Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
cookies are the new evil.
over the weekend (in a highly emotional state), i purchased a package of break apart cookies with the intention of baking three and baking the rest for work. intentions are the path to tight jeans. three mini baking sessions later - they will leave my house tomorrow.
seriously, what was i thinking and where did the bug go? come back little bug.
along with the little bug i have acquired a pain in my wrist. seriously, i am not that old.
tomorrow there will be halloween festivities at work. i will try to post some photos.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
goodbye sunshine
goodbye long days. goodbye evening walks. goodbye sunsets at a reasonable hour.
i hate turning the clocks back.
anyway, i'm having a decent weekend except that i had two outings planned for the evening and both were cancelled. so instead i hit a couple of thrift stores which i would like to add were extra crowded - thanks to halloween.
speaking of halloween - i can't remember the last time i actually celebrated halloween officially but this year i am. it's a long story but it involves an idea that i should have kept to myself.
yesterday was a pretty rough day. i found out that the doctor who is performing my biopsy will be off the whole week that my biopsy is scheduled. apparently somebody forgot to tell the appointment setters. great, huh? i have to wait another week to have the procedure. i have plane tickets for e to come home for the original date. i've planned for being off work. it's just complicated by e being on tour in the middle of oregon, having a big anniversary and just being annoyed by it all.
honestly, i just want to get it over with. i'm not incredibly worried about it but it is bothering me some and i just want to move forward. sigh.
i'm off to watch friends with money and make some buttons. and to find some chocolate.
i hate turning the clocks back.
anyway, i'm having a decent weekend except that i had two outings planned for the evening and both were cancelled. so instead i hit a couple of thrift stores which i would like to add were extra crowded - thanks to halloween.
speaking of halloween - i can't remember the last time i actually celebrated halloween officially but this year i am. it's a long story but it involves an idea that i should have kept to myself.
yesterday was a pretty rough day. i found out that the doctor who is performing my biopsy will be off the whole week that my biopsy is scheduled. apparently somebody forgot to tell the appointment setters. great, huh? i have to wait another week to have the procedure. i have plane tickets for e to come home for the original date. i've planned for being off work. it's just complicated by e being on tour in the middle of oregon, having a big anniversary and just being annoyed by it all.
honestly, i just want to get it over with. i'm not incredibly worried about it but it is bothering me some and i just want to move forward. sigh.
i'm off to watch friends with money and make some buttons. and to find some chocolate.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
november 7th...
can't get here fast enough for various reasons but mostly because i'm sooooooo sick of political ads.
tonight i saw an ad for "john stupid doe" (i can't even remember who it was for and what they are running for) that was targeting stupid's opponent in the upcoming election. the ad said that stupid's opponent, who in the past was a public defender, had represented prostitutes and rapists and that no one wanted him representing them as their representative. and i thought to myself...isn't that the job of a public defender to represent those accused of a crimes and should we really hold that against them? i am still annoyed.
tonight i saw an ad for "john stupid doe" (i can't even remember who it was for and what they are running for) that was targeting stupid's opponent in the upcoming election. the ad said that stupid's opponent, who in the past was a public defender, had represented prostitutes and rapists and that no one wanted him representing them as their representative. and i thought to myself...isn't that the job of a public defender to represent those accused of a crimes and should we really hold that against them? i am still annoyed.
a little halloween.
e and i carved a pumpkin last night. good times. we also ate at ted's...yum.
e is leaving town today for about a week and a half. he will be home just in time for my biopsy and to celebrate our big anniversary. i'm in a little funk but am trying to avoid all out funkiness.
yesterday i didn't feel very well and i had these random pains (one in my left jaw and one in my right shoulder). you might think i'm a quack but i think they are pains associated with tension aka stress. but the funny thing is - i haven't felt like i was really stressed. but i wonder have i become immune to my stress so that i don't realize it or is it subconcious. because once i started thinking about it - i am worried about this medical stuff, money stuff, trip stuff, life stuff, work stuff and i've been busy and not resting enough.
so in a nutshell i'm a worrier and i need to stop because it's bad for me.
this is a small drawing that i bought at the girlie show.
friday is a comin'.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
3lbs down.
slowly but surely.
total lost: 3.0lbs
to go: 6.6lbs
happy wednesday and in case you didn't realize it - christmas is two months away.
total lost: 3.0lbs
to go: 6.6lbs
happy wednesday and in case you didn't realize it - christmas is two months away.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
not as much as i thought.
on sunday i went to the grocery store and was wearing a st. louis cardinals hat that i have. i've had it for about five years and bought it at a cardinals game. i'm not a fan really. i don't watch baseball and wear it generally when i don't have time to shower before leaving the house. so i'm in the store and two people comment about the hat - this has never happened. "go cardinals" and "oh look another cardinals fan! woo!" i'm clueless as to why there is so much attention lately.
today i realize the cards are in the world series. no idea. i thought i was generally up to speed on current events - obviously i am not.
go cardinals.
today i realize the cards are in the world series. no idea. i thought i was generally up to speed on current events - obviously i am not.
go cardinals.
blahbity, blahbity, blah.
Today I am dragging. I feel groggy and I’m pretty sure that the sparks that make my brain work properly aren’t sparking fully. Blah.
I’ve decided that I’m moving my weigh-in day to Wednesday. I generally eat worse and drink less water on the weekend so it takes until Wednesday for my body to even back out. So I will report my findings tomorrow.
In the meantime, I think the bug is trying to fly away. It has become more difficult the last week or so to focus on eating properly. So I’m trying to focus on trapping the bug a bit longer. I have some jeans to fit into and the holidays and my vacation on quickly approaching.
Last night we drew an egg in my drawing class – my egg was ok. It’s funny because my class has turned more into a practicing session than a class where I am taught technique. I find it frustrating that I’m forced to feel my way through this. Granted, I know that a lot of the skill is developed by practicing but I think he could offer us more.
My weekend was nice. E and I went to The Girlie Show on Friday night. Saturday I went back and worked a couple more hours and did a little shopping. I purchased a couple of prints and a small drawing. I hoped to upload some photos but my computer is also being groggy.
Good times.
