Gone Fishin'

Hey everybody. Well, I'm about to leave on my fishin' trip. I'm going to pick up my sister in a couple of hours, then we are driving home to our parents. After we load up their car we are heading to the hills of Arkansas. We probably won't get there until late tonight but tomorrow we are trout fishing.

Fishing is not my favorite past time but being with my family is one of my favorites. So I am so excited. It will be the first time in almost exactly a year since I've seen Lance, so that is exciting too. It will also be the first time in several years all four of us cousins will be in the same place at the same time. Another exciting aspect of the weekend! Boy, this weekend is nothing but "exciting" is it. :)

Anyway, maybe this creacher of the dark will also get a tan this weekend. I use to be so dark when I was a kid but as I've gotten older I've turned pale. How depressing. My grandmother (my dad's mom) told me a couple of years ago that she could tell I worked night because I was so pale. Thanks, Gram. :)

On the weight loss front, I was planning on going to the gym by 7am & actually woke up about 5 or 5:30 but I woke up with the second worst crick in my neck I have ever had. Oh my goodness does it hurt. I took some Advil & I'm about to get in the shower to see if the hot water will loosen the muscle a bit. Knowing that I'm going to have to drive through Dallas traffic today & fish tomorrow, I didn't want to over do it on the elliptical this morning. That may not have been the best decision but that's what I decided. I don't feel that guilty though because I worked my butt off this week on that crazy machine. I've never sweat so much in my life. I've also drank an average of 15+ glasses of water (that's about 120+ oz) everyday this week. I think I may buy stock in toilet paper. :)

I'll let you know what happened this weekend later. And, I'll probably make a video about it too. You all have a great weekend too!

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRANDIE!!!!!!

Who in the world taught Kristy math?

Ok, if any of you are watching my total loss of weight, you are probably wandering who in the world taught me math. There are a couple of reasons for this.

When I first started doing this, I got my starting weight at the gym. Since then I've been using a scale in a closet at work. I do occasionally weigh on the one at the gym just to see what the difference is. The gym's scales weigh me about 2 lbs heavier but when I weigh at the gym I always have my tennis shoes on. I still think the scale at the gym is probably more accurate due to the one I'm using is as old as the hills but it is more private & I really don't care as long as I'm having to slide the little weight to the left.

Another reason that my total's haven't added up in the past is that have been keeping up with my weight on different websites & some of the websites round up & that got me off in a couple of places so that was annoying.

Anyway, I'm really not that bad in math & just got confused a few times. :)

Weigh In #14 & Lucky 7's Video 2

Weekly Loss (Gain): +1.25 lbs
Total Loss: -27.75 lbs (see next post for explanation on why my math is not adding up)

Lucky 7's Loss: +1.25 lbs :(

Totally water weight. I pretty much lost all of that yesterday, so that proves it.

Reasons for gain:
1. Didn't do cardio as much as I usually do.
2. Ate out way too much this weekend.
3. TOM :P

I'm going to kick it this week though, just watch. :)

{Thanks, Aunt Connee, for letting me know I had made a typo.}

I'm Being Haunted By A Closet Monster!!

Ok, so, no, you couldn't hear it. It was a drip, drip sound. I think it was either my AC or water heater dripping. Oooooooooo....Eek! :)

Archie's Ride Home

Movie Review: Hancock

So Kim & I went to see Hancock at Studio Movie Grill last night. I really enjoyed the movie. I think Kim only thought it was okay.

The Christianity Today review kind of talked like it was your typical superhero movie but I don't really agree. I thought it was very well done. Yes, it is mainly about a man with super powers coming to terms with his gift, or as his curse as he has come to think of it, but there are deeper issues surrounding his struggle. There are several twists in the movie that I was not really expecting especially the big revelation (if you've seen it, then you'll know what I'm talking about).

One thing some people may not like is that about 2/3rds of the way through the movie an entire new plot is thrown in & the plot from the beginning is pretty much abandoned. Now, normally, I hate this kind of think (for example Spider Man 3, I did not like the movie due to so many plots) However, in my opinion, it is nicely wrapped up in the end. And, now that I think about it, even though those are two huge plots, they are really only subplots to the main one, a man coming to terms with his gift/destiny/mission. Speaking of the ending. I wasn't thrilled; it was kind of corny but it was okay & it did not detract from the film as a whole, I feel. Also, just a heads up, don't leave the theater right away. There is a little snippet as the credits are rolling. Don't worry, it is really short & it isn't important or anything, so if you are dying to hit the bathroom from all that soda & popcorn you really won't miss that much.

So, in the end, it was no X-Men but it was much better than Spider Man 3. I would probably rate it there with the new Incredible Hulk. I know most reviews didn't give it good ratings but I think it is definitely worth watching at least once.


Discussion Questions (from CT article):

1. Do you see any parallels between the way Hancock is treated by the public and the current political scene in America?

2. What parallels do you see between Hancock and Ray in the way they approach altruism?

3. What does the film have to say about sacrifice?

4. Late in the film, Mary says, "Fate doesn't account for everything. We have a choice." Is her statement justified by film's end?

My Diet Coke Experience

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