Monday, December 10, 2012

More Baking

So, I think I really like cooking...baking in particular. I've always been a good cook, but I wouldn't have ever said I was thinking about working in the industry. I am far from opening a bakery, but I really do enjoy it. It's so good for my belly and so bad at the same time. I took a little break from my Insanity workout regimen, but looking past a mirror yesterday made me get back on the wagon.

Anyway here are a few things I've baked over the past couple of weeks. My family members have been popping up at the house hoping that clear and blue contains on the table are filled with happy treats. I can't disappoint them, so I just keep baking. My aunt called me today and said, "hey, just wanted to tell you that I have about 6 cookie bins to fill cookies with." I told her that she better get to baking then and we both laughed. She's not a cook or a "cooker" at all.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies



Chocolate Chip cookies





 Breakfast Quiche



My first Ever Poached Egg


I will post recipes later, but for now...I'm off to the store for some ingredients. Happy Cooking!



Saturday, November 24, 2012

The last of the... Pumpkin

I was sitting in my room this afternoon basking in the how great time was with the family for Thanksgiving...and I don't know why, but pumpkin popped in my head. I'm not even a huge pumpkin fan, but I went with it. That led me to the kitchen to the final 2 cans (no, not fresh) of pumpkin. I mentioned before that I have been baking a lot lately, so I decided on a pumpkin muffin.

I started pulling ingredients from cabinets high and low and this is what I created. Woohoo!!


 Ingredients are below...



This is what mixing looking likes...
Dry ingredients in one bowl, wet in another (adding one after the other) and then combine.







Now, it's time to bake...






 And, now it's time to cool... (except, I forgot to take the cooling picture, so this is after they've cooled)


Clean up always sucks...





Now to stack...


My first batch sunk in the middle because I overfilled them and decided to use a spatula to get the gook from the bottom of the stove before it started burning. Those went in the trash. I tried to save them (maybe mash together and create some type of crust for something else, but it was hopeless. 

Overall, it was a great 1st try at these. Now, someone else should come eat them. Shawn T and Insanity are going to shaking fingers at me. 



Thursday, November 8, 2012

I don't Know About Another 8 Weeks

Oh My Pound Cake!!!! I made it through week 1 of Insanity. I really can't believe I'm still living after how much breath I lost this week. It was hard y'all. I mentioned in the last post that I wasn't a newbie to working out, but for the past 5 months, I have maybe worked out for a total of 2 weeks (about an hour or so a day). That was not enough to just dive into Insanity.

Day 2 and Day 6 have the same workout and I can tell it's working. On Day 2, I split plyometrics into 2 separate workouts. I rested on Day 6 because of the election (Day 7 is supposed to be rest) and I just finished the whole plyometrics workout.  Now don't get me wrong, I stop every now and then to catch my breath, but I'm definitely digging dipper. I'm not being funny about this next statement. I have legitimately never seen an African American turn bright red and certainly not me...even when I was working our 5 days a week for 2 hours each day. I went to shower after my workout and I though I was bleeding I was so red...maybe not bleeding, but it was so apparent it freaked me out a little. I worked my tail off tonight and I'm proud for getting all the way through it.

There are a few workouts that I can't completely do like getting in the plank position and jump up to a squat (repeat, repeat, repeat), so I have to edit so that I'm still do heavy cardio without hurting myself. I hope to one day be able to complete them all exactly like Shawn T, but if not it's cool. My plan is to lose some lbs and I've done that with a lot less so I have high hopes.

I joined www.teambeachbody.com tonight because I am getting a little discouraged because I dread doing these workouts. I believe they work, but unlike working out at the gym, I don't like this. Hopefully, I'll keep myself more accountable by being a member. We;ll see.

Well, I guess that's it for tonight.

Happy Health!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Day Four


It's day 4 for me and I'm struggling. I have been doing my workouts super late at night...Mainly because I dread it all day. I'm going to have to change up the time because it's now midnight and I had to force myself to put on workout clothes 5 minutes ago and am now doing everything I can think of to not start working out.

It's awful. I'm not in the best of shape by any means (no health problems though), but I'm no newbie to working out. Even still, I'm not just exhausted when I finish, I feel like...IO don't even know what I feel like, but it's not good. I had to split plyometric (day 1) into 2 parts because I was so tired halfway through. Last night, I just knew I would vomit (sorry if TMI), but luckily I didn't. I can however tell I'm getting in a groove because I'm stopping less often and don't feel like total garbage at the end.

