I know how you all look forward to news of my ovaries, employment status, and real estate prospects. Hey, maybe now that Beth and Chris are pregnant, I can take posession of the phrase, "My ovaries are slack-ass bitches."
I shouldn't blame my ovaries. I think they're doing their job, though I do have to pee on a stick later tonight to find out if my husband is going to get lucky or if he has to save it for another 24 hours. (Concentrate, sailors! Man the torpedo!)
Anyway, the gist of all that is that the plumbing seems to be functioning. Still. Cool.
NOTHING is going on with the sale of our house. I've suggested to my realtor that we list on Craigslist and the real estate section of E-bay, and she seems reluctant. I don't know if it's a fear of technology (but I still love technology...always and forever...I'm quoting from "Napoleon" again), or if she's just not that good a marketer. But I'm getting frustrated, and I don't always remain polite when I'm frustrated. Ya know?
I am unemployed for tomorrow, and then I have a solid week of work next week. It's going to be freaking difficult to wake up before 8:00 a.m. How easily I have slid into snoozy degeneracy.
Oh, so I Tivo'ed about two weeks worth of Buffy back in November. I was finally getting caught up with everything there, and Buffy was fighting "The One" and she and Spike were starting to get a little steamy again, but in a really good way. So then Angel came back and Buffy killed Caleb. That was the last episode I had recorded. And you know what I found out today?!? That was the SECOND TO THE LAST EPISODE OF THE WHOLE FLIPPING SERIES!!! I missed the last one! Arrrrgh! I guess that's a hazard of unemployment. And technology. (But I still love technology.)
Finally, anyone care to recommend a book that will teach me PhotoShop Elements 3.0 in a few easy steps? I'm a little adrift.
January 20, 2005
January 19, 2005
Not a Conversation I Expected to Have Tonight
While Matt and I were watching "Lost," the telephone rang. Due to the miracle of Tivo, we were able to pause it and I answered the call. It was my best friend from grade school and junior high. She's about the only one from my growing up years that I stay in touch with, and even then, we only talk three or four times a year.
I was, uh, a little surprised that she was calling to tell me that she'd just had her boobs redone. She's only 30 years old, but I guess I should note that she has had three children in the last ten years. So, I suppose that's a lot of the reason.
Still...it was just a funny conversation. I'm happy for her and all, but not sure that I'd have called her to let her know that I'd got my boobs done. (Which is so not on the agenda anyway.)
I was, uh, a little surprised that she was calling to tell me that she'd just had her boobs redone. She's only 30 years old, but I guess I should note that she has had three children in the last ten years. So, I suppose that's a lot of the reason.
Still...it was just a funny conversation. I'm happy for her and all, but not sure that I'd have called her to let her know that I'd got my boobs done. (Which is so not on the agenda anyway.)
Bright and Shiny and New
I'm working on my new computer! Whee! Matt went down and got it today in Boise. Kevin and Chris will probably never speak to me again, but we went ahead and got the Medion PC with a 200GB hard drive. It's a monster-huge system and it was a very good price. I've just got to keep my fingers crossed that it's going to be a good value.
In the meantime, we also purchased and installed Norton AntiVirus, so we're somewhat covered there. The Norton package we bought also includes Norton Firewall. Can anyone tell me, should I definitely replace Windows XP's built-in firewall with the Norton program, or just leave things as is?
Anyway, this puts me like halfway toward being a web designer, right? Ha. Ha ha.
In the meantime, we also purchased and installed Norton AntiVirus, so we're somewhat covered there. The Norton package we bought also includes Norton Firewall. Can anyone tell me, should I definitely replace Windows XP's built-in firewall with the Norton program, or just leave things as is?
Anyway, this puts me like halfway toward being a web designer, right? Ha. Ha ha.
January 18, 2005
Take Your Vitamins
Study: Folate Good For Women's Blood Pressure
A vitamin called folic acid, or folate, is known to help prevent birth defects, but new research shows that folate holds another major benefit for all women.
