Unions, unions...it's all about the unions!!!

OK, so it's been forever since I posted on my journal...needed to post something new to it for once and don't feel like thinking right now!!

Wizzooott!!

Dave

Kitties!!

When my girlfriend moved up to San Francisco from Los Angeles, she had to leave behind a cat she had for 14 years. She could have brought it, but the cat was so used to its environment, we thought it would have been unfair for her.

So, of course, I said she could get a new kitty once we settled in....and we went to do that yesterday. We went to an adoption fair at a pet store and saw these two cute 11-week old black kittens. They were brothers, but each have very different personalities. One is outgoing and is a bit nutty. The other is cautious of everything. The GF fell in love with the nutty one and we agreed to take it.

The adoption person came by our place last night to drop the kitty off (they have to inspect the place first to make sure it's safe for the cat) and when the kitten we were taking was seperated from its brother, the brother looked very lonely and depressed. We felt really bad for it, so...well....we decided to take both!!

Body for Life Update:

Whelp, lost a respectable four pounds last week on my first week back on the BFL plan.!

While it isn't the staggering 12lb or whatever I lost the first week the last time I did it, I am very happy because 1) It's progress, 2) I didn't do ANY excercize, 3) I wasn't nearly as strict as I used to be -- too much fruit and caffeine involved, and 4) I wasn't driven crazy by cravings.

So here we go week two!!!

OK, if you've been around on the forums and stuff since mid-late 2002, you probably know my journey on the Body for Life program. It was something that I was very hardcore about and started in October 2002.

Being ready to be decidicated and giving it my all, I took the plan, modified it a tad, and well, between October 2002 and May 2003, I lost around 75lb - 80lb. Technically, my peak was more around 95lb, but that dealt with me basically starving myself a couple weeks before heading into E3 2003 because I wanted to reach a certain weight...but I gained that back within a week once.

Anyhow, that E3, I stopped the plan. I was rather happy with myself, was very active, and just told myself I wouldn't abuse the eating (that is, stuff myself overly full whenever I ate, which is most overweight's people biggest mistake in addition to simply eating the wrong food.)

From May 2003 to August 2004, I pretty much maintained this wait within a 5 pound range on average. Never really looked out on what I was eating, but just made sure to only eat enough to make me full and no more. My muscle/fat ratio certainly fluctuated I would say, though.

In August / early September, out of nowhere, I gained a significant amount of weight...around 20lb, over the course of 2 - 3 weeks. And I've been around there since then. This is not what I wanted and have been very upset with myself!!!

My girlfriend moved in with me in mid-October and we have decided to go back on the plan I was on before, BFL...with my modifications (essentially, lower fat intake)...and we started this week. It's going well for me, but she's having a little trouble (more like, complaining!!! :p), but she's sticking with it and I'm proud of her.

The first week or two is always the most difficult as the cravings for everything you are used to eating drive you crazy, but once we get past it, it should be smooth sailing!

Wish us luck!

So after two incredible nights this past weekend with Paul van Dyk Friday and then Oceanlab, Above & Beyond, and Lange Saturday night, my body decided to give up on me and started getting very sick on Sunday. Considering with my GF's and I's anniversary, we still tried to make the best of it and went to dinner and our evening activities afterwards. The dinner went OK, but we ended up leaving Ruby Skye (where we went afterwards) after only being there for an hour because my throat was swelling up and I was getting a fever for sure. What a horrible day for this to all happen on, my anniversary!!!

And since then, my body has been aching, my throat has been very sore, my lungs hurt, etc. Today is probably the best I have felt since Monday, mainly because I think I've coughed up everything possible out of my lungs (thanks to hacking up goobers for an hour before coming into work today), so my chest is cleared up somewhat, although I can feel it getting worse as they day goes along. Keeping myself loaded up on Dayquil is controlling my temperature finally. Anyhow, think I'm on the slow path of recovery, hopefully.

OK, things have been _ccraazzzyyy_ in my life, so don't think I've just been ignoring this....here's a rundown of a few things...

1. My free IPOD came, just a couple days after my last entry...I got it before my account updated with it being shipped. I love the thing!

2. I have taken a huge step in my life - I am living with my girlfriend. After going to LA and her coming up to SF for the past year, she finally made the move to SF once and forall. It's going great so far. I've never been happier in my life. I see big things ahead!!

3. Still going out a whole lot. It's great that my GF loves the same music I do for the most part (although she doesn't like a lot of the progressive music I like), and this weekend is going to hit me with a triple header. Friday - Paul van Dyk, 2 - Lange, Oceanlab / Above & Beyond, Sunday - Paul Oakenfold & Sander Kleinenberg. To make it more wacky, Sunday is Halloween and my anniversary with my GF.

4. On the work side of things, just finished getting 700kpbs streams prepped, about to do a remote live On the Spot webcast at Electronic Arts LA, getting started on another HUGE project that will involve lots of people, and tons of other stuff. Let's just say things are hectic for sure!!!

5. I cry every night how my Yankees lost the Red Sox. I actually don't really mind losing to the Sox, but the way they did it is just torture on my soul. Oh well, I grew up loving the Yankees, and the SUCKED when I first really understood baseball, and I'll always be by their side.

6. I hate the New England Patriots.....ok ok, not the Patriots, but I really hate Tom Brady. He just seems fake to me. Oh, and before ANYONE says he's a great QB, that offense is setup to make any QB look good. Just like the Rams offense and the Chief's offense are designed where just about any QB who can remotely throw the ball will look good.

7. Man, the Dolphins SUCK this year....at least the Bucs have one two games.

8. The press don't know squat in the college polls. Miami could destroy Auburn in a 1-on-1...if Miami actually decided to show up and play as well as they can.

9. Back to work for me....

Cheers,

Dave