You may or may not know that Stephen King writes a bi-monthly column on pop culture for Entertainment Weekly magazine. You also may or may not know that along with Chuck Palahniuk and J.R.R. Tolkien, he is one of my favorite authors. He wrote a piece for this weeks EW that he titled "My Manifesto". Long Live the King.
I had cut and pasted the entire thing here, but after heeding the advice of my lovely (and smart) wife, I've taken it down and replaced it with a link to the article. Why? Well, because a)don't wanna get sued, and b)it looked like I was saying that I wrote the column, which I certainly did not. I will, however, strongly encourage you to cut and paste the link below and read it. It's very funny and I agree with him 100%
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1085457_71095500_0_,00.html
(Amne, Brotha! ~ Fay Jai)
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Apologies...Not much bloating lately....
Have been having something going on with my stomach...Bad constipation and what feels like a persistant stitch in my side. Blech. I know that something must be wrong 'cause I have not really felt like eating much lately...It's been about 5 weeks now since I have been to Dick's, that is the longest time I have not been there in about 5 years...My doctor says that I should eat more fiber...Man, am I getting bored of cereal....:(
I am actually checking out the fiber content of stuff that I buy at the store now. I'm taking acidophilus (Thanks, Irwin!) Drinking Ginger Tea, (Irwin again, and btw, it is really f'ing good) and eating prunes oh wait, I sorry, dried plums, which actually aren't too bad.
Ah, well...In September over Labor Day w/e I will be taking a class and will be learning how to make Pate (Hmmm....Talk about Fatty Liver!) and make my own Bacon. YEE HAW!
I am actually checking out the fiber content of stuff that I buy at the store now. I'm taking acidophilus (Thanks, Irwin!) Drinking Ginger Tea, (Irwin again, and btw, it is really f'ing good) and eating prunes oh wait, I sorry, dried plums, which actually aren't too bad.
Ah, well...In September over Labor Day w/e I will be taking a class and will be learning how to make Pate (Hmmm....Talk about Fatty Liver!) and make my own Bacon. YEE HAW!
Monday, July 04, 2005
Bloating It Up
Sooo....
My wife was wondering why I chose the name "Bloat It Up" for my blog. Easy. While I was attending Lower Columbia College, my good friend Jake and I liked to go out and eat. We were both members of the Speech Debate Team and would really eat alot when we were at tournaments. We would eat until we were bloated. Jake, who is smarter, more eloquent, and pretty much all around a cooler guy then I am, started to say that when we ate, we were going to go out and "bloat it up." Hence the name.
I will say that it always mildly annoyed me how thin Jake was. I realize that some readers of this may have come across it by accident, but (hopefully) some of my friends, (who know how I eat) are reading this as well. Folks, in comparison to Jake, I eat like an anorexic runway model. I have never been able to figure out where this guy puts it! My best memory of watching Jake bloat it up was at Rose's Restaurant in Portland. I think that it is closed now, but back in the day, Rose's was known for its sandwiches. Big, sothickyoucouldbarelygetyourmoutharoundit sized sandwiches. We were there after a debate tournament, (of course,) and after chowing down his pastrami on white, Jake polished off another half sandwich that a teammate could not even bear to look at anymore. After one, I felt like I could barely move, but Jake was good to go for more even after a sandwich and a half. Truly, watching the man put it away was watching an artist at work. I've not had the pleasure of dining with him in awhile, but always look forward to it when I have the chance.
My wife was wondering why I chose the name "Bloat It Up" for my blog. Easy. While I was attending Lower Columbia College, my good friend Jake and I liked to go out and eat. We were both members of the Speech Debate Team and would really eat alot when we were at tournaments. We would eat until we were bloated. Jake, who is smarter, more eloquent, and pretty much all around a cooler guy then I am, started to say that when we ate, we were going to go out and "bloat it up." Hence the name.
I will say that it always mildly annoyed me how thin Jake was. I realize that some readers of this may have come across it by accident, but (hopefully) some of my friends, (who know how I eat) are reading this as well. Folks, in comparison to Jake, I eat like an anorexic runway model. I have never been able to figure out where this guy puts it! My best memory of watching Jake bloat it up was at Rose's Restaurant in Portland. I think that it is closed now, but back in the day, Rose's was known for its sandwiches. Big, sothickyoucouldbarelygetyourmoutharoundit sized sandwiches. We were there after a debate tournament, (of course,) and after chowing down his pastrami on white, Jake polished off another half sandwich that a teammate could not even bear to look at anymore. After one, I felt like I could barely move, but Jake was good to go for more even after a sandwich and a half. Truly, watching the man put it away was watching an artist at work. I've not had the pleasure of dining with him in awhile, but always look forward to it when I have the chance.
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