My life: An update
October 21st, 2007 Despite this being my website, using my name and serving as a shrine of narcissism a place where I can write and publish things related and of interest to me, I still find it fairly difficult to talk directly about my life. Sometimes It’s about my dog, or about my on-going fights with the mothfia, or sometimes even about the ridiculous things my mother says, but there are only three entries on record that directly talk about my life.
This entry makes four.
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who sent well-wishing emails or left comments in regards to my eye problem. I’m happy to inform y’all that it’s 100% better - no swelling, no chalazion, nothing. It healed just in time to allow my attendance at a cocktail party for a family friend’s sister’s gallery exhibition opening and a East Indian wedding reception over the weekend.
Secondly, you should probably notice that there is a new layout. (F5 for a hard refresh if you don’t see it!) I’m rather fond of the mod colors and style, but a little unsure about the header image. As always, comments and suggestions are welcomed. Also, you might notice a new page: The archives. (The page documenting this website, previously named “website”, has been renamed to “colophon” but the location remains the same.)
This week is going to be hectic, and it doesn’t even have to be Monday yet for me to be able to tell you that. I’m flying out first thing Wednesday morning to Salt Lake City, Utah for my company’s annual anniversary convention and before then I need to:
- Find a costume for the dance party. I’m not looking to snag any prizes, but I need to follow with this year’s theme: “futureland” - i.e., stuff from the future. This rules out being Minnie Mouse or a vampire, which have been my costumes of choice for the last several years. Any costume ideas? The only thing I can think of is cat woman.
- Take (and re-study for) two chapter tests.
- Submit my Bio, Chem, and Math assignments.
- Do some secretarial work with our team, which includes but is not limited to: emailing 150+ people, rewriting our introductory letter, send out account and login information to at least 100 people and send two other people the information the specifically requested.
- Do laundry and pack my suitcase.
In addition to all that, I also have the ever illusive midterm deadline coming up on the 29th. I fly home on the 28th, which leaves putting all the work off until last minute an absolute no-no. So between now and the 29th, I need to find the time to:
- Complete & submit four Planning assignments
- Complete & submit two Math assignments
- Complete & submit two Bio & Chem assignments
- Finish up any leftover English work, which includes poetry analyzation, something that is right up there on my “things I’d rather burp up slugs than do” list.
There you have it, folks! All the stuff you never needed to know. However, since some of you requested I follow up this entry about certain changes I was making in my life back then, I figure now is a good time as any to give a follow up report.
Lights out and sleeping by 11pm was a complete and utter failure. If anything, between now and then, my late nights have gotten later - 1, 2, and sometimes even 3 am. I still want to go to bed earlier and I’m still going to keep trying (just like I have for the last how many years of my life) but I don’t this will be happening anytime too soon.
The GI diet was a great success. I didn’t lose any significant weight (which I was hoping for, but not expecting - I didn’t slay all the desserts out of my diet) but it did change the way (and what) I eat. My dairy consumption has gone way, way down, almost to the point of being completely diary-free. I’ve been eating a lot of whole grains (less rice, more Quinoa and Bulgar wheat - I even made a dish and published the recipe on here) and low-GI vegetables and fruits. It also taught me a lot more about nutrition and how successful diets work.
Upping the water intake went very well, although in recent weeks it has been on the decline. I found taking eight glasses a day to be no problem at all - with the amount of activity and busyness in my life, my body really needed it (and craved it, even).
Exercise has been going well, and is on the increase - My dog is proving to be an excellent motivator by whining and nagging me into taking him out every day. With dance every week (and the newfound discovery of gel heel protectors, which means NO MORE OPEN WOUNDS!) and other general movements (walking here and there, running for the bus, running after people, running to the stores, walking up stairs etc.), I think I’m getting a fairly good amount of exercise in, but I’d still like to do a lot more. I’m also planning on running a lot more, and with more intensity. I’ve got to get back on my running plan!
Oh, and I’ve yet to try the hot yoga (no time!) but I’m still planning on doing that soon too.
So that’s the update. Apart from being leered at ALL NIGHT by some guy at least five years my senior at the wedding reception last night, nothing particularly interesting has been happening lately - and even then, that incident was more “I think I’m going to sick”, borderline “I want to punch him in the face”. I know the typical “I’m so busy, I even made a list!” blog entries are dreadfully boring, so consider this a filler entry until something heart-stopping and earth-shattering happens.
(Err, on second though, I take that back. Considering how I’m going to be flying soon, I really hope nothing heart-stopping and earth-shattering (or plane shattering) happens until I’m safely back on the ground at home.)
Aww! I was all new-layout excited. You tease!!
My own blog was once a xanga, way back in the day, so it started out as a really personal blog. It’s still a personal blog above anything else, but now that it’s “out in the internets” I’m a lot more careful about what I say about my personal life. Sorta the opposite of you, I guess.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:11 pmWhoa, you have a lot of stuff to do. Good luck with that!
All the changes you attempted are things I should probably do myself. I just find it hard to sleep earlier, even when I don’t have a lot of work keeping me up. Food is basically a free-for-all. I need to drink more than about two small cups of water a day. And I haven’t been getting any exercise (unless you count running for the bus every morning).
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:57 pmHey there. I found your little tale of your mother’s rebellion to name you Chanel amusing and actually quite cute. And no… I don’t actually know anybody else by that name so I suppose it is quite unique and very fashionista ish without meaning to give any offense. Well… it sounds you like have a lot of planning and errands to run over. Anyway, I like your design and so I thought i’d say so! Take care.
Reply: Thanks! :)
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:08 pmI wish I knew exactly what I have to do over the next few weeks. I know I need to find a job, but that’s so… up-in-the-air. I would really love to have a plan right now.
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:41 pmAnd I thought I was busy…good luck with all the whatnots that need to get done.
As for the layout, I’ve never seen Windows 95 desktop green used so tastefully! But…maybe add padding to the comment input boxes, por favor? Just one of my silly pet peeves.
Reply: Haha wow, I never noticed that until you pointed it out - it IS the Win95 green! Maybe a couple shades off, but still. How scary. =\ And I will add padding to the comment input boxes, thanks for pointing that out.. I never use them so I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise. :)
October 23rd, 2007 at 2:06 pm