I find myself looking in mirrors hoping by the mercy of God and Shawn T that I look different somewhere because it sure as heck makes me feel like I should feel different.

Well, Here goes nothing...Pure Cardio, I plan to bring it and I know you do too.

BTDub...Tomorrow is Election Day 2012! Go out and Vote, Eat Well, and Party like it 19...I mean 2012!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Ready For A Little Insanity?

Well I was not at all ready.

 

Lately, i've been doing a heck of a lot of baking. I've always been pretty good in the kitchen, but baking from scratch only happens every once in a while. Prior to about 2 months ago, I hadn't truly COOKED anything in about a year and a half. So, it was time. I may post later about what I cooked, but that's not the point of this post.

The point is that I've been baking, spending a ton of time on the computer, and watching TV more often than not. Sitting + baking/eating = more lbs and that's the last thing I want to do. I've been riding a stationary bike 2 maybe 3 times a week, but it's not doing anything for the lbs. Good for staying healthy though. Today, i get the genius idea to start the Insanity workout by Shawn T. Stupid, stupid idea.

The 60 day transformation workout starts with Shawn telling you he's going to ask you to dig deeper than you usually do with your workouts. Easy peasy. I am persistent, so no biggie. First things first...how fit are you...or am i in this case. I knew I was starting at a pretty low point, because I haven't been working out regularly. The Fit test is designed to see how many reps you can do of various exercises (1 min each) without dying. I did better than I thought I would, but by the time I got to the last exercise I was spent. The exercises are below.


I looked at this before starting and wasn't too intimidated, but seriously, how many times have you ever done 8 exercises repeatedly for 1 minute each. Me...Never.

Anyway, my numbers in order of the pictures above were 70, 20, 70, 15, 6, 3, 14, and 1.

I think I pulled something in my left shoulder during the 1st exercise which really had me straining for the remaining 7, but I didn't give up until the low plank oblique. I can barely lay on my back and lift each leg to my each hip. I am going to really have to pray in order to this one. 

I have never felt like I felt today after the workout and I'm no novice to working out. I can gym it up 5 days a week for 2.5 hours and be just fine. This is new to me...taking me back to my college days when I stepped in the gym for the 1st time and couldn't do 3 minutes on the elliptical. 

All in all, it was okay. I plan to do it tomorrow and every day after that until I reach 60. My Insanity cycle should end on January 1st. I'll see if i can last that long. 

I won't post before pics until I have after pics.

Join in on the fun. Insanity for everyone!

Happy Health!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me.

It's 3:21 in the morning and I'm up because I decided to go to sleep at midnight when I wasn't really sleepy. For the last hour and a half, I have been watching youtube videos. I would not consider myself a youtube fan, but I know how to use it, upload videos, watch trending videos, write comments, etc. I don't know what made click on a facebook status with a video tonight, but I'm glad I did.

I ended up watching about 15 or so videos from 4 different people/groups of people. They are all embedded below.

I will not go into any political standpoint here. I will vote and that is all you need to know. I clicked on the video because watching someone lose can be...intriguing. I didn't know anything about Key and Peele, so I didn't know if was a spoof. Anyway, the video is a testament to what goes on in my head sometimes and how different it sound when what i'm thinking comes out of my mouth. I have a great filter...when I want to.  There are definitely times when things need to be said and i cut the filter off. I'm not as extreme with the actual saying in the video (calling people out of their name), but you should still get the point.



I browsed video titles that were shown after watching this (random comedy spoofs, presidential elections, etc.) and settled on Jenna Marbles. Again, had no idea who she was. Turns out, she just a girl who rants and now has millions of viewers, a mostly work from home job, 2 annoying dogs (that squeak at the beginning of all her videos and lick her mouth at the end), and lives in Los Angeles. Regardless of all this, I watched like 8 or 9 (maybe more) of her videos. Jenna Marbles Youtube Channel. I have tons of opinions about dating and relationships and Jenna hits it somewhere on the head. I'm not saying go on a date looking like a bomb, but be as genuine as possible. Yes, all people who go on dates want them to not be train wrecks, so i understand putting your best foot forward, but seriously, use your foot not the made up version of yourself or replica of someone else.



