Coming soon.

Though I normally would prefer the early 20th Century and somewhat rough-edged charm of the Hollywood YMCA over the big box, super-clean, chain gyms,I have defected. I have been a member of the Y for about 4 years now and despite the strange locker room clientele, semi-shitty racquetball courts (w/ v. little AC), and tiny room of workout machines, I have enjoyed the Y, and kind of a proud member; there was something that really made me happy to be a member of the Hollywood YMCA¹.
But. As of today, er, my next billing cycle, I am no longer a member. Even I can’t resist the allure of multiple flat screen TV’s and super Racquetball courts, clean private(-ish) showers, and rows and rows of machines of varying muscle group straining techniques.

But. Really it comes down to price. I was paying $50/month at the Y, which isn’t that bad until you add in the extra $1/day parking that becomes an extra $25/month when all is said and done².

¹Which is surprising due to my disdain for all things religious. For some reason the Young Mens Christian Association never struck me as an overly religious organization, although I may never have seen a Jew there, hmm? And it seems as I get older, the more I tend to understand the idea of religion. When I was young I sort of naively believed in religion, then in my 20’s I became terribly cynical and grew to despise all things religious, but now I get it, kind of. I, at least, understand why people need it, even if I don’t buy it. Long story short, religion is A-OK w/ me.^3
2Not to mention the argument w/ the parking attendant that I was pretty sure was going to end w/ me punching him and me being taken to jail at 7:00AM that all began because the smallest bill I had was a 20 and the attendant said that I do this to him all the time, even though this was the first time it had happened.
³Though I do still believe that religion is responsible for most of the really big problems in the world, and in the history of the world.

I don’t feel like writing. My back hurts, I’m busy, eBay is taking up all my time… so I am just going to post some of my favorite photoshoppery from Percenterprises/JFKDC for a few days (or until I feel like it).

This was the 1st “Me Logo” I ever did. It was on the front page of Percenterprises before there was even a blog. Aside from the bad use of the blur tool and the serif font… (WTFuck? I knew Photoshop already when I made this. Hmm. Maybe I was going for the DIYourself look.) Anyway, it’s still probably my favorite one. I was in my 20’s then, but I still have that rubber ducky in my shower today.  TTYLater.

Yours Truly w/ Lauren in Austin, NYE 2005/06

My Texan friend Ryan has been emailing me recipes all week in my effort to learn how to cook. It is all part of my plan to become The Perfect Humanâ„¢. I’m 85% there.

I made Mahi-Mahi w/ Couscous and vegetables for myself and my upstairs neighbor last week and it was surprisingly excellent. My neighbor even said, “This is fucking good.” (+/- the word fucking)
Aside from loads of cooking/trips to Trader Joe’s, there hasn’t been a lot going on this week. I have a sore back that is keeping me from gym/racquetball/golf, but with the strict diet that I am on I have lost weight anyhow. I’m also quitting smoking, Take 439. It’s been 5 days.

Work is boring. I just finished up a Hollywood Apt. freelance job, so that’s good.

I’m reading a book that I pulled from my shelf in hopes that it would be so boring it would win a battle with the patch and put me to sleep (it’s totally impossible to sleep while on the patch). It’s written by Morgan Llywelyn and is titled 1916: A Novel of The Irish Rebellion and it is v.v. good. So I have been up until 3AM every night reading it. I generally deplore historical fiction, but this one is good, damn good.

So if you are looking for an early xmas present for me my current interests are:

• Cooking
• Morrissey
• Golf
• Nicotine alternatives
• Sailing
• The Irish Uprising

Should I post some recipes? Holy fuck, now he’s got a food blog.