Quest For Glory!

Joanna and I hit up Birdy's to see the Quest for Glory Tour! Here are the pictures I took, Joanna will be posting her much better ones soon.
We gave the girls a bottle of Jose Cuervo as a thank you gift for coming to Indianapolis. Making friends with three of my favorite musicians made tonight one of the best nights ever.

EwzHealth Month #1

A month ago I started a new life of healthy living through daily exercise and better eating. The results have been largely positive.

You don't get to see the first 10 lbs I lost because I hadn't had proper measurements but the starting spot would have been ~310lbs. That is to say, I've lost 20 pounds in the last month. It's a step in the right direction, but I've still got a long way to go.

I didn't discuss this on the EwzHealth site, but I have a big problem setting goals for this. Mostly because the publicly supported method for deciding ideal body weight, the Body Mass Index, it bullshit. No, it really is. [NSFW links]

You see the Body Mass Index or BMI was never meant to be used for what it's used for today and it shows. When I started my plan I was ~310 which is a 44.5 on the BMI scale. That's obese. 20 lbs less at 291 and I'm at 41.7 which is still obese. That's fine. I know I tip the scales and that 20 isn't all that much at my current size. But here's the thing: to be "Overweight" and not "Obese" I would need to get under 30 on the BMI scale. To reach that I'd need to lose a total of 100lbs. Doing that might kill me. (no really it wouldn't be healthy to lose that much) The next big hurdle would be get out of "Overweight" and in to "Normal Weight" which is between 18.5–24.9 on the BMI scale. I would need to lose another 50 lbs to be at my "Ideal Weight" by BMI standards.

The end result of that would be me (at 5'10") weighing 150lbs. I would be half my starting weight and it would incredibly unhealthy to make that big a change. In fact it might not be possible to do without outright starving myself. The amount of work it would take to lose that much weight would lead to muscle mass which the BMI scale doesn't take into account. That is why my current goal is to reach 240. It's a great number to be at (it's on my driver's license) even though it counts as "Obese".

The Gang Hits St. Louis

Austin and Emily are getting married so we hit the spots in St Louis. The Brewery Tour, the art museum, the Arch: nothing is safe.

The City Museum in St. Louis

The City Museum is seriously the coolest place in the world. It’s an adventure 100%.

@EwzHealth

I’m trying something new. New for me. I’m taking control of my health and I’m going to posting about it to keep myself in line. I won’t be clogging up my site or my twitter but rather I’m starting up a new twitter account @EwzHealth where I will be tweeting my weight every day. This will help me keep motivated to lose those lbs. BUT it will only work if you follow me and show support, so please follow me on twitter or if that isn’t your thing keep checking in here and follow my posts on the right sidebar.

Ewzzy and Jay Hit the Zoo

Animals

I got stuck at an intersection because a flock of Geese were all up in my way. What’s the deal with geese? I know, it’s the ‘tude.

Next, while I was home for the 4th of July, I saw a kid terrified of a pony. This is all the courage he could muster.

That is all.

New Computer!

I am so pumped about this. I’ve been saving up for a new computer for work purposes. My laptop wasn’t exactly high end when I bought it and couldn’t handle exporting large projects from Indesign. My new Dell Studio XPS? Unstoppable. It’s name is Balder.

One little problem. The dang thing didn’t come with an OS! I promise I ordered one. This wasn’t a decision I made. Seriously check out this completely clean partition table:

That is an empty terabyte you’re seeing. After some wrangling I got Windows 7 installed on it and I love it.

Pokemon National Championships

I went out to the Pokemon National Championships at the convention center because this is what I've wanted since I was 10. I wish I entered in the tournament. I'd be in the senior division along with everyone else over 13. I feel so old and yet so young.

With the sunrise...

... our adventure is over. Now on to the airport and back to Indiana.

Willmington Update 5

What a day! We've hit the first lull in an already action packed day of golf!

Willmington Update 4

The last teams have passed through my hole. A busted camera only made my day more boring -- not easier.

At least it's a beautiful day out.

Fun Facts:
1. My shot has only been used once thus far today.
2. The first shot was a perfect chip-in.
3. My tripod was locked at the time.

Willmington Update 3

The show has started on NCAA.com bu[ there's no signal from the cameras on my hole. #ohshiiiiii

Yesterday was like a vacation but today is for working.

That makes waking up to this view hard to let go of.

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Torrential storm at the dinner table.

Eating at Blue Water in Willmington, NC we get rainwater dumped on us.

Check it:

9th floor suite is 9th degree sweet.

Check out dis view!

Check out my view from the 16th hole at the 2010 NCAA Men's Golf Championships.

Wilmington Update 2

Landed for the second (and final) time in Willmington. The headache is clear. Everyone but The Viz is tired.

Wilmington Update 1

Finally fell asleep at 1:00, woke up at 4:30, got to the WSP offices a half hour early and now I wait till my ride the the airport arrives.