5.31.2012

you will be deleted

i've been trying to get my sorry butt on here to blog. 
sometimes i'm too tired, sometimes i'm too lazy.
sometimes there just isn't anything interesting to talk about. whether i like it or not my life isn't exciting every day. i usually don't do much.

i've been getting on the bike and running my "errands" on that. tuesday i biked to the thrift store and bought two shirts. one to actually wear and the other to make this:
and here are the directions. (i haven't figured out how to use a picture as a link yet...)
that will definitely be a project.

i also plan to make a "date jar" such as this one:
i know its quite cheesy. but boy and i can never decide what to do. and it gives me something to craft. although, i'll make it a lot less valentine's-day-sie.

i've taken to swimming again. i've only been doing 1000 yards a day. 
but!
i'm getting into the swing of it again. its becoming easier every time i go. i'll probably start swimming more yards from now on.

i get to be a year older on saturday.
the big 2-4.
i can't even rent a car yet. i think thats the next exciting birthday is when you get to rent a car. you can also say you're a quarter of a century old. i don't get to do that yet.
when i was turning 20 i told my parents "nothing exciting happens when you turn 20, so you need to get an exciting present." i ended up with lovely max.
see, 18 you can vote and are "legal"
19 you can buy cigarettes (this was important to me at the time. over a month without one!!!)
21 is when one truly becomes legal and can purchase liquor
after that.... not much.

i guess you just get old after 21

5.29.2012

i'm alive

isn't it funny how someone can say a line and it reminds you of an entire song?

this past weekend was memorial day. 
i hated seeing all the dramatic "i owe the military my life for my freedom" crap on the fb. not that i don't appreciate those in the military, because they are doing what they love and feel is right, and i definitely couldn't do their job. however, i don't feel like i owe them my life. 
(please keep the hate comments to a minimum)

so.
while everyone was doing the big family barbeques and patriotic things, i made things. 
on saturday i dragged my little brother around to JoAnn's fabric. in return i went to the comic book store with him. i always forget how much i love fabric stores. i could have spent hours (more than i already did) in there! i went in originally just for a pattern and fabric for pillows. my loot?
five patterns. when they're 5 for $5 you have to take advantage
fabric for pants
fabric for pillows
four pillows
thread for all fabric

.the fabric. 

.the pillows.
and i love them

its funny how proud you can be of something that you've created even when its as simple as a pillow.
so that was sunday. all day. 
sewing. sewing. sewing.
and i loved it.

i also went to see men in black 3 with the fam.

monday morning consisted of simple pleasures.
until i was guilted to go outside and help with yard work.
also got to help dad work on his car. after lots of swear words and many trips to the store we finally got the battery replaced.
success!

it was dad's turn to choose what kind of cupcakes he wanted. 
they turned out awesome!
much better than the mexican hot chocolate
the frosting was a meringue. normally i don't love meringue (or whipped cream or any of those yucky fluffy things) but the flavour of this was so good that i just had to love it.
tasted just like a vanilla latte. just... in.. cupcake form.

ended the weekend with an old fashioned and the hulk.

and that's that folks.  

5.25.2012

new day

what better to do on a cloudy, windy day?

make cupcakes of course.

mexican hot chocolate cupcakes to be exact.
the recipe i used is here.
The ingredient list is quite involved. i was lucky my mother had them all in stock.

i need want a kitchenaid. 


don't they look delish?

i will say, however, that they are very dense. it could be the many ingredients, it could be the gluten free flour i have to use. i love my cuppycakes to be light and fluffy. but mom looooooved them. 

so i guess they're good.

mr. doggles is learning how to use the doggy door quite nicely. almost too nicely in fact. earlier i heard him and the neighbour dog barking up a storm. and it wasn't a nice friendly storm. there was thunder and all.

tonight was dinner at the beehive with mom and herm. 
i love their food. also their 3$ margaritas. 


i also learned today that j and i acquired a couch. it definitely isn't what i would have chosen, but its good! and i can decorate it with cute pillows and blankets. oh i'll have such happy fun sewing times.

feel free to send links or pictures of your favourite patterns for some inspiration.

i've been stalking a girl's blog whom was two years ahead of me in high school. (i've become disgustingly good at stalking being unemployed) 
i've fallen in love with all that she has posted. pretty much her life. she is crafty, has many girl friends, goes on fun dates with her boyfriend, has a lovely little body and always dresses fashionably. now i'm not saying that these are all things i need and i want to live my life just as she does. but i suppose she's given me inspiration? i know it sounds incredibly silly.
sometimes i need a look at someone else's life to jump-start my own.

i can't wait to get my lovely max back (macbook). i've become incredibly attached to him. while i'm grateful for my parents for letting me take over their computer i'd love mine back. i just searched amazon for the part needed to fix it. thank gods daddy is coming home tonight because overwhelmed didn't even begin to describe how i felt while searching.

another thing i've been thinking of lately is a camera. i would love to have a camera and to document my life in photo. i know its very trendy, but it has been established that i do fall into the hipster category and i've come to peace with that. i know a camera isn't in my budget. and i know nothing about them! advice is greatly needed in this department, if i ever get around to purchasing one. 
but for now i'll stick with the android.



today has been a lovely day. 
i'll push for tomorrow to be as well
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5.22.2012

hey now now

second fit test today.
improved slightly. not as much as i would have liked to see.
but it is
          improvement.

bring on another boring day.
i need a job

but first i think a nap shall do it.