The last video I watched of hers (above) guided me to a video from Talia. She's a 12 year old girl that has cancer and has a remarkable story. Read about it here. I saw her on the Ellen Show (which I love) a while back and wanted to see what she was talking about. Make-up of course. She's very good at applying it and is now receiving free products from tons of companies, doing ad campaigns (i think), and has been deemed an honorary Covergirl by Ellen...not sure if Covergirl is on board, but i imagine they are. She beautiful and talented. The video was long and she's 12, but it's enduring to see how much she loves what she's doing. It's not because she has cancer either, although, I'm sure there are plenty of 12 year girls that aren't getting half as much attention because they don't. Sad, but it's reality. I'm glad Talia is getting to live what she describes as her fairy tale.



The moral of this story is that I've really decided to put my thinking cap on and pursue some type of writing career...be it in book form, blog form, vlog form, etc. Writing that I can do anyway I want to with good grammar and bad grammar. I've been working on a book for a while, but it's not going in a direction that I'm pleased with, so I've put that 1st try on a shelf for later. Let's hope it has good shelf-life. There are so many good ideas out that are enjoyable for the writer, but also very profitable. So an up-and-coming writer has to be extremely creative to be seen and seen well. Maybe these late nights will give me some inspiration.

It feels good to sit here and type out some thoughts. Sad I left for so long. I remember way back when i used movie quotes to end each blog. Here's one for old time sake.

~Reel Quotes~

The Iron Lady (2012)

Young Margaret Thatcher: No. One's life must matter, Dennis. Beyond all the cooking and the cleaning and the children. One's life must mean more than that. I cannot die washing up a teacup! I mean it, Dennis. Say you understand.

Margaret Thatcher: "How do you feel?" / "Oh, I don't feel comfortable." / "Oh, I'm so sorry, we the group, we're feeling..." Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas? Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me. 

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Is It Really Feb 2012?

Umm...Where has the last 6 months gone? That's how long it has been since I posted and since I had any time to myself. Workaholic with a gambling addction is a nice way to describe what's been happening in my world. my daily routine on a typcal day was to work between 13 and 17 hours then go to bingo for 1 to 3 hours. I worked most weekends and played bingo from dawn to dusk if I was off. My other free time was spent sleeping, eating, or watching moves.

It wasn't a bad 6 months, but it was exhausting and unmemorable...That's the part that bothers me. Life experiences shouldn't be forgettable. They should be life changing and exciting. I feel like I've fallen into a life that doesn't belong to me. The Regina I know is far rom boring and routine. She's spontaneous. I should clear this up a little...I don't hate my life and I'm not depressed. I just realize that I'm forgetting about some of the things that make me extremely happy. I feel a little like a hypocrite knowing that everyday I tell a lease 1 student that life is what you make and regret is inevitable if you don't make decisions with self in mind.

I made a New Year's resolution to go on a trip every every season. It's a way for me to probe my spontaneous side again.

First trip was home... It was my mom's birthday and she called me around 1 or so because I hadn't called her. That wasn't like me or maybe it was... So far I have missed 6 or 7 family birthdays inluding, but not limited to (lol) my brother and grandma. I felt so guilty that work had taken over ev everything that I booked a flight home for that afternoon while I was sitting in my division retreat. I was home to MS by 7pm. Of course, mom thought I was joking and I ended up spending some time at the lovely airport while she ended her applebees dinner and drove to get me.

It was well worth the $65 flight (I know right). I hadn't been home since I moved to Texas (very typical of me to move away and not go home) and it was much needed. I didn't realize how much I missed them. The trip was way to short, but I was glad to spend those hours with them.

I haven't figured out where trip #2 will be, but I'm excited for it. I have a co-worker that is great at taking vacation time. I have definitely den better with the occasional day of here and there, but vacations I have not mastered. He is currently in some snowy mountain area skiing.

Other than that, my past few months have been average. I've missed blogging and plan (we'll see how that goes) to do more in the near futre4. I have taken a ton of pictures over the last few months and will upload soon.

Until then...live life to the fullest!

Saturday, August 20, 2011

What a year...

WOW...2011 has given me a run for my money. I cannot believe it's August already and school starts next week. Read this post from my coworker to get an idea of what summer at work has been like for me.