Folic acid is found in orange juice, fruit, green leafy vegetables, beans, breads and cereals.
A study in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association says folate can also lower blood pressure.
Researchers said the results were more dramatic in the younger women.
"Among the younger women, those who consumed more than 1,000 micrograms of folate a day, compared to women who consumed less than 200 micrograms per day, had a 46 percent reduction in their risk of developing high blood pressure," researcher Dr. John Forman said.
Huh. You'd think that my insurance company might relax a little on the cost of my prenatal vitamins, then. They're loaded with folic acid, I continue to have low blood pressure, and yet I get violated every time I go in for a refill. It's nuts...
A vitamin called folic acid, or folate, is known to help prevent birth defects, but new research shows that folate holds another major benefit for all women.
Folic acid is found in orange juice, fruit, green leafy vegetables, beans, breads and cereals.
A study in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association says folate can also lower blood pressure.
Researchers said the results were more dramatic in the younger women.
"Among the younger women, those who consumed more than 1,000 micrograms of folate a day, compared to women who consumed less than 200 micrograms per day, had a 46 percent reduction in their risk of developing high blood pressure," researcher Dr. John Forman said.
Huh. You'd think that my insurance company might relax a little on the cost of my prenatal vitamins, then. They're loaded with folic acid, I continue to have low blood pressure, and yet I get violated every time I go in for a refill. It's nuts...
Yessss!*
* You guys really have no idea how often I'm quoting from "Napoleon Dynamite," so I'll just have to tell you.
Mel recommended a web design book to help me learn HTML, XHTML and CSS.
Guess what? I get it! I really understand what it's saying! That may not seem like much, but I've been so intimidated by design stuff and all the little quirks that you need to understand to write your own code. But you know, it's not that bad. It seems to follow a very logical pattern.
I can't tell you how much more confident it makes me feel. If you're looking into learning design, I definitely recommend this book. (At least, I really recommend the first thirty pages or so.)
Mel recommended a web design book to help me learn HTML, XHTML and CSS.
Guess what? I get it! I really understand what it's saying! That may not seem like much, but I've been so intimidated by design stuff and all the little quirks that you need to understand to write your own code. But you know, it's not that bad. It seems to follow a very logical pattern.
I can't tell you how much more confident it makes me feel. If you're looking into learning design, I definitely recommend this book. (At least, I really recommend the first thirty pages or so.)
January 17, 2005
Helllllp!!!
I need some computer-savvy people to talk me through this. We've been working (unofficially, of course) off of Matt's work computer. Long story short, as long as we pay the internet fees, we're okay to use it so long as we don't look at terrible, dirty, obscene things.
However, I'm applying for several jobs in which about 50% of the work involves web design. (Thank God I'm really strong on the other 50% of the duties, right?) But I figure I can teach myself some basic stuff. In fact, I've convinced the ladies of Red Fish, Blue Fish to let me design a website for them. Additionally, Mel, my favorite Moxie Girl, is going to help me out. And the thing is, I can't really clutter up Matt's work computer with things like PhotoShop and uploading/downloading stuff. So I think we're going to buy a computer.
Would you all buy this one? In store, it's actually more like $650 after rebates. We've looked and looked, and it seems to me like you just can't beat the amount of MB and Mhz, and all that other computer crap that people think I should know about. I've checked both Dell and Gateway, and they can't seem to touch the amount of memory and whatall, and certainly not for anything under about $900+.
So. Help? What should I look for? Really, I just want to do my usual stuff on the internet, do a little word processing, and then design two webpages. Not that much, right? Advise me! Thanks!!!
However, I'm applying for several jobs in which about 50% of the work involves web design. (Thank God I'm really strong on the other 50% of the duties, right?) But I figure I can teach myself some basic stuff. In fact, I've convinced the ladies of Red Fish, Blue Fish to let me design a website for them. Additionally, Mel, my favorite Moxie Girl, is going to help me out. And the thing is, I can't really clutter up Matt's work computer with things like PhotoShop and uploading/downloading stuff. So I think we're going to buy a computer.