I’ve decided that I’m moving my weigh-in day to Wednesday. I generally eat worse and drink less water on the weekend so it takes until Wednesday for my body to even back out. So I will report my findings tomorrow.
In the meantime, I think the bug is trying to fly away. It has become more difficult the last week or so to focus on eating properly. So I’m trying to focus on trapping the bug a bit longer. I have some jeans to fit into and the holidays and my vacation on quickly approaching.
Last night we drew an egg in my drawing class – my egg was ok. It’s funny because my class has turned more into a practicing session than a class where I am taught technique. I find it frustrating that I’m forced to feel my way through this. Granted, I know that a lot of the skill is developed by practicing but I think he could offer us more.
My weekend was nice. E and I went to The Girlie Show on Friday night. Saturday I went back and worked a couple more hours and did a little shopping. I purchased a couple of prints and a small drawing. I hoped to upload some photos but my computer is also being groggy.
Good times.
Monday, October 23, 2006
oklahoma news update
this man is insane and sadly has made it this far in pursuit of a statewide post. hmmmm...what can you say really?
Candidate suggests Kevlar for kids' books
A GOP hopeful for state school superintendent offers ideas for school safety.
By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau
Tulsa World
10/21/2006
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A candidate for Oklahoma public school superintendent, who suggested using schoolbooks as shields, said Friday that textbook manufacturers should consider making book covers out of the same material used by the military for body armor.
Bill Crozier, R-Union City, first made headlines this week when he released a video demonstrating how thick textbooks could stop bullets fired from certain weapons.
Crozier's video shows him and others shooting at textbooks with weapons including an assault rifle and pistol.
"I think we need to start the dialogue, and help protect the children and help them defend themselves," Crozier said in a telephone interview.
He referred to several recent school shootings, saying that while the instances are rare, "it sparks fear in everyone's minds."
He said that textbooks could be designed or made in such a way that they could be used for self-defense.
Though it would be more costly, he suggested that companies consider making book covers out of Kevlar, a material used in body armor.
A 13-year military veteran, Crozier said he wanted to "spark the discussion and debate on what can be done" to protect children at school.
"There's no reason why we can't come up immediately with a simple policy until we come up with a better one," he said.
Crozier is running against Democratic incumbent Sandy Garrett.
Garrett's campaign had no comment on Crozier's suggestions.
However, the video also includes controversial remarks made near the end by one of the group's members.
"We're out on the Texas border, between Mexico and Texas," an unidentified person said.
"That's right, on the Mexican side," another person said.
Crozier said the person wasn't being serious, and that if they had edited the video, "we would have taken that out."
However, Giovanni Perry, vice president of the Governor's Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs, questioned why Crozier didn't chastise the person who made the remarks.
"I think it's a bad deal for this person who is running for public office, especially an office that takes care of children, to not care about the fastest growing minority group," she said.
Juanita Sykes, also a council member and president of the Oklahoma City League of United Latin American Citizens chapter, said that she would give Crozier "the benefit of the doubt" because he didn't personally make the remarks.
However, she questioned why the experiment wasn't done more scientifically and why children in the video aren't wearing safety equipment.
Candidate suggests Kevlar for kids' books
A GOP hopeful for state school superintendent offers ideas for school safety.
By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau
Tulsa World
10/21/2006
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A candidate for Oklahoma public school superintendent, who suggested using schoolbooks as shields, said Friday that textbook manufacturers should consider making book covers out of the same material used by the military for body armor.
Bill Crozier, R-Union City, first made headlines this week when he released a video demonstrating how thick textbooks could stop bullets fired from certain weapons.
Crozier's video shows him and others shooting at textbooks with weapons including an assault rifle and pistol.
"I think we need to start the dialogue, and help protect the children and help them defend themselves," Crozier said in a telephone interview.
He referred to several recent school shootings, saying that while the instances are rare, "it sparks fear in everyone's minds."
He said that textbooks could be designed or made in such a way that they could be used for self-defense.
Though it would be more costly, he suggested that companies consider making book covers out of Kevlar, a material used in body armor.
A 13-year military veteran, Crozier said he wanted to "spark the discussion and debate on what can be done" to protect children at school.
"There's no reason why we can't come up immediately with a simple policy until we come up with a better one," he said.
Crozier is running against Democratic incumbent Sandy Garrett.
Garrett's campaign had no comment on Crozier's suggestions.
However, the video also includes controversial remarks made near the end by one of the group's members.
"We're out on the Texas border, between Mexico and Texas," an unidentified person said.
"That's right, on the Mexican side," another person said.
Crozier said the person wasn't being serious, and that if they had edited the video, "we would have taken that out."
However, Giovanni Perry, vice president of the Governor's Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs, questioned why Crozier didn't chastise the person who made the remarks.
"I think it's a bad deal for this person who is running for public office, especially an office that takes care of children, to not care about the fastest growing minority group," she said.
Juanita Sykes, also a council member and president of the Oklahoma City League of United Latin American Citizens chapter, said that she would give Crozier "the benefit of the doubt" because he didn't personally make the remarks.
However, she questioned why the experiment wasn't done more scientifically and why children in the video aren't wearing safety equipment.
Friday, October 20, 2006
so many good oklahoma stories...
realizing that this was an AP story - i did a quick google news search - 94 times this news story appears on the internet. fabulous...
Books seen as safety device
A candidate for state superintendent says students should defend themselves from school shooters with old textbooks.
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Tulsa World
10/20/2006
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A candidate for state superintendent of schools proposes giving students thick, used textbooks to use to shield themselves from school shooters, he said Thursday.
Republican Bill Crozier of Union City said that if he is elected, he will require that used textbooks be placed under every student's desk for self-defense during a school shooting. Crozier said thick textbooks will stop bullets shot from weapons wielded by intruders.
"People might think it's kind of weird -- crazy," said Crozier, a teacher and former Air Force security officer.
But "it is a practical thing; it's something you can do," he said. "It might be a way to deflect those bullets until police got there."
Crozier and a group of his aides produced a 10-minute video Tuesday in which they are shown shooting math, language and telephone books with a variety of weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9 mm pistol.
The bullet shot from a rifle penetrated two books, including a calculus textbook, but the pistol's bullet was stopped by a single book.
