May 15th, 2012 @ 2:39:31 am
So, I tried closing my blog because I haven’t kept it up to date, and because I really don’t have a lot to say. But, with it being closed, I suddenly found myself with a lot of things I wanted to write about. The very least of which shall be found in this post.
Let’s start off with the weight issue. It’s still a struggle, but it’s been successful lately… more so than the rest of the past 6 months. In fact, the other day, I weighed the least I had in the past two months. So, I suppose I’m somewhat back on track. But it’s hard.
On the school front, I finished BUSI 610. I need an 89% on my lit review in order to get an A for the class and keep my 4.0 GPA. So…. fingers crossed.
I say “so” a lot. So…. anyway…. ;-)
Upfronts have started for 2012-2013. As usual, I’m posting them at http://www.edthomas.co/upfronts . I’m pretty busy, so don’t expect as in-depth an analysis as I usually give.
Oh… I’m watching the PBS special on Johnny Carson. They showed the archive, buried under the earth, of The Tonight Show. It made me wonder… why bury it under the earth? Well, that’s because if we were annihilated, there would still be a record of the U.S. culture over the course of some four decades in the twentieth century. It made me think of a GREAT movie plot. What if, one day the U.S. or the earth in general was victim of some travesty that pretty much eliminated the population of the work, and all artifacts except those protected such as TV archives, etc. What if, over the next several decades, the entire re-created population based their view of American and world history on the archives of our television programming and movies? I mean, in the case of Johnny Carson, they would probably equate him to some sort of god-like figure. The term “King of Late Night” would likely result in a land titled “Late Night,” of which there would be a king!!! Haha. Lisa Lampanelli, the Queen of Mean, would cause a land of Mean for which there would be an actual Queen. Silly, of course. This movie could take a dramatic twist, for sure. It could 100% be an M. Night Shyamalan direction. But, I can also see it as a Will Ferrell type of film. Anyway, hopefully some writer or producer will stumble across this one day, run with the idea, maybe even bring me in to help develop it, and pay me lots of money. Well, I honestly don’t need LOTS of money. Just enough to live comfortably and take care of my friends and family. ;-)
Anyway, it’s late. It’s just time for me to post. So I thought I would. Have a great week everyone! I’ve got a LOT to do. I started school yesterday for the summer. Only 7 more classes to go and I’ll have my MBA, which of course will be worthless as everyone has a graduate degree now. Haha. But anyway, I’ve got a mini-vacation to BG coming up. So I’m looking forward to that. OH….plus FRIDAY CHEERS starts this week!! I’ve never actually been! I’m looking forward to it!
Categories: Project 2012, School, TV
April 5th, 2012 @ 1:54:51 am
So, a brief update. From my phone too, so forgive any spelling or grammatical errors.
It’s been about 2.5 months since my last post. I haven’t been successful at many things: posting or weight management. I’ve not gained a lot of weight since my post in January, but I have gained about 5-6 pounds. I’ve gotten comfortable. I’ve stopped grocery shopping and been more social lately. That is a problem. But, as disappointed as I get in my weight gain, I can fit into things I couldn’t wear a year ago. I just can’t wear things I could wear 4 months ago. Blah. I did get back on the treadmill today though. I did also try to get back on the program today. Mostly successful, but not entirely. It’s a process.
In other news, I’m really happy in life right now. I’ve got a few good things going. I’m really really happy in my personal life. So that’s good. :-) Financially I’m also doing surprisingly well. Of course, I haven’t bought any DVDs this year. Thats weird for me. Haha.
Had a GREAT class last term. Hate my current class. My professor is nice but VERY strict. Ugh. May be my first C of my collegiate career. :-/
So here’s the elephant in the room… Where’s Ed??? I closed my Facebook. I haven’t blocked anyone, so those texts can stop. LOL. But I’m taking a break. I may be back… And frankly, I may not!! Either way, I’m doing ok. I’d say life couldn’t be better but that’d be a lie. I will say its pretty darn good though.
Anyway, that’s it for me right now. Got a trip to the beach coming up shortly with Autumn and Bobby. Very excited about that!!! I’ll post pics … Maybe. ;-) anyway, I’m out for now. Here’s hoping my next post reveals some weight loss. LOL.
Categories: Friends, Project 2012, School
January 19th, 2012 @ 1:44:55 am
So, before Thanksgiving, I had hit a total weight loss of 124 pounds since February of 2010. As of today, I have gained 13 pounds between Thanksgiving and now. It started out as “Oh, it’s just the holidays. No big deal.” Then it became “Oh, it’s just while I’m on vacation. No big deal.” Now, I’m afraid I’ve completely fell off the wagon… and it ran me over!!
Why? Well, I haven’t been keeping track of my points like I used to. I haven’t been blogging about it like I used to. And I’ve been extremely social the past two months. New relationships tend to do it as well. Especially when I’ve been trying to go out as much as possible right now since, once school starts and then spring productions kick in, I’ll be a little too busy.