Would you all buy this one? In store, it's actually more like $650 after rebates. We've looked and looked, and it seems to me like you just can't beat the amount of MB and Mhz, and all that other computer crap that people think I should know about. I've checked both Dell and Gateway, and they can't seem to touch the amount of memory and whatall, and certainly not for anything under about $900+.
So. Help? What should I look for? Really, I just want to do my usual stuff on the internet, do a little word processing, and then design two webpages. Not that much, right? Advise me! Thanks!!!
January 15, 2005
I'll Pay You to Get Brian Wilson Off-Stage...
Matt and I watched the American Red Cross's charity auction tonight. It was pretty okay. Annie Lenox seriously rocked the house, even though she was singing so hard that, at one point, she visibly spit on her piano. I forgive her.
So there were all these celebrities taking phone calls. I was idly thinking how it would be really cool to be able to blog about talking to George Clooney or somebody. It wasn't until Jay Leno said something along the lines of, "If everyone watching right now pledged just one dollar, we could possibly raise millions," that I picked up the phone. Don't get me wrong--we've donated. But I do know that so much more is needed. That, and I could maybe develop a meaningful connection with Danny DeVito or something.
So I called, and to my surprise, someone picked up the line quickly! I thought, "Woo hoo!" And the guy identified himself as Craig. Craig who, he didn't say. Anyway, I made my pledge and hung up, and Matt and I got to wondering about which Craig it could have been. (Although we both know it was probably Craig Schwartz, CPA/Red Cross Volunteer from Topeka, Kansas. Or someone equally as unfamous.) But we thought maybe it could be Craig Sheffer. Okay, not very cool. Or Craig T. Nelson. Or...well, we ran out of Craigs. Oh well!
So there were all these celebrities taking phone calls. I was idly thinking how it would be really cool to be able to blog about talking to George Clooney or somebody. It wasn't until Jay Leno said something along the lines of, "If everyone watching right now pledged just one dollar, we could possibly raise millions," that I picked up the phone. Don't get me wrong--we've donated. But I do know that so much more is needed. That, and I could maybe develop a meaningful connection with Danny DeVito or something.
So I called, and to my surprise, someone picked up the line quickly! I thought, "Woo hoo!" And the guy identified himself as Craig. Craig who, he didn't say. Anyway, I made my pledge and hung up, and Matt and I got to wondering about which Craig it could have been. (Although we both know it was probably Craig Schwartz, CPA/Red Cross Volunteer from Topeka, Kansas. Or someone equally as unfamous.) But we thought maybe it could be Craig Sheffer. Okay, not very cool. Or Craig T. Nelson. Or...well, we ran out of Craigs. Oh well!
Ick. Eww. Ugh.
I got a new vaccuum a while back. It's one of those bagless uprights ("That's where races are won and lost--in the pits.") And it has a HEPA filter. I figured this morning that it was high time I cleaned it out.
ICK!!!
Seriously, you could probably clone both Matt and I, as well as the dogs from the gunk that came out of there. Between the container and the filter, I'm pretty sure I have everything I need to build a new dog, or at least a Pomeranian.
Matt has been getting all these sinus infections over the last five years or so, and is now getting allergy panels done to see if maybe there's something he could be taking shots for and avoiding the infections all together. In fact, he's going in on Monday to get poked something like 76 times with various different allergens to see what all he reacts to.
All that got me to thinking, as I was sitting there working with the filter, that maybe this super-duper vaccuum could help with all that. I looked at the attachments, the attachments looked at me, and we agreed that it was time. Time for me to vaccuum all the baseboards in the house. Time for me to get behind the entertainment center and clean. Time for me to get under the furniture, behind the bed, inside the closets. Do you know how much dust gets on electrical cords? Holy cow...
