I'm pretty bummed that I didn't hear my favorite 4th of July song this year. OH WELL! I guess the radio stations weren't feeling patriotic.
I just got back from watching fireworks with my mom and roommate. I'm actually at my parents' house. After my grandmother's 86th birthday party today, I headed back here with my parents. My mom and I ran by the mall to return a few things and then watched the Braves lose (sadly).
Well, I've been feeling allergy-tastic these last few days. It honestly blows my mind because it's the middle of the summer; it doesn't seem like I should be sneezing with an itchy throat. I woke up in the middle of the night on Thursday and have been coughing more than usual ever since. Oh well...It could be worse; I could have a kidney stone.
What else?! Friday was one of my Summer Fridays and it was a really dreary day. I worked a bit and took several naps. Friday night I went out and ate some Turkish food and then hit up Starbucks. Ahhh! Starbucks! I hadn't really gotten a chance to enjoy a good ol' coffee since I got back in town.
Saturday I got up, worked out, and then headed to meet my sister at the pool. We laid around and talked for a few hours and then headed to El Toro (!) for some lunch. After that, I came home and took yet another nap, which ended up being three hours long. Impressive, I know. The emcee for last night's show then called to see if I could stop by the grocery store to pick up some ingredients for ABC Buzzer Cooking Show. I got the oddest combination of things, including candy corn, Vienna sausages, and turkey gravy. I also treated myself to an iced White Chocolate Mocha at Starbucks in Kroger. Oh man! I forgot all about this interaction until right now.
Me: I'll have a grande iced White Chocolate Mocha.
Worker: (messing with register) Grande iced White Chocolate Mocha. Hot or cold?
The show was fun last night. The 10:30 p.m. show was canceled since the holiday weekend has been kinda of quiet. It was a nice treat considering how tired I'd been feeling. I could have lasted the two shows and would have enjoyed myself, but I was EXHAUSTED!
I ran three miles this morning.
I'm riding back to our place with my roommate tomorrow morning. Yeehaw! We plan to spend the day at the pool, so I'm hoping for nice weather!
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Way down yonder
Well, where to start... I got up at about 7:30 a.m. and stayed up for a little while writing. Then, I took a nap from 8:10 to 8:50 a.m. I'm truly not sure how I can take a nap before 9:00 a.m., but I did. I went walking at the Chattahoochee with my roommate and some friends. It was pretty nice outside and we walked for almost an hour and a half. It wasn't vigorous, so I plan on really pushing myself tomorrow.
When I got home, I showered and ate a snack. Then I watched Georgia Tech destroy Duke in football, so that was good. Georgia Tech officially clinched their division, so that's good news to a typically disappointed fan. I took a nap (again!) during halftime, and then got up to get ready for my MASSAGE.
Let me tell you...the massage was fun. In retrospect, I kind of wish I told the lady to focus a bit more on my back because that's where I hold the most stress. It was kind of creepy being in the massage place. It felt surreal in a very strange way... I couldn't see outside to civilization and nobody was really speaking. I just kind of felt like I had been abducted. Calming music was playing and it was so dark; it just felt like I was in a strange dream.
I spent most of the time during the massage thinking about how much I wouldn't want to be a massage therapist. I just can't imagine wanting to touch people like that. I mean, I bet she was relieved when my little harmless self came in, but imagine the types of people she might see in a given day. I was surprised at how comfortable I felt and could definitely get used to that. "Get a massage" was on the bucket list I created in May, so I officially get to mark something off!
After the massage, I went to For Eyes to look at spectacles. I'm nearly positive I successfully chose the craziest pair of glasses they had. The color of the glasses is called "prism" and is a mixture of orange, blue and purple. They are pretty awesome! When I first went to For Eyes in March of 2008, a worker invited me to her 21st birthday party. She was there, so it was fun to reminisce and get an honest opinion on the glasses I was considering!
You think my day ends there? NOPE. My sister came to get me and we went to Marshalls and the mall. I found some comfortable khaki pants at the mall, so I'm really excited about that. I can almost never find things that fit me and, of course after spending most of last Saturday looking for pants, I accidentally stumbled upon them today. On the way home from the mall, we got some queso to-go from El Toro. That's called addiction.
Now I'm getting ready to go to bed. We watched a few episodes of The Office and I'm watching the end of the Auburn vs. UGA football game. It's tied at the moment, but anything could happen. It's been a long but productive day.
When I got home, I showered and ate a snack. Then I watched Georgia Tech destroy Duke in football, so that was good. Georgia Tech officially clinched their division, so that's good news to a typically disappointed fan. I took a nap (again!) during halftime, and then got up to get ready for my MASSAGE.
Let me tell you...the massage was fun. In retrospect, I kind of wish I told the lady to focus a bit more on my back because that's where I hold the most stress. It was kind of creepy being in the massage place. It felt surreal in a very strange way... I couldn't see outside to civilization and nobody was really speaking. I just kind of felt like I had been abducted. Calming music was playing and it was so dark; it just felt like I was in a strange dream.
I spent most of the time during the massage thinking about how much I wouldn't want to be a massage therapist. I just can't imagine wanting to touch people like that. I mean, I bet she was relieved when my little harmless self came in, but imagine the types of people she might see in a given day. I was surprised at how comfortable I felt and could definitely get used to that. "Get a massage" was on the bucket list I created in May, so I officially get to mark something off!
