Time for new clothes...

So days, months, years have passed since I've really done some serious clothing shopping. My biggest days shopping are usually the clearance aisle staying under $60 bucks the for the year.

My kids normally get the money for clothing and even Jodi (though is in close second) gets clothes from time to time.

This morning I had to detach a monitor so I could bring it to another building. It was nothing out of the ordinary for me, so I unhooked what I could from above the desk and then went down under the desk to grab the rest of the wires.

Then it happened...

RIP!!!!!!

That wasn't good....as I hear the noise, I look down to see a small rip inbetween my pants. I was thinking crap...at least I wasn't wearing some embarassing underwear....or no underwear at all.

So I think....I guess I'm going to buy some pants at lunch time. I grab the desk and pull myself up and hear another rip....crap....

Gently....I pulled myself up as I feel a breeze from the window between my legs. Wow, that could have been worse.

Quickly I put my coat on to cover any notice of my issue...yeah...I'll call it my issue.

Good thing my underwear match my pant color. :-)

-JOT3

Killer Snake

That's right...I'm a hero.

Last week I was working in the basement on Kaylee's room (yeah still working on it) and had a request from my neighbor to get a snake out of their yard.

So I think to myself...crap...I've never had to pick up a snake and perhaps I'm a bit of a chicken if I get too close. Well since the guy across the street was afraid to get it, I had to be tough and act like a stud.

Oh...our new neighbors are pretty cool. Dan, Liz and Kyla have been in the neighborhood for about 4-5 months now.

So...
Dan didn't want to get near it and asked his wife to get it. Of course she didn't want to get it, so I ended up removing the snake from the yard. We didn't kill the little snake...We just tossed him down the ravine.

Here is a video of me looking like an idiot jumping back from the snake. Video compliments of Jodi which I'm sure giggles every time she watches it. I think she was hoping for a cobra snake and me screaming like a woman. The snake was actually cute, but they are still a bit creepy.

Delay on writing...

Yep, been a bit busy lately. Jodi seems to keep everyone up to date on family stuff, but I really need to start working on some blogging fun. Nothing much to tell folks. I have been working on Kaylee's room in the basement a bit. I didn't realize how crappy i framed the walls. They are all straight and all that.....they just require a bit more cutting of drywall which means more seams and more finishing room. I guess we also never figured out what were going to finish the ceiling with. I really think we should put a real ceiling. Blah i say blah....

We have to get Jodi's indoor studio setup here in the next few days so I'll have something setup for my videos finally. Stay tuned. Sorry for the delay.

-jot3

Japanese Game show comes to Obese Fat Huge USA

In Japan
So have you seen the new show hole in the wall? Well well, you are in for a treat. I watched the last half hour of this show and it was pretty funny.
The original show from what I remember comes from a Japan game show. Similar to human tetris.


USA Version
So why would anyone think that we could actually do the same thing in USA (United States). This is just insane. The first girl I saw was about 300 lbs or more. She is suppose to fit through a little hole without falling in water or breaking it. HA.


So this can probably get a few laughs before the show gets old. I thought it was pretty funny though. Doubt Americans will ever have much success with this game. It's like pushing an elephant through a mouse hole.

-jot3

Sick sucks...say that three times fast.

I'm sick. Was going to work on some video Thursday evening.

Now that I thought of this video thing, my mind will probably go blank.

Until Video Thursday, I'll see ya.

-jim

Fat or Muscle

So this week shouldn't be as insane as last week at work, so so so...

I thought I'm going to start the fun video blogging this week. Give me a couple days to think of something. Maybe I'll show off how manly I look each week as I work out or ....umm...not work out.

So not sure if I really lost weight. Was doing good eating and still not eating a ton of stuff. I'm still sitting at around 185 on my scale. The doctor's scale said 191 with my clothes / shoes on. That is always depressing!

So stay tuned to seeing me all hot in my shorts...I mean looking fat and not in shape and see how I transform or get even fatter.

Oh yeah...I'm going to promise 2 video blogs per week. One of me either stepping over the line or thinking of something sarcastic to talk about and one of me on my updates on my weight / exercise stuff.

-jot3

My Diet / Exercise Progress

So I found a scale at work, so hopefully things will be more accurate. Its a fancy type that they have at the Doctor's office.

Eating: Not doing good, but not eating as much. I'm eating the same food, but just less of it which I think is a good start. A drastic change might cause my body to hold all it's lardness.

Exercise: Used the new hyper extension thing and it seems to work. I'm realizing time is a problem though. I'm just going to need to pack my exercise into a specified time every day. Maybe I can figure out how to get up earlier. That would require me to go to bed on time...that never seems to happen.

