Well, I'm back at school after a fairly relaxing spring break. I have to head to class right now, but I'll return with tales of suburban boredom and excess a bit later. You won't want to miss it.
Update
There's not much to be said for my spring break. I didn't travel, didn't soak up the sun in Cancun, Florida, or somewhere tropic like that. I just went home, home to suburbia. I'm actually surprised I never made to Chicago and still managed to enjoy myself.
Highlights
300 at the IMAX
This was probably the first time I had been to the IMAX in eight years. The only reason to hit up the IMAX back then was if you just had to see two glorious humpbacks fuck on a ridiculously large screen. I seem to recall seeing some variation of this on many a school field trip. 300, however, was a lesson in bad-assery. Had this movie come out when I was 13 (about the time I read the graphic novel), my balls would have instantly dropped.
"Tuesday's Cheese"
"Tuesday's Cheese" was a song that my friends and I recorded on a particularly boring night. The song resulted from a dramatic reading of a middle school love note meant for my friend Gio's little brother. We just couldn't get over how incomprehensible most of the note was and before long Gio picked up a guitar and we were ready to record. It's likely it's something only funny to us, but feel free to take a listen to it on our page.MySpace I'm the guy who dramatically reads playing cards while my friend Jared recites the note.
Jam Session
After "Tuesday's Cheese" we were in a music recording type of mood. Jared and Gio went on to record another song about a rusty trombone or something, but I had other plans. The next day I returned to Gio's house with hopes of recording a death metal song called "Death and Taxes" in which we would growl phrases on a W-4 form. It didn't take us long to realize that it was hard for any of us to produce something that sounded like double bass and just proceeded to jam. Mind you, I have no musical training whatsoever, but for about 10 minutes we had something going where Gio and my friend Twardy wailed on their guitars and I produced a few awkward chords on the Garage Band keyboard. It actually didn't sound terrible, but we never ended up recording it. I'm afraid it was just a moment in time.
St. Patrick's Day
Being the good Irishman I am, I decided to do St. Patty's up right by getting stupidly drunk. That was after a nice dinner at Bennigan's with my friend's Ryan, Ashley, and Eric. Boy, I'm glad I had that dinner, because what followed was an insane amount of drinking on my part. Apparently at some point I bonged two beers and totally forgot about it only to be reminded the next morning. Basically, I could probably kiss any diet I was keeping during the week goodbye, but I refuse to look back on it in regret. I had a hell of a time. I'd like to thank Matt for having us and for putting up with my drunkenness.
I guess I had more to say about my break than I originally thought. On the diet front, I have successfully kicked pop. I decided to give Slim-Fast a try and managed to keep my calorie intake fairly reasonable for being home. It's often tempting to go out to eat every night when you've got nothing to do. I attempted to jog as well, but I'll be happy to return to my gym later this evening for a heavier workout. I had a guy from high school tell me that it looks like I've lost weight, which admittedly helped the mental cause.
Other than that, I just relaxed and caught up on Battlestar Galactica. I know, I'm a fucking epic nerd. Hopefully this time next year I'll feel a little bit more comfortable with myself to hit up the beach with everybody and their mother, especially their mother.
By the by, the new Modest Mouse album is blowing me away.
ANOTHER UPDATE: THEY FOUND A BODY IN ONE OF THE DORMS, I HAVE TO SEE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
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Update
There's not much to be said for my spring break. I didn't travel, didn't soak up the sun in Cancun, Florida, or somewhere tropic like that. I just went home, home to suburbia. I'm actually surprised I never made to Chicago and still managed to enjoy myself.
Highlights
300 at the IMAX
This was probably the first time I had been to the IMAX in eight years. The only reason to hit up the IMAX back then was if you just had to see two glorious humpbacks fuck on a ridiculously large screen. I seem to recall seeing some variation of this on many a school field trip. 300, however, was a lesson in bad-assery. Had this movie come out when I was 13 (about the time I read the graphic novel), my balls would have instantly dropped.
"Tuesday's Cheese"
"Tuesday's Cheese" was a song that my friends and I recorded on a particularly boring night. The song resulted from a dramatic reading of a middle school love note meant for my friend Gio's little brother. We just couldn't get over how incomprehensible most of the note was and before long Gio picked up a guitar and we were ready to record. It's likely it's something only funny to us, but feel free to take a listen to it on our page.MySpace I'm the guy who dramatically reads playing cards while my friend Jared recites the note.
Jam Session
After "Tuesday's Cheese" we were in a music recording type of mood. Jared and Gio went on to record another song about a rusty trombone or something, but I had other plans. The next day I returned to Gio's house with hopes of recording a death metal song called "Death and Taxes" in which we would growl phrases on a W-4 form. It didn't take us long to realize that it was hard for any of us to produce something that sounded like double bass and just proceeded to jam. Mind you, I have no musical training whatsoever, but for about 10 minutes we had something going where Gio and my friend Twardy wailed on their guitars and I produced a few awkward chords on the Garage Band keyboard. It actually didn't sound terrible, but we never ended up recording it. I'm afraid it was just a moment in time.
St. Patrick's Day
Being the good Irishman I am, I decided to do St. Patty's up right by getting stupidly drunk. That was after a nice dinner at Bennigan's with my friend's Ryan, Ashley, and Eric. Boy, I'm glad I had that dinner, because what followed was an insane amount of drinking on my part. Apparently at some point I bonged two beers and totally forgot about it only to be reminded the next morning. Basically, I could probably kiss any diet I was keeping during the week goodbye, but I refuse to look back on it in regret. I had a hell of a time. I'd like to thank Matt for having us and for putting up with my drunkenness.
I guess I had more to say about my break than I originally thought. On the diet front, I have successfully kicked pop. I decided to give Slim-Fast a try and managed to keep my calorie intake fairly reasonable for being home. It's often tempting to go out to eat every night when you've got nothing to do. I attempted to jog as well, but I'll be happy to return to my gym later this evening for a heavier workout. I had a guy from high school tell me that it looks like I've lost weight, which admittedly helped the mental cause.
Other than that, I just relaxed and caught up on Battlestar Galactica. I know, I'm a fucking epic nerd. Hopefully this time next year I'll feel a little bit more comfortable with myself to hit up the beach with everybody and their mother, especially their mother.
By the by, the new Modest Mouse album is blowing me away.
ANOTHER UPDATE: THEY FOUND A BODY IN ONE OF THE DORMS, I HAVE TO SEE WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
Read
suaveadonis:
I did the slim fast thing years ago. Please make sure to drink more water than you usually do. Try doing it the opposite. Shake for breakfast, eat lunch and shake for dinner, if it does not mess with your ability to work out. I dropped 40 pounds in a month ,but all I had was a huge salad for lunch and I was constantly running around the hospital I worked at delivering x-rays. That slim fast screws with your intestines to so please be careful.
kamikazechivalry:
I wasn't sure how long I planned on keeping it up. I just kind of wanted to tame my stomach during break. I'm going to try stopping it and just managing my calorie intake. Thanks for the advice!