Monday,30 Apr, 2007
Temp: 59
Running Training run
Normal loop 1.08 miles 24:16 (22:28/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (3.8 miles)
Monday, April 30, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Misheard Numa Numa Lyrics
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Alo,
Salut,
sunt eu, un haiduc,
Si te rog,
iubirea mea,
primeste fericirea.
Alo, alo,
sunt eu Picasso,
Ti-am dat beep,
si sunt voinic,
Dar sa stii
nu-ti cer nimic.
Vrei sa pleci dar
nu ma,
nu ma iei,
Nu ma,
nu ma iei,
nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei,
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
Vrei sa pleci dar
nu ma, nu ma iei,
Nu ma, nu ma iei,
nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei,
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
Te sun,
sa-ti spun,
ce simt acum,
Alo,
iubirea mea,
sunt eu,
fericirea.
Alo, alo,
sunt iarasi eu, Picasso,
Ti-am dat beep,
si sunt voinic,
Dar sa stii nu-ti cer nimic.
Vrei sa pleci dar
nu ma, nu ma iei,
Nu ma, nu ma iei,
nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei,
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
Vrei sa pleci dar
nu ma, nu ma iei,
Nu ma, nu ma iei,
nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei,
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Ma-ia-huu
Ma-ia-hoo
Ma-ia-haha
Ma-ia-hii
Vrei sa pleci dar
nu ma, nu ma iei,
Nu ma, nu ma iei,
nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei,
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
__________________________________________________
Which of course in English means...
ma-ia's are just sounds
Hello [on a cellphone],
greetings,
it's me, an outlaw,
I ask you, my love,
to accept happiness.
Hello,
hello,
it's me, Picasso,
I sent you a beep [cellphone signal],
and I'm brave [or strong],
But you should know that I'm not asking for anything from you.
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me, don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
I call you [over the phone],
to tell you what I feel right now,
Hello, my love, it's me,
your happiness.
Hello,
hello,
it's me again, Picasso,
I sent you a beep [cellphone signal]
and I'm brave [or strong],
But you should know that I'm not asking for anything from you.
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
The Mi-ai's again are only sounds
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
You want to leave but you don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want to take me,
don't want don't want don't want to take me.
Your face and the love from the linden trees,
And I remember your eyes.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Current Knitting and Running log
Okay, so I finally got around to getting pictures of some current works in progress. They are in this order: A blanket that I ripped out and started again last night; A sock (obviously only one, as the other is on the needles); two photos of an Irish Hiking Scarf. I'm not sure how the cables look, but I'm happy with the way the scarf is coming along!
And, here is my running log for today:
Friday,27 Apr, 2007
Temp: 45.3
Running Training run
10:30 amNormal loop 1.08 miles 20:23 (18:52/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (2.8 miles)
Right from house, Right on Paradise, Right on Salmon Falls, Right on Watson, Straight onto Beechwood, Right on Rochester, Left on Roulx, Left on Vernon, to stop sign, back to house.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Running, Knitting, everything else
Hi all... This running accountability thing is working out great, because now I update my blog every other day!
I got a new mp3 player today. I'm SO excited! It's so much nicer to have a little mp3 player strapped to my wrist than have to carry a diskman with me. I downloaded all of the C25K stuff onto it, and since I'm repeating week 1, I'll just take that off when I finish it up. Then I'll have week 2 and 3 on there, and so on. I feel like I'm doing so well with it, I can already notice a difference in the fact that I can last a lot longer when I'm out.
As far as knitting goes, everything was on hiatus while I banged out three dishcloths for Johns mom this week. Today we took her out for lunch because her birthday was last week, and I wanted to give her something. Dishcloths were the fastest thing I could do! So I made a white one with a cross on it, a pink one with "shells" on it, and a red one with an M&M on it. She loved them! Now it's back to work on socks. I will take a picture of the sock I've finished and the scarf I am working on so I can be sure to get them up here by my next update on Friday.
I take my PRAXIS I on Saturday, so I've got to head off and study for it. I'm getting a little nervous, though, which isn't good. I was excited about the idea at first, but now I'm not so sure anymore. PRAXIS II is in June.
I am debating becoming a consultant for Premier Designs now. I've been told twice that I should do it. I e-mailed Janelles sister to see what she thinks of it, but I haven't heard back from her. She's probably busy, with being VERY pregnant and all. But I hope she gets back to me soon. I would think I would enjoy it, since I've been thinking about how much I've missed doing Pampered Chef lately. I don't miss the money I lost doing it, but I do miss doing the shows and everything.
Okay, here's the running log for today:
Wednesday,25 Apr, 2007
Temp: 59.8
Running 4:00 pm
Salmon Falls Training
0.75 miles 20:07 (26:49/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (1.7 miles)
Right out of driveway, right onto Paradise, right onto Salmon Falls, Right onto Roulx, Left on to Hampshire, Right onto Watson, Right onto Rochester, Left onto Roulx, straight around curve in road, straight onto Watson, Left onto Rochester, Right onto Roulx, Right onto Vernon, home.
