| Can't love, can't hurt |
[08 Jul 2009|09:41am] |
Sometimes things that probably shouldn't bother me, do.
I guess that line could sum up a lot from the last month or so. But don't get me wrong, overall the last month has been pretty awesome! Work has been busy for the most part. Everyone (but me) is leaving next week for a conference in a state that I would love to visit someday, but I opted for the family vacation instead, so I'm not going. I thought I might be able to do both, but I ended up having to choose. I think next summer is another conference in Euro (like I went to last July), so depending on how things pan out, I might hit that up.
Let us recap some of the top hits:
1) Had a blast at one of the best weddings I've ever attended of 2 of my closest friends (who married each other :)). It was an enormous party celebration!
2) Went wine tasting with MZ and 'Drea up north- awesome! Had a great weekend with them, which also included making Greek food (mmmm!), drinking alcohol out of shot glasses made of ice, watching a random made-for-TV movie, walking to the store super late at night, dancing, getting burned almost beyond recognition at a beach near SF, unexpectedly driving over the Golden Gate with an impromptu drive-through of SF, and sleeping in one of the comfiest beds known to man. Yay for weekends that feel like they should never end!
3) Got asked to be a bridesmaid in another great friend's wedding in a few months! I will finally make it to the south!
4) Had a quick visit from the Lisa, and we went hiking near my house (which I never get to do, since I don't generally have a buddy).
5) One of the best 4th of July's I've had in years- lots of pooling, BBQ meat-eating, beer drinking, chillin', chattin', and huggin'. Oh and fireworks- lots of it! Last year I got pretty aced out in the fireworks department, as it was illegal in the SC to have an organized show.
6) Re-discovering reading. I've been working my way through some books I partially (or didn't read at all) in college. I recently read the entirety of the Twilight series, but have since felt the need to stretch my brain, and learn more about what I majored in, so teeny bopper books are out for now.
7) I was introduced to an amazing sushi restaurant nearby! Well, my favorites are still in Oaktown and the OC, but this is the closest thing I can find within a 10-mile radius. And thus have been eating there on a semi-regular basis.
8) Having lots of time to watch movies! I find myself saying more and more "Yeah, I've seen that." It's weird. And there are still a lot more I want to see, at some point. Oh yeah, and watching The Hangover with a bunch of guys... still laughing about that one.
9) Tried a new Mexican food place near work, which is pretty damn good.
10) Found out I may be making a trip to Singapore next April for an amazing chica's wedding! Yay Mich!
Hmmm. Much goodness. Maybe I should make lists more often!
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| A new addiction |
[03 Jun 2009|09:33am] |
I watched the entire first season of How I Met Your Mother in the last few days, and let me just say that Neil Patrick Harris (Barney) is frickin' hilarious. I mean, really, really. His shenenigans are out of this world, and I find myself laughing at his antics, and at the same time being really, really disgusted at the thought that anyone remotely like him might actually exist.
Now that I've watched the pilot episode, it actually makes sense. I previously had caught snippets of what I believe was the 3rd season, and it made pretty much zero sense.
Now I'm hooked. Hooked to the goodness that is Marshall and Lily; Ted and his scheming and girl-like thoughts; Robin. Oh god. Love it.
Trying to not go crazy at work. It ebbs and flows. Some days I am insanely busy; others not so much. But I won't go back to retail, oh no. It's funny that I thought I would rather die (or make someone else's latte) than sit at a desk. But I actually found a job that gives me some freedom to do the things I want, wear what I want, and I get actual, mandatory, vacation time (PAID)! In some ways, I am seriously spoiled.
One of my best friends got engaged over the weekend- if you are reading this CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, CHICA! Love you.
Another good friend is getting married in a week and a half. We're having a girls' shower the morning before the wedding, and damn it, we are having MIMOSAS, because it will help me through it all as a bridesmaid. It's going to be a jam-packed weekend of details! Followed by a big dance after the ceremony! Bring it. I'm working on my mad dancing moves.
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| "And like Icarus, I collide/With a world I try so hard to leave behind" |
[19 May 2009|03:08pm] |
Failing and Flying
by Jack Gilbert
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people say
they knew it was a mistake, that everybody
said it would never work. That she was
old enough to know better. But anything
worth doing is worth doing badly.
Like being there by that summer ocean
on the other side of the island while
love was fading out of her, the stars
burning so extravagantly those nights that
anyone could tell you they would never last.
