I'm hanging out with Karen tonight and it's AWESOME!
In fact, she's sitting right here so I really shouldn't be typing because that's rude. Of course, she's skimming my Twilight book so whatever.
30 November 2008
Happy New Year!
Since I was remiss in celebrating Reformation this past year, I thought it best to start the new church year off right and wish you and yours a very happy new year.
Yes, today begins the season of Advent, the season where we begin our Lutheran church year. It's the season of light and the season of wait. The season of hope and expectation.
Ironic considering what K started me on a couple weeks ago. :)
Anyway...I hope your day and next 4 weeks go well. Enjoy the lights! Enjoy the blue theme! Enjoy the expectations and anticipation leading up to the joy that is the birth of our Savior.
Yes, today begins the season of Advent, the season where we begin our Lutheran church year. It's the season of light and the season of wait. The season of hope and expectation.
Ironic considering what K started me on a couple weeks ago. :)
Anyway...I hope your day and next 4 weeks go well. Enjoy the lights! Enjoy the blue theme! Enjoy the expectations and anticipation leading up to the joy that is the birth of our Savior.
29 November 2008
Starting to purge
Today was a down day for me. Not "down" as in depressing, but "down" as in relaxing and not really busy.
I slept in a bit and then just kind of vegged for awhile. I cleaned up my kitchen and watched some Monk. I need to put up my Christmas Tree but I need to plasticate my windows first and I need to get more plastic to make sure I have enough. So that'll have to be tomorrow.
But I did start going through my storage area. I have a small area in our storage area where I can lock up my stuff. The big problem is that, other than my Christmas stuff, I haven't really gone through any of this stuff since I moved in to this place almost two years ago. A couple people have told me to just throw the boxes without even opening them because if I haven't needed it now I don't need it.
The problem is that most of the boxes are full of books and I have a very big problem with throwing away books. And an even bigger problem with just throwing away boxes without checking to see what's in them.
I've been avoiding this project for a very long time, but I finally decided to just start going through things.
The sad thing is that most of the crap I have in that storage area is just empty boxes. A lot of them I had broken down (i.e. flattened) and shoved on the side of the area, but a lot of them hadn't been. And those that hadn't been were full of bubble wrap or packing peanuts.
Ugh.
So I dumped two 13 gal garbage bags full of packing peanuts and flattened a bunch of boxes for recycling and cleaned out my storage area a bit. It feels pretty good to have gone through a bunch of that, but *sigh* all those boxes of books! Ugh... I don't know what to do with them.
So tomorrow I'm going to clean my bedroom and purge some clothing again (I found a box half full of stuff that was intended for Goodwill...and I have a feeling there is at least one more, if not a couple, still in storage). And then I may have to start sorting through books. I'm thinking a box of "must-keeps", a box of "maybes", and a box of "sell or give away". The latter I'm open to suggestions on - not sure about where to sell books. I know I can take them to Goodwill, but I know some are kind of expensive and selling them might be good.
It's a good feeling to get rid of things that I don't need anymore. I need to stop buying things I don't need too. :) But it's nice to feel like I'm accomplishing something.
Though the sneezing from all the dust isn't too fun.
I slept in a bit and then just kind of vegged for awhile. I cleaned up my kitchen and watched some Monk. I need to put up my Christmas Tree but I need to plasticate my windows first and I need to get more plastic to make sure I have enough. So that'll have to be tomorrow.
But I did start going through my storage area. I have a small area in our storage area where I can lock up my stuff. The big problem is that, other than my Christmas stuff, I haven't really gone through any of this stuff since I moved in to this place almost two years ago. A couple people have told me to just throw the boxes without even opening them because if I haven't needed it now I don't need it.
The problem is that most of the boxes are full of books and I have a very big problem with throwing away books. And an even bigger problem with just throwing away boxes without checking to see what's in them.
I've been avoiding this project for a very long time, but I finally decided to just start going through things.
