Sunday, August 3, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Day starts out very bad......
It can only get better from here, right? I slept for 10 hours last night and could not get up at 5am to practice. Just couldn't do it. I've been absolutely exhausted lately, not sure why.
As seen on my commute in to work today on suburban Long Island:
Quality Cesspools
You Dump It, We Pump It
Yeah.
The commute in today was a total nightmare. The two-lane road that I take to avoid Cold Spring Harbor was being re-paved so I had to wait for an extra 15 minutes just to get out of Huntington. THEN Roslyn Village, on the other end of my commute, was a total construction nightmare. Basically it took me over an hour to get to work when it normally takes about 35 minutes. The best part is, when I got to work, the bathrooms were out of order. And they are STILL out of order. If they aren't fixed by noon, I'm out of here!
Surely this day has to end eventually and I can start over, right?
As seen on my commute in to work today on suburban Long Island:
Quality Cesspools
You Dump It, We Pump It
Yeah.
The commute in today was a total nightmare. The two-lane road that I take to avoid Cold Spring Harbor was being re-paved so I had to wait for an extra 15 minutes just to get out of Huntington. THEN Roslyn Village, on the other end of my commute, was a total construction nightmare. Basically it took me over an hour to get to work when it normally takes about 35 minutes. The best part is, when I got to work, the bathrooms were out of order. And they are STILL out of order. If they aren't fixed by noon, I'm out of here!
Surely this day has to end eventually and I can start over, right?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Offensive?
I don't normally do politics on my blog as I'd much rather yammer on about my boring life but seriously WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?????? This cover is neither amusing nor thought-provoking. It's simply offensive. I think I need to move to Canadia.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Blog slacker
I've been woefully remiss in my blog posting. Here are some highlights:
Practiced in my little yoga room on Thursday and Friday. Can't wait til it's all set up and nice! However, I did notice that my hands touch the ceiling during sun sals. Ooops. Oh well.
Went to the Huntington Shala for last class with that teacher until she returns from India in a couple of weeks. Had a decent practice, better than last week for sure. Second series looks a whole lot easier than it really is. We went up to ardha matsyendrasana, skipping laghuvajrasana and kapotasna. We partnered up and did a little supta vajrasana. It was nice but MUCH harder than it looks, for sure.
Went to not-so-anonymous shala on Sunday. G is sooooo sweet. I just love him! I picked up Anna in Roslyn and we drove in. I'm pretty sure I frightened her with my crazy driving but it was nice to catch up in person. When I was leaving G asked if I did dropbacks against the wall when I practice at home. I told him sometimes, not lately because I've had this weird hamstring thing that was affecting my whole leg. He said to also backbend against the wall and start trying to climb up. Fun!
We had some very unusual issues while shopping this weekend. Three different things that we bought came with missing pieces! We bought two stands for the playroom downstairs to put the tv/video games on, and one is missing a piece. We bought a patio set and all the screws were missing. And we bought an electric griddle and the power cable was missing. I guess we had bad shopping juju this weekend? BF was agitated but he did manage to put together my new bookshelves in the living room. Hopefully the house will be in such a state soon that I'll be able to take some pictures. Stay tuned!
Practiced in my little yoga room on Thursday and Friday. Can't wait til it's all set up and nice! However, I did notice that my hands touch the ceiling during sun sals. Ooops. Oh well.
Went to the Huntington Shala for last class with that teacher until she returns from India in a couple of weeks. Had a decent practice, better than last week for sure. Second series looks a whole lot easier than it really is. We went up to ardha matsyendrasana, skipping laghuvajrasana and kapotasna. We partnered up and did a little supta vajrasana. It was nice but MUCH harder than it looks, for sure.
Went to not-so-anonymous shala on Sunday. G is sooooo sweet. I just love him! I picked up Anna in Roslyn and we drove in. I'm pretty sure I frightened her with my crazy driving but it was nice to catch up in person. When I was leaving G asked if I did dropbacks against the wall when I practice at home. I told him sometimes, not lately because I've had this weird hamstring thing that was affecting my whole leg. He said to also backbend against the wall and start trying to climb up. Fun!
