I like to call this "As close as you can get to Bono without getting your eyes wet."
(see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0S6vL0-u58 for reference!)
Friday, December 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Holy awesome shows batman!
The gods have finally smiled upon Des Moines, Ia.
We are not blessed by one, but two awesome shows in October.
1st off is MGMT. I am so freaking excited! Praise be to Satellite radio (note the continuous religious theme?) for playing Time to Pretend and Electric Feel on their stations. They'll be at People's court on Oct 1st. Which reminds me, time to get tickets.
Secondly is Jeremy's new love. Flobots. They remind me a bit of Cake from back in the 90s. Only with a more hip and political spin to their music. That show will be on Oct. 17th at the same venue.
Again, Des Moines is getting some sweet sweet shows, and at a price people can afford. Both tickets are under $20.
We are not blessed by one, but two awesome shows in October.
1st off is MGMT. I am so freaking excited! Praise be to Satellite radio (note the continuous religious theme?) for playing Time to Pretend and Electric Feel on their stations. They'll be at People's court on Oct 1st. Which reminds me, time to get tickets.
Secondly is Jeremy's new love. Flobots. They remind me a bit of Cake from back in the 90s. Only with a more hip and political spin to their music. That show will be on Oct. 17th at the same venue.
Again, Des Moines is getting some sweet sweet shows, and at a price people can afford. Both tickets are under $20.
Monday, July 7, 2008
The Flaming Lips at the 80/35 festival were amazing. Easily one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. Even if you didn't know all of the songs they create such a euphoric atmosphere that its hard to deny they are one of the best bands ever live.More of my photos from 80/35
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
updates
So I have started week 2 of Body for Life. So far everything has been going pretty good. We wake up in the morning to exercise which has done wonders for my energy.
Last Friday had a BBQ which was fun. Had about 20 or more people over and everyone seemed to have a pretty good time. I'll try to post some pictures of our awesome Rock Band-a-thon.
Last Friday had a BBQ which was fun. Had about 20 or more people over and everyone seemed to have a pretty good time. I'll try to post some pictures of our awesome Rock Band-a-thon.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Hot tubbin
Thinking of buying a hot tub here soon. Since our house sold we'll have some extra play money and I've always wanted one! Going to test one out today and hopefully get an order in this week.
Jeremy and I are back on the diet/exercise wagon. Dropped about $270 on two weeks worth of groceries just so we can eat 6 times a day. No more fast food (except for free day Saturdays!!) or daily glasses of wine or beer. Its OK, no pain, no gain, right? I just need to stay at my desk at work and never leave my house and I should be just fine.
Jeremy and I are back on the diet/exercise wagon. Dropped about $270 on two weeks worth of groceries just so we can eat 6 times a day. No more fast food (except for free day Saturdays!!) or daily glasses of wine or beer. Its OK, no pain, no gain, right? I just need to stay at my desk at work and never leave my house and I should be just fine.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Hillary supporters
If you want to see the most insane, rabid, Hillary supporters our nation can muster. Go to Hillaryis44.com . I'm waiting for them to be named as a terrorist organization. What I can't understand is why people would support their candidate with so much conviction because of what she stands for, would even suggest turning around and voting for McCain.
Obama and Clinton are not that far off from each other. Have similar goals. And for me, it was a personality conflict to ever be behind Hillary Clinton. With that said, if my candidate had lost, I would evaluate what issues are important to me and make a decision. And as a woman, who believes in pro choice and the civil rights of everyone no matter who you choose your partner to be, I could never ever vote for a Republican.
The Republican party of today should just get it over with and rename themselves the NeoCons of America. This is not your warm and fuzzy Reagan-esque Republican. They are only interested into pandering to an uneducated, racist, over religious, and mob mentality type voter. What is truly interesting is the NeoCon party has no interest in helping out the middle and lower class wage earners. But those are the type of Americans that will vote for them since they use Fear and warmongering as their main talking points and tactics. Its sickening. Ok, off my tangent. With that said, I am by all means not "educated" I have attended some college, but did not get a degree. But I can think for myself and tell right from wrong. Why some Americans can't just baffles me.
Back to my subject. One of the main issues that Hillary touts as how she differed from Obama was her Healthcare plan. If you were a strong supporter of Hillary, chances are you were all for Nationalized Healthcare. So that means you should vote for McCain, a republican right after W's own heart. Right? Well, that is their logic. They would cut of their nose to spite their face. Haven't we moved past this type of grade school behaviour?
Obama and Clinton are not that far off from each other. Have similar goals. And for me, it was a personality conflict to ever be behind Hillary Clinton. With that said, if my candidate had lost, I would evaluate what issues are important to me and make a decision. And as a woman, who believes in pro choice and the civil rights of everyone no matter who you choose your partner to be, I could never ever vote for a Republican.
The Republican party of today should just get it over with and rename themselves the NeoCons of America. This is not your warm and fuzzy Reagan-esque Republican. They are only interested into pandering to an uneducated, racist, over religious, and mob mentality type voter. What is truly interesting is the NeoCon party has no interest in helping out the middle and lower class wage earners. But those are the type of Americans that will vote for them since they use Fear and warmongering as their main talking points and tactics. Its sickening. Ok, off my tangent. With that said, I am by all means not "educated" I have attended some college, but did not get a degree. But I can think for myself and tell right from wrong. Why some Americans can't just baffles me.