5.21.2012

the way you look tonight

my doggy sleeps at my feet
the sun sits in the blue sky
my hands are dry from scrubbing
frank blares from the speakers
my mind wanders and lusts

lusts for difference
     change
          more
              
i want it. but am i willing to
          work
for it?


thats the problem with change. it doesn't come immediately. and you have to work at it.
and who likes
to work?
               nobody
but i must
must
must.
if i want it to happen.



but, what is it?
do i know what i want? do i know how to attain it? is it possible to attain?

or is it all just
false
hope.
can you undo something that has taken years to do?
can one go back to the way they were? 

drastic or subtle
on my own or with help
healthy or harmful
     
 

5.16.2012

dos, zwei, deux

week two
day two
two hard workouts
two press ups
two days of driving
two weeks at home
two dogs
two of june is my day of birth
two more gifts to buy
two hundred dollars

too much shit

switch lunge, wood chop: 16, 13
diagonal knee raise: 37, 36 (definitely did a modification)
power jump, push up, toe touch: 7, 7 (did burpees, but! did two pushups on my toes)
pike mat jumps: 18, 26
pike press, knee tuck: 6, 6
leg swing, back lunge, kick: 9, 9

side plank leg lift - left: 15
ab circles (legs): 20
side plank leg life - right: 15
ab circles (no weight): 21

5.14.2012

wibbly wobbly

so since i didn't get to workout most days on the road i picked up bodyrocking again yesterday. this was my workout today. this one kicked. my. ass. sweat dripping. legs jello-ing. clothes sticking. all that disgustingly great stuff. i don't think i've posted my scores before, so here it goes.

prisoner squat jump and elbow to knee touch: 26, 20, 22
10 mountain climbers, clean/press, squat/press: 3, 3.5, 3.5
squat and front raise: 17, 18, 19
under touch toe and 2 elbow half burpees: 5.5, 5.5, 5

300 rep challenge: total time 20.41
come to think of it, i may have posted my time for the 300 rep challenge earlier. i'll need to see if i improved at all.

since coming here i haven't been very healthy. haven't worked out much, ate lots of shit food, been giving in to my taste buds rather than treating my body well. my energy is definitely gone down because i haven't been treating my body as i should be. all i want to do is lounge and watch my new addiction.
a girls gotta have her vices (its definitely not desperate housewives)


I'm doing better already today though. i'm forcing myself to drink this horrific water. my rule today is that i must finish the 3 litre container before the day is up. perhaps if i force myself to drink it i'll end up liking it?
                                                                                                                   horseshit
also, i ate my usual breakfast of eggs and spinach. maybe i can get back on track.


opened up the doors and let the smell of rain waft in. flash flood watch between now and 1a tomorrow. last night i swear to thor lightning struck in front of the apartment. the flash wasn't white it was purple. the thunder was immediate and was shook the building. i had never been afraid of thunder until that clap last night. even as i type this now i catch glimpses of flashing and can hear the rolling of the thunder. can hear the dripping of the rain on my balcony.

i
love
thunder
storms



edit:
i beat my time by 4 minutes =)

5.12.2012

hola mis amigos

been a minute eh?

well, i'm in texas. cool stuff right? 19 hours in a car with a man with an injured leg. let's just say i drove most of the way. (his leg isn't broken like we thought. just bruised very very badly)

here's the shitty parts of texas:
~the water is fairly undrinkable. the tap tastes like salty blood. the reverse osmosis tastes like chemicals. i've been conservatively sipping aquavista bottles. (my conscious struggles with this, but I finally found the recycling center). I think most of my calories will come from sweet tea because its the only thing drinkable here.
~texans are the shittiest drivers ever. like, ten-miles-over-the-speed-limit, crawl-up-on-your-ass bad. my biggest pet peeve is the tailing. ugh, there is a whole lane empty, pass me sooner.
~the colour. its brown. not the people, the land. well, the people are brown, but they aren't the shitty part. utah is greener in november than texas is in may.
~the sense of urgency. remember how i said they drive fast? thats the only thing they do fast. once i waited longer in line than it took me to shop.

the awesome parts of texas follows:
~the supermarket. fresh tortillas. fresh made agua fresca. wine, malt liquor, and real beer. sushi cart. gulf shrimp. lottery tickets. fresh produce. actual selection of meatless products. need i go on?
~the variety of liquor stores. i've never had my choice of who to support, its always been the state taking my money. AND. i can purchase most of my mixers at the liquor store. none of that going back and forth shit. i could even pick up some bar ware if i chose to.
~the floods? i experienced my first flash flood here. i have never seen so much standing water. i was driving through rivers. for some reason the boy thought it was a good idea to drive on the frontage road rather than the highway. the highway is higher than the frontage road. significantly. whatever..
~diversity. there is more than white, middle class, god fearing, suburban families here. when i walk in the store i see all sorts of shoppers. basically, i haven't seen as many white-perfectly-coiffed-moms-with-three-children-under-5 here as i am accustomed to. and. i. love it.
~drink specials. advertised on radio. 'nuff said.

so maybe i'm too tourist-y. but I give this many shits: 0
because i'm having so much fun down here.

and tomorrow i'll see how much i can do on a sunday.



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i kinda like life now =)

5.01.2012

going mobile

so this is going to be short and to the point (although i have many things to discuss). max (the computer) is out of commission today and so i'm updating on my phone..

after much waiting yesterday the fit tests finally came at 11. there was no way in hell i was going to workout when i was already in bed.  so i did them this morning. they're incorporating yoga into this challenge! i heart yoga.
anyway score time from the beginner video

squats: 25, 24, 25
press ups (on knees): 20, 18, 15
tricep dips (bent knees): 12, 15, 17
abs: 24, 24, 26


and,  new favourite brekky? oatmeal with raisins and PEANUTBUTTER!!!
its fucking delicious.

more to come loves