HNT (Half Naked Thursday) on a Friday

My how time has flown! I completely lost track of the blogging. Here's a brief rundown since last I blogged. I survived the birthday weekend...hooray! It was fun, but it wore me out. Then I came down with one of the worst colds I have had in forever. It was literally 2 weeks of going to work and then heading home straight for the couch and bed.

Anyway I'm all recovered and ready to jump back into the blog. And oh what a way to return! A group of us are doing our own version of the biggest loser. I'm hoping that it will get me motivated to get back into a more regular workout schedule. Shane and I are following an eating plan from Men's Health that is actually been working out pretty good so far. Anyway to keep me motivated and hold my self accountable I'm going to post a pic and my weight on here each week. I figured I would do it on Thursday's since several of the bloggers I read participate in HNT (Half Naked Thursday). So just a warning....if you don't want to see a shirtless picture of me each week steer clear of my Thursday posts. Okay, so here is my biggest loser results so far. My starting weight was...gulp!...210 lbs. We did the week one weigh in (which I won, thank you very much) and I was at 201 lbs. Week 2 was not nearly as successful as I again weighed in at 201. To be fair, I didn't really work out so I was happy that I maintained. Anyway, here is that current pic....try not to be too horrified.....

Who's a birthday boy? It's me...It's me

So I'm giving T-shirt Tuesday a week off, but not to fear it will be back next week. Today, as you may have guessed by my post title, is my birthday. I'm the big 31 today. Not much planned in the way of birthday celebration today. I got up and worked out. I have to work today and then I'll be hanging out with Shane. My birthday feast will be leftover Shepherd's pie that I made for Shane's birthday since our birthday's are so close together. He's making me a chocolate/peanut butter cake for the big day (although we've barely made a dent in the mocha cake I made for his birthday). The big highlight of my day will be my tv-shows. The Idol results show and America's Next Top Model. I know they are cheesy reality shows but I like them.
The big birthday celebration will actually be taking place on Saturday. What started as a small going out seems to be growing by the day. In order to accommodate all of my booze hound friends random schedules my birthday celebration has seemed to turn into a mini-pub crawl.
5:00 Campus Bar and Grill (good drink specials)
7:00 Flatbranch (great microbrews and the Flat Branch burger is a thing of beauty)
9:00 On the Rocks (I've never been, but supposed to be a more low key sit around and chat bar)
10:30 A&C (typically I can only handle about 1 drink here but we'll see)
11:30 SoCo Club (so everyone can shake their groove thing)
That's really about 2-3 places more than I wanted to go to but hopefully I survive Drunkaroo '08. If I have time this morning I'm gonna do a 31 things about me post in honor of the day of my birth. If not I'll post it up tonight after the shows. Have a great day everyone!

The lyric meme

The other day I did a meme where I mentioned the movie All Over the Guy. One of the things that I really liked about that movie was that they used several Maroon 5 songs. Of course, back then they were called Kara's Flowers, but I loved them just the same. Anyway, that got me thinking about how much I like Maroon 5 and also about a meme that I had done years ago. I was finally able to track it down so here goes. This one is harder than it looks and takes some time, but I'm interested to see if anyone else does it. Let me know if you give it a go.

The rules: Answer the questions using only lyrics from one band/artist.

I'm using Maroon 5

1. Are you Male or Female?
"It makes me burn to learn
You're with another man
I wonder if he's half
the lover that I am" - If I Ever See Your Face Again

2. Who are you?
"I live on raw emotion baby
I answer question never maybe
And I'm not kind if you betray me" - Wake Up Call

3. What is your outlook on life?
"Its not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us a long" - She Will Be Loved

4. How do other people feel about you?
"This city's made us crazy and we must get out" - Must Get Out

5. How do you live?
"But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do" - Sunday Morning

6. How do you love?
"I'll fix these broken things
Repair your broken wings
and make sure everything's alright.
My pressure on her hips
sinking my fingertips
into every inch of you
cause I know that's what you want me to do" - This Love

7. How do you hate?
"Does it kill
does it burn?
Is it painful to learn
that its me that has all the control" - Harder to Breathe

8. Have you ever been in love?
"If I fell in love with you
would you promise to be true
and help me understand?
Cause I've been in love before
and I found that love was more
than just holding hands" - If I Fell in Love with You

9. Describe your 1st kiss.
"Sometimes you move so well
It's hard not to give in.
I'm lost, I can't tell
where you end and I begin." - If I Ever See Your Face Again

10. Describe you ex.
"I still don't have the reason
and you don't have the time
and it really makes me wonder
if I ever gave a fuck about you.
Give me something to believe in
cause I don't believe in you
Anymore, anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
So this is goodbye" - Makes Me Wonder

"Oh I want so bad to pick you up
but you're still too reluctant to accept my help
What a shame, I hope you find somewhere to place the blame" - Nothing Lasts Forever

Two different exes, two very different lyrics

11. Describe your significant Other
"I never knew perfection til
I hear you speak, and now it kills me
just to hear you say the simple things.
Now waking up is hard to do
and sleeping is impossible too
everything is reminding me of you
What can I do?" - Better that We Break

12. Describe your best friend.
"I'll never leave you behind
or treat you unkind
I know you understand" - Sweetest Goodbye

13. Describe your worst enemy.
"How dare you say that my behavior's unacceptable
so condescending, unnecessarily critical
I have the tendency of getting very physical
So watch you're step cause if I do you'll need a miracle" - Harder to Breathe

14. Describe your greatest joy.
"How does it feel to know you never have to be alone
when you get home" - Sweetest Goodbye

15. Describe your greatest annoyance.
"I spend every hour waiting for a phone call
That I know will never come" - Through with You

