Now with extra twitter

I finally gave in and made a twitter account.
I previously hesitated because it looked like another information overload tool, it always seemed like something people would use to send way to much updates (I'm in the mall now -> I found some nice shoes -> thinking of buying shoes -> didn't buy shoes after all, color didn't match -> drinking a coffee in the mall, people watching -> found a purse -> etc. :p )

But still, don't judge before you tried it (or at least investigated it) so when I recently found something for which twitter could be useful, I decided to give it a try (after being on the fence for half a week...), so you can follow me from http://twitter.com/gemakie.
At the least I'll be posting where I'm paragliding the next time I'm going out, as that's my reason for starting the feed in the first place.

Barefoot status quo

Currently I tend to walk around barefoot most of the time, only putting on shoes when going to work or when they are needed for safety.
The safety part probably won’t change, it’s mainly for ankle protection while paragliding (hard landings) and it’s part of the insurance rules, with good reason (similar to how wrist guards while skating are a good idea)
For the work part… I’m a consultant and at the moment I’m not yet up to the task of explaining my reasons to 1) my boss & 2) the customer I’m currently working with (which can change allot) & 3) the customers of the customers I’m working with (who often come past whatever table I’m working at). So for now, I’m considering shoes at work a necessary evil while I’m representing my company, similar to how the people in suits probably see their ties :p

Now my next goal would be to combine my jogging ‘thing to do’ with this one resulting in barefoot jogging, I’m guessing the jogging will hurt allot more than the barefoot running, even if it’s mostly on asphalt :D

As for reactions I got, most where neutral or good, surprised at seeing someone without shoes and/or asking about the reason behind it.
There where only a few negative ones though, and nothing too severe.

See more progress on: go barefoot more

43things.com

While searching for 'Stop eating sugar', I came upon a site called 43things.com.
It seems to be aimed at helping you achieve goals in live, something that I'm trying to do right now, so I'm gone give it a try.
I've also connected 43things to this blog, so hopefully there will be a bit more life in here again (just as the dust was settling again...)

And if your wondering why I was searching for 'Stop eating sugar', I'm suspecting my high sugar intake might have something to do with my general lack of energy. It came up at work kind of sideways when talking about the weight watchers diet and how eating sugar takes lots of energy to burn... considering I'm sitting in an office with three other guys, once does wonder if the metrosexual has firmly taken over :p