Crozier said the demonstration shows that a student could effectively use a textbook as protection during a school shooting.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Pete Norwood is skeptical.
Crozier "probably needs to take a look at some ballistics tests," Norwood said.
"There are some rifles not even Webster's Dictionary will stop."
Crozier said he got the idea after the April 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., in which two students killed 12 other students and a teacher and wounded 23 others before killing themselves.
The idea gained momentum after a December 1999 school shooting in Fort Gibson in which a 13-year-old boy shot five students in the school courtyard.
All of the students survived.
Crozier noted that one of the students was saved when a bullet fired at him was stopped by books in his backpack.
Since then, several students have been killed in a string of shootings.
In Bailey, Colo., a 53-year-old man terrorized a high school Sept. 27 before killing a 16-year-old girl and himself. Two days later in Madison, Wis., a 15-year-old student fatally shot his principal. On Oct. 2, a gunman burst into a one-room schoolhouse in a Pennsylvania Amish community and shot 10 girls before killing himself. Five of the girls died.
"You don't know where they're going to happen," Crozier said.
"You don't know when they're going to happen. There ought to be some kind of plan to react to it."
He acknowledged that a single textbook would cover only a small area but said students could use books to protect their heads or chests.
Crozier faces incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett in the Nov. 7 general election for state superintendent.
A spokeswoman for Garrett's campaign, Kimberly Hawkins Sanders, said Garrett had no comment concerning Crozier's idea.
Books seen as safety device
A candidate for state superintendent says students should defend themselves from school shooters with old textbooks.
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Tulsa World
10/20/2006
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A candidate for state superintendent of schools proposes giving students thick, used textbooks to use to shield themselves from school shooters, he said Thursday.
Republican Bill Crozier of Union City said that if he is elected, he will require that used textbooks be placed under every student's desk for self-defense during a school shooting. Crozier said thick textbooks will stop bullets shot from weapons wielded by intruders.
"People might think it's kind of weird -- crazy," said Crozier, a teacher and former Air Force security officer.
But "it is a practical thing; it's something you can do," he said. "It might be a way to deflect those bullets until police got there."
Crozier and a group of his aides produced a 10-minute video Tuesday in which they are shown shooting math, language and telephone books with a variety of weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9 mm pistol.
The bullet shot from a rifle penetrated two books, including a calculus textbook, but the pistol's bullet was stopped by a single book.
Crozier said the demonstration shows that a student could effectively use a textbook as protection during a school shooting.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Pete Norwood is skeptical.
Crozier "probably needs to take a look at some ballistics tests," Norwood said.
"There are some rifles not even Webster's Dictionary will stop."
Crozier said he got the idea after the April 1999 shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., in which two students killed 12 other students and a teacher and wounded 23 others before killing themselves.
The idea gained momentum after a December 1999 school shooting in Fort Gibson in which a 13-year-old boy shot five students in the school courtyard.
All of the students survived.
Crozier noted that one of the students was saved when a bullet fired at him was stopped by books in his backpack.
Since then, several students have been killed in a string of shootings.
In Bailey, Colo., a 53-year-old man terrorized a high school Sept. 27 before killing a 16-year-old girl and himself. Two days later in Madison, Wis., a 15-year-old student fatally shot his principal. On Oct. 2, a gunman burst into a one-room schoolhouse in a Pennsylvania Amish community and shot 10 girls before killing himself. Five of the girls died.
"You don't know where they're going to happen," Crozier said.
"You don't know when they're going to happen. There ought to be some kind of plan to react to it."
He acknowledged that a single textbook would cover only a small area but said students could use books to protect their heads or chests.
Crozier faces incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett in the Nov. 7 general election for state superintendent.
A spokeswoman for Garrett's campaign, Kimberly Hawkins Sanders, said Garrett had no comment concerning Crozier's idea.
today...
this morning i woke up around 4:30am and couldn't go back to sleep...
it was really annoying but it did help me to get to work early, around 7:30am which means that i will be able to leave early. and that's not so annoying. today will be good. i have lunch plans, cake plans and tonight e and i are going to the girlie show. it should be a good time but i'm thinking i might need to take a little nappy nap first.
on a side note - i heard this story on npr this morning and i've decided i want to be the nice $2 lady. maybe they are scamming me or maybe they are buying booze or maybe just maybe they are just a normal person trying to get by. and well, aren't we all just trying get by in one way or another.
will i ever be this person? i don't know but i think i should try.
Morning Edition, October 20, 2006 · Edwin Lanier has been sober for more than 5 years.
But, as Lanier told his friend David Wright recently, he drank for many more -- and he nearly drank himself to death.
That was the prognosis that Lanier, now 60, got from a doctor.
Many years earlier, Lanier had been told by his father that alcoholism ran in their family.
Back then, Lanier was known as "Little Mayor" -- his father was a two-term mayor of Chapel Hill, N.C. When he was 14, his father urged him to stay away from drinking.
"I'm an alcoholic just waiting for the first drink," his father told him. "And I refuse to take it."
Lanier said he would keep it in mind. But soon after, some college kids offered him and a friend a drink. Lanier accepted, and drank for more than 40 years.
It wasn't until after receiving his 28th treatment for alcoholism that Lanier got serious about quitting. His doctor told him he could be dead within two weeks.
It was then that Lanier visited his parents' graves, and pledged not to drink again.
Lanier also found help from his new friend, Wright. They met on an exit ramp where Lanier stood holding a sign that read, Lanier recalls, "Homeless. Anything will help. God bless." Wright handed Lanier a $2 bill and a can of tuna fish.
Wright and his wife eventually took Lanier in, giving him a shower and clean clothes, and a place to start over.
Five years later, Lanier still isn't drinking. But he's still homeless -- by choice, he says.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
headline
i saw this headline today on yahoo and it made me laugh.
"Stingray jumps on boat, stabs man in chest"
i just imagined a stingray with feet jumping on the boat and stabbing a poor man with a steak knife.
anyway, if you're curious - here's a link to the story. those poor stingrays - they just keep getting a bad rap.
"Stingray jumps on boat, stabs man in chest"
i just imagined a stingray with feet jumping on the boat and stabbing a poor man with a steak knife.
anyway, if you're curious - here's a link to the story. those poor stingrays - they just keep getting a bad rap.
wow.
