Temples and such

The notion that my body is a temple is something I would like to spend more time focussing on. I think it is important to treat it well so that I am healthy. A healthy body equates to a healthy mind. I dont have all of the details figured out, I have some. I am just in the process of figuring out a plan that makes sense to me.

Its also become clear to me that I need a hobby. That way I can put all those dead cycles to use creating a better me.

As well sharpening the mind so that it is a functioning and healthy part of my body.

The rough plan looks something like this:

body weight training. Regimental eating for weight gain, learn Spanish, boulder, meditation, hobby

I went for a bike ride, it was the kind of bike ride where you just go and make turns as you feel you need to for no other reason than it seems like a good thing to do. I did this and on my way home I made a sudden turn and went down this long road which lead me to cliffhanger indoor climbing gym. I am taking it as a sign that I need to boulder.

As soon as things get finalized I will post an official this is what I am doing post.

Joshua

Familiar Faces.

On friday I went out and hung out with a bunch of people I knew from highschool. I really enjoy being surrounded by a group of familiar faces. As I really do not have a family out here, the closest thing I can get would be friends.  I mean I would love to ‘create’ a family of my own. but that isn’t really going anywhere at the moment. so all I really have are my friends. They are kinda like my safety blanket and the ‘all thats good with the world’. It means alot to be in the company of people I enjoy. I’ve met a shit tonne of people, but none feel as good as the ones that I know. If that makes any sense?!?!

Joshua

Best Dinner ever!

I just ate that. yum!

Day 6…

Well this is the last “day” count. After this point I will be saying weeks, then months. Its ridiculous to think that this was possible all along. I am going to avoid speaking in could haves and should haves. The main thing is just keeping it going. Rolling with the positiveness of it all. The days have flown by. I havent done the hacking up of the flem, Meika said that if it hasn’t happened yet, that maybe I am in a good healthy state and it wont happen.

In other news…

Having crushes are fun, it makes life more exciting.

I’m really digging stella artois

yeah,

Joshua

Day 4

Work was not too bad. The hours dragged but at the same time they did finish. I dont feel any withdrawl sqeezes and I am not hypersensitive to everything. Day 4 is the best day so far. I feel normal.

I also got payed today from work. Its really satisfying to know that the money will be going to better things rather than cigarettes. Beer may not be that great, but everything has their place.

Not much to say really. um, I really like day 4!

Joshua

Day 2…

I have been sort of humming and hawing about making this post, as It has the potential to be another josh post, rather than a post by Joshua. However is the spirit of progress and betterment, accompanied by some fine ale, which was bought to celebrate… the first day…

Basically I quit smoking.

I had this plan for about a year and a half. Take the two most difficult days of quitting, your first and your second during your weekend. I had origionally concieved the plan in calgary the week before I was going to meet my father on the eve of my 22nd birthday. I have thought about this plan alot and always find some reason to put it off or what not. What really helped was getting wrecked saturday evening so that sunday morning with the pounding headache and what not going through my body smoking would just seem like a bad Idea.

Couple the drunken debauchery with the really strong desire to ride my bicycle down to south america I think we had a winning strategy for not wanting to smoke and not smoking.

Its only really been two days and in saying that I am being generous, the real test of it all is tomorrow, and all of the tomorrows to come.

Joshua

The beginning of…

I am going to ride something (motorcycle or bicycle) down to south america. I do not know when, or how but it is now the thing i am going to do. I have alot of things I want to accomplish in the mean time such as paying off my credit card, but now I have the motivation to do that.

Check back for more updates.

real food tastes better.

The previous lumberjack breakfast hashbrowns were frozen from mcain. I was thinking okay cool, precooked potato chunks that fry up real quick and make a delicious side to my breakfast. I bought the bag happily and got home. Opened the bag and fried the things up. I looked on the side of the bag out of boredom/curiosity I mean the ingredients should be really simple potatoes. That is not what was in my hashbrowns. Flour? corn? chemicals? potatoes? the chemicals list was long. All this for fried breakfast potatoes? They didn’t taste quite right after that.

I have tried making hashbrowns before, as they are one of my favorite breakfast foods. I have always messed up. The one thing that these little fake hashbrowns taught me was that hashbrowns don’t need to be shreded I can make tiny cubes and get the same effect from a regular potato. So thats what I did, I made tiny cubes and fried them in bacon fat. Scrubbing the pan was hard, but the hashbrowns were divine.

The moral here if there is one is that real food does taste better.

Joshua

9 months in…

9 months in to my move, I had my first fuck it and move back to Calgary moment. I had a touch of nostalia, missing home cooked meals, brown grass, beer in old houses. I looked at the fact that I still have my laptop that I bough in august and that I finally got a new cell phone in may. I still have the bulk of the clothes I moved out here with. I bought some jeans, I wear a lot of murino wool, I have 3 new jackets and pull over vest. The only new shoes I have are the ones I bought in oregon. I have a sigg water bottle, a chest of bicycle tools, my single speed that I bought off of a hobo. I have some measuring cups. Still rocking the bag I bought from xscargo for like 2 dollars. My back pack has become the means for moving groceries from safeway and laundry to and from the laundrymat. I bought a pillow case and comforter cover.

Its all really small.

I had my first flat tire the other day, 8 months of riding and one flat tire. I figure the bicycle has served me well so far I might as well treat it to a new tube. I think my room mate and I are going to be buying some chairs soon for our kitchen table. I still plan to get some pots and pans, and other kitchen tools. I also want to pick up a tv, dvd player, amp, and speakers It would be nice to watch bunny ear tv, dvd’s and listen to music from our couch.

its all really small.

It doesn’t seem like the kind of things to be blogging about, its not terribly exciting you know? The highlight of my week or month is going to be getting pots and pans? I mean what life am I living. I still plan to have the best summer ever, I just don’t understand. April or may seems like so long ago. I want to get back to that enthusiasm for everything. I want to be filled to the brim with excitement for partying and hanging out with good people. I learned quite a bit actually about wishing for things and them coming true. Its actually quite funny I got everything I wanted, I just didn’t know how to handle it.

I suppose now I should be more cautious of what I wish for. Partying till the sunrise is hard on the body, and while I may enjoy seeing the sun come up, there is probably a time and place for that, and not every weekend. It should be more like a special occaison kinda thing. Just cause you like ice cream doesn’t mean you should eat it everyday, it wouldn’t be so special anymore.

Joshua

Short skirts long hair my hormones flying everywhere

I really hate summer because I become the most useless man in the world. There is so much eye candy everywhere I really have no idea what to do. Working in any sort of environment where you see people everyday also isn’t helping I can barely do my job. I think I am going to make it. I love summer.

Joshua