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Interview with “Essence of Man Magazine”-April 2011 Issue

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

EOM: First of all it’s a great pleasure to meet you. We’ve waited a long time to interview you and it truly is a great pleasure.

JB: I know

EOM: So let’s jump right in. To us you represent exactly what our publication is all about, manhood and being a man and the essence of all things MAN. You are literally oozing with man-ness. How do you do it?

JB: For some men it’s very hard to be awesome. Many of my colleagues have to put a lot of effort into being a man. They workout relentlessly, bathe regularly and their diet is very strict. I don’t really have to do any of that. For a very small percentage of us it comes naturally. I am one of those people. I don’t consider myself lucky, I consider myself totally awesome.

EOM: When did you realize you were a gifted man?

JB: You have to understand, there was no point of “realization”. That would imply that at some point I was unaware of the incredible specimen that I am but that was never the case. It’s like asking a tree “when did you realize you were a tree?” It’s a stupid question. I mean look at me, just look at it….hard to take your eyes off right?

EOM: You recently ventured to the North Pole to wrestle a Polar Bear. Polar Bears are renowned for their size and strength and they have been known to hunt humans. How did you ever come up with that idea?

JB: I was trying to think of something really big to fight and the Polar Bear immediately jumped to mind. When you are a man you have this urge to fight things all the time. The Polar Bear seemed like a natural choice.

EOM: How did it turn out?

JB: Well we ventured out onto a giant ice sheet where there was recently a Polar Bear sighting and I called out “hey polar bear come here I’m going to fight you” after hours of taunting the beast he finally came out of his burrow and walked over to me. I removed all clothing save for a loinclothth given to me by an Angel and we did battle right there on the frozen ice. The fight lasted several hours where we exchanged blows. He got some good shots in including one to my abdomen that disemboweled me but it was a lucky shot. In the end I used my own intestines to put him in a strangle hold and he eventually tapped out. I sewed myself back together using strands of his hair and kept a little piece of my intestine as a souvenir to remind me of mans struggle for existence in this crazy world. The Polar Bear crawled back to his burrow after conceding that he had met his match. I shook his paw and told him to never give up and to always give 110% in life no matter what. I think he appreciated the gesture despite being quite down about the fight. Later that night I went back to his burrow and had sex with his female companion.

EOM: You had sex with a Polar Bear?

JB: Yes

EOM: What inspired you to take on the challenge of fighting a Polar Bear?

JB: I did it for the kids. We raised over one billion dollars for the children of the Hamptons

EOM: The children of the Hamptons? Don’t you mean the children of Haiti?

JB: No, the children of the Hamptons.

EOM: The children of the Hamptons have tons of money I’m a bit confused

JB: You can never have too much money. These kids have big dreams. I support big dreamers. Say for example you are worth fifty million dollars but you really want to get to a billion dollars. Do you have any idea how far it is from fifty million to a billion? A billion is one thousand million so you can imagine how long it would take you to get to a billion if you only had fifty million. I help these kids get to a billion and thus help the collective energy of the human consciousness.

EOM: But don’t you think that money could have been better spent in Haiti?

JB: No

EOM: Moving on, you recently hit a milestone on twitter. You tweeted for the 1000th time. Can you tell us how that felt?

JB: I mean obviously it was great to reach such a significant point in my life. I knew 1000 tweets was possible when I started but I just didn’t realize how great it would feel when I finally got there.

EOM: How many followers do you have?

JB: I have 1.3 trillion followers.

EOM: Ummm there’s not even that many people in the world

JB: Curious isn’t it?

EOM: Your tweets always say so much in so few characters. How do you do this?

JB: I’ve developed my own language to communicate with people. I basically just take the first letter of each word I’m representing and I put that down instead of the whole word so instead of getting 140 letters I literally get 140 words per tweet.

EOM: Can you give us an example?

JB: Sure, here’s one I did recently:

CGAERTOMOMBSILLIGTFTWYNKWICOGANMHOIGIWAHOSTLLIDNIMPLGETIOOTPWLBWABSTCMOOTTS

LTWWIWBLPCAWOMELISA3RPINYCIKKCILFTSMLTNIWBHSNLW@A@ATWWBESAHSWWAN#

EOM: And what does that translate out to?