Weight:
Orginal: 190
Current: 184

Time on my quest: 6 days

Walmart WAL-MART or Wal-Mart I HATE YOU

Went to my local Benton Harbor Walmart to get school supplies for the kids and a few groceries. Had Jodi and the baby with, so we thought the evening would be quick. HA!

Things you should know about WalMart

1. Never go there in the evening. It is full of complete idiots (shoppers and employees)
So child preditors, scarey people, bridge card users, extreme coupon users and many other individuals that love to just piss you off. I have no problem seeing a young Mom with a little baby with a bridge card to buy their groceries. What I can handle are people who walk up confused on what they can buy with them. Oh, I can't buy this beer or these clothes? Oh really? GEEZ people...even I know that and I know nothing about the damn card.
Coupon users are now my enemy when they pull out 100 coupons. Last night...one man...45 bucks worth of coupons...small cart full of soap, shavers and misc small crap...30 minute checkout. GRR....At least tell people that you have a million reciepts. The worst part is he had to have three transactions to complete his order. Oh yeah...walmart sucks and the people who visit.

2. Buying school supplies are probably cheaper than anywhere, but at a price of fighting for space in the aisle. People will walk in front of you, stand in your way and just annoy the piss out of you. Me and Jodi ended up in a fight because of our tension being in that store. So if you want to save a marriage...stay the hell away from Wal-Mart. Go to target and spend a few more bucks...leave happy and in love. (and yes...me and Jodi are fine...it was just the moment of being in hell mart)

3. Ordering something online from Wal-Mart. Never ever ever ever try to return it or you'll really confuse the one tooth employee that is trying to figure out what you mean by "online order". Unless they have a receipt from the store...just forget it.

So I've decided. No matter how great the deals are...I'll give Wal-Mart a visit at most 2 times per year and it will only be in the morning when most of the nut jobs are not there.

I am making a promise to the world. I will buy more locally to my house, smaller business and do anything to reduce Wal-Marts earnings. Maybe people will follow me in my quest to lower the stock and finally push them down. They can keep breeding the insane by hiring them, feeding them and selling things cheaper. I refuse to be a part of it every week to prevent going insane.

-jot3

The Scale

So I've been trying to figure out this big game plan on how I will exercise, but ran into a bit of a problem. My scale is always wrong. It's not old and it is a mechanical type, so who knows why it is pure crap.

Like you may have read, I'm tipping the scale at 190 lbs. 24 hours later I was showing 181! Now how can that be? 24 hours after that, I'm 188...

So now i'm puzzled and can only assume my scale is crap.

So the new exercise thing seems cool. You can feel it immediately after doing around 10 pull ups with your back.

I have of "so" starts to my sentences. So, that is it...I'm done. Look foward to making my weight and daily exercise public starting tonight.

-jot

When a man gets lucky...

So it's been over 8 years now since me and Jodi first started dating. Of course with only one kid and really young, Jodi still looked great.

After a few years and a few kids, you get busy having a family, cleaning a house and pretty much being the slave of the family.

So why am I so lucky? Well Jodi has been amazing...She has gone from a young girl to a wonderful and beautiful woman. In the last several months we have really grown strong together. I love her to death and I'm so lucky to have her.

So the extra lucky part?

She gets more beautiful with age and also seems to have changed since we had Nathan.

Take a look...





Ok, so the last one Jodi was being cheesy, but isn't that just amazing?
Yep...I'm lucky. Got a best friend and she is super cute (and hot...I'm sure Jodi would prefer hot over cute)

I love you honey bunny...

-jot3

190 and sick of it

Depression after gaining weight
Ok, so I'm finally old and fat. Both suck. So I have to do something about it. I'm going to post something daily on here so I can actually see what I've been doing to exercise and eating right.

So I have never weighed this much in my life. 190 lbs. Yikes! I think my weight and height is suppose to put me somewhere around 150-160 lbs.

I'll start walking through my workout plan each day. I'm going to include video of sarcastic stuff soon as well. Maybe some progress videos to see if I'm losing weight. Yeah, those pictures are going to look sick at first.

Today's Goal:

Setup hyper extension (back / stomach ) exercise thing & Move Eliptical

This thing will kill me at first, but I used something like this at the YMCA years ago. Great to strengthen your stomach and back.
All of my weight is in my gut...

I have to pull the eliptical out too now that the basement is close enough to being finished.

