Gym Report - cardio

30 minutes at random elevation. It was boring but the book I'm listening to (All We Ever Wanted Was Everything) is compelling and one of the TV's was showing Olympic badminton which was fascinating so it could have been worse.  The gym was hot but I set a fan to blow on my so it was tolerable.

Now, lolleeroberts, what's the opposite of a Special Snowflake?  There's this woman who is always at the gym.  She teaches a couple of classes.  Her name is Joan and she's really in your face in kind of an annoying way but...  today she was on the elliptical machine.  I was careful to turn the fan right on me and away from anyone else.  But, I guess I didn't do it right cause once I was going on the treadmill, she got off and moved the fan so it was way out of her way.  I asked her to tilt it to me, please and she did - nicely.  Then about 10 minutes later, she was on her way to one of the bikes when she noticed the fan had drifted away from blowing on me.  She went all the way to the weight area to get a 12 pounder to hold it down and reset it to blow on me again.  She did not have to do that.  It was nice.

Nathan was grumpy when I got there but got all glowy and gushy when I gave him his apple pie.  He really was delighted.  It was cute.  When I left I told him "may the crust be with you."  hehehehehe

monagrrl is doing the Danskin triathlon here in Seattle today.  I cannot imagine.  It is supposed to be cooler than yesterday but my thermometer says that supposed to ain't is.  As a counter balance to her efforts, I think I'll put my feet up and not move until her race is over.  It's the least I can do.

Gym Report - cardio

30 minutes at random elevation. It was boring but the book I'm listening to (All We Ever Wanted Was Everything) is compelling and one of the TV's was showing Olympic badminton which was fascinating so it could have been worse.  The gym was hot but I set a fan to blow on my so it was tolerable.

Now, lolleeroberts, what's the opposite of a Special Snowflake?  There's this woman who is always at the gym.  She teaches a couple of classes.  Her name is Joan and she's really in your face in kind of an annoying way but...  today she was on the elliptical machine.  I was careful to turn the fan right on me and away from anyone else.  But, I guess I didn't do it right cause once I was going on the treadmill, she got off and moved the fan so it was way out of her way.  I asked her to tilt it to me, please and she did - nicely.  Then about 10 minutes later, she was on her way to one of the bikes when she noticed the fan had drifted away from blowing on me.  She went all the way to the weight area to get a 12 pounder to hold it down and reset it to blow on me again.  She did not have to do that.  It was nice.

Nathan was grumpy when I got there but got all glowy and gushy when I gave him his apple pie.  He really was delighted.  It was cute.  When I left I told him "may the crust be with you."  hehehehehe

monagrrl is doing the Danskin triathlon here in Seattle today.  I cannot imagine.  It is supposed to be cooler than yesterday but my thermometer says that supposed to ain't is.  As a counter balance to her efforts, I think I'll put my feet up and not move until her race is over.  It's the least I can do.

Who knew?

The Mariners are, right now, proving there are many many creative ways to lose a ballgame.  Lately they have been losing in the late innings.  Today, they decided to go ahead and start losing early - in the 2nd.  We're now in the 5th and they have been able to maintain their losing and make it look easy.  8-0 right now.  Sigh.

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The temperature has dropped nearly 10 degrees in the last couple of hours.  LOVE IT!  It's lovely out now.  Whew. 

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I've been doing little stuff here and there.  Working on bills and budget...  When the paycheck is slim, spending takes planning.  Once when I was in my 20's, I had next to no money to live on for a couple of years.  I learned a whole lot of tricks for living on no money.  It was a very valuable lesson.  Of course, being entirely on my own with no one helping me spend and not having to spend for anyone but me, helps a lot.  But, I can trim back severely quickly and easily when necessary. 

One thing I do is keep a When I Get Some Cash shopping list.  Things on the list are not critical but just things that I'd like to have when I get some spare coin.  The list is usually small-ish stuff.  Stuff that I have the cash to buy now but think it would be smarter to hold off in case some emergency needs that same cash.   Today's list includes reupping my People subscription, a new coffee pot, a new electric broom.

I think when you live by yourself and are dependent on yourself alone, you have a tendency to microscope anything that might infringe on that - like finances and health. 

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While waiting for the 5th Season of The Wire on DVD, I started watching a Canadian series called Intelligence.  Only after I'm sucked in do I realize that it was cancelled after 2 seasons and the 2nd season isn't even on DVD.  

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The Mariners have now hit 3 home runs and in the 6th the game is now 9-4.  Maybe I'll actually watch the rest.

Who knew?

The Mariners are, right now, proving there are many many creative ways to lose a ballgame.  Lately they have been losing in the late innings.  Today, they decided to go ahead and start losing early - in the 2nd.  We're now in the 5th and they have been able to maintain their losing and make it look easy.  8-0 right now.  Sigh.

---

The temperature has dropped nearly 10 degrees in the last couple of hours.  LOVE IT!  It's lovely out now.  Whew. 

--

I've been doing little stuff here and there.  Working on bills and budget...  When the paycheck is slim, spending takes planning.  Once when I was in my 20's, I had next to no money to live on for a couple of years.  I learned a whole lot of tricks for living on no money.  It was a very valuable lesson.  Of course, being entirely on my own with no one helping me spend and not having to spend for anyone but me, helps a lot.  But, I can trim back severely quickly and easily when necessary. 

One thing I do is keep a When I Get Some Cash shopping list.  Things on the list are not critical but just things that I'd like to have when I get some spare coin.  The list is usually small-ish stuff.  Stuff that I have the cash to buy now but think it would be smarter to hold off in case some emergency needs that same cash.   Today's list includes reupping my People subscription, a new coffee pot, a new electric broom.

I think when you live by yourself and are dependent on yourself alone, you have a tendency to microscope anything that might infringe on that - like finances and health. 

--

While waiting for the 5th Season of The Wire on DVD, I started watching a Canadian series called Intelligence.  Only after I'm sucked in do I realize that it was cancelled after 2 seasons and the 2nd season isn't even on DVD.  

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The Mariners have now hit 3 home runs and in the 6th the game is now 9-4.  Maybe I'll actually watch the rest.

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• 21:56 beautiful lightening show east of here but so far out that i can't hear the thunder. we so seldom get electrical stoms here - a treat.
• 22:00 i can't hear the thunder but apparently the cats can!

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• 21:56 beautiful lightening show east of here but so far out that i can't hear the thunder. we so seldom get electrical stoms here - a treat.
• 22:00 i can't hear the thunder but apparently the cats can!

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