Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Hump Day & Chill: The Christmas Eve Edition
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Monday, December 23, 2019
Monday Motivation
Special Delivery Hugh Jackman |
So who better to inspire us to that mind set than Hugh Jackman. With a mere two days to go behold, unto you Monday Motivation is bestowed in the form of The Jackman! Because, well, he's jacked.
While I pretty sure my body will never reach the heights of what his has. Mr. Jackman does inspire and motivate nonetheless.
He has a great upper body, which is my problem area. I have obtained bigger arms of late and am regaining some of the ab definition I lost when I was laid up for four months post surgery. Hugh is motivating me to stay focused.
Not to mention he has a package for all of you on this last Monday before Christmas. It's in plain view and what a nice view it is, if you get my drift (I think you do.)
Time to MM minions!
Hugh on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/thehughjackman/?hl=en
Sunday, December 22, 2019
3 More Days...
Muskrat Love? Kristin Cavalarri & Jay Cutler |
With the Season 3 premiere of Very Cavalarri looming on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. ET, I thought perfect because commerce is part of what Christmas is all about. Don't pretend it isn't minions.
Now that we got that our of the way, moving on, forward never backward, especially not sideways.
Other than the commercial tie in, this shot of the couple made visions of the video for the song Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses dance in my head. If you aren't familiar that's what YouTube is for.
So now that I have some sort of Holiday feels, I guess I should think about spreading some Holiday Cheer. "Yes" it's time to Ho, Ho, Ho!
Kristin on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/kristincavallari/?hl=en
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Just Because...Margot Robbie
Hello Gorgeous Margot Robbie |
Margot was snapped in a snazzy navy blue dress entering the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show in Hollywood. I think she could wear potato sack and make it look good.
Obviously she was promoting Bombshell which just opened this weekend. A film which I intend to take in either today or tomorrow depending on how things go with my schedule.
I have been a fan of Robbie ever since I saw her excellent work as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. What's that? "Yes" I know she had done other films before that, and while I had heard of her, as well as them. I have never viewed any of her work prior.
Moving on, I hope you have a Bombshell free day, unless it's at the movies!
Margot on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/margotrobbie/?hl=en
Friday, December 20, 2019
Film Buff Friday: Betty - They Say I'm Different
Betty: They Say I'm Different
Before Beyoncé, Madonna and Prince - there was Betty Davis
"Astonishing and tantalising" - The Wire
Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince".
An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles - startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named "Bitches Brew".
She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly - she vanished.
Creatively blending documentary and animation, Betty - They Say I'm Different traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate.
After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.
Bonus Materials
- Director Interview: Phil Cox on the making of Betty - They Say I'm Different
- Interview Extract with Betty Davis
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Michael's Musings
Call Me By My Name Michael Shinafelt |
"Yes" I altered the lyrics of Cyndi Lauper's awesome hit She Bop to reflect yesterday's event. Now we are going to get more bitch baby whining. It ain't over till the petulant POS Trump says it is. Oh, newsflash it is over bloated one, right here, and right now. Because I say so, that's why!
Lick my tacos Squirrel Wizard!
Knock three times if Satan's doing you up the booty
Choir Boys singing Christmas Carols, discuss...
My 54th Birthday was yesterday, what did I do? Pretty much nothing, yep that is awesome when you are 54!
What am I doing this weekend? Seeing Bombshell
I love you! Now I need a Popsicle
The Pooping Pooches 2020 Calendar is real. "Yes" you to can get a different dog taking a squat for twelve months!
Is there anybody out there? Asking for a friend
Woman Crush of the Week - Charlize Theron who portrays Megyn Kelly in Bombshell. My movie pick of the week.
I love Christmas, just not as much as a big fat _____ it's blank fill it in
Ashley Benson from Pretty Little Liars (one of my fave TV shows) and Brad Pitt share the same Birthday as me. Yesterday, December 18th, yeah I'm in good company!!!
Santa Says: Just Coal For You Whore!
Not the bore worms! If you have to ask, then I ain't gonna tell
Your spreading rumors about me? At least you found a hobby spreading something other then your legs!
I'm here for you at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Hump Day & Chill - Happy Birthday To Me!