JB: “Currently getting an exact replica tattoo of myself on my back so it looks like i’ve got two fronts. This way you never know whether I’m coming or going and no matter how old I get I will always have one side that looks like I do now in my prime looking great even though I’m one of those people who looks better with age. Be sure to check me out on the Today show later this week where I will be letting people catch a whiff of my essence live in studio at 30 Rockefeller plaza in New York City. I know Katie Couric is looking forward to smelling me. Later that night I will be hosting Saturday night live with @justintimberlake and @justinbeiber and then we will be eating steaks and having sex with women all night #dontyouwishyouhadmylife”

EOM: I’m a bit confused, how are people supposed to know all that by only having access to the first letter of each word? It could mean anything.

JB: People will figure it out if they try hard enough, as I always say you have to give it 135% in life no matter what and if you are willing to give up on that then you are a quitter.

EOM: So what’s up next for you?

JB: Usually what’s up next with me is none of your business

EOM: This next question is one a lot of our female readers have been dying to know. I hate to pry into your personal life but I just have to ask. Are you single?

JB: What do you think dumb-ass? Look at me, just take a good look and ask yourself would a guy with that body and that intellect be single?

EOM: So, are you single?

JB: No, I’m happily married to a woman who just oozes woman-ness. She radiates femininity and can shoot fireworks from her boobs. We are like the north and south pole. We have two kids and they are superhuman, kind of like Bam Bam and Pebbles from the Flintstones.

EOM: Thanks so much for allowing us to speak with you on all things man. To finish off we are hoping you can share a couple tips with our readers on how to exude machismo.

JB: Sure not a problem, here’s some things you as a man can do to be more like me as a man:

  1. Always give it 150% no matter what
  2. There are times when you may need to give it 200% like if you are fighting a polar bear so always be ready to give it more than 150%
  3. Make sure you smell good
  4. Be Aloof
  5. Wear sunglasses inside
  6. Never cry…..EVER!

Austin Horn and the Primal Life

Friday, October 1st, 2010

I recently caught up with Austin Horn, one of Canada’s up and coming Olympic distance athletes.  Austin trains with the National Triathlon Senior High Performance training squad based in Victoria, BC.  He is 21 years old and currently studying Philosophy at the University of Victoria.  His goal is to eventually pursue a law degree.  He defines himself as an environmentally sensitive and proactive person.

What inspired this interview had little to do with his academic or athletic prowess and more to do with his current life choices.  Austin has committed himself to the Primal lifestyle.  After several brief discussions during run workouts I found myself increasingly intrigued by the extent of his commitment.  The Paleo or Primal lifestyle has become popular over the last few years but few people go to the lengths that Austin has gone to.  Based on his attitude and general well being I would say he is thriving in his new life as an urban caveman.  If you are looking for some inspiration to make some changes then look no further.  Be sure to check out Austins blog to read personal accounts of his journey.

What is the Paleo Diet?

Well first I should make the important distinction between Paleo (Loren Cordain) and Primal (Mark Sisson) and note that I actually follow a “Primal” lifestyle. Paleo and Primal are often used interchangeably to describe a diet that is modeled after our 3 million year old ancestral genes. Evolution takes a very long time. For millions of years our “caveman” ancestors ate and acted a certain way. Only in the past 10 000 years (or “yesterday” in evolutionary terms) did we start consuming grains with large-scale agricultural practices and implement a more sedentary lifestyle.
The Primal/Paleo assertion is that 10 000 years is not near enough time to adapt to a change in diet or lifestyle that was not so for millions of years. The claim is, not only are gains not necessary for optimal health, they are the main contributors to heart and cardiovascular disease (as well as a plethora of countless other diseases and defects) . . . so no grains.
It’s all about insulin stability, so sugars are also limited (or eliminated completely where possible) along with most carbohydrates (aside from vegetables), all processed foods are out as well. So basically, eat lots of real food. Vegetables, “clean” meats (organic, hormone/antibiotic-free, grass-fed… etc), nuts/seeds, nut oils (as a rule of thumb, most vegetable oils are bad), fruit (in limited quantities, staying away from the really sugary fruit for the sake of insulin stability).

