“It can’t rain all the time” – Appreciating The Littlest Wins

Ok — simple, straight to the point before I lose my vibe. The Darkness happens, but this one’s about taking a few candles for when it does.

Man is very much aware of the fact that this site, with the past few blog posts, has been a bit doom and gloom. Rawnness and honesty are cool and all that — but I guess man needs to chill.

So here’s what man’s been doing in the background:

I was fucking about with VR, doing a fitness routine. This all started back in April —

I wanted to burn 1,000 calories a day, purely through VR games. (I’ll discuss this further if anyone’s interested, but for now, it’s just for timeline purposes.)

One of those “shexy for summer” type things. No big reason — just wanted to see if I could do it using nothing but a headset in my living room and a calorie deficit.

It was going ok… Then my friend took his own life.
I wish I could say that’s what broke me, but the truth is I was already cracked — the emptiness was there long before. I’m no stranger to death; she’s a cruel mistress who’s claimed more than a few close to me over the years.

I just didn’t expect it to be you. Of all people.
R I P, bro. And to quote another mate who passed away in a car crash years ago: “It’s not goodbye — it’s just I’ll see you later, sham.”

That loss ended my streaks. Not in flames, not in some big act of self-destruction — just quietly. The pointlessness crept in. Why try? What’s the point?

The mental exhaustion shut the rest down. But the calorie deficit stayed. I kept eating cleaner. Had a few bad days — you know how it goes — but it is what it is.

I don’t have a weight goal or anything, I’m just trying to be healthier.

Man’s getting leaner — to be fair, man is solid. I always say I’ve got a six-pack… It’s just buried under fat and screaming for help.

Kinda like Thor in Ragnarok when he lets himself go.

More recently — as in last month— I’ve rejoined the gym.

Got a Galaxy Watch 7 (not sponsored, and no affiliate links involved, calm down 😅).

And… man posted this blog entry.–

Once upon a time, I used to write down quotes that made me happy.

So, if you don’t mind a little tangent to end — I’d like to bring that back. —

“She’s nice from afar, but she’s far from nice.”— Craig McCook (R I P bro, you’ll be diffin’ in heaven, and we’ll get a wee Bucky soon!)

“Ride far, ride free.”— Aaron Kirby (R I P bro — still can’t believe it. You’ll be forever missed. I know you’re still slaying it up there with the Big Guy.)

“I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy — because it’s always in the now.”— Willie Nelson.—

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.”— Bob Marley – Redemption Song. —

“It can’t rain all the time.”— Brandon Lee – The Crow. (1994) —

Appreciate the little wins. Man’s still here. And man’s not done yet.

It can’t rain all the time — but when it does, you can hide or you can dance. You decide.