Another Success

While I certainly cannot live off of ebay - it has been helping me out bit. I got the above Burberry shirt for $5 at the thrift store. It was in great condition but it is only a size small so even with my weight accomplishment as of late - it would never ever fit me. But since I loved it and know it was a great deal I bought it. I thought about giving it to Oscar because I said before he would look good in it plus it would be funny him wearing a $200 shirt in TJ and no one realizing but in any case I posted it to ebay. It ended up selling for $55 - woohoo. I wish I could figure out the secret but I cannot - it is so it or miss but with a couple hits like this it makes it worth it. I did end up also finding a Burberry black polo that fits me awesome and was only $2.50. I love that shirt too but now I am thinking I may post it too. We shall see. But in the meantime I will still work on trying to figure out the secret.

Bling

I found this bracelet at the thrift store for a buck, so of course I bought it. I don't know why - well actually I do, I bought it cause it is bright and shiny and I love pearls. I have been wearing it ever since I got it and boy has it garnered a lot of attention. The guys at the coffee club were immediately all over it, but I expected that. What I really enjoy are the reactions and or comments of the folks like at the dry cleaners, cvs or grocery store. I am a bit surprised at how such a small item causes such a large stir but that just confirms how fabulous it is, right? I have a really big interview on this Friday and soooooo want to wear it, but I think it will remain home. I don't want to have the volume set at 10 right off the bat - although I am tempted.

Autumn is Here

First and foremost - how awesome is this post! The high school down the street has a sign on its fence - I forget exactly what it says but it did contain the letter S and P --- yay! There is always a photo op - win!

Among the other wins as of late - I met today with a temp agency in Sorrento Valley that has a perfect position for a benefits administrator here in Escondido that they want to present me for. They are presenting 3 candidate but the agency said I was their favorite candidate, which means they will push me. Of course it is all up to the client so who know but hopefully I will at least be able to get in the door and speak with them. Fingers crossed yet again!

Also today I had my latest eBay auctions closed and made $200. It was certainly well beyond my expectations and helps out greatly. Now I am on the hunt for more great stuff to sell. It takes just a couple hours a week of hunting the local thrift stores on their sale days but it working out so far.

Saturday I saw my friend that I posted a picture of below. I have not seen him in a LONG time and there is a bit of a story there, so I was apprehensive, but it was awesome. He noticed right away that I had released weight and complemented me - that was a good way to start! It truly was good to see him - we had some laughs for sure. I watch really odd stuff on Netflix - especially documentaries which I love. He was saying how he did nothing by juicing one week and I said it reminded me of a documentary I saw - he saw the same one! How awesome! It reminded me of what a interesting, in addition to good looking, guy he is.

Lastly tonight was weigh in. Last week I had a miserable week and gained an ugly amount. It was so ugly that although I released weight this week, I did not release all that I gained last week. But I did release a respectable amount and feel back in control and on the right track. It seems like I have so much bubbling up that I must be on the threshold of something good. I am going to keep working toward it. I will make this happen because I can make it happen!

Hope every one's autumn is off to a great start. I really am feeling that mine is! Please :)

It is Time

I am going back to the gym today. I was so very miserable for two solid weeks and just did not go. I realize not going was making things worse but I just could not muster the energy. I don't know what the future holds (although I know what I am trying to make of it) but I do know that it should not stop me from enjoying the present. Time to shake this off and keep moving. 50 pounds released so far and I am back to increase that number. Today is a really good day!

Should Be Nice

Wow - I have not seen you in a while but I will see you tomorrow. I am pleased but a bit nervous. Things got crazy there for a bit. But now there is just a lot of water under the bridge. I don't really hang on to things like that, plus I remember a lot of fun times together. It will just be nice to catch up a bit. I get so very curious. I really do think a great epithet for my headstone is, "Here lies Scott, he was very curious". I will admit that I feel it is very good to be curious and have a wonder of the world. Where it becomes a flaw for me is that I don't know when sometimes a question is just better left unasked or moreover sometimes unanswered. I do not think this will be the case tomorrow. I just want a smile and perhaps a laugh and I remember we had plenty of those.

Movie Review: The Help

Matt gave me a movie gift certificate recently because he really wanted me to go see The Help. I did go to a matinee a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it, especially since I had extra money on the gift certificate too in order to get a small popcorn also (thanks Matt, love ya!). As for the movie, it was entertaining. Much like Water for Elephants -- a lot of characters and not too much development. For example, the main character Skeeter feels so much compassion for the way these humans are treated yet she goes back and forth between their world and her world of white privilege without experiencing too much angst or concern over existing in these dueling worlds. Sure sometimes she makes scowls or disparaging faces but it was hard to believe her extreme compassion for the help when she doesn't ever really get to vocalize her thoughts or opinions. Even when she eventually finds out what happened to the maid that raised her there is not much of a reaction. Most of the characters were extremely stereotypical and it just did not shed any new light on anything. This all being said - it was watchable and enjoyable, it just was not too memorable.

Book Review: Water for Elephants

As I posted previously there was a blackout recently that lasted a whole night. Being bored very quickly I picked up the book Water for Elephants, which my mother had lent to me. It was an easy read. I read half of it during the blackout and then finished it up that week. It was not too memorable. It is told by and old man in a nursing home that flashes back to his days as a young vet in the circus. I liked the character as an old man - I could get into his character and understand his point of view, as a young man - not so much. As main characters go - he really did not do anything as a young man. His life just happened and he basically held on for dear life --- although with all the crap I am going through currently, I guess that is an accomplishment. There were also way too many characters in this book for me. For me I just need like 3 or 4 compelling characters and you can spare me the miscellaneous character sketches like the evil Snidely Whiplash type owner of the circus. Plus I did not understand some of it. He becomes good friends with the midget clown that hated him at first but it was not too clear why the clown changed his mind. Also even with the main love interest, it was not clear as to why they loved each other - what made them special for each other. When it is on dvd I will probably get it from redbox as it is only a buck and it was entertaining - it just was not compelling or memorable.