We had some very unusual issues while shopping this weekend. Three different things that we bought came with missing pieces! We bought two stands for the playroom downstairs to put the tv/video games on, and one is missing a piece. We bought a patio set and all the screws were missing. And we bought an electric griddle and the power cable was missing. I guess we had bad shopping juju this weekend? BF was agitated but he did manage to put together my new bookshelves in the living room. Hopefully the house will be in such a state soon that I'll be able to take some pictures. Stay tuned!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
No title
I have no title for this post. I'm feeling rather uncreative this morning. I haven't posted in a while so here are the highlights:
The house is finally in a semi-livable condition. The kitchen has been scrubbed numerous times. The a/c has been repaired. The bathrooms have been cleaned (the kids bathroom has been hosed down TWICE and I still think I smell a funny smell). Most of the boxes have been empty and carted away by the trash men. BF has decided we needed a bigger tv. Um, yeah. We even put up some flowers and plants in the side yard. Two tomatoe plants, herbs and some annuals. We managed to revive the sad looking hydrangea bush. Our plan is to transplant the hostas that were planted seemingly randomly all over the side yard into a row growing next to the driveway. This weekend we will go pick up a patio set that we found that wasn't too terribly expensive, and I will buy BF his new grill for his birthday. Still lots of painting to do and the carpet hasn't been cleaned. Grrrr.
Practice notes:
I did manage to practice today in my YOGA ROOM. It's not at all set up yet, all of my buddhas and icons are still packed away in a box, there are spare yoga mats tossed about, nothing on the walls. But I did get in a good hour this morning, including a short and very sloppy headstand. I have something going on in my left hamstring still. It mostly hurts when I'm sitting in a chair. The pain is like a dull, annoying ache under my bumcheek. Standing forward bends seem to aggravate it too, so I've been doing them very gently. I certainly don't want to make it worse, I've read too many stories about people blowing out their hamstrings and not being able to practice for 4 months, 6 months or more.
Special pazzles out to Anna today.
The house is finally in a semi-livable condition. The kitchen has been scrubbed numerous times. The a/c has been repaired. The bathrooms have been cleaned (the kids bathroom has been hosed down TWICE and I still think I smell a funny smell). Most of the boxes have been empty and carted away by the trash men. BF has decided we needed a bigger tv. Um, yeah. We even put up some flowers and plants in the side yard. Two tomatoe plants, herbs and some annuals. We managed to revive the sad looking hydrangea bush. Our plan is to transplant the hostas that were planted seemingly randomly all over the side yard into a row growing next to the driveway. This weekend we will go pick up a patio set that we found that wasn't too terribly expensive, and I will buy BF his new grill for his birthday. Still lots of painting to do and the carpet hasn't been cleaned. Grrrr.
Practice notes:
I did manage to practice today in my YOGA ROOM. It's not at all set up yet, all of my buddhas and icons are still packed away in a box, there are spare yoga mats tossed about, nothing on the walls. But I did get in a good hour this morning, including a short and very sloppy headstand. I have something going on in my left hamstring still. It mostly hurts when I'm sitting in a chair. The pain is like a dull, annoying ache under my bumcheek. Standing forward bends seem to aggravate it too, so I've been doing them very gently. I certainly don't want to make it worse, I've read too many stories about people blowing out their hamstrings and not being able to practice for 4 months, 6 months or more.
Special pazzles out to Anna today.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Being in love
This post is dedicated to all of my single friends out there.
Top 10 reasons I am in love with BF.
1. He's friggin' hot. Maybe not to you, maybe not to the lady down the street, but to me he's the hottest thing around. He's not tall or burly or particularly muscular. He's certainly a little shorter than the guy I had in my head. But in my eyes he's totally fantastic looking and he does it for me every time.
2. He's the best kisser ever. Seriously.
3. He makes me laugh. All the time. Every day. Stupid humor, intelligent humor and everything in between. Sometimes I think his stupid frat-boy jokes are funny but I don't laugh just to screw with him. LOL.
4. He's one of the smartest people I've ever met. I think it bothers him that he doesn't have a formal education, but he knows a lot more than a lot of people I know who are educated out their ass.
5. He's a 'guy's guy'. A 'manly man'. He can fix things like the car, plumbing, whatever. He likes to take care of the yard. He loves cars and baseball and big slobbery dogs. As a former musician, I've dated a lot of 'sensitive, artsy' type guys and now that I've switched sides I would never go back.
6. I can take him anywhere. I've taken him home to Florida to meet my family. Remind me to post about attending my cousin's wedding with him someday..... I've taken him to fancy parties on the Upper West Side, dive bars, expensive restaurants and everywhere in between. Never once have I had to worry about what he was saying or what people thought of him or whether he was bored to tears and wanted to leave. He's funny and charming and he can make conversation with almost anyone.
7. He's generous with his time and means.
8. He's a really great father. I don't think it comes all that naturally and he puts A LOT of effort into being the best dad he can be. I sincerely hope that one day his children realize that he really did try his very best to give them the best childhood they could possibly have.
9. He supports my yoga practice. He rarely complains when I get up at 5am, leave the house at 5:30. Or when I'm never around on weekend mornings. Hell, we picked out the house we just moved into partly based on the fact that I can have my own room to practice in.