Of 250,278 people who were 20 to 24 years old in Oklahoma in 2000, 17% did not have a high school diploma. 31.5% had graduated from high school. An additional 9.3% had attended less than a year of college, while 29.4% had attended more than a year of college, 4.9% had associate degrees and 7.4% had bachelor’s degrees. Less than 1% had obtained a master’s, professional or doctoral degree.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau
i could go on and on about this but i'm really surprised and amazed that so many students continue to drop out of high school. i realize it is often a reflection of their parents and surroundings and wonder will the divide continue to grow between different sections of our society. i recently read a report that forecasted hiring practices of HR professionals and it reported that 28% of employers project that their companies will reduce hiring of new entrants with only a high school diploma over the next five years. and it made me wonder at some point will there be a shift when my bachelors degree becomes less and less valuable from an education standpoint. will you automatically need a graduate degree to find a professional job in 10 years.
i was also curious about the cost of obtaining a GED. in tulsa, you can receive free GED classes and the cost for the test is $50.
just some random thursday pondering.
by the way, it's cooooooold outside.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau
i could go on and on about this but i'm really surprised and amazed that so many students continue to drop out of high school. i realize it is often a reflection of their parents and surroundings and wonder will the divide continue to grow between different sections of our society. i recently read a report that forecasted hiring practices of HR professionals and it reported that 28% of employers project that their companies will reduce hiring of new entrants with only a high school diploma over the next five years. and it made me wonder at some point will there be a shift when my bachelors degree becomes less and less valuable from an education standpoint. will you automatically need a graduate degree to find a professional job in 10 years.
i was also curious about the cost of obtaining a GED. in tulsa, you can receive free GED classes and the cost for the test is $50.
just some random thursday pondering.
by the way, it's cooooooold outside.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
some npr to start the day...
another reason to love in-n-out - in addition to their fries...mmmmm...good
Morning Edition, October 18, 2006 - The In-N-Out burger chain stands out among fast-food companies by offering starting wages of $9.50 an hour. Those relatively high wages haven't hurt the company, which has loyal customers in three western states. Scott Horsley reports.
there is something very scary about this - South Dakota to Vote on Ending Judicial Protections
Morning Edition, October 18, 2006 - South Dakotans will vote next month on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would strip judges, jurors, and other state officials, of their immunity from lawsuits for their official actions. The proposal has alarmed not only judges, but also large swathes of South Dakota society.
Morning Edition, October 18, 2006 - The In-N-Out burger chain stands out among fast-food companies by offering starting wages of $9.50 an hour. Those relatively high wages haven't hurt the company, which has loyal customers in three western states. Scott Horsley reports.
there is something very scary about this - South Dakota to Vote on Ending Judicial Protections
Morning Edition, October 18, 2006 - South Dakotans will vote next month on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would strip judges, jurors, and other state officials, of their immunity from lawsuits for their official actions. The proposal has alarmed not only judges, but also large swathes of South Dakota society.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
for you art historians...
i want to visit an art museum in NYC and i've been trying to decide which one to go to. anway, i found this interesting timeline of art history at the met's site. very interactive and informative.
i thought some of you might enjoy looking around.
i thought some of you might enjoy looking around.
blame it on the iron...
so around the jones' household we've started blaming everything on the iron. my head hurts...it's the extra iron. i've got a tummy ache...it's the iron. i forgot to call you back...sorry all the metal is affecting my memory.
i read online (take it for what it is) that some people that have advanced hemochromatosis have been known to set off metal dectectors - now wouldn't that be funny. no sir, i don't have a gun, only a liver full of iron.
that's enough of that. an update - i have scheduled my liver biopsy for november 7th (aka election day) and e will be home so i won't have to worry about my mother taking care of me. eek. that worried me more than the procedure.
today was my official tuesday weigh-in and here are my latest stats -
week 3
2.4 pounds lost
7.2 pounds left
there was a four day lapse of eating judgement over the weekend but i've moved on so i'm not going to harp about it.
and lastly, i know i said a couple of months ago that i was going to do some races (and i didn't). well, i'm starting my "eat what i want and not gain weight during the holidays" plan today. i'm going to start running and walking regularly ( i'm starting tonight) and plan on doing some races through the holidays and january. maybe that will keep me focused and incentive to exercise (which is not a bad thing). no big crazy marathon aspirations just something to get me moving.
so if anyone wants to join in the fun - here's a list.
Toys For Tots Halloween Run
October 28, 2006 8:30 AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 3 km
Turkey Trot Classic
November 23, 2006 9 AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 1 mi fun run
Downtown In December - this looks so fun to me.
December 2, 2006 9 AM
Distance(s): 5 km, Kids Dash
Run For Your Life
January 1, 2007 TBA AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 1 mile fun run
i read online (take it for what it is) that some people that have advanced hemochromatosis have been known to set off metal dectectors - now wouldn't that be funny. no sir, i don't have a gun, only a liver full of iron.
that's enough of that. an update - i have scheduled my liver biopsy for november 7th (aka election day) and e will be home so i won't have to worry about my mother taking care of me. eek. that worried me more than the procedure.
today was my official tuesday weigh-in and here are my latest stats -
week 3
2.4 pounds lost
7.2 pounds left
there was a four day lapse of eating judgement over the weekend but i've moved on so i'm not going to harp about it.
and lastly, i know i said a couple of months ago that i was going to do some races (and i didn't). well, i'm starting my "eat what i want and not gain weight during the holidays" plan today. i'm going to start running and walking regularly ( i'm starting tonight) and plan on doing some races through the holidays and january. maybe that will keep me focused and incentive to exercise (which is not a bad thing). no big crazy marathon aspirations just something to get me moving.
so if anyone wants to join in the fun - here's a list.
Toys For Tots Halloween Run
October 28, 2006 8:30 AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 3 km
Turkey Trot Classic
November 23, 2006 9 AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 1 mi fun run
Downtown In December - this looks so fun to me.
