i can’t tell if i’m getting sick or if i have dodged another sickness bullet. i’ve been taking vitamins lately like it’s nobody’s business. it’s my latest effort in improving my health. i figure it counteracts my odd metabolism and hunger patterns.

this past weekend i saw little miss sunshine. what an amazing movie. it was much better than what i had expected, and i was already expecting it to be pretty good.

so last week i did something rather exciting … i’ve been saying i would take up running again as a way to get back into shape. i’m proud to announce that i’ve registered for the shamrock shuffle on march 25th. i’m running it with a bunch of people from work so it should be a good time. it’s only an 8K (5 miles), so it shouldn’t be too bad, or at least i hope it’s not. i’m just hoping that the temperature goes up just a bit so i can start getting ready for it. i shouldn’t take me too long adjust to that but it’s just been so long that i better be sure i’m prepared. if all goes well my goal is to start running a bit more and ultimately i’d love to run the chicago marathon, although i’m sure i won’t be ready for that until 2008. i’m hoping this goes well, i’m just quite satisfied that i’m following through with a new year’s resolution, or at least a new year’s resolution that i’m starting right now: start running/working out.

it should be a lot of fun. it’s only 40-45 minutes of running so i can’t imagine it will be that bad. i’m keeping my fingers crossed that it’s a great experience.

so that was my big news that is a bit hard to believe. i’m motivated to make this a year of change.

ugh. okay i’m going to go try and fall back to sleep now. i’m not feeling so great and apparently i’m not able to sleep either. icky, icky, icky.

i’m so freaking excited …

reason 1: i have been told i get to go to austin on business in the middle of february. after being a bit homesick for austin lately, i’m SO freaking excited about that. i’m only supposed to be there monday through wednesday but i’m thinking about perhaps finding a friend to stay with and flying up the friday before and spending that extra weekend. i’ll have to sit down and figure something out. i’m already making a list of all the food i have to eat and the people i need to see while i’m there.

reason 2: i finally motivated myself enough to spend almost $100 on a new space heater & humidifer for my room. no more tossing and turning because it’s cold and dry in my room. plus i also moved my bed away from the window and i’ve started making my room OCD-quality clean. it’s incredibly pathetic how excited i am about all of this.

i made a huge mistake … i was watching food 911 on food network and the episode was about southern food. i got to thinking about food from the south and before i knew it i was thinking about tex-mex. before i knew it i found myself on the trudy’s Web site and looking at the menu. it has been 8 months since i’ve had my migas enchiladas or a nice mexican martini. oh what i wouldn’t do for some decent enchiladas right about now. oh and bbq. the day of my graduation was the last time i had bbq. there’s such great food here but oddly enough none of it falls into the three/four best types of food: mexican/tex-mex, bbq, and southern food. my heart is terribly torn between austin and chicago.

maybe i can cure my need for good food by attempting to learn to cook it myself.

work has been crazy lately. i’m working so many hours but i’m feeling like i’m getting no where. it’s my insecurity in the quality of work i’ve been producing that is getting to me.

ugh and don’t even get me started on this complete lack of snow. everytime i see it in the forecast i get all excited only to have my hopes diced into small pieces. it’s been decently cold and that’s kinda nice. i do enjoy the cold weather. i just need more snow. if there was more snow i could officially declare that chicago has some amazing weather. this past summer was the most amazing weather i’ve ever experienced in my life. i just need some nice snow to balance it all out.

on an even more unrelated note … yeah, i’ve got nothing else.

i should probably get to bed.

had a rather uneventful weekend. the highligh of the weekend was spending saturday evening at megan’s with some friends from work. had a great night of drinks, wine, and games. spent most of sunday relaxing and watching TiVo.

today was rather a hohum day.

had a bit of a migraine this morning so i ended up taking the morning off to try and get over it.

it was snowing as i made my way to work. it was peaceful. not as romantic or exciting as it should have been. i was just in a bit of a down mood today. nothing horrible, just felt a bit down.

that’s about it. i should have something big to talk about before the end of the day tomorrow. we shall see how it goes.

until then.

cheers.

grey’s was sooooooo freaking good tonight. it was a roller coaster of emotions. can’t wait until part two next week. now the music guide for tonight’s episode needs to be posted so i can download the songs.

it’s cold. cold and dry. the air is incredibly dry and it’s killing my skin. i need to get a humidifier. my face has dried out so much that i have a sore spot on my cheek that actually turned into a gash. i might have been scratching it in my sleep and not have realized it. i swear it wasn’t there when i went to bed last night. i woke up and it’s horrible. so buying a humidifier is my goal for the weekend. that and tidying up my room, but i don’t want to try for too much.

good times.

i can’t freaking wait …

iPhone

i keep getting all excited, thinking it’s going to snow. what a freaking disappointment. while i was on the train to work today i noticed small patches of snow. made me so sad. they keep putting it in the forecast but it just gets taken out. i just don’t think it’s ever going to snow. *tear*

Grrrrrr. I hate when women paint their nails on the train. The lady in =
front of me is doing so and the fumes are overwhelming me. Why don’t people =
have common sense and why can’t they be considerate?

this is such a great ad & media campaign … just as good as the dove beauty one, maybe even better:

letitout.com

brought a tear or two to my eye

call me crazy, but i was thinking about it and it has been 8 months since i’ve eaten anything from wendy’s or sonic. 8 months! and i’ve only had mcdonalds a handful of times. i believe this would probably be the reason i’ve lost a lot of the fat i gained during senior year of college. in austin it’s so easy to find a wendy’s and go crazy. i feel like finding food is more of a task here. there aren’t as many fast food places and the ones that are aren’t always located conveniently to public transportation. in case it’s not obvious, i have a serious craving for fast food at the moment.