The sad thing is that most of the crap I have in that storage area is just empty boxes. A lot of them I had broken down (i.e. flattened) and shoved on the side of the area, but a lot of them hadn't been. And those that hadn't been were full of bubble wrap or packing peanuts.
Ugh.
So I dumped two 13 gal garbage bags full of packing peanuts and flattened a bunch of boxes for recycling and cleaned out my storage area a bit. It feels pretty good to have gone through a bunch of that, but *sigh* all those boxes of books! Ugh... I don't know what to do with them.
So tomorrow I'm going to clean my bedroom and purge some clothing again (I found a box half full of stuff that was intended for Goodwill...and I have a feeling there is at least one more, if not a couple, still in storage). And then I may have to start sorting through books. I'm thinking a box of "must-keeps", a box of "maybes", and a box of "sell or give away". The latter I'm open to suggestions on - not sure about where to sell books. I know I can take them to Goodwill, but I know some are kind of expensive and selling them might be good.
It's a good feeling to get rid of things that I don't need anymore. I need to stop buying things I don't need too. :) But it's nice to feel like I'm accomplishing something.
Though the sneezing from all the dust isn't too fun.
28 November 2008
TOTALLY Favorite Part!
And here we go again
Well, now that Thanksgiving has come and gone. So now it's time to plan for Christmas.
If only I had money so I could buy a house in the middle of the families so there wouldn't be this question all the time of where we're going to celebrate.
And only if we got together more often than just birthdays and holidays so it wouldn't be such a big deal of where we're going to meet up.
So my sister is offering to have Christmas at her place, as she did Thanksgiving. At least that's something. It's just a long drive for one family. But then one side or the other would have a long drive.
If only the holidays could just be a joyous occasion. Someday maybe it will be.
If only I had money so I could buy a house in the middle of the families so there wouldn't be this question all the time of where we're going to celebrate.
And only if we got together more often than just birthdays and holidays so it wouldn't be such a big deal of where we're going to meet up.
So my sister is offering to have Christmas at her place, as she did Thanksgiving. At least that's something. It's just a long drive for one family. But then one side or the other would have a long drive.
If only the holidays could just be a joyous occasion. Someday maybe it will be.
Wish me luck
So those of you who know what I have going on today, I'm going to ask something I don't normally...
Please send happy thoughts. I'm kind of, really, well...absolutely nervous for this, partly because I hope it goes well, but partly because this is a big step for me and I don't want to screw it up.
I'm doing my best to keep low expectations because since this is just out of the starting gate there's not a great chance it'll work. I'm no Kara, but hopefully this will go well enough that I'll get some confidence to continue forward. :)
And hey, there's always a possibility that it could work out great. But low expectations are my norm.
Please send happy thoughts. I'm kind of, really, well...absolutely nervous for this, partly because I hope it goes well, but partly because this is a big step for me and I don't want to screw it up.
I'm doing my best to keep low expectations because since this is just out of the starting gate there's not a great chance it'll work. I'm no Kara, but hopefully this will go well enough that I'll get some confidence to continue forward. :)
And hey, there's always a possibility that it could work out great. But low expectations are my norm.
27 November 2008
Incredible, Long Day
wow. I'm glad my bed is calling me and that I'm going to be in it in a very short moment.
It's been a day of trying to catch up. Literally.
I woke up at 7:30, the very time I was supposed to be on the road to pick up my sister-in-law for our run this morning. I rolled over and thought, "Why, WHY, am I waking up at 7:30?" Then seconds later it was, "Oh shit!" and I was flying out of bed to grab a shower.
Yes, I know this is stupid...taking a shower before a run...but I felt icky from all the baking yesterday, and let's face it, ragweek is never fun. So I took a quick shower and got dressed (frantically trying to find everything I needed) and headed out.
As I was heading to my car I realized that I forgot my breakfast, so I ran to Starbucks for a chai with protein. This turned out to be the only thing I ate until I got to my sisters, but that's another part of the story.
