day 3 of the master cleanse

today started out great!
i had extra energy and again was amazed at what the body can do with no food.
i do seem to be easier to get cranky. but i get out of it quick.
by 8 or 9 though, i was really hungry! really really hungry...i didnt give in to temptation and instead tried the salt water flush. oh my! chugging the salt water was awful...then 40 minutes later i felt disgusting. then everything just came out. i felt bloated in the abdomen and generally just not good.
in my head though, i know its for the good cause of cleansing my systems. and i do feel that the toxins are leaving.
i decided today that im going to see how tomorrow goes and if i cant stand it ill ease my way back into a regular diet.
still at 214 but i look a lot thinner...hopefully i can put the weight back when this is over.

day 3 of the master cleanse

today started out great!
i had extra energy and again was amazed at what the body can do with no food.
i do seem to be easier to get cranky. but i get out of it quick.
by 8 or 9 though, i was really hungry! really really hungry...i didnt give in to temptation and instead tried the salt water flush. oh my! chugging the salt water was awful...then 40 minutes later i felt disgusting. then everything just came out. i felt bloated in the abdomen and generally just not good.
in my head though, i know its for the good cause of cleansing my systems. and i do feel that the toxins are leaving.
i decided today that im going to see how tomorrow goes and if i cant stand it ill ease my way back into a regular diet.
still at 214 but i look a lot thinner...hopefully i can put the weight back when this is over.

Day 2 of Master Cleanse

Well this morning I felt great!
My body definitely knows that it isn't getting food anytime soon, but it seems to be okay with it. I do feel hungry though, but I've felt hungrier going from lunch to a late dinner, so its not bad.
I'm surprised at how much energy I do have still. Hopefully it keeps up.
I've been going to the gym to keep my muscles in check, and I'm at 214 now...getting skinny for this 6'4" frame.
Looking forward to getting through this cleanse!
On to day 3.

Day 1 of actual Master Cleanse

So today was the first day of the Lemonade, Cayenne, Maple Syrup concoction.
Feeling kinda hungry today...any thought of food turns into a strange psychological struggle. I can visualize and feel the food in my mouth...weird.

but I'm staying strong. I don't think it will be too hard. I'm shooting for ten days, so I got nine more to go.

I went to the gym last night, not sure if I should be working out with no calorie intake, but I weighed myself and I lost 6 pounds already...probably more today.
Argh, that's too much. I wish it wasn't so drastic.

oh well on to day 2

MASTER CLEANSE DAY 3 Orange Juice Day

3 days ago I decided to start a Master Cleanse, also known as the Lemonade Diet.
The First three days are considered the Ease In period...
Day 1 consisted of raw fruits and veggies and juice
Day 2 consisted of liquids only, soup, juice, smoothies
And now Day 3 is just orange juice.

To my surprise, I'm not very hungry, yet. I guess the psychological side of knowing that I'm doing this for a good reason is helping to quell the hunger.
Tomorrow I begin the main part of the cleanse which consists of lemon juice, mixed with maple syrup and cayenne pepper.
This will hopefully push out all of the toxins and crap in my digestive system and leave me cleansed. I plan on changing my diet to that of a much healthier person afterwards as well...though lately I've been eating very well, I just want to make sure I'm treating my body well.

Hopefully my weight won't fluctuate too much, but the loss of a few pounds will be helpful. I'm at my heaviest right now, 222 lbs., though I'm in great shape so I think this is where I'm supposed to be...maybe even heavier.

