21 Day Cleanse Day 3

A lot of my food choices are habitual. I went in to Whole Foods today and as I walked in the door I thought about getting a slice pizza. I wasn't particularly craving pizza, it's just something I associate with stopping at that particular store. I would frequently stop there between gigs and grab a slice of pizza on the run. I'm still dealing with drowsiness from not drinking coffee. Acting is more difficult in this state. Things that are normally second nature I have to deliberately think about and think ahead of to perform. Otherwise I could drift off and miss a cue.

21 Day Cleanse Day 2

Today I noticed a lot fewer impulses to reach for food or coffee. Though I am feeling the lack of caffeine. Not in a painful withdrawal, I'm much more drowsy in the mornings. Even after I get to a show location I easily fall back asleep, if I have a spare moment backstage or in my car. I've also needed to take naps the in the afternoon the past couple days.

21 Day Cleanse Day 1

I'm doing a 21 day cleanse in the hopes of helping my body recover from my poor food choices during ,y last show. I'm going to try to keep a record of anything I notice as a result of controlling my diet to this level.

Today I saw how many of my food rituals/choices I make without thinking. they're knee jerk reactions. I was driving to a performance at 7:00 this morning. I almost pulled in to a Dunkin Doughnuts three times. Each time as soon as I saw the sign I hit the turn indicator and began to maneuver in to the parking lot, until I caught myself and reminded myself that I don;t want coffee. Even though I was feeling uncomfortably full from breakfast, I was automatically going for more.

Backstage at the performance I saw an open tin of mints and again before I realized I was reaching for one. And again i had to stop myself before I popped one in my mouth. I little while ago I had fooled myself in to thinking I was more conscious and mindful about my food. The first 3 hours on this cleanse showed me otherwise.

Reawakening.
I'm bringing this blog back to life... I hope

Happy New Year

Fireworks of Taipei NY 2011 民國百歲跨年焰火
Originally uploaded by *dans

Spent a wonderful New Years eve at a party with friends. Lots of food, and great conversation and some creative moments. I Promised myself several things for 2012 among them that I will sing more so I started by singing along with the radio this morning.

Ghost Light Photo on Etsy

Taxi
Originally uploaded by BlacktouchYellow

I've finally taken my photography to the next level and opened a shop for prints on etsy.
I'm offering Color and Black and White prints of varied themes and styles please come by and visit Ghost Light Photo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/GhostLightPhoto

Coolidge Cinema

Coolidge Cinema
Originally uploaded by BlacktouchYellow

Tropical Storm Irene was merciful to Boston. Other parts of New England were not so lucky. I was heading home from rehearsal just before the storm when I took this shot of Coolidge Cinema just before they turned out the lights.

Moved

This blog has moved to www.thealanwhite.com