A Rather Eclectic Entry. My train of thought has many twists and cul-de-sacks.
Not the proper plural for cul-de-sac, but that line is a bit of a tribute to Wash from Firefly. ^^ <3
Sooooo. All that getting up early and having an actual routine during my spring break.... Yeah. Failed. I'm not a morning person. --;; However, I have been working on the food intake and exercise. Trying to find healthier alternatives to some of my favorite junky snacks. It's really scary to get on a scale and see the number 200 pop up. I've been bouncing between 190 and 200 for the past two or three months. Some of it is due to the fact that I don't weigh myself at the same time everyday, which means the weight I see is give or take a couple pounds. Still. Yeah. Scary. I am perfectly comfortable talking about my weight issues. It's part of my body and I shouldn't be ashamed of it. The number is embarrassing and seeing the pictures from Christmas make me realize how much weight I have put on since my sister's wedding. --;; Augh. How the hell could I let myself get like this when I know that there's a risk for Type 2 Diabetes in my family?! *swats self with a newspaper* So. I'm using this break to explore healthier food choices and keeping track of my intake of calories. Hell, I might join weight watchers.
My weight is serious because before I was just overweight, but apparently for someone my height... According to the BMI I am right over the line into being obese. I may not look like the people we view as obese, but for someone my height... Yeah. I am. So. Time to crack down and get tough on myself. No more excuses for my poor diet. If I have plenty of time to play video games and read manga. I have plenty of time to exercise and make decent meals for myself. There's a kitchen down the hall from my room! Two actually. I'm a lazy bum. --;; Plus the ovens kinda suck. Still. I'm learning how to cook stuff in the microwave. I also now have curry powder. Hopefully a bit of that will help me enjoy eggs, which will be easier to get for protein than decent meat. *sigh* I just gotta get it together and put effort into it.
Other than discovering my inner abusive athletic trainer and nutritionist, this spring break hasn't been very eventful. I did get to have my first legal drink of sake. ^^ <3 We went to Sansui and I got a flight. Very tasty stuff. It's one of my favorite restaurants. We also went to an Italian place in Afton and the waitress was so awesome. She not only helped me pick out a wine from the menu, but she also gave me a free dessert. Even though my birthday was almost a month ago. I've been there before and she's just so awesome. ^^ <3 My parents and I discovered that I may be a blend of their wine preferences. My dad always gets red wine and my mom always gets white. Apparently... I like blush wines. XD Even though a blush is actually an entirely different type (not really a blend), but the flavors tend to be like a blend. *shrug* I dunno. I really liked it. it was a white zinfandel. Oh so tasty. I've been enjoying this age already. It saddens me that I cannot have booze in the dorms. A small glass of wine a day is actually good for you. plus it's tasty.
I've recently restarted playing Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations. I finished playing the second one for the second time when Apollo Justice arrived, so I took a break to play it. I hate Dahlia. I've also finally started playing my Phantasy Star collection. Phantasy Star has already confused me, PSII is odd, and PS III I have played before on my computer, but it took me forever to figure out where I can save. I like the system of saving in PS. I've played all through PS IV (my favorite). Ah the old school tinny game music. *twitch*
I have obtained more embroidery and cross stitch stuff along with two more paint by numbers sets. --;; I'm an addict. I also bought way too many books. >>;;; I can't help it! I collect a lot of manga and there are a lot of random books I enjoy reading! Lead me not into temptation, especially bookstores! I want that shirt... Anyway, yeah. But I save up for these splurges. ^^;;; ehehehe. I'm probably a bit of a bibliomaniac. A picky one, but I definitely am in love with books. I always find something I like.... more than one thing usually. >>;;
Another epic adventure is cleaning my room. Yep. I'm actually workin' on it. >>;;; With my mother to supervise in a sense. I get distracted really easily from the task. It feels good to clean up my room, but then... I just don't have anywhere to put things! My room isn't exactly shelf friendly. I want to put up bookshelves, but there's too many windows or they'd interfere with a door! Plus my new beds won't really work in any other arrangement because they're so long. I can't get rid of my grandmother's writing desk either. *sigh* No where else in the house to put it. I may have the biggest room in the house, but it is the least accommodating for organization tools such as bookshelves. Meh. I'm still gonna buy at least one bookshelf and attach it to the wall or sommat. I need a place to put my books!