December 2, 2006 9 AM
Distance(s): 5 km, Kids Dash
Run For Your Life
January 1, 2007 TBA AM
Distance(s): 8 km, 1 mile fun run
Monday, October 16, 2006
reasons #724 & #733 to love the state of oklahoma.
two upcoming state questions -
• State question 724: Approval would force lawmakers who are convicted of crimes or who plead guilty or no contest to crimes to return state pay they receive while incarcerated. (i don't even know what to say about this one...)
• State question 733: This proposed constitutional amendment would do away with an antiquated restriction on when retail liquor stores can open. If approved, the stores could stay open on election days while the polls are open. (yes, this is still an issue)
• State question 724: Approval would force lawmakers who are convicted of crimes or who plead guilty or no contest to crimes to return state pay they receive while incarcerated. (i don't even know what to say about this one...)
• State question 733: This proposed constitutional amendment would do away with an antiquated restriction on when retail liquor stores can open. If approved, the stores could stay open on election days while the polls are open. (yes, this is still an issue)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
generally...
i'm not very political. i have my opinions but mostly i think that things are never black and white and most die-hard politicals think that they are.
anyway, last night jon stewart was on letterman and i thought his observations about george w. were both funny and interesting. keep in mind, i don't have cable so i never watch his show. so this may not be funny or interesting to you.
and seriously what is going on in iraq. we call it a "war" but i'm not sure it's a war we are active in - just a war we are somehow in the middle of. because i think the country might just self-destruct. it's bothersome and it always has been. you know poor iraqis must be wondering - did we just trade in a crazy dictator for anarchy?
and there's north korea...sigh.
and then we still have george...double sigh.
anyway, last night jon stewart was on letterman and i thought his observations about george w. were both funny and interesting. keep in mind, i don't have cable so i never watch his show. so this may not be funny or interesting to you.
and seriously what is going on in iraq. we call it a "war" but i'm not sure it's a war we are active in - just a war we are somehow in the middle of. because i think the country might just self-destruct. it's bothersome and it always has been. you know poor iraqis must be wondering - did we just trade in a crazy dictator for anarchy?
and there's north korea...sigh.
and then we still have george...double sigh.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
tonight i had a fight with a cupcake and the cupcake won...
image from www.mikedidonato.com.
warning: this post will consist of whining and online therapy so if you aren't in the mood - move along.
tonight i stopped by super target on the way home. my intention was to pick-up some organic apples and chicken italian sausage. what i ended up with was apples, sausage and a 6-pack of cupcakes. why you might ask because afterall i have had the bug for a good two weeks. well let me tell you - two things have prompted my cupcake failure. one my TOM (which i have recently figured out is blog code for the big P or the monthly visit). odd really. second, my husband. you see e is in NYC tonight playing a showcase. i'm a tad annoyed that he is there and i'm not but i realize i've been before and will be returning in approximately (see time above). so i'm cool with that. but i am frustrated because i tried to call him a couple of hours before to check-in and wish him luck. i can't be there physically but i want at least make an emotional attempt to be there. well, he didn't answer his phone and didn't return my phone call.
is this stupid? yes.
is there any reason that i should let something so petty completely mess with my emotions? no.
but it did.
so since i've recently had some counseling i've been trying to find the root of my responses. in this case, i'm sad - sad that i can't be there to share his experience. sad that i feel left out of things. sad that we are a part so much. just sad really.
i'm happy to report that i only ate one cupcake and honestly it wasn't as good as i anticipated. i am not tempted to eat another...tonight. i'm pondering what to do with them - throw them away or place them in a very public place at work tomorrow. and if i keep them around for tomorrow will one end up in my belly for breakfast? probably.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
interesting...
Fertile women dress to impress, U.S. study finds
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Tue Oct 10, 6:30 AM ET
Women dress to impress when they are at their most fertile, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study they say shows that signs of human ovulation may not be as mysterious as some scientists believe.
A study of young college women showed they frequently wore more fashionable or flashier clothing and jewelery when they were ovulating, as assessed by a panel of men and women looking at their photographs.
"They tend to put on skirts instead of pants, show more skin and generally dress more fashionably," said Martie Haselton, a communication studies and psychology expert at the University of California Los Angeles who led the study.
Writing in the journal Hormones and Behavior, Haselton and colleagues said their findings disproved the conventional wisdom that women are unique among animals in concealing, even from themselves, when they are most fertile.
Some animals release powerful scents when ready to mate, while others display skin color changes, but human ovulation is notoriously difficult to detect. This is attested to by the frequency of unintended pregnancy, as well as test kits marketed to women wishing to become pregnant but unaware of the likeliest time to conceive.
Haselton's team said their study showed the cues are there, even if men and women are not consciously aware of them.
Women usually ovulate on the 15th day of their menstrual cycles, and this day is when they are the most fertile. Ovulation is easily detected using urine tests, and Haselton's team used such a test to check fertility in their study.
They asked 30 university students to come to their lab for a test, without letting them know the nature of the experiment. "We asked them some things about food, for example," Haselton said in a telephone interview.
The women came back several times over the course of a month and were photographed twice -- once in their fertile phase and another time in their least-fertile phase. The faces in the photographs were blacked out.
WHO LOOKS HOT?
The researchers asked 42 men and women, some older than the volunteers, to assess these photographs by asking, "In what photo is the person trying to look more attractive?"
The judges chose the photograph taken during the women's fertile phases 60 percent of the time, Haselton said. "This is well beyond chance. They were pretty consistent," she said.
"One of the things we found pretty interesting is that people sort of have their personal style, almost like their uniform," she added. "The women would show up to the lab wearing something pretty close to what they wore before, but embellished."
For example, one woman wore loose knit leggings and a tank top in both photos. "In her high fertility photograph, she would be wearing a very pretty tank top and she was wearing more jewelery. The difference was quite subtle," Haselton said.
The fertile women did not necessarily dress more provocatively, Haselton noted. "We did see a little bit more skin. It was my impression that the women were just dressing a little bit more fashionably but not sexier."
Haselton also was interested to note what did not happen.
"There's a popular notion that when women approach menstrual onset, they get out their bloated clothes and they pull out their sweats," she said. "But we didn't find that to be the case."
Haselton's team had earlier reported that women were more likely to flirt and look at attractive men when ovulating.