Let's just say, I'm very thankful today that there weren't any troopers on the road this morning as I drove my 58 miles in 35 minutes. I made it to SIL's, ran in with the turkey pops for Jake and Ava because Jake lost his first tooth this week, grabbed my SIL and we were off.
Again, we were running late. We had 30 minutes to go 57 miles. *ahem* And we made it, right on time. But that's another thankful for no troopers story.
This was my first moment of calmness. SIL and I got our race packets for the 5K - t-shirt, bib (race number), and Road ID flyer - and headed back to the car to warm up. It was a little chilly out - rather chilly actually and as we were walking up to get our packet we kept asking each other "Why are we doing this?" and the other would answer, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
Ten minutes to race time we headed back out and it seemed a little warmer. We got extra safety pins and headed to the start line. I had toyed with wearing my fleece on top of my two running shirts, but I ended up being very glad I didn't. I did finally get use of my TCM race gloves we got in 2007 - the year it was 80 degrees and 80% humidity. :)
The race was actually great. The first mile was a chilly head wind which sucked the breath right out of you, but then we turned the corner and ran through a cemetery. It was suddenly warm and a fabulous temp to run in. SIL and I kept our same pace we did as the last race though this time I stayed ahead of her the first half, then she was ahead of me the last half - AND got that damn kick at the end again. Grrr. Oh well. My time was the same as the last one (well, 2 seconds faster) 34:01, with which I was perfectly happy. I haven't ran in a couple weeks and so being able to keep upright, keep moving, and finish in a good time made me really happy.
After the race we got some powerade, water and could have had pumpkin pie but I just couldn't eat right then. We hung out for the door prizes but we didn't win anything. Then we headed back to her home. What was a little funny was I was still going faster than I should have but not as fast as I had going up and I felt like we were going so slow. Again, very very thankful for no troopers on the road.
We got home and I hung out briefly with the kids. Jake showed me his missing tooth again and gave me pictures he and Ava had colored for me. It was really sweet. But I needed to go.
I got on the road at 12:30. 58 miles to go and I needed to be there no later than 1 so I could utilize my 15 minutes to shower and get dressed. I made it. This time there was one trooper on the road, but he was in front of me so I was okay.
Mom picked me up, a little late, and we headed on the road. Now, I love my mother, but she drives like molasses. I called my sister right away and she said the turkey was ready and we needed to get there quickly. To me this would mean to go at least the speed limit, but my mother doesn't do that. And we had to stop to get ice.
Again, this was 51 miles we needed to drive...though this time we had 45 minutes to do so. You'd think we would have made it, but nope. We were late. When we stopped to get ice I ran out to get it and when I got back in I said, "Okay, let's go." Mom said, "Are you going to buckle up?" I said, "I will, but when it's 2:12 and we're supposed to be there at 2:15, leaving is more important." That helped, because then she went a little faster, though I know she didn't like it.
We made it to my sister's and unloaded our stuff, helped finish setting up the meal and ate.
And boy, did we eat. I was starving having not eaten at all and having run 3.1 miles. I really needed food. I ate way more than I would have normally and was only mildly full. We cleaned up the dishes and finally I felt like I could relax. My knee was killing me though so I tried not to move too much.
There were many competitions on the Wii which was a lot of fun. We watched the Dallas game, as is the norm and priority on Thanksgiving. And we had a good time.
Now I can go to bed and sleep. I don't have to work tomorrow and I refuse to go shopping. I am meeting a friend for coffee back in my SIL's city so I'll get to hang out with them a little bit more tomorrow night which will be good since today's visit was soooooo short.
I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving. Below is my short list of things I'm thankful for. I'm truly thankful for many things but this is a general list for now:
- Family
- Friends
- Food
- Fun
- No troopers on the road today (not that I don't hope they are normally out)
- Ice (for my knee)
- Freedom*
*God bless all our troops serving our country and helping keep us safe.
It's been a day of trying to catch up. Literally.