I got a new mp3 player today. I'm SO excited! It's so much nicer to have a little mp3 player strapped to my wrist than have to carry a diskman with me. I downloaded all of the C25K stuff onto it, and since I'm repeating week 1, I'll just take that off when I finish it up. Then I'll have week 2 and 3 on there, and so on. I feel like I'm doing so well with it, I can already notice a difference in the fact that I can last a lot longer when I'm out.
As far as knitting goes, everything was on hiatus while I banged out three dishcloths for Johns mom this week. Today we took her out for lunch because her birthday was last week, and I wanted to give her something. Dishcloths were the fastest thing I could do! So I made a white one with a cross on it, a pink one with "shells" on it, and a red one with an M&M on it. She loved them! Now it's back to work on socks. I will take a picture of the sock I've finished and the scarf I am working on so I can be sure to get them up here by my next update on Friday.
I take my PRAXIS I on Saturday, so I've got to head off and study for it. I'm getting a little nervous, though, which isn't good. I was excited about the idea at first, but now I'm not so sure anymore. PRAXIS II is in June.
I am debating becoming a consultant for Premier Designs now. I've been told twice that I should do it. I e-mailed Janelles sister to see what she thinks of it, but I haven't heard back from her. She's probably busy, with being VERY pregnant and all. But I hope she gets back to me soon. I would think I would enjoy it, since I've been thinking about how much I've missed doing Pampered Chef lately. I don't miss the money I lost doing it, but I do miss doing the shows and everything.
Okay, here's the running log for today:
Wednesday,25 Apr, 2007
Temp: 59.8
Running 4:00 pm
Salmon Falls Training
0.75 miles 20:07 (26:49/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (1.7 miles)
Right out of driveway, right onto Paradise, right onto Salmon Falls, Right onto Roulx, Left on to Hampshire, Right onto Watson, Right onto Rochester, Left onto Roulx, straight around curve in road, straight onto Watson, Left onto Rochester, Right onto Roulx, Right onto Vernon, home.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Running (and various other) updates for today
Wahoo! I broke 1/2 a mile today! I'm redoing week 1 of the Couch to 5K program (C25K) because I started in the middle of the week. I ordered an MP3 player online yesterday, and should have it for Wednesday, so if I postpone my run until later in the day, I should be able to bring my music with me. I think that will help significantly!
John and I completely missed his mothers birthday on Thursday! I feel terrible! Fortunately, she was understanding, and I'll be able to knit her up a few dishcloths as a birthday gift. We're going to take her out for lunch, too, probably on Wednesday.
I am loving being on vacation this week! Unfortunately, I think the yard cleanup trash day is tomorrow, so we've got a lot of work ahead of us for the day today! I'm going to work on the back yard first, while it's still shady out there. Plus, that's the worst of the two. The front yard has been raked already, but during the last couple of storms, we lost some branches on some trees, so we've got to get the little ones that are left all picked up.
Anyway, that's all the news from here, so without further ado, here is my running log for today:
Monday,23 Apr, 2007
Temp: 75.3
Running Training run 11:00 am
Salmon Falls Training 0.63 miles 19:22 (30:44/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (0.9 miles)
Right out of driveway, Right on Paradise, Right on Salmon Falls, Right on Watson, Right on Rochester, Right on Roulx, Left on Vernon, Right back home
John and I completely missed his mothers birthday on Thursday! I feel terrible! Fortunately, she was understanding, and I'll be able to knit her up a few dishcloths as a birthday gift. We're going to take her out for lunch, too, probably on Wednesday.
I am loving being on vacation this week! Unfortunately, I think the yard cleanup trash day is tomorrow, so we've got a lot of work ahead of us for the day today! I'm going to work on the back yard first, while it's still shady out there. Plus, that's the worst of the two. The front yard has been raked already, but during the last couple of storms, we lost some branches on some trees, so we've got to get the little ones that are left all picked up.
Anyway, that's all the news from here, so without further ado, here is my running log for today:
Monday,23 Apr, 2007
Temp: 75.3
Running Training run 11:00 am
Salmon Falls Training 0.63 miles 19:22 (30:44/mile)
Weight: 233
Saucony Grid Aura TR5 (0.9 miles)
Right out of driveway, Right on Paradise, Right on Salmon Falls, Right on Watson, Right on Rochester, Right on Roulx, Left on Vernon, Right back home
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Running and a new scarf
I don't have any photos of the scarf I'm working on right now, and it's definitely not scarf weather at the moment, but I just learned how to do cables, and I am loving this scarf I'm working on! It's called the Irish Hiking Scarf. I can't remember where the pattern came from at the moment, but it is a free pattern that someone sent me. I'll try to get a picture of it up later today.
Also, I went for a run again yesterday. Here's the log:
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
First Run!
Hi all! I'm almost done with my first ever sock! It's very exciting. I will be excited to post a photo of it here when I finish it. I should be learning to do the toe tonight. We're also learning intarsia tonight, though, so hopefully I'll get the time to work on it! I've got to make sure I am to the point where I can just get there and get right to work on them.