I'm probably gonna have two or three bookshelves in my room at the house in Kirksville. ^^;;;
This is why I want to help design my own house. I'd create a library/study room and it would be big. >>;; I hate getting rid of books that I know I'll want to read again. I see books as an investment. I pay money for them. I see no reason to get rid of them. I tend to view everything I buy as an investment. Which is probably why I have watched every DVD I own multiple times... Well almost all of 'em. That shall be remedied soon.
Meh. I babble on. I need to get to bed.
OH! The Honey & Clover manga finally came out! YAY!! *dances around happily* I'm sure the guy looking through the manga a bit farther down the aisle thought I was nuts because I suddenly dropped to my knees, snatched H&C vol 1 from the shelf, and gasped: "OH MY GOD IT'S HERE!" Then I really did hug it. When I love something and I get excited I can't contain it. XD I have scared many people with my outbursts. The best was me opening a package, gasping, disposing of the box in the trashroom, and then practically dancing down the hall hugging Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo vol. 1. It was fun. I was so excited. I was the same way with Apollo Justice. I actually asked the girl if she had gone through all the packages and marked them in because I wanted to see if my copy had come. >>;; I saw the Amazon.Com box. I knew it might be mine. Then it was. YAY! Again. I practically danced down the hall hugging the game.
I enjoy my crazed excitement outbursts.
Oh yeah! The mangaka that did Tenshi Ja Nai wrote put out another manga here. It's called King of the Lamp. So far I dunno if there's going to be more than one volume. It might be a one shot. Either way. I haven't read all of it, but it's cute. There's romance, a lecherous genie, magic, and sex. The art is still pretty. ^^ <3 I picked it up because I saw an ad for it in another manga and it mentioned that it was by the same creator as Tenshi Ja Nai. So I looked and found it. yays. Skimmed through it. Pause with the thought of: "Oh. There's sex in here." Then I shrugged and continued skimming. I think Anime Club as completely desensitized me. XD Not so much what we watch, but the people I hang out with there. Well. Some of the things we have watched helped with that process. XD Ah. I love 'em.
Anyway. Time to relax and try to sleep. *points at the clock that says 2am* THIS is why I can't get up early. XD
Oyasuminasai, minna-san!
~Marty / Shin~
Sooooo. All that getting up early and having an actual routine during my spring break.... Yeah. Failed. I'm not a morning person. --;; However, I have been working on the food intake and exercise. Trying to find healthier alternatives to some of my favorite junky snacks. It's really scary to get on a scale and see the number 200 pop up. I've been bouncing between 190 and 200 for the past two or three months. Some of it is due to the fact that I don't weigh myself at the same time everyday, which means the weight I see is give or take a couple pounds. Still. Yeah. Scary. I am perfectly comfortable talking about my weight issues. It's part of my body and I shouldn't be ashamed of it. The number is embarrassing and seeing the pictures from Christmas make me realize how much weight I have put on since my sister's wedding. --;; Augh. How the hell could I let myself get like this when I know that there's a risk for Type 2 Diabetes in my family?! *swats self with a newspaper* So. I'm using this break to explore healthier food choices and keeping track of my intake of calories. Hell, I might join weight watchers.
My weight is serious because before I was just overweight, but apparently for someone my height... According to the BMI I am right over the line into being obese. I may not look like the people we view as obese, but for someone my height... Yeah. I am. So. Time to crack down and get tough on myself. No more excuses for my poor diet. If I have plenty of time to play video games and read manga. I have plenty of time to exercise and make decent meals for myself. There's a kitchen down the hall from my room! Two actually. I'm a lazy bum. --;; Plus the ovens kinda suck. Still. I'm learning how to cook stuff in the microwave. I also now have curry powder. Hopefully a bit of that will help me enjoy eggs, which will be easier to get for protein than decent meat. *sigh* I just gotta get it together and put effort into it.
