Somedays, I have Workout A.D.D. I’ll go to the gym and spend ten minutes on the treadmill before my eyes go crossed with boredom, ten on the elliptical, 15 on the bike, 15 on stairs…and I’ll leave the gym feeling like I didn’t even work out.
So I like to mix it up a little by [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Shake Ya Ass, Don’t Watch Yourself
Posted in Trends, WorkItOut, tagged cardio, exercise, shake that, Workout, Zumba on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Ash Wednesday and Thus I Feel Compelled to Confess…
Posted in ...So It Goes, aWkWARD, tagged addictions, Beer, British humour, confessions, Guinness, Kleptomania, pinch*, Pint glasses, stealing on February 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is probably the closest I’ll get to the 25 things fad I’ve previously discussed. As mentioned, I’m not likely to ever do it, but do enjoy learning the occasional tid-bit about a friend/acquaintance. The aforementioned “This” is my Ash Wednesday confession. No I’m not Catholic, but…recognizing this day on the religious calendar gives me [...]
FAT Tuesday Munchings
Posted in Foodsies, Trends, tagged 40 days, donuts, Fastnacht Day, FAT Tuesday, Food, gluttony, Lent, sacrifice on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So today is FAT (yes all caps) Tuesday….
Personally I love the donut any day, but it’s on days like these where I feel it’s especially important to do my part and eat at least 2, possibly 3, and if it’s a stressful day…4. It’s perfectly normal to eat 4 donuts.
On any other day, I would [...]
Not Sure What I Ate, But I Liked It
Posted in DC, Foodsies, tagged cuisine, dinner, Ethiopian food, restaurants on February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On Friday night, I went out to dinner with two friends in DC. Dodge* and Boot** (nicknames, obv.) met me at Etete, an Ethiopian restaurant on U and 9th Street which stands out against other fluorescently lit storefronts on the street.
This was my first experience with Ethiopian culture and cuisine. I did have a friend [...]
Acute Viral Rhinopharyngitis
Posted in ...So It Goes, tagged common cold, cough, cough drops, sick, soup, tired, well on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yeah…I’ve got that.
One thing you should know about me is that I rarely get sick, but when I do, my whole body ceases to function as a coherent unit. My brain takes leave, my ears pop out for a break, my legs race in opposing directions…you get the point.
People notice. “Wow, you don’t look so [...]
Find Love in the Little Things.
Posted in ...So It Goes, Smiggle, tagged Valentine's Day, Love, 6 Words, Washington Post on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Check out this article by the Washington Post. It may make you smiggle or groan. And it may shock you at how much a person can say about a relationship in six words.
He brought me breakfast in bed.
The string holding my ring–broken.
It’s kind of fun to describe love in six little words.
One [...]
25 Too Many
Posted in Trends, tagged 25 Things, articles, Despair.com, Facebook, fad, Neever, Time, Trends on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve watched over the past few weeks as people have “caved” to the 25 Things epidemic on Facebook. Of course, I’ve seen the updates as more people are tagged and succumb to compiling their own laundry list of TMI. I’ve even read a few. They announce their note with headers like “bored,” “embarrassed to admit [...]
Turn Up The Volume and Sing Along
Posted in First Impressions, OPEd, Places to Go...People to See, tagged 98.7 WMZQ, And The Beat Goes..., Country, country music, Dierks Bentley, Feel That Fire, new album, radio, singing on February 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you ever pull up next to me at a stoplight, try not to laugh when you glance over. Chances are, you’ll see me gripping the steering wheel deep in the throes of belting out whatever song my stereo is blasting. As Maya Angelou puts it, “Music [is] my refuge. I could crawl into the [...]