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Tue Oct 10, 6:30 AM ET
Women dress to impress when they are at their most fertile, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study they say shows that signs of human ovulation may not be as mysterious as some scientists believe.
A study of young college women showed they frequently wore more fashionable or flashier clothing and jewelery when they were ovulating, as assessed by a panel of men and women looking at their photographs.
"They tend to put on skirts instead of pants, show more skin and generally dress more fashionably," said Martie Haselton, a communication studies and psychology expert at the University of California Los Angeles who led the study.
Writing in the journal Hormones and Behavior, Haselton and colleagues said their findings disproved the conventional wisdom that women are unique among animals in concealing, even from themselves, when they are most fertile.
Some animals release powerful scents when ready to mate, while others display skin color changes, but human ovulation is notoriously difficult to detect. This is attested to by the frequency of unintended pregnancy, as well as test kits marketed to women wishing to become pregnant but unaware of the likeliest time to conceive.
Haselton's team said their study showed the cues are there, even if men and women are not consciously aware of them.
Women usually ovulate on the 15th day of their menstrual cycles, and this day is when they are the most fertile. Ovulation is easily detected using urine tests, and Haselton's team used such a test to check fertility in their study.
They asked 30 university students to come to their lab for a test, without letting them know the nature of the experiment. "We asked them some things about food, for example," Haselton said in a telephone interview.
The women came back several times over the course of a month and were photographed twice -- once in their fertile phase and another time in their least-fertile phase. The faces in the photographs were blacked out.
WHO LOOKS HOT?
The researchers asked 42 men and women, some older than the volunteers, to assess these photographs by asking, "In what photo is the person trying to look more attractive?"
The judges chose the photograph taken during the women's fertile phases 60 percent of the time, Haselton said. "This is well beyond chance. They were pretty consistent," she said.
"One of the things we found pretty interesting is that people sort of have their personal style, almost like their uniform," she added. "The women would show up to the lab wearing something pretty close to what they wore before, but embellished."
For example, one woman wore loose knit leggings and a tank top in both photos. "In her high fertility photograph, she would be wearing a very pretty tank top and she was wearing more jewelery. The difference was quite subtle," Haselton said.
The fertile women did not necessarily dress more provocatively, Haselton noted. "We did see a little bit more skin. It was my impression that the women were just dressing a little bit more fashionably but not sexier."
Haselton also was interested to note what did not happen.
"There's a popular notion that when women approach menstrual onset, they get out their bloated clothes and they pull out their sweats," she said. "But we didn't find that to be the case."
Haselton's team had earlier reported that women were more likely to flirt and look at attractive men when ovulating.
fall
it's rainy and there is a chill in the air...ahhhh...fall is here.
at least for now.
today was weigh-in day. so far i'm 2.2lbs down. woo-hoo.
e and the band are heading to NYC today...here's to safe driving and a good showcase.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
good times.
so there wasn't a beach or lounging around in the sun. but there was e's homecoming, a couple of fabulous thrift store buys, cheap mexican food, my nephew calling me "cricky", dollar movies, some extra sleep, great weather and a good long walk.
i'm not sure i'm ready to head back to work but at least i have a nice, happy attitude to start with.
Good Times II - Hans Paus
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
a wee bit too much iron...
so this afternoon i went to the doctor and he thinks that i have a genetic condition called hemochromatosis. and in a nutshell (my understanding of it) a normal body will get rid of all of the extra iron that it doesn't need but this condition causes the body to store the extra iron. and it stores the iron in organs and overtime it will cause the organs to not work correctly. generally it effects people in their 40's and 50's - mostly because it takes that long for the body to show symtoms (ex: your organs start misbehaving). since i had an uncle die of complications from it (he was unaware he had it) i specifically asked for the test and well. here we are.
luckily once caught it is fairly easy to treat. my first step is to have a liver biopsy (because it generally stores in the liver first) to see how much damage has been done and how much iron is stored in the liver. if there is damage to the liver then there is some sort of treatment but i haven't figured that out yet. regardless since my iron is so high it will have to be removed from my system which involves getting rid of lots of blood - possibly a pint two times a week for as long as it takes. and then giving blood every few months or so - forever. i will probably see a specialist in a few weeks to lay out a plan and then we will see.
i'm slightly freaked out. i know it's not terminal. i'm young and healthy so the odds are that the damage isn't bad but still. plus, i've never had anything medically invasive - except for when i was a baby. cutting, poking, biopsy-ing are not fun things to me and it give me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it. and then there is that giving pints of blood for the rest of my life. i have little veins and i'm weak.
plus, i need to understand everything and feel like i am in control. and i sort of trust doctors but i know that ultimately i have to look out for myself. after a little web surfing i'm already confused and have questions. for example a liver biopsy is not an easy procedure and some sites say you should only do it in extreme cases and i'm not sure i'm an extreme case yet - i know i'm going to a specialist and they can answer these questions - but seriously i'm not good when i don't have a good understand of things - it wears me out and makes me worry. sigh.
but all will be well. it's friday. and e is coming home soon.
due to my emotional stress i had a small fall off the wagon tonight but it was a well thought out fall. i knew i wanted to get me something to eat and to get out of my house so i headed to sonic. i ordered a jr. burger, small tots and drink. in the end i used 11 flex points. and honestly, i'm ok with it - i thought it out, avoided mayo and cheese and came home and promptly wrote it in my fancy moleskine journal.
thanks for listening.
who knew...
i found this article about myspace and i thought it was quite interesting (and surprising).
Youths no longer predominant at MySpace
By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer
Thu Oct 5, 11:47 PM ET
It's not all youths on MySpace. Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are under 25 despite a common belief that the site is mostly populated with kids and young adults.
Just a year ago, teens under 18 made up about 25 percent of MySpace, the popular online hangout run by News Corp. That's now down to 12 percent in the comScore analysis released Thursday.
By contrast, the 35-54 group at MySpace grew to 41 percent in August, from 32 percent a year earlier.
"This analysis confirms that the appeal of social-networking sites is far broader," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice president for comScore, adding that the data suggest that social networking is becoming mainstream.
Sites such as MySpace encourage their users to stay in touch by offering tools such as message boards, photo sharing and personal profile pages. Members can expand their networks by adding other users as friends and, in turn, connecting with their friends.
