I'm Back!

I'm back!

From a dearth of posts to this blog, and from some down-times. First, why the lack of posts by me? Well, it's pretty simple. Where's the economic stimulus package for me to do so? My readership can be counted on one hand by a dude who had an accident with a band saw, so what's the point in me putting in the effort to blog? Good question. But I enjoy it nonetheless, and it had just slipped off my radar for a while.

I am going to make an effort in the future to write very frequently to this, as honestly as I feel is prudent, about what's on my mind at the moment. Here's what I want to talk about today:

1. Why I Like Diet Soda
2. Songs/Bands That I Think are going to Hit It Big
3. Addiction Recovery
3.b. Gratitude

So, Diet Soda. I pretty much love diet soda. No calories, fizzy, fun, flavorful, and freshening. I've been enjoying Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi for a while. At work, I've been branching out into Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper, and Caffeine Free Diet Coke (tastes meah). I am looking to explore some other vintages, such as Pepsi Max, Diet Mountain Dew (quiet you protesters), and Diet Pepsi with Lime. I supremely enjoy a tall glass of soda, mixed with water (both to extend the experience and to water down the sweetness/carbonation), on the rocks.

Ah yes, songs. So, in retrospect I was quite successful at predicting the success of people like Jack Johnson, M.I.A., and Peter Bjorn and John. It's true! I did. So, I am going to make a prediction or two about some songs that I've been listening to a lot and really enjoying.

Song Number One: Daylight by Matt and Kim
Song Number Two: Help I'm Alive by Metric

Now, granted, the second song has already started to become more played, but still. They're both great songs.

Addiction Recovery...now that's a bit heavier. I had a really good period of about 2 weeks where I was doing really, really well with eating right. The thing that I noticed was that I wasn't really all that happy...or rather, I was letting so many small things ruin my contentment. I was making mountains out of mole hills, getting irritated with people, situations, and things, and letting those distractions take away from my own personal victories. This distraction led me to forget the reason that I was happy in the first place (overcoming addiction), stop doing the things that help to keep me strong (scripture study and prayer), and ultimately led to a relapse.
However, over the weekend, I was able to gradually turn this ship around. Everytime that I fall down, I learn something new, that will help me in the future, and this was no exception. I have reaffirmed my desires to accomplish my goals, and recommitted to the activities that I need to do to keep myself moving towards those goals. Some of those big goals that I like to keep in my mind are:

1. 9:20 at IM Brazil (you knew it was going to be here, so why not put it first?)
2. Celestial Marriage
3. Spritual Progress
4. Increase Gratitude
5. Triathlon = Job
6. Buy a House in 2010

Stay tuned as I attempt to update this blog more frequently!