I'm Back on the Wagon Again

For a guy who has been big most of his life, 28 years to be exact, bad habits become ingrained. They seep into your essence and take refuge in your moments of weaknesses. Essentially, eating bad becomes an addiction. You see a Mc D's and you want it. Even if you aren't hungry. Then all it takes is to rationalize why eating it this one time won't hurt. Then you are trapped. Your stoked about getting your favorite yummy goodness. Then it's followed by the euphoria then the guilt. I'm being very honest because it's time that I have to be. I'm almost 30. I've been on the health food wagon, then off, then on, then off. I even lost a bunch of weight about 3 years ago...before gaining about half of it back. So a few weeks ago I started the process of trying to correct my life. Only to fail again when Baydays came around...because...well...fried seafood is good seafood. Right? Right. Well progress made, then train derailed, is no reason to not get back on the track. So today I'm going to start again. The general plan is 1800 cals/day plus about a gallon of water a day plus regular exersise.. That's what I did last time. So I know it works. I know that this is not the answer alone. I have to work had to instill healthy eating into my life. The 1800 cals/day is to loose the weight initially. But then it takes the installation of good habits during the process to keep it off later. So today...healthy Scott cometh (hopefully).

Now here's the vid of the day from a band called Cymbals Eat Guitar.

A Post Craft Show Mentality / The Walkmen / Lord Bowler / M83

Yesterday I was involved with my first craft show. I was playing the proverbial "Goose" to Jessie's "Maverick". Only without a sad ending. We participated in a craft show in the parking lot of Chili's on Jefferson and everyone was very pleasant. I enjoyed myself thoroughly, the only thing I'd like to do differently is have some kind of planned out playlist to enjoy next time. But since that was really a Jessie thing and I was just lucky enough to be involved the playlist would be put together by her. Lots of people were enthused about her headbands. I wish more people, like Loraine and Matt, saw the genius in her fabric boxes. So the morning after, having gone to bed at 9:30 last night, I would definitely do it again and look forward to doing it again in the near future. Now time for the vids.

This is The Walkmen. I blogged about their album "Me & You" a few months ago.


This is a local band ,Lord Bowler, that my friend Matt is in. They are local, and they are good. Which means you/I have no reason to not check them out on Oct 24 at the Boot in Norfolk when they play with Seasons Collide and Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie.


This is M83. I know nothing about them other than the singer seems to be French and I like them.

Beard-toberfest 09..and vids

With the never gone soon enough passing of summer and the never here soon enough entrance of Fall we usher in the start of "BEARD-TOBERFEST 2009". Where young men (and a few women) rush to protect their baby soft skin from the encroaching cold. Yes my friends in a month people all across the nation will be less recognizable. So I wish you good luck in your growth, and may be the Head & Shoulders (insert trademark thingy here) be with you.

So below I have some wonderful new clips for you today. The first one is a new band that I've recently gotten into called Yeasayer. It's a wonderful mixture of world music and the alt country sound that is sweeping the underground currently. I greatly enjoy them and recommend their album.



I follow their wonderfully enjoyable song with something that is more challenging. A band called Ex Models. I've been into them for a while and have gotten to see them live once. You should listen to the whole song and try and stretch yourself to see what they are doing.
*STRIKE THAT. I COULDN'T FIND A VIDEO THAT REALLY CAPTURED THEM*

So instead I'll leave you with Medications. Great band from DC that I got to see at a time when I couldn't really appreciate them.