Friday, March 20, 2009
Saint Michael, Patron of Paratroopers
Did you even know that there was a patron saint for paratroopers? I had no clue. I'm not a paratrooper by the way, I'm just in an Airborne unit, but that's still an interesting factoid. Noteworthy: He is also the patron of mariners, the sick, and grocers. Which explains my uncanny connection with the smelly dude at the Food Lion. I had been worried for a minute.
I haven't posted in this journal in years. Mostly this is because I've had busy job after busy job in the Army since then and my off time has been pretty precious. Most of my time was spent talking to my wife Catrina, whom I married in December of 2007. Right now I'm sitting in Kuwait, at the end of my second OIF tour waiting to return home on Sunday (should get home Monday morning). I have some time so I thought this might be a good opportunity to begin posting again.
When I get home I'll go through a series of reintegration, block leave, ACAPing (preparation for separating from the Army), and then eventually I will end my term of service with the Army and I'll go home to live in San Diego with my wife.
As part of my new life, I intend to adopt a new lifestyle of slow physical progression, spending TONS of quality time with my wife (living life to the fullest you might say), and packing as much useful information into my brain as possible. That last one is to compensate for having forgotten most of what I learned in school and for filling the void from all of the Army crap that I need to UNlearn as soon as humanly possible.
So to all of you Benjournal fans out there (both of you [hi boots! {boots is my cat}]), look forward to more posts and a new, absurdly awesome graphical layout with links to websites that I find interesting AND that still exist!!!
Stay classy, whale's vahjay-jay!
(and thanks for stopping by)
I haven't posted in this journal in years. Mostly this is because I've had busy job after busy job in the Army since then and my off time has been pretty precious. Most of my time was spent talking to my wife Catrina, whom I married in December of 2007. Right now I'm sitting in Kuwait, at the end of my second OIF tour waiting to return home on Sunday (should get home Monday morning). I have some time so I thought this might be a good opportunity to begin posting again.
When I get home I'll go through a series of reintegration, block leave, ACAPing (preparation for separating from the Army), and then eventually I will end my term of service with the Army and I'll go home to live in San Diego with my wife.
As part of my new life, I intend to adopt a new lifestyle of slow physical progression, spending TONS of quality time with my wife (living life to the fullest you might say), and packing as much useful information into my brain as possible. That last one is to compensate for having forgotten most of what I learned in school and for filling the void from all of the Army crap that I need to UNlearn as soon as humanly possible.
So to all of you Benjournal fans out there (both of you [hi boots! {boots is my cat}]), look forward to more posts and a new, absurdly awesome graphical layout with links to websites that I find interesting AND that still exist!!!
Stay classy, whale's vahjay-jay!
(and thanks for stopping by)
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Give me umption for my gumption, let me function function function.
Part of the reason I don't have things to write about here is because I tell them to Catrina via email or on the telephone. She's the main person I want to tell things to anyway. I'm not normally the kind of person to talk about stuff with people. It's not that I'm closed off or anything. Anybody who knows me even slightly can tell that. I'm easy going and often talktative. I make a point to make eye contact with people and put myself and others at ease in conversation. I can talk about touchy-feely things without feeling unmanly. I like to whine and bitch and complain and gossip. But if it comes to a personal crisis or loss or something that's really bothering me, the last thing I want to do is talk about it. Except maybe with my significant other. And I don't know where that stems from.
This week, for example, was kind of shitty for me. With lingering shittiness to follow. I really just wanted a do-over. If I could dial back time and redo it I would, even though I'd have to redo everything and it'd feel all deja vu-ish and redundant and boring (wouldn't that suck?).
People that I work with or people that I see and talk to outside of work would ask me what was wrong and whatnot, but I had absolutely no interest in talking about it. Just talking about things that frustrate me can frustrate me further.. especially if what's bothering me is something involving my own mental error. Making mental errors brings me back to my last nerve, wich I seem to subconsciously stand on. And I don't need anyone else's weight on that nerve in addition to my own. Except Cat's. Cause she's light. :-p
There are things that keep me sane though. The superb things in life. Freedom and money (sorry to be shallow, but money brings independance, and independance is a wonderful thing) and my co-worker Dianne Archer and xbox and Scrubs season 2 and The Offspring and ibuprofin and Jesus and toilet paper and the fact that I'll soon be home driving in my own car and, last but not least, my sexy/cute/gorgeous/intelligent/understanding/patient girlfriend.