Mistaken Glance

Mistaken Glance
Shawty checking style so I made advance
Stepped to her, but it seems that I mistook her glance
Eyes rolled up, showed me her back
Did not admit defeat, just strengthened my attack
“Hey Gorgeous, what are you about?”
“You don’t wanna be here, when my man comes out!”
Her smile indicated jokes and that she enjoyed my plan
Gave me her hand and I helped her stand.
Dark like a fresh cup of coffee no cream
Two sugars, so sweet, percolating my dream
Caffeinated melody, high octane supreme
Expression reaction made frothy with steam
Vision correct, now my interest provoked
The scene painted smooth
Knew it was the right groove
Brush strokes insisted that I made the right move
Before this rain starts pouring
Pull those out and start exploring
The reasons for that to get these in
Getting hott but your ears are freezin
Like the Queen and this be the hive with bees in
Soldier style, not worker, but I’ll work for you
Bring the honey to the pot, so it won’t hurt for you
Sting your most sensitive spot
The buzz from Patron is getting you got
Sweetest dark berry on the bush
Juicy flow jiggles round on the push
Eyes half mast, pounded on the Kush
Puffing light sugar trees, don’t tell, shush
It must be the ass
That’s got me all hot
You know what I mean
Cuz you’re clappin what you got
And don’t stop
Even if you did that ass wouldn’t
Let’s connect waistlines
Place my hands where I shouldn’t
Dominating dance floors seems like your pastime
Let’s get all Jamaican and begin a fast wine.
You put it in the air
Fly dress, flyness looking so debonaire.
Get in the place that cause jealousy
I could stay there all night, but let us see
Contentment all around, so this must be
The most beautiful place, you got to trust me.

Replaced glass in some windows

I just wanted to let everyone know that I replaced glass in a few windows at my mother's place and I'm proud of myself. I knew now how to do such a thing before I started, but with a little help from an easy guide I found online...it was a lot easier than expected. The only hard part of it was removing sheets of glass from an older window, rather than buying brand new sheets. But once I had them removed the rest was cake. Glazing a window is actually kind of fun.
Here is the site I used to help me, and I highly recommend it.

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/h2replaceawindow

@TobinJames

I just joined the Twitter ish...nothing interesting yet, but it looks like there's lots to discover.
I will tweet you sooo good!

Road Trippin in the Pacific Northwest

Flowing into Portland last Tuesday, began a work-related road trip of minor proportions through the Southwest chunk of Washington and a sliver of Oregon. Though minor, it was a great exploration of what Washington has to offer as well as a part of Oregon I've never had the wonder of experiencing. In fact the picture above is of myself loving the sun in Seaside, Oregon. Seaside is a tiny tourist town, which lies a half hour from Astoria on the coast. They have a surfing community and a really cool and large sandy beach. It was so nice to get my feet in the ocean again...it was been since the last time I was in Oregon and hit the ocean up in Coos Bay.
So here's my town lineup:
Landed in Portland, Oregon...I could live on the outskirts of P-Town...the dirtiness of the city turns me off though. Overall its a great place though.
From there I went to The Dalles, Oregon. An interesting town with a strong older population being infiltrated by a youthful one. I ate at the Spud Cellar which was really good!
Then to Yakima, Washington, which I had a different idea of what kind of town this was. It seems like Central Washington has a bit of a redneck feel in some spots. Big ups to Pacific River & Alpine Sports, a great place to hit up if you need outdoor gear when you're in Yakima.
From Yakima, the road took me to Wenatchee, Washington...it was hot up there! Stopped into a cool shop called Revolution Snow and Skate, which had a nice skatepark set up in the back.
Then it was on to Leavenworth, Washington. This town is at the mouth of the Cascade Mountains and was set up like a Bavarian Village to attract tourism, and I guess it worked because it was bustling.
From there I drove through Goldbar, Washington on my way to Bellevue. Goldbar is hardly noticed unless you need gas or something, but the mountainous terrain in the background is nice.
Bellevue, Washington is a large city connected to Seattle. The drivers there can be very rude, just like Seattle. Overall, I'd stay away from this place, unless I go back for more business. I'm not a fan of big cities anymore. Even though I reside in Salt Lake still :)
From Bellevue, came Olympia, Washington. Olympia is a really cool city...it keeps a small-city feel. Check The Alpine Experience for gear out there...a sweet shop!
Then I got the treat of driving to Astoria, Oregon. What a beautiful drive!! I highly suggest driving on Highway 101, whenever and wherever you can. I <3 the ocean so much. And driving into Astoria across the long bridge is awesome. Astoria has a really nice feel...this is a town I could move to, though I hear that I came during the best month. From September to June is supposed to be overcast...don't know if I could handle that.
The Goonies was filmed in and around this town...love that movie big time!
Then, as I mentioned before I hit up Seaside, Oregon.
And then I made my final length of road back towards Portland. I had a wonderful meal at the Tin Shed with some friends. I highly recommend that place for some delicious grub!!
I flew home a few days after arriving in Portland and my adventure was completed.

