Since I last wrote, a whole week of DFO goodness has passed. Many things have happened.
Let’s talk about them.
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Psych Marathon
I’m currently in the middle of re-watching every single episode of Psych from beginning to end, in order. I started this endeavour at the beginning of the year and I’ve been watching roughly one episode a night during dinner.
That’s multi-tasking, people!
Some observations so far:
- Rachael Leigh Cook was awesome as Abigail.
- She’s seriously cute.
- The High School Reunion episode is one of my favourites and not just because of the shit-ton of 80s movie references.
- Lassiter’s original partner, shown only on the first episode, was super hot.
- I have failed to spot the pineapple in every episode.
- Henry getting some in a restaurant bathroom was… wait for it… AWESOME!
- One of the greatest things about this show is the references and the guest stars. Seriously, they’re so top notch they deserve a Fresca!
I’m on Season 3 right now and the show is really hitting it’s stride. Every episode in this third season has been entertaining with no duds.
If you’re interested, all Psych seasons are currently streaming on Amazon Prime. BTW, I LOVE the Amazon Prime trivia tidbits on the “Xray” section that you can read during playback.
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Last week, BC Dick mixed it up and talked about a show my whole family has enjoyed, Death in Paradise. It’s not just a fun show, it’s also got some gorgeous ladies on it:
In addition, his curling team is 6-0 on the season!
A hearty Well Done to the BC Dick Curlers on the season so far! Good luck, we’re all counting on you!
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New Year’s Resolutions Update
As mentioned before, I haven’t really had time to create some of the posts I’ve wanted to make. One of those is the update to my New Year’s Resolutions for 2019. To remind you, this is what I said I would do:
- Have a Body Fat Percentage in the teens.
- Travel somewhere outside the continental U.S.
- Write at least 69 posts for DFO
- Host a dinner party where I’ve cooked all the food from scratch
- Do one thing sexually with a partner that I’ve never done before.
Overall, I did fairly well. I got close to the teens, getting my body fat as low as 21% until I got sick and then stopped working out. I want to get back into it and already plan on following the same plan I followed last time.
I failed to travel outside the continental US, but that was out of my control. I purchased tickets to go to Fiji for a week, but my mom got sick and we ended up canceling the trip. In a little less than a month, though, I hope to correct that. More details on that in future weeks.
I wrote nearly double the amount of posts last year that I predicted. Yay for me! I did also host the dinner party where I cooked everything. I handled Christmas dinner like a champ!
Finally, I did do something new with my lady friend, although it wasn’t the thing I originally thought it would be. Let’s just say that doing sexy stuff in places where you might get caught is kinda exciting…
What about you? I know some of you had individual resolutions you wanted to accomplish:
Senor Weaselo
- Catch up on my compositions (need to edit one piece and polish a second)
- Revisit the Bach Sonatas and Partitas because it’s been too long for some of them
- Figure out how to cromulently control a class of elementary school kids playing violin. (Balls note: I will give full credit as getting fired from teaching elementary school kids is a way to cromulently control a class)
- Try and see if I can schedule a recital for either late 2019 or early 2020, whether solo or chamber.
- Probably the easiest one, I should probably tell the parentals about Senorita Weaselo at some point. Like that she exists, for instance. (Balls note: I think this happened!)
Wakezilla
- Lose 25-35 lbs by the time it is my close friend’s wedding in August.
- Find a doctor in Calgary and get surgery after I lose 25-35 lbs. Lose more weight after surgery.
- Manage my time better so I can get an A in my 2 distance education classes that I’m starting on Monday. I’m capable of acing these classes only if I manage my time. Otherwise, I’m fucked.
- Survive, be patient, be empathetic and help ToddlerZilla along in her Tyrant Two phase. It’s amazing how much 2 year olds change and develop seemingly on a daily basis, and how much that change causes them to act out and push all your buttons. (Balls note: From what I’ve seen on the blogs, I think you’re doing a wonderful job.)
- Take more chances on opportunities available in order to be more successful in my career and in life.
Scotchnaut
- lose 25lbs.