What is a Primal lifestyle?

A primal lifestyle is living in a way that mimics our Neanderthal ancestors as closely as possible. The reasoning behind this idea is the same as for that of the diet (we have a 3 million year old evolutionary way of doing things).

  • Lots of long low-level aerobic activity (like walking or bike riding)
  • No sitting (or at least not near as much as your typical American); I find squatting (great calf and lower back stretch), lying on your stomach, and yoga’s “child’s pose” are all good alternatives if you absolutely need to sit (like while on the computer, studying, or reading)
  • Limit the chemicals you come into contact with (many soaps and shampoos have been linked to nervous system damage and other cancers/diseases)
  • Go to bed and wake up with the sun (this means sleeping more in the winter, and turning off lights in your home as it gets later)
  • Squatting to poop! (if you can manage it) has been proven to be the healthier alternative (sitting to poop has been linked to various diseases and cancers of the colon and intestinal tract)
  • Go barefoot when possible (I like to run in Vibram FiveFingers)
  • Manage stress through “play” and other leisure activities
  • Cut out the noise (there is WAY too much noise in our modern lives) leave the ipod at home, turn off the TV or car stereo, become comfortable with silence (we don’t get enough of it)
  • Spend a lot of time outside and absorb that crucial vitamin D (if you live in a place like Canada where vitamin D cannot be absorbed through the sun for a long intervals during the year, take a supplement).

What inspired you to try living the Primal lifestyle?

I got really run-down and burnt out about half way through my summer racing season. Eventually, I was too drained and broken to do much of anything. So while I was taking time off I became obsessed with finding out how to become as healthy as I possible. I stumbled across Mark Sisson’s blog (www.marksdailyapple.com) and was immediately captivated by his wealth of knowledge, and “cavemen” approach to optimal health. I think I spent about 40 hours that week just reading the info of his blog alone. Then I ordered his book and his cookbook. I also did some “blog-hopping” research in Paleo-sphere, and learned that this was in a growing revolution.

What was the hardest thing to give up?

Coffee shop treats! Like pastries and muffins; more specifically, Bubby Rose’s carrot cake (or any of those baked goods for that matter). But, to be honest, after the initial nostalgia fades, all I see is poison!

How long have you been at it?

I’ve been at it for about 3 months now. I can honestly say I have never felt better. I feel like a super-hero!

Was it tough at first to cut out certain foods?

Honestly, no. The meals that I eat are incredibly satisfying, and filling. The whole insulin stability thing makes it so you’re not craving sugar and other junk at random intervals throughout the day. It’s pretty cool, actually.

Do you ever cheat?

My only vices (which are not entirely frowned upon within the Primal realm) are the raw honey I like to have with my evening tea and the dark chocolate I like to put in my home-made power-bars (or eat just by itself occasionally). I also have a glass of red wine every night (usually organic cabernet, for health purposes), but I don’t really count that as a vice

Aside from nutritional changes, what else have you changed in your life?

I run barefoot (Vibram FiveFingers) three-four times a week. I wash my hard with a baking-soda and water concoction; then I condition with apple-cider vinegar and water. I moisturize with pure almond oil. I tried not using soap for a while, but it`s hard when you live with two girls, and so now I use the most safe and simple-ingredient soap I can find. I was brushing my teeth with just baking soda too for a while, until I realized I would have to give up coffee, not worth it (so now I just use a “natural” alternative). I have been staying away from music and other controllable noises (I don’t watch TV, so that wasn’t a problem). I do homework on the floor in the various positions I mentioned above. I am (trying) to go to bed with the sun (even if I have to get up before it). I am more aware of bodily stresses and I try to diligently manage those (both psychological and physical). When I’m feeling really adventurous, I’ll climb up onto the toilet seat and have myself a good old-fashioned caveman poop (don’t tell my girlfriend).

List 10 basic rules of the Primal lifestyle?

