new format

New format rolling out today. I decided to take the 4 header words from the blog title, and blog based on each of those topics in each entry. Hope it works for me...and you. Its a worK in progress. I think my final format idea will be to talk ZEN.VEGAN.ECO-ISM. then in the comedian section, recap things with a funny bend. Maybe?


ZEN.

Today I did my first 'reframe'. It's the art of taking something that happened to you thats perceived as a negative, annoying, frustrating or whatever and 'reframing it' to see another side of it. I am always on the lookout for things like this. Me? Anger issues? Nooooooo. Yesssssssss.
Anyways, I saw this article on the not yet phenomenon of 'the reframing effect' and I bookmarked It quicker than you can say...

"Why would you bookmark this site when the article is only like 50 words?"

Though you wouldn't say that because why would you care if I bookmarked it. Its weird to care about that. Besides most people bookmark porn.

Here's How Tim Brownson describes it.

"If something unexpected happens, it’s easy to let it knock your fledgling self-confidence. Perhaps you spill your drink on someone, you arrive late for the big meeting because of traffic problems, or someone who you wanted to speak to gives you a cold brush-off. Try to “reframe” the situation; put it in the best possible light: often, events are only negative because of the meaning we attach to them".

Give it a try, it can't help but help.

I like the meditation thing. It calmed me down even though it was early in the morning and I was already calm.

Mission Meditate: Success.


VEGAN.

So, people ask me, are you really doing it? Going green?

Yes, tho its going slowly.
I haven't switched over all aspects yet.
I am learning and easing in.
I am still eating fish, though I am phasing it out ever so slowly as you will notice below.
Heres my early dieting plan.

Day 1: All natural, vegan and organic. Which included a colorful melange of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Day 2: I had fish as well as the recommended daily intake of protein and greens. (Note: I enjoy fish and might still eat the occasional sardine).
Day 3: I hunted and killed 3 deer and a squirrel. Then ate them both.
Day 4: I entered and finished fourth (!) in a hungarian/polish sausage/sauerkraut/chilibean eating contest in Springfield. Went home, had an apple.
Days 5 & 6: I ate nothing but chicken and all variations of. Chicken pot pie, chicken tenders, mcchicken sandwiches, chicken with pork sauce & just plain chicken. Felt extra healthy on this day. It's days like these that are gonna make it suck giving up chicken.
Day 7: Smoothie Sundays! These will be fun. I had 4 total. Along with HGH, and a bag of jelly beans (I ran out of fruits and stuff).
Don't judge!!

This organic living is fun!

baby steps....

*editors note* Ok so this should be more for the 'comedian?' section because of all the laughs therein. But Since the blog is new, I shoved it there. Besides, its from March. I don't eat meat or jelly beans.


ECO-IST.





COMEDIAN?

In the ZEN section up top, I talked about the 'reframe' exercise I came across on the web..I just didn't detail it too much.

Well, I am not going to do that here, either. But I will elaborate.

Well, I found the perfect scenario for this exercise. Something that upset me, that I was damn well going to spin doctor into something that fit how I saw things. Because I am the only important one in this thing right?

Anyways. I sized it up. Thought it through. Then applied it liberally.

Now I have a nasty f*&king rash on my bottom!
Does that always happen when you 'reframe' and realize thas the person in traffic cutting you off was only doing it because I drive a Toyota and he's an asshole?
Ok maybe, that rash was from something else. And maybe he cut me off because thats how he drives and I wasn't paying close enough attention to his intentions.

Either way. Unlike my old Electric football game with the guys that run all over the place even though I told them to run straight and have Lynn Swann do a fly pattern across the middle, this thing works.
I was speaking earlier on feeling relaxed doing my 1st meditation. IT also felt weird. I had this strange sensation going on up in the house. Hard to explain.
Though It did make me think of other things I've experienced that are soooo relaxing but that also feel weird to me.

+ Geting Novacaine (During a dentists visit, or not)
+ Masturbating (During a dentist visit, or not)
+ Baking a cake while wearing a cowboy hat with a parrot on my shoulder.

There is something to be said for all this zen buddhist meditation yoga, mind body stuff.
And that thing is...Neat-O.

I'm liking it.

--On the comedy world front, it seems the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be based loosely around Larry's real life starring role in a Woody Allen film, entitled, Whatever Works.
Can there be a better person to play Woody besides Woody?

On a side note (back and to the left) someone asked me once if because of my neurosis, my life ever felt like a Woody Allen movie. I said, 'Yea. But I just wish i had a better supporting cast'.



Tommy