James Blunt

I’m in love with this cutie. 

I was watching today’s Oprah and he was one of her guests today.  He’s topping the charts in Britain and here in the U.S. with his song, “You’re Beautiful”.  Check out his video here. 

Have you heard of him?  I’m probably late jumping on the bandwagon, but who cares.  I love his music!

He’s got an interesting bio.  He was an engineer, a military man, and a musician.  Yowza! 

Check out his url here.

I love the songs I heard him sing.

He’s dreamy. 

He’s single. 

He’s mine. 

So there.

Wha…?

Can this be so?

My beloved WordPress, the blogger site of choice, the one that I ranted and raved about, the one I keep persuading others to join, and this is how it treats me?

I just spent the last two hours writing up a really good personal post.  The best heart dump in a long while and WordPress didn’t save it for some reason.  I think my connection timed out, but I never got any warning about it. 

*sigh*

I’ll try to write it up again tomorrow. 

Frazzled

This day sucked a**.

Not just this day but every day since I got reorg’d into this new group. 

That’s a lot of days. 145 days to be exact, but I’m not counting.  I’m not counting at all. 

Hmmph.

I’m ready to quit my f’ing job.

I feel beat up and pushed around, not listened to or cared about. 

Joy In The Journey

After months of frustration with online dating, I deleted my accounts and said to heck with it.  So, at the end of May I wrote this post and kissed it good-bye.  I still went on dates, but only with people I met through “normal” means.

The last three months I’ve been focusing on other things and I’ve just been taking some time doing things I enjoyed.  I focused on my relationship with God and spent many, many “date nights” reading scripture, listening to sermons, praying, and really learning what it meant for me to rest in His presence. 

I focused on ministry work at church, started training for another run, reflected on some major life choices I made, both past and present, and I took time to simplify the clutter some more (a project that is seemingly neverending!) and spent many weekends in solitude.

I discovered so much about myself this year.  It’s amazing to stop and look at  myself through new eyes.  It’s difficult to explain, but I’m slowly discovering what it means to be my own best friend, to really love myself and my own company.  I’m cultivating a sense of awe for who I am and my life story that is unfolding before my very own eyes.

15 Miles!

Last weekend was the peak of my training schedule.

I won’t go into the long ordeal and the disappointment I experienced with the way the SF AIDS Foundation has treated me since I opted to fundraise for the Special Olympics. What was supposed to be a “celebration run” with my SFAF team, ended up with me running the 15 miles on my own.

My co-worker, Irma, who is training with me, hurt her ankle in the last training run so she also missed the big run and instead, walked the first 4 miles with me on Sat. When she left I ended up running the other 11 miles on my own. Boy, I gotta tell you, it is SO hard to keep your mental brain from dragging you down. It didn’t help that I was running a 1.25 loop over and over again to get in my mileage. Usually we run through various streets and neighborhoods so the scenery is constantly changing which means there are new things to keep your mind occupied. This loop I ran, however, got really old after about my 9th lap. Physically I was fine. I didn’t feel any aches, no soreness, nothing, not even the next day, which I think is amazing!

It was kind of funny, ‘tho, because I passed by many of the same people who were out fishing or sitting by the lake multiple times. Around mile 9 some guy made a good-natured comment about passing him (again), and I was amazed at how this one simple remark could boost my spirits. If he wasn’t there I don’t now how I would have made it through the last 3 laps.

I started my run around 9AM and finished around 11:30AM. That’s about a 10 minute mile, including the walking of the first 4 miles. Pretty good, huh? I outlasted 7 fishermen that day and 2 other runners. Physically I felt like I could run more, but mentally I was pooped out. I am constantly in awe of people who have run full marathons, and once again, I have such an appreciation for the human body and all the things that it can do.

I should also add that all the days leading up to the run I ate a very healthy diet. Lots of veggies, fruits, and water, milk and juice, and the night before I loaded up on carbs with a spaghetti and meat sauce dinner. I really think all of these choices made a big difference. In fact, I slacked on my maintenance runs and that didn’t seem to negatively affect my performance at all. Whew!

There’s a full marathon that Irma wants to run in December, and after this week’s great run, I’m actually considering it. Only 3 weeks to go until Disneyland! First things first, then we’ll see about the next marathon!

