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jianantonicI'm going to attempt a full update, but I have a feeling I won't get it all in. Ember Swift is a singer, but also the name of her group. Last night it was just two of them: Ember on vocals and guitar, and Lyndell on everything else. They were phenomenal. I know I say this a lot, because I'm blessed to know many wonderful musicians, but these guys absolutely floored me. And thanks to Don for letting us in early so we could secure front and center seats. Seriously, my feet were at the bottom of the stage, in the very center of the room. Gravity Lounge shows aren't usually packed, but last night, every chair was filled, and there were people standing all over the room for lack of chairs. I'd estimate 200-300 people? It's a small venue, but it was FULL.
Anyway, what can I say about Ember Swift? They're Canadian. Their first song sounded a lot like Ani DiFranco's "Room Without a Door," except it had totally different words and all. It was a good song, but I was like, oh, some Ani copycats. But I was sooooo wrong. They did some really amazing things with their instruments. Lyndell played a bass, electric fiddle, and also played an acoustic guitar with a bow. She was fantastic. Not as spastic as Rushad Eggleston, but equally awe-inspiring and entertaining to watch. A lot of their songs had very political messages. I was particularly inspired by "Include My Food," which basically says "My politics include my food," and they talk about how it's so important to consider what you put in your body. She went into this story about how one of her friends protests the fast food industry by going into a McDonalds about once a month, eating as many Big Macs as she can force into herself, and then vomiting all over the floor. Hehe:) It's more beautiful when it's put to music. Anyhow...everything they sang just inspired me so much. I was looking at them on stage thinking, "these are the two most beautiful women I've ever seen," and I was thought that the only thing keeping me from being that beautiful is that I'm a sucker for convenience, and I need to stop getting my meals out of the freezer. I can blame my weight gain on new medication or on mono or on my broken foot, but that doesn't make me any healthier. I don't want to be my mom's age and worrying about a heart attack, I don't want to be Julie's age and worrying about cancer, and I don't want to be my age and worrying about being a fatass, so I'm going to take control. I'm purging the fridge. No more yellow food. No more processed crap. Vegetables! Fruit! Whole grain cereal! It was so easy for me to give up meat and become a vegetarian, even though I loved meat. It should be easy for me to give up crap and become a healthetarian, too. And I want to start a garden in the spring. Plant some things that I can pick and wash and eat and nourish myself. Who better to have a garden than the daughter of Bill Massie? Seriously!
This morning, I had a whole grain granola bar (I accidentally typed barf, hehe) for breakfast, and it wasn't half bad. I can get used to that. I can deal with it. And if there's nothing in the house that I feel like munching on, maybe I'll actually go outside and do something active instead of watching E! True Hollywood story and stuffing my face all day. I can do that. I don't even like celebrity gossip. I'm only hypnotized by it, and like I said, I'm taking control.
I have no illusions about this - I know it's a huge change for me, and it'll be really hard, but I'm going to do it. Every time I think about wanting crappy food, I'll just think about Ember Swift and how I want to be that awesome. Anyway, I need to go for now...more on this later.
Peace.
Anyway, what can I say about Ember Swift? They're Canadian. Their first song sounded a lot like Ani DiFranco's "Room Without a Door," except it had totally different words and all. It was a good song, but I was like, oh, some Ani copycats. But I was sooooo wrong. They did some really amazing things with their instruments. Lyndell played a bass, electric fiddle, and also played an acoustic guitar with a bow. She was fantastic. Not as spastic as Rushad Eggleston, but equally awe-inspiring and entertaining to watch. A lot of their songs had very political messages. I was particularly inspired by "Include My Food," which basically says "My politics include my food," and they talk about how it's so important to consider what you put in your body. She went into this story about how one of her friends protests the fast food industry by going into a McDonalds about once a month, eating as many Big Macs as she can force into herself, and then vomiting all over the floor. Hehe:) It's more beautiful when it's put to music. Anyhow...everything they sang just inspired me so much. I was looking at them on stage thinking, "these are the two most beautiful women I've ever seen," and I was thought that the only thing keeping me from being that beautiful is that I'm a sucker for convenience, and I need to stop getting my meals out of the freezer. I can blame my weight gain on new medication or on mono or on my broken foot, but that doesn't make me any healthier. I don't want to be my mom's age and worrying about a heart attack, I don't want to be Julie's age and worrying about cancer, and I don't want to be my age and worrying about being a fatass, so I'm going to take control. I'm purging the fridge. No more yellow food. No more processed crap. Vegetables! Fruit! Whole grain cereal! It was so easy for me to give up meat and become a vegetarian, even though I loved meat. It should be easy for me to give up crap and become a healthetarian, too. And I want to start a garden in the spring. Plant some things that I can pick and wash and eat and nourish myself. Who better to have a garden than the daughter of Bill Massie? Seriously!
This morning, I had a whole grain granola bar (I accidentally typed barf, hehe) for breakfast, and it wasn't half bad. I can get used to that. I can deal with it. And if there's nothing in the house that I feel like munching on, maybe I'll actually go outside and do something active instead of watching E! True Hollywood story and stuffing my face all day. I can do that. I don't even like celebrity gossip. I'm only hypnotized by it, and like I said, I'm taking control.
I have no illusions about this - I know it's a huge change for me, and it'll be really hard, but I'm going to do it. Every time I think about wanting crappy food, I'll just think about Ember Swift and how I want to be that awesome. Anyway, I need to go for now...more on this later.
Peace.
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Date: 2005-09-14 08:50 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-09-14 09:53 am (UTC):)
I almost never eat starch/bread stuff... part of my eating healthier has been trying to ADD things like that to my diet. :)
I'm just eating a TON of salads, though. Salad is great... you can eat a ton of it and it's still minimal calories.
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Date: 2005-09-14 08:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-15 08:04 am (UTC)Do you eat fish? I can never remember, I suck as a friend-of-many-vegetarians. ^^; I don't think so. But if you do, it's really healthy and good for you. Well, except for the mercury content.
I suggest making your own pasta sauce--get three tomatoes, an onion, and a clove or three of garlic (not to be confused with a bulb), chop it all up together, and put it in a blender. So good! And so healthy, too. There's probably more ingrdients I'm forgetting...oh! Mushrooms, fried in olive oil and just a little butter.
mmmm....
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Date: 2005-09-15 08:11 am (UTC)I also don't eat fish. I don't really eat white bread, either; I don't know why I listed that. ;) Anyway, I'm getting there.