I woke up at 7:30, the very time I was supposed to be on the road to pick up my sister-in-law for our run this morning. I rolled over and thought, "Why, WHY, am I waking up at 7:30?" Then seconds later it was, "Oh shit!" and I was flying out of bed to grab a shower.
Yes, I know this is stupid...taking a shower before a run...but I felt icky from all the baking yesterday, and let's face it, ragweek is never fun. So I took a quick shower and got dressed (frantically trying to find everything I needed) and headed out.
As I was heading to my car I realized that I forgot my breakfast, so I ran to Starbucks for a chai with protein. This turned out to be the only thing I ate until I got to my sisters, but that's another part of the story.
Let's just say, I'm very thankful today that there weren't any troopers on the road this morning as I drove my 58 miles in 35 minutes. I made it to SIL's, ran in with the turkey pops for Jake and Ava because Jake lost his first tooth this week, grabbed my SIL and we were off.
Again, we were running late. We had 30 minutes to go 57 miles. *ahem* And we made it, right on time. But that's another thankful for no troopers story.
This was my first moment of calmness. SIL and I got our race packets for the 5K - t-shirt, bib (race number), and Road ID flyer - and headed back to the car to warm up. It was a little chilly out - rather chilly actually and as we were walking up to get our packet we kept asking each other "Why are we doing this?" and the other would answer, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
Ten minutes to race time we headed back out and it seemed a little warmer. We got extra safety pins and headed to the start line. I had toyed with wearing my fleece on top of my two running shirts, but I ended up being very glad I didn't. I did finally get use of my TCM race gloves we got in 2007 - the year it was 80 degrees and 80% humidity. :)
The race was actually great. The first mile was a chilly head wind which sucked the breath right out of you, but then we turned the corner and ran through a cemetery. It was suddenly warm and a fabulous temp to run in. SIL and I kept our same pace we did as the last race though this time I stayed ahead of her the first half, then she was ahead of me the last half - AND got that damn kick at the end again. Grrr. Oh well. My time was the same as the last one (well, 2 seconds faster) 34:01, with which I was perfectly happy. I haven't ran in a couple weeks and so being able to keep upright, keep moving, and finish in a good time made me really happy.
After the race we got some powerade, water and could have had pumpkin pie but I just couldn't eat right then. We hung out for the door prizes but we didn't win anything. Then we headed back to her home. What was a little funny was I was still going faster than I should have but not as fast as I had going up and I felt like we were going so slow. Again, very very thankful for no troopers on the road.
We got home and I hung out briefly with the kids. Jake showed me his missing tooth again and gave me pictures he and Ava had colored for me. It was really sweet. But I needed to go.
I got on the road at 12:30. 58 miles to go and I needed to be there no later than 1 so I could utilize my 15 minutes to shower and get dressed. I made it. This time there was one trooper on the road, but he was in front of me so I was okay.
Mom picked me up, a little late, and we headed on the road. Now, I love my mother, but she drives like molasses. I called my sister right away and she said the turkey was ready and we needed to get there quickly. To me this would mean to go at least the speed limit, but my mother doesn't do that. And we had to stop to get ice.
Again, this was 51 miles we needed to drive...though this time we had 45 minutes to do so. You'd think we would have made it, but nope. We were late. When we stopped to get ice I ran out to get it and when I got back in I said, "Okay, let's go." Mom said, "Are you going to buckle up?" I said, "I will, but when it's 2:12 and we're supposed to be there at 2:15, leaving is more important." That helped, because then she went a little faster, though I know she didn't like it.
We made it to my sister's and unloaded our stuff, helped finish setting up the meal and ate.
And boy, did we eat. I was starving having not eaten at all and having run 3.1 miles. I really needed food. I ate way more than I would have normally and was only mildly full. We cleaned up the dishes and finally I felt like I could relax. My knee was killing me though so I tried not to move too much.
There were many competitions on the Wii which was a lot of fun. We watched the Dallas game, as is the norm and priority on Thanksgiving. And we had a good time.
