Wednesday, I got to sleep in a tiny bit (almost 8 hours! WOOO) and Neil dropped me off at Ellis for an RDA workshop (gag). (It's a new controversial system of cataloging.) Thus began my Surprisingly Social day.
I figured I'd know some fellow catalogers in the workshop, so I wasn't that surprised to see my former boss Corrie as we were looking for the workshop room. Then, it was pleasant to see fellow SISLT student Geoff, but not exactly a shocker since he works at Ellis as well.
Walking down the steps before lunch, I ran into my former Special Collections boss Karen, with her little ubiquitous bag of McD's. I then had an awkward, self-conscious lunch at the student union surrounded by hundreds of frat boys and skinny-jeaned/short-shorted sororstitutes...I HATE being the oldest person in a crowd...and, ironically because it's where I would have welcomed company the most, no social encounters there.
Neil came at the end of my lunch break to begin his work shift, so I got a little sugar there, and then it was back upstairs for the final segment of the workshop. I even made a new grumpy cataloger friend!
My instinct after these things is always to duck and run, but since I had to run an errand on campus, I stuck around until Neil was finished at around five. I went to Special Collections first, and had a freaking grand time with Karen, Erin, Kelli, the new Grad Asst (Amy, I think?), and especially my dear Alla, who looked tiny and stunning as usual. It even smelled good there...like old books. Familiar.
I then walked over to Clark Hall, and stopped at a table inside to catch my breath and regroup (I am SO out of shape, y'all). I glanced over at the O.T. student slouched on the couch area, and....it was Tina! Really good to see her again. I hadn't really talked to her in over a year, I think. We chatted about boys and brothers, and she said her class had watched some video put on by past O.T. students, and it starred my mama and dad! Tina said she was crying because she'd never heard Mom's voice before, and I remembered what an effect her voice had on me at the funeral when Kirsten played a radio interview Mom had given some years before.
Next on my list was to give Star/Shannon her Mamma Mia tickets, so I went up to the 7th floor after bypassing my old Center for Distance and Independent Study on the 1st...I was in a social mood, and should have dropped by to at least give Ellen a hug, but I was already running really late, so I didn't. Also I am not good with people.
Shannon was, as expected, star-studded, and after chatting for a minute, I took off. I walked uphill back to Ellis, panting and out of breath by the time I climbed the west entrance steps, to find Neil waiting and ready to go. My feet killed, so he went to get the car and picked me up.
This morning, Thursday, I expected my feet to hurt. They don't, much (except the constant nagging pain of the stress fracture or something that's on the top/side of my left foot), but my calves are burnin'! I really haven't been exercising much lately, I guess. I've been burning calories, but I wonder if it's just not enough. A few walks across part of campus never used to be enough to make me need to sit down and rest.
Not a whole lot of sleep last night (6 hours), so I'm taking a yoga-mat nap here in a few. Today's accessories: blue starry beaded bracelet, Lucky moon and stars necklaces, crazy blue drop earrings, Irresistible Apple Bath and Body Works perfume.
And tomorrow, we're headed to KC for a fun weekend! I bid super cheap on Priceline and got a ridiculous deal on that fancy Hyatt at the Crown Center. Whee!
My molar hurts when I eat sweet things sometimes. I worry that it is a cavity.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tired Tuesday
1. Burned 3400 C EXACTLY. I don't think I've ever done that before!
2. Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume, silver teacup-and-spoon earrings, rainbow enamel necklace with a cloud at each end.
3. I MADE TRIB TALK TODAY, Y'ALL!!
4. Finished my final big batch of single-colored stickers after procrastinating for days and days. Trying to decide if I should tackle multicolored letters or chipboard next. I think chipboard would give me more of a sense of accomplishment....I just need to get Sean's cage off the table to make room for my Container Store booty.
5. Is there anything better than a surprise gift in the mail? I am so amazed whenever I get one..."this person went to this trouble...for *me*??? FOR ME FOR ME???" One was waiting for me when I got home on Sunday (and the very best kind....with scrappin' supplies I can't buy for myself!!), and it charmed the pants off me. I pity those who become complacent at these acts of kindness.
6. Our TV is out of control. It takes about ten minutes to turn on, if it turns on at all, and it's only...two years old, I think? I thought you'd do us right, Samsung. We'll see how far your customer service takes us.
7. I joined Two Peas in a Bucket, hoping to get scrappy advice and share my own experiences, but I've found that they're a bunch of cliquey, bitter b!tches. I've attempted to ask, respond, and be friendly, but they don't talk to anyone who isn't already established. I'm disappointed, as I've heard so many rave about it. But it's just another time-waster I don't need, I suppose.
8. When I got in the car at 5, it was 70 outside. When I arrived home an hour later, it was 48. Missouri can soooo suck it.
2. Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume, silver teacup-and-spoon earrings, rainbow enamel necklace with a cloud at each end.
3. I MADE TRIB TALK TODAY, Y'ALL!!
4. Finished my final big batch of single-colored stickers after procrastinating for days and days. Trying to decide if I should tackle multicolored letters or chipboard next. I think chipboard would give me more of a sense of accomplishment....I just need to get Sean's cage off the table to make room for my Container Store booty.
5. Is there anything better than a surprise gift in the mail? I am so amazed whenever I get one..."this person went to this trouble...for *me*??? FOR ME FOR ME???" One was waiting for me when I got home on Sunday (and the very best kind....with scrappin' supplies I can't buy for myself!!), and it charmed the pants off me. I pity those who become complacent at these acts of kindness.
6. Our TV is out of control. It takes about ten minutes to turn on, if it turns on at all, and it's only...two years old, I think? I thought you'd do us right, Samsung. We'll see how far your customer service takes us.
7. I joined Two Peas in a Bucket, hoping to get scrappy advice and share my own experiences, but I've found that they're a bunch of cliquey, bitter b!tches. I've attempted to ask, respond, and be friendly, but they don't talk to anyone who isn't already established. I'm disappointed, as I've heard so many rave about it. But it's just another time-waster I don't need, I suppose.
8. When I got in the car at 5, it was 70 outside. When I arrived home an hour later, it was 48. Missouri can soooo suck it.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Back-to-reality Monday
1. Burned 3860 C (a new record!)...and my weight this morning completely reflected a gluttonous StL weekend.
2. I'm listening to a short-story collection during my commute, and this morning was a story called "Full Count." The title made me smile because I *love* full counts [in baseball], and about halfway through, the heroine describes how much she loves them too. And for most of the same reasons I do. Kindred spirit alert!
3. Alpine Bell perfume, Betsey earrings of little rubber duckies, multicolored beaded necklace from Hong's ($1.99! Score!).
4. I had a fantastic weekend...nice big hotel suite, Taxicab Confessions (How can you go to sleep when that's on?? Riveting!), yummy yummy food, cheap costume jewelry, Container Store madness, World Market, Emily-and-Noah-Time, and most importantly, meeting pretty miss Lucy Charlotte. Such a tiny little nugget. When I'm with my friends' babies, I just somehow can't believe that my dears MADE that kid. I mean....I make things, like deviled eggs and Altoid tin wedding invites and a coupon binder. But a little perfect child? Whoa.
5. I'm afraid I'm playing again. Computer games, that is. FB got a Hidden Object multiplayer game and it is AWE. SUM. It's a game I'd play online anyway, so it's not a total waste. But still--I need to not let this get out of control.
6. I've been frustrated with my jewelry organization, and did some fruitless searching for a hanging earring organizer (after purchasing a metal bulletin board at Container Store for my necklaces over the weekend). All I found were $50 displays that didn't hold many earrings. Then I thought--'what about a framed piece of mesh screen?' and got to work. I nailed Sean's cage cover to my closet wall, and begun hanging. I LOVE it. All my wire earrings are displayed in one spot, with plenty of room left over for new acquisitions, and there's still room below the screen for the necklace board.
2. I'm listening to a short-story collection during my commute, and this morning was a story called "Full Count." The title made me smile because I *love* full counts [in baseball], and about halfway through, the heroine describes how much she loves them too. And for most of the same reasons I do. Kindred spirit alert!
3. Alpine Bell perfume, Betsey earrings of little rubber duckies, multicolored beaded necklace from Hong's ($1.99! Score!).
4. I had a fantastic weekend...nice big hotel suite, Taxicab Confessions (How can you go to sleep when that's on?? Riveting!), yummy yummy food, cheap costume jewelry, Container Store madness, World Market, Emily-and-Noah-Time, and most importantly, meeting pretty miss Lucy Charlotte. Such a tiny little nugget. When I'm with my friends' babies, I just somehow can't believe that my dears MADE that kid. I mean....I make things, like deviled eggs and Altoid tin wedding invites and a coupon binder. But a little perfect child? Whoa.
5. I'm afraid I'm playing again. Computer games, that is. FB got a Hidden Object multiplayer game and it is AWE. SUM. It's a game I'd play online anyway, so it's not a total waste. But still--I need to not let this get out of control.
