Wednesday, 06 May 2009

• Currently Room on Fire By The Strokes see related

  Keeping up Appearances

  I got a lousy haircut today.  The lady who cuts my hair was sick, (swine flu?), so I had to either reschedule or see someone else.  Since I was looking pretty shaggy, I elected to see someone else.  Big mistake.  I should have remembered that unless you specifically ask for someone, they give you to the "new girl" or the one who, for whatever reason, doesn't have many clients.  Anyway, I'm pretty sure this girl had never cut a guy's hair before in her life.  A couple times she tried to tell me we were all done when there were long spots, uneven areas or random wisps of hair sticking out in places.  I had to then point them out and ask if she could fix it.  In the end, it turned out to be only a semi-bad haircut because she essentially just ended up giving me a buzz-cut; something I could have done at home for the mere cost of the electricity required to operate the clippers but instead paid $33 dollars for.  Thanks, new girl.

    

  Besides losing some hair, I've decided to take a few steps towards losing some weight.  I've lost several pounds since living in OH just as a result of not eating junk from the student union or Dickson St. all the time, (damm I miss Flying Burrito), but to get down to the level I'd like to be is going to take a little effort.  Some regular cardiovascular exercise couldn't hurt, so I'll be trying to do some of that, (note the elliptical behind me), but keeping better tabs on what I eat is also in order.  Until now, I've had no idea how many calories I consume in a day.  I've known that it's less than at times in the past, but I had no idea many calories are in various foods, or how many are burnt through exercise.  However I came across a great iPod application called Lose It! that can track all that stuff for you.  You tell it what you eat throughout the day and it tells you how many calories you've consumed.  It has a pretty extensive database of foods, both from the supermarket and from restaurant chains, and items that are not listed can be added very easily.  It's actually a lot of fun, in a strange kind of way.  One thing I learned is that a glass of cranberry juice has as many calories as a good beer.  (Goodbye Ocean Spray, hello Sam Adams).  Also, a hamburger bun has almost as many calories as the hamburger inside of it - at least when you make them at home.  (200 for the bun, 250 for the burger). 

  Anywho, I'll quit before I go Richard Simmons on you, but wanted to share a few observations.  I never thought I'd give a flying flip about the nutrition labels on foods, but I guess I never thought I'd be 30 either.  Or pay someone $30 bucks for a $5 dollar haircut. 

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