Damaramu

Well I'm taking some days off. Tuesday I went to a submission grappling class at the place I used to kickbox at. I think I hurt my shoulder because it's pretty tender now. But, it was a damn good workout. Wednesday I didn't go to the gym. But, I did go for a 2 mile run/walk after dark. It was pretty tough because of the humidity. Today I'm resting completely and I'll see how I feel tomorrow. My body is probably screaming at me to take a break.

Wow......this free throw contest sure is fun....

She lost about 70% of her attractiveness to me when she was hanging out with Jack Osborne. Come one, dude's a fucking douche.

Well with that game my interest in the NBA playoffs have taken a nosedive. I think the winner of the WCF was going to win the whole thing. Well, I think we just named our west champs (i don't think the spurs can win 3 straight agains the Lakers), so all the drama is really gone for me. I mean Boston's my favorite team, and I'll root for them but I just think the Spurs and Lakers were that much better than the two East teams. And I know Boston beat up on the West during the regular season, but they also only lost 10 road games all season and then they lose like 7 in the playoffs.

Alright alright. I'll have to give some of those a try. Today was supposed to be my upper body day. Usually I run(or more appropriately run/walk) 2 miles for cardio and then I lift. Well Thursday and Friday I didn't go to the gym because of my 10 hour days in that hot ass factory working my ass off. Saturday I ran and Sunday I ran and worked my legs. Monday I go in to do my upper body and I'm about to die. I ran my 2 miles, but I was much slower than I normally am and I went to lift and just felt weak and drained. It might be the humidity or it might be the fact I need a day where I do nothing. My body may be screaming at me to take a small break. But, I'm proud of myself because I went to the movies tonight and didn't buy popcorn. Usually I get a bag of the shit covered in butter. That's not exactly good for you, so I'm proud of myself for turning it down.

Maybe they're so mad at the situation that they just have to yell at somebody? They either do that or beat their kids.....maybe both.

When I was boxing a lot of my drive and snap came from my shoulders and me turning into it with my hips, but I can see what you're saying too. VX how do you usually prepare tofu? I'm trying to figure out the best dishes I can make. Maybe use it as a meat substitute and just have it grilled instead of grilled chicken? Cook it in broth or with boulon(however the hell it's spelled) cubes and slice it so it tastes like meat and can go on a sandwich or just to eat? I know you can put it in stir-fry but the noodles seem a little fattening(i was checking them out at wal-mart today).

They sell big blocks of tofu at Wal-Mart. I'm thinking of picking some up. I'll have to look at how much to have in a serving and how to prepare it. You don't eat any meat besides fish? Not even chicken? I cut out beef. If I do need ground beef or something I buy ground turkey, but that is very very rare. But occasionally I'll get a hamburger at a restaurant. I usually only eat chicken and sliced turkey (for sandwiches) and t he occasional pork chop. I'm trying to completely cut out the beef and turkey beef stuff. It just gets hard to find things to cook for dinner when you're not that great of a cook. lol

You have to find me first! *grabs his notepad and sits down for First Take*

I'm not a racing fan, but the Indy 500 coverage really irritated me from ESPN. Instead of being like "Yeah Dixon wins the Indy 500" it was more like "DANICA PATRICK DOESN'T FINISH......oh yeah....some guy won." Like I said I'm not a racing fan, but it irritates me because it's just a small portion of their overall problem. They have who they will hype, and if that person loses the hype still centers around them and everything else is shuffled to the side. I saw the wheel bounce off though at the 600. That was pretty cool, the rednecks going nuts really made it. I wish it would've smashed into their RV so I could see their reaction, they probably still would've cheered and tried to keep it.

Oh yeah, and bandwagon fans. They don't really annoy me all that much. What really annoys me are the ones that cheer for a team and then deny ever liking another team. They claim "Well this is my team. It's always been my team." Like this dude I went to college with. Right after AI was traded to the Nuggets he got himself an AI jersey and walked around talking about how great his Nuggets were. Well just recently his facebook status read this "Kellen is upset his Cavs were eliminated. There's always next year. Cavs for life!" I sent him a message saying "I thought you were a Nuggets fan" and if he'd responded with "Well I like both" I would've been fine, but he responded with "Nuggets? I don't like the Nuggets! I've always been a Cavs fan!"

This is why I constantly complain about ESPN! Because of shit like this. They spew their BS all over the airwaves and then people buy it and try to use it as a debating point about sports.

What do you guys think of tofu? Is it a good food to eat? A good substitute to meat?

