Tried to go on my usual morning walk today, but it was too damn cold. Made it to my car, sat in it to try and warm myself up for a bit, then it was back to the office. No walking on the trails around the office today.
Outside temp was not even below 40F; it was 47F. But damn 10 mph wind gusts made it feel way colder. My vest was not enough to keep me warm. Should have brought a full jacket.
On the bright side, the Screamo mix that Spotify generated today is fire!
This morning I proactively made breakfast for my son: pancakes with butter and a little sprinkling of sugar. As soon as he got into the kitchen and saw it, he complained and said he wanted “mini pizza” instead. Of course. Of course, this happens the day that I proactively try to make breakfast for him. Tomorrow I'll ask him when he wakes up before making anything.
A consequence of this event is that, I now have to eat the pancakes for breakfast. I wasn't just gonna throw it away. So I ate it. It did taste good though.
The difference between eating pancakes versus eggs for breakfast, is that I'm hungry 2 hours earlier. I'm having to snack already before my morning meetings. I usually can last close to lunch time without snacking. But not today. It's because the pancakes just don't have enough protein and fat to keep me full for a longer period of time.
During today's lunch, I challenged myself to not use my phone until I was done eating. This used to be easy for me, but I've since let old habits creep in. I counted at least 6 times, that my hand unconsciously drifted to my jeans pocket trying to take my phone out. I was successful though at stopping myself every time. I was able to finish lunch without needing to use my phone to distract or entertain myself.
What's the point of this exercise? For me, the point is I got to rest my eyes. I work on computers all day. Spending lunch time looking at my phone will not rest my eyes. Looking at something far away in the distance does.
A bonus I got from doing this, is that I had time to think. Without my phone in front of me while eating, I thought about starting an online journal once again.
It is scary, how unbelievably good this cover is. On one end, the song is AI generated. On the other though, there was a human who thought of a cover like this one, and used AI to make it happen. The result is in my opinion, a really good cover of the original. If you're not a fan of the original, then you probably will like this one better.
My Release Radar playlist was on fire today with so many great sounding newly released songs. This is probably the best one! Another banger from Mayday Parade. I can see myself playing this on repeat over the new few days.
Now once again I find myself inside an empty silhouette
I’ll dance around until the light finds me
Poison everything you said you loved
The stuff that fills me up, I feel it burning away underneath my sweater ♪ ♫ ♪
Damn Ronnie has gone all in on country rock. There is a reason why they make fun of his band (Falling In Reverse) as not having any genre they specialize in. The truth of the matter is, Ronnie Radke is a true musician and creative genius. This music video is just an example.
Rediscovered an old song today. Man, this is still a really good song!
Try this on, straightjacket feeling
So maybe I won't be alone
Take back now, my life you're stealing
Yesterday was hell
But today, I'm fine without you
Run away this time without you
And all I ever thought you'd be
That face is tearing holes in me again
