Over-Indulgence Sunday

Yesterday was the big game.  Pretty much all y'all who read this follow the sport in some sort of manner so I don't need to talk down to you and give a big prologue of information just to describe why the words Super and Bowl have been pieced together to create some sort of gambling spectacular.

I think I've decided that unless the Steelers are in said game that I'll just consider it a major gambling holiday from here on out.  I love all things football and haven't missed a game since I've been old enough to remember watching them but I just don't get into the "watching it at home with friends" thing the way I used to.  Maybe it's because I'm older and the older I get the less friends come over for it.  Work gets in the way of some people showing up (damn you non Monday - Friday jobs) and the reality is I could be doing things like trying to make money at a poker table while semi paying attention to the game and making jokes about both teams and the players.

I watched less of the game last year but I had more fun.  Next year I will reconsider my options and go from there, but if the Steelers are not playing in it then you can expect to find me in one of the big shiny buildings on the strip bitching about bad beats!

If you turned the Super Bowl on during the last 5-8 minutes you would have witnessed what looked like a great competitive game that went down to the wire (again).  However, you would have been fooled because the other 52 (give or take) minutes were not competitive and then there was the really horrible two half time shows that took place.
Baltimore dominated the 1st portion of the game and then after the 2nd halftime show the 9ers dominated until the score was close at which point Baltimore started to play again.

I ordered a lot of wings yesterday and I ate a lot.  Then I snacked until I was bloated and I had a good time.
I started the day at 242.4 which was lower than where I was the previous week.  Down about another pound, getting closer and closer that next goal.  By the end of February I hope to be looking at numbers in the 230's occasionally so that I can finally hit and break that 60 pound barrier.  That will be exciting shit right there.

By the end of this week I'll be going Pant shopping.  It's about time that I've done this as I've dropped 2 sizes during this whole weight loss craze that it's starting to be uncomfortable to wear my current over-sized pants with belt.  There is just too much material.  So, I'll start the transition into my next size and spend more money than I want doing it.

At the risk of this getting too long I'm inching closer to my Debt Free status.  I'll provide a bigger update later on that though.
Tax refund hit, I paid something off and should (hopefully) be paying something else off this week (probably on pay day because I don't feel like moving money from one bank account to another just to make the payment).  That will leave me just a school loan and I'm waiting to hear about whether or not I've bonus'd at work or not to know the time frame to paying off that last piece. (I don't consider the house to be part of this Debt Free process right now - it's in its own special category).

Hooray for boobs!

Oh February I Heart Thee

Febbie,

The Reality of the situation is that I only have strong feelings for you because as of today, the first of yours, my Tax Refund hit my account.

Oh glory of glory (holes) this tickles me to no end because normally I would just wait until the filing deadline was upon me and do it then.  However, this year I tracked down all of my information and processed my taxes on the first possible day that I could and here I am rewarded with money in my account and a whole lot of holidays in this month of yours to spend said money on.

First up is the wonderful day known as Groundhogs day, Feb 2nd.

No, not that shit-hole of a movie with Bill Murray that still haunts me to this day - I mean just the actual holiday where Buddy pulls that fat rodent out of a fake tree trunk up on Gobblers Knob, kisses his ear gently while pretending to hold a conversation with him and then proclaims to the world whether or not we will have 6 more inches of winter (man, I'd kill for 6 more inches... shit, I'd kill for 6 inches....what? I lost myself there... back to reality).

I spent 3 of the worst years of my life in Punxsutawney and it was during that time frame that this movie was made and came out.  Billy boy himself even visited the town.  However, the Movie was not filmed in Punxsy.  Not even partially. It was all done in Indiana in a town rigged up to kinda resemble Punxsy instead.  

I mean - I'm sure this town would have shilled out for not a whole lot of money and the publicity, but whatever.

I hate the movie, I always have and I always will.

I don't like the town that much either.

Or most of the people now that I think of it.

(Except you.  I love you.  We've had a beautiful friendship and it will only get better from here.  Promise).

Then, as if Groundhogs day wasn't enough we fast forward One Whole Day later and we have the holiest of holy days that has ever existed - Super Bowl Sunday.

However, there is not a whole lot of excitement in this holiday for me this year.

I've got mixed emotions about the whole shin-dig.  I don't want either team to win for various reasons.

