seclark storyboard

I am getting better at taking an idea in comedy an making a plan to execute it. My friend seclark is a bit of a character. I decided to make a story about him through M.S. Paint. The hardest part was getting out on paper the idea and when I would have time to create the story. The idea popped in my mind in the morning and I was able to get to it at night. That is pretty good turnaround for a comedy idea.

Wednesday Thanksgiving and Friday.

Wednesday night I watched James Bond "Skyfall" it was pretty good. It had the bad guy off of No Country for Old Men. So I enjoyed that. I went to sleep. I woke up thanksgiving went to the gym and did some shoulders and walked. I then got dressed up for Thanksgiving which was at my sisters house. I drove over to Lobrence and gave my nephew Cortland his gift and walked my sisters boyfriends talk. The Turkey was very good. I think baked turkey is the best. It could have used some hot sauce, but that of course is the southern black man in me talking. I tried to watch NFL games but they weren't very interesting to me. The night game was a good one and I watched a bit of Missouri basketball but that didn't hold my attention. Jason and I drove around Lenexa on Thanksgiving night to try to find a coffee place. We ended up finding some babes and they were ok, but mostly just hoooors just looking for attention. It was good night. Friday I woke up and did back and some biceps. I generally felt like crap in the gym today. Probably too much salt and other crap, but I got through my lifting.

Change in philosophy

Spent enough time in the gym there are different angles to it. Lots of people want to do cardio to burn calories and eventually muscle. I always lean towards...if you are going to spend energy (calories) that energy is best served building muscles or keeping muscles you have to keep the time that you rest (which is alot of time if you work at a desk) burning the most calories possible, but then again what do I know. I am still pretty soft. Everyday it feels good to say....you know? I don't know shit...lets try something different for awhile and see what happens.


Mark and I were able to do some spit balling yesterday for some jokes. I got 10 "Likes" for the joke that we wrote. Felt pretty good and I am always trying to write as many jokes as possible to hone my craft...homie.

Went for a walk after work.

Nuff said.

leg day

I worked out my legs today and went for a walk. I read a bit of the art of seduction by Robert Greene. Right now in the book Cleopatra is showing some leg and getting guys to hand over their kingdoms for the chance at the puss. Pretty interesting book. Today I am going to try to get MLS finals tickets.

Sunday

Sunday I went over to Adams to watch the Chiefs game. The Chiefs lost but it was a great game to watch. Defense has sucked for awhile lately. Plenty of football to be played this year. I brought over cookies and Wendy's chili. I had a good time.

We got'em

Woke up Saturday and worked out. Then cleaned and just hung around all day. Waiting for the SKC game. I drove to the stadium early because I had nothing to do. I played with my phone for awhile. I relaxed. I walked to ABryants. It was very cold and I knew I was in for a wild night. My dad met me for food, it was very good. Beef on bun is the best thing to get there. I chatted up the nice man cutting my meat. I don't think it helped him to give me more, but he gave me some ideas of small chit chat. I asked him if he had plans for christmas and he said he is visiting his mom. I made sure my dad and I had a table to watch the NDame game. We watched them play and ate bbq. Then Matt and Monica met us to eat. Sporting KC has the best intro I have seen. They turned off all the lights. Tech Nine was there. On a sidenote I had been begging tech nine and SKC to have him out there. Tech Nine is alternative rap and roll and he goes great with the alternative sport that is Footy. The game started out with Houston scoring which let me to believe that we were once again going to loose, but not so fast my friend. Sapong scored a goal and then Dwyer had a sinful goal that was awesome. Besler was only one that stood out that played bad. I heard on the post game they thought he played "UP TO TASK" I guess that when you have the assignment for being the #1 Back you are going to look like crap. Everyone else played great.
Zusi was on fire. He was pretty much having his way just doing all sorts of moves. He put clown shoes on Houston all night. SKC won and I stayed as long as I could to watch the ceremonies.

Collin A+
Dwyer A
Fielhaber A
URI-A+
Chance A
Sinovic A
Sapong A
Nielson A-
Nags A
Besler A
Zusi A+

Ab work out.

One of the biggest changes in my life happened last year was when I got a pass to a gym. It made me work a bit harder and under better conditions it was easier to push myself. It also was a productive place to go when I was bored. Instead of sitting around eating and being bored I could go people watch, girl watch, or witness some crazy ass people do weird things. Anyway my point is I learned that there are ab workouts that I have noticed helped me have better posture during the day. I always hat ab workouts because I have a gut and it is never fun to sit there and witness your flab flex in and out. The point of this rambling is that I want to Log on the internet that I have developed a new skill of trying new things at the gym. This is going to increase me standing up straight, and standing up straight will help me be awesome.

Sporting Kansas City November 23rd

Today is a cold day. I expect it to really wear me out. It has been very long and difficult season. It comes down to one game. I expect Dom Dwyer to play Striker up top. My dad is coming down to the game and I really am just going to soak it in. I went to all but a few games and they are truly the best Footy Club in all of the land.

