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On turbo fire: I don't really need a life face lift. Just an endorphin boost. Who doesn't want to be happier-er? :)

Turbo Fire, GIS, and Devin Townsend

A couple things:

1. I bought the Turbo Fire workout program this past week. I'm not interested in losing weight so much as I am interested in making exercise a regular, fun part of my routine again. I absolutely loathe going to the gym and I get tired of watching the one and only workout DVD I own: Jackie Werner's Power Circuit Training (a difficult workout, let me tell you). Also, most DVDs available on the superstore chain (Walmart, Target, Kmart, etc.) bore me to death just to look at them, let alone purchase and try at home. You've got Jillian Michaels. You've got Richard Simmons (tehe). You've got Billy Blanks. You've got the random trainers teaching you to kick box, dance, yogi, and tae bo your way to fitness. Each DVD claims to do the job. The thing that most people don't realize while browsing the workout section is that a 15 to 30 minute exercise number alone is not going to do much of anything. I say this mostly to women because we are extra special creatures, biologically speaking, designed to keep and carry more fat than the opposite sex. Women especially need more than 30 minutes of side bends and sit ups to see results. We need an excellent diet. We need cardio. We need targeted training on problem areas to keep our frenemy, Fat, from clinging so tightly. I do call fat a friend/enemy here because I've read that women with more meat on their bones are also more fertile. Damn it.

So.

Yes. I bought into the Beachbody empire for a total workout experience and perhaps a life face lift. Tens of routines, advanced training options, online support, supplemental equipment and nutrition guides all come shipped in one gorgeous package right to your doorstep. I'm not looking to have kids anytime soon...sorry to disappoint you, Fat.

2. I used my precious tax refund to purchase an ArcGIS license. I want to say that I'm a struggling young person. I've got a Bachelor's degree in GIS. I pretty much need the damn thing to be able to better myself in my field and to further my career. Why did I have to spend my entire tax refund to get a license? I'm a walking billboard for the company. I was trained with ESRI products. Where I go, that knowledge, that training goes. If a company didn't have the software, but desired GIS solutions, my abilities with the software would most likely push a company to buy it. Throw me a bone here, people.

3. I spent a good portion of my evening listening to Devin Townsend's album Addicted and reading his discography notes on HevyDevy.com (twenty albums total, I think). I have been quite inspired by DT's pursuance of and perseverance in music.

Artists intrigue me. This isn't the first time I've been enthralled by the insights of an artist on his work and life. I think this is because art is such a personal expression of oneself. If you want a banana to be painted blue instead of yellow, it is acceptable and you may even have a reason for it (it's also super fun not to have a reason). If you want to produce masterful songs while jumping music genres like a frog, it is acceptable, but mostly if you can pull it off. I love it when the rules become malleable. It's refreshing.

There would have been more to that, but I can keep my eyes open no longer. I'll get back to DT later.

Later.

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Okay, I don't know if the post title is a valid python command or not. I wouldn't know because codecademy went down for maintenance and lost all my progress. That's a big demerit in my book. I have lost motivation temporarily. That's all for now. Ta ta!