I am getting ready to do a search for a program Coordinator for our office. This is definitely not the time for a job search, but we have to do it or I'll be all alone all semester. Well, I take that back. We will do a search as soon as that job is posted. I like my job, but it is a struggle to realize that the department you work for is not receiving the support from the higher ups that you need it to in order to advance and do what is expected of you.


On a happier note, some friends of mine from home are moving to Arlington!!! I love the friends that I've made here, but it is great to have people that I've know for about 11 years move to the area. Here is the most recent picture I have of us which was a last year at their wedding. I saw them a couple weeks ago, but we didn't take any pictures.




In other news, I have a $500 plane voucher that I'm itching to use, but I can't decide where to go. My first thought was Vegas, but I'm not ready to gamble myself out of my house and everything I own. I want to go somewhere magical. Somewhere that will be a part of me for the rest of my life. Any suggestions?


So, I'm currently sitting in Panera and I had a weird encounter about an hour ago.


This is the shirt I have on.




As I am walking back to my seat, a guy (who looks homeless - I apologize for generalizing) says Ma'am or lady od chick or something...I love your shirt. I say thanks and think nothing of it. He says do you know what it's referencing? I say, I think so. My roommate jumps in and says Blaze is the mascot for our University. Were you thinking it was for blazing it up or soemthing like that? He says absolutely. I'm a wake and something (I think roll) man all the way. I am weirded out now. Seriously man, we are in Panera. Is this really appropriate talk?


He then says well everyone's going to go to school there. You gals are smart for marketing it that way. Umm, what? Didn't we just say it has nothing to do with smoking. He's says 420 is the way to go. Then he proceeds to ask if he can run a marketing idea past us? My silly, silly roommate says yes. I move my food to the other side of the table before he comes back with this plastic bag. He says that he's going to put the bag on the table for us to look at, but we can't wave the item around. He actually holds his hand up in the air as if the product is in his hand and waves it around. Then he says something about it being illegal. I say absolutely not. Roommate is still intrigued or something and he sits the dingy bag on our table and goes to the bathroom.


What's inside, you ask? It's an ice cream container that has been somewhat professionally designed with weeds and a scary looking monster man on it. The number 421 is along one of the sides and a name of a flavor. It looks like crap and it looks illegal.


He comes back and say dod you get it? Roommate is talking to him and I'm in my own world. He asks a couple more times and I say obviously not, what does it mean. He says 421 is the minute after. What? You know, one minute after. What? Then the next flavor will be 422 and 423.


Ok, I'm done. I need him to leave our table. Before he leaves, he talks about how there will be more stuff in this icecream and you will have to dig it out. I have no idea what stuff he is talking about. He talks about the monster man or weed (not sure) as an identity by say he will have items in the four major food groups..ice cream, coffee, wine, and I'm not sure if he ever sayd a fourth.


Bizarre I tell you. I mean props for not completely losing your mind after however much stuff you've smoked, but dude, you are on a whole other planet if you think you will be allowed to sell an ice cream with leaves in it and 420 references on the container. Did you miss the fact that it is illegal?



Just when I think I can't be shocked...

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Last day

Today's the last day of the blog challenge. I'm celebrating tomorrow. Ice cream for everyone.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Birthday Blues

So, my 29th birthday is around the corner (June 5th) and I'm feeling all sorts of weird. It's not because I'm afraid to get old and crusty or my clocks ticking or any other crazy female nonsense. It's because I don't have anything planned nig or small. I usually always have some plans eben if their small. Last year, i went to my friends Alan's house for a couple days. It had been a really long time since I had meet someones family and stayed at their house, but I had a great time. We had planed to go to the casino and just chill. His sister made me a birthday cake, which i was not at all expecting and his mom cooked us some great food. It was nice to be with his family when i couldn't be with mine.

Don't take this as a pity plea, but I only have work friends and they are all settled into their lives, so that leaves me with my roommate. Her birthday is 2 days after mine. How crazy is that?

We've talked about a few things, one being a party. I'm not at the point where I feel I'm close enough or special enough to have a birthday party, so I suggested we have the party later on the month..we could still be celebrating, but people may not feel a weird obligation if it's not actually on our birthdays. Lauren's berm here dirt a while, so there are plenty of people she could invite. I need more months to make some friends.

