Change of Plans.

So, yay. Last day of veggie-ness. I'm sure Glen might go all out tomorrow and have steak for every meal, but I won't. He'll also do the fencing thing, but I won't.

Though I doubt anyone cares, here's why:

I am fucking broke.

Like destitute broke.

And getting broker.


This year has so far, been pretty shitty for me financially. Being sick for two months straight with a cold (yes, it was just a cold) ruined any chance I had of getting a few good paychecks, and my awesome tax return went to paying off what I couldn't pay with said shamefully low paychecks. So, even now, I'm two months behind on rent, I owe my parents for various expenses and I have absolutely no savings for any sort of emergency or even to pay the security deposit for the place I have to have within the next month and a half. And yet I want to pay to learn fencing. Yeah. That will totally work. Right. Not.

So, while Glen gets to have all the fun pretending to stab people (undoubtedly like a pirate, all swashbuckling and whatnot), I'll be taking a vow of poverty for at least this month. What does that mean? Well, here's a visual aid.


This is from mint.com, which has been a source of inspiration and frustration for me. Though I like seeing where I'm spending all my money, I don't necessarily like seeing that I have spent all my money. Especially when it's on for the most part, not-vital things. This month was probably an exception to how I normally spend money, as I had to go out and buy a ridiculously expensive jacket for a formal occasion, but seeing how much I went over any/all of my pseudo-budgets is depressing. (And btw, when the check to my landlord clears---which it should have ages ago---that'll be over by a few dollars too. Because I'm sure you care.)

So yeah. I spend too much money on stupid stuff. And I'd really like not to, because I enjoy not being broke as hell. Wish me luck. By the end of the month I will probably be the greatest ramen chef that ever lived, since I sure as hell didn't broaden my horizons as a vegetarian.

Coming to you live from the van down by the river,

-diz.

I suck at updates.

I've gotten used to fake food/no meat. Then again my diet is mostly whatever kindergarteners have in their lunchboxes anyway, so there was no huge "OMG I CAN'T EAT ANYTHING NOW!!!!!" moment. ...Well, none that I can remember anyway. I'm tired, so my recollection is shot.

I have yet to try any interesting food combinations either. I'm a lame-ass, I know. Or I'm cheap. Either way.

I think I said earlier that I'd probably celebrate the end of the month with a steak, but meh. I'll probably just quietly start the next challenge: fencing. (We scrapped the "no refined sugars" idea a while back...it was a good call. These next few months call for chocolate.)

This will probably rank right up there with dancing in public on my awkward-scale, moreso because I could potentially be taught by a 12-year-old. And I have basically no coordination.

I'm scared. Hold me.

-diz.

Still a Vegetarian...grudgingly...

One week left. Three weeks done. This was an interesting challenge month so to say. Note to self: Do not make a diet/food challenge during summer. i swear people around me are cooking bacon every morning just to spite me.

But not all this month was negative. After two months i felt different... a good different though. I assumed by then my body was feeling the non-meat and processing more of the fruit and veggies that i have been depending on for energy. For lack of better words, i want to say my body feels more purer.

Now has this made me want to stay vegetarian from now on? Not really... i was surprised at how sometimes i was really thinking about what to eat. I ended up eating a lot of Pasta... and that isn't as fun without meat. But Potato Soup and Mac N' Cheese have been a great staple. I also found that by eating no meat, i was rather full and satisfied.

So far i think it's safe to say that this challenge is a relatively huge success! Now lets hope Diz has some interesting stories... and progress on my damn Bacon Plant!

- Glenster

Fashion Zombies!

Week one is over. Well, it's been over for about two days, but I'm lazy.

Anyway, survived the wedding with minimal disdain from relatives. I just said "Meh, I don't feel like eating meat today," and they shut up.

On a related note, fake buffalo wings are spicy, which makes them amazing. Granted when I eat them I still kind of miss B-Dub's but not that much.

That's all I got, because I am lame and attempting to focus on prettyfiying this boring-ass layout.

Exactly what is the point of Adobe Fireworks if you already have Photoshop?

diz.