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Sometimes people shouldn't be left alone with a camera.....

macbre dusk

macbre dusk
Originally uploaded by BigFreaky.

This is one of the first photos to come out of my new Nikon D60. Of course I tinkered a bit, but I love how the setting sun being not very evident can still show off the purples and reds in the sky. I think the beach and pier in Grand Haven, Michigan, (Hometown) is one of the best places on the planet to see the sun set. So grab a pronto pup and take a stroll down the boardwalk to see a sunset you will never forget.

1 month and 17 lbs

So... This last month at work there was a slim down competition. Teams of 5 people would get together and challenge other teams of 5. The competition would consist of points earned for doing exercise. (cardio and strength training)1 full point for an hour of cardio and an additional 1 point for a half hour of strength training. As well as a half point for 30 mins of cardio and 15 mins of strength training. Well how it works out is that no one added me to their team so I decided to do the competition by myself. My goal was to get every point possible. The total points possible in 29 days was 66 points. 2 points daily for exercise and 2 points MAX for 2 pounds lost a week (1 point per pound). They only allowed 2 points for 2 pounds because they stated that losing more then 2 a week is dangerous. Well anyways I set my own personal goal of 12 pounds. By some stroke of luck I managed to reach that goal in 3 weeks of the competition start. Also by some miraculous fashion I reached a total weight loss of 17 pounds by the end of week 4. I did not starve myself, I did not crash diet, and I did not only eat salad. Actually I ate no salad :) I had started changing the way I ate last year, and just continued to follow those guidelines all along. I did try to be a little more mindful of what I ate however. Skipped a few snacks, but never went hungry! But the exercise is where all the magic happened. I do know that an hour and a half daily of exercise is not really sustainable, so that cannot continue to be part of the equation. But I do know that exercise is the key to it all. You can starve yourself or eat a bunch of stuff you will not continue to eat, but that of course will never stick. Is much as I have heard "it is a lifestyle change", in fact the truth it is that, a life style change. I will not get onto a soapbox or rant for lines and lines. (I have defiantly not lived the way I should for long)But the most I can ask is that you try your best, be mindful of what you eat and what you do. Every little bit does help.

*disclaimer*
On the days of weigh in I would get McDonalds to eat. Just yesterday I also purchased a McFlurry to top off the end of the competition. That McFlurry contained 540 calories. That coupled with meal I purchased, probably contained every calorie I needed for that day, plus a few days worth of fat.

Be wary of Fast Food although delicious it is very full of calories and fat. One thing I will not say is that you cannot have it anymore. That is just crazy talk. The more you tell yourself you can't have it, the more you will want it. If you want some Burgers or something, go for it. Just don't go for it everyday. The same will go for whatever you crave, be it ice cream, candy and what not. During my month I did eat a candy bar or two, and did have some ice creme as well. As well as one night of drinks and pizza rolls :0 !

The Radomness of the internet continutes

Randomness on the internet continues! I don't think it would be possible to explain this video. It is just one of those things where you have to "know it, to understand it" It is my longest video to date...but I think the length is not what makes a video. A little bit of humor I am trying to inject into the internet, a place that can seem so desolate and hateful at times!

Thanks so much and comments would be great! Blog and Vlog (youtube)

#FF1CAE TEAM FTW!

Somehow I have managed to get myself involved into the colorwars2008 web2.0 madness-a-thon! Of course I have joined a most appropriate team the #FF1CAE Team. We truly are Hex and Sexy, and you know we are the true color of victory!

The first battle of the year is BAD-ASS-RO-SHAM-BO. Team #FF1CAE is for sure a force to be reckoned with! All you other teams better keep on your toes! We see you out there "VeryGreenTeam"... what you make in numbers, We make up for in heart!! We shall be victorious it is just a matter of time.... just a matter of time.

Bloggin' Debacle

So many times I am there, sitting there thinking to myself. "Hey I think that would be an interesting blog". Then I sit down and try to formulate it into my head. Well at that point, I realize I just don't have the passion to type about that topic anymore, or can't think of a way to put it into something interesting. So away the blog goes, into the void of nothingness. I begin to think to myself on how I just saved those 6 people that read the blog (including myself) that I just saved them a few minutes of their life.(Depending on how fast they read.) As much as everything in my life is random, there still needs to be some sense or vision of clarity. The debacle I encounter is that I am pulled in so many directions. I want to do and try almost everything. Skydiving not included. I want to be the best person I can be, and the best person for those I care or give a damn about. Sometimes I wonder if it is even possible. I know it is not possible to please everyone all the time, but there surely has to be a way to do it most of the time. But I guess the only thing I can promise is random... random is the only thing I know. I will try my best to keep it informative/entertaining or in the least, light reading. Here is to the life ahead! Lets keep it positive and try our best in whatever we do!! 頑張りましょう！

changed my mind about a blog

I was going to go on about some things I find troubling in my everyday life, but then a little spark in the back of my head told me to think differently about it. Because I know that some of the the things I would be typing about might get back to the people that cause me the reason to type them. Upon reading often how people are losing their jobs for blogs, I figured I would just lay it on the back burner, and see if my feelings are just as strong later. The chances of someone involved reading my blogs are almost impossible, but not improbable so it is best that I just let those thoughts fade into the wind. I guess looking into this blog here it sounds a lot worse then it is, but really it is not so serious. But the outcome of job loss is still a very true reality. So I guess maybe to others who would like to rant about Co-workers and Other people that have a stake into your job, should think twice about posting it into their own blog, and maybe start up a 'fantasy' blog. Just hope that the fantasy blog does not get too popular and you are still revealed!!

This Damn Blog

So I found another "spam" blog today, from 'somewhere' on the internet, posted as if I were posting it. I am not sure where these dumb things are coming from! I have a feeling somehow a spambot is sending them as email and they go into my blog that way. It has happened twice now, and it is getting irritating! I wonder if this is what Jody Gnant [www.jodygnant.com] was talking about. Saying how her blog was 'hacked'. All this damn phishing anyways! Spam, hate, and phishing are ruining the internet! Lets just hope someday some of the crap will get cleaned up...but I doubt it.

Save some Money!

I have been using the Savings Angel website for a few months time now. And let me tell you, IT IS PAYING OFF!!


As of today I have purchased $1015.20 worth of products. (Food, shampoos, deodorants, house cleaning things, ect) But I have spent only $354.11!!!!

Sure that seems like a fair amount of money for only 23 days into the year, but I purchased some things I will not need to buy for the rest of the year, or even beyond.

I have enough laundry detergent for well over a year. Deodorant I think that will cover almost 2 years time. Popcorn, granola bars, cereal, vegetables, soup, hamburger helper, and boxed potatoes for an entire year, or more. These are just a few things to list, many other items will last a half a year or more.

I also have a queue of 100rolls of toilet paper, and 20 rolls of paper towel. That queue is surely never to fall much lower than that, since deals will pop up and I can restock.

If you live in the West Michigan area, you can click the lick above and join the site and save as much if not more that I do everyweek, and put some money back into your pocket for other things!

handed to me

handed to me
Originally uploaded by BigFreaky.

This along with my ass.... Midnight on 1/13/08 BigFreaky and Nat (Ustream.tv) had a head to head Old School battle on the NES. Super Mario Bros. Play to the end. Nat pretty much whooped my ass in under 12 minutes. She finished the game, and I was still in world 6 with 1 guy left. I guess the South won the war this time.