Anthology of a Madman

Visitor

2004-08-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

A girl friend of mine from the midwest is flying out to visit me this weekend. She will arrive later tonight. She is a friend from high school and I met up with her again last month when I went out there. She said that she'd like to visit me (under better circumstances), but I didn't know she would come out this soon.

Anyway, I'm sure we'll have fun this weekend. Now I've got to go clean the bathroom!

Best duet

2004-08-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

Shaun Morgan (the singer from Seether) and Amy Lee (the singer from Evanescence) recorded a beautiful song called "Broken." Seether originally recorded it a couple years ago, and then re-released it this year with Amy Lee. Here are the lyrics, but the music adds a lot to the song.

Do any of you have any favorite duets?

[Shaun Morgan]
I wanted you to know
I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain…away
I keep your photograph
I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

[Shaun Morgan & Amy Lee]
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

[Shaun Morgan]
You've gone away
You don't feel me here....anymore

[Amy Lee]
The worst is over now
And we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, and steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn
And no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

[Shaun Morgan & Amy Lee]
Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don’t feel like I am strong enough
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away
(repeat)

[Shaun Morgan & Amy Lee]
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone

[Shaun Morgan]
...away

[Shaun Morgan]
You've gone away
You don't feel me here...anymore

Weight Loss

2004-08-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

I've been low-carbing for almost a year and a half. I started on Atkins and moved to Paleo a couple months ago. I've lost around 60 pounds, and currently weight between 205 and 210 (it fluctuates from day to day).

I've determined that I can't lose very much more weight. Sure, I may lose a few more pounds, but I'll never be skinny. That's the reality, and I'm fine with it. Why should I beat my head against the wall week after week when the scale says I'm the same weight every time? What's the point? I'm thrilled that I lost those 60 pounds. I feel healthier than I did a year and a half ago and I look fine. So that's that.

One thing that I've learned this past year is that weight loss isn't an exact science. You can't expect to eat XXXX calories, burn off XXX calories, and weigh XXX pounds in a week. It doesn't work that way. There are too many other factors that come into play. I've tried it. It doesn't work - at least not for me.

I still believe that low-carbing is the best thing for me (along with low-fat). I'll watch my carb intake forever. But I won't agonize day after day about what the scale told me last week.

First time blogger, long time reader

2004-08-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

I'll try to post here at least once or twice a week. Who knows if I actually will. If you want to learn a little bit about me (and maybe a little bit about yourself in the process), read on.

Feel free to comment. Say whatever you want - agree with me or disagree with me. I won't delete any comments.

That's it for now.