6. I've been frustrated with my jewelry organization, and did some fruitless searching for a hanging earring organizer (after purchasing a metal bulletin board at Container Store for my necklaces over the weekend). All I found were $50 displays that didn't hold many earrings. Then I thought--'what about a framed piece of mesh screen?' and got to work. I nailed Sean's cage cover to my closet wall, and begun hanging. I LOVE it. All my wire earrings are displayed in one spot, with plenty of room left over for new acquisitions, and there's still room below the screen for the necklace board.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Weak-Ass Wednesday/Thursday
1. Burned not even 500 calories extra yesterday. Close to, though.
2. Yesterday, I didn't give a single crap how I looked. I'm better today. Juicy perfume, Betsey anchor/cord necklace, glittery blue starry bracelet, and, for the first time EVER, my bungee-jumper earrings! They have a long red stretchy cord, with a man dangling upside down at the bottom because he is bungee-jumping. It's the closest I'll ever come to it, and for this, I am glad.
3. It's been a pretty crappy week.
4. BUT, Em had her little Lucy Charlotte, who is beautiful! I wonder if that's why I'm so emotional?
5. I fell down yesterday, and my knee kills.
6. I'm shaky and weak and JUST ICKY. I don't think I'm sick...I just think my body's giving out a bit this week. Maybe it's trying to tell me to get in shape.
7. I got to bed well before eleven last night, but it still should have been earlier. So I think I got around 6.5 hours of sleep. I think maybe it's taking a toll on my mental well-being. I feel stupid.
8. We've had some weird schedules this week, so we just watched the first ep of Idol on Thursday night. Casey did Nature Boy...so eerily beautiful.
9. I am so far behind on everything that I'm getting hopeless. They're all little things--piles of unread magazines, totes full of stuff to put on eBay, shelves of library books, a 99%-full DVR--but combined, it's stressful.
10. Why do cooked carrots taste so much more disgusting than uncooked?
2. Yesterday, I didn't give a single crap how I looked. I'm better today. Juicy perfume, Betsey anchor/cord necklace, glittery blue starry bracelet, and, for the first time EVER, my bungee-jumper earrings! They have a long red stretchy cord, with a man dangling upside down at the bottom because he is bungee-jumping. It's the closest I'll ever come to it, and for this, I am glad.
3. It's been a pretty crappy week.
4. BUT, Em had her little Lucy Charlotte, who is beautiful! I wonder if that's why I'm so emotional?
5. I fell down yesterday, and my knee kills.
6. I'm shaky and weak and JUST ICKY. I don't think I'm sick...I just think my body's giving out a bit this week. Maybe it's trying to tell me to get in shape.
7. I got to bed well before eleven last night, but it still should have been earlier. So I think I got around 6.5 hours of sleep. I think maybe it's taking a toll on my mental well-being. I feel stupid.
8. We've had some weird schedules this week, so we just watched the first ep of Idol on Thursday night. Casey did Nature Boy...so eerily beautiful.
9. I am so far behind on everything that I'm getting hopeless. They're all little things--piles of unread magazines, totes full of stuff to put on eBay, shelves of library books, a 99%-full DVR--but combined, it's stressful.
10. Why do cooked carrots taste so much more disgusting than uncooked?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Trafficky Tuesday
1. Burned ??C
2. Extra twenty minutes on the road this morning. Standstill traffic on 63 = excellent way to start the day. NOT REALLY, NO.
3. DKNY Spring Blossom perfume; freshwater pearl neutral-colors bracelet from MO Botanical Gardens gift shop; Lucky (?) magnifying-glass-ish necklace.
4. I covered Reference yesterday and am on it today again. I hate it. you know this though.
5. Em's being induced today, so every time my phone makes a peep, I'm all a-flutter! Come on now, Lucy...don't give mama any trouble today.
6. I went to a French online scrap store called Le Temple du Scrap, and used Google Translate to see it in English. Under the "Tools" menu is an item called "Die TIM HOLTZ." Hee!
7. Week went downhill from here...
2. Extra twenty minutes on the road this morning. Standstill traffic on 63 = excellent way to start the day. NOT REALLY, NO.
3. DKNY Spring Blossom perfume; freshwater pearl neutral-colors bracelet from MO Botanical Gardens gift shop; Lucky (?) magnifying-glass-ish necklace.
4. I covered Reference yesterday and am on it today again. I hate it. you know this though.
5. Em's being induced today, so every time my phone makes a peep, I'm all a-flutter! Come on now, Lucy...don't give mama any trouble today.
6. I went to a French online scrap store called Le Temple du Scrap, and used Google Translate to see it in English. Under the "Tools" menu is an item called "Die TIM HOLTZ." Hee!
7. Week went downhill from here...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Mild Monday
1. Burned 3548 C.
2. GACK my damned weight! I've joined a group online in hopes that it will help even more to keeping me accountable. Goal this week: 2 pounds gone. I put Calorific on my tab to track my calories, too.
3. CK Euphoria Spring Temptations perfume; Betsey enamel bangles (one black with red lips, one black with white bows); dark red diamond-shaped enamel earrings; hematite owl necklace.