Anyway, we also toyed with the idea of flying either for a day. I'd totally ne up fur that. We have been looking at lost minute deals, but we haven't found anything other than Vegaa (lauren's been and doesn't really wasn't to go back) and some podunk towns so far.

We have a couple days, so let me know if you come up with something cool that's under $200 per person.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Almost Over

The blog challenge or what's left of it... is over in a couple of days. It's been a good month and as usual, i have enjoyed readng posts from my fellow bloggers. I'm thankful that Aaron joined the challenge because he saved me from being the only one. Who knows what will happen to the challenge in the future, but I do enjoy it. I will probably continue in the coming years.

Happy blogging!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Why do people ask you questions like that?

Someone recently asked me why I was single in a group of people that are all in relationships. I thought people had figured out a while back that asking someone that is totally taboo or at least just uncomfortable. Of course, I can say things like I'm too busy or I'm not looking for anyone or I haven't found the right one or some other statement that would be completely true, but they all still seem like excuses to the person asking, so why even ask.

I understand that being in a relationship is important and great... I've been in some great ones... But I would never ask someone why they got married in front of a group of people... Or alone for that matter. That would be like me saying man, did you screw up. It's inappropriate and uncalled for.

When I give relationship advice to someone specific tread, I tread like I'm on thin ice. It's typically after they bring up the subject and even then I try to stay in whatever area of the relationship they've brought up. Going into the overall relationship has backfired on me once and I vowed to never do it again. Reality about a broken relationship hurts all the same if they're not ready to hear it no matter how true your words are.

Do what you want and be with someone if you want to, but falling into the pressure of the media, friends and/or family almost never ends positive. I felt the need to blog about this because I feel like there are a ton of people that do something because they think they have to to get something...love, acceptance, promotion, etc. This may be a bit of a jump from relationship talk, but I believe that kind of behavior is leading us down a path that will be difficult to return from.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Almost forgot

It's 11:51 and I almost forgot to post because I'm at the casino gambling my life away.

I'm up right now. Let's hope it starts that way.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

At the movies

I'm super excited because hangover is about to start. I think it's going to be amazing.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

How Often is Too Often?

When in a relationship, how often can you cancel on your partner for other people?

Scenario...

You make dinner plans with your mate for Friday at 7:30pm on Wednesday. Your mate calls your Friday at 6pm to tell you that they want to hang out with friends (of the same sex), so they need to take a raincheck and tell you that it's not too late to make plans with your friends.

You go hang out with your friends.

Saturday, your mate tells you that you they will make it up to you on Sunday. You say ok, great. Sunday comes and you get a text at 6:30 from your mate that says hanging out with those same people again. We'll get together Monday and it will totally be worth it.

Would your reaction depend on how long you've been together?
Do you factor in previous cancellations?
Do you factor in other issues?
Do you call them out on it?
What do you do?

So, most people know I have little to no tolerance for stupidty in relationships. Contrary to populat belief, it's simple. I know things come up, but this situation was not that way. The partner decided to do the activity with their friends instead doing it with their significant other...twice. They've also been together a long time. I'm not sure how often it happens, but the person I was talking to was UPset.

Along the same lines, If you live separately, how often do you get together and do things? People are so weird about how much time they spend with someone. I can't call too much because it will seem like I'm... (Insert craziness here) or I'm calling all the time because I...(insert craziness here). It should be I call you because I have something to say or I did this because I care or it reminds me of you. The response shouldn't be Why are you calling me so much or why don't you ever do anything with me?

Human relationships will probably forever intrigue me.

~Reel Moments~

It's Complicated (2009)

I know this movie includes an affair, but the concept of having plans and them being changed by someone else at the last minute or not at all is there.

Jane (Meryl Streep):

The last thing
in the whole world

I should be right now
is your mistress.

Sitting around
at nine at night,
wearing heels and perfume

and blowing all
the candles out

and wrapping
everything in Saran Wrap

because your wife
canceled her plans.

It was just,
it was...humiliating.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Whew

Today, we finished our staff retreat, drove back to the city of Arlington, went to work to rearrange our new lobby furniture and my office furniture for over an hour (finally got my new desk), had a 2 hour conversation with a student about progress, mentality, concept of quality, etc., came home to eat dinner, flipped back and forth between biggest loser, dancing with the stars and the voice, and then to top it all off... I dealt with the possibility of golf ball sized hail and tornados. Seriously, I'm whipped.