Anyway, I'm filthy now, but I think the house is clean.
ICK!!!
Seriously, you could probably clone both Matt and I, as well as the dogs from the gunk that came out of there. Between the container and the filter, I'm pretty sure I have everything I need to build a new dog, or at least a Pomeranian.
Matt has been getting all these sinus infections over the last five years or so, and is now getting allergy panels done to see if maybe there's something he could be taking shots for and avoiding the infections all together. In fact, he's going in on Monday to get poked something like 76 times with various different allergens to see what all he reacts to.
All that got me to thinking, as I was sitting there working with the filter, that maybe this super-duper vaccuum could help with all that. I looked at the attachments, the attachments looked at me, and we agreed that it was time. Time for me to vaccuum all the baseboards in the house. Time for me to get behind the entertainment center and clean. Time for me to get under the furniture, behind the bed, inside the closets. Do you know how much dust gets on electrical cords? Holy cow...
Anyway, I'm filthy now, but I think the house is clean.
January 14, 2005
Go Me!
After my big holiday food-fest, I knew it was time to straighten up my act and try to get back into shape. Right before I got laid off, an announcement came up that my employer was having a get-fit contest. I signed up with two other ladies from my office, and now we have weekly exercise goals and we get points for both exercising and losing weight.
I usually just focus on exercise. I don't like to pay attention to numbers, because I find that can get discouraging. But, we needed to establish a baseline, so I weighed last Friday. Today was our first reporting day, and guess what?
I lost three pounds! Hooray for me! Now I just need to keep up with it.
I usually just focus on exercise. I don't like to pay attention to numbers, because I find that can get discouraging. But, we needed to establish a baseline, so I weighed last Friday. Today was our first reporting day, and guess what?
I lost three pounds! Hooray for me! Now I just need to keep up with it.
*Shiver*
The dogs woke me up this morning (why we didn't get their bladders removed, I'll never know) a little earlier than I wanted to. Good thing--it's friggin' icy in the main part of the house. It's 54.3 degrees in the house, and 3.4 degrees outside.
This is what happens when the fire goes out at night. I mean the fire in the woodstove--we are that archaic here in Cascade. Matt is going through his annual firewood paranoia right now. Every single year, he becomes convinced that we're going to run out of firewood before things warm up, and then instates a period of rationing.
I've started to put my foot down. If I'm going to be home most of the time, it has to be at least 63 degrees in here. I can't function on anything less!
This is what happens when the fire goes out at night. I mean the fire in the woodstove--we are that archaic here in Cascade. Matt is going through his annual firewood paranoia right now. Every single year, he becomes convinced that we're going to run out of firewood before things warm up, and then instates a period of rationing.
I've started to put my foot down. If I'm going to be home most of the time, it has to be at least 63 degrees in here. I can't function on anything less!
January 13, 2005
This is Your Brain...On Drugs
Kalisah directed me to the 2003 White House Easter egg collection, wherein each state sends in an egg decorated in a way that expresses...some damn thing, I don't know.
Be sure to check out Idaho's catastrophe. It has lumbering Laboradors around a lake or something. Doesn't quite say "Idaho" to me, but I'm no artist.
You know what really kills me? The page is titled, "2003 Easter Egg Roll." "Egg roll." Hyuck.
Be sure to check out Idaho's catastrophe. It has lumbering Laboradors around a lake or something. Doesn't quite say "Idaho" to me, but I'm no artist.
You know what really kills me? The page is titled, "2003 Easter Egg Roll." "Egg roll." Hyuck.
Could Someone Please Tell Me...
...what exactly I know about the following two items:
1. Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and manage multiple long term projects;
2. Skill in the areas of facilitation of meetings and workshops, team building and leadership.
Lacking personal knowledge of me, what would you all write? Can you give me some examples of where one could develop skill in the second one without actually having done that?
Sigh...job applications. What fun.
1. Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and manage multiple long term projects;
2. Skill in the areas of facilitation of meetings and workshops, team building and leadership.
Lacking personal knowledge of me, what would you all write? Can you give me some examples of where one could develop skill in the second one without actually having done that?
Sigh...job applications. What fun.
Promote Your Site
I got an e-mail from a new blog-finder/site promoter thingum. There's a ton of these things out there, but I usually figure that it's worth the two minutes to register and hopefully increase site traffic.
Anyway, I'd feel terrible if I didn't link back to (Blog Search Directory)them, since they did ask for that in return.
Anyway, I'd feel terrible if I didn't link back to (Blog Search Directory)them, since they did ask for that in return.
January 12, 2005
More Red Fish, Blue Fish
A while back, I posted about a band called Red Fish, Blue Fish. They're a duo, and have been playing this area for a month or so now. I stumbled across one of their CD's and just loved it.
So tonight, Matt and I headed up to Crusty's Pizza in McCall (which tastes a lot better than it sounds), where the girls from the band were playing a few sets for the dinner crowd.
This was the first time I've seen them in person--wow! From the sound of their CD, I was expecting much older women. There are places where their harmonies sound like the voices of every woman who has ever walked the earth, all telling their stories at the same time and with just a few simple notes. Maybe they have old souls. Anyway, I was pretty surprised to find two women who appeared to be much younger than me belting out these songs.
My former offer still stands--if you'd like to take a chance on their music (and I vouch for the quality), send me an e-mail. Their discs are $12.00 each, and I'd need about $3.85 for Priority Mail shipping.
Also, because we were out getting cultured, we missed all but the last 15 minutes of "Lost." Anyone care to clue me in?
So tonight, Matt and I headed up to Crusty's Pizza in McCall (which tastes a lot better than it sounds), where the girls from the band were playing a few sets for the dinner crowd.
This was the first time I've seen them in person--wow! From the sound of their CD, I was expecting much older women. There are places where their harmonies sound like the voices of every woman who has ever walked the earth, all telling their stories at the same time and with just a few simple notes. Maybe they have old souls. Anyway, I was pretty surprised to find two women who appeared to be much younger than me belting out these songs.
My former offer still stands--if you'd like to take a chance on their music (and I vouch for the quality), send me an e-mail. Their discs are $12.00 each, and I'd need about $3.85 for Priority Mail shipping.
Also, because we were out getting cultured, we missed all but the last 15 minutes of "Lost." Anyone care to clue me in?
January 11, 2005
Wow. Just...Wow.
Small Gene Tweak Confers HIV Immunity
A crucial genetic difference has been discovered that gives some monkeys but not humans HIV immunity, suggesting a new gene therapy for treating AIDS.
The discovery, by researchers from the UK National Institute for Medical Research, offers a clue to the origins of the AIDS epidemic. It suggests that HIV infection would not have become established in humans if the species carried the form of a gene present in some monkeys.
In humans, the researchers report, a single amino acid substitution (R332P) in the gene Trim5alpha can confer the ability to restrict HIV-1. Just this single change to the human gene should enable it to interfere with the replication process of the HIV virus to prevent infection.
"This discovery has significant implications for the development of effective gene therapy to combat AIDS," says Jonathan Stoye, the study's lead researcher. "In theory, it should be possible to take cells from an HIV-infected individual, make them resistant to HIV infection with the modified gene and reintroduce them into the patient. These cells could then block progression to AIDS."
Alternatively, says Stoye, drugs could be developed to activate the human gene.
A crucial genetic difference has been discovered that gives some monkeys but not humans HIV immunity, suggesting a new gene therapy for treating AIDS.
The discovery, by researchers from the UK National Institute for Medical Research, offers a clue to the origins of the AIDS epidemic. It suggests that HIV infection would not have become established in humans if the species carried the form of a gene present in some monkeys.
In humans, the researchers report, a single amino acid substitution (R332P) in the gene Trim5alpha can confer the ability to restrict HIV-1. Just this single change to the human gene should enable it to interfere with the replication process of the HIV virus to prevent infection.