There are an “official” 10 on Mark Sisson’s blog (www.marksdailyapple.com), but I will give you my own (they might overlap a bit):

  1. Avoid grains like the plague (FYI: corn is a grain)!
  2. It’s all about insulin stability; stay away from sugar at all costs!
  3. Eat real food (none of that corn, soy, sugar,  processed crap)
  4. Avoid all chemicals! (Motivation, via fun-fact: aluminum is linked to both Alzheimer’s and breast cancer. Aluminum can be found in baking-soda and deodorant; it can also be leached into your food if you are cooking with aluminum pots and pans – always use cast iron)
  5. Play! Manage your stress through de-stress
  6. Go outside! Vitamin D is huge for optimal health
  7. Choose “clean” meats and other foods whenever possible (organic, grass-fed, anti-biotic/grow hormone-free, humanely-raised, free-range… etcetera)
  8. Get adequate sleep!
  9. Always be asking yourself, “How or what, would a caveman do?”
  10. Take a Primal poop, you’ll like it…

What are the 3 best books/blogs that you have read that address the Primal/Paleo lifestyle?

Mark Sisson of www.marksdailyapple.com is a wealth of free information, and it is how I (and many others) got started. His book (the Primal Blueprint) also lays the diet and lifestyle out nicely. There are lots of Paleo/Primal blogs out there, but here are just a few that I read:
www.freetheanimal.com
www.proteinpower.com (the blog of Dr. Michael R. Eades)
www.paynowlivelater.blogspot.com
www.wholehealthsource.blogspot.com (Ph.D. in neurobiology, and B.S. in biochemistry)

Is it challenging to live under a Primal/Paleo lifestyle and still train effectively?

Not at all, quite the opposite actually. I have never felt better (in or outside of training). Sure I have had to take my culinary skills up a few levels (but hey, let’s not kid ourselves, chicks dig a guy that can cook), and meals involve more pre-planning than say Kraft dinner or Hungryman TV dinners, but I absolutely love it.

People often wonder how they can apply a Primal/Paleo diet to an endurance athletes needs in terms of carbohydrate requirements. What do you eat to manage your carbohydrate needs? Have you found need less carbohydrates? Or is it the type carbohydrate in question?

Right now this is a big experiment, so I cannot irrefutably state that this is the best possible diet to be following for a competitive endurance sports athlete. What I can give you are some supporting facts and anecdotal evidence.
It is the opinion of many that the typical grain-based American diet trains your body to burn carbohydrates during the majority of levels of exertion. Your body can learn to burn fat as its main energy source limiting grain and sugar consumption and upping the “good” fats. Fat is also a more efficient source of fuel.
That being said, as I am sure you know, your body only burns fat up to a certain level of exertion (then it switches to carbohydrates and glucose, respectively). This is where the on-going experiment comes into play. I supplement with more carbohydrates in the form of yams, sweet potatoes, beans and legumes than would otherwise be acceptable on a normal Primal/Paleo diet. So far this concession has worked out marvelously. While I am not at peak training right now, I am training twice a day with 4-6 harder sessions dispersed throughout the week (so far without incident). No matter what happens though, I will never eat another gain as long as I live.

What is your blog address so people can learn more?

It’s www.austinhorn.blogspot.com. I will be doing my best to document this experiment as I live and train through it.

What is your race schedule for this season?

I haven’t really thought that far ahead yet, but I would definitely like to make my debut on the World Cup and World Championships Series circuits. A big one that I will be aiming for this year will be elite under 23 World Championships.

Anything else you would like to add?

Knowledge is contagious, spread the good word.

**NOTE**

I did give the primal poop a try much to the dismay of my wife but my 2.5 year old got a kick out of it and it was oddly satisfying!  Hard to balance on the toilet seat but satisfying none the less

A recent conversation I had with Stephen Harper

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

JB:  Ok Steve, be straight with me, is that really your hair or is it some kind of helmet?

SH: No that’s my real hair

JB: Dude, don’t be shittin with me, that has to be a helmet

SH: No man, for real, this is my hair, feel it.

JB: Oh wow, that really is your hair.  That’s just creepy.

SH: Is that all you came over for?

JB: Yup, just wanted to find out for sure.  We had a pool going and I just lost $50.

SH: You had a pool going on whether my hair was real?

JB: Yeah

SH: And you bet on my hair actually being a helmet?

JB: Ummm, yeah.

SH: Wow, that’s not really what I would call “being a good friend”

JB: Oh don’t be so serious about it, you have to admit that it looks hilarious

SH: Yeah I guess you’re right.

