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December 9, 2007 11:10 PM

Nathan, Crystal, and I went Christmas shopping in Gatlinburg today. It's been years since I've been there. I have downgraded my stance on it from "I frickin' hate this over-commercialized place" to "eh, I'm not particularly fond of this place, but it's OK."

I forgot how crazy the weapons shops were in Gatlinburg. Seriously, some of the stuff they sell there... well, it's gotta be illegal or regulated or whatever. And the prices are lower than you'd expect. I don't know why I bought my wooden sword at Dragoncon when I could have just gone there. Seems like it'd be really good place to go for cosplay supplies... assuming those con weapon policies are pretty lax.

As part of the new health and wellness program at work, they're starting a "Biggest Loser" competition in the IT department. (Take the implications of the choice of department as you wish.) There's a couple of hundred dollars at stake. Sadly, they do this now. I've lost like 20-30 pounds since April.

Speaking of which, I've lost like 20-30 pounds since April. (Remember The Plan?) I'm now around 230 lbs. I think the last time I was at 230, I was in high school. It's awesome. My pants and belt fit so loosely that I bought a new pair of jeans, a new pair of khakis, and a new belt. That's like a 46-48" waist in April to a 42" waist now.

I'm awaiting the day I can gloat, "the last time I was at 200, I was wasting away from lymphoma in the hospital." Getting fit and surviving cancer? That makes me sound like a total badarse. That sounds like Chuck Norris territory right there, brother.

An update on my previous series of Pathetic Emo Blog Posts^TM: I've emailed her since then. I asked a lot of questions. I opened up quite a bit and she did too. The two main reasons I got were "not enough time" and "not comfortable with it" (which from what she's said means nervousness/stress/pressure/anxiety... keep in mind she's never dated before). From everything else she's told me, I don't believe these are just easy ways to brush me off. So things are normal between us, and I haven't given up hope completely--but if there is any, it's not guaranteed, it's not now, and it's going to come in small steps.

I watched the new Futurama movie last night. It's awesome. It's moderately funny (that's not a bad thing, just... don't expect it to spawn any new internet memes), and the plot is absolutely brilliant (but then, I'm a sucker for mind-bending time-travel). I'll probably be writing a review for Chainsaw Buffet soon. But the end result of the review is going to be this: Go buy it and watch it. Now.

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