This is what I like about him. Yeah he "runs" or is "elusive" as Rogan puts it, but he scores and lands some good blows before backing up. Most guys that pull the running BS will throw a jab and then take off. Machida will throw a good combo or a wicked kick (loved the double kick that hit tito in the gut) and then back out. That's awesome. He's doing damage and scoring and then being smart about it. I was getting annoyed with Tito throwing his hands up and saying "come on man" because he was getting hit and what not. And it's not like Tito really pressed hard at times.

Anybody ever think BJ is just pulling an Ali? Talking so much shit that he gets into his opponents head and pisses him off?

I didn't catch all the game b/c I was at a friends house getting ready for UFC. Was this the Celtics looking good or the Pistons looking very bad?

Can a game be both a great comeback and a colossal chokejob? Because this game was both. I've heard people on the radio today debating that the Spurs should feel good because even though they collapsed they were able to be up 20 in LA when they were so tired. It sounds a little screwy, but also makes sense. Then again if that makes the Spurs feel good then the Lakers should feel great since they were down 20 and playing like shit and then basically flipped a switch.

What an epic collapse this has been by the Spurs.

My new gym habits will really be put to the test tonight. I took a job to get some extra cash flow while I look for a job in my chosen field. The extra cash job? Assembly line building air conditioners. I work 10 hours a day building hotel air conditioners in a 100 degree factory. I sweated like mad today and my feet are now killing me. But, I have to work my upper body today so I'm going to the gym to do it anyway. Oh and I have to wake up at 5 a.m. to be at work at 6, so that kind of sucks too.

I joked with a friend that Horry was going to piledrive Kobe at midcourt then act shocked and argue with the ref when they throw him out of the game. Maybe Bowen or Horry will deliver a dive for the ball elbow to Kobe's bad back when they're going for a loose ball. Then they'll make the case they were just going for the ball......with their elbow........at Kobe's lower back.......

I thought the numbers were already explained online or something? Like they were a code to the end of the world or something? That's another thing I hate about today's internet age. When things from shows are explained on some website as an "extra" rather than on the f'n show.

Hmmmm...it's probably just the crazy ramblings of a guy desperate to get out of prison, but I know a lot of the people that think the NBA is rigged will love this. I've heard it suggested before by other people in the know that officials shy away from allowing stars to pick up a 5th and 6th foul.

Wuss. What's more important? Eating or Lakers tickets? Gas or Lakers tickets? I think you know the answer, man up!

I was going to be happy with whatever finals combination after yesterday's events. I backed off on my earlier LA hate, mainly because I like the way they've played this postseason.

Yeah his way of working out was a real ass-kicker Matt. I was dead tired afterwards. I went to the gym Saturday (he told me to take the weekend off, but i'm OCD) and I ran 2 miles, worked my abs and did a core workout with a medicine ball. I rested Sunday, and I'm hitting the gym today. Today I started a workout log too. I just bought a spiral bound notebook. I hear it's a good way to keep track and make sure you don't cheat on eating or working out. Because if it's written down(eating wise) it just looks bad if you ate like a pig, and if it's not written down working out you start to fill bad the longer it goes without something being written in there (like say you're being lazy and not going). I also decided once a month I'd do my waist, bicep, thigh and chest measurements. And I'll do my weight once a week in there. I noticed something almost immediately. I haven't tried the 6 small meals a day thing yet, but I realized I am eating too far apart. Because my log looks like this right now: Meals Breakfast: bowl of cereal (10:30 a.m.) Lunch: can of spaghetti-o's (2:30 p.m.) Not only are the spaghetti-o's not good, but that's nearly four hours apart! I'm having grilled chicken for dinner, but it's still like 4 hours after lunch. I think I'll go eat an apple to get things going. I saw in a magazine this guy said he eats a big plate of veggies for lunch everyday. That just seems kind of boring and not filling to me. Then I've also heard it's good to cook enough dinner(healthy dinner) so you have leftovers to eat for lunch. Then I heard a basic sandwich is good too. Thinking of my workout kind of stinks though. I don't have the money for a personal trainer, so I really just have to rely on what I learn here, at other websites and what I was told on that free consultation you get when you join the gym. But, I guess I'll just piece it together and keep going at it. I'm just worried about going hard with weightlifting and then stagnating in a month (which i've done in the past when i was taking kickboxing classes) and not gaining anything or losing anything and then being stuck not knowing what to do next. I'd be afraid of not figuring out what exercises to change to. Then again I guess the good ole' bench press and squat are something that can stay constant while you change everything else up. And I've learned medicine ball exercises are pretty killer too. And while I try to get a career going here (i quit my job at the paper in Dodge City) I'll be temporarily working with my friend in a factory lifting 50 lb. air conditioners all day. That should help a bit.