This time I’m serious.  Got to get back in serious shape.  We got totally embarrassed last year at our alumni basketball league, and conceited as it sounds, I think my conditioning had a lot to do with it.

That’s why this year, it’s on.  And it starts with getting in shape.  Aside from that, I’ve also got a few bets going on regarding my ability to get ripped.  I’ve got one with the GF, my brother, and the team.  Besides, I’ve always wanted to be an underwear model.  Right now, I look like the kind of creep who would hang around a discount lingerie store to ogle the ladies.  Total opposite of what I want to be.

I’m a huge fan of red meat.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my carbs, but nothing beats a good, thick steak.  There’s this place I’ve been meaning to go to with the GF, except it’s so expensive.  They charge maybe $100 per head for a steak I can get at $20 tops at my local deli.  They justify it by throwing a couple glasses of wine, but at that price, anything short of an entire wine gift basket is a ripoff.

Still, I WILL take her there.  Anniversaries, birthdays.. these occasions call for some sort of unreasonable spending.  I think that steak house fits the bill perfectly.

There are some things I miss about Canada, but the things I miss the most are the wide open spaces and the cold weather.  Call me crazy, but sometimes, I miss those Canadian winters.  I know I shouldn’t be complaining about living in this balmy weather, but man.  Sometimes I wish my home had snowboard racks as opposed to skateboard racks.

Yeah, I know, the grass is always greener on the other side.  But it is what it is.  I miss the cold weather.  I miss being bundled up in sweaters, jackets, and warm underwear.  It’s just cozy, you know?

I’m happy to announce that my diet is working!  It’s slow like you would not believe, but I am losing weight steadily.  I’ve gone below 170 for the first time in half a year.  I’m pretty happy about that.  I did it by eating well, working out, and playing ball.  All natural, here.  I didn’t want to worry about xenadrine ripped side effects, so I went the au naturale route.  It’s slow going, but it’s effective.  That’s all that counts.

I can’t wait until I break into the 150s.  With the weight training I’m doing, my body composition will probably be a bit better than the last time I was under 160 pounds.  Pretty excited.

I need a vacation!  I need a few weeks to eat the way I want to eat, lift weights, play some basketball, and SLEEP.  That’s my kind of vacation.  I’ll be packing light for that one, no need for stroller travel systems when all I have with me are gym clothes.  Maybe a pair of basketball shoes, too.

Most hotels can probably offer me all of that, except for the food part.  I just want some really healthy stuff.  Roast chicken.  Roast beef.  Salmon sashimi.  Terrific, healthy stuff.  I want to keep the chemicals at a minimum.

I’ve always wanted to make money with the Internet.  There’s always Google Ads and affiliate marketing, but I’ve tried my hand at those, and no dice.  I wish they would come up with a pay per download program or something.  I download almost 25 episodes every week.  If I could have a dollar for each episode, I’d be happy.

There’s no way I could be a pro athlete and get paid to do what I love (which is working out and balling,) so I would settle for a pro downloading gig, no questions asked.

Speaking of balling, I can’t wait until Sunday.  I’ve got some new moves I want to try out.

I used to be a pretty fair musician.  I wouldn’t call myself a Music Man, but I did okay.  I played guitar for our old college band, and we had some fun times.  I kind of miss playing with the old group, but to be honest, I don’t think I have the time to be practicing two to three times a week. 

I miss it, though.  I’ve recently been listening to a lot of Guess Who, so I’m feeling that wheatfield soul.  I may not have the talent, but nobody’s going to say I lack for desire.  Sometimes, you just gotta belt something out, no matter how bad your voice is.  This is one of those times.

Strained my back doing squats (I don’t understand how it happened, I had perfect form) so I decided to take this week off from lifting.  Now I’ve been experiencing some pretty good success with lifting thrice a week while dieting, but I’m pretty much going to just have to rely on the diet to lose weight.

Will I keep losing weight?  I don’t really know.  I think I will, though.  I’m not going to risk aggravating my back just because I want to drop a few clothes sizes.  Besides, I’m an advocate of diet being the single most important factor when it comes to body recomposition.  Time to put my weight loss where my mouth is.

I need some serious cash.  That’s a statement I can say, no matter what the situation is.  I’m having lunch, I need cash.  I’m playing ball, I need cash.  I’m on a sinking ship, and the sharks are circling, give me some paper.  Money can’t buy everything, but it can buy a LOT of things that can help.

I guess that’s why everybody’s in this rat race, anyway.  That’s why banks are booming, loan sharks are lavishing, and debt relief solutions are so popular.  Money makes the world go round.  It’s not necessarily a bad thing.  There’s a lot of cheese for everybody.  You just have to figure out how to get some.

Sometimes, I wonder why we have maids at all.  I mean, wouldn’t it be a lot cheaper if I just bought a dryer, a cabrio washer and a dishwashing machine?  Probably less maintenance required, too.  Although I guess it’d be pretty impractical to eat out all the time, and my maids CAN cook really well.

Maybe we can get rid of the maids and use the money to hire a nutritionist chef instead.  Now there’s an idea worth looking into.  Then again, our house helpers have been with us since before I was born.  It would be cruel to let them go now.  They’re not exactly family, but they’re part of what makes this home.