Every morning she was asleep in my bed
like a visitation, the gentleness in her
like antelope standing in the dawn mist.
Each afternoon I watched her coming back
through the hot stony field after swimming,
the sea light behind her and the huge sky
on the other side of that. Listened to her
while we ate lunch. How can they say
the marriage failed? Like the people who
came back from Provence (when it was Provence)
and said it was pretty but the food was greasy.
I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell,
but just coming to the end of his triumph.
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| Do it with heart. |
[16 Feb 2009|06:04pm] |
I have noticed that sometimes I get really excited and ahead of myself... then I usually end up disappointed.
In other news, I am dog sitting this week for a labradoodle- he's more doodle than lab, however. I'm afraid I'm not the most exciting person he's ever met. Though I did take him on quite a walk this afternoon, between rain storms. It's just that I've never owned a dog before, so I'm not really sure what else to do the rest of the time. Although I suppose my quandary is just for today, as I go back to work tomorrow, and I won't be around all day, like I was today.
Now, to wait and see if dinner comes through, or just make something for myself.
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| Ooooooooooooh! |
[13 Feb 2009|09:55am] |
Chris Brown, you are in sooooo much trouble.
I am knitting up a storm. It's my first blanket, for the soon-to-be-born little boy of a best friend of mine! It's so cute, and warm, and all that.
I also stood in a line at the cutting table of a corporate crafting giant yesterday to get 1.5 yards of yellow flannel for to use in the sewing of a blanket for my soon-to-be-born niece!
It brought back so many memories of the 2 years I spent at Bev's. Good lord. I don't think I will rant now.
This weekend I have been challenged to come up with good photos from my friend Crystal. I feel the pressure! Haha. But I think it'll be fun. A friend is coming down to visit from SLO, so hopefully there will be a game night and dinners and laughter. Saturday afternoon, I am going to try on lots of froofy bridesmaid dresses. I am off work Monday. I think it'll be great whatever happens!
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| Makes me want to cry: |
[12 Feb 2009|09:37am] |
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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29117722/?GT1=43001
I've copied & pasted the text of the article here:
After bitter 4-year fight, he finally sees his son again
Dad has ‘beautiful’ reunion with boy whose mother abducted him to Brazil
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 7:41 a.m. PT, Tues., Feb. 10, 2009
Choking back tears that had been building up for more than four and a half years, a New Jersey father tried to describe the emotions he felt at finally being able to hold and hug his son and tell the boy how much he loved him.
“It was the most beautiful thing I’ve seen since his birth. It was incredible. Amazing. I got to see my son,” David Goldman told TODAY’s Meredith Vieira Tuesday by phone from Brazil.
The previous day, accompanied by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, Goldman had finally reached the end of a nightmare that began in June 2004 when his wife, Bruna, left with their son, Sean, for a two-week trip to visit family in her native Brazil. She never came back.
In all the years since, Goldman had traveled to Brazil numerous times hoping to see his son, but all the contact he was allowed to have consisted of a few brief phone calls.
International dispute
A New Jersey court ruled that Bruna had to return Sean to New Jersey for a custody hearing. But despite international law and treaties between the United States and Brazil that upheld the court ruling, Bruna refused to either return or to give up custody of the boy. Instead, she divorced Goldman in a legal proceeding that violated international law, and married an influential Brazilian attorney.
Then, last August, Bruna died while giving birth to a child by her new husband. After her death, that husband petitioned a Brazilian court to take Goldman’s name off his own son’s birth certificate.
Although the system seemed stacked against him, Goldman never gave up. Finally, with the help of Smith, the New Jersey congressman who accompanied Goldman to Brazil, father and son were reunited for a visit on Monday.
“After all this time I got to see him, walk over to him and hug him and tell him how much I love him and how much I miss him and how joyful it was to be with him,” Goldman said.
‘It was beautiful’
He had no idea if Sean would really remember him and how he would greet him, Goldman said.
“I was expecting the worst. And when our arms locked, it wasn’t that way at all. It was beautiful,” he told Vieira, fighting back tears the entire time he spoke.
Sean asked his dad why it took so long to visit him. “That was very painful,” Goldman said. “I saw the anguish on his face.”
What to tell the boy? Goldman was understandably reluctant to tell Sean how his mother first left him and then refused to let him see Sean.
