I know that my ETs lately have been a wee big lame-o - it is because I have had a migraine or other assorted headache everyday this week. It has not been funemployment to say the least. Todays thing evolved somewhat organically due to the highly potent combination of laziness + migraine. I woke up, showered and even washed my hair [I'm glamorous, I know]. But then my head hurt too much to touch and eventually I succumbed to my migraine meds and went back to sleep. I woke up without the migraine, but with a bruise-like pain in my head [this is all normal], so I still didn't want to touch my head.
At some point late in the afternoon I realised that I didn't brush my hair all day. So I just didn't. For reference, I have shoulder-length hair, straight, thin...and unattractively coloured @ the moment [I haven't been to my stylist since February 2007]. The desire to brush or comb my hair did become intense over the course of the evening...I just felt dirty and ratty...but I didn't give in. It looks okay, actually - with more body, actually. Well, the "body" is probably just tatty-ness, but whatever - I will take what I can get. It's going to be a nightmare to comb out tomorrow as my hair tangles so easily, but I am likely to do this again the next time Dr. Migraine strikes. He's such an a-hole. But vanity be damned.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Day Seventy-One - Tigress Woods
There are few videogames where I can truly compete against Joseph [and by compete, I do mean beat him]. However, as previously mentioned - Wii = Love - and that's where I currently get all my best chances to best him. I am very competitive and I don't like to play unless I can win.
Yesterday Joseph arrived home slightly before 5pm [which is super rare - usually he is home @ 7pm or so] so we decided to play extra Wii Sports. Including Wii Golf [which Joseph is less fond of because he says it's slow and takes too long - I think it's because I'm good @ it]. So there I am - I believe on the seventh hole [ranked expert] and really not having the game of my life [my best is 6 under par] when it happens - I hit my first eagle in Wii Golf! I was beyond delighted! I tried very hard to be as gracious as possible...and Joseph did end up beating me overall when I bogeyed the last hole.
Apparently, this isn't a super special thing as people routinely hit eagles and even hole in ones. Bah. I am still pleased with myself, but I guess I do have more to aspire to in life.
Yesterday Joseph arrived home slightly before 5pm [which is super rare - usually he is home @ 7pm or so] so we decided to play extra Wii Sports. Including Wii Golf [which Joseph is less fond of because he says it's slow and takes too long - I think it's because I'm good @ it]. So there I am - I believe on the seventh hole [ranked expert] and really not having the game of my life [my best is 6 under par] when it happens - I hit my first eagle in Wii Golf! I was beyond delighted! I tried very hard to be as gracious as possible...and Joseph did end up beating me overall when I bogeyed the last hole.
Apparently, this isn't a super special thing as people routinely hit eagles and even hole in ones. Bah. I am still pleased with myself, but I guess I do have more to aspire to in life.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Day Seventy - Who's That Girl?
I have made some progress with my feelings towards my appearance in recent...months? years? days? Well, I have made progress and I guess that is important. One of the biggest things is that I no longer wear makeup everyday. Since I was 14 years old I have worn makeup on a daily basis. Even when I was unemployed I would sit in the house all day with no makeup and then before Joseph got home I would put some on. I guess so that he didn't have to work all day only to see my unsightly visage when he got home.
Well, I've been slowly breaking out of that. It began with me reducing the amount of makeup I wear. Then, I stopped wearing it entirely when I was going to be staying in the house [I used to put on makeup before taking out the rubbish]. About a year ago I stopped wearing makeup when heading to the corner store or the grocery store/Zellers. That was huge for me. Today, though - I really took it too the hoop and I went on the subway wearing no makeup. This has never happened before. This is definitely the scariest thing I've done so far for the blog. I didn't even wear a hat! Surprisingly, it was okay - I didn't even get paranoid that people were staring at me! And then on my way home I was all sweaty and pink, so I really didn't miss the makeup [yes, I used to wear makeup to the gym].
I'm unjustifiably pleased with myself.
Well, I've been slowly breaking out of that. It began with me reducing the amount of makeup I wear. Then, I stopped wearing it entirely when I was going to be staying in the house [I used to put on makeup before taking out the rubbish]. About a year ago I stopped wearing makeup when heading to the corner store or the grocery store/Zellers. That was huge for me. Today, though - I really took it too the hoop and I went on the subway wearing no makeup. This has never happened before. This is definitely the scariest thing I've done so far for the blog. I didn't even wear a hat! Surprisingly, it was okay - I didn't even get paranoid that people were staring at me! And then on my way home I was all sweaty and pink, so I really didn't miss the makeup [yes, I used to wear makeup to the gym].
I'm unjustifiably pleased with myself.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Day Sixty-Nine - No Tools Required
I am not much of a handy individual and it's certainly not because I'm a girlie girl [because I'm not]. However, I do enjoy building things - it seems much more satisfying than knitting or sewing [I think because I don't do either of those things well enough to actually make something big/impressive]. At the moment I am without garage so my tools are very limited. No room for arc welding [which I was made to take after I got the boot from my grade eight home economics class].