Oh, and speaking of which, Thanksgiving is coming up. And I'll tell you what I'm NOT thankful for: The need for war, lack of turkey drumsticks, distance between me and my main squeeze, muddy roads, lack of privacy, my flabby bits, selfish people, early mornings, peanut butter, humvees that break while you're driving them, cigarette butts, songs ripped off by Tina Turner, ugly shirts, etc.
In other words, there's not that much to be UNthankful for. So I'm not doing too bad. Plenty of good things around. I know, I have a twisted way of looking at things. You see, the glass isn't half full or half empty.. the glass is just two times bigger than is truly necessary. Gives the wine some room to breathe.
Yeah, I'm eeeeh.. retarded. *clicks "publish post" button*
This week, for example, was kind of shitty for me. With lingering shittiness to follow. I really just wanted a do-over. If I could dial back time and redo it I would, even though I'd have to redo everything and it'd feel all deja vu-ish and redundant and boring (wouldn't that suck?).
People that I work with or people that I see and talk to outside of work would ask me what was wrong and whatnot, but I had absolutely no interest in talking about it. Just talking about things that frustrate me can frustrate me further.. especially if what's bothering me is something involving my own mental error. Making mental errors brings me back to my last nerve, wich I seem to subconsciously stand on. And I don't need anyone else's weight on that nerve in addition to my own. Except Cat's. Cause she's light. :-p
There are things that keep me sane though. The superb things in life. Freedom and money (sorry to be shallow, but money brings independance, and independance is a wonderful thing) and my co-worker Dianne Archer and xbox and Scrubs season 2 and The Offspring and ibuprofin and Jesus and toilet paper and the fact that I'll soon be home driving in my own car and, last but not least, my sexy/cute/gorgeous/intelligent/understanding/patient girlfriend.
Oh, and speaking of which, Thanksgiving is coming up. And I'll tell you what I'm NOT thankful for: The need for war, lack of turkey drumsticks, distance between me and my main squeeze, muddy roads, lack of privacy, my flabby bits, selfish people, early mornings, peanut butter, humvees that break while you're driving them, cigarette butts, songs ripped off by Tina Turner, ugly shirts, etc.
In other words, there's not that much to be UNthankful for. So I'm not doing too bad. Plenty of good things around. I know, I have a twisted way of looking at things. You see, the glass isn't half full or half empty.. the glass is just two times bigger than is truly necessary. Gives the wine some room to breathe.
Yeah, I'm eeeeh.. retarded. *clicks "publish post" button*
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
I'm like the girl in the movie that gets mad at the guy before he can tell her his perfectly reasonable explanation.
Okay, so apparently Switchfoot doesn't like the CD protection either, but it's being implimented for all new CD's on their label. Cat found this for me, I assume somewhere on their website:
Hello friends,
my heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing. Many PC users have posted problems that they have had importing the new songs (regular disc only, not the dual disc) into programs such as Itunes. Let me first say that as a musician AND as a music fan, I agree with the frustration that has been expressed. We were horrified when we first heard about the new copy-protection policy that is being implemented by most major labels, including Sony (ours), and immediately looked into all of our options for removing this from our new album. Unfortunately, this is the new policy for all new major releases from these record companies. It is heartbreaking to see our blood, sweat, and tears over the past 2 years blurred by the confusion and frustration surrounding this new technology. It is also unfortunate when bands such as ourselves, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, etc... (just a few of the new releases with copy protection) are the target of this criticism, when there is no possible way to avoid this new industry policy.
For mac users these songs should import seamlessly. We are told that itunes is coming out with a new version for PC users in early November that will be compatible with all of these new CD's but in the meantime it's frustrating for all of us. That said, there are a number of solutions (as is always the case with these types of things) for importing the CD into your itunes and ipod. We have compiled some of the easier ways below. I feel like as a band and as listeners, we've all been through a lot together over the past ten years, and we refuse to allow corporate policy to taint the family we've developed together. We deeply regret that there exists the need for any of our listeners to spend more than 30 seconds importing our music, but we're asking as friends and partners in this journey together to spend the extra 10 minutes that it takes to import these songs, which we think you'll agree to be our finest collection of songs yet. As a band, we've always been known for having the best fans in the world and I know that will continue for years to come. A month from now, I hope to be singing these songs together at a show, and the extra time spent importing the music will perhaps be forgotten, or at least forgiven. Thank you for your understanding and the continued kindness that you have always shown for five dreamers from San Diego, we love you guys,
-tim foreman
It goes on to give step-by-step intructions for getting around the problem. They're not good solutions, but they'll do for now. I'm still glad I filled out the Sony records survey thing about the content protection though. Hopefully they'll get enough negative feedback that they'll knock it off.
