for starters, the diet. its going great. ive lost 34.8lbs, thats 2.48 stone. still a long way to go, but i am getting there. my exercise routine has expanded itself throughout my entire day now. im not even going to try to being the stuff ive got myself doing, but its working! i will admit that one of them is when i turn up some music fairly loud and move around in my chair as much as i can while i dance to it. its the one exercise id be embarrassed to be caught doing.. by anyone, lol.  my song of choice was pretty much given to me as my theme song by my nerdface. he definitely hit the nail on the head with it too. its called “on a mission” by gabriella cilmi.

its time to really get my ass in gear tho because england is just around the corner! just a little over three months and i plan on being there. reservations are in the making as are all the other little details i need to go thru before heading across the pond. i never really got that saying, across the pond. lets call it like it is shall we? a fuckin’ ocean. a very big, very cold ocean. that under normal circumstances i would be terrified of flying over for two reasons; 1. its a fucking ocean and 2. its flying.. over a fuckin ocean. ok, so maybe i still am a little nervous. however! its nothing like i thought it would be. check back in about three months and we will see if i have the same answer, lol. anyway, im getting all the little details sorted out and progress is moving along. ive done my research and now its time to act and make our plans a reality.

im still planning on getting some new ink before i head out there and then have it completed when im there. hopefully, ill be doing that soon. i need to draw up a design for a friend of mine looking for a gemini tattoo idea. once thats done we can head over to the place that my brother used to get his ink done at. im actually looking forward to that a lot. i think itll definitely be a therapeutic experience and probably something i need for a little closure with the whole thing. i think its a big reason theres some tension going on with my folks and myself lately. were dealing with it the best we can, but i think weve hit the ceiling on the situation. well figure it out tho because i know that no matter what they love me and i love them. i think we all just lose sight of that sometimes.

a big part of the negativity was lack of progess, ideas, creativity, projects.. im fixing that too. ive finally gotten my website up for my graphic design business. im going to also be making stationery/notecards. and i have a few other ideas up my sleeve as well. but there they shall remain for the time being. i just know i need to get back into my art big time and check on some dates for this summers array of street festivals. ;D adding that to my to-do list right now as a matter of fact!

alright, time for me to get back on the case! or maybe take a nap.. no, no nap. resistance will not win!! ;p

It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks
down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
Claude M. Bristol

ive been a little down today, but then i put all my new art supplies together and started drawing a bit. i feel better already, hopefully tonight i can sleep and then be even better tomorrow. we shall see!!

aside from that, ive gotten back into my art. i think ive finally found what i really enjoy doing. line drawings. it sounds simpler than it is, lol. but believe me, its hundreds of lines one after another.. its quite therapeutic to be honest. its great to just turn on some music and get to work. and then after im done with all th elines i add color with my chalks. the pieces look amazing and it feels good to actually have completed pieces especially since i havent had a completed piece in a long time. i think i got overwhelmed with what ive tried to do in the past, but with the newer pieces i finished i made them much smaller than i had been trying to do. i figure i can work my way up to larger pieces. im definitely going to be doing more of these because what id really like to do is sell them online. i have some other technics i wanna try out too, which i plan on doing tomorrow. all i can say is.. i fucking love sharpies. the pens are amazing and the markers rock as well, lol.

anyway, nothing else has really been going on.. just the usual. i think im gonna head to bed tho. hes got an early wake up call waiting for him cause he has treats to pick up from post office today, yay! so, off to sleepydoodles for me.. and more art tomorrow and a post. oh! ill tell you about my new book tomorrow :) yay!

speaking of diets.. only 27 more pounds to go before i hit my short term goal. so, yay! i also think my sleeping schedule is back on track. its been a long time since ive been ready to go to bed by 10/11pm, but for the past couple days i have been and then ive been up around 8am.. on my own accord! lol, that hasnt happened in ages! i just need to keep it up, especially when the folks go out of town. thats when it could go downhill. i refuse to let it tho. i kind of like being up early, getting my to-do list for the day together and then slowly checkin them off. feels like im accomplishing thing.. well, thats cause i am, but it feels better to actually be able to check whatever it is off the list. see the progression rather than just move from one thing to the next.

so, ive been thinking about the new ink i want and as much as i want to do it right this second.. i think im going to wait until i reach my short term goal. just like im waiting til im out in england to finish it, i have to wait til i hit my 30lbs by april 1st mark before i can start it. i think itll be the perfect reward and then i can take new pictures of myself 60lbs lighter and with new ink. itll be perfect! anyway, i have things to do! time to get on the case :)

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.
Mike Murdock

ive been workin on some of my art and figuring out some stationery designs. so i cant wait to see where i can go with those.. besides that i havent been doing much, just lots of sleep and brainstorming… im off for now tho ;p more tomorrow, promise!

anyway, positive time! our website is looking awesome. he had a great idea for it and i was able to accomplish it. thats always a good feeling. my parents leave in eleven days! yay for vacations ;D and umm.. i honestly dont know what else to post about tonight. regardless of sleeping all day, im pretty tired now. so i think im going to head to bed before that window of opportunity closes and im up all night. besides, i need to be up early tomorrow :) i think i might do some actual artwork. longer post tomorrow tho, promise!

