I couldn't stay away. I guess my anger has subsided. Worked it out of my system or something. I am a much happier person. I guess I should break down what's gone on since my last post, though I'm sure I don't recall most of it well enough to recite. Update: Well this turned out much longer than I expected. Take it all in, you know you want to.
Confession:
I bought what's called a compression tank top. I thought about wearing it around, keep the flab sucked in a little bit. It only sort of works. My tits aren't much of an issue these days and it's sort of a trade off on the stomach area. It smooths it out, but doesn't actually pull it in where I want it to. It might actually make it protrude more. I wore it one day when I walked 20 miles, then it smelled like stank so I washed it and have yet to wear it again.
License to Eat:
My driver's license expires this year, so I decided to renew it early, due to how fat and angry I look on my current license. I am tired of being carded and having to show that thing. I often put my thumb over the picture 'accidentely' hiding my picture as I show my ID. The DMV in this town is a joke. The one lady that was apparently trained to do licenses and wasn't on some sort of break sighed loudly and said she wasn't going to do it because she was busy. Not really. After five minutes no one was in line at all so she sighed loudly and said she'd do it.
What an inconvenience for her to have to do work. Ironically they require two forms of ID, but a social security card isn't used. Apparently that would disqualify too many illegal immigrants. Anyways, I got it done and should have it in a couple weeks. I'm good for another six years. Woot.
Beetlejuice:
The bugs won't stop. Now there's these tiny little crickets to go with the beetles. Crickets are worth more XP but they are harder to catch with the dust-buster. That thing is really getting full, but I HATE cleaning it out. Stuff always flies in my face no matter how hard I try to avoid it. Blech.
GayStation Tres:
So my PS3 blewed up on me. This is actually the second time, but the first time it was under warranty and a free fix. So I thought I was up shit creek, but it turns out that fate had other plans in store for me. I called up Sony and apparently it's cheaper to have them send me one of the newer PS3 slims (refurbished of course) than my original model. This is fantastic news, as the slims are less prone to these heating issues, and it will have wifi and a smaller form factor. It also uses less juice but who gives a fuck about that. Still cost me 150, but that's better than the 300 I was planning on shelling out for a Slim to replace it. It's too bad the old one is a piece, it could have been a collectors item someday, but I can't afford to keep it and pay extra these days.
Best Rock Concert Evar:
So this concert had Hell Yeah (a supergroup with the singer from Mudvayne and the drummer from Pantera), Halestorm (hot chick singer), Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, and Disturbed. Yes, all of them. I realize most people probably don't see those last three as their favorite bands, but they are three of my favorites, and the rest aren't bad either. It's basically the most stacked lineup for a concert that I will probably ever get to see in my lifetime.
It was awesome too. Avenged Sevenfold was the greatest thing I'd seen in my life. And they were more popular than I thought they'd be, with a good majority of the crowd singing along to two of their new songs. Surprised me that so many would know actual words and get that pumped up. Disturbed was also great, both had cool stage setups. Stone Sour only did a few songs, but three of them are my three favorites of theirs, so it's all good.
I ate so much food on what is essentially a trip to go see a rock concert, because I ate Sonic and Texas Roadhouse the day before (it's a long drive so I had to stay overnight in a hotel with my friend just to make it there the next day), then Buffalo Wild Wings (was kind of shite honestly) and I-HOP (omfg awesome food and hilariously the cheapest meal I ate), then the next day a triple steak burger and shake from Freddy's. So yeah. I ate... well. I'm pretty sure my body is still processing the calories today. No faintness, shortness of breath, or fatigue.
UFC Hopefully at Adam's Again:
Going to try to tactfully ask my brother tonight or tomorrow. Broken gaystation takes one reason for him to come here away. GF sort of wants to go to salina to have her car checked out by her dad. I won't mind that as long as I don't have to pay for any gas or hotel bill. I'm not sure how she'll feel about that. Gotta save money though. Last one went well. Oh god I ate so much though. Not just that day but there were leftovers for three days afterwards. Basically my worst fears come true.
I'm a sucker for leftovers. It's like my fucking cryptonite. But even that night I ate the majorty of three different appetizers, more than the other four people combined. Then I ate a chicken taco and a chicken enchilada. Then my own parfait. Then part of two other people's parfaits. Then leftovers for three days.
Ridin' Dirty:
On my way to and from the concert I had over 10 hours to kill. I illegally downloaded six movies, and illegally watched five of them while driving on the highways and Interstate. I was careful enough, the little screen is positioned such that I can see stuff peripherally. Not only that, I didn't bother looking at the screen a lot of the time, as the sunlight washed it out, and I even missed a few key points in some of the movies.
I can't really go into specifics. GF doesn't like when I watch movies without her, and once she knows I've watched something, she won't rent it. So I have to keep my road films top secret. Well ok there's two I can talk about I think...
Batman: Under the Red Hood: Animated Batman movie. It was ok, but it really does a bad job justifying Batty's moral compass, and how he won't kill people that should obviously die, like the Joker. I mean seriously. 'I'm afraid I'll just keep killing after the first time Robin'. 'Ok well grow some balls, do the right thing, and stop being a pussy'.
Soloman Kane: It was supposed to be an action movie, so I can't judge it on that due to not being able to see the screen while it was sunny out. It was definitely tolerable based on the audio and general plot stuff. Nothing special though. Kane is an evil man who renounces violence in order to save his soul from Satan. I mean really that's kind of a lame premise, since only when faced with eternal damnation does he change his stripes. Too convenient. Of course he's pulled back into the violent lifestyle, but this time for righteousness. Meh.
Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim
Stupid, yet interesting and engaging at the same time. Doesn't get boring, but at the same time is trying too hard to be hip with self-proclaimed retro gamers who are probably mostly little brats pretending to be unique and likely don't actually appreciate the 8 and 16 bit era as much as they'd like us to believe. I lived that era, get off my fuckin lawn. And if you are going to get a life, it needs to be a green fuckin mushroom, not whatever the fuck icon was used in the movie. Plotwise, it's all a big metaphor for how women will compare new guys to their old guys. I think... but care little.
Time Wasting
Started up City of Heroes again. I liked it better when I could call it City of Villains, but that's been relegated to mere expansion status and is no longer a valid title for the MMORPG. Whatevs. So I'm playing CoH because there's a new expansion called Going Rogue. This will likely keep me amused a very short time, but I feel after I prepurchased the thing months ago (april 2nd), I should try it now that it's out. Good money after bad, or making it worthwhile, it has yet to be decided.
Die Yetting
I'm trying to actually reduce my calorie count due to how little progress I've made over the last couple months. But UP the protein at the same time. I'm thinking 600 calories a day, with at least 50% of the recommended daily value of protein should be good. I've started doing a little strength exercise again, and put the magnetrainer back in front of the couch to cycle on. I obviously can't walk 20 miles a day, but maybe I can cycle some and walk some.
I actually tried to walk 20 miles a day for three days in a row. Some tendon or joint between my hip and thigh started hurting. It got worse and worse. By the end of the second day I had taken a lot of excedrin hoping that would help, but it was bad. I couldn't make it the third day. I think my joints or something are worn out from being a fatass for so long.
I weigh 162. Don't weep for me, I am not going to be beaten.