This week I’ll be heading to Sports Basement to get new running shoes and socks. I might replace the coolmax jersey and sports bra I’ve got too. Heck, I might as well look for a new runner’s cap and buy a new pair of sunglasses while I’m at it. LOL!! I want to break in all my new gear before the big run!

Yay! I’m so excited!

Next week: An easy, breezy, 6-mile recovery run!

Update On My Sis

My sis went into get her appendix taken out on Thurs and what should have been an outpatient procedure ended up having her spending 2 nights in the hospital. She stayed in the hospital Thurs night because her surgery was so late in the day. I guess it’s common procedure to do so just incase there are complications later that evening, even for standard surgeries like this. She was supposed to be released on Fri but her blood test came back and showed a high white blood cell count, which is an indication that her body is fighting some sort of infection. They kept her in the hospital Fri evening and gave her IV antibiotics. On her way home on Sat she said she was feeling nauseous. When she got home the first thing she did was throw up in a bucket of legos. LOL. The throwing up wasn’t funny, but the lego part is.

I didn’t realize this simple procedure could end up with this type of reaction. Anyway, she’s still a bit sore from the surgery. She can’t take a shower or bath until tomorrow. All she had was 3 tiny incisions made in her mid-section. Otherwise she looks fine. She’s still on oral antibiotics and her appetite is better. I’m not sure what caused the nauseated feeling, but that’s gone away too.

Today my 5.5 year old nephew said in his most serious face to her, “Mommy, it’s not nice to throw up on people’s toys.”

LOL!

Thanks for all the well-wishes! Please keep sending healing thoughts!

How Not To Start Your Phone Call To Me

“Hey, we’re at the hospital.”

My sister called my cell phone while I was at work and in our usual routine I told her I’d call her right back on my desk phone.  When I called her back her husband answered and said, “Hey, we’re at the hospital”.  Uhh…a moment of concern struck me.  My sis?  No, she was the one who first called.  Mom?  My mom?  Grandma? 

The weird thing is, my gut knew nothing was really wrong with anyone I knew.  It’s quite the contrast to that really deep, inner knowing when something just isn’t right.  For any of you who have ever been in a crisis situation, you’ll know what I mean.  There’s this utter sense of helplessness or loss hits you in the gut.  I didn’t get that feeling, but I could tell something was up just from the tone in my sister’s voice.

I asked what was going on and it turns out my sis had to get her appendix taken out.  I just got off the phone with her a few minutes ago and she’s doing fine.  Normally it’s an outpatient thing but since she had her surgery so late in the day they are keeping her overnight.

If you want to read more about your appendix, click here.

Send healing prayers, ok? 

One Of Those Days…!

I just reread an email I sent off to a counterpart. Is this english??? LOL!!

“I left you a vm, but please call if there you more clarification.”

See what happens when you are working until 3AM, then in the office again at 7AM?

Tom Who?

I’m sure you all caught the big headlines today.  Poor Tom was let go from his relationship with Paramount Pictures.  I’m not surprised.  Are you?

A quick Yahoo search and it was funny finding out that he’s credited with the new phrase “jump the couch” in the Urban Dictionary. 

Jump the Couch:  A defining moment when you know someone has gone off the deep end. Inspired by Tom Cruise’s recent behavior on Oprah.

Used in a sentence:  My new boyfriend Benny seemed totally normal until he jumped the couch and started rubbing spicy brown mustard on his body at my family reunion.

LOL!!

You can see Tom in all of his Oprah, couch jumping glory here.

I don’t have much else to say except the guy has really jumped the couch in old age. 

Yahoo And Paris (Paris Hilton, That Is!)

Go to Yahoo.com  and click on the exclamation mark in the word Yahoo!.

(Make sure your speakers are on)

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Say it ain’t so…

Paris has a debut album coming out at the end of the month.

Anyone hear her songs?  You can listen to her music or watch the video here.

Her voice has a Jewel-like quality to it.  I wasn’t too impressed.  Surprise, surprise.  Her “Stars” song has a very typical pop sound to it and the rest of her song clips sound like your typical dance beat.  There’s nothing terribly unique or interesting about it and her voice doesn’t fluctuate between more than 2 or 3 notes on the scale.  But I’m no music critic and I digress.

I just had to post about it. 

“I don’t like watching golf on TV. I can’t stand whispering.”
- Paris Hilton