Dreads is gone.

well it happened...I got the courage up enough to let wifey chop the dreads off. Wow, almost 6 years of loving those things is gone and I don't miss em' too much. Though I feel a little less cool and way more ordinary, but its all G. I don't know what to do with the dreads, so for now they are just chilling...I should try to make some kind of wall hanging dealy. :) My boss suggested a beaded curtain of sorts. I haven't had short hair since like 1999, so I have no clue what to do with it...mostly I just let it go crazy. And now I begin the long journey onto my third set. I've heard that your third set of dreads is the best, since you figure out all the common mistakes. One major mistake, that led to their demise, was that I chopped all the fly aways and loosies. and that led to thick bottoms and thin tops. Next time I won't make that mistake.

Hunting with sharks as helpers

So I began a career hunting underwater with my hunting sharks.
We catch squids mostly and let them go...its just for sport, and I think the squids like it.
We also catch mermaids, tuna, and mad plankton.
Anyone who'd like to join, should strap on their wet suits and kick it with me.

My baby girl is a Velociraptor

I’m beginning to think that my baby girl is part velociraptor. She makes noises and claws the air just like a raptor baby would do. Like when she’s nursing or sucking on the pacifier, she makes grunty dinosaur noises that make me wonder. I half expect her to get on her hinds legs and tuck her arms up and run around cackling at everything that moves. Perhaps when she can walk…anyways, I just thought I should put that out there. Anyone else have a raptor baby?

Liberty Mountain

I wanted to throw up my current employer, Liberty Mountain, for being such a great company to work for, especially when times is hard. The industry is keeping steady, and people must be in the outdoors more cuz bizness is sweet. That might be a bad thing, for more bodies are taking up trail space, but its all good as long as people are being respectful.
Check out and . on the pro site you can see a cool pic of me climbing in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Props to the owner Gary Heward for being a standup guy and running a good show!

Louis Logic

Last night I had the chance to see one of the underrated Emcees around right now, Louis Logic. Though the crowd was tiny, he seemed into the show and his style and rhymes were amazing. I'm a big fan of the dude, so I hope he keeps rock rockin it.
check out to hear some of his music and what not. Big ups Logic!! aka the Drunken Dragon.

The lil one arrives

So she did it! She finally arrived on Friday April the 24th at 8:53 pm. She's a taurus. Born at 6lbs 11 oz, with almost 20 inches in length. I am so excited and amazed and thrilled and emotional and I could use every positive word in the world to describe the experience. Watching her emerge from the birth path was just incredible. And she came out sunny side up as they call it, or posterior. Momma went all natural too. Which she is very empowered by and for good reason. She followed in the footsteps of every woman in the history of mankind that gave birth before the days of medication or the rare ones nowadays that are brave enough to try. So amazing!
We call her Dru. Unles we decide to change it.

Patiently Waiting

The anticipation is killing me…where is she . I’m referring to my unborn. Though her due date is April 30th, 2009, she has dropped down in the birth path, and her mother is dilated to about a 2 now. She keeps thinking that it could be any second. I’m thinking it will be this Saturday…but really, who knows. Our little baby could hold up until she’s at 40 weeks, for all I know. Oh and I believe we finally decided on a name…but I won’t actually write it in until it’s a final.
Ahh…well all I can do is wait now.
Tick Tick baby…something big is supposed to happen around the 19th of April, 2009, according to Terrence McKenna’s Novelty or Time-Wave Zero theory. I’m thinking that its my baby. My dad’s wife still has yet to deliver her baby too. My half-sibling that is. So perhaps my girl and her are going to synchronize their labor…even though they have never met before…they still have similar genetics in their wombs. If they both show up on the 19th, then I will believe that Terrence is right in his predictions.

