An anorexic looks at themselves and sees only the fat and the ugly.

No I don't feel that way, but when I look at myself in the mirror I do see all the open spaces. Others who look at me see only covered space. I guess tattoos are definitely an acquired taste because most of my family accost me with statements like "Please don't get any more", or "You know your limiting yourself", while my father just says "Thats my crazy son"

It kind of makes me think when will it be enough. I've always been looking for a particular aesthetic, then I would stop getting tattooed. Then while getting tattooed by Steve Serazio at Spotlight (shameless promotion see Gorilla vs Shark), I realized something it was a moment of clarity, something that people have been telling me for years but I never believed.

I'm a weirdo.

The convo went like this.

"Dude How far you going"

"You know just the basics, Chest, Arms, Back Piece down to a mid thigh pair of shorts. That will take me till my forties to get all that done. Than I'll chill for a while"

"No legs, why not"

"Well I'm going to wait until I'm in my late 50's for all that because full coverage is on some weirdo shit homey"

Then I thought about what I was saying and realized, I'm already on some weirdo shit. It must be some kind of affliction maybe Tattoo Anorexia is the new term.

See the homey (ebonics for friend) domcro for his take on Tattoo Anorexia

There is a little known battle that has raged for generations. Gorillas and Sharks have been fighting each other on the far reaches of the African continent.

You didn't know, they hate each other.

Why?

Sharks find Gorilla babies particularly tasty and wait for an unsuspecting gorilla babies to wander onto the beach and then . . .

you know one eaten Gorilla baby.

Eventually the sharks began to swim up into the jungle to hunt for Gorilla Babies. That action started a war that has raged for thousands of years generations.

Not many people know about the Gorilla King who first defended his kingdom from the vile sharks.

High Fructose Corn Syrup I mean. We all sip on it.

We sip on HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup), every time any of us drink Soda, everytime any of us eat most Breads, every time any of us eat [insert food here]. HFCS is the all pervasive sweeter that is slowly turning America into Lard Fat Asses.

I've been a little obsessed with my Lard Fat Ass potential. Its there I see all that potential around my midsection.

As I read about ways to curb my weight, of the main culprits of fat lard assiness is the devil High Fructose Corn Syrup. I'm going to to try my best to avoid it at all costs.

Avoiding HFCS is going to be easier said then done and more expensive because things that are naturally sweetened cost more.

I think I have a secret disdain for grossly obese people, that is one reason that I work out and watch what I eat as I get older, so I won't pack weight on. In reality it takes a long time to get really big therefore it will take a long time to take it off.

Until then I guess I'll be Sippin on Sysurp

I am gaining weight.

This is huge (excuse the pun)

Yesterday weighed in at 221 lbs.

"Captain, this situation is unacceptable, what shall we do"

"Correct Ensign, start evasive maneuvers and initiate Fat Ass Protocol Alpha"

This weekend my wife brought home The Roots new LP Rising Down. I can unequivocally say that this an excellent CD. I was glad to see that they felt compelled to do away with the poetry that has been a staple of many of their previous releases.

This CD also sheds light many of the rumors that have hounded the roots (at least those that keep up with the roots) such as their intra group frictions, in the opening and closing interludes on the CD.

The Music on Rising Down is very solid. Dice Raw is featured on about 1/3 of the tracks, which is nice to hear. Although Black Thought is perfectly able to hold down a whole album as the front man, its nice to have some other personalities on the track.

It is said that this is one of their darker CD's to date, and that is just what I needed.