JB:  Pals for life?

SH: Pals for life!

A recent conversation I had with Steve Jobbs

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

SJ: Dude is that your cell phone?

JB: Yeah

SJ: You’re using the harp ring tone?

JB: Yeah

SJ: Seriously?  You’re actually using the harp ring tone?

JB: Yeah, what’s the problem?

SJ: THAT IS SO LAME!  The harp ring tone was made for sissy’s, what’s your problem?  Are you a sissy?

JB: Wow…….gee Steve, I didn’t know you were so mean

SJ: Yeah but seriously, the bloody harp ring tone……c’mon man.  Haven’t you seen the other ring tones we put into that thing?  Like we got all kinds of really awesome ones….here….check this one out……dogs barking…., awesome, that was my idea….you know like “who let the dogs out”…..so awesome.

JB: Yeah i just don’t really like that ring tone.  I use it for one of my friends because he has dogs and I think that’s funny but as a default ring it’s a bit obnoxious

SJ: Yeah but what about the Old car horn?  Man i get such a kick out of that one

JB: Yeah dude, super annoying, it’s so dam loud.  I’m telling you the harp is real soothing.

SJ: Ok ok ok….pin ball, you gotta love pin ball

JB: No man, seriously, it’s annoying as shit, have you ever listened to pin ball?  It’s really sharp.  I’m telling you man, the only one on there that doesn’t shoot my adrenaline through the roof is the harp….you should try the harp.

SJ: Time passing?

JB: too dire

SJ: Trill?

JB: too anxious

SJ: Robot?

JB: not bad actually but i’m not 5

SJ: Digital?

JB: Shit Steve, have you ever ACTUALLY listened to that one?  It’s brutal, it makes me want to chuck my iphone at my wifes PC

SJ: “Ascending”?

JB: I’m not a mouse

SJ: “Old Phone”?

JB: I’ll admit it’s classy….but no

JB: Look Steve, why don’t you guys make some cool ringtones like a really sexy voice that says “hey big boy, someone’s calling, are you going to answer that or just tease me all day?”.

SJ: Why do you like the harp so much?

JB: Because man it doesn’t just suddenly punch you in the face.  It slowly builds into a nice soothing sound…..like someones hand softly carressing your ass before giving you a nice, light, flirty slap.

SJ: “Piano Riff”?

JB: Dude I gotta go.

SJ: I’ll call you……set my ring tone to “Sci-Fi”, it makes me feel mysterious

JB: Get some help buddy.

A recent conversation I had with Shimano

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

JB: Hey I just got this package from you but there must be some mistake

Shimano: Yes, we sent you a package

JB: Yeah but did you check it before you sent it?

Shimano: Yes, what do you mean?

JB: I mean, did you check and see what you were actually sending to me?

Shimano: Yes, I’m pretty sure we did, why is there a problem?

JB: No, ummm, no problem at all, just wanted to be sure you actually meant to send that package

Shimano: Look, it sounds like there might be a problem.  Was there a problem with the package that came

JB: No no…..no problem at all

A recent conversation I had with myself later that day

JB: Ha, they must have made a mistake for sure…those idiots….they must have thought this Di2 group was going to Oscar Freire…..this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.  It’s all electric and all I have to do is push buttons to switch gears….you gotta be kidding me!   And check out these wheels man…., prototype C75’s for sure this was not supposed to be sent here…….what they don’t know won’t hurt them i guess.

A recent conversation I had with The Hulk

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Hulk: Hey Jazz, you got a minute?

JB: Yeah, sure thing Hulk, what’s up

Hulk: I just don’t seem to connect that well with people these days.  I mean I used to really hit it off with everyone but now people just avoid me for some reason

JB: Uh huh…..

Hulk: And I can’t seem to keep any girlfriends longer than one date

JB: Uh huh…..

Hulk: And my….you know…..my testes are shrinking

JB: Nice

Hulk: Look man, it’s really embarrassing, I’m not sure what the problem is

JB: Look Hulk, I’m going to level with you.  You know what the problem is?

Hulk: Umm no

JB: Dude, c’mon, I’m like your best friend here, I know what’s going on be straight with me

Hulk: What do you mean?

