further BL musings

In case it wasn't completely obvious, I was really glad to see Amy go off the Biggest Loser last night. She annoyed the crap out of me.

As I was driving to the gym today, I got to thinking about why she irritated me so much. And why I like Kae so much. What I came up with--like it or not--was that I recognize a lot of myself in Amy, but really wish I was more like Kae.

I've heard that the traits that annoy you most in others are the ones you don't like about yourself, and I think that's what's going on here a little bit. I mean, I don't think I'm nearly as drama-queeny and two-faced as Amy, but I have been known to be petulant and selfish and make excuses instead of doing the work. I definitely love to slack off and procrastinate and all those things that I saw her doing from week to week. I also identified mightily with her inability to fit in, even while recognizing it was mostly her own doing. Toward the end, she really did start trying, I think, but it was too little-too late by then. She's like, everything I don't like about myself, wrapped up into one noxious, loudmouth bundle.

And then there's Kae, who doesn't half-ass anything, who turns down the food temptations every single week, who tells it like it is. She knows what she wants and she's hell-bent to get it. I want to be like that. I want to do the things I know are right and not just take the path of least resistance. So I like her, because in this weight-loss journey, she's who I wish I was. I hope she wins the whole darn thing. Go Kae!

Hey there,

Just FYI, when I tried to click on the "Comments" link on your music post today, it gave me this message:

"Internal Server Error
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Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@allrighthere.net and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

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Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

Anyway, about music -- I suspect you would like Martin Sexton. Some songs I would try, in order of faster tempo to slower, are: "Diner," "Angeline," "Caught in the Rain," "Black Sheep," and "Glory Bound."

cool, thanks! I'll have to check him out.

I don't know why some posts get that error...it seems so random. I also sometimes get it when I try to hit the individual archive posts. I suppose it's time to look into other blog software, but after working in MT for over 5 years, it's a little overwhelming to think about switching. That, and I don't know jack about web design or programming, so I'd have to spend hours getting things to look how I want them to look... I'll have to make a change eventually...probably when the pain of continuing with this tool exceeds the pain of transitioning to a new one. :P