Now I can go to bed and sleep. I don't have to work tomorrow and I refuse to go shopping. I am meeting a friend for coffee back in my SIL's city so I'll get to hang out with them a little bit more tomorrow night which will be good since today's visit was soooooo short.
I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving. Below is my short list of things I'm thankful for. I'm truly thankful for many things but this is a general list for now:
- Family
- Friends
- Food
- Fun
- No troopers on the road today (not that I don't hope they are normally out)
- Ice (for my knee)
- Freedom*
*God bless all our troops serving our country and helping keep us safe.
26 November 2008
I am SO not quitting my day job yet.
So recently I found Bakerella which is an awesome blog and totally creative.
Well, last week she had these on her blog and I was totally hooked. These Turkey Cake Pops would be awesome to bring to my nieces and nephews on Thanksgiving.
Sadly, I didn't find all the parts that I needed so I ended up using M&Ms for the face, which sort of works, and decorating gel pens for the eyes, beak and waddle. And I had the pretzels for the feet but I forgot to put them in. whoops.
They look okay, especially the middle ones. A couple look like they are crying, but whatever.
But this gives me something new to work on which makes me excited. So tonight, the night of Thanksgiving Eve, I am thankful for Bakerella for this awesome idea that I can use to incorporate and hone for other future endeavors.
But I'm not quitting my day job. I'm so not ready for my own bakery yet. Someday maybe.
Well, last week she had these on her blog and I was totally hooked. These Turkey Cake Pops would be awesome to bring to my nieces and nephews on Thanksgiving.
Sadly, I didn't find all the parts that I needed so I ended up using M&Ms for the face, which sort of works, and decorating gel pens for the eyes, beak and waddle. And I had the pretzels for the feet but I forgot to put them in. whoops.
They look okay, especially the middle ones. A couple look like they are crying, but whatever.
But this gives me something new to work on which makes me excited. So tonight, the night of Thanksgiving Eve, I am thankful for Bakerella for this awesome idea that I can use to incorporate and hone for other future endeavors.
But I'm not quitting my day job. I'm so not ready for my own bakery yet. Someday maybe.
25 November 2008
'Uffda,' as we say here
So waking up yesterday at 3:30am was great and I felt more productive than ever.
Today was a different story. I went to bed at a normal time, but waking up hurt. Physically hurt. I was so tired it wasn't funny.
I ended up getting up late, getting to work late - the whole time worrying that I wasn't going to make it because my gas tank was nearing the end in my car, but getting a venti chai to wake me up.
Somehow, though, I missed breakfast, didn't eat lunch til 1, and then had to work late because I got in the middle of a project and then GM came in to remind me he needed his information for his trip next week, which I had totally spaced in pulling together (he had given me the info right before I left on my trip last week).
So now, even though I'm supposed to be off tomorrow, I have to go in and clean up that mess and then clean my office because I also got boxes of supplies in at the end of the day.
Sheesh. Luckily, we have a long weekend to relax. I'm excited for the time off, though it seems to make life harder when I go back to work. One day off, maybe two is one thing. But seven is a little much.
I know, I know. I shouldn't complain. I'm not really, because it'll provide me ample time to clean out my storage and do some baking, provided I stay motivated. I just need to stay motivated.
Today was a different story. I went to bed at a normal time, but waking up hurt. Physically hurt. I was so tired it wasn't funny.
I ended up getting up late, getting to work late - the whole time worrying that I wasn't going to make it because my gas tank was nearing the end in my car, but getting a venti chai to wake me up.
Somehow, though, I missed breakfast, didn't eat lunch til 1, and then had to work late because I got in the middle of a project and then GM came in to remind me he needed his information for his trip next week, which I had totally spaced in pulling together (he had given me the info right before I left on my trip last week).
So now, even though I'm supposed to be off tomorrow, I have to go in and clean up that mess and then clean my office because I also got boxes of supplies in at the end of the day.
Sheesh. Luckily, we have a long weekend to relax. I'm excited for the time off, though it seems to make life harder when I go back to work. One day off, maybe two is one thing. But seven is a little much.
