Thank You

Thank You

I'm thankful for a warm bed to sleep in at night.

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing out loud.

So I say 
Thank you for the music, the song I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me.

"Thank You For The Music"
- ABBA

Still Life

Still Life

Every picture in a special frame
They remain the same
Still life
Dawn breaking through a silver sky
You and I
Still life.

Before my eyes,
I see you like, an alibi
It's not like it used to be.

You see what's right and what's wrong
A kiss to drown in
Sweet child of paradise
Each eye cuts it's own diamond.

"Still Life"
- David Wilcox

Grow

Grow

When my hair's all gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name
When my hands don't play the strings the same way
I know you will still love me the same. 

'Cause honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
And baby your smile's forever in my mind and memory
I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan.
Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand
But baby now.

Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
Thinking out loud
That maybe we found love right where we are.

"Thinking Out Loud"
- Ed Sheeran

Reflection

Reflection

A little candle and mirror action. 

Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time
I see reflections of you and me.

Reflections of
The way life used to be
Reflections of
The love you took from me.

Oh, I'm all alone now
No love to shield me
Trapped in a world
That's a distorted reality.

Happiness you took from me
And left me alone
With only memories.

"Reflections"
- The Supremes

Well this morning I hit the wall. I didn't sleep well at all and when my alarm went off at 4:50 this morning, I knew I was not in good shape. I got out of bed and was unsteady on my feet. I knew that if I wasn't at least awake, that I might end up hurting myself at the gym.

So I made the decision to sleep in, and it paid off. I was able to at least get some shut eye and it kept me functional at school.

We also had a snow system move through today which caused the district to let school out at 1:30, so I was able to come home and take a long needed nap. Of course, that means I also get to go out and shovel tonight, so that missed gym visit will be made up for.

Speaking of snow shoveling, it's time go out and get busy.

Love you Awesome Nerds,
Robert

12 o'clock

12 o'clock

Yeah, here I am sitting on this bar stool,
Talking like a damn fool
Got the twelve o'clock news blues
And I've given up hope for the afternoon soaps
And a bottle of cold brew
Is it any wonder I'm not crazy
Is it any wonder I'm sane at all.

Well I'm so tired of losing
I've got nothing to do and all day to do it
Well I'd go out cruising, but I've no place
To go and all night to get there
Is it any wonder I'm not a criminal
Is it any wonder I'm not in jail.

Is it any wonder I've got too much time on my hands
It's ticking away with my sanity
I've got too much time on my hands
It's hard to believe such a calamity
I've got too much time on my hands
And it's ticking away, ticking away from me.

"Too Much Time On My Hands"
- Styx

Short blog posting today.

Thanks to everyone who's hung with me during my Pic-A-Day for the entire year.  :-)

Today is the long day. I was up at 5 to go workout at the gym, then a full day at school, followed by parent/teacher conferences until 7:30, then it's off to see the ISU women's basketball team play. The game starts at 7, so I'll be a little late getting there.

I was surprised that another guy at the gym made mention of my absence and told me that he was glad to see me back.  I guess I did make an impact there of some kind.

Okay, time to get more work done.

Love you Awesome Nerds,
Robert

Fix

Fix

Solving Algebraic equations actually makes me feel
good. It's my fix. :-)

I'm not alone
I wish I was
'Cause then I'd know I was down because
I couldn't find a friend around
To love me like they do right now
They do right now.

I'm dizzy from the shopping mall
I searched for joy, but I bought it all
It doesn't help the hunger pain
And a thirst I'd have to drown first to ever satiate.

Something's missing
And I don't know how to fix it
Something's missing
And I don't know what it is
No I don't know what it is
At all.

"Something's Missing"
- John Mayer

Well, Day 1 of parent teacher conferences in the book.

And I'm exhausted.

But it has been a long day. I was up at 5 to go work out. My hottie, Le Sigh, actually welcomed me back and told me that he had missed seeing me.

Le Sigh INDEED!

School was good, and conferences went well. Unfortunately, my ear infection has not gone away and in fact has spread to my right ear - YAY!

So now I'm getting ready to put hydrogen peroxide in my ears to hopefully help clear out the infection.

Wish me luck.

Love you Awesome Nerds,
Robert

Macro

Macro

Close up of a Better Than Sex cake in the making.

Thundering rhythm
Pounding within me
Driving me onwards
Forcing me to see
Clear and enlightening
Right there before me
Brilliantly shining
Intricate beauty.

See the microcosm
In macro vision
Our bodies moving
With pure precision
One universal celebration
One evolution
One creation.

"Macro"
- Depeche Mode

Today I made a Better Than Sex cake for a school potluck tomorrow. This was an interesting experience for me as I don't plan on having any of the cake.

Right now I don't need those kinds of temptations in my life. Coach Nate told me the following...

"Temptation doesn't own you. It has no stock in your well being. Temptation doesn't care if you live or die. If you don't give temptation any power it has no control over you. You have to allow yourself to give in to it."

I had a great workout today and am going to an Oscar party this evening.

The upcoming week is parent / teacher conference week and I'm determined to meet it head on and not allow it to derail my health goals.

Getting my sweat on. 

Going to the gym for me now isn't about anyone else. It's about me giving myself permission to find that guy that is hidden under all the blubber.

It's time to shed the cocoon.

Love you Awesome Nerds,
Robert