I’ve gone from 242lbs to 219lbs in a little over a month. It’s been 59 days since I’ve smoked and 34 days I’ve been working out and I’m starting to see some changes, which rocks. I’ve just got to keep going. Keeping track of calories has become easier and I’m starting to be more full after I eat. I don’t eat sugar any more and I’ve gotten used to splenda quite nicely. and I’d like to plug Sprite Zero…that stuff taste just like normal Sprite but it’s better. It’s not sappy sweet and it goes down nice and clean…refreshing. I’m …

. . Where are you off to with that head of yours? Is there somewhere you should be? Was it something that I said the time I held you down and told you it’s not you it’s only me?MaybeDon’t take what I don’t need (Give me back my peace of mind) Don’t say what I don’t need (Give my back my precious time) No way you’ll silence me You’ll see What you up to now your mirror’s gone? Is there someone you should be? Did you think I was just fooling ’round with you?But honestly But honestly But honestly Don’t …

We’ve had rain all week and it’s really nice to see the sun shining through my shades. I’m feeling good and not scheduled to work out so I’ll have to figure out what to do with myself today.  I should be transferring files from an old machine to my new storage drive.  I’ve got probably 250gig to transfer…maybe more.  I do like having all this extra space now and I’m going to take advantage of it.  Maybe I’ll dig through my CD collection and digitize most of it again. My friend Laurie is celebrating her Birthday today (even though it …

It’s 10:02pm and I’ve got Marigold wafting into my ears. dueling with my thoughts. I’m reflecting on things my Grandfather used to say to me. Little nuggets of wisdom that he would drop in casual conversation that stuck with me and bring him back to me every time I think them. I so desperately wish he hadn’t died so long ago…I’d love to talk to him now and ask his advice. I never got to know him as an adult and I would love to see how his wisdom worked regarding matters of the heart. … It’s now 11:08pm and …

I’m sitting here trying to get motivated to go work out and get my laundry done and these pajamas aren’t helping. It’s 11:20 and I’ve been awake since 7:30am playing piano and checking on email. My roommate’s girlfriend is visiting this weekend and I’m just not feeling the whole introduction thing while I’ve got bed head. I’ll have to sneak into the bathroom and then sneak out. Oh, you can probably tell I’ve not gone on a road trip, although I’m surely doing something this afternoon/evening to make sure I’m not hanging around the apartment. I feel the need to …

It’s been a weird, rushed week for me. I’ve felt great about some things and not so great on others. On the good side, I’ve gotten my blood work back and things look pretty good. I’ve had a great week working out and I’m going up to a full 30 minutes next week. I’m cleaning up my inbox and work stuff hase been going well and the whole Flickr integration has gone smoothly so far. I’ve been working on the v-blog idea and got some footage that I’ll edit up for this weekend. So some good stuff. There have been …

I need to do something cool this weekend. Something active, something fun, something I normally wouldn’t do. Any ideas? Maybe it’s time for a road trip…that sounds interesting. Or maybe a weekend flight to somewhere warm? I’m no good at planning that kind of thing and I would love someone in my life to be able to say “That sounds like fun…” so I can’t back out. It seems that having someone to do that kind of thing is helpful in the motivational department. Even better, I would love someone to come up with a suggestion that I could respond …

I’m in fine shape. My belly is full and my feet are up. I’ve got some great music in ears and more to come. I’ve been trying to get into a routine this week and it’s working so far, except the sleep part. So, that being known I’m happy to sit here and type. The world needs more of me so I figured I’d oblige. Which reminds me about the video blog concept. I’m not a writer and my writing sucks but whatever, it’s not like people will be watching. I would like for it to be an open format. …

It’s a very interesting thought but I’m still not sure of a concept or an idea. I’d love to do it but I want to make sure it’s funny or interesting…I don’t want to waste your time or mine and I want to put something really good out there. Not really for the sake of being noticed but because I don’t like shyte. I’ll need some more time to devote to conceptual thought. I look at the Foo Fighters video for “Low” and it looks SO easy to make a semi-entertaining, low budget laugh-fest. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6NXBAfkCaQ] Now, I know what you’re …

I’ve been wearing down over the last few months thinking about my Dad. He’s bedridden in Richmond, Va. in a one bedroom apartment. He’s got severe emphysema and gets winded just getting out of bed. He’s on the second floor of this apartment building, so laundry, food shopping, getting his mail, going to the bank, are impossible because those stairs present too much of a challenge for him. I pay his rent and attempt to get things done for him from Ma. My father wasn’t the best Dad on the planet, in fact, he was pretty lousy at it. There …