I know, I know. I shouldn't complain. I'm not really, because it'll provide me ample time to clean out my storage and do some baking, provided I stay motivated. I just need to stay motivated.
24 November 2008
Help save the boobies
I'm a member on Brooks Running and I got an email today which read:
Help us make the dream to find a cure for breast cancer come true. For every view of our Dream video from now through Dec. 21, we'll donate five cents--up to a maximum of $25,000--to Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, earmarked for breast cancer.
Here's the Video. Watch! It's pretty cute. :)
Help us make the dream to find a cure for breast cancer come true. For every view of our Dream video from now through Dec. 21, we'll donate five cents--up to a maximum of $25,000--to Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, earmarked for breast cancer.
Here's the Video. Watch! It's pretty cute. :)
Trying something different
I woke up this morning at 3:30am.
Yes, 3:30 a.m.
Normally, when this happens I do my best to go back to sleep because that's just way too early to get up!
But today I was so wide awake that as I thought about going back to sleep I realized it would take me at least 30 minutes to somewhat fall asleep, and then by the time I get into that deep sleep my alarms would go off and I'd be more tired than if I just stayed up.
I'm normally a 3 alarm sleeper/waker-upper, so this was actually a good decision on my part. I got up, checked email which I like to do in the morning, took a long shower, had breakfast (scrambled eggs), watched a little Karate Kid, and then went to Starbucks for my morning Chai and off to work.
I was at work almost an hour early. At one point Pat showed up, and she usually shows up early, came into my office and said, "Couldn't sleep?" nope.
The good thing about this is that I got a lot of work done and was actually alert all day (still am!).
I'm just a little worried about tomorrow.
Yes, 3:30 a.m.
Normally, when this happens I do my best to go back to sleep because that's just way too early to get up!
But today I was so wide awake that as I thought about going back to sleep I realized it would take me at least 30 minutes to somewhat fall asleep, and then by the time I get into that deep sleep my alarms would go off and I'd be more tired than if I just stayed up.
I'm normally a 3 alarm sleeper/waker-upper, so this was actually a good decision on my part. I got up, checked email which I like to do in the morning, took a long shower, had breakfast (scrambled eggs), watched a little Karate Kid, and then went to Starbucks for my morning Chai and off to work.
I was at work almost an hour early. At one point Pat showed up, and she usually shows up early, came into my office and said, "Couldn't sleep?" nope.
The good thing about this is that I got a lot of work done and was actually alert all day (still am!).
I'm just a little worried about tomorrow.
23 November 2008
Lefse!
Today I headed over to Tre's mom's (aka my second mom) house to learn how to make Lefse today. Despite being very Norwegian, this was not a delectable treat we made at home, mostly because we never really liked it. Plus Aunt Pearl made it better than anyone so why even try.
We were more of a flat bread and krumkake family, and I have those down like a habit. The flat bread training really came in handy today because rolling out lefse is just like rolling out flat bread, just not as thin. It took me a little bit but I started to get it down and taught Mom2 and Tre how to fix holes and tears while the dough was on the griddle.
But I, of course, have to document things so I made Tre take some pics of me. So here you go.
I look really fat in that above photo, but trust me, the smock was really big and flew around a lot. Did you notice the Diet Coke with Splenda on the counter? That's mine, baby. WOOHOO!
Rolling out the dough!
This was a lot of fun and I'm glad I went. Maybe this will start a new tradition for the winter season. Next weekend is my krumkake weekend. I know the guys at work will be ecstatic.
We were more of a flat bread and krumkake family, and I have those down like a habit. The flat bread training really came in handy today because rolling out lefse is just like rolling out flat bread, just not as thin. It took me a little bit but I started to get it down and taught Mom2 and Tre how to fix holes and tears while the dough was on the griddle.
But I, of course, have to document things so I made Tre take some pics of me. So here you go.