“I didn’t want to hurt him by telling him the absolute truth, so I just said that the courts were making things very difficult,” Goldman said. “I said, ‘Sean, I’ve been here many, many times to try to be with you. The last time I was here I stayed for 10 days and I couldn’t be with you.’ ”
Smith told The Associated Press that Goldman shot baskets and went swimming with Sean during Monday’s visit. Goldman was scheduled to see his son again on Tuesday.
Vieira asked what plans he had for today’s visit.
“I’ll do whatever I can with him. It depends on what kind of restrictions there are,” Goldman replied.
‘It’s going to happen’
In a later interview with TODAY correspondent Amy Robach, NBC senior legal analyst Susan Filan said that Goldman should eventually regain custody of his son, whose room in Goldman’s Tinton Falls, N.J., home remains as it was the day he left for Brazil with his mother more than four years ago. Filan said that international law and treaties between the United States and Brazil are unequivocal in affirming Goldman’s parental rights.
“You can’t take a kid from one country and hide him another country and say it’s OK,” Filan said. “There’s no question this case should have been decided in a New Jersey court.”
Filan said she’s looked at the facts from every angle and can conceive of no legal justification or explanation for how the Brazilian courts have acted. According to every law, she said, the man who married Goldman’s wife “has no legal rights to this child whatsoever.”
She added that the change of administrations in Washington and the personal involvement of Rep. Smith have clearly helped Goldman press his case. Public attention given the case should embarrass the Brazilian government into bowing to the dictates of the law, she said.
“Once one government accuses another government of being in violation of a treaty, it’s embarrassing,” she said.
Filan cautioned that it may still take time for Sean to finally come home to live with his father.
“I don’t think it’s going to be as quick as everybody wants, but I think ultimately it’s going to happen,” she said.
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| Wherein I reveal more than I might normally |
[06 Feb 2009|03:18pm] |
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I read a funny article yesterday about Facebook etiquette (I think it was from MSN). One of the points was "Know the difference between a message and the Wall". I love this one, because knowing the difference can really save a lot of social blunders. I saw an egregious blunder of this point today, wherein a mother wrote on a friend's wall that, among other things, her son had broken up with his girlfriend, but was "taking it so well".
OK, I am sure that is something that would fall under the "message" portion of things. I mean, it's out there for the entire world to see! His ex-girlfriend! Everyone!
But it made me laugh a lot. Sometimes I wonder if people realize that others snoop around and catch these kinds of things.
It also caused me to think about the way the WWW has the worldwide community seem more like a neighborhood, where there's sort of a neighborhood watch program. I watch you, you watch me, I watch you through your friend's pages, and through whoever's page I can access... hehe
Anyways.
I've also been wanting to write about the concept of a "gym bubble" for a really long time. I don't think I have done this yet.
So at the beginning of the year, everyone and their mom signed up for a gym membership. I tried to prepare myself, much the same as I did last year for the onslaught. But I wasn't accustomed to the ways they clog the parking lot. They also walk erratically through said parking lot- weaving and chatting and just plain walking in the middle of the road- without a concept that they're making life a lot harder for those trying to locate a spot after work. They take my spot in spinning. They hog the elliptical equipment for much longer than the allotted 30 minutes at peak times. They crowd in the stretching/core room.
This last one bothers me the most (just slightly more than the cardio equipment hoggers), because often they are the ones who most egregiously encroach on my gym bubble. This bubble is the space I feel comfortable in with just myself. No one else is really welcome within this sphere without a spoken agreement- or a nod, a smile, or some sort of acknowledgment.
The other day, I had enough space between me and another person stretching and doing core exercises. Then this other girl comes in between us (where there is CLEARLY not enough room for her), and just starts doing crunches on a balance ball. Which forces me to move over several inches to accommodate her. Now I wouldn't mind if she asked before she squeezed in- at least it would've made it world's less awkward. Instead I am left wondering if she even knows the concept of the bubble.
Now, in other countries, I am much more aware that people don't have these bubbles around them in daily life. I can be flexible. In the U.S. however, I've come to grow fond of my bubble. If you lean in too close, and I don't know you, that's gonna be awkward. If you walk too close behind me, you are going to get an eye from me. If you stand a few inches too closely in line behind me, like at the airport, that's not cool. If you drive too close to my rear bumper, you will also receive the (not as apparent due to distance) stink eye. If you encroach on me at the soda machine, and reach around me in a display that I am apparently taking too long for your liking, I will at that moment, pretty much stare at you like you're the rudest person on earth for the foreseeable future.
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| It's been a month... |
[03 Feb 2009|02:35pm] |
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So I thought I would post something meaningful. If only to mark the passage of time.