I live in a small apartment and I am always trying to create more space so today I went out and bought a new shelving unit [assembly required] for the kitchen. And this afternoon while watching BH 90210 I assembled a shelving unit for the kitchen. It's wood, it's metal...and it's reasonably sturdy [I find that all these build it yourself kinda things are always a bit wobbly - part of their charm]. It will be home to various kitchen items such as the slow cooker, Corningware and all of the stuff that has been taking up valuable real estate on the cooker.
I live in a small apartment and I am always trying to create more space so today I went out and bought a new shelving unit [assembly required] for the kitchen. And this afternoon while watching BH 90210 I assembled a shelving unit for the kitchen. It's wood, it's metal...and it's reasonably sturdy [I find that all these build it yourself kinda things are always a bit wobbly - part of their charm]. It will be home to various kitchen items such as the slow cooker, Corningware and all of the stuff that has been taking up valuable real estate on the cooker.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Day Sixty-Eight - The Plan, Stan
My dad was a big fan of having a plan. We had to have a plan for everything - our holidays were all planned months in advance down to the last detail, weeknights and evenings were meticulously planned and as for life generally - one must have a plan. That's what my dad would continually say to me [because I was more of a fly by the seat of her pants kinda gal] - "Shelby - you need to have a plan. Give me a call when you have one." And I would [or else I would hope he would forget about it - my dad was nothing if not forgetful].
Today's "thing" is a little difficult to capture in a neat little sentence...but today I made a plan. I sat down and wrote out my short-term goals, my long-term goals, my career goals, my crazy goals, my interests, my places I would like to work, enrichment ideas, etc. I've never actually done this. It was pretty terrifying, actually. To actually think and commit to paper the things that you want out of life. Because, if you don't [and I didn't] you are never really disappointed - you can adjust your reality/goals to suit you. Hopefully this will serve as motivation for me - I think it was a very useful exercise.
Tomorrow the job hunt begins...
Today's "thing" is a little difficult to capture in a neat little sentence...but today I made a plan. I sat down and wrote out my short-term goals, my long-term goals, my career goals, my crazy goals, my interests, my places I would like to work, enrichment ideas, etc. I've never actually done this. It was pretty terrifying, actually. To actually think and commit to paper the things that you want out of life. Because, if you don't [and I didn't] you are never really disappointed - you can adjust your reality/goals to suit you. Hopefully this will serve as motivation for me - I think it was a very useful exercise.
Tomorrow the job hunt begins...
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Day Sixty-Seven - Fangirl
I watched Trekkies 2 the other night [and painted my nails fabulous Gunmetal] and it made me question my devotion to my main pop culture obsession [no, not Britney] - Battlestar Galactica. I know that I am into it on a level that would get me featured in a documentary about Battlestar Galactica fans, but I do like it. A lot. The trouble with BSG is that it's difficult to feed your obsession as materials are limited.
Even though Joseph and I agreed to not buy each other xmas gifts - he has since broken this three times. I have stuck with it - I didn't even buy him a birthday gift [yes, I know - worst. girlfriend. ever.]. Anyway - on Thursday I was the proud recipient of a mysterious package all the way from California. It contained an assortment of BSG goodies for me - an official shirt, patches with the BSG insignia and two pins which mean I'm a Viper pilot [which of course I totally could be - eyesight be damned]. I loved it! So today I wore my new BSG shirt and formal pin in public. The shirt says FRAK! in BSG font!
No one beat me up for being a nerd. Sometimes I miss high school.
Even though Joseph and I agreed to not buy each other xmas gifts - he has since broken this three times. I have stuck with it - I didn't even buy him a birthday gift [yes, I know - worst. girlfriend. ever.]. Anyway - on Thursday I was the proud recipient of a mysterious package all the way from California. It contained an assortment of BSG goodies for me - an official shirt, patches with the BSG insignia and two pins which mean I'm a Viper pilot [which of course I totally could be - eyesight be damned]. I loved it! So today I wore my new BSG shirt and formal pin in public. The shirt says FRAK! in BSG font!
No one beat me up for being a nerd. Sometimes I miss high school.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Day Sixty-Six - Big Brother Is Watching You
That's right - you are being watched. Since I don't get many comments I have been wanting to find a way of checking to see if anyone is actually reading my blog. To be honest, it doesn't matter to me if anyone is - I'm doing this project for myself and I wanted to have a record of it and this seemed to make the most sense. However, I did want to involve others in the project - friends, family, strangers...but yeah, sometimes I'm not sure that anyone is out there.
Today I installed a site metre from - appropriately enough - sitemeter.com - so I will know if you are out there and assorted other particulars. I will admit, it looks pretty sad there blinking with its pathetic little 1 visitor. I'm a bit too proud of myself for this as I find internets/computer stuff to be a bit overwhelming. I looked into doing this when I started the blog, but found the process to be confusing because I am a moron. I think that being unemployed has really cleared my head, because I found the process to be quite straightforward. And it's the morning...and I'm still recovering from BritBrit trauma.