Good Night.

Monday, May 23, 2011

A New Found love!

Today, I got on a boat for the first time ever in life... And it was fantastic.


My coworker's family has a lake house andwe decided to go there for our staff retreat. I was super excited from tight go, but I didn't think that Iwould get to do the things that we ended up doing.

I'll skip over all the details of the retreat to get to the fun part and the pictures, but first I'll tell you that I've never been on a boat before. I was a bit skeptical, especially because Julie learned how to drive it yesterday.

Anyway, after uncovering the boat and getting it out of the dock, we headed on our way.

I wasn't much help in the beginning because I was falling all over the place, but I did take tons of picture.






Lake Kiowa is a beautiful community with tons of large houses.


I never wanted to live in a secluded location, and I still don't, but I could definitely visit or have like a summer house. Riding on the boat was one of the best experiences I've had thus far. It's so peaceful and so exciting at the same time I never in a million years thought I would love it, but I do.


My need to go on a cruise has skyrocketed. Seriously, I absolutely loved it. We drove for a while, went in an wmpty mansion...ok, trespassed, but whatevr. It was freaking huge. At one point, I was getting in a hot tub/jacuzzi (in the house) and I slipped and fell... There was totally water in the pool and I got it in with jeans. No, I did not know there was water in it. I thought I was falling into a black hole.

The picture below is right before I fell into what I thought wold pull me down forever.


After touring the rest of the house, we parked in the middle of the lake for anhour or two. I feel like I'm not doing the story any justice, so I'll just show you pictures.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

I only have eyes for you...

It's funny or interested or ironic (or whatever word you want to use) when you meet someone and then you see them all of the time. The same thing happens when you know the type of person you like... You tend to see that type of person a lot or maybe you just notice them more than you notice other types. Well, Someone told me that they were into bald guys and it's crazy how much I notice bald men now.

I am currently in the bookstore and As of right now, I have seen about 20 guys that are bald. There were like 2 or 3 that weren't all the way bald, ut still. I can't remember a time when i've seen this many bald men in one location in such a short amount of time. After the 5th one, I was convinced that there was some type of bald man convention happening in the area. This is outrageous.


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Saturday, May 21, 2011

the end of the world was beautiful

Seriously, today was such a beautiful day. Great weather, great mood and great activities. My roommate cooked us a fantastic breakfast at 11am, I went to a sosrority meeting and then to see pirates. I was having such a great day that I decided to go play bingo. I played both sessions at Pioneer and won on the very last game I played. See, great day. Since I won, I decided go play late night bingo at bingo bucks. Its about to start in 2 minutes, so I have to go.

I hope you had a great day as well.

Friday, May 20, 2011

I had a topic, but I changed my mind for 5 reasons

Earlier I was thinking that I would write about people supplying too much informaton when telling a story or asking for help because it happened to someone I know today. I don't what put anyone's business out there, so let's just say that it dealt with a sexual feeling... and that the person telling my friend was not a close friend.

It had definitely happened to me, but I've decided not to tell my story because I am just returning from seeing Fast five and OH! MY! GOODNESS! It was fan freaking tastic.

The people were hot, the dialogue was intriguing, the action was outstanding, and it just kept going and going. I was hanging on for dear life. They didn't provide a ton on technical knowledge ab out the heist, but I guess after you've watched the first few you need something else. I do appreciate the few times they added it though even though i have no idea what if they are giving correct info.

Muscles, muscles and bigger muscles was theme of this movie. Yes, there were average size fit men like Luda. Even Tyrese's body seemed smaller than usual. Vin Diesel's body was on point, but the Rock gave him more than a run for his money. His body is in a land all by his lonesome in the entertainment world, but I am okay with that. I don't like the facial hair thing he has going on, but I can ignore that because everything else looks grrreeeaaattt.

I haven't read any reviews, so I don't know what the consensus is on the movie. It will definitely be going into my collection and I may even go see it again while in theatres.

If you have seen it, I hope you stayed through the credits. WTF just happened? Was that really Letty? Dom's definitely going to get caught in the next one and I will be there to see it all unfold.

Here's the trailer if you've been living in a different world and haven't seen it.