Friday and Saturday

I went to work on Friday. Listened to some business MP3s. I then came home pretty wiped out from the week. I watched boardwalk empire and then just channel surfed until I went to bed. I woke up and then I went to work out. I then went to buy some stuff at Hy-Vee. I then applied for a job for an Underwriting Position and a different adjusting job at All-State.

friday

My ability to make myself do something I should do. When I should do it. Whether I feel like it or not determine my success.

Thursday

I woke up and walked and worked out my.biceps. Felt good but a little bit tough mentally to get through my workout. I have to remember the time I put in helps me stay mentally and physically string. Prevents me from getting soft. Pacers won in OT yesterday.

Must make a note today.

I feel good today. Exercise, Chicken, and sleep put me in a good mood this morning. Updating the linkin and resume.

My Job is not working out.

I was hoping that things would turn around at work as far as business goes. I have worked hard to learn the system and have done everything they asked of me, but they are not going to hire me on as a permanent fixture which was no surprise because they were not busy. So I have been gathering my stuff up and trying to look for new work all while trying to be honest with everyone. I asked Jason this and it was quite funny.

Ray:So I will be looking for new work next year, if we sign a lease do you trust me to get a new job?
Jason: Do you trust me to keep my job?
Ray: I thought that as well, I guess this will be an adventure.

So I am up early this morning getting my resume together and I am working out, I have really nothing else to focus on other than just keep working on getting better in all area's of my life.

After I worked out today I thought about talking to the "Hired Gun" hot girl that works at 24 hour fitness. Yesterday I made it a point to talk to her, but today I just walked out like a bauce maybe I will talk to her again tomorrow.

david and goliath

Starting the Malcom gladwell's book. It is going to be good. Finished Nick offermans book paddle your own canoe.

million dollar mouth piece.

My ability to talk to people has gone down due to me NGAF about it as of late. I want to give myself credit for talking to the lady that works at 24 hour fitness. We kept it short but I did learn about her.

chiefs and mo west dumpster fire.

Crap weekend for Mo west and the chiefs. I had fun with my dad and my friends. Jason made chili and it was off the chain. Sporting plays Saturday. I am ready to win the cup.

Monday

I was able to wake up and go to the gym. That was a miracle effort.

Saturday

Woke up on Saturday and went for a walk. I went back to St. Joseph. My dad bought my mom and I red lobster. It was very good and clean. That place has cleaned itself up. We then watched Mo West get killed. It was a fun game to watch. This lady in the back was shouting dirty words all game. It was a fun season and my dad and I saw every home game. I came home and hung up my laundry. That was the biggest thing I did yesterday was get some laundry done. I then just played on the internet, played some video games and called it a night.

weekend teaser.

Northwest vs. Mo West. Nothing really to say further. Chiefs Broncos...and Nascar wraps up this weekend. Going to be great entertainment.

thursday night and friday morning.

Thursday night I watched Argo and boardwalk empire. Friday morning I went to 24 hour fitness and worked out. I grew.my character in grit, toughness and stick-to-itiveness. Mental toughness and physical toughness are both things I need to actively work on so I don't soft. I am thankful to be healthy and alive today. Thank God it is Friday.

thursday

I love video games. They are behind my love for long walks so I don't play much anymore. I am interested in xbone but I don't need to own one. I am always interested in the newest gaming systems. I especially love fanboy nerds getting pissed at dumb things like frames per second. The Lakers suck this year btw. When the f is black mamba coming back?

Wednesday and thurs morning

Yesterday after work I went to a meeting and I played video games. I then went to bed at a decent hour. Today I woke up and walked a couple miles. Ot felt good. No pain no gain. Haha.

paddle your own canoe

Great book so far. Cutting nuts off of a pig on a farm was disturbing section.

wednesday

I worked out this morning. I will trade annoying time on the treadmill for character building. Yesterday I hung out with Jason and watched some hoops. Today so am working because deadbeat parents need me to buy their kids toys for Christmas.

People Skills

I have always sucked with my buddies girlfriends. It is because I am jealous and my ego can be somewhat big. I always feeings of jealousy that the my guy friends have girlfriends, or jealousy because the woman get attention from people. Ok I will just be honest. My Ego can get Really big when it wants attention. For the last couple years I have talked and prayed to really see people for who they are. I talked to Raymond and the late Jamie Findly about how I always have emotions with people that I can't set aside when interacting with people. I had a problem for the longest time just being a jerk to people. (Sometimes I still am a Jerk to people...but hey I am human) I have had several interactions as of late with my buddies girlfriends or wives that I think shows spiritual progress. Just like shooting a basketball is a skill that can be cultivated I really believe handling people or showing social intelligence is a skill that can be grown. It took some work but I am happy that that interactions with people go better today than they did a decade ago. It is important to me for many reasons, but most importantly because I am going to come across some 25 year old guy who keeps fighting everyone and everything like I used to, and I am going to teach him just I have been taught. You can really work on being patient with yourself and others and see good results. I like to have a vision for myself practicing being a good person for a long time and being some sort of a spiritual teacher to young people who constantly try to go against the flow of life.