"This discovery has significant implications for the development of effective gene therapy to combat AIDS," says Jonathan Stoye, the study's lead researcher. "In theory, it should be possible to take cells from an HIV-infected individual, make them resistant to HIV infection with the modified gene and reintroduce them into the patient. These cells could then block progression to AIDS."
Alternatively, says Stoye, drugs could be developed to activate the human gene.
Moonlighting
Sherri is away in Hawaii for the week (lucky), and she asked me to guest blog for her. Well, what can I say? She and Louisiana Casey did fill in here for me while I was having that glamorous vacation in southern Wisconsin over the holidays. And it's not like I have anything else to do with my time nowadays.
Anyway, stop on by and say howdy over there. I promise not to just duplicate my posts here over at her site. (The one below is important, though, and I hope everyone posts a comment at Greg's site to help raise money.)
Anyway, stop on by and say howdy over there. I promise not to just duplicate my posts here over at her site. (The one below is important, though, and I hope everyone posts a comment at Greg's site to help raise money.)
Do Me a Favor
You've all probably noticed that I have a pink ribbon next to my picture over there on the right side of the page. While I am not personally a breast cancer survivor, my older sister was diagnosed with it at age 34. She had a radical mastectomy with reconstructive surgery, and 9 years later is cancer-free.
Because of my family history, I strongly suspect that I will wind up with breast cancer someday. I think it's important to be realistic about that; I hope no one feels that it is pessimism on my part. Early detection is the key, and awareness of your history and cancer likelihood could save your life.
All that said, please go visit this page and leave a comment. This man lost his wife to breast cancer, and is holding a comment drive to raise funds for breast cancer research and assistance programs for cancer patients. All you have to do is go to the page and leave a comment. He's got several "matching" contributors who will also donate for every comment he receives.
Please go take a look. A cure will be found for breast cancer, and in turn, for all other kinds of cancer.
Via Greg.
Because of my family history, I strongly suspect that I will wind up with breast cancer someday. I think it's important to be realistic about that; I hope no one feels that it is pessimism on my part. Early detection is the key, and awareness of your history and cancer likelihood could save your life.
All that said, please go visit this page and leave a comment. This man lost his wife to breast cancer, and is holding a comment drive to raise funds for breast cancer research and assistance programs for cancer patients. All you have to do is go to the page and leave a comment. He's got several "matching" contributors who will also donate for every comment he receives.
Please go take a look. A cure will be found for breast cancer, and in turn, for all other kinds of cancer.
Via Greg.
January 10, 2005
I Don't Think My Insurance Covers That...
I had a call from my friend, Tea, today. Tea lives in the Fort Worth area, and has the cutest accent EVER.
Tea took her car to a dealership to get some work done on it. Later on, a woman from the dealership called and said something like, "Wayull, I got some bayud news for yew. Yer car blowed up."
Blowed up?! I'd be wondering how big the fireball was and if anyone got hurt. Did that can of Fix-A-Flat under the seat get somehow punctured? Was it because I waited until 4000 miles between oil changes? Tell me what I did wrong!!!
Anyway, then Tea said something like, "Blowed up?"
Dealership Girl: Yep, blowed up.
Tea: Blowed up.
Dealership Girl: Yeah, there's some kahnda problem with your compressor and the framistan and the wonky-divot and such.
Okay, she didn't really say "framistan" and "wonky-divot," but I can't really remember the specific parts.
So really, the car didn't get blowed up at all. It just needs some new parts. I told Tea that "It blowed up," has got to be on a Top Ten Reasons to Find a New Mechanic list somewhere. Seriously.
Tea took her car to a dealership to get some work done on it. Later on, a woman from the dealership called and said something like, "Wayull, I got some bayud news for yew. Yer car blowed up."