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
Pablo Picasso

the diet is first and foremost. ive already decided that im going to start using that arm exercise thing i have in my room. i cant use it every day because it does make my arms extremely tired. so, ive decided to use it a couple times a week for a few minutes and continue wii’ing at least an hour every day, no less!! no more cheat days, no excuses. i also need to start getting up by at least 10am at the latest even if i go to bed late, which i usually do whether i want to or not. im hoping to get into a routine so that maybe by 10 or 11 at night im ready for sleep. that would be ideal.

i have other things i need to keep focused on as well. another one of my major revolutions is to get my graphic design site up and running. ive set a goal for the end of february for that one. id like to have the site running by then. cause i cant get paying customers if i dont have my shit together. ive done a lot of stuff for people, but its all been pro bono.. which is absolutely fine with me. its been a great learning experience and ive loved it and continue to.. especially when its for him, hes so anal about it, but its made me work harder and ive gotten to the point that i can make him happy with a graphic on the first try.. at least a few times ive been able too, lol. however, its time i also start getting paid for my time/work. so.. getting the site going is one of my top revolutions!

another is my art. i really need to get back into it. obviously graphic design is art, but i mean more like my paintings and drawings. i have some ideas in my head and i cant wait to get them down on paper or canvas. i also need to keep blogging on a daily basis. no more slacking there either! im pretty sure thats it for my revolutions.. at least so far. i think its a pretty good start tho!

see you later 2009.. hello, 2010!
viva la revolución! ;p [that ones just for you, lol.. well us, but ya know.]

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
T.S. Eliot

hibernating sounds perfect. i could sleep and sleep.. and just dream. i love dreaming. i have a tattoo on the inside of my forearm it reads ‘..i wanna see movies of my dreams..‘ its from car by built to spill, i love it. you should have a listen, maybe youll love it too or at least like it.. anyway, i digress.. i know a  lot of people might think thats lame. good thing i didnt get a tattoo to please someone else, huh? i got it cause it means something to me.. cause honestly id love nothing more than to share them with certain people. not all, of course. some are just for me, lol. but still, i would love to even sit back and just watch them like a movie. how cool would that be?

since hibernating isnt really an option, i need to get on the case. i have plans. theres NO way im breaking them! i need to get on track and start a routine. i think thats the first step. im thinking up by 8:30am and in bed by 9:30pm.. and then try to actually sleep. after i post, of course. and then with out a doubt id still do wake up calls. i wouldnt cut those out, lol. i dont know what my second step is yet. well, thats not true, i need to work on our website. i also need to work on photoshop and getting sugarmooch up and running as well. plus, i also wanna get back into art. ive been neglecting it and that needs to stop. and i need to start reading. i miss it, i used to read a lot a few years ago. and i miss getting lost in books. he would tell me to read something that i can learn something from.. i like getting lost in my imagination when i read, tho. so ;p

i think thats a good plan routine wise and goal/objective wise. positive mental attitude, thats what this is about. that is what i am about. :)

We must become the change we want to see.
Mahatma Gandhi

i didnt do shit today. i had no computer to fuck around on cause this morning my ma had taken it off my bed for me already. along with that went my tv remote and my book. all i had with me all day was my iphone. i of course nerded out on there for a while before just going back to sleep. i was annoyed, pissed, upset, angry.. the list can go on. but, there was nothing i could do about it, so i slept it off. once i did get up, my ma and i went at it for awhile cause she was bitching. thats always fun. following that i ordered my stuff from nutrisystem and its already been sent out. i should hopefully have it by friday.

my ma is already starting in on me about that. “you have to do this” and “you have to do that”.. i dont need her to tell me what to do. i know what i need to do. and if i dont, you know what? its my fuckin money. i paid for it, if i fail.. which i wont, but if i did. its my own problem. so her putting her negative two cents in is: a) unnecessary and b) fucking annoying. the only one thats supporting me on this is him.. which i greatly appreciate. i wanna do this and i know i can.. i just wish at least my ma could be half as supportive as he is being. its alright tho, in the end.. ill have succeeded and thats all that matters. hes knows i can do it and so do i.

tomorrow i go for my wheelchair evaluation. its gonna be an early day. once i get done with that, since ill actually be up and about.. ill work on some art. its supposed to be gorgeous again tomorrow as well, so i can sit outside and read for a bit and from there, im not sure.

i searched all of craigslist for jobs today and im pretty sure ive been through all that i can and sent my resume into everyone i thought i could do. now its just a matter of waiting for replies, which lets be honest.. probably wont happen. its fine though. i need to get my shit together and start my own business. stationery. i need to start that shit. i have all the ideas in my head, but as soon as i go to sketch them out for the cards and stuff its like my mind goes blank and all i end up doing is staring at the page for ever. its annoying. id like to do something with the photo shop.. maybe i can come up with stuff on there and then figure out how to get it onto the cards/stationery afterwards.

im still reading my book. i know i said id get little book reports, but i think once im done ill just give a little overall report on it. i was never really good at book reports anyway. even my favorite book that ive read literally 83 times.. i still have trouble explaining what happens in it. and i love that book. the book by the way is called she’s come undone, its by wally lamb. by far the best book i have ever read. written by a guy about a woman through her point of view from the age of four to forty. its just amazing and this may sound weird, but by the time i was finished with it that first time.. which only took 1.5 days to read 480 pages i believe… i felt like she was one of my very best friends. i laughed and cried along with her. its the first book i was ever able to relate to. i never understood what my teachers were talking about until i read it four years after high school, lol.

i feel like im all over the place with my thoughts. i had such a bad migraine and it has just drained me off all the my energy. im having my dad bring up this exercise thing we have in the basement, so i can start workin with that. i have no idea where we are going to put it, but it will be brought up. im excited to start using it again, its been awhile. itll definietely help me with the losing weight issue. which im still working on.. so far, so good.

i feel like im about to pass out, so im going to get some sleep and tomorrow work on some more shit.. what? im not sure of yet.. but im sure itll be something. and i get to talk to him tomorrow!! yay! and im sure ill read and fuck about on craigslist more and start working on designs for my stationery in photoshop. ;D