I want to start by talking about my rap album. I really fell into a funk and didn't find the time to put things together and I really wanted to make sure that I was rapping about things that were important to me, not just rapping to rap. I am going to partner up with a great friend of mine, Jamie that actually writes an awesome blog almost daily called The Knowledge Dropper. Here's the web address: http://knowledgedropper.weebly.com/ I'm going to be using some of the things that he has discussed on his website as topics for songs and I'm really excited about that. Make sure you check out his blog, it's good stuff. I hope to finish that up by the end of July. I know that at least 3 of you are really looking forward to it so I'm sorry that it has taken so long to finish.
Onto the next topic, the dog. Well, a friend of ours found a mini pincher roaming her neighborhood almost getting hit by taxis and not having anywhere to go. We decided to look after the little thing until we could find the owner, which did not happen. During the time that we had the dog I really didn't realize how much it took to take care of the dog, it also didn't help that the dog had a tendency to eat rocks and what not and then proceed to throw up in our apartment, but hey you live and you learn. The dog was actually abused because it was terrified of everything and it was also malnourished, with patches of hair missing from it's coat. Luckily, the dog started to take to my wife and I and we all became friends and we loved to take her out to the park and watch her scare Korean people despite her very small size. Unfortunately, we had to get rid of her and it's been very strange without having to take her out and also not watching her absolutely freak out if she heard any weird noises. Actually, who am I kidding, I don't really miss the dog. I don't have to pick up poop anymore and I don't have to wake up at 630 to take her for a walk. I hope my wife doesn't read this because she loved that dog.
Finally, after years and years of being a large man I started a diet and have actually stuck with it. It is a program from http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kris-gethin-12-week-daily-trainer-intro.html bodybuilding.com's Kris Gethin. It is a 12 week transformation program that involves a lot of weight lifting, a lot of plain foods, and a lot of videos with Kris Gethin. He goes through the program with you and there is a video for every day. The program is completely free and if you are looking for something to get into better shape, I would strongly recommend this program. I started the program at...ooh I don't want to write my starting weight, but I'm going to. I started the diet at 321 pounds and after 8 weeks of doing the program I am down to 266. I have never felt better. I'll give you a little info about the diet. You lift 4-5 times a week and you are supposed to do 25 minutes of cardio two times a day. Your diet is basically protein, complex carbs, and some fiber. Your protein choices are chicken, turkey, steak, fish, and egg whites. Your complex carbs are whole wheat pasta, brown rice, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal. Your fiber is broccoli. You can replace this with other fiber veggies for some variety. You can't have sugar, you can't have milk, and you can't have any sauces. It sounds crazy, but it can be done and you get good results. With all of that happening, I have been so crazy busy and I am ready to write for this blog again because it's something I love to do.
So that is what is new with me, I hope to cover a lot of topics in this upcoming month and hope to be putting together some diaries of the recording process for my album. We'll see what happens though. You guys take it easy and hopefully the random tree will stay alive and not be chopped down...that didn't make any sense. Anyways, just another apple.