Back to my subject. One of the main issues that Hillary touts as how she differed from Obama was her Healthcare plan. If you were a strong supporter of Hillary, chances are you were all for Nationalized Healthcare. So that means you should vote for McCain, a republican right after W's own heart. Right? Well, that is their logic. They would cut of their nose to spite their face. Haven't we moved past this type of grade school behaviour?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Soreness is the new hotness
I think I just completed my 3rd day of Wii fit last night, and I can actually say my legs are a bit sore. The more you go in the game, the more things that unlock for you. I try to do a minimum of 30 min. each day on it. I do think I am to the point where I could just alternate aerobics and strength training. I was going to get up early and do the Yoga part, but forgot about it until just now as I am typing this. I definitely need a schedule.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
I can has a wii fit?
Got my Wii fit yesterday with Jennifer after a mad dash to Target during the work day. Set up my profile and everything. Its definitely not an exact science as far as weight and BMI goes. I have my official one from work for comparisons and a pretty significant difference. Jennifer reports that her's is pretty close, so I'm going to chalk that up to hardwood floor vs. carpet being the problem. It does come with little footie thingies on the bottom for people with carpet so I may have to add those tonight to see if it makes a difference.
I will say that I am a little sore today after spending 30 min of actual excercise time on it last night that it does track. It has a little calendar that tracks your progress from day to day. Pretty cool for the most part but its not without its flaws - the pushups are awkward and almost impossible without giving yourself carpal tunnel.
I will say that I am a little sore today after spending 30 min of actual excercise time on it last night that it does track. It has a little calendar that tracks your progress from day to day. Pretty cool for the most part but its not without its flaws - the pushups are awkward and almost impossible without giving yourself carpal tunnel.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Because I complained
Its hotter than hell today. Its ok. I can deal with that. That means I can attempt to become a shade darker than my normal pastey-white. I'm trying to talk Jeremy into letting me get an easy-set pool. I've never owned a pool but I think I could get used to having somewhere cool to lay on a hot day. Jennifer is with me and would be my floaty buddy! She told me Biglots is having a sale on them, so I am half tempted to buy one today and give it a shot.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Memorial Day weekend
Holy hell its cold outside! What is the use of a 3-day weekend when its cold and rainy? I'm trying to figure out a good use for the weekend. I'm thinking shampooing the carpet, I know, riveting!! This is why...
My cat, Max, is an asshole that doesn't like his $300 cat box.
The reason we own a $300 cat box (and that is what we call it) is because we are SO BUSY (lazy) that we can't even be bothered to scoop out a litter box! In theory, it's actually pretty slick... It looks like a toilet with litter in it. It washes and liquefies the poo and then flushes it down your toilet. He shits in it about 50/50. I know he has used it and our other kitty, Onyx, does use it. But Max on the other hand has to have the right conditions in order to use it. I think it has to be with in 5 feet of him (can't do too much exercise) and it probably has to be a Thursday. So the next step is to add another litter box downstairs. We have to be careful where we put our litter box due to the dogs. They eat cat poop. I don't want them to eat cat poop, so we use a pet door in our bathroom to keep the dogs out of the snacks. It works OK, except I haven't had a master bathroom for the last year due to not wanting to get cat litter embedded in the bottom of my feet. The things I do for my animals, I'm pretty sure they have it better than we do. Oh well, maybe this weekend I can finally reclaim bathroom.
the cat genie.
My cat, Max, is an asshole that doesn't like his $300 cat box.
The reason we own a $300 cat box (and that is what we call it) is because we are SO BUSY (lazy) that we can't even be bothered to scoop out a litter box! In theory, it's actually pretty slick... It looks like a toilet with litter in it. It washes and liquefies the poo and then flushes it down your toilet. He shits in it about 50/50. I know he has used it and our other kitty, Onyx, does use it. But Max on the other hand has to have the right conditions in order to use it. I think it has to be with in 5 feet of him (can't do too much exercise) and it probably has to be a Thursday. So the next step is to add another litter box downstairs. We have to be careful where we put our litter box due to the dogs. They eat cat poop. I don't want them to eat cat poop, so we use a pet door in our bathroom to keep the dogs out of the snacks. It works OK, except I haven't had a master bathroom for the last year due to not wanting to get cat litter embedded in the bottom of my feet. The things I do for my animals, I'm pretty sure they have it better than we do. Oh well, maybe this weekend I can finally reclaim bathroom.
the cat genie.Thursday, May 22, 2008
F**K DDR
I realized why I having played it in so long. 1st of all Jennifer isn't here for competition. That is a major component of having a successful and sweaty Dance off. 2nd, yeah, I've probably gained another 10lbs since I last did it so it was a bit of a challenge. I'm not a big fan of the version for the 360 anyway, old school xbox version is the best, but the 360's lights are prettier.
Me, after one DDR session, an artist's rendition:
Being a fatty...
I'm sick of it. I have started and stopped god knows how many exercise programs. I'm not delusional, I know why I weigh what I do. Laziness and the eating out/poor food choices. No one to blame but myself and my own lack of willpower. I was athletic in high school, wore a size 5/6. I'll always have the big ass, but its not so bad when you have a skinny waist. :)
I kinda had the idea that I would get a Wii Fit, use that in conjunction with my DDR pad on my 360 and blog about it. Something like the "Fat video game player's guide to losing weight". I unfortunately did not get a Wii Fit this week. So possibly I will just log the DDR workouts and go from there.
I kinda had the idea that I would get a Wii Fit, use that in conjunction with my DDR pad on my 360 and blog about it. Something like the "Fat video game player's guide to losing weight". I unfortunately did not get a Wii Fit this week. So possibly I will just log the DDR workouts and go from there.
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