JB: Don’t be shittin me hulk, it’s pretty obvious

Hulk: What’s obvious?

JB: Dude you gotta lay off the steroids man

Hulk: Are you accusing me of what I think you are?

JB: Oh come on man, it’s pretty obvious

Hulk: WTF, I’m not juicing

JB: Hulk it’s time to come clean buddy, I know you’re doing some kind of wacky shit

Hulk: What makes you think that?

JB: Are you kidding me?  Have you taken a look in the mirror lately?  You’re enormous man.  This is ridiculous, you’ve grown like 2 feet since I last saw you, your absolutely huge, I mean look at you in your ripped cut in half jean short things and that shirt thing or whatever it is.

Hulk: You mean you don’t know my story?  About how I got like this?

JB: Oh dear, here we go again……yeah, I know, the thing with the military experiment and all that, I’ve heard it dozens of times before but it’s a load of crap and you and I both know it.  You’re so deep into the steroid lie that you can’t even remember the truth

Hulk: No but seriously, there was this military thing with something else and some experiment thing that went wrong and there were these guys who did this thing and it was dark and a lot of stuff happened and the military was involved and they made me into the hulk.

JB: Are you listening to yourself?

Hulk: Ummm

JB: Seriously, listen to how ridiculous you sound

Hulk: Ummm

JB: Dude the signs are all there.  First of all you’re the biggest man I know by far.  You have an incredibly short temper when you get angry, that’s called roid rage, your testes are so small they’re disappearing back into your stomach…those are called roid raisins and that green shit all over you, I’m not even sure what that is.

Hulk: That’s my skin, that’s the color of my skin when I get angry

JB: No, nope, no…..it’s make up, look, I can scrape it off with my finger….how long did it take you to put that on anyway?

Hulk: 3 hours

JB: Do you do it every day?

Hulk: Yes

JB: Hulk you have to get hold of yourself.  Steroids are very bad for you and you look like an idiot

Hulk: You don’t like my muscles?

JB: No, you went too far, they’re too big dude, they look stupid

Hulk: Really

JB: Seriously man, do you ever even do any cardio?

Hulk: No

JB: You need to get your ass on the stair climber and treadmill and shed some of that crap

Hulk: Cardio?  Cardio is for sissy’s!  I eat cardio machines for breakfast

JB: Seriously man, look at all your cardio options these days…..it’s great….you got the stairmaster, stair climber, elliptical, spin bike, inverted bike, bike with arm things, Nordic track, treadmill, fitter, rowing machine, hand cycle…..heck, there’s a toy for everyone who is just too dam lazy to go for a walk outside.  You can even watch TV while you do it so you really don’t have to be engaged with the activity at all.  You can be completely void of any attachment to the joy of fitness.  You can get on a thing that moves your limbs for you while you watch Jerry Springer interview a neo nazi pedophile who is sleeping with his moms sister.  Cardio is really great these days.

Hulk: I only do bench press and leg press, how else do you think I got like this?  How much can you bench press little man?

JB:  I can bench about 100lbs

Hulk: Ha, that’s so lame, I can bench press a car and I can leg press all the 45 pounders at once.  I may not have any nutsack but I have quads to die for.

JB: Did you just use the term “to die for?”  Anyway, big deal Hulk, have you ever considered the strength of your heart?  I’m telling you man, you need to start doing some cardio.

Hulk: Ha, “strength of your heart”, something sissy’s would say.  My heart isn’t for strength it’s for love with the ladies

JB: How are you supposed to “love the ladies” if your testes are shrinking back into your abdomen.  You’re a moron Hulk, get a grip.  Steroids are for losers.

Hulk: hmmmm

Hulk: hmmm, ummm, hmmmm

Hulk: umm, hmmm, ummmm

Hulk: sniffle, sniffle

JB: Are you crying?

Hulk: sniffle, sniffle….DON”T LOOK AT ME!

JB: OMG, you’re crying!…..ha, that’s awesome….., you’re make up is running….ha, awesome

Hulk: I’m so sorry man, it’s time to come clean, you’re right

JB: That’s it buddy, let it out…..let it out…..that’s it big guy……it’s going to be alright.