Blowed up?! I'd be wondering how big the fireball was and if anyone got hurt. Did that can of Fix-A-Flat under the seat get somehow punctured? Was it because I waited until 4000 miles between oil changes? Tell me what I did wrong!!!
Anyway, then Tea said something like, "Blowed up?"
Dealership Girl: Yep, blowed up.
Tea: Blowed up.
Dealership Girl: Yeah, there's some kahnda problem with your compressor and the framistan and the wonky-divot and such.
Okay, she didn't really say "framistan" and "wonky-divot," but I can't really remember the specific parts.
So really, the car didn't get blowed up at all. It just needs some new parts. I told Tea that "It blowed up," has got to be on a Top Ten Reasons to Find a New Mechanic list somewhere. Seriously.
The Indolent Poor
So today was my first day of unemployment since...spring of 1996. Even though I'm laid off, I'm still not really allowed to talk about work, but let me just say that my employer is fairly notorious for laying people off for portions of their career.
Anyway, here's what I did on my big day:
I attended the inauguration reception for Idaho's first female sheriff. Cool, eh?
I went to a follow-up appointment on my eye swelling. Everything looks okey-doke, and the optometrist asked me if I had arthritis. I said, "Well, I pop my knuckles a lot because they really start to hurt if I don't. Plus, my grandmother had little crab claw hands by the time she died due to really bad arthritis." So he said that there is sometimes a correlation there. Greaaaaat.
I came home and had an utterly absurd e-mail that said I wasn't in the list of "most qualified applicants" for a job in Boise that I had applied for. This was ridiculous because it is a job I did FOUR YEARS AGO in nearly exactly the same capacity. I have gone beyond that in the complexity of duties and responsibility since then, so I'm actually way over-qualified for the job. The thing is, this agency rates the qualifications of its job applicants by computer. (insert sound of crickets chirping here) Computer. Riiiiiight. So now I have to figure out how to contact them to get a real human being to rate my application.
I was seriously pissed about all that, so I decided exercise and the resulting endorphins were in order. I took the dogs out snowshoeing for 45 minutes, resulting in tired dogs, much less crabby me, and hopefully slimmer thighs in six to eight weeks.
I later went on to exercise with my regular workout group--did a two-mile walking video, plus 8 Minute Abs and 8 Minute Buns. Go me.
Finally, I gorged on corned beef hash for dinner. Oooo, yummy!
What a big day. And think, tomorrow I can wake up late and do it all over again.
Anyway, here's what I did on my big day:
I attended the inauguration reception for Idaho's first female sheriff. Cool, eh?
I went to a follow-up appointment on my eye swelling. Everything looks okey-doke, and the optometrist asked me if I had arthritis. I said, "Well, I pop my knuckles a lot because they really start to hurt if I don't. Plus, my grandmother had little crab claw hands by the time she died due to really bad arthritis." So he said that there is sometimes a correlation there. Greaaaaat.
I came home and had an utterly absurd e-mail that said I wasn't in the list of "most qualified applicants" for a job in Boise that I had applied for. This was ridiculous because it is a job I did FOUR YEARS AGO in nearly exactly the same capacity. I have gone beyond that in the complexity of duties and responsibility since then, so I'm actually way over-qualified for the job. The thing is, this agency rates the qualifications of its job applicants by computer. (insert sound of crickets chirping here) Computer. Riiiiiight. So now I have to figure out how to contact them to get a real human being to rate my application.
I was seriously pissed about all that, so I decided exercise and the resulting endorphins were in order. I took the dogs out snowshoeing for 45 minutes, resulting in tired dogs, much less crabby me, and hopefully slimmer thighs in six to eight weeks.
I later went on to exercise with my regular workout group--did a two-mile walking video, plus 8 Minute Abs and 8 Minute Buns. Go me.
Finally, I gorged on corned beef hash for dinner. Oooo, yummy!
What a big day. And think, tomorrow I can wake up late and do it all over again.
Desperate for Content
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 You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator. |
Via Erica.
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