It’s been a stormy couple of nights, windy, gale-like, power-outage-causing.  I’ve always had a soft spot for rain.  I still remember waking up at 5am, finding out that classes are suspended because of rain, and spending the rest of the day playing ONLY the best RPG ever made, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete.

These days though, I’m not such a big fan of rain.  Not only is the commute tougher, but it’s now impossible to play basketball at night.  Now I’ve played hoops in tough weather, but it’s pretty impossible to play when the deluge is almost blinding.  But anyway.

Check out my blog.  It seems like such a ho-fessional.  Advertisements everywhere..  I am such a sell out.

Oh, and I bought a book today!  “Top Secret Restaurant Recipes”.  They don’t have the TGIF burger, but they DO have Pizza Hut pizzas.  Let’s see how accurate the recipes are.  Yes, I know I’m dieting.

When is the easiest day of a diet?  The second day, because by the second day, you’re off it.

Well, I’m getting fat, Marc, thanks for asking.  Also, I’ve been having some pretty weird dreams lately.  I’ll tell you about them next time.  This is just a general State of the Spartan address.

I’m a little stressed, but you know what helps?  Listening to Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie.  The song speaks to me, brother.  And of course, Freddie Mercury’s really something.   David Bowie was in Zoolander, so he’s cool in my book, too.

Basketball’s been helping a lot.  I’ve been shooting baskets almost everyday, just around my backyard.  I’m actually getting really good at it.  I guess all that shooting, whether rain or shine, really hones your game.  It also doesn’t hurt that I see my brother playing in his varsity games.  There’s always a competitive vibe in me that just won’t quit.  He’s getting better.  All that training he’s getting.. wow.  Makes me wish I signed up for varsity before.

As you probably can see, I’ve sort of sold out my blog.  Well, a guy’s gotta do what a guy’s  got to do, right?  So far, I’ve doubled the initial investment I made on the blog.  That’s pretty good, I think.  I’ve got this idea in my head for another Adsense experiment, but it’s tough.  There’s just too many things going on, and I can’t really focus.  Bad attitude.  I just have to keep my head down, soldier on.

Isn’t it weird how I never post videos on this blog?  It’s not because there aren’t any videos out there.. it’s because for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to post videos here in WordPress.  That’s the first thing I’m going to ask when I get to WordCamp.  Can any of y’all players help me trick out my blog with some videos and sounds (and rims, yo!)?

That’s it for now, Marc.  It was nice talking to you.

..and no, I’m not getting fat.  I’m probably hotter than most everybody you know.

That’s right.  And it’s not just China and its crazy birth-control/over-population issues.  Apparently, Olympic athletes have been supplied with condoms since the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.  It’s all part of UNAIDS’ trying to raise awareness and break down discrimination about HIV.

Some crazy stuff, man.  I mean, this means that the 10,500 Olympians will be doing it around 9 times over the Olympics.  We’re going to have some tired athletes for sure.  Competing against the best athletes in the world THEN sleeping with them?  It’s one demanding physical activity after the other.

Well, I know one thing for sure.  Michael Phelps isn’t getting any.  Can you imagine swimming like that after.. you know.

Read more about it here.

The Spartan

I’m in pretty OK shape right now.  Kind of fat because of all the late night pigging out sessions.  I can’t help it!  Those hotdogs are just WAY too easy to microwave.  I’m eating 6 at a time!

Anyway, the olympic lifts + chest/back focused routine is working for me.  Burns calories and builds the mass I want in the areas I want it.  Also, the oly lifts force me to work my core muscles (abs, lower back).  The main objective is to get a six-pack, but I’ve broken it down into several smaller goals.  Here they are:

1. Wear my size 28 Levis loose, like I said in this previous post.
2. Get to around 150lbs.  I know weight doesn’t make great, but 150 is pretty good.  Abs will still be the determining factor, though.
3. Four-pack abs.
4. Then finally, six-pack.

And that’s that.  I give myself a month to achieve each goal.

I’m a chronic dieter.  I’m always trying to lose fat one way or the other.  Whether it’s because my jeans are getting a little too snug, or I’ve got to take off my shirt at the beach, there’s always something.  It’s tough being vain.

I’ve done my dieting the conventional way, with exercise and gradual caloric deficits.. all that’s left for me is to try diet pills.  I don’t have any experience with them, but some of my friends have tried, with some pretty good results.  I just don’t think they’re for me.  I have a thing about all things medication; I just feel weird.  But of course, they’re a viable option for anybody looking to lose weight fast.  Whatever works, right?

I weigh 160lbs, more or less.  You can’t use that to judge me, though.  Weight is never a smart choice to base a person’s health and fitness levels on.  Not even their underwear-modeling-ness on.

BMI’s no good, either.  And sometimes, we only see what we want to see in the mirror.  That’s why I’ve decided to go by The Levis Test.

I know pants sizes are different for different brands (even more so when you’re buying knockoffs), but I’ve got a pair of Levis, waistline 29.  Now Giordano 29s are pretty loose on me, but this is called the Levis test for a reason.  I’m gonna keep working out and dieting until I fit those pair of Levis comfortably.  I can wear them easy now, but they’re still a little snug.  I’d say a couple more weeks.

Wish me luck!