My Theory on Corn Syrup & Fat People

This theory is based on nothing else except stuff I make up that may or may not be based on scientific evidence or in depth studies that would either prove or disprove my theories.

So corn syrup...what is it. Something goopy that comes from corn? Corn smashed up until it becomes glue? Super glue and corn mixed together to make corn syrup? Or maybe it is corn that grows on trees and the corn sap comes down and they catch it in buckets in some wild forest...

Well whatever corn syrup is, I think it creates fat people. When I was young, I would run around and come in for some koolaid....oh yeah.....that was the stuff! It was made from some powder crap, real sugar and water. So now what do kids drink when they come in from playing outside? Hmm, well we make sure our kids always have water they can access all by theirselves in the frig and we try to give them 100% fruit juice. On the other hand, we have kids...like my old neighbors that would walk around with cans of pop...made from CORN SYRUP! Did I mention they were fat...yep, they are fat...well were...they moved...phew...

So back to corn syrup...I swear anything with any sweet flavor is now made with corn syrup. Even honey from Popeyes chicken has freaking corn syrup in it. Good grief...isn't honey sweet enough!

So if you want to lose weight...pick two shows a week on TV to watch, spend the rest of the time moving and stay off corn syrup.

-JOT3

PS Did you ever think about corn you eat at home? Why does it stay together...why does it come out of your butt still corn? If your body cannot break down regular corn into a brown like substance, then why would we ever think corn syrup would break down. :-)

Never blow your nose in a bathroom...

Why you ask?

Well, one day I was taking a crap in the pot at work and some person came running in to the bathroom to blow their nose. I was thinking of giving them a courtesy flush (if you don't know what that is, well then you are just mean)....

So where was I...yes yes....Someone walked in to blow their nose as I was pooping. Well by this time, the place is pretty dang stinky. Did you know that when you breath in and smell something that it actually is making physical contact with your body. Your nose receptors are actually contacting what you smelled. So this person had a nice plugged nose....he couldn't smell anything. Then what happens? He honks that nose clear and BAMM.....he sucks up some of my butt. So in all reality....If you want to get technical.....that guy just blew his nose and put his nose in my butt.

Nuff said.

-j

When McDonalds cost $10 bucks

So you remember the good ole days of eating fast food? I remember eating these huge meals where it was a burger, chicken sandwich, pop, fries for 5 bucks.

Well depending on where you live, you might have realized something.

Let's say you wanna get one of those nice McDonalds pops for a buck.

Well, umm that now cost you $3 bucks if you add the cost of gas getting there and driving back home. Ah, then if you get a meal, that is around 5 or 6 bucks. Then we add tax and gas....

10 bucks.

Bet you didn't think you'd be spending 10 bucks to eat McDonalds

The dork that I am - MagiQuest UI Issues

The family went to the Great Wolf Lodge up in Traverse City, MI. It was a lot of fun....the kids just loved it. They have a new game called MagiQuest you can play in the hotel. You get magic wands which I believe are you using IR (same thing as your remote control on the TV) to open treasure chests (and activate other stuff) and the wand identifies itself with an RF (the tags that make security at stores beep) tag.

So on to the interaction issues...

The Wand
When you first start the quest or adventure on this game, you have to use a touch screen. You must have your wand at the screen so it identifies you. First problem I noticed is that all the screens, treasures and other fun stuff that the wand activates didn't give the kids any que on where to wave their wand. You can see damage on a lot of the treasures from kids wacking them and kids waving them around in the hallway upset because it wasn't working. First thing they might want to do is indicate where you need to wave your wand.

The Touch Screen
The touch screens are full of video, menus and different areas to read to understand your quest or adventure. There are touch screens all around the building for the kids to see how they are progressing and to get clues. I really thought these screens were fun and pretty intuitive for the kids. The only problem was when you start a quest, it asks you to confirm by popping up a window asking you to select "yes" or "no". Well, the problem is the selections don't look like buttons. You can also see the background fully lit with buttons below the popup. Your brain keeps wanting to push the big yellow button under the popup.

Some of the clues were sometimes hard to see if they were active or selected. We looked from time to time to see our progress and remember what things we had to find on the quest. The two shades of color they picked to determine if you had completed or not completed that task was sometimes hard to see. Perhaps I'm color blind?

Overall
I thought this was a very cool game for the kids. We got tons of exercise walking up and down the stairs from the different halls of the hotel. The kids get to keep the wands and they thought it was the best thing ever. Even I got a little to carried away and got them up at midnight to sneak around the building to complete tasks. They ended up finishing all the quests and adventures. Wish I could be a kid again!