4. Four hours of sleep last night. But I feel good at the moment. It was a strange, strange weekend (hence no blogging), and we all felt last night like we'd run a marathon or something--but in the end, it was wonderful.
5. Single-colored stickers are so close to being done! I would have finished last night, but it was already 1:30 and it would have taken me another half hour or so.
6. Was given uncalled-for crap by my boss the minute I was leaving work, which got me all out of sorts.
7. Neil was snuggled into his nap SO SO SO CUTE when I got home. I can't get over how adorable he is!
8. Wendy picked me up at 7 for Book Club at Amy's, where we pseudo-discussed The Invention of Hugo Cabret (amaaaazing book) and then mostly gossiped and ate. I was pretty good though...one pickled egg, a few olives, a few crackers with Alouette, and only TWO of Amy's gorgeous homemade CC cookies. We had such a delightful time!
9. My Vanilla Mint ACT rinse reminds me of Peppermint Schnapps. In a bad way.
10. Dark purple tutus and matching purple Converse on twin toddler girls = eeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! *explode from adorbs*
2. GACK my damned weight! I've joined a group online in hopes that it will help even more to keeping me accountable. Goal this week: 2 pounds gone. I put Calorific on my tab to track my calories, too.
3. CK Euphoria Spring Temptations perfume; Betsey enamel bangles (one black with red lips, one black with white bows); dark red diamond-shaped enamel earrings; hematite owl necklace.
4. Four hours of sleep last night. But I feel good at the moment. It was a strange, strange weekend (hence no blogging), and we all felt last night like we'd run a marathon or something--but in the end, it was wonderful.
5. Single-colored stickers are so close to being done! I would have finished last night, but it was already 1:30 and it would have taken me another half hour or so.
6. Was given uncalled-for crap by my boss the minute I was leaving work, which got me all out of sorts.
7. Neil was snuggled into his nap SO SO SO CUTE when I got home. I can't get over how adorable he is!
8. Wendy picked me up at 7 for Book Club at Amy's, where we pseudo-discussed The Invention of Hugo Cabret (amaaaazing book) and then mostly gossiped and ate. I was pretty good though...one pickled egg, a few olives, a few crackers with Alouette, and only TWO of Amy's gorgeous homemade CC cookies. We had such a delightful time!
9. My Vanilla Mint ACT rinse reminds me of Peppermint Schnapps. In a bad way.
10. Dark purple tutus and matching purple Converse on twin toddler girls = eeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! *explode from adorbs*
Friday, April 8, 2011
Trudgey Friday
1. Burned ?? C
2. oh my GOD I feel sluggish today. I HAVE to get more than 5 hours of sleep every weeknight. It's affecting almost everything...I get nothing done during the week and I let 'my' section of the apartment get to be a cluttered disaster...I don't want to think about food any more than I have to so I turn to quick convenience foods, which for the most part equals fatty/caloric, which in turn makes me feel gross and guilty. I'm thinking about letting that be my goal next week...at least 7 hours or so sleep a night, and burn from 500-1000 cals a day so that's not so much pressure. I've been told time and time again that when you get enough sleep, all other healthy things fall into place a lot easier.
3. Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume, Betsey puffy heart-gold bow-sparkly blue flower necklace, and turquoise with silver filigree large round earrings.
4. The office feels like a coffin today. So interminably stuffy. Which makes desk dancing not so appealing.
5. I really, really hope this isn't the kind of day where I'm annoyed at everyone and everything. So far it ain't looking so good.
6. I'm beginning to enjoy the feel of earrings swinging from my ears. Yesterday I left my jewelry on until after 8 PM!
**commence nutso weekend**
2. oh my GOD I feel sluggish today. I HAVE to get more than 5 hours of sleep every weeknight. It's affecting almost everything...I get nothing done during the week and I let 'my' section of the apartment get to be a cluttered disaster...I don't want to think about food any more than I have to so I turn to quick convenience foods, which for the most part equals fatty/caloric, which in turn makes me feel gross and guilty. I'm thinking about letting that be my goal next week...at least 7 hours or so sleep a night, and burn from 500-1000 cals a day so that's not so much pressure. I've been told time and time again that when you get enough sleep, all other healthy things fall into place a lot easier.
3. Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume, Betsey puffy heart-gold bow-sparkly blue flower necklace, and turquoise with silver filigree large round earrings.
4. The office feels like a coffin today. So interminably stuffy. Which makes desk dancing not so appealing.
5. I really, really hope this isn't the kind of day where I'm annoyed at everyone and everything. So far it ain't looking so good.
6. I'm beginning to enjoy the feel of earrings swinging from my ears. Yesterday I left my jewelry on until after 8 PM!
**commence nutso weekend**
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