So… what am I going to do about it? Well, I’m going to try my darnedest to finish out the week as best I can. However, since Saturday is my official weigh day, Saturday, January 21st will be the official start of Project 2012. Like Project 2010, this is again going to be weight-loss oriented. However, since I have substantially less to lose, and a final goal in sight, I’m going to be pretty blatant about how I want this year to go. Between now and 7am Christmas morning of 2012, I would like to lose approximately 25 lbs (I have a goal weight for Christmas, and it’s just a hair over 25 lbs from where I stand today. I’m hoping it’ll be a little less than that Saturday). According to the countdown tracker I’ve placed on my website, as of the writing of this post, that gives me 46 weeks to do so. I think it’s doable. Now, if I can only lose 20 lbs, that would be fine as well. But 25 lbs is the primary goal. As much as 28 would put me at the half-way point between now and my ultimate weight loss goal. Yes, that’s right, even after P2012, I still won’t be finished. BUT, for now, about 25 lbs is my goal for the next 46 weeks.
So… wish me luck! Since it’s a new project, I’m starting on Week 1 again Saturday and let you know where I stand!
Categories: Project 2012
October 5th, 2011 @ 8:39:48 pm
Categories: Prayer, Technology
Tags: Apple, RIP, Steve Jobs
September 21st, 2011 @ 3:38:14 am
It’s been about four months since my last update. I’ve received a few emails, FB messages, and Tweets from people who think I haven’t updated because I’ve fallen off the wagon. I’ll admit, I’ve had some rough weeks. Some rough days. More “who cares” days than “I care” ones. However, overall, I’m still doing pretty good. I haven’t lost a lot more, but I did pass that “magic number” I talked about in May. But since passing it, I’ve sort of been hovering. What HAS changed, though, is my waist size. Even though I haven’t lost a lot of weight since May, clothes that I bought at the beginning of the summer are too big for me now at the end of summer (or technically, the beginning of fall). I’m having to buy all new jeans this fall, none of my jackets fit, and a good number of my shirts from last fall are now too big as well. While this is a cool thing, it’s also a little disheartening because I can’t really afford the new wardrobe. Oh yeah. Obama’s revamp of the student loan system has screwed me over and it cost me about an extra $2,000 out of pocket for this fall semester. Thanks, guy.
Anyway, back to Project 2010. I haven’t been keeping good track of the weight changes each week. Mostly because lately I haven’t been at home on Saturday nights, so I haven’t been able to weigh in on Sunday mornings. I am thinking of changing my weigh date to Saturday instead of Sunday. (I don’t want to make it Monday because that has a greater chance of false results. Also, because I’m more inclined to eat poorly on the weekends, giving me all week to work that off before weigh in again). As such, I’ve also lost track of exactly what week I’m on now. BUT… what I can tell you is that since Week 0, I’ve lost a total of 113.4 pounds. As of my last posting in May, I had lost 98.8 pounds. That’s an additional loss of 14.6 pounds. That’s not terribly great for a four month period (about roughly 0.9 pounds per week), but it’s also certainly not bad!! What’s even better is, like I said, the fat I still have seems to have been working on redistributing itself and my overall body size seems to be changing.
I may (or may not) be about to start on a secret “Project 2011.” I probably won’t blog about that until its over, which would be some time at the end of the year. That will lead me into a follow-up “Project 2012.” But, let’s not get too excited. Much like P2010 started off with a week zero, next week I should be into week zero of P2011 — that is, if there is one. Which I can’t confirm. Because it’s secret. HAHA. So, we’ll see if it’s worth continuing with or if I’ll even mention it here.
Oh… also… school is kicking my butt. That’s why I haven’t been updating. I’m just overwhelmed right now. Trying to stick to P2010, do my school, keep up with my increased work load (this is my busiest time of year, you know), of course my TV habits (can’t believe I haven’t blogged about that all summer!), and trying to have SOME semblance of a social life. I just …. argh! Don’t know that I’ll survive the rest of 2011. We’ll see, though.
Oh yeah… and I’m officially 29. (Gag).
Oh… and one more thing… Romo had better bring it this week. Personally, while I don’t wish him to be seriously injured, I wouldn’t mind it if this rub/lung thing keeps him on the bench and puts my boy Kitna in as starter. Hope they are giving him mad reps today at practice!!
So there… I crammed a P2010, School, Birthday, and Football update all into one. Why not go for a TV update:
MDA Telethon — disaster. I’ll still donate, of course, but not during telethon time anymore. I won’t even watch the show. There goes at least 24 years of my heritage down the drain.
New Shows that have premiered so far: Free Agents – failure; Up All Night – hilarious!!; The Playboy Club – meh; 2 Broke Girls – TONS of potential!; New Girl – excellent… but we’ll have to see what they do when the new guy comes on. I will like it better with Damon Wayans Jr, I think.
Returning Shows that have premiered so far: Parenthood – love this show. Really.; Hawaii Five-0 – dear producers, please stop making characters I like into dirty characters. Glee – not bad! Good riddance to the blonde guy. Please bring back more Lauren. Puck is WAY too old. Especially on High Def. He’s like Crater Face from Grease. Glad to see Blaine as part of new directions, but c’mon, his family would never have let him leave that elitist school for public school. Never.; Raising Hope – this really is one of my favorite shows, and the premiere did not disappoint.
I’ll try to post another TV update later in the week.
Categories: Birthday, Football, Project 2010, School, TV
