's called the TNT Diet and I just started it last week. Basically what I have to do is get a high 3,000 calorie intake, less than 50 grams of carb intake, and at least 130 grams of protein intake per day. I have to eat lots of meat, and lots of vegetables. Along side to these guidelines I have a set work out routine I have to follow every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.. And of course on these days I have to take my creatine, and protein shakes. So far, I've been following the diet at least 90% and I'm glad to say I feel healthier and more motivated to gain weight than ever before. I just really hope to get the results I want (I want to gain at least 20 lbs to feel more comfortable about my physical condition). I'm sure Ben can elaborate more on the TNT Diet than I can. He's much further along in the diet than I am.

And since he decided to pester me about posting on here, I'm going to nominate him to be the next post. So HA! That's for pestering me about it!