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| end o' the year meme |
[03 Jan 2009|11:41am] |
I think I remember how this thing works... Also, before the fun, at some point I want to write a post about the gym bubble. Remind me.
January 9th (2 entries):
- Where did I go?
- When I read what others have written, so eloquent and beautiful...
February 1st:
- My wonderful daddio taped the Democratic debate yesterday, so we watched it later on, after I got home.
March 4th:
- This is mostly going to be complaining, just so you know.
April 1st:
- My run yesterday was awesome- 6 miles and I hardly noticed any aches at all!
May 1st (2 entries):
- You know it's true friendship when a person texts you asking if you've seen the results before giving it away.
- Here are the rules:
June 4th:
- Went to visit Gramma this past Saturday and Sunday.
July 9th:
- I spent a lovely vacation with many lovely people.
August 5th:
- I am home.
September 3rd:
- J. Mayer looks like a freak when he performs, but can the man sing or what?
October 1st:
- I am irrevocably addicted to the happiness that exudes from Jason Mraz song, I'm Yours.
November 3rd (2 entries):
- I am stealing this from someone else's blog that I came across, who I don't even know! Yay!
- Sometimes I feel very content to be single. I enjoy the freedom, to be honest.
December 10th:
- I don't even know why I'm going to attempt to write a post right now.
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[30 Dec 2008|09:15am] |
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I've been kind of checked out of most things computer-related the last week or so. I actually had somewhat of a Christmas vacation- 5 days- from work.
I was going to write something about extended-family drama on my dad's side, but it's still stingy, so I'm not really sure I want to. But I have realized my claws (so to speak- so far I haven't tested the whole "her bark is worse than her bite" thing- ha!) come out if I think someone's hurting someone I love. Even if it's supposedly family that's doing the hurting. I really am just astounded at the lengths people go sometimes.
I had a really great Christmas though. I got to hang out with my mom's side of the family, which included some surprise cameo appearances by some family I hadn't seen in many years. I took a bunch of pictures, which I have yet to upload anywhere but my hard drive. Someday. Along with my Mexico vacation pics... from, almost a month ago. Geez.
Work is OK. Kinda stressful, but I guess it's not as bad as it could be. I am trying to look at the bright side :)
My sis is prego, so I am going to be an auntie in '09. Crazy! Exciting. Weird. haha. I didn't know if they'd ever decide to have kids, so this is new territory for me.
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| Randomness Galore! |
[19 Dec 2008|11:40am] |
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There are a lot of things I would like to be doing right now. Uploading pics for one. Another is install a washer/dryer unit in the office, so I can do laundry while at work. THAT would be amazing.
Today there will be free tacos in the parking lot at noon. Holiday building party! We'll see what that's all about.
I think I am going ice skating on Monday. My last skating experience involved falling headlong into the wall of the rink. Sooo yeah... it'll be an experience. LOL
Our house is decorated for the holidays. We have our tree (got it last Thursday), and it's decorated now (last night).
I finally got to see Get Smart with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway (that was weeks ago, but momentous enough to comment on after the fact).
Pandora is set to play holiday music. A lot of it is instrumental, which I am digging.
I am excited about the holidays! I am not a huge shopper, not gonna lie. I like giving people presents, but I kinda suck at shopping. Going to Mexico was awesome for me, because I got a chance to buy stuff. And I may actually make it through without going to the mall ONCE! That would be miraculous. And wonderful.
Last weekend I was in the Bay, celebrating MZ's b-day. It was awesome! We went to a really cute restaurant on Friday night in the city that had great ambiance. It was really funny though to see all the hipsters. And remember the term "bridge and tunnel people". haha! Saturday we went to Target and Christmas tree shopping for MZ's apartment. The guy strapped it to the top of her coche and off we went! Getting it upstairs would've been harder if not for that elevator!
Saturday 'Drea and I went shopping for the goods for Sunday's brunch. That evening we went to sushi, and then out dancing. 'Drea couldn't go because she just had surgery, thus is on crutches. The place we went to played really fun mash-ups, but I can't remember most of the songs. I had a bit too much drink. And thus didn't actually make it to the brunch, because of my recovery time. It rained my whole drive back, so I couldn't go much over 50-60 mph. I still made pretty good time though!
This weekend there are holiday parties and breakfasts and gifts to be purchased. And perhaps Twilight to be seen. Yay!
