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(because it's worth revisiting)

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.

Woah...Here's a Life Update

The looming giant of my furthering education is encroaching quickly on my previously laid back life. My tenure at ODU starts on Monday and I am ready. Last week I recieved all my books and my new...*drum roll*...13" MacBook Pro (thank you student loans). Which I am typing this blog on. I highly recommend them. After high school I was no where near motivated enough to do well in college. I floundered around TNCC for a few years before dropping out because I got a full time job. Well 8 years later, full time jobs aren't fun and I prefer being a student. So now I have a part time job, and I am a full time student.

Last night ended my summer of playing music. For the past two months I've spent a lot of time practicing and playing gigs with Mark Smilor & The Long Way Down. We played somewhere every week this month and we've had a good time. But, barring one more accoustic event with Mark and myself in 2 weeks, I'll be moving on. It's been a good time and there are different reasons for the move but we've had fun while it lasted and there are no hard feelings.




While on the subject of music I bought these. I went jammed with some people last week and I think my next musical endeavor will see me on a new instrument. I've played drums since I was 15 or 16. But I've never owned a kit and, other than a church setting, I've never been the "drummer" for a band. So I'm hoping that the next few months will find me playing a bit louder, and returning to the music that I love...indie rock. I'm excited about what's going to happen next in my musical life. I'll keep you updated.



Finally, (before the obligatory music video) I have some really long stretches in between some classes. Which I'm hoping that leads me to post here more. So, without further ado I give you Burning Airlines...

What's been going on?

So I've been gone for a while. I hope that Jess' updates have been sufficient as I have been slacker boy when it comes to my blog. So here's an update. Aren't you excited?

1. I am no longer a full time employee. When we got back from MN I finished almost 7 years of working full time so that I can enjoy some summer time before I head back to school at the end of August. It's been great so far. Lots of time at the pool. I actually have some sort of a tan.

2. Class starts next month. ODU classes start August 28th (I think) and I'm getting excited nervous about it. Here's what I'm taking:
1) Computers In Society
2) Introduction to Visual Arts
3) Problem Solving & Programming I
4) Introduction to Probability and Statistics

3. Tonight is my first gig with Mark Smilor & The Long Way Down. If you aren't busy come check us out tonight at Aromas in Williamsburg. Show starts at 8pm. I will give this disclaimer...we have no drummer tonight. So it's going to be an acoustic show. But all the other shows after this one will have a full band.

4. I was on FM radio. I have to put the FM disclaimer because in High School I was on a local AM station a few times. It was fun and we were invited back. Unfortunately it aired last Sunday. But if you are interested you can go to here.

5. My awesome wife...who seems to become more awesome by the day, has started her own business. You can check it out here. It's been awesome to see her really get into this.

6. Music News: When I was in High School, before I could drive, I'd be stuck at church on Wednesday night after youth group waiting for my dad to finish choir practice. Well at some point a drum set ended up in the youth room. And thusly I started messing around on the drums. I've continued to mess around on them whenever I've had the chance. So now I'm tired of only being able to play when I can get someone else's kit so I'm buying my first drum set in the next few months. Other reasons: 1) There's too many guitar players in the area an not enough drummers. The ratio has to be like 100:2.5. 2) It's really just another way for me to play music. The approach is completely different from guitar. So I'm looking forward to it. But the neighbors aren't.

7. Enjoy this video:

Your Thoughts On My Thoughts?

I was thinking the other day about life and that we are all in going through the process. The process of becoming. Because of today you are not exactly the same as yesterday. Today you experienced something that you have never experienced before. It may have been very minuscule in the grand scheme of your life, but still you experienced it. If nothing else you experienced 07/03/09 and you will never experience it again. I believe that every new experience and idea helps you in the process of becoming. So in summation...

We are all in the process of becoming the person we are going to be the moment we die.

Thoughts?