So props to Switchfoot for their response and integrity! Woohoo! You rock, Switchfellas.
Hello friends,
my heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing. Many PC users have posted problems that they have had importing the new songs (regular disc only, not the dual disc) into programs such as Itunes. Let me first say that as a musician AND as a music fan, I agree with the frustration that has been expressed. We were horrified when we first heard about the new copy-protection policy that is being implemented by most major labels, including Sony (ours), and immediately looked into all of our options for removing this from our new album. Unfortunately, this is the new policy for all new major releases from these record companies. It is heartbreaking to see our blood, sweat, and tears over the past 2 years blurred by the confusion and frustration surrounding this new technology. It is also unfortunate when bands such as ourselves, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, etc... (just a few of the new releases with copy protection) are the target of this criticism, when there is no possible way to avoid this new industry policy.
For mac users these songs should import seamlessly. We are told that itunes is coming out with a new version for PC users in early November that will be compatible with all of these new CD's but in the meantime it's frustrating for all of us. That said, there are a number of solutions (as is always the case with these types of things) for importing the CD into your itunes and ipod. We have compiled some of the easier ways below. I feel like as a band and as listeners, we've all been through a lot together over the past ten years, and we refuse to allow corporate policy to taint the family we've developed together. We deeply regret that there exists the need for any of our listeners to spend more than 30 seconds importing our music, but we're asking as friends and partners in this journey together to spend the extra 10 minutes that it takes to import these songs, which we think you'll agree to be our finest collection of songs yet. As a band, we've always been known for having the best fans in the world and I know that will continue for years to come. A month from now, I hope to be singing these songs together at a show, and the extra time spent importing the music will perhaps be forgotten, or at least forgiven. Thank you for your understanding and the continued kindness that you have always shown for five dreamers from San Diego, we love you guys,
-tim foreman
It goes on to give step-by-step intructions for getting around the problem. They're not good solutions, but they'll do for now. I'm still glad I filled out the Sony records survey thing about the content protection though. Hopefully they'll get enough negative feedback that they'll knock it off.
So props to Switchfoot for their response and integrity! Woohoo! You rock, Switchfellas.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Et tu, Switchfoot?
I am.. beyond disappointed with Switchfoot. Switchfoot is my favorite band. I love their sound and their lyrics and their attitude and their originality. I even like their album art and T-shirts and such. And really I do like their new album. Not quite as much as the last one yet, but I tend to like Switchfoot albums more and more as I listen to it. I usually end up liking each new album slightly more than the last.
So, what's the problem? The CD is what they call "content protected". The idea, I suppose, is to absolutely and completely keep anyone from stealing their music. I must admit, they did a very thorough job. I didn't even know you could BE this anal retentive with a CD. Now, it's that I think they don't have the right to protect their interests, but this CD's protection causes some collateral to my enjoymment and my bank acount. Here's the rundown:
You put the CD into your computer.
You must read and agree to the end-user license agreement.
You may then play the songs on the little interactive media player that comes with the disk.
At this point you're wondering, "Well.. how do I pull the tracks from the CD?"
You can actually see them if you explore the CD's context in windows, but they are greyed out and you can do nothing with them. (If you examine the properties, it will tell you that it is content protected.)
On the music player interface that comes with the disk there is an option to save the tracks to your computer.
It works, even if it does take forever to save them.
You try to add the tracks to iTunes only to find out that you can't.
And the step-by-step frustration goes on. Basically they come in wma format. You can burn them to CD's for various reasons up to 3 times. That part seems reasonable to me. But you can't convert the files to mp3 or aac and you can't synchronize the files and you can't upload them to your iPod. I believe you can put them on an mp3 player as long as it supports the wma format. But people.. iTunes is the wave of the future. More people have iPods than discmans these days and more and more people are being converted. I myself am a recent convert.