Today I installed a site metre from - appropriately enough - sitemeter.com - so I will know if you are out there and assorted other particulars. I will admit, it looks pretty sad there blinking with its pathetic little 1 visitor. I'm a bit too proud of myself for this as I find internets/computer stuff to be a bit overwhelming. I looked into doing this when I started the blog, but found the process to be confusing because I am a moron. I think that being unemployed has really cleared my head, because I found the process to be quite straightforward. And it's the morning...and I'm still recovering from BritBrit trauma.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Day Sixty-Five - Wheel! Of! Fortune!
Just about every evening Joseph and I have the same conversation - "what do you want for dinner tonight?" Well - no more! Last night Joseph was joking [I think?] when he suggested that we have a wheel that we can spin to determine what to eat for dinner so that we don't have to have the discussion everyday [and since he always suggests pizza and then pasta if pizza is a no-go]. Today I called his bluff and I made a wheel that can be spun to choose our nightly dinner.
I had high hopes, despite the fact that I'm not very crafty. I went to the dreaded art store and everything to buy my supplies [construction paper and those brass things that can be used as spinners - they only sell them in packs of 100 - so if anyone needs 99 of them, I'm your girl]. I put our top ten regular dishes on the wheel and created the spinner. It does spin, but not very well. I will make modifications as necessary. I completed this after dinner, so it didn't get any use today. I will let you know how it goes when I do use it.
[so tonight for dinner I had grilled cheese with two types of cheese - mature cheddar and blue for me, mature cheddar and dill havarti for Joseph - and red pepper/tomato soup]
I had high hopes, despite the fact that I'm not very crafty. I went to the dreaded art store and everything to buy my supplies [construction paper and those brass things that can be used as spinners - they only sell them in packs of 100 - so if anyone needs 99 of them, I'm your girl]. I put our top ten regular dishes on the wheel and created the spinner. It does spin, but not very well. I will make modifications as necessary. I completed this after dinner, so it didn't get any use today. I will let you know how it goes when I do use it.
[so tonight for dinner I had grilled cheese with two types of cheese - mature cheddar and blue for me, mature cheddar and dill havarti for Joseph - and red pepper/tomato soup]
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Day Sixty-Four - Let's Get Physical
As mentioned yesterday, I'm not really one for being physically active. I walk a lot because I don't drive, I am not bold enough to cycle and because I hate the TTC. But that's about it. As a result of my job and related stresses, I completely stopped going to the gym and while I was doing pilates, yoga and this stair-stepping thing @ home - I have let that go too [partly because of my knee injury].
While I'm not overweight [my weight tends to be the same no matter what I eat or my level of exercise], I'm sick of looking so bleh, doughy, untoned. I'm all moosh - I think I barely have muscles beyond what you need just to walk around and slouch on the sofa so today I re-joined the gym. [what's a gym? ohhhh...a gym!] They seem to have added more elliptical machines, which is good because that's what I'm gunning for.
And yes, I know - the whole gym thing after New Years is a total hack move...but what can I say? Hacky is as hacky does.
While I'm not overweight [my weight tends to be the same no matter what I eat or my level of exercise], I'm sick of looking so bleh, doughy, untoned. I'm all moosh - I think I barely have muscles beyond what you need just to walk around and slouch on the sofa so today I re-joined the gym. [what's a gym? ohhhh...a gym!] They seem to have added more elliptical machines, which is good because that's what I'm gunning for.
And yes, I know - the whole gym thing after New Years is a total hack move...but what can I say? Hacky is as hacky does.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Day Sixty-Three - The Final Countdown
In stark contrast to yesterday's optimistic and positive energies for the new year post, I decided to make today's thing of the day something a little more pessimisstic [and therefore a little more me]. Since we're all dying - wouldn't it be nice to know when? You could mark the date on your calendar and be done with it. My friend Seth used to have his death clock as his screensaver and it always stressed me out. That's right, today I forecasted my death via the internets. I actually used three different calculators, just to be sure I was getting accurate results. And here they are:
January 12th, 2058
December 30th, 2061
February 1st, 2068
I think the middle date is my favourite one - it's right near New Years...no need to start a new year if you don't plan on living through it. However, that would make me 82 years old which seems super old [I do come from a family of long-livers, generally]. It's also a long time to live when you're already old - if you know what I mean? These calculators are rather dubious - one of their main deciding factors is BMI and while mine is quite low, it's not because I eat healthily and exercise. So I'm not really all that fit.
January 12th, 2058
December 30th, 2061
February 1st, 2068
I think the middle date is my favourite one - it's right near New Years...no need to start a new year if you don't plan on living through it. However, that would make me 82 years old which seems super old [I do come from a family of long-livers, generally]. It's also a long time to live when you're already old - if you know what I mean? These calculators are rather dubious - one of their main deciding factors is BMI and while mine is quite low, it's not because I eat healthily and exercise. So I'm not really all that fit.
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