today = productivity day

So I've been about useless this week, but today I'm going to get a lot of work done. As soon as I finish this post at least. So it's going to be a quick one.

After work yesterday, I expected to be walking home in the pouring rain, as it was supposed to thunderstorm. But for once, it was sunny out when I left. I figured that was a good omen (can you see where I'm going with this?). So I went home, did a quick lifting session, played some Mario Kart, ate some Chinese food, and headed to my softball game. When I left for the game it looked like it might rain, but the field was pretty far from my house, so I didn't think much of it.

And I should have. Our game got called off in the top of the 5th when we were down by 1. Which really sucks, because we were counting on that last inning to pull off a win. And then, when I was driving home, the downpour began. When I was about 2 miles from home. And it continued for quite a while. Of course, since I park on the street about two blocks from my building, I had to sprint home in it. And I got soaked. Good one, Mother Nature. I thought I had successfully avoided getting douched by rain for one day but you swooped in there and made it happen. Stellar.

I don't have huge plans today; I expect to head to the gym after work for some cardio and then head home for some Mario Kart/pizza making/TV watching. Pretty normal evening activities really. Hope you all have a good day!

i heart ebay

Mario Kart came yesterday!! It is so much fun. We played for several hours last night. We're trying to get the right combination of things done so that we can unlock the ability to use our Mii characters as drivers. It looks like it's going to take a while. It's hard!

Also, I won a controller charging station yesterday for half of the price that it would cost at Best Buy (including shipping). This is important, because I'm going to be getting two more controllers soon in order to increase the ability to have fun at our Wii parties. The charge station is gently used, but the picture looked good, and it's the same model as the one I already have, so for half price I'm down with it.

Yesterday I also tackled the first 5 songs on my Track Pack on the drums in the 'hard' setting and I dominated them. My Rock Band skills are increasing. Unfortunately, because it takes up so much space, Blake makes me take it apart and leave it in the closet during the week, so I won't be playing again until at least Friday. But I'll have plenty of Mario Kart to get me by.

I got my fat ass in gear yesterday and returned to the gym. After a 45 minute run on the elliptical, I was feeling pretty good. Until this morning, and now my abs and hips are sore. Seriously? It had only been a week since I was there last. I'm lame. Also, the bastards at work catered in Panera bagels yesterday, so I may have gone slightly off track with my eating habits. But at least I got to the gym to counteract that situation. Bagels are just so delicious.

Tonight, I have a softball game at 7:30, so when I head home from work I'm going to do some strength training with my kettlebell and have dinner before I have to head to the park. Depending on how good I am today, I may allow myself to pick up some Chinese food for dinner...I've been having a Chicken with Broccoli craving recently, and if I only let myself eat half of the portion I get it won't be too horrible for me. Last night I was pretty good, having a turkey dog, a baked sweet potato, and some steamed green beans. But I also had two of the chocolate chip cookies I made Sunday night. Oops.

I signed up this morning to volunteer at the humane society this weekend. Yay! I haven't really had the time to do that in a few months, so I'm pumped. We stopped by there two weekends ago to donate a 15-pound case of litter that we found when we were cleaning out a closet (it was a different kind of litter from what we currently use, so we didn't really need it). Blake wanted to throw it out, but I refused to let him do that. Plus, by bringing it there, we got to play with some cute little kitties for a few minutes. I wanted to steal them.

Well, I have a bunch of work to do today, so I'd better get to it so that Susan doesn't kick my ass.

weekend activities

This was another fun weekend, although I continued to botch my healthy living goals. I'm getting back on the wagon this week. Friday we saw The Dark Knight with some people and it was really good. I was a little out of the loop however because I never saw Batman Begins and apparently this one took up where that one left off and had some of the same characters and whatnot. Oh well. I will never understand Maggie Gyllenhaal as the female lead though. She didn't really look the part.

Saturday we did all of our chores and errands and I hit the mall because I had 20% off at BR for the weekend. I got a few shirts. Also, I went to Best Buy and got the Track Pack for Rock Band. We went to dinner with Bill and Tim and then Tim came over for a Rock Band Party. Some of the new songs were really hard. But it was fun. I need to improve my skills so that I can play on the hard setting next time.

Yesterday we spent most of the day out on the lake and it was glorious. It was a really nice day and it involved a lot of swimming and a tasty lunch at Rusty Rudder. And I only got a little bit pink from when I was in the water. Susan and AT were not so lucky. They got owned. When we got home we were exhausted, so we watched TV and I made cereal for dinner.

I have a shitload of work to get through in the next two weeks, and I'm not entirely sure how it's all going to get done...I'm going to have to do a better job of focusing. This morning we had a "branding" workshop, which means they gave us new t-shirts and fed us a bunch of BS about how great it is to work here (all of it was lies). But, I'm not really above lying to get other experienced people to work here, because I can make a quick $7k if I do. Which would more than make up for my shitty raise.