So yeah, now I have all of my music in one place except for this one freaking CD. Why did it have to be my favorite band that did this to me? GAH. Soooo.. now if I want these songs on my iPod I have to buy them again on iTunes. If they'd told me about the bullshit before I bought the CD.. I would have just waited till I got home to the states and downloaded the album from the iTunes music store. So for all their anti-piracy messages about "illegally downloading or copying music is stealing", they're ripping off the little man (heretofor referred to as "me").
Last night I couldn't even listen to the CD I was so frustrated with it. I'll probably listen to it a lot this week in my computer at work and then that'll be it until I can re-buy it on iTunes later. -_- I can always give the CD to someone in my family I guess.
For a more positive note on the whole music thing, I caught an episode of Rock Star INXS the other day. I really enjoyed it! Most of the singers were very talented and they sang really great, classic rock songs (such as "Hard to Handle" and "All of the Day and All of the Night"). The show was like American Idol without the fruitiness. I also thought it was really cool that they were auditioning both men and women. The winner gets to be the new lead singer of INXS, which is already a well-established, popular band. People are used to hearing the band with a male singer, so it could totally change their sound. I'm not a big fan of theirs, but I do like them. I just.. don't have any of their music and coudln't name any of their songs. :-p
Anyway, it was also good because it reminded me of some songs that I needed to download off of iTunes. I don't remember music that I really love until it's brought back to my attention sadly. There's already so much great music out there that I'll never get to hear and when you add to that the music I've listened to and loved and forgotten about and you've got a bonafide tragedy on your hands.
Here's my new Switchfoot (those dirty bastards) shirt!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/reykas/Miscellaneous/switchshirt.jpg
So, what's the problem? The CD is what they call "content protected". The idea, I suppose, is to absolutely and completely keep anyone from stealing their music. I must admit, they did a very thorough job. I didn't even know you could BE this anal retentive with a CD. Now, it's that I think they don't have the right to protect their interests, but this CD's protection causes some collateral to my enjoymment and my bank acount. Here's the rundown:
You put the CD into your computer.
You must read and agree to the end-user license agreement.
You may then play the songs on the little interactive media player that comes with the disk.
At this point you're wondering, "Well.. how do I pull the tracks from the CD?"
You can actually see them if you explore the CD's context in windows, but they are greyed out and you can do nothing with them. (If you examine the properties, it will tell you that it is content protected.)
On the music player interface that comes with the disk there is an option to save the tracks to your computer.
It works, even if it does take forever to save them.
You try to add the tracks to iTunes only to find out that you can't.
And the step-by-step frustration goes on. Basically they come in wma format. You can burn them to CD's for various reasons up to 3 times. That part seems reasonable to me. But you can't convert the files to mp3 or aac and you can't synchronize the files and you can't upload them to your iPod. I believe you can put them on an mp3 player as long as it supports the wma format. But people.. iTunes is the wave of the future. More people have iPods than discmans these days and more and more people are being converted. I myself am a recent convert.
So yeah, now I have all of my music in one place except for this one freaking CD. Why did it have to be my favorite band that did this to me? GAH. Soooo.. now if I want these songs on my iPod I have to buy them again on iTunes. If they'd told me about the bullshit before I bought the CD.. I would have just waited till I got home to the states and downloaded the album from the iTunes music store. So for all their anti-piracy messages about "illegally downloading or copying music is stealing", they're ripping off the little man (heretofor referred to as "me").
Last night I couldn't even listen to the CD I was so frustrated with it. I'll probably listen to it a lot this week in my computer at work and then that'll be it until I can re-buy it on iTunes later. -_- I can always give the CD to someone in my family I guess.
For a more positive note on the whole music thing, I caught an episode of Rock Star INXS the other day. I really enjoyed it! Most of the singers were very talented and they sang really great, classic rock songs (such as "Hard to Handle" and "All of the Day and All of the Night"). The show was like American Idol without the fruitiness. I also thought it was really cool that they were auditioning both men and women. The winner gets to be the new lead singer of INXS, which is already a well-established, popular band. People are used to hearing the band with a male singer, so it could totally change their sound. I'm not a big fan of theirs, but I do like them. I just.. don't have any of their music and coudln't name any of their songs. :-p
Anyway, it was also good because it reminded me of some songs that I needed to download off of iTunes. I don't remember music that I really love until it's brought back to my attention sadly. There's already so much great music out there that I'll never get to hear and when you add to that the music I've listened to and loved and forgotten about and you've got a bonafide tragedy on your hands.