Other than discovering my inner abusive athletic trainer and nutritionist, this spring break hasn't been very eventful. I did get to have my first legal drink of sake. ^^ <3 We went to Sansui and I got a flight. Very tasty stuff. It's one of my favorite restaurants. We also went to an Italian place in Afton and the waitress was so awesome. She not only helped me pick out a wine from the menu, but she also gave me a free dessert. Even though my birthday was almost a month ago. I've been there before and she's just so awesome. ^^ <3 My parents and I discovered that I may be a blend of their wine preferences. My dad always gets red wine and my mom always gets white. Apparently... I like blush wines. XD Even though a blush is actually an entirely different type (not really a blend), but the flavors tend to be like a blend. *shrug* I dunno. I really liked it. it was a white zinfandel. Oh so tasty. I've been enjoying this age already. It saddens me that I cannot have booze in the dorms. A small glass of wine a day is actually good for you. plus it's tasty.
I've recently restarted playing Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations. I finished playing the second one for the second time when Apollo Justice arrived, so I took a break to play it. I hate Dahlia. I've also finally started playing my Phantasy Star collection. Phantasy Star has already confused me, PSII is odd, and PS III I have played before on my computer, but it took me forever to figure out where I can save. I like the system of saving in PS. I've played all through PS IV (my favorite). Ah the old school tinny game music. *twitch*
I have obtained more embroidery and cross stitch stuff along with two more paint by numbers sets. --;; I'm an addict. I also bought way too many books. >>;;; I can't help it! I collect a lot of manga and there are a lot of random books I enjoy reading! Lead me not into temptation, especially bookstores! I want that shirt... Anyway, yeah. But I save up for these splurges. ^^;;; ehehehe. I'm probably a bit of a bibliomaniac. A picky one, but I definitely am in love with books. I always find something I like.... more than one thing usually. >>;;
Another epic adventure is cleaning my room. Yep. I'm actually workin' on it. >>;;; With my mother to supervise in a sense. I get distracted really easily from the task. It feels good to clean up my room, but then... I just don't have anywhere to put things! My room isn't exactly shelf friendly. I want to put up bookshelves, but there's too many windows or they'd interfere with a door! Plus my new beds won't really work in any other arrangement because they're so long. I can't get rid of my grandmother's writing desk either. *sigh* No where else in the house to put it. I may have the biggest room in the house, but it is the least accommodating for organization tools such as bookshelves. Meh. I'm still gonna buy at least one bookshelf and attach it to the wall or sommat. I need a place to put my books!
I'm probably gonna have two or three bookshelves in my room at the house in Kirksville. ^^;;;
This is why I want to help design my own house. I'd create a library/study room and it would be big. >>;; I hate getting rid of books that I know I'll want to read again. I see books as an investment. I pay money for them. I see no reason to get rid of them. I tend to view everything I buy as an investment. Which is probably why I have watched every DVD I own multiple times... Well almost all of 'em. That shall be remedied soon.
Meh. I babble on. I need to get to bed.
OH! The Honey & Clover manga finally came out! YAY!! *dances around happily* I'm sure the guy looking through the manga a bit farther down the aisle thought I was nuts because I suddenly dropped to my knees, snatched H&C vol 1 from the shelf, and gasped: "OH MY GOD IT'S HERE!" Then I really did hug it. When I love something and I get excited I can't contain it. XD I have scared many people with my outbursts. The best was me opening a package, gasping, disposing of the box in the trashroom, and then practically dancing down the hall hugging Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo vol. 1. It was fun. I was so excited. I was the same way with Apollo Justice. I actually asked the girl if she had gone through all the packages and marked them in because I wanted to see if my copy had come. >>;; I saw the Amazon.Com box. I knew it might be mine. Then it was. YAY! Again. I practically danced down the hall hugging the game.
I enjoy my crazed excitement outbursts.
Oh yeah! The mangaka that did Tenshi Ja Nai wrote put out another manga here. It's called King of the Lamp. So far I dunno if there's going to be more than one volume. It might be a one shot. Either way. I haven't read all of it, but it's cute. There's romance, a lecherous genie, magic, and sex. The art is still pretty. ^^ <3 I picked it up because I saw an ad for it in another manga and it mentioned that it was by the same creator as Tenshi Ja Nai. So I looked and found it. yays. Skimmed through it. Pause with the thought of: "Oh. There's sex in here." Then I shrugged and continued skimming. I think Anime Club as completely desensitized me. XD Not so much what we watch, but the people I hang out with there. Well. Some of the things we have watched helped with that process. XD Ah. I love 'em.
Anyway. Time to relax and try to sleep. *points at the clock that says 2am* THIS is why I can't get up early. XD
Oyasuminasai, minna-san!
~Marty / Shin~