I look really fat in that above photo, but trust me, the smock was really big and flew around a lot. Did you notice the Diet Coke with Splenda on the counter? That's mine, baby. WOOHOO!
Rolling out the dough!
This was a lot of fun and I'm glad I went. Maybe this will start a new tradition for the winter season. Next weekend is my krumkake weekend. I know the guys at work will be ecstatic.
22 November 2008
Changing my course
Over the past week I have had a few situations where I just haven't wanted to do something - go to the conference, go out to eat, go to a Tupperware party, etc. But I have sucked it up and gone anyway, despite my crabbiness, and ended up having a good time.
The conference turned out great - extremely emotional, but it was well worth the time to go again. The T-party today turned out okay, though I spent money which I wasn't going to do but I did get a pie container so I'll be set for next week when I have to bring 2 pies for Thanksgiving.
Tonight my friend Tre called to see what I was doing and if I wanted to come over and help make Lefse. I'm not sure I even remember when I made Lefse last and so, initially, I hesitated.
Then I realized that I'm never going to have fun if I don't go out and do it. So I said I could go but I have to wait for my laundry in the dryer. She was cool with that and so I'm heading over shortly.
I'm sure I'll have a good time, and since Tre called back and said to bring my suit so we could sit in the hot tub after, I'm almost positive. But now I'm toying with if I should take a shower and shave my legs first...nah...
The conference turned out great - extremely emotional, but it was well worth the time to go again. The T-party today turned out okay, though I spent money which I wasn't going to do but I did get a pie container so I'll be set for next week when I have to bring 2 pies for Thanksgiving.
Tonight my friend Tre called to see what I was doing and if I wanted to come over and help make Lefse. I'm not sure I even remember when I made Lefse last and so, initially, I hesitated.
Then I realized that I'm never going to have fun if I don't go out and do it. So I said I could go but I have to wait for my laundry in the dryer. She was cool with that and so I'm heading over shortly.
I'm sure I'll have a good time, and since Tre called back and said to bring my suit so we could sit in the hot tub after, I'm almost positive. But now I'm toying with if I should take a shower and shave my legs first...nah...
21 November 2008
It figures this would happen
The lodging building I was staying at all week was horribly hot. The hallway was hot. The entry way was hot. My room was hot.
I finally got the room to the perfect temp by Thursday and that was done by leaving my window open and turning off the heat from Sunday night on. Insane. It's November. Having my window open isn't the smartest.
But last night I started to get cool because the north wind was running right through the closed window. So I turned the heat on again, and within 30 minutes it was hot again. Sheesh.
But I got used to the warmth.
And then I come home. To a chilly apartment.
I haven't had a chance to plasticate my windows yet (hopefully this weekend) so there's a draft as usual. But I do have my heat on. I'll deal.
Plus I got Sur La Table porn so I'm happy. :)
I finally got the room to the perfect temp by Thursday and that was done by leaving my window open and turning off the heat from Sunday night on. Insane. It's November. Having my window open isn't the smartest.
But last night I started to get cool because the north wind was running right through the closed window. So I turned the heat on again, and within 30 minutes it was hot again. Sheesh.
But I got used to the warmth.
And then I come home. To a chilly apartment.
I haven't had a chance to plasticate my windows yet (hopefully this weekend) so there's a draft as usual. But I do have my heat on. I'll deal.
Plus I got Sur La Table porn so I'm happy. :)
20 November 2008
It's a small world after all; and I have a problem
I went out to eat tonight with a guy from class. No, this wasn't a date. We were both just tired of either eating in the hotel or eating fast food and wanted something good.
So we went to the Firehouse for steak. Mmmmm Steak. I'm not a big red meat fan, but I haven't had any in a very long time. The Firehouse is also a local brewery so I had their closest equivalent of Guinness and was very glad. I could have used that the other night after the horrid pictures, but I'm glad I waited.
The steak was great, though kind of fatty. The beer was fabulous. And the conversation was great. Our company is really small in our state, so we're bound to cross paths. And over the course of our conversations tonight we really found how many paths we really crossed.
