Man, I feel like updating LJ is like working out--I do it in short bursts, but I'm never that consistent, which I regret because I read other people's stuff all the time. Oh well, better now than never. I have been spending a lot more time on facebook. I guess that indulges my ADD tendencies to flick around and never commit to anything particularly ( Read more... )

I am sleepy. Way too sleepy to work out, but I'm going to show up anyways because part of my new thing is to actually try and do stuff that is good for me. Of course, it did not occur to me last night, when I watched old episodes of Dr. Quinn until midnight, that perhaps getting to sleep earlier would be part of the "stuff that is good for me." It ( Read more... )

Yet another sign that I should stop spending so much money:

Starbucks will stop brewing decaf after 12:00pmThough, this may just be a sign that I will be able to get fresher coffee, because it DOES say that they will brew it on request. It just means I will have to wait longer, which is fine, or get a decaf Americano, which is more expensive and ( Read more... )

Hurrah! I bought goggles last week, I am getting a bathing suit tomorrow, and I just ordered a new silicon swim cap that won't rip out my hair. This is all on the theory that if I buy enough stuff, I will be compelled to work out. It works, people, really. Just ask the yoga mat, weights, Tae Bo DVDs, and new Reeboks that are currently collecting ( Read more... )

I am excited, and so is everyone else. We are happy. Thrilled! Bursting at the seams with the enormity of this historical moment. Really, I swear it. But CNN--and all other news outlets, however hard you try, you cannot capture the mood of this with a series of tired cliches ( Read more... )

Cold cold cold cold. . . I can't believe I actually went downtown yesterday. It was so freakin' cold it felt like daggers of ice were stabbing at my eyeballs every time the wind blew. And yes, I know that those of you in the midwest and northeast are in much worse shape, but there's a reason I don't live up there. This is not supposed to happen in ( Read more... )

So I'm driving to a meeting tonight and I hear this story on NPR about White House butlers--surprisingly fascinating. The interesting thing was, at one point the interviewer asked this former butler--who was African American--what it would mean to him that Obama and his family are moving into the White House. I don't even remember what his answer ( Read more... )

Oh, New York Times, how have we found ourselves on such opposite sides? Once, we were so close. We explored cutting-edge ideas about education and thought-provoking mental health studies. We laughed at a multitude of Republican foibles and Bush's (and then Palin's) weekly gaffes. We learned about the newest shows on Broadway and shared in the joys ( Read more... )

Apparently, Maryland scored first in the country for the quality of its public schools. As a product of said public schools, I am pretty stoked by that news. Woohoo! I is smart.

So THIS is why I always walk out of Tyson's Corner Mall with a dazed, bewildered feeling and a sudden desire to go hiking. . .