Here's my new Switchfoot (those dirty bastards) shirt!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/reykas/Miscellaneous/switchshirt.jpg
Friday, October 28, 2005
"Deep Thought, tell us the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything!"
What ever happened to having deep thoughts? I haven't posted in a while because I couldn't think of anything of substance to write about. I don't have original deep thoughts enough. It's one of those things you lose with your youth, kind of like your creativity. Or maybe you still have the same creative ideas and deep thoughts but you don't remember them because they don't strike you as creative or deep anymore. I think partly we just get dumber and more complacent as we get older, but maybe part of it is that things just don't seem new anymore.
I remember when I was younger.. not REAL little.. but like the junior high and high school era.. I would hear jokes or funny anecdotes and I got them.. I realized they were funny.. but I wouldn't laugh at them. Like, okay, I get it. But it's not worth laughing at. I'd heard too many jokes just like it.
My parents and their friends on the other hand would be ROLLING. They were just SO AMUSED! And I couldn't believe how amused they were. I was just thinking like, "Haven't they heard something similar to that a million times more than even I have? Surely!" But no, they would laugh their collective buttocks off. I tried to think of reasons for this.. it had to have something to do with their age. Maybe.. they forgot that they've heard jokes just like it a thousand times already. Like they just can't remember the instances when they've laughed at jokes like that or made jokes like that before already. Or maybe they just become more and more childlike the older they get. I think it's the latter.
I think I was more adult and intelligent as a child, I just didn't have the experiences to make me all the way mature. And now that I have the maturity (somewhat), I've become less adult-like. Except for the sexual stuff of course. That situation only gets worse. It's the pleats!
I remember when I was younger.. not REAL little.. but like the junior high and high school era.. I would hear jokes or funny anecdotes and I got them.. I realized they were funny.. but I wouldn't laugh at them. Like, okay, I get it. But it's not worth laughing at. I'd heard too many jokes just like it.
My parents and their friends on the other hand would be ROLLING. They were just SO AMUSED! And I couldn't believe how amused they were. I was just thinking like, "Haven't they heard something similar to that a million times more than even I have? Surely!" But no, they would laugh their collective buttocks off. I tried to think of reasons for this.. it had to have something to do with their age. Maybe.. they forgot that they've heard jokes just like it a thousand times already. Like they just can't remember the instances when they've laughed at jokes like that or made jokes like that before already. Or maybe they just become more and more childlike the older they get. I think it's the latter.
I think I was more adult and intelligent as a child, I just didn't have the experiences to make me all the way mature. And now that I have the maturity (somewhat), I've become less adult-like. Except for the sexual stuff of course. That situation only gets worse. It's the pleats!
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Dear blogger,
A confession.
I smell.
And I have a lustful affair with peanutbutter.
Also, I enjoy knitting.
Yours truly,
Benjamin Reeder
I smell.
And I have a lustful affair with peanutbutter.
Also, I enjoy knitting.
Yours truly,
Benjamin Reeder
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Your friendly neighborhood weblog slinger.
J'ai acheté la version de marché noir du Transporteur 2, mais elle est en français seulement. Elle a des sous-titres anglais cependant, ainsi je pourrais juste l'observer de toute façon.
Tyson (the roommate) got a DVD of Unleashed that looks like the final production copy though! Good picture, cool cover art, neat menu, extra features, and everything. That movie was very good. And it's not just a kick-ass action flick like most Jet Li movies. And Morgan Freeman was really good in it too. It takes place in Glasgow, so you know its' cool. It's the kind of movie you can take your girlfriend to. ..although I can take my girlfriend to all kinds of movies.
There isn't much time to go over here. I'm trying to get a little more in shape and do all of the things I need to do before I go. I need to send some things home and mail/email family and friends that I've been neglecting. I feel bad for not mailing my relatives from Minnesota. Cause they rock and my cousin from there is in the Marines (stationed near San Diego still, I believe). Soon it'll be time to start mailing stuff home too. A lot of the stuff I have has to be carried home or shipped in the connex though. I just need to get a few things home to Illinois and some stuff back to Ft. Bragg.. so I'll have stuff to wear and use immediately when I get home. I'm very anxious to live a normal life again. Only a couple months or so to go.