Heaviest

So I’ve reached my heaviest poundage to date. I’m at about 212 lbs, which is technically about 8 pounds less than I want to be. Though I’m sure my dreads carry a few pounds in them, so I may have about 10 or so pounds to go. I’d like to be 220. My 6 foot 4 frame evens the weight out luckily, but you can tell if you look closely. Haha! No more abs …but they’ll be back…I hope. Of course my weight is convertible weight, that I will need to turn to muscle here once our baby is born. But I’m ready, I’ve got the fuel to get me to where I want to be.

4 foot plus wingspan

So my dreads measure in at an impresive 2 feet long...well not every single one but the longs ones all do. So when I pull them out to measure my wingspan, with my head being about 6 inches across, that makes 4 foot six inches or so. They feel so long on my back now...though they don't quite reach my booty yet.

Only a few weeks left

In two weeks the fetus my woman and I created will become "full-term", meaning that she could arrive from the womb at any time after that. I predict a late April/early May birth, however the fetus's mother predicts that she will go upon arriving at full term. Both predictions are close, so neither of us will be far off. I've never wanted to meet someone so bad. This pregnancy has been a cakewalk for me, for Rachel it has been a different sort of cake. The heavy, taking up body cavity space, waking up from sleep cause you're being kicked from the inside-out, managed to get even more beautiful and sexy cake. I love her so much...it will be nice to be able to cuddle up with her and not worry about squishing a fetus. I can't wait to marry her. I can't wait to have this cute little family with a son and daughter and two smart, beautiful, loving parents. It sounds like bragging, but our kids will be very lucky! Both Rachel and I didn't come from "normal" nuclear families, and though it made us who we are today, I'm sure both of us would have rather had two positive parental figures in our lives.
Anyways...soon a post of size weight and cuteness will be up.

20 Questions

1.When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I knew I wanted to work with animals in some way. Vet, scientist, paleontologist, etc. That’s why I got ended up getting a biology degree.

2. What have you done in the past week to help someone else?
I helped carry in a few big water bottles in for the tattoo parlor I went to.

3. Who is the best-dressed person you know?
Myself

4. What is on your nightstand?
clock, magazines, pictures of Hawaii, money

5. If you were a cat, what kind of a cat would you be?
Orange Tabby

6. If you lived in a house surrounded by acres of trees, what particular type of tree would you want flourishing on your land?
plumeria, they smell soooo fucking good

7. What do you find to be very overrated?
rock and roll

8. How many email addresses do you have?
four

9. Have you ever felt replaced?
nope

10. Would you rather watch football or baseball?
football, though both are fun to play, baseball is boring to watch for me

11. What is the wallpaper on your phone?
Me and my babymomma

12. Name a lyric from the song you're listening to.
Fuck land, I’m on a boat motha fucker,
Fuck trees, I climb buoys motha fucker.
I’m on the deck with my boys motha fucker
The boat engine makes noise motha fucker.

13. Do you use a feed reader?
nope

14. What chocolate do you always leave in the box?
walnutted ones and ones with “fruit” shit in them

15. What would you do if you found out your ex is engaged?
wonder how much money he makes

16. Do words hurt you?
Yes, too often.

17. Are you a talker or a listener? Is it ever possible to really be both?
I am both actually

18. Have you ever walked on the beach at night?
so many times…it’s a magical experience when the moon is out, especially while in Hawaii.

19. Who is your favorite professional athlete?
Alex Puccio, Nicky Dyal, Collette McInerney, Uriah Faver, Tony Hawk, depends on the sport I guess.

20. Which TV show have you seen pretty much every episode of?
there’s probably not one…