Well, I have a lot to do before I leave for New Orleans in two weeks (boooooooo) so I'd better get at it while I'm feeling moderately productive. Hope you all have a lovely Monday.

i suck at life in general

So remember my post yesterday about going to the gym and whatnot? Yeah that didn't happen. It appears that all motivation has vacated the premises. Susan and I decided to leave work at 4, go to my house and play Wii, and then go to the Melting Pot which was delicious and completely awful for my body. And then I didn't even get up to do my 30 minutes of Wii Fit this morning. I feel pretty bad about my actions.

I really need to do one of two things here: accept the fact that this is going to be my body forever and continue to be lazy, or get my fat ass in gear. Or my personal favorite #3: get LipoDissolve as a quick fix and then work to maintain my weight forever. But I think I'm too poor for that.

I haven't gained a pound since college, but I'd still like to lose some weight, I just don't really want to work to do it. I am LAME. I'm going to try to get to the gym after work today, but with my current attitude, I'm not 100% sure that will happen.

I am, however, going to see The Dark Knight tonight and I will get to meet Scotty's new puppy, so that's exciting. Also, I have my fingers crossed that I'll get my much awaited Mario Kart this weekend...and there's sure to be a Rock Band party at some point. And we've arranged for some boating with Susan, Chris, Danny, and AT this weekend. I haven't even seen AT's engagement ring yet, so I'm pumped (although I have been told of its mammoth size). I'm so happy it's the weekend. Work was NOT a good time this week.

My love affair...with food

I think we all could have guessed that my positive attitude and approach to my healthy living goals was going to wear off eventually. And that day was yesterday. First, I went out to lunch instead of eating my sandwich, and then I ate three fajitas for dinner instead of my intended two. And I didn't work out especially hard either (I forgot to eat my pre-workout snack, so instead of going to the gym I went home, had a snack, lifted, and then went for a 3 mile walk). And today was way worse. I know I'm going to Melting Pot for dinner, and yet I did not hesitate to eat two giant slices of pizza and two cinnamon knots at our catered training lunch. I WILL be working out hard before dinner tonight because of this debacle. I just...love food so much. It's sad really.

And now, I'm preparing a training program for work. Which basically means I feel like I'm in college doing a presentation. This is literally the first time I've looked at PowerPoint since graduation. And I want to kill myself.

I did get two tickets to see Maroon 5 with Counting Crows for $45 today, so that's a plus. Unfortunately, the tickets to see Journey, Heart, and Cheap Trick are up to $30/piece, so I'm going to have to pass on that one. Sad.

Ok, enough procrastinating. I've got to get this damn thing finished. Sigh.

Shop Victoriously!

I won a Mario Kart on eBay today! It came with 4 Wii Wheels and I'm SO excited that I don't have to locate it in stores anymore. Including shipping, it only cost $20 above retail. Some douchebag upped the bid with less than a minute left, but fortunately my maximum bid was still greater than his. Suck it, douche.

Now I'm slightly obsessed with eBay. I'm currently watching a pair of Christian Louboutins in my size with 4 days remaining. I'm a little iffy on buying designer items from eBay though, because in college I ordered what I thought was a legit Coach bag but it wound up being a shitty bag with a ripped off Coach logo on it. No wonder it was so cheap.

It would be nice if the shoes are real though. Still, I don't know if I could bring myself to wager more than $100 on a pair of maybe-designer-maybe-fake shoes without recourse.

Work may suck, but my happiness today was heightened by my eBay experience. Also, I ditched my packed lunch and went to get delicious Soho Bistro instead. Their lunch portions are very reasonable, and I got Chicken with Mixed Veggies so as to get some solid veggie intake. I probably should have avoided the spring roll though. I'm going to have to watch myself on the fajitas tonight.

random things

Last night I played in my first company softball game of the season, and we lost. But I was 1-2 with a walk and I scored 2 runs, so yay! It was hotter than hades out there. It was quite a workout.

I've been getting involved in some eBay auctions for Mario Kart the past few days. I lost the first one I engaged in, but that was fine because I found a better one. I'm currently leading the pack with a bid of $110 on Mario Kart with 4 Wii Wheels (retail value: $90). I really hope I win one of these things because I'm completely tired of trying to find it in stores.

I had crappy dinner last night because my softball game was at 6:30, so I didn't have much time. I had a bowl of Multigrain Cheerios before the game and then two scrambled eggs after. Not great for me, but acceptable given the circumstances. Monday night I rocked out marinated and grilled chicken (which I did not botch this time), zucchini risotto, and steamed lemon green beans. Tonight is going to be fajitas. And tomorrow is my night out at Melting Pot! Yay!

Blake's grandparents sent him a gigantic box of Omaha Steaks, which was wholly unnecessary because we still have most of the last box they sent. So in the near future, I will be eating a lot of vegetarian or (99% fat free turkey) hot dog meals so that Blake can make himself a steak for dinner. Because we can barely fit anything else in our freezer right now due to the influx of meat products. And we have a big freezer.

I hate work so much right now that I'm finding it very difficult to stay focused. eBay is not helping. I have to get some shit done today because tomorrow I have to prepare a training session to be given next Thursday. Kill me now please. I am counting down the minutes until I can bounce from here today and hit the gym (45 minutes cardio and lower body strength training).