Also I talked to this lady the other day who played in a band for the first time at Black Dog. I knew lots about recording studios, guitars, bass, basically anything and everything about being in a band. The hard work that I put in over the summer playing in a band came in useful and I think the lady could use a couple of my nuggets of information to help her band along and not do stupid stuff that can be avoided. I am satisfied when the grind, the work, the experience, helps someone else in the journey.

Tuesday night

Tuesday I came home and ate chili from wendy's I went over to Johnny Mexico's to watch KU, but the game was on late so I left before it even came on. I was pretty grumpy anyways. I better get used to being around people and handling them because I will be living with some soon. I can't wait to read Nick Offerman's book Paddle your own canoe.

dbowe arrested

That sucks that dbowe was arrested. It did provide me joke material for today. The metal band "The Sword" is what I am listening to today.

Tuesday

I woke up and went to the gym. I walked 3 miles. I listened to the strokes and the misfits. It was a good character building experience. I need to get used to the cold. I will be out in it when Skc kicks Houston's butt in the conference finals. I have my mind on the KU vs. Duke game tonight. Andrew Wiggins is going to score 20. That is my bold prediction.

Monday

I was able to walk this morning. There was something crazy going on in Lenexa yesterday night. Lots of sirens. I tried to get online to the police scanner but fell back asleep. Duke vs. KU tomorrow. Going to be a barn burner.

Vulcan or terminator....or rare outlier

On Bill Simmons podcast he talks about two times of championship athletes. Terminator...a person who is a butthole jerk who steps on the throats of the opposing team. Sometimes even their own team mates. Or a Vulcan which is a person who has no feelings and is very robotic. Since tennis is one of the most mental games there is it is fun to try to put tennis champions in either category. Sometimes there is the outlier of a person so gifted they are just nice guys who still are able to crush people...like Lebron James. I will start the blog off with Terminators in tennis

Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Rafael Nadal
Jokivitch.

Terminators in basketball

Michael Jordan
Reggie Miller
Kobe Bryant
Shaq
The entire 80's pistons.

Saturday night

Saturday consisted of me going to 24 hour fitness. I put in about 4 miles on the treadmill. I didn't feel great about it or anything. That leads me to believe the fact that in fat peoples minds there is no correlation between hard work on the treadmill or working out and a good positive feeling. I worked out pretty hard and I felt a meh sensation. I do have a small feeling of "Hey duke!" great job! Not as much as I would hope for. I think if I was to teach a class about working out I would really have people think about what makes them feel good about working out. Health, productivity, doing two things at once. Sometimes I watch basketball while I walk on the treadmill. That is being productive. The end game here is anchoring good feelings with positive habits. I eat well I make sure I give myself credit for eating well. I work out. I make sure I give myself credit for working out.


Saturday was a tie for Sporting KC. This is good. They needed to tread water until they come home and get rested. One game away from playing in the MLS Cup. It is a step in the right direction and I think they can get to the cup. Then if they get there they will have home field. Clean sheet and a shutout means credit to Nielsen-Besler-Collin.


Penguins lost to Blues yesterday and there was awkward moments at black dog.

Better SKC matchup.

This week had a bit of ups and downs. I am looking for a new place since I can't stay under budget at my own place. So I have been working on that. I have been working on work, and working on watching Sporting KC go after the cup. On Wednesday I went to work then met up with Raymond then it was time for hot soccer action. I was meeting my friend Matt at the stadium and he was taking his girlfriend. I was worried because girlfriends and cold weather go together like girlfriends and bad weather. So we watched the game and it was intense. Uri Rossel had a big game as well as everyone else. The play of the the game goes to Seth Sinovic. New England took out Umbango who is a stud striker for their team. He goes off the pitch and SKC scores. That means New England was screwed the rest of the game going forward on offense. Jimmy Nielsen had a big save towards the end and Benny Feilhaber came up with a key interception and pass to Taca Bieler who poked the ball home from 15 feet out for the SKC win. It was a wild night to say the least. Besler and Collin also had huge game. Colin had the first goal to really open up the game. A shout out to Sporting KC's fans the cauldron. They had a sign that said "We are out to get you" it had pac-man on it. IT was awesome. Also my friend Matt brought a huge "Beef on Bun" in which is the meat sandwhich from Arther Bryants. That sandwhich is off the chain. This weekend SKC plays Houston (again) Mizzou plays Kentucky in football..the chiefs are on a bye week.

Friday

Wednesday was the Sporting KC playoff game. It was an epic win. Loud crowd and decent weather. They have a shot at the cup if they don't play like ass pony's against Houston.


Wiggins hasn't shown much at KU yet. Ducks fall to Stanford. 76ers are the surprise of the NBA. Chiefs are perfect and Christmas is almost here. Hallelujah and pass the tylonal.

Weekend

Friday I spoke at an AA meeting sharing my story. It went well. It was my third year of doing this, so I was used to the whole thing. Felt good to get used to speaking in front of people. Saturday I went to watch Mo West lose. My mom had her gal bladder taking out so it was nice to see her. She was in good spirits just a bit sick. I drove back and watched Sporting KC lose. The defense wasn't good and the offense wasn't good. It could be the final game of the season on Wednesday. The whole season has been "Meh" but I had fun non the less. The Chiefs won. They are getting lucky breaks but taken advantage of them.