Watching the Office

I'm fairly positive that I won't be able to make it out to NYC until August. The flights don't begin until June 1st and that is the first week of summer classes. Hopefully I'll be able to take somewhat of a vacation before classes begin again in the fall. I've still been working on all of the music that I so graciously agreed to prepare. All three performances fall on the same week too, making it seem as if I have twice as much music because I can't spread out my practice time. It all has to be ready at the same time.

Classes haven't been too bad lately. For my mass media class I had to create a PSA as part of our project. I made one using Windows Movie Maker, which to be honest ... sucks ass. It was all that I had to work with so I did what I could ... which isn't much. It was making a glorified slide show with some music. But overall it seemed to be tasteful and attention grabbing. You can check it out if you would like.

This week I have been eating pretty well. We had our Easter dinner last Sunday, complete with Death by Chocolate cake. Then we did an Easter egg hunt with the nieces and nephews, we don't actually use real eggs anymore. I think most people are starting to shy away from them. We used the plastic ones and filled them with candy and money. I didn't actually do it, my mother did for the grandkids. I guess it was fun ... but then again I am not all to keen on children. Not that I'm a big grump with kids, I'm just not a fan. Especially since I work in food service and children mean messes and when people eat out they just don't care if their kid makes a pig of themselves.

As Always,
Eat Up!

Tip o' the Day: Pizza and Ice Cream can be a gainers best friend, however both can be rather expensive. If you aren't too picky of an eater check out Little Caesar's ... if there is one near you. They sell a large pepperoni for just $5. Take advantage of coupons or buy an Entertainment Book, which is filled with hundreds of dollars worth of savings for most national restaurant chains, not just pizza. You can also purchase an online version that contains coupons for many towns so you can use the coupons while you are traveling.

PS ... Pam's a hottie!

Lazy Day

Today was my first full day off in about 2 and a half weeks so I took advantage of it. I did pretty much nothing. I did clean out my car but that was the most productive thing that I accomplished. This last week really kicked my butt. I started rehearsal of the Faure Requiem and I'm still running with Heidelberg Symphony. I also agreed to take a 15 minute spot during music week to perform in one of the lobbies at school. I can't find an accompanist who can learn the pieces that were my first two choices so I am going to have to pull out the Bach Suites and refresh some of them.

With all of the running around that I have been doing I have been hitting the drive-thru quite a bit. This has really helped my belly quite a bit. I weighed myself again today and it said 264 so I am up about 4 lbs over the past two weeks. Classes are going well, I just aced my aural skills test yesterday. This summer I am considering taking a trek out to the NYC area. The local aiport announced very cheap direct flight tickets to Newark so I might make it out there. But I think that I won't be able to make it out there until August.

There has been something on my mind that has been peeving me recently. I know that gaining is a very personal issue with many different aspects. But in all honesty it isn't that difficult to gain weight. It takes dedication and support from friends. However, with the availability of such inexpensive foods within the US, I find it hard to understand how someone can claim to be a gainer yet over the course of many, many months they are completely unable to gain weight. To me it seems that that person is not dedicated and only thinks about and or pretends to gain just to get off. Maybe I'm just jaded because I know what it takes to gain and I've seen so many guys say that they can't gain and then 5 months later they have blown up.

Tip o' the Day: I definately agree with Stupidgit ... Skipping breakfast does help you gain weight. In my nutrition class my teacher always preached that eating a tablespoon of sugar is better for you than skipping breakfast. This is because breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism. By skipping breakfast you are allowing more calories to be turned to fat.

As Always,
Eat Up!