54 Pick-Up Michael Shinafelt |
Weight Loss is
a very personal journey. It is one that has to be done for the
correct reasons or it is not going to work, I repeat not going to
work. Take it from one who said they were going to do it several
times before they actually did. I am 5' 7 and said I was going to
lose it when I was 180 lbs. I then said I was going to do it when I
was 190 lbs. Then I reached 200 - yep I said I was going to do it
again then too. Well guess what I didn't do it until I reached 213!
By then I fit into none of my old clothes (well that happened at 180
to be fair) and only bought things that work with my expanding waist
line i.e. large shirts, drawstring pants etc...
Sometimes you
have to lay your pimp hand down! Yep, this is when I finally decided
to drop the weight and drop it noooow! It's about wanting to feel
good about yourself. It's about claiming who you are. It's about, as
Janet Jackson so directly put it Control. "Yes" weight loss
is about taking control of who you are and being in a positive mind
space. Life is a journey we are not going to be who we are one
hundred percent of it. This being stated, once we allow ourselves to
access who we are on an honest and real level then we can do
anything!
Who are we to
judge ourselves? The first step to happiness is to accept who you are
and deal with it. Life is not about perfection it's about acceptance.
Does this mean you have to like everything? Hell to the Fucking
No! It means deal with it and find out what works for you. That is
exactly what I did.
Being authentic
is the best gift you can give yourself. Start there, make your weight
loss journey about your happiness. It's not about pleasing anyone
else. I can tell you I found a wonderful guy with a six pack when I
was 213 lbs. He liked me for me, because despite the fact that I was
overweight, I still had some self esteem. Of course he loved the fact
that I lost it. But it was because I wanted to. Doing it for yourself
is the key to victory.
I decided to
take this journey when I was 51. Thus proving you are never too old
and you are never too late. Honestly I was tired of looking like a
balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade.
Thus one day I
got out of my bedded stupor (I suffered from clinical depression for
three years prior, was treated and learned how to manage my life
through therapy and anti-depressants which I have not been on for
over four years now) and said: You've got this Mother F#cker! I
wanted my outside to match my inside. I wanted to like what I saw in
the mirror.
And so the
journey began...I started with the best diet I knew: fruits, veggies
& meat. Although you should eat lots of meat, protein anytime of
day is acceptable. You should try to do your fruit aka sugar that is
acceptable in the ayem and veggies round the clock. Sound boring? It
truly isn't, it's all a matter of reprogramming your way of
thinking.
OK, I will
admit it isn't easy. When I started for every 5 pounds I lost, I
gained three back for a long time. The key is I did not give up. That
would have been an easy thing to do. Get discouraged and throw in the
towel. I owed this to who I am, not who I wanted to be. I am this
person who wants this from themselves, not what anyone wants from me.
It's about who you are and what you want. “Yes” I have emphasized
this before. But it is the key element to what I am stating.
As I continued on this journey I kept moving adding in more exercise to what I had been doing. FYI weight loss is an 80/20 proposition - 80 percent what you consume 20 percent exercise. Exercise is to keep you and your mind healthy and focused. It's also there to take the weight you have lost and make it look fab! One of the unexpected benefits of me dumping the weight is doing my weekly routine of: Spinning, Abs, Weights & Yoga I have achieved definition in my stomach for the first time ever at 53 years old. Imagine that?!
What that you
ask? Do I still drink alcohol? The answer is "Yes" but in
moderation. Honestly at this point two glasses of wine gets me tipsy.
That's what Uber is for. (call a driver, don't drive drunk!) Do I
have cheat meals, you are damned right I do. Most of the week I eat
clean, but there is that one day a week I eat, not like a pig. But I
will eat something not on my diet and in moderation. I have a thing
for pizza, burgers, Mexican food and my ultimate favorite snack is
brie and crackers.
OK, now I'm
hungry for some In-N-Out Burger, but I had pizza yesterday so it's
off limits until next weekend. The one trick to adhering to healthy
eating habits is to reprogram your way of relating to food. Don't
think of it as depriving yourself, because you aren't dieting you are
eating cleaner and more efficiently. I view my changed eating habits
as being good to myself. Also reminding myself of all the hard work
it took me to get there and not wanting that effort have been a waste
of time. I remind myself of how great I now look naked too. Hey,
that's a big one!
Speaking of big
ones, certain other things appear to have gotten bigger when I lost
the weight. Another unexpected, but welcome change to my body. If I
can do it, you can too. Trust me you've got this!
Continue my journey with me at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
Continue my journey with me at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
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