16. What is one thing that hurts your feelings?
"I asked her to stay
but she wouldn't listen.
She left before I had the chance to say
The words that would mend
the things that were broken.
But now its far too late, she's gone away" - I Won't Go Home Without You

17. Describe your happiest moment.
"Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers, share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in." - Sunday Morning

18. How do you feel at this very moment?
"Now every evening is a bitter fight
and I'm eating home alone on a Friday night" - Back at Your Door

19. How did you feel exactly one month ago?
"Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?
Hard to believe it" - I Won't Go Home Without You

20. What are your absolute favorite lyrics from this band/artist?
"What you are doing is screwing things up inside my head
you should know better you never listened to a word I said.
Clutching your pillow and writhing in a naked sweat
hoping somebody someday will do you like i did" - Harder to Breathe

21. Leave us with some words of wisdom...
" Though we have not hit the ground
doesn't mean we're not still not falling" - Nothing Lasts Forever

A different middle name meme

Since my Friday is not really playing out like I had planned, here is a meme to pass the time. I swiped this from Swim, ski, and renovating our home. Enjoy!

A different Middle Name meme

The rules:
Use the first letter of your middle name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things…nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person you took this from had the same first initial. You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl name question.


Middle name letter: R
Famous artist/band/musician: R.E.M. (how'd u like that coffey?)
Four-letter word: rain
U.S. state: Rhode Island
Boy name: Ryan
Girl name: Renee
Animal: Raven
Something in the kitchen: recipe
Reason for being late: road construction
Body part: retina
Drink: Rum
Something you shout: Run!
Something you eat: rolls

Fantastic Fours

Yet another meme. I swiped this one from Idle Eyes and a dormy. And just to save you the comment Shane, yes it does bother me that its about 4 and it has 9 categories...I'm a weirdo.

Four Jobs I Have Had In My Life

1. Waiter
2. Delivery driver
3. Textbook order processor
4. retail clothing store manager

Four Movies I Would Watch/Have Watched Over And Over

1. All Over the Guy
2. Reality Bites
3. Singles
4. Scream

Four Places I Have Lived

1. Kansas City, Missouri
2. Branson, Missouri
3. St.Louis, Missouri
4. Columbia, Missouri

What can I say? I'm a Missouri boy

Four TV Shows That I Watch

1. The Biggest Loser
2. Dirt
3. The New Adventures of Old Christine
4. Lost

Four Places I Have Visited

1. Chicago
2. Orlando
3. New York
4. Dallas

Four People Who E-mail Me Regularly

1. Shane
2. Alyssa
3. Men's Health
4. Dad

Four Favorite Foods

1. Pizza
2. Sesame chicken
3. Coffee
4. Beer....it is it's own food group right?

Four Places I Would Like To Be Right Now

1. London
2. New York
3. Starbucks
4. bed

Four Things I Am Looking Forward To This Year

1. Continued physical improvement
2. Getting my new bike
3. Going to see the Gin Blossoms
4. Actually taking a trip on my vacation

T-shirt Tuesday...err Wednesday

What a hectic day it has been! How could I have forgotten T-shirt Tuesday? This will technically post on Wednesday but since I haven't gone to bed yet we'll still call this T-shirt Tuesday. For this week's t-shirt we're going old school. This is the t-shirt that started it all, and to this day it is one of my favorite sayings.......

In other Tuesday news, one of my favorite bloggers, Cup of Coffey, is celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday lady!! You should check out her blog. Her mixed tape Fridays are truly a thing to look forward to each week.

Bi Bi Buffy

So as I may have mentioned I love love love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I was saddened when it ended its tv run, but have been overjoyed at its return, in comic book form. I just finished reading "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #12 Wolves at the Gate pt.1" (i'm sure that there are comic book types out there who will tell me I didn't name it right so I tried to just include everything...lol).
There were things I liked in this issue and things that I didn't so let me start with the good. First off, I really like Xander and Renee. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge HUGE Anya fan. I always hoped that Anya and Xander would end up together. That seems unlikely since, you know, Anya died and all, but still. I feel like they wrapped up their story on the show so I am happy to see my little Xander find some happiness, or at least the beginnings of happiness. Speaking of Xander, I love that they sent him to Dracula to find out info about the new vamps. Xander around him is hysterical.
Andrew is back!! I assume he's back to help with the whole Dawn-is-a-giant saga. He always brings delightful humor to the Scoobies. The bit of Willow flying him to the castle while he quoted Lois Lane had me rolling with laughter.
The Japanese vampire goth gang really got my attention. What's with the transmogrification abilities? Why did they take the scythe (the scythe scythe as Buffy said)? You know the one that Willow used to cast the spell to turn all of the potentials into actual slayers.
Now for the bad. I really didn't like the whole Buffy hooked up with a lady (Satsu, one of the new slayers). I get it, Buffy's had a run of bad luck with the men in her life (Angel, Spike, Parker, Riley) and its been awhile since she's had a wonderful night (her words). It was supposed to come off as a shock, but for some reason it seemed predictable to me. Although, on the flip side to that, its nice that seeing the main character having a bisexual experience was just merely predictable. There was a time when that would have been unheard of (be it in the comics or on tv). So maybe it wasn't so bad after all, I guess it was just the one storyline that didn't wow me the way so many other Buffy storylines do. Who knows maybe it will turn into a story that I really like? Stranger things have happened
Speaking of a storyline that I think I would really like, in "Buffy the Vampire Season 8 #9 No future for you part 4", they indicated that Faith and Giles (2 of my fav Buffy characters) will be working together away from the rest of the gang. I would love to see that story arc played out in the comic. I could even see that spinning off into its own comic or (hope beyond hope) a tv show. Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku are set to do a new show together anyway. Maybe they can make it happen for me.
Well I'm off to read the new issue of "Angel: After the Fall." Night Buffy fans...and the rest of you too.