We had a great time. At least I did. We laughed, we talked and it was good to get out.
Now I'm back and it's time to pack. I hate packing. But I've said that before.
My problem is that I have an issue. I love Diet Coke with Splenda. My constant readers would know this, but my city's stores haven't carried DC with Splenda in a very long time...VERY long time.
Monday I found it at this Target. I held off buying any until Tuesday when I bought three 12-packs (only because they only had three on the shelf). Wednesday I was going to go back, but I thought I should wait. But tonight I went and bought all seven that were left.
So that's ten 12-packs I'm bringing home. TEN. And I'll have to ration because I'm not sure when I'll be back out this way.
I'm a dork. :)
So we went to the Firehouse for steak. Mmmmm Steak. I'm not a big red meat fan, but I haven't had any in a very long time. The Firehouse is also a local brewery so I had their closest equivalent of Guinness and was very glad. I could have used that the other night after the horrid pictures, but I'm glad I waited.
The steak was great, though kind of fatty. The beer was fabulous. And the conversation was great. Our company is really small in our state, so we're bound to cross paths. And over the course of our conversations tonight we really found how many paths we really crossed.
We had a great time. At least I did. We laughed, we talked and it was good to get out.
Now I'm back and it's time to pack. I hate packing. But I've said that before.
My problem is that I have an issue. I love Diet Coke with Splenda. My constant readers would know this, but my city's stores haven't carried DC with Splenda in a very long time...VERY long time.
Monday I found it at this Target. I held off buying any until Tuesday when I bought three 12-packs (only because they only had three on the shelf). Wednesday I was going to go back, but I thought I should wait. But tonight I went and bought all seven that were left.
So that's ten 12-packs I'm bringing home. TEN. And I'll have to ration because I'm not sure when I'll be back out this way.
I'm a dork. :)
19 November 2008
Better day
Today was a better day than yesterday. Yesterday sucked. Seeing so many pictures of assault kicked my ass yesterday and I had a really rough night.
Today was better. There was laughter. There was fun. There was much less intensity but still a lot of knowledge and learning. It was a good day.
And I took a big step today. I'm excited, nervous and scared shitless all at the same time. But it's a good thing. And hopefully it will work out in the end.
Today was better. There was laughter. There was fun. There was much less intensity but still a lot of knowledge and learning. It was a good day.
And I took a big step today. I'm excited, nervous and scared shitless all at the same time. But it's a good thing. And hopefully it will work out in the end.
Reruns are great
TBS has Friends showing at 5:30 these days and last night was my favorite episode, "The One with the Embryos" where Phoebe gets pregnant with her brother's kids and Monica and Rachel lose the apartment. I love that one.
Tonight is the one with Josh-ua and Rachel and our introduction to "How you doin'?"
I remember when this one first aired back in the 90s. Beth, my roommate, and I always taped it because Thursday nights were concert nights so we always watched on the weekends instead. This was fine until this episode aired and cute Cory came up to me Friday and said, "Hey Moe, how you doin'?" in the best Joey impression ever.
I of course just said, "I'm fine, how are you?" He said, "NO! You didn't answer right!" And then proceeded to make fun of me for not watching our beloved show the night prior.
After that, I started watching Friends whenever we got home from the concert or after we went to the club to hear our prof's jazz combo play. I never made that mistake again.
Tonight is the one with Josh-ua and Rachel and our introduction to "How you doin'?"
I remember when this one first aired back in the 90s. Beth, my roommate, and I always taped it because Thursday nights were concert nights so we always watched on the weekends instead. This was fine until this episode aired and cute Cory came up to me Friday and said, "Hey Moe, how you doin'?" in the best Joey impression ever.
I of course just said, "I'm fine, how are you?" He said, "NO! You didn't answer right!" And then proceeded to make fun of me for not watching our beloved show the night prior.
After that, I started watching Friends whenever we got home from the concert or after we went to the club to hear our prof's jazz combo play. I never made that mistake again.
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