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03/09/2004: "Freaks"
I know I haven't updated in awhile. I haven't exactly been busy, just more of not being a slave to my computer. I think my AIM away message said "sleeping" for about three days straight.
The Ahnold Classic show on Saturday was interesting, and pretty scary. There were men walking around in spandex pants and women who were 100% fake tit and tan with muscles bigger than any woman should be allowed to have. Not only the booth people handing out free samples of only-God-knows-what's-in-it-since-the-FDA-doesn't-regulate-it crap, but the people who came to the show as well. I kept telling Will I felt like I was supposed to be showing my stomach or something. I also thanked him for not owning any shirts that were so tight they showed off his nipples. Men should not have nipply shirts.
It's really pathetic knowing that the people there wake up in the morning consumed with thoughts about their looks, go through the day making everything about their looks, and going to bed thinking about their looks. I'm not exaggerating either, I dated a guy who was all, "I hate my diet, it's so gross, I'm so sick of eating this protein and no-carb stuff every day, but I must have MUSCLES." Nevermind he looked absolutely ridiculous, even though he was never as big as he thought he was.
Come on people, there's more to life than your body. Really.
It's also very strange that these people worry so much about their bodies yet they'll ingest anything that claims to "incinerate fat and build muscle!" Since it's not regulated by the FDA, no studies are done to see what the long term effects are. Will and I were saying these people are probably going to have ruined livers and crap by the time they're 40 since no one really knows what's in this stuff. This one company that had a booth there was telling my dad and uncle that they get away with having certain things in their products by not listing them as active ingredients, even though they're quite active. Lovely. Really.
The highlight of the event was the martial arts section. It was at the far end of the convention center and filled with normal kids and families who were competing. We saw this way-awesome choreographed routine that involved breaking stacks of bricks and coconuts. I wanna break a coconut with my fist. Knowing me, I'd break my fist with the coconut.
Will's friend was moved from Ahnold bodyguard duty to Sylvester Stallone bodyguard duty since the state police took over for the now-govenor. Apparently Stallone is gracious to both fans and his bodyguards while Ahnold was a notorious asshole, and Stallone threatened to get rid of his driver if he mentioned Ahnold one more time.