After the massage, I went to For Eyes to look at spectacles. I'm nearly positive I successfully chose the craziest pair of glasses they had. The color of the glasses is called "prism" and is a mixture of orange, blue and purple. They are pretty awesome! When I first went to For Eyes in March of 2008, a worker invited me to her 21st birthday party. She was there, so it was fun to reminisce and get an honest opinion on the glasses I was considering!
You think my day ends there? NOPE. My sister came to get me and we went to Marshalls and the mall. I found some comfortable khaki pants at the mall, so I'm really excited about that. I can almost never find things that fit me and, of course after spending most of last Saturday looking for pants, I accidentally stumbled upon them today. On the way home from the mall, we got some queso to-go from El Toro. That's called addiction.
Now I'm getting ready to go to bed. We watched a few episodes of The Office and I'm watching the end of the Auburn vs. UGA football game. It's tied at the moment, but anything could happen. It's been a long but productive day.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Derailed
I just finished reading a book. I got it at Target on Monday during my lunch break. I'm not going to type the name of it because I'm about to bad-mouth it and, being an aspiring author, I will preserve the title of the book because someone out there is extremely proud of it. Plus, I know there are millions and millions of people reading my blog. NOT. Anyways, I thought the book was somewhat contrived. Almost nothing about the book seemed natural; it all seemed so forced and researched in my opinion, which is ironic considering the book was fiction.
You know when you see those movies and you feel like the writer simply threw an ending together because he got sick of it? Well, that seemed like this entire book. Most of the storytelling seemed arbitrary and had a forced quirkiness about it. It just didn't seem as though it was written from the heart and I personally find that to be one of the most important characteristics defining a good book. I feel like, as you close a book, you should feel that you've learned something, but all I seem to have learned from this is that a good plot can be derailed within pages.
This weekend was so relaxing and productive, if I must say so myself. I exercised both Saturday and today. Yesterday, I went to the mall with my mom to spend some gift cards I've had for entirely too long. I used a Macy's gift card from my college graduation (December 2007) to buy a cute black and white pea coat. Then, I used a Sears gift card I got for complaining about a scratch on my stainless steel fridge to purchase a set of adjustable weights. Yep, I've gotten pretty buff since yesterday. I spent Saturday night cleaning my room and doing laundry like a social butterfly.
Today I went to Kroger, where I saved almost $22 with my Kroger Plus Card. Now that's bargain shopping! I hadn't been full-fledged grocery shopping in quite some time, so it's nice to have a decent assortment of things in my fridge/freezer. It had grown to become quite pathetic, much like a fridge in an apartment belonging to college students. Right now I'm probably most excited about this Espresso Chip ice cream I got. I surprisingly only ate a few spoonfuls of it today, but I'm sure it will disappear somewhat rapidly during the week.
Georgia Tech moved up to number 7 in the BCS rankings, so I'm very happy about that! The Atlanta Falcons also won today, so that was enjoyable. It was a successful weekend for my football teams.
Tomorrow we will REALLY watch the DVD of our improv show. I'm worried I'll be overly self-critical, but it will only make me better. This week is going to be crazy busy at work, so I better start winding down. There literally aren't enough hours in the workday to accomplish everything that needs to be done.
You know when you see those movies and you feel like the writer simply threw an ending together because he got sick of it? Well, that seemed like this entire book. Most of the storytelling seemed arbitrary and had a forced quirkiness about it. It just didn't seem as though it was written from the heart and I personally find that to be one of the most important characteristics defining a good book. I feel like, as you close a book, you should feel that you've learned something, but all I seem to have learned from this is that a good plot can be derailed within pages.
This weekend was so relaxing and productive, if I must say so myself. I exercised both Saturday and today. Yesterday, I went to the mall with my mom to spend some gift cards I've had for entirely too long. I used a Macy's gift card from my college graduation (December 2007) to buy a cute black and white pea coat. Then, I used a Sears gift card I got for complaining about a scratch on my stainless steel fridge to purchase a set of adjustable weights. Yep, I've gotten pretty buff since yesterday. I spent Saturday night cleaning my room and doing laundry like a social butterfly.
Today I went to Kroger, where I saved almost $22 with my Kroger Plus Card. Now that's bargain shopping! I hadn't been full-fledged grocery shopping in quite some time, so it's nice to have a decent assortment of things in my fridge/freezer. It had grown to become quite pathetic, much like a fridge in an apartment belonging to college students. Right now I'm probably most excited about this Espresso Chip ice cream I got. I surprisingly only ate a few spoonfuls of it today, but I'm sure it will disappear somewhat rapidly during the week.
Georgia Tech moved up to number 7 in the BCS rankings, so I'm very happy about that! The Atlanta Falcons also won today, so that was enjoyable. It was a successful weekend for my football teams.
Tomorrow we will REALLY watch the DVD of our improv show. I'm worried I'll be overly self-critical, but it will only make me better. This week is going to be crazy busy at work, so I better start winding down. There literally aren't enough hours in the workday to accomplish everything that needs to be done.
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