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Uggggghhhhhh. I think I'm getting sick. I powered through and shredded anyway today, though that may have been a mistake. But fuck it. And I'll power through and go to work tomorrow, too. I just need to stop somewhere and pick up a metric ton of vitamin C and zinc. And Dayquil. And probably a lot of pain killers, too.
Fitness and stuff
Nov. 3rd, 2010 09:04 pm So, I'm nearly halfway through the 30 Day Shred. I'm not really feeling a difference, but I know it usually takes a while until your body starts to acknowledge the fact that you have decide you don't want to be a fat slob anymore. I have over 2 months to go until the dreaded wedding, but I'm concerned that won't be enough time to fit in my dress. I should probably start thinking about other options.
I'm also thinking about what to do when the 30 days are up. I can't really start again, unless I just want to do level 3 (or level 2 and level 3, since I hear level 3 is actually easier than level 2) every day for another month and a half. I might order another Jillian Michaels DVD. Maybe No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. But maybe not. My fear is that I'm not going to be willing/able to do an hour a day instead of half an hour a day. I may get Shred It with Weights. I'll have to ask the mother if she wants to sponsor my weight loss, since she'll be the one paying for a new dress if I can't fit in mine. $40 or so for a few DVDs and a kettlebell seems like a steal compared to the cost of a dress fit for my sister's goddamn wedding.
The other option is trying to start running again. I'd like to do this at some point, and I understand that once you have built up some muscle and lung capacity that running is easier. But I don't think I want to waste my half hour a day building up my running ability, at least not until after the wedding.
I'm also thinking about what to do when the 30 days are up. I can't really start again, unless I just want to do level 3 (or level 2 and level 3, since I hear level 3 is actually easier than level 2) every day for another month and a half. I might order another Jillian Michaels DVD. Maybe No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. But maybe not. My fear is that I'm not going to be willing/able to do an hour a day instead of half an hour a day. I may get Shred It with Weights. I'll have to ask the mother if she wants to sponsor my weight loss, since she'll be the one paying for a new dress if I can't fit in mine. $40 or so for a few DVDs and a kettlebell seems like a steal compared to the cost of a dress fit for my sister's goddamn wedding.
The other option is trying to start running again. I'd like to do this at some point, and I understand that once you have built up some muscle and lung capacity that running is easier. But I don't think I want to waste my half hour a day building up my running ability, at least not until after the wedding.
Warning: Some mention of politics
Nov. 2nd, 2010 08:51 pm(I feel like if I'm actually going to use DW I should get some more icons. But... effort.)
Honestly, I kind of don't want to know who wins tonight. It's going to be depressing, I know, so I'm just sticking to watching the California results, and trying to tune out everything else. I accidentally saw on Twitter that Feingold lost, and that has me upset enough.
In California, exit polls look like wins for Brown and Boxer, so, if that holds, I can be happy, a bit. But Prop 19 is going down. :( I am 100% drug free (other than those prescribed to me) but I am strongly in favor of decriminalizing pot. There's no reason for it to be illegal, and it was only made illegal originally because of the fucking cotton lobby. It's all ridiculous.
I haven't seen any projections on Prop 23, but that better fucking be voted down. That's the one where they suspend the implementation of air pollution regulation. Yeah, because in this state we really need more pollution. Ugh.
Anyway, in happier news, I watched Boardwalk Empire finally. THAT'S what I should get icons for. I'm really loving the shit out of this show. And I HAVE A SHIP!!! It's been a long time (pretty much since VM) since I really cared about a ship in more than a passing fashion. (Yeah, Leslie/Ron Fucking Swanson all the way, but I don't actually care if it happens or not.) But Nucky/Margaret is just so wonderful. And fucked up. And he's totally going to marry her and they will have lots and lots of babies and none of them will be premies. I'm still waiting for the explanation about his obsession with premies, but I assume his wife died in childbirth with a premature baby. And after this week, I assume he blames the death of the baby on his wife not being there to nurture it.
In completely unhappy news, my commute to work just got fucking horrible. It's usually 25 mins door to door, but they closed down my exit for the next month and a half. I'm going to have to try out some different exits, because today I took the exit after mine and it took me 45 minutes to get from my exit to work. And my office is literally ON the highway. It normally takes me 2-3 minutes from the exit to pulling into a parking space. So, blah. So fucking annoying.
Honestly, I kind of don't want to know who wins tonight. It's going to be depressing, I know, so I'm just sticking to watching the California results, and trying to tune out everything else. I accidentally saw on Twitter that Feingold lost, and that has me upset enough.
In California, exit polls look like wins for Brown and Boxer, so, if that holds, I can be happy, a bit. But Prop 19 is going down. :( I am 100% drug free (other than those prescribed to me) but I am strongly in favor of decriminalizing pot. There's no reason for it to be illegal, and it was only made illegal originally because of the fucking cotton lobby. It's all ridiculous.
I haven't seen any projections on Prop 23, but that better fucking be voted down. That's the one where they suspend the implementation of air pollution regulation. Yeah, because in this state we really need more pollution. Ugh.
Anyway, in happier news, I watched Boardwalk Empire finally. THAT'S what I should get icons for. I'm really loving the shit out of this show. And I HAVE A SHIP!!! It's been a long time (pretty much since VM) since I really cared about a ship in more than a passing fashion. (Yeah, Leslie/Ron Fucking Swanson all the way, but I don't actually care if it happens or not.) But Nucky/Margaret is just so wonderful. And fucked up. And he's totally going to marry her and they will have lots and lots of babies and none of them will be premies. I'm still waiting for the explanation about his obsession with premies, but I assume his wife died in childbirth with a premature baby. And after this week, I assume he blames the death of the baby on his wife not being there to nurture it.
In completely unhappy news, my commute to work just got fucking horrible. It's usually 25 mins door to door, but they closed down my exit for the next month and a half. I'm going to have to try out some different exits, because today I took the exit after mine and it took me 45 minutes to get from my exit to work. And my office is literally ON the highway. It normally takes me 2-3 minutes from the exit to pulling into a parking space. So, blah. So fucking annoying.
Applications are in
Nov. 1st, 2010 10:12 pmI have submitted my second and last application for the first round. Two schools, $350. It's insane. But it's over and there's nothing I can do to change it now, so all I can do is wait.
While I wait, I watch TV. I just watched The Walking Dead. The first half hour was everything I hate about zombie movies - one guy alone. It's the lack of other people that scares the shit out of me. Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, etc. they all had groups of people nearly the entire time. That's what I like. But luckily this wasn't like that the whole time. And the hook at the end totally caught me. So I will be back next week.
I still haven't watched this week's Boardwalk Empire. I am loving the show, but my friends are all unavailable tonight, and I was going to watch it alone, but I prefer the company. I like talking about it while watching.
I'm on level 2 of the 30 Day Shred and it's ridiculously hard. If I don't fit into my dress after doing this for two months, something is seriously wrong.
While I wait, I watch TV. I just watched The Walking Dead. The first half hour was everything I hate about zombie movies - one guy alone. It's the lack of other people that scares the shit out of me. Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, etc. they all had groups of people nearly the entire time. That's what I like. But luckily this wasn't like that the whole time. And the hook at the end totally caught me. So I will be back next week.
I still haven't watched this week's Boardwalk Empire. I am loving the show, but my friends are all unavailable tonight, and I was going to watch it alone, but I prefer the company. I like talking about it while watching.
I'm on level 2 of the 30 Day Shred and it's ridiculously hard. If I don't fit into my dress after doing this for two months, something is seriously wrong.
