6:32 PM, Wednesday, January 5th, 2005:
 
The following entry is rated R.
 
At one point in my massive collection for the future, it did actually occur to me. What if? What if Subway decided to discontinue their stamp program. They'd at least honor the old ones for a good period of time, right?
 
I fuckin' swear if I see Jared in the street, I will be waiting with 280 subway stamps that I saved for 2 years so whenever there came a time that I had to diet again, or let's say didn't have ANY GODDAMN MONEY AND NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO EAT AND SURVIVE - I'd be able to use the $122 worth of stamps I had collected...oh yeah Jared - and I will take those stamps when I see him on the street and shove them up his FAT ASS because they decided to CANCEL THE PROGRAM WITH A FOUR WEEK NOTICE In December when no one is bothering to eat their fucking health food because it's the goddamn holidays - and they make them obsolete in JANUARY WHEN EVERYONE IS TRYING TO EAT BETTER ANYWAY - YOU FUCK HOLES. Jared is a FUCK HOLE.
 
Ahem. I called Subway's customer service and they didn't appreciate my sentiment. And seriously Jared, I realize the last 80 pounds can be tough - but come on man. Work out a little. You're so close. I know you were 400 pounds, but you're a BILLIONAIRE NOW...work on those last few pounds.
 
AHHHHH - so pissed can't even tell you. So anyway - Subway discontinued their stamp program in the entire state of California. Apparently they announced this on December 1st that it would go into effect January 1st. So when I went in today with my two stamps after buying an excericise bike the night before, working out in the morning - happily grabbing my stamps for my free sub you can imagine my surprise. And yes, I actually have 280. Two Hundred and EIGHTY. Adam is pissed.
 
Add to that, Adam didn't get paid as the loans he was to get paid for got delayed JUUUUUST long enough to not make my paycheck on the first. (sigh). So Adam has NO fucking money. And Adam...is being talked about in the 3rd person? How did that happen? Heh. So why do I have 280?
 
Honestly, last November when things started looking bad for Jess and I, I envisioned what would happen if I were alone out here with no money. These free sub cards could come in quite handy as I can live on 2 6 inch subs if I have to. And also whenver if I ever needed to diet again, I'd have it pre-paid for. Well both of those things ended up happening and I just continued to save and save. The moment of truth was finally today. Ironically the same day as I started the infamous 2001 diet. The divorce added an impressive 30 pounds to my original 150-155. Basically, that was about the only thing Jess truly enjoyed - was eating together. Obviously, a bit of a sore spot for us, but for the last few months I just wanted to enjoy her so I gave in and enjoyed the food, her company, and everything. For most people, that means a few pounds - for me? 30. LOL. It's just how my body works. If I eat simply what my body tells me to eat, and eat when I'm hungry...I will be 210-220. I have to think about everything I eat, every time I eat it, and it takes intense will-power. Now that I'm going to be alone, I will finally be able to control my own destiny...
 
...however I won't be doing it at Subway. Now the positive to all this is of course it's only in select areas. I can put the cards on ebay and get about...$40. It's not $120, but it's better than nothing. Pathetic.
 
Everything else is pretty crazy around here. The rain, dear LORD the rain. I came home to Lake Hollywood in my back yard and it just never ends. The problem was I didn't rake the leaves before the rain and the drains covered up. Ends up it got so bad that it got water in the gas lines of the water heater and I took what had to be the coldest shower on record this morning as the heat's been off for over week. From one disaster to another man. When I landed in Columbus it was in the craziest December ice storm they'd seen in over a decade. My dad didn't have power for 3 days.
 
Oh yeah, the Columbus trip - hadn't talked about it in the last two entries although I was there when I wrote them. Uhm...Columbus was tough. In fact, it may be the last time in awhile that I go back at the end of the year. I'll go back at Thanksgiving, but Christmas and New Years...it's a special time for me personally. It's my time to reflect and gear up for the upcoming year. In Columbus however it's always more drama than I care to deal with. This coming from MR. DRAMA. LOL. Basically, I have my own drama, but when you throw 3 to 4 different families into the mix, you're adding all of their drama. I'm also an insanely empathetic person, so I feel the drama incredibly personally. So stress, stress, stress. I was so happy to land in LA. And I came into work with a PILE of stress and unfinished loans and delays and... heh - I love it at work though. I kick-ass in that environment. There are more fires at work sometimes than you can possibly imagine. The amount of things that can go wrong with a loan is outrageous. But I guess if I were loaning $400,000 to someone I'd need to make sure everything was perfect too.
 
Anyway, I'm starting off the next Journey Song DVD with the world premiere of AK45. We will rule the world. Impressively Kenny isn't too bad at hit the skins...uhm - playing drums. SO I set up a camera and let hit take the lead as I followed for a strange rendition of "I Followed You". Oh and the band name is our initials and our ages this year. Was joking with Dad that if he joined the band it'd be MAK100. Heh. He didn't find that too funny.
 
Adam