so, t.v. i've got a love-hate relationship with it. and i think i mostly hate it. i certainly don't like paying for it! recently, i have noticed that even the "educational" channels are becoming more commercialized and competing for viewers attention. i used to believe that only the 24 hour so called "news" channels were caught in this trap. not so ( Read more... )

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today i am grateful for

:: waking up next to my partner
:: my health and ability to make changes
:: good coffee that lasts throughout the morning
:: having a job & a successful career

i missed the first 15 minutes because i walked over to get some mixed vegetables and white rice from the chinese restaurant. despite that...wow! plus, showtime is airing a 40 minute update from this last year after the film was wrapped.

if you haven't seen An Inconvenient Truth, then what are you waiting for?!? if you never watch another film in ( Read more... )

You Are a Soy Latte
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i went to the Y this afternoon. i felt pretty energized and could tell that my body has been embracing the past 2 months of returning to the gym on a regular basis. my stride on the run felt natural and the weights were more rhythmic. however, i think i am no longer able to use any type of leg machines. sad. i have always felt strong on those ( Read more... )

the other day we were driving around and had to stop at the light near juanita's burger boy. as i waited on the light to turn green, i noticed a man sitting inside the restaurant. he seemed oddly familiar. by that i mean, his bulky build, dark longish hair and bushy dark beard reminded me of someone. initially, i couldn't quite seem to gather all ( Read more... )

one of the things i want to improve on is corresponding and acknowledging everyday and important family moments. so far this year, i have done well at sending cards and such for birthdays. of course, when i found out a couple of weeks ago i was going to be an auntie for the first time, i got extra excited and made phone calls, sent cards, and ( Read more... )

we went to the UofL women's basketball game tonight and had great fun. the crowd took awhile to get into the action, unlike the last game we went to a few saturdays ago. the first game we attended was very active, but there were also a ton of elementary and junior high age girls there soaking up the college basketball scene. it's weird for me ( Read more... )

in honor of the chinese lunar new year, we chose to eat at august moon this evening. we had teh best meal! we started off with kalamari and an egg roll. jk had a great salad with grilled curry marinated shrimp. i had the salad with sesame crusted,searad ahi tuna. yum! we followed that up by sharing espresso creme brulee and belgian chocolate torte ( Read more... )