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| On that note. |
[10 Dec 2008|09:39pm] |
I don't even know why I'm going to attempt to write a post right now. I need to be sleeping. But things have been really great, ie: super busy. I just got back last Saturday from a pretty amazing week in Pto Vallarta, Mex. I ate a ton of food, went ziplining in the jungle (I think the guides had us yell a dirty word in Spanish... lol), swam with a dolphin, and went snorkeling off a catamaran (that's the LIFE right there, let me tell ya. And an open bar. Doesn't get much better than that!). I got to see the most amazing beach I've ever seen in my life. Did some tequila tastings, and tried the local margaritas. Lazed around by the pool, got a better tan than I think I've pretty much ever had. Met some really fun people. Won a dancing competition. Heard lots of mariachi music, saw folklorico dancers. Found a taco (ironically enough, not an easy thing where we were!).
Other than (and previous to) that, Thanksgiving was awesome with family. Hung out the day after, and helped Gramma get her Christmas decorations set up, inside and out.
Work has continued to be hellishly busy. End of the year is always that way, and moreso with taking a week's vacation. But it was definitely worth it, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I still love the people I work with, and I enjoy having a job (in and of itself), but in addition to that, feeling like what I'm doing makes a difference. That doesn't mean there aren't the day to day petty things I tend to get worked up about, but it means that in the grand scheme of things, I am happy.
Yes, thus far 26 and 2008 have proven to be great numbers for me. I am grateful for the family and friends I have in my life, and I think (and have heard from others) that I've grown a lot. I think I feel that. Some days more than others, but I can honestly say that I am happy with how the year has gone, and it's pretty huge that I am excited and anticipating what's to come!
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| http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/11/obama-and-mccai.html |
[04 Nov 2008|11:45am] |
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Turnout expected to break all records -- some say as many as 80 percent of registered voters will cast a ballot today -- and voters are going to great lengths to make their voices heard. But the most extreme example has to be the couple living in India who didn't receive their absentee ballots, so they spent 22 hours flying to New York to cast their votes. "We decided it was important to stand up and be counted," Susan Scott-Ker told the New York Times.
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[28 Oct 2008|09:50am] |
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...trying to center my chi.
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| I continue to be amazed... |
[23 Oct 2008|11:37am] |
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Small hiatus, but it feels like longer. I've been keeping up (or trying to, at least) on people's blogs.
I've been keeping quite busy! Last weekend I went to another UCLA game. They played pretty crappy for most of the game, but literally came back in the final 16 seconds with a touchdown to win 23-20. Incredible! I almost went surfing on Saturday morning, but I didn't have anything with me to go. Coll keeps trying to get me out there, but I have managed to avoid it for my whole life. Even though I've lived in (arguably) some of the best spots for surfing. Irony if I ever saw it.
Work has been going well. Some days are obviously busier and more stressful than others. These next couple of months- through December- sound like we (read: I) will be busy with whittling down/cleaning up our recruiting list. I'm not the recruiter, but whatever. I guess that goes along with the job- ya end up picking up random pieces here and there. I am trying to stay upbeat about this, but in all honesty, it's going to be an uphill battle. The tracking system is more of a mess than I'd like to admit- though of no fault of my own. Can you tell I am procrastinating?
I am still working out with a trainer. I've recently been signed up for a website, where I've paid for a 3-month subscription (for lack of a better word, and honestly unbeknownst to be before Monday haha!). It came along with the set of 10 sessions I paid for, so who am I to argue?
So basically this site is a place where I can track what I eat everyday, and see (generally) how many calories I am burning versus taking in. It's actually been a frustrating experience on the one hand, because I know I am burning more than it says, but I don't know yet if I can input daily how much I actually am burning versus taking in. My trainer put that I am sedentary (because of my desk job), but I definitely do cardio more than the 20 minutes 3 times/week that she inputted. BUT the good thing is that I am being more mindful of what I stick in my mouth, and am realizing just how easy it is to eat a ton of food without realizing or thinking about it. And I am lifting weights more, so I actually have a tricep muscle developing- miraculous!
I changed my cell phone plan (maybe I mentioned this before?) a few weeks ago, so I am paying for less minutes, but have switched to the unlimited text plan. Which is good, because I seem to be texting more than talking on the phone. Quite a change since I got the phone!