The study was based on comScore's regular panels for measuring Internet audiences, rather than MySpace's registration information, where users often lie about their age.
ComScore also reported that MySpace had 56 million unique U.S. visitors in August, much less than the 100 million-plus registered users MySpace has worldwide. The company has said about 10 percent of its users are abroad. A better explanation for the gap is the fact that many people have multiple profiles, each counted separately by MySpace but not by comScore.
Facebook, meanwhile, had 15 million unique visitors, Xanga 8 million and Friendster 1 million, according to comScore.
Of the four social-networking services studied, Xanga skews youngest, with 20 percent of its users under 18 (though MySpace and Facebook both had more under-18 users overall given its larger size). Facebook, which started as a hangout for college campuses, had the biggest share among those 18 to 24. Friendster and MySpace had high appeal among the 25 and up.
Flanagan said the analysis shows each site occupying a slightly different niche, allowing all to coexist rather than compete.
"MySpace.com has the broadest appeal across age ranges, Facebook.com has created a niche among the college crowd, Friendster.com attracts a higher percentage of adults, and Xanga.com is most popular among younger teens," he said in a statement.
The numbers, however, do not reflect Facebook's recent relaxation of eligibility requirements. Before, users generally had to be part of a college or high school network, although some companies and organizations were later added. Starting last month, a user only needs a valid e-mail address.
Youths no longer predominant at MySpace
By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer
Thu Oct 5, 11:47 PM ET
It's not all youths on MySpace. Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are under 25 despite a common belief that the site is mostly populated with kids and young adults.
Just a year ago, teens under 18 made up about 25 percent of MySpace, the popular online hangout run by News Corp. That's now down to 12 percent in the comScore analysis released Thursday.
By contrast, the 35-54 group at MySpace grew to 41 percent in August, from 32 percent a year earlier.
"This analysis confirms that the appeal of social-networking sites is far broader," said Jack Flanagan, executive vice president for comScore, adding that the data suggest that social networking is becoming mainstream.
Sites such as MySpace encourage their users to stay in touch by offering tools such as message boards, photo sharing and personal profile pages. Members can expand their networks by adding other users as friends and, in turn, connecting with their friends.
The study was based on comScore's regular panels for measuring Internet audiences, rather than MySpace's registration information, where users often lie about their age.
ComScore also reported that MySpace had 56 million unique U.S. visitors in August, much less than the 100 million-plus registered users MySpace has worldwide. The company has said about 10 percent of its users are abroad. A better explanation for the gap is the fact that many people have multiple profiles, each counted separately by MySpace but not by comScore.
Facebook, meanwhile, had 15 million unique visitors, Xanga 8 million and Friendster 1 million, according to comScore.
Of the four social-networking services studied, Xanga skews youngest, with 20 percent of its users under 18 (though MySpace and Facebook both had more under-18 users overall given its larger size). Facebook, which started as a hangout for college campuses, had the biggest share among those 18 to 24. Friendster and MySpace had high appeal among the 25 and up.
Flanagan said the analysis shows each site occupying a slightly different niche, allowing all to coexist rather than compete.
"MySpace.com has the broadest appeal across age ranges, Facebook.com has created a niche among the college crowd, Friendster.com attracts a higher percentage of adults, and Xanga.com is most popular among younger teens," he said in a statement.
The numbers, however, do not reflect Facebook's recent relaxation of eligibility requirements. Before, users generally had to be part of a college or high school network, although some companies and organizations were later added. Starting last month, a user only needs a valid e-mail address.
this morning...
i am feeling a bit better but i stayed up way too late so i am slightly groggy. i was just thinking about how oprah in the past has promoted doing a gratitude journal so i decided to make a list of "good things" from this week.
1. yesterday i went to the goodwill downton and in case you didn't know this goodwill's here in okc often have target stuff - new with tags still attached. anyway, i bought some ridiculously cheap halloween stuff and new pair of jeans that fit wonderfully. and to highlight the beauty of these jeans they cost me a total of $3.99 and are marked a size 6. i haven't been a size 6 since the 6th grade and i'm pretty sure i only stayed there for 2 weeks.
2. i just had a cake donut from brown's. oh my - how i love browns. i ate it and i will count the points and i will move on. and trust me it was worth it.
3. last night i walked 3 miles.
4. i received a postcard in the mail from my french boyfriend (that's e's name for him). a frenchman named matthieu who i met in the houston airport last fall, who happened to be coming to okc to work/intern for 3 months. he recently graduated from university with a degree in engineering.
5. i received an invitation to a party that e+a is having in a few weeks - it will be fabulous i'm sure.
6. my mother is healing up nicely.
7. on sunday i went to the zoo with my sister and wonderful nephew. i heart the zoo.
8. last night i talked to e on the phone for a good hour and had great conversation. trust me, it's hard to have good conversation when you are in different time zones and have very different days. it can be very taxing.
9. i bought tickets to see the rockettes christmas show in nyc aka radio city christmas spectacular and found a coupon code for great seats for a cheap price. woo-hoo.
so there - maybe i just need to remember the things that make me happy and not the things that stress me out. which by the way, i almost start composing a list of stress things in my head but i'm trying to refrain.
1. yesterday i went to the goodwill downton and in case you didn't know this goodwill's here in okc often have target stuff - new with tags still attached. anyway, i bought some ridiculously cheap halloween stuff and new pair of jeans that fit wonderfully. and to highlight the beauty of these jeans they cost me a total of $3.99 and are marked a size 6. i haven't been a size 6 since the 6th grade and i'm pretty sure i only stayed there for 2 weeks.
2. i just had a cake donut from brown's. oh my - how i love browns. i ate it and i will count the points and i will move on. and trust me it was worth it.
3. last night i walked 3 miles.
4. i received a postcard in the mail from my french boyfriend (that's e's name for him). a frenchman named matthieu who i met in the houston airport last fall, who happened to be coming to okc to work/intern for 3 months. he recently graduated from university with a degree in engineering.
5. i received an invitation to a party that e+a is having in a few weeks - it will be fabulous i'm sure.
6. my mother is healing up nicely.