Catrina just started college at UCSD. She seems to really like it. It sounds like there are a lot of really great experiences out there for her. There's even a hanggliding cliff overhanging a nude beach! :-p We'd go together, but I'm too fat to ever meet the combined weight limit. Even though she's light as a feather. ;)
She's really made me feel like a priority since she's been there. I was a little afraid she'd be so into college and college activities and doing stuff with friends that we wouldn't get to talk much. But no, we've been able to talk a lot and she's been super sweet to me. The missing eachother is getting shittier, but I guess that's to be expected. I'm SO glad I'm coming home soon. Iraq sucks, in case there was any question.
I've been swamped at work, but my work ethic is shot so I won't stay late or come in on my days off voluntarily. Stuff gets done when it gets done. Working hard just shortens your lifespan in somecases, methinks. I'm not going to stress about stuff just because someone wants to dump an enormous amount of work on me all at once and expect it to be done in an unreasonable amount of time. I'm not a machine!
..or am I? *que James Brown music*
I've been concerned with my body (As usual. *yawn* Such a bore.) lately. My skin is a lot looser than it used to be because of weight loss. I was looking around for tips on how to tighten it up and I found some good ones. Basically tanning and lotions won't do shit for you. The main things are 1) increase muscle in that area to make the skin cling to it a little, 2) wait.. sometimes it'll tighten up almost completely within a year or two (probably two with my luck), and 3) ..basically says, "Lose more weight. You're not as skinny as you think you are you fat tub-o-lard."
..good advice. I should just take a chill pill (haha) and relax about it. Like a normal person!
Now, if you'll excuse me I think I just heard something about free food around here.
Tyson (the roommate) got a DVD of Unleashed that looks like the final production copy though! Good picture, cool cover art, neat menu, extra features, and everything. That movie was very good. And it's not just a kick-ass action flick like most Jet Li movies. And Morgan Freeman was really good in it too. It takes place in Glasgow, so you know its' cool. It's the kind of movie you can take your girlfriend to. ..although I can take my girlfriend to all kinds of movies.
There isn't much time to go over here. I'm trying to get a little more in shape and do all of the things I need to do before I go. I need to send some things home and mail/email family and friends that I've been neglecting. I feel bad for not mailing my relatives from Minnesota. Cause they rock and my cousin from there is in the Marines (stationed near San Diego still, I believe). Soon it'll be time to start mailing stuff home too. A lot of the stuff I have has to be carried home or shipped in the connex though. I just need to get a few things home to Illinois and some stuff back to Ft. Bragg.. so I'll have stuff to wear and use immediately when I get home. I'm very anxious to live a normal life again. Only a couple months or so to go.
Catrina just started college at UCSD. She seems to really like it. It sounds like there are a lot of really great experiences out there for her. There's even a hanggliding cliff overhanging a nude beach! :-p We'd go together, but I'm too fat to ever meet the combined weight limit. Even though she's light as a feather. ;)
She's really made me feel like a priority since she's been there. I was a little afraid she'd be so into college and college activities and doing stuff with friends that we wouldn't get to talk much. But no, we've been able to talk a lot and she's been super sweet to me. The missing eachother is getting shittier, but I guess that's to be expected. I'm SO glad I'm coming home soon. Iraq sucks, in case there was any question.
I've been swamped at work, but my work ethic is shot so I won't stay late or come in on my days off voluntarily. Stuff gets done when it gets done. Working hard just shortens your lifespan in somecases, methinks. I'm not going to stress about stuff just because someone wants to dump an enormous amount of work on me all at once and expect it to be done in an unreasonable amount of time. I'm not a machine!
..or am I? *que James Brown music*
I've been concerned with my body (As usual. *yawn* Such a bore.) lately. My skin is a lot looser than it used to be because of weight loss. I was looking around for tips on how to tighten it up and I found some good ones. Basically tanning and lotions won't do shit for you. The main things are 1) increase muscle in that area to make the skin cling to it a little, 2) wait.. sometimes it'll tighten up almost completely within a year or two (probably two with my luck), and 3) ..basically says, "Lose more weight. You're not as skinny as you think you are you fat tub-o-lard."
..good advice. I should just take a chill pill (haha) and relax about it. Like a normal person!
Now, if you'll excuse me I think I just heard something about free food around here.