- read 35 books (I’m a book hound but have never kept track of how many I’ve read over a calendar year)
- Take up yoga. (I’ll likely modify this goal down the road if I get the hang of it)
- Leave the country. (for a bit-haven’t been out since 2016)
- Do an in-depth story on one of my childhood sports heroes.
BFC
- Lose 10 pounds (health need is more but want to start achievable)
- Write SOMETHING once a week, whether it’s for DFO or a personal writing
- Take at least five minutes during the workweek to meditate or do something else mindful
- Get back into drumming
- Fly less
Game Time Decision
- Eat better and get down to 210, maybe 205. Prob sitting at 220 now as I ate my way through the holiday season
- Write more here
- Work out 4 to 5 times a week
- Get together with friends more. We’ve been antisocial lately
- Read a book a month. Read 3 last year. Miss it.
Yeah Right
- Pick my guitar back up.
- Visit at least 2 new massage parlors (Balls note: Where is our update?!?)
- Cook at least 3 new ethnic meals
- Visit another new to me baseball stadium
- Bench press the NFL combine standard of 225.
Son Of Spam
- Lose 40 pounds
- Write for the site more often than 2018 (should be easy)
- Plan bucket-list trip for 2020
- Convert all humans to one gender via easily-absorbed chemical spray
- Eat less red meat
Sharkbait
- Organize a Family dinner once a quarter
- Eat healthy and maintain my goal weight
- Learn JSON (or one other coding/programming language)
- Read 5 books
- Visit my family in L.A.
King Hippo
- Try heroine (Balls note: I’m amending this to include having relations with a lovely courtesan dressed up as a Marvel or DC superhero)
- Go back to juicing (the non-steroid kind) 95% or more of the time
- Get to and stay at no more than 185 lbs
- Get on disability so I can quit killing my neck toiling where I am unappreciated
- DIE
Gratliff
- Be sub-220 for the first time since my last year of high school.
Please let us know in the comments how you did!
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The Week in DFO
These are the things I read in DFO this week that reminded me how much I love this site:
/right now
scotchnaut
Crush: [riding Hippo] “I’m taking the over. Oh God, yeah…”
Hippo: [thrusting from below] “This feels right. Taking the under has never felt so goddamn good!”
Really, the whole series of Hippo dating scenarios was hilarious. Check out the Sunday Gravy post for more from Scotchy and others on the Sunday Open Thread.
H/t Unsurprised
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I’ve got 211,000 miles on my Subaru Outback, and I’m not even a lesbian.
Horatio
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(“checked out the obvservatories” means “commandeered an orbiting telescope to spy on some big asses in a Brazilian women’s locker room”)
SonOfSpam
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Now you stop that. You’re just as brave and handsome as all the other shut-in, pill-addled gambling addicts as the rest of us in here and don’t you doubt it for a second. Now you put on a clean shirt, a clean shirt, and you get out there and you woo that conservative Catholic Republican into bed and make her second-guess every value she’s ever held and then you leave her ass in the dirt out of pure spite.
Horatio
DO IT FOR LIZ WARREN!!!!
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Ottawa got gutted like Scotchy visiting Hobotown.
Beerguyrob
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Still enjoying this XFL thing.
JustStopDude
Not sure exactly what it is…but there is something hilarious in watching the NY defensive coach covering his mouth on the sidelines as his mic is live to the broadcast….
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Now you know the secret- the way to a girl’s vagina is through her stomach!
Gumbygirl
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Going forward, I think this post will run on Wednesdays because
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Also,
I’m sorry. Well, not really. Have a great day, everyone!
Psych was the best damn thing that came about on USA for a long time. Love that show. The Comic Con one with George Takei is one of my favorites.
I’m sorry, but that’s fucking funny.
NO ONE DENIES THIS.
looks like the guy police come asking questions about. You tell them you don’t know who James Fielding is but that sure looks like Jimmy
lol
January 2019 starting to work out at full speed again after recovering from eye surgery: partial labram tear in right shoulder. Treated with 1 month rest.
April 2019: partial labram tear in both shoulders, 2 months of outpatient rehab and rest.
