I should be dancing...

It's Wednesday night and I'm sitting here at home watching Law and Order when I could be out swing dancing. Well, maybe next week. I do need to dust off my dancing shoes :) So now instead of clubbing and schmoozing, I'll be updating my blog. It's about time don't you think?

Summer Trip - Kay and I are planning on going to Seattle on August 1-5 for a mini-vacation before she goes home to Canada for her Mother's birthday. It's really hard for us to plan a long vacation right now since she's so busy with her work in LA. But we'll take advantage of these few days to relax and have a little recreation. I've never been to Seattle so I don't know what to expect. But it'll be low key since we just really want to rest and enjoy the sights. Hopefully we can also go jetskiing while we're there. That's only more than a week away and I'm excited...

Another One - Unfortunately, I got pulled over again a week and a half ago for overspeeding. And I wasn't really going that fast! Damn CHP! California is so broke they wont even let me go with a warning. And I just paid the $200 fine for my first ticket in LA. Arrgh, I wonder how much this is going to cost me this time? I need to slow down.

Diet Update - So how's my diet so far? It's so darn freaking difficult. It's really not just a diet but a lifestyle modification. And it's so hard because fastfood is so convenient. I'm happy to say though that I haven't had a burger since my last post. I still go to fastfood restaurants but I've been ordering grilled chicken, salads, sub sandwiches, or bbq chicken from L&L (it's a Hawaiian fastfood that's starting to expand in California). I've also been going to ChowKing and Goldilock's in Sonoma to satisfy my Pinoy food cravings. Pero I haven't lost any inches on my waist. Masikip pa rin ang pantalon.

Finishing Unfinished Business - Since I only work three days a week, I spent most of my time this week finishing the projects that I started last year, hehe. I finished painting the baseboards in the master bathroom. I finished caulking the moldings that we put in the master bedroom. I emptied out one of the other rooms and I'm planning to rent it out. There's still other unfinished projects in the yard, and I need to cut and shape the wisteria in the front yard. It's starting to look like a jungle out there and I think the wisteria might be choking the roses. Well, Kay will be here this weekend so maybe we can clean up the yard together. Except that it's going to be hot this weekend, it could even reach triple digits. Ayyy, and init...nagpudot!

No surprise here...

what decade does your personality live in?

quiz brought to you by lady interference, ltd

Okay, so I don't wear topsiders anymore but I can admit that a great part of me is still living in the 1980s. Sometimes I would catch myself singing Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go while driving. Or when I'm alone at home and I feel the urge to play some music, I would pull out the Mike Francis' Greatest Hits CD or some Rick Astley CDs and dance to it. Or if I'm going on a road trip, my music of choice would be Depeche Mode, New Order, Fra Lippo Lippi, Book of Love, Prefab Sprout, and B-52s. I just can't help it...the music of my high school days is still the music I listen to.

I gotta stop eating junk food

It's been a while since I posted something. I've been busy driving and eating junk food.

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My ever-expanding waistline is asking for help. My trousers and jeans wont fit me anymore! I've gone from 29 to 34 waistline and it really doesn't look good. I'd be walking down the street and I would see my reflection in the glass windows and notice my protruding bulge. My beer belly. The love-handle. Call it whatever you want but I gotta do something about this.
It wasn't that long ago that it was very difficult for me to find good pairs of pants. It's not that there aren't any, it's just that they don't make them in size 29 or 30. Well they do, but stores would only usually get a pair or two in those sizes. The bulk of their merchandise is in sizes 34 and 36. I should know because I used to work in men's retail.
That's why whenever our store will get the new season's line, I'd buy those size 29 pants right away. Even with suits. I'd get those 36-regulars, and with a 7-inch drop cut, it came perfectly with size 29 trousers. Now all those suits and pants are a thing of the past.
The last year or two, my explosion began. It happened gradually. And I was actually very happy to gain some weight and move up to size 32. I also started wearing size 38-39 suits. I felt that that was perfect for my body size. But within the last two months, shopping for clothes has been a great ordeal. And now I've stopped shopping because I do not want to buy size 34 pants. I keep telling myself that I'm going to get back to my old 32-inch waistline. Well, we'll see. I need new pants soon and I'll let you know what size I bought.

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My belly is full of junk food. Well, you can't really blame me...I'm single! That's what a single person's diet consists of. Burgers. Fries. Donuts. Hotdogs. Greasy Chinese take-outs. Okay, maybe that's a lame excuse. I guess you can be single with a healthy diet. That's what I intend to do. Except that this morning I already started on the wrong foot.
It's 9:40 am and I'm at work, and on my way here, I stopped to fill up for gas, and got my morning coffee. But I also got 2 corndogs for 99cents. And I think I'm paying for it now. I don't feel so well. And I have to drive down to LA again later. Who has corndogs for breakfast anyway?

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Last night, I was thinking of what to have for dinner. Cooking was out of the question since I was sooo tired. I don't want another Chinese take-out because that's what I have been having the last few nights. So I started rubbing my tummy and I immediately felt bad about myself. (I'm telling you my self-image is staring to slide down so fast I'm going to need Dr. Phil's help soon) So I settled for a salad from Wendy's. I know that's still fastfood but under the circumstances, that's the best I can do. People who know me know that I'm not a good person when I'm hungry. I can be a monster. So I figured I'd get something real quick to go. The salad actually was not that bad. It's not as good as Kay's homemade salad but hey, I'll be happy just to minimize my burger intake. Now if only I can start doing those sit-ups...