Hulk: sniffle sniffle

JB: Come here you big green cuddle bear, c’mon, give jazzy a hug

Hulk: sniffle, sniffle, thanks man, I love you man

JB: It’s going to be ok Hulk…..gonna be just fine.

A recent conversation I had in my head while getting a Saudi massage

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

JB: Ok, so he was a pretty big dude but this looks legit

JB: never had to wear a towel before usually just pop under the sheet

Massage Therapist: sir, yes please, towel sir, no tight

JB: Umm, uhh, oh

Massage Therapist: Like this, like this

JB: Ah, ah, ummm yup, yup I’m definitely naked, yup he just took the towel off, oh, nope, put it back on me, ok good

JB: ok, that’s cool, just warming it up before we get started, just warming up the back

JB: this is good, feelin good, feelin relaxed…..reeeeeeelaxed

JB: uh, uh, there goes the towel again, yup definitely naked again

JB: oh, uh, yup, definitely just pinched the skin between my butt cheeks….yup definitely not the butt cheeks, yup definitely between the butt cheeks, is there skin there? He’s pinching something

JB: ow, ow, shit, ow, pinching and snapping the skin all the way up my back……hmmm, feels kind of good actually…..what’s that saying again…..”why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer?, because it feels so good when I stop”…..yup kind of like that saying.

JB: ahhh that’s better, back to some more normal stuff

JB: feelin good, feelin relaxed, feelin real good

JB: hmmm, he must be employing the ancient technique known as tapotement.  Ummm, hmmm, nope, nope, definitely just hitting me……ow, ow, yup definitely hitting me.  Oh dear, I think I’m getting a spanking, yup definitely getting a spanking.  Yup he’s definitely hitting me with great force……try not to laugh, try not to laugh, don’t laugh, don’t laugh…….my mom’s in a wheelchair…….ahhh, that’s better thanks mom saved the day.

JB: oh yeah, getting relaxed, relaxed, feeling good

JB: Workin the legs, sweet, legs are tired……..uh uh uh, inner legs……uh, bingo, just touched mr. bigglesworth, yup definitely mr bigglesworth…..margaret thatcher wearing drag, margaret thatcher wearing drag, maragaret thatcher wearing drag…..whew, close call, thanks Margaret thatcher

Massage Therapist: Sir, this way, this way

JB: “Flip over?”

Massage Therapist: Sir, please, yes sir

JB: oh, there goes the towel, well, over I go, yup definitely naked sunny side up

JB: oh good, towel back on

JB: ahh good, more standard stuff, feelin good, feelin relaxed, feelin reeeeeeelaxed

JB: hmm, not too bad……..uh, there goes the hitting again, yup definitely hitting, lots of hitting, feels kind of good but definitely hitting

Massage Therapist: Ok sir, finished

JB: Thanks, that was great

Reception Desk: Thank you Mr. Blake, how was your massage

JB: Great!  You got any space tomorrow?

Reception Desk: Tomorrow sir?  Yes sir, no problem, how is 3pm

JB: Perfect, see you then.

A recent conversation I had with Superman

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

SM: Jazz, I need to talk, it’s about Lois.

JB: Yeah, what’s up?

SM: I’m sensing some distance, it’s like she’s just not that into me anymore

JB: Dude, I hate to break it to you but she’s been married to another guy for over 4 years

SM: Yeah so what’s your point?

JB: She left you 4 years ago for another man, that’s my point.

SM: I think she still loves me.

JB: She got a restraining order against you, I think it’s safe to say she doesn’t really love you anymore.

SM: I think that restraining order was her way of telling me she loves me

JB: Ummmm, I think I distinctly remember her saying that she hates your guts and never wants to see you again and wishes you would “fly your ass back to Krypton, crawl into a hole and die”

SM: Yeah but that was over a week ago

JB: Sit down for a second Superman.  I’m going to give it to you straight.  LOIS DOES NOT LOVE YOU ANYMORE!  You have to let this one go, she’s moved on.  You haven’t been with her for over 5 years, she moved to a different state, got a restraining order and hired Lex Luthor as her personal body guard to keep you away.  She even wears a Kryptonite vest just in case you ever decide to come around.