June-August: Pretty sure it rained for 90 days straight, killing my plan from the year before (drought), where I walked 5+ miles a day on top of the workout, leading to the rapid weight loss I experienced.
November: lumbar sprain I continually aggravated through work, exercise, and stupidity.
Goal: -17 pounds.
End Result: +30 pounds.
Even had I not gotten hurt over and over again, it wouldn’t have been great.
Mistake #1: Got a dog, then two, whom both hate heat and want to take frequent breaks during walks.
Mistake #2: Got happy with personal life (also affected by Mistake #1). I’m a machine fueled by anger. When I get happy with life, I want to go live it, and my motivation drops to shit. Depression keeps my appetite under control. When I’m happy, I like to eat and socialize. When I’m happy and routinely work out, I compulsively consume.
I’m just now back into the full swing of things with my workouts again. Eating is still shit, but if I can hit the pace I was a year ago without completely destroying my upper body again, I’ll outpace it. The correct approach is to eat properly to further accelerate the weight loss. The browser tab next to this one is a swedish meatball recipe. I might get pizza instead.
Keep going boss. Anger and rage seem to fuel us all.
This will be depressing:
Lose 40 pounds – Nope. Maybe a quarter of it.
Write for the site more often than 2018 (should be easy) – Probably, but not by much
Plan bucket-list trip for 2020 – Alaska cruise for 25th anniversary, so hooray for one thing!
Convert all humans to one gender via easily-absorbed chemical spray – CLOSE
Eat less red meat – Maybe? Still working on it.
I’m rereading God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut for probably the fifth time and came across my favorite part. The protagonist, Eliot Rosewater was asked to baptise a pair of twins and his wife asked him what he was going to say…
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies—:
“God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”
Should probably re-visit my resolutions
Organize a Family dinner once a quarter – Success! I ended up Combining family dinners with a day of cooking and meal prep. Already have a start on this for 2020. I Just did one last weekend have another one set up in a couple months
Eat healthy and maintain my goal weight Kind of? I was on track for this and then baby Sharkette arrived, which meant a lot of staying at home in the beginning. Combine that with my shoulder surgery (no hockey or most any activities for 6 months) and I might have been lucky to maintain. Re-upping this one for next year.
Learn JSON (or one other coding/programming language) Big Ol’ F. I changed roles so I don’t necessarily need this skill, but it’s something I would like to do.
Read 5 booksI got 3, and about halfway through a 4th.
Visit my family in L.A. Nope. Baby Sharkette altered those plans, but my family flew in to see her, so a success anyway.
Good job!
json is just the new xml. Anyone can tweak config files. You’re not missing anything.
Eat better and get down to 210, maybe 205. Prob sitting at 220 now as I ate my way through the holiday season Was down to 210 or so and then ate my way through the holidays again. Back on the eating better train.
Write more here Does a full season of Bleergh reports count? Judges are telling me “no”, so no.
Work out 4 to 5 times a week Yep, getting my sweat on most days. Between running, karate, lacrosse and weights, I’m doing at least one of those every day.
Get together with friends more. We’ve been antisocial lately started good and then nothing. This year, we’re all so busy even just getting family time is difficult.
Read a book a month. Read 3 last year. Miss it. I started off well, and read 10 books. Then the summer came, and i stopped reading and then never got back into it when the weather got cold.
so, that’s 1 for 5. lol
Bleergh report DEFINITELY counts!
Dude you are 6 foot 6 your weight is a-ok. Tell the wife you will continue to meet internet strangers at the bar though.
haha, when “playing”* lacrosse with kids half my age i feel every ounce. Loosing a bit would help me be “faster”**.
And will totally continue to meet up with y’all at random bars. Have always wanted to make it to the West Coast pub crawl, can just never figure out how to convince the Mrs…lol
* not sure you can call what i do on the floor playing. more like running** around like chicken with its head cut off
** slow as shit
For the love of all that is unholy, someone please get me the FUCK out of Arizona!
That explains the refinery fire accompanied by femur drums and shredding guitar solos in Carson, CA…
Someone left the hellmouth to BOLTMAN’S domain unguarded.
The sacrifice ritual haa begun without me!