7. on sunday i went to the zoo with my sister and wonderful nephew. i heart the zoo.
8. last night i talked to e on the phone for a good hour and had great conversation. trust me, it's hard to have good conversation when you are in different time zones and have very different days. it can be very taxing.
9. i bought tickets to see the rockettes christmas show in nyc aka radio city christmas spectacular and found a coupon code for great seats for a cheap price. woo-hoo.
so there - maybe i just need to remember the things that make me happy and not the things that stress me out. which by the way, i almost start composing a list of stress things in my head but i'm trying to refrain.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
it is 11:45pm...
and i'm still awake and haven't even made a move towards going to bed.
i'm stressed, i'm worried and i am in a total funk. how i wish i could change things but what would i change? am i ever happy? is everyone else happy and i'm just stuck in a constant funk? because that's often how it feels. do i simply need to overhaul my life, do i need meds, would a huge dose of therapy work? is this the way it's always going to be - a life full of discontentment?
Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.
-Anna Freud
it will be better in the morning. at least there will be jeans.
i'm stressed, i'm worried and i am in a total funk. how i wish i could change things but what would i change? am i ever happy? is everyone else happy and i'm just stuck in a constant funk? because that's often how it feels. do i simply need to overhaul my life, do i need meds, would a huge dose of therapy work? is this the way it's always going to be - a life full of discontentment?
Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.
-Anna Freud
it will be better in the morning. at least there will be jeans.
nothing to say...
lately i've had a hard time coming up with things to blog about. generally at any given moment i'm composing a blog in my head but lately nothing. i know i'm not sleeping enough, or maybe my 31 year old brain is starting to slow down or maybe i'm just completely unmotived by things. hmmm. who knows. i always find it interesting how i feel compelled to blog even when i have nothing to really say - like it's a responsibility that must be done or else - ridiculous really.
but i really do need to sleep more because i think it's taking a toll on me.
my goal tonight walk a few miles at the lake, watch grey's and go to bed by 11pm.
happy friday eve.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
i promise...
i'm not going to talk about food all the time but...i just wrapped up my point counting for the day. I HAVE 2 POINTS LEFT. seriously...2 points. i used flex points everyday since i started.
and i weighed again this morning. and depending on which figure you trust i've now lost somewhere between 1-2lbs. so i am feeling better.
but really, i promise once i get more into the swing of things food will not be my only focus. or at least not the WW aspect of food.
e is coming home early from his trip to the west coast. yea. but he's leaving on tuesday for NYC where they are playing a showcase. yea and boo. i'm glad they are getting the opportunity but i wish he could stay home a bit and this trip will add extra stress to his already stressed life. plus, a showcase sounds cool and all but it will involve industry people who i'm convinced would stab you in the back for a nickel. or at least for a good radio hit. so send some good vibes their way next week.
i heard back from my doctor's office yesterday about my 2nd blood test - it's official my iron is high and the doc wants to meet on friday. honestly, i'm a bit nervous but i'm trying to not let my worry filled imagination take over. i'm pretty sure that the worst case scenario isn't life threatening but so far my 30's have sucked. too much medical hoopla for my liking.
sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.
and i weighed again this morning. and depending on which figure you trust i've now lost somewhere between 1-2lbs. so i am feeling better.
but really, i promise once i get more into the swing of things food will not be my only focus. or at least not the WW aspect of food.
e is coming home early from his trip to the west coast. yea. but he's leaving on tuesday for NYC where they are playing a showcase. yea and boo. i'm glad they are getting the opportunity but i wish he could stay home a bit and this trip will add extra stress to his already stressed life. plus, a showcase sounds cool and all but it will involve industry people who i'm convinced would stab you in the back for a nickel. or at least for a good radio hit. so send some good vibes their way next week.
i heard back from my doctor's office yesterday about my 2nd blood test - it's official my iron is high and the doc wants to meet on friday. honestly, i'm a bit nervous but i'm trying to not let my worry filled imagination take over. i'm pretty sure that the worst case scenario isn't life threatening but so far my 30's have sucked. too much medical hoopla for my liking.
sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
a big fat zero...
that's how many pounds, ounces, and grams that i lost this week. when i weighed this morning it was the same stupid number as last week. eek. i'm trying to remain calm and remember that sometimes weight is tricky and a loss could show up next week.
soooooo i'm going to be extra careful this week (which i thought i was last) and try to stick to it even though i feel somewhat defeated.
work is work these days. things have settled down a bit. and i have some nifty halloween decorations in the cube.
my drawing class was really hard last night - we had to draw some clay thing that was really small. despite the difficulty i'm enjoying the class.
must work now.
soooooo i'm going to be extra careful this week (which i thought i was last) and try to stick to it even though i feel somewhat defeated.
work is work these days. things have settled down a bit. and i have some nifty halloween decorations in the cube.
my drawing class was really hard last night - we had to draw some clay thing that was really small. despite the difficulty i'm enjoying the class.
must work now.
Monday, October 02, 2006
this weather is killing me...
not only am i confused on what to wear but i've had a serious sinus/allergy issue for about two weeks now and i don't see an end in sight. seriously,summer or fall. or i would even settle for winter.
i'm happy to report that i'm still counting points and have not completely fallen off the wagon. and i'm feeling pretty good about things. tomorrow is my weigh-in and i'll let you know how it goes.
the weekend was so-so. i did a little shopping - i needed a few pieces to transition into winter with. and well, it's going to be in the 90's this week. i had a headache most of the weekend and e is still gone so i was in a funk yesterday. i'm trying to find a way to make more friends or make the ones i have hang out with me more because i just get super bored and lonely over the weekend. any suggestions, offers to entertain me?
happy monday.
i'm happy to report that i'm still counting points and have not completely fallen off the wagon. and i'm feeling pretty good about things. tomorrow is my weigh-in and i'll let you know how it goes.
the weekend was so-so. i did a little shopping - i needed a few pieces to transition into winter with. and well, it's going to be in the 90's this week. i had a headache most of the weekend and e is still gone so i was in a funk yesterday. i'm trying to find a way to make more friends or make the ones i have hang out with me more because i just get super bored and lonely over the weekend. any suggestions, offers to entertain me?
happy monday.
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