SM:  I think it’s just her way of saying she’s still into me

JB: Ummm, no, no it’s not.

SM: She seems so unhappy though

JB: She’s happier than she’s been in years.  She has three kids with another man, she’s a successful journalist for the New York times, she won a Pulitzer prize for her book “Superman the Life and Times of a Douchebag” and she was made a Dame of the British Royal Empire and she’s not even British.

SM: Yeah but I’m Superman

JB: Superman, you’re one of my best friends but you need to take a close look at yourself?  You’re an ass!  You fly around like you own the world.  You’re a womanizing, pot smoking drunk during the day and you egg people’s houses at night.  You’re cheap as hell……in fact you’ve even sent me an invoice after I came over to your place for dinner one night.

SM: Those steaks were expensive man.

JB: You need to quit being such an ass.

SM: But what about my ability to fly and my super cooling breath that can freeze water and my eyes that can burn through steel like laser beams?

JB: These are all things that you can do and granted they are really cool but it’s who’s inside that counts.  It’s what kind of person you are that really matters, not your laser beam eyes….that shit is getting old and this conversation is starting to piss me off.

SM: Do you want to come over later and hang out?

JB:  Sure dude, that would be fun.

SM: Great, I’ll see if Lois wants to come.

A recent conversation I had with a woman

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Woman:  What the hell are you doing in here?  This is the Ladies washroom you creep

JB: Uhhhh, oh yeah….sorry.

Woman:  Were you peeing in the sink?

JB: Oh, that’s a sink?

Woman: Get out you jerk!!

A recent conversation I had with Batman

Monday, January 18th, 2010

JB: Hey Batman, what’s up?  What are you doing here?

BM: Man, I had the worst day.  I had one of those days where everything just seemed to go south.  I’m so depressed!

JB: Dude, you’re bringing us all down here.  Why don’t you start by taking off that ridiculous outfit.  Shit man, you even have fake pointy ear things on top of that helmet or whatever it is.  You know you’re way cooler as Bruce Wayne and besides, everyone knows who you are now anyway.  Do you really think people can’t tell it’s you under that costume.  That helmet thing only covers half your face-it’s ridiculous dude, grow up.

BM: Whoa!  I came here for a little support man.  What’s your problem?  I just wanted to talk about my day.

JB:  I’m sorry man but we’re all just tired of you walking around like that.  You’re 48 years old dude….crime fighting days are over.  The Joker died 15 years ago and you haven’t had to do anything since.  You’re still wearing the same outfit and for some reason you think it’s a good idea to put it on every day.  It’s full of holes and smells like moth balls and it’s 3 sizes to small.  Get a life man.

BM:  You know, I think this is exactly what I needed, someone to tell it to me straight.  I’ve felt so lost for the last 15 years.

JB:  Dude, you’re like one of my best buddies, I just hate seeing you like this.  For crying out loud man, you’re a billionaire.  You’re family has been in the arms business since you were  a kid…..do something productive there, build some weapons or something.  Whatever you do just stop trying to be Batman, it’s embarrassing everyone.  When was the last time you went on a date?

BM:  I haven’t been on a date in years.

JB:  You know why?

BM: No

JB: Because every time you try and ask someone out on a date your dressed up like a bat!

BM: hmmm

JB: Do the math buddy, women your age aren’t into that shit anymore.  They want the man under the bat costume….they want Bruce Wayne!

BM: hmmmmm

JB: Now go home, take a shower, shave the stubble off your face and come back in an hour, I’ll invite over some ladies and we’ll play Beattles rock band.

BM: Jazz, you sure are a good friend, thanks for taking the time.

JB: Shut up and go shower, you smell like you fell into one of those portapotties.

BM: hmmmm, actually I did…..I dropped one of my Bat shaped ninja stars from my utility belt

JB: Dude you’re killing me here, you actually went into a portapotty after one of your bat ninja stars?  Don’t you have hundreds of those things?

BM: Ummm yeah, i have over 1000 of them- it was my favorite one.

JB: I’m lost for words- go take a shower and be back in an hour

BM: Are we cool?

JB: Yeah we’re cool.

BM: See ya buddy

JB: See ya bud….good chatting.