I was also amazed because I walked into the store, and literally looked at every single phone, and no salespeople approached me to try to sell me a thing. NOT ONE. Did you catch that? No one. No sales. I even brought my dad with me to keep me to my decision to not upgrade. Turns out I didn't need to worry, because I was not tempted or cajoled or anything. Apparently sales has changed when I wasn't looking (haha). But it was a nice outing with him anyway. I treated him to a coffee for going with me :)
In other news, I am going on an amazing all-expenses paid trip to touristy Mexico in a month or so (I know I mentioned this...). Totally unexpected, and completely amazing! I have never been on a vacation like this before, so it should be an experience.
What else. Anything cryptic to report? Check!: I guess sometimes what you expect to happen isn't always what happens. You expect something to be one way (basically, horrible- no one ever said I was an optimist), and it turns out another (in this case, it seems to have turned out well).
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| Some observations |
[09 Oct 2008|11:18am] |
1) Women were lined up in front of the local craft store. No employees were there yet, the store wasn't open, the ladies were just ready to get their craft on early this morning.
2) Noticed giant tin giraffe in someone's front yard on ride to work. Amazing.
3) I am getting addicted to having a personal trainer kick my butt 2 days a week. I may have to keep doing this, as long as it doesn't get ridiculously expensive.
4) Thank you cards are great pick-me-ups.
5) Wondering if it's too late for apologies sometimes.
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| It don't matter what the haters say. |
[05 Oct 2008|02:28pm] |
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Right now, even the thought of running 6 miles is oppressive.
But I guess we all have to start somewhere. I feel really out of shape, but my trainer assures me that she's seen worse. I guess that's good? lol
I lifted some dinky weights here at home yesterday, because I didn't want to see anyone. Read: no gym, need break! My guess is that yesterday was the "rainiest" we're going to get for another few months. Meaning it was overcast and drizzly-- just enough to grind the dirt into my car a little more. I guess my rain dance didn't do much. BUT it gave me just enough of an excuse to be lazy. I was out of town every weekend in September, so this was my first day to be a lazy butt. I still mopped the floor, scrubbed some other stuff, cleaned my room, and washed dishes. But I watched the VP debate again with my parents, and snoozed during for a little bit of it, watched some mindless television, as well as the Talking Political Heads, and saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. There are some adult themes in there! haha. And also watched parts of the Dodgers vs. Cubs, while intermittantly catching parts from a public television special on John Denver.
What a lovely man he was! I will love his music, forever and always.
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| The hammers, they pound. |
[02 Oct 2008|10:05am] |
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While I can't concentrate on anything else, because the guys upstairs from my office are installing carpet. Which is code for "Hey we can straight-up drop our crazy heavy tool boxes on the ground because it doesn't matter! And pound and stomp as much as we want ALL DAY," while I am rapidly developing another headache on day 2 of what sounds like the demolition derby.
Somehow I will try to focus on this entry.
I woke up at 6am this morning. I am not really complaining, honestly. But I was lifting weights by 7, and usually the only thing that sees me at that point of the morning is my pillow, and no words are coming out of my mouth. And my trainer's over there going "You hate me, don't you?" Well, no, I don't, but if you keep asking me, at some point I just might say yes.
And I've done planks before. But not these ones. They're from the pit! I was shaking while trying to tighten my glutes and abs. It was not pretty, friends! 3 sets!
And these other hip lift things. I mean, killer stuff. I am pretty certain I won't be able to walk tomorrow. Or the next time I attempt to get out of my chair.
Then she says, "So what marathon are you doing?" Honestly, it's been a pipe dream ever since I finished the half marathon back in April. But it usually comes along with the next thought: "ARE YOU FREAKISHLY CRAZY? Remember how you could barely walk after that, woman?" Hahaha yeah.
So the thought of doing a 26.2 mile in February '09 (only 4 months from now) kind of makes me want to cry. BUT I am seriously considering it. She seems pretty convinced I could do it. It would be a lot of work, but I could totally do it. Right?
Right?
Right.
So, I already tried to recruit someone, and he's miraculously busy that week. I know, I know, it's for work, so I let him off the hook. So here I am, asking if any of you lovely people want to go for it? Think about it, bragging rights FOR LIFE. And probably the most amazing feeling you've ever experienced. I mean, the half was probably the highest high I'd ever felt in my life, so a full has gotta be even better, right?
Right.
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| Tongue in cheek |
[01 Oct 2008|09:42am] |
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I am irrevocably addicted to the happiness that exudes from Jason Mraz song, I'm Yours.
And sad that one day, someone will write a song called I'm Urs, which will be the ultimate demise of the English language as we know it.
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