10. He accepts and loves me for exactly who I am and has done so from the day I met him. He has loved me at 210 lbs., 150 lbs. and every size in between. He accepts my nutty psuedo-environmentalist tendencies (he draws the line at an indoor composter, however), my crazy southern-redneck family, my unbelievable need for order and control and so many other things that are escaping me right now. And that's really the most important thing of all. He's never once tried to change me or make me into something I'm not and can never be.
I know that there are many of you who are single and loving it. I was once also, and would be happy to be that way again. This is not a 'you need a guy to make you happy' rant. I just wanted to let all of you out there who are searching for love know that he's OUT THERE if you're looking for him. AND he might not be what you expect. He may not match that picture you had in your head of what your 'ever after' was going to be. Be open to the guy who isn't that tall, or who has kids, or who doesn't have a college degree, or who is nerdy or whatever else may come your way. As long as YOU know you are fabulous, he will know too and if he's worth his salt, he'll never let you forget it.
Top 10 reasons I am in love with BF.
1. He's friggin' hot. Maybe not to you, maybe not to the lady down the street, but to me he's the hottest thing around. He's not tall or burly or particularly muscular. He's certainly a little shorter than the guy I had in my head. But in my eyes he's totally fantastic looking and he does it for me every time.
2. He's the best kisser ever. Seriously.
3. He makes me laugh. All the time. Every day. Stupid humor, intelligent humor and everything in between. Sometimes I think his stupid frat-boy jokes are funny but I don't laugh just to screw with him. LOL.
4. He's one of the smartest people I've ever met. I think it bothers him that he doesn't have a formal education, but he knows a lot more than a lot of people I know who are educated out their ass.
5. He's a 'guy's guy'. A 'manly man'. He can fix things like the car, plumbing, whatever. He likes to take care of the yard. He loves cars and baseball and big slobbery dogs. As a former musician, I've dated a lot of 'sensitive, artsy' type guys and now that I've switched sides I would never go back.
6. I can take him anywhere. I've taken him home to Florida to meet my family. Remind me to post about attending my cousin's wedding with him someday..... I've taken him to fancy parties on the Upper West Side, dive bars, expensive restaurants and everywhere in between. Never once have I had to worry about what he was saying or what people thought of him or whether he was bored to tears and wanted to leave. He's funny and charming and he can make conversation with almost anyone.
7. He's generous with his time and means.
8. He's a really great father. I don't think it comes all that naturally and he puts A LOT of effort into being the best dad he can be. I sincerely hope that one day his children realize that he really did try his very best to give them the best childhood they could possibly have.
9. He supports my yoga practice. He rarely complains when I get up at 5am, leave the house at 5:30. Or when I'm never around on weekend mornings. Hell, we picked out the house we just moved into partly based on the fact that I can have my own room to practice in.
10. He accepts and loves me for exactly who I am and has done so from the day I met him. He has loved me at 210 lbs., 150 lbs. and every size in between. He accepts my nutty psuedo-environmentalist tendencies (he draws the line at an indoor composter, however), my crazy southern-redneck family, my unbelievable need for order and control and so many other things that are escaping me right now. And that's really the most important thing of all. He's never once tried to change me or make me into something I'm not and can never be.
I know that there are many of you who are single and loving it. I was once also, and would be happy to be that way again. This is not a 'you need a guy to make you happy' rant. I just wanted to let all of you out there who are searching for love know that he's OUT THERE if you're looking for him. AND he might not be what you expect. He may not match that picture you had in your head of what your 'ever after' was going to be. Be open to the guy who isn't that tall, or who has kids, or who doesn't have a college degree, or who is nerdy or whatever else may come your way. As long as YOU know you are fabulous, he will know too and if he's worth his salt, he'll never let you forget it.
RUFUS!!!!
Rufus is on the Pug-A-Day widget on my blog, to your right! Mommy's fatty fat bastard! Snugly snarfiness!
We have moved. Our new address is:
Dirtiest 5 bedroom/3 bath house EVER
Huntington, NY
Evil Island
It's done. And it's dirty. I don't think the people who lived here before us cleaned. EVER.
Random sampling of emotions over the last 48 hours:
Elation
Impatience
Hostility
Relief
Joy
Disgust
Anger
Love
Amusement
I have settled nicely into sheer exhaustion. And BF and I managed to not kill each other.
We have moved. Our new address is:
Dirtiest 5 bedroom/3 bath house EVER
Huntington, NY
Evil Island
It's done. And it's dirty. I don't think the people who lived here before us cleaned. EVER.
Random sampling of emotions over the last 48 hours:
Elation
Impatience
Hostility
Relief
Joy
Disgust
Anger
Love
Amusement
I have settled nicely into sheer exhaustion. And BF and I managed to not kill each other.
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