100 LBS. Extravaganza

Well, folks...here are some pictures from the big shindig. Sorry it took so long to get 'em up. Y'all enjoy!

p.s. Yes, them's t-shirts what Yvette had made special with my mug on 'em. No, you can't have one 'cause they're all gone. Sorry. But feel free to print the logo at the top of the page and make your own. You're crafty. Heck...you found this stupid blawg.

Over The Hump

(The following was written a few days before my 100 LBS. Extravaganza while I was also preparing to deliver the customary speech. I wanted to say something at the party about my good friend Yvette, only realizing the day of that I had already done just that in the blawg. So I pretty much delivered what you see here, with a few embellishments. -- M.)

Well, folks, I've made it over the hump. As of Friday, June 4, I've lost 110 lbs. It's taken me a little over a year and a half, and it ain't been easy. But I feel like I've pretty much pulled off a miracle, and I'm not done yet. I've got a few more to lose and I'm gonna do it, by God!

I have a very good friend here in Atlanta who owns a post-production studio where I do a lot of work. I've known her since I started at Cartoon Network, and back when I was at my heaviest she always showed concern for me and tried to help me slim down. When I developed sleep apnea and learned that it was imperative that I lose weight, she's been behind me and supported me all the way.

When I decided to have my 100 LBS. Extravaganza to celebrate the big milestone, I told her I wanted to talk to her about using the studio because it's huge, close to work, everyone knows where it is, and my place barely holds me. So I go to meet with her one day, she sits me down, and she says she'd been thinking about the whole thing since I first mentioned it to her. "Look," she said, "I haven't had a party here in a long time, and you have lost 100 pounds, for God's sake. I'm so proud of you. So I'm gonna get some beer, BBQ, and all the rest. All you have to do is show up." Well, you can imagine the look on my face. I still find it hard to believe, and the party's coming up on June 18th. So I promise you'll get a full report, plus pictures of the property damage.

And remember...for all of your post-production needs, call Yvette at Soapbox Studios. She'll take care of you.

She's always taken care of me.

Lawd, What Did I Do To Be Hainted?

Alright...I know I ain't blawgged for a while. I promise it'll happen a lot more, at least once a week.

I found the following as I was looking through my little notebook recently. This was witnessed by my boss in the lobby of The Argyle, our hotel in L.A. back during my shoot. A couple of twenty-something guys wearing clothes with that just-slept-in look and toting several guee-tars, check in with their manager, some stiff all gussied up in a suit and tie. He hands the two their keys and says, "You stay in your rooms until 4:30!" The two go up, then he looks at his room number and says to the concierge (that's a desk clerk in them fancy hotels), he says, "Listen...you put me in the haunted room again. It's really small and it's haunted." The concierge checks the computer and replies, "Oh my gosh! You're right! You are in the haunted room!"

It don't get much better'n that, friends.

My niece, Lillian Elizabeth, was born yesterday morning 2/17/2004 at 8:09a est. She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz., and was 19". You can call her Lily. I'll post pictures as soon as I get 'em.

My mom just called me. My brother and his wife are at the hospital right now, having their first baby. My third niece. I'll let you know what happens. Well...other than the obvious.