Lets start with the Cleveland Ravens.... I can't love a team that started in that town.  I can't love a team in my division.  I hate the Ravens with a passion that runs deep in my veins.  The Ravens are the equivalent to an STD that is not curable.  It burns when I pee and I've got a rash that won't stop itching. I also want Ray Lewis to retire after the biggest loss of his career and I want him to be the cause of said loss.

Now, the 49ers.  Ugh.  If the 9ers win that gives them 6 Super Bowl victories, the same amount as the Steelers.  This would mean that we are not sitting alone at the top of the throne ruling the world with more Super Bowl rings than the rest of the world.  No, we'd have to share that honor with another team.  A team who appears to have only recently regained their fan base from the Steve Young years.  They are all out of the woodwork like Laker fans (who, appear to have disappeared this year - Finally).

So, i'm hoping for a 19 overtime tie when the Steelers hating Commish has to put a stop to the game because someone suffered a stroke on the field.

(If that actually happens I didn't really wish it, that was just sarcasm on the computer screen.....truly).

Then - oh dear February, you have Valentines Day.

You know I've hated you for having this holiday for almost my entire life.  You cram two of the shittiest holidays known to man (men) into the same month and then give me the Super Bowl just so I can't totally hate you and am forced to forgive you for your evil deeds.

But.

but.

butt....

But VD?  Seriously.  The Hallmark of all holidays.  Made for the women and forced upon the men. An excuse to sell more flowers and chocolate than any other holiday (sans Helloween) out there.

But, alas, I'm actually looking forward to this coming VD.

I'm a bit excited and this is pretty new to me.

I've got most of the evening planned already.  I've got my dinner reservation set and she will be picking out what movie we'll be seeing.  I've now just gotta get money into the bank so that I can buy all the party favors.

Oh, that's right.  The IRS has already given me my money and I can start spending it.

Oh you dirty little month of February - I want to hate you but you're just so dang cute.

In other news, one of my buddies from work decided to start blogging today.

He's come a long way in the past year - losing 70 pounds and getting into better shape and running his first marathon.

He decided to start blogging to try to get some accountability into his life and to get back on track with the whole diet and exercise thing.

I'm fairly certain he'll be talking a lot about food and running and things like Tough Mudder and the ilk.  So, if you're into that give him a read now and then.

As for me, it's approaching midnight and I'm hungry.

Been hungry all day.

I've eaten a shit ton these past two days. Probably set myself back 3 pounds or so.

Oh well, that's life sometimes.

The Thursday Diatribe

Yesterday I clicked on the button that said "update Blogger dashboard" or something akin to that.
Being a use of multiple Google products I know that eventually they will force the update and remove the old format, so I figure'd I might as well get used to it now so that I don't have to bitch about being forced later.
Also, much like the other updates that I have applied (gmail, googledocs, etc) I really don't like it much.
Maybe I'll get used to it over time, but as of right now it's just kind of blah to me.
Also, the "compose" page is laid out odd which will make me forget to do things like add my mostly worthless labels to my page.  Before that option was right at the bottom of the composition page, and now it's on the side and I have to click on something to bring the box up to enter the crap.  I have a feeling that I'll be labeling things a lot less in the future.

You know life has reached a new level of boring when this is what I have to talk about currently.

Work was rather lame yesterday. I did sell a small install for SOS carpet for under $500 - and I really wish that I could find a way to pull one more out of my ass before the end of tomorrow.  Tomorrow ends the quarter and the fiscal year, and while I have no budgets myself (I'm just the keeper of the budgets) I still like to at least hit the smallest budgets and keep ahead of some of our Specialists in the store.

I have yet to decide where I'll be watching the Super Bowl or what I'll be doing.  I don't feel like having a party myself being stuck in the apartment and I do have a couple of offers of places to go where there will be much eating and drinking but that would force me to socialize.
I've been debating going down to the Mirage and playing there as they will be giving away a lot of extra money during the game. I believe last year they gave away around $10,000 - and this year will be more of the same.

And finally, I started reading another book a day or two ago before picking up Insomnia.
Main reason why is because my hardback version of Insomnia is stuck in storage and I really don't want to drive across town to find it. I don't want to search through all the crap to find one book.  I would rather just download it on my Kindle Fire and go that way.  The issue was, when I was ready to dive into another book, it was not yet payday and I didn't have the extra scratch to buy the book.  I know it's cheep but I am on a tight budget here!  So, I started reading The Hunger Games as recommended to me by someone else (which I previously downloaded for I think 99 cents).
I've read the 1st two chapters and so far it's all back story. I have not gotten into any of the fun or violence yet.