wednesday

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hey wow it's been a while. not too much has changed.

my friend at work quit, Friday's her last day. that makes four people that have left in the past two months. it's really making going into work a lot harder because there are no fun people around. and they've yet to fill a single position so the work load keeps increasing. tomorrow we are getting noodles and company because i won a free lunch there. i hope they don't recognize us from the last time we went there for the free lunch.

on the boy scene there's not much to report, as usual. i met a cutie when i was working at the Pat's Pizza tent for Taste of Lincoln Ave on sunday. he got my number but he hasnt called yet. surprise surprise. when you actually want them to call they dont.

wednesday wednesday

got my hair did today. wearing purple. life's good.
tomorrow we are going out for drinks after work for someone's last day. i'm already over hating bars haha. i knew i'd feel better in a few days.



I finished Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides today. I really really enjoyed it. I love his writing style and the content of the book was really interesting. I have wanted to read this book for years. One of my professors at U of I recommended it to us. Our class was based on the cultural "freak" and everything we read was really different and interesting. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Strangely enough the summer after that class I noticed my boyfriend at the time's mom had the book sitting out on their coffee table. I asked about it and she told me she was reading it and I could borrow it when she was finished. A few weeks later she still hadn't said anything to me about the book so I asked her if she had finished it. She told me that she did read it, but she hated it. She didn't recommend it, but if i wanted to borrow it I could. Her complete disgust for the book discouraged me from taking it. Still, every time I passed the black and white cover in a book store I still contemplated purchasing it.
Finally, a couple weeks ago, armed with an awesome Borders coupon, I took the plunge and bought it along with a shitty book, Falling is Like This by Kate Rockland (is that her real name?). I am really happy with one of my decisions from the purchase.

Monday

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Happy Monday! i'm trying to put myself in a positive mood today. my weekend made me pretty much lose faith in humanity and it was actually really depressing. i have decided to take a break from bars because of this weekend. it really opened my eyes.
i am usually such a happy person, and feeling this way isn't me at all. i am just trying to surround myself with comforting thoughts and people. i should be fine in a day or two.

i am more than halfway through the book, Middlesex. i am really enjoying it so far. the different generations makes it feel like im reading several books in one.

well, back to work.

wednesday

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i have been inspired to create things lately, although it never seems like i have enough time. currently i am working on a few projects and i have all these ideas in my head for more.
one thing i am doing is trying to sketch more, but it's discouraging because i am never very happy with what i draw. it takes practice, but even when i used to do it all the time i was never great. i hope i can improve.

i am working on a patchwork quilt that i am convienced i'll never finish. i have been working on it since middleschool, definitely not daily or even monthly, but it's been over 10 years!
i am making a michael jackson zombie cross stitch wall hanging that is moving along nicely. i think i will finish this in a couple of weeks at least. i am very motivated to finish this because it's so cute!
i'm trying to alter a dress but it's so annoying to bring out the sewing machine so i've been putting this one off. it's a cute summer dress but i doubt it will still be summer by the time i'm actually able to wear it. maybe summer 2011. i miss having my own place where my sewing machine can sit out, set up and ready to go.
stevie is trying to buy a condo and the plan is for me to move in with her. i think that would be awesome. we both love making stuff so i'm sure we will have a huge area to paint, draw, sew, knit, crochet, whatever! i can't wait.
paint. that's another project. i painted a picture in about a week and it's just not right. i know it needs a lot more work, so hopefully i can get to that soon.

life

You said you could be my dream I could have you every night
And if by morning, I'd forgotten you, well no big deal, that'd be alright
'Cause you're the reoccurring kind

interesting

haha i just reread what i wrote in the about me section: "i'll let you know when something interesting happens". this blog has ceased to be interesting, if it ever even was. it's not like anyone reads it, so i guess i can just write whatever i want. i just thought it was funny that my tagline is a blatant lie.

long weekend

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this weekend has not been great for my diet. i went running with my sister around the lake on friday and that was pretty much the only positive thing i did. got drinks with friends at night, but passed on the appetizers they were having. ok two good things.

saturday i don't remember what i ate, but i definitely went to bed early.

sunday some of my family came over and we had a little bbq. i made a frozen mojito pie and brownies. my mom made the typical bbq food, but for me she made portobello burgers with spicy chipotle mayo. i tried not to eat too much potato salad but i was getting so drunk off the jalapeno lemon aid with patron. im not sure how well i can portion control under those circumstances.

sunday night my foot started getting really swollen and i could hardly walk.

Monday morning i went to one of those Walgreens Take Care Clinics where they diagnosed me with cellulitis of the foot. perfect. now i can't run. i can hardly walk. i laid in bed all day. my mom brought me a portobello burger that was left over. i only ate half bc i was feeling sorry for myself and didnt want to eat. around 3pm i saw i commericial for the new dominos pizza and asked my dad if he wanted to give it a try with me. dominos, you did well. i ate that and skipped dinner. so not too awful, but since im hardly getting any activity the calories add up. omg i wanted to die yesterday. my foot felt like it was going to split open because it was so swollen. the skin was stretched.
i had a four day weekend and i only went out one night. watching pawn stars and laying in bed for four hours really makes you appreciate being healthy. haha.

today i had coffee with cream and sweetener, & kashi cereal with skim milk. for lunch i had more kashi cereal. when i got home from work i was starving so i had some cheese and crackers. for dinner i had hummus, tabouli salad with one pita and chips. i had some yogurt for dessert. i am paranoid about getting a yeast infection from being on antibiotics. i've never had one and i'd like to keep it that way. they sound disgusting.