Also, I went for my first run today! Here are the stats from my trip:
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
My journey
My journey
Okay, so as some of you know, I have decided that I am going to train to run a 5K road race this coming August. Many of you know that I am doing Weight Watchers as well. So, what I am going to do is post my current journey here in my blog, so that I can be held accountable, as well as be encouraged along my trip.I am hoping to run this 5K in order to do two things: 1) boost my weight loss, and 2) bring myself into a healthier lifestyle. When John and I get to a point that we want to have children, I don't want to be encouraging them to live a healthy lifestyle, but be unable to demonstrate what that means. I want to be able to have the energy to live and do things as I wish.
So, without further ado, here is my journey thus far:
Date Weight +/- Total Lost
..>..>
| 04/17/07 | 233.4 lb | -1 lb | -9 lb |
| 04/10/07 | 234.4 lb | -0.8 lb | -8 lb |
| 04/03/07 | 235.2 lb | 0 lb | -7.2 lb |
| 03/27/07 | 235.2 lb | -2 lb | -7.2 lb |
| 03/20/07 | 237.2 lb | 0.2 lb | -5.2 lb |
| 03/06/07 | 237 lb | 1 lb | -5.4 lb |
| 02/27/07 | 236 lb | -0.2 lb | -6.4 lb |
| 02/20/07 | 236.2 lb | 2 lb | -6.2 lb |
| 02/06/07 | 234.2 lb | -1.6 lb | -8.2 lb |
| 01/30/07 | 235.8 lb | 1 lb | -6.6 lb |
| 01/23/07 | 234.8 lb | -0.4 lb | -7.6 lb |
| 01/16/07 | 235.2 lb | -1.4 lb | -7.2 lb |
| 01/09/07 | 236.6 lb | -2.8 lb | -5.8 lb |
| 01/02/07 | 239.4 lb | 0.8 lb | -3 lb |
| 12/26/06 | 238.6 lb | 2 lb | -3.8 lb |
| 12/19/06 | 236.6 lb | -2.8 lb | -5.8 lb |
| 12/12/06 | 239.4 lb | -3 lb | -3 lb |
| 12/05/06 | 242.4 lb | -- | 0 lb |
Monday, April 16, 2007
The "Big List" again
Okay, for those of you keeping track, here is my big list as it stands now. Anything crossed off and in bold are things I have accomplished. Anything crossed off and not in bold are things that I am no longer pursuing for one reason or another.
These are all things I wish to complete by my 26th birthday, which is August 19th.
My Big List1. Take up yoga again
2. Meet my 10% goal, plus 6 pounds.
3. Join a gym or yoga studio and go!
4. Take ballroom/latin/swing dance lessons
5. Start writing in my prayer journal more6. Finish Final Fantasy VIII, IX and X
7.
9. Watch less TV
10. Read: The Cloister Trials, Quarter Life Crisis, The Color Purple, Random Passage, Knitting Under the Influence, Friday Night Knitting Club, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants11. Talk to Stephanie and Josh once a month.
12. Get some nice professional pictures of John and I
13. Get to 2 more Mike Previti concerts!!!
14. Paint my living room, bedroom, stairway and computer room.
15. Purchase a 5 or 6 foot tall book case for the computer room.16. Learn to read knitting patterns
17. Knit a blanket18. Find a new job/return to school for a career I want to pursue
20. Finish the scrapbook for my dad.
21. Train for, and successfully complete a 5K road race
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Quarterlife Crisis - Book Review
Quarterlife Crisis: The unique challenges of life in your 20's - Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner
I feel like I'm getting ready to write a middle school book report... "I read the book ______ by _____. I thought it was very good. Here's why:" Except the fact that the grammar probably wouldn't have been that good.
In all seriousness, Quarterlife Crisis, I believe, is an excellent resource for people just out of college. I wish it was required reading for all seniors in college, prior to being allowed to receive their diploma.
Being a "20-something" myself, I can relate to some of the individual challenges addressed in this book. It is an interesting compilation of stories from "20-somethings" all across the country, from having just graduated college, to about 28 years old, each with a different perspective, but all with the same thing in common: What now? Do I focus on my career? Family? Social life? Finding a permanent love match? What about time for hobbies and fun?
Allow me to interject some of my personal experiences, as to why I chose to read this book. I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts in Social Work. Sound impressive? It gets better. I was selected to receive a grant my senior year that would pay for my entire tuition that year, plus a stipend, and in return, I had to work for the State of NH doing child protection. I thought it was the best deal ever, since that's what I wanted to do in the first place! I took the grant, and in 2006, after 5 months of applying for, and being rejected from, the very job I had been trained to do, I was hired on to the Division of Children, Youth and Families in Portsmouth. Hooray! I got married the week after finishing college (and I'd like to emphasize that I do NOT, in any way, regret that decision) so I had my husbands career, and my career to consider in accepting a job. However, the longer I stayed at my job, the more miserable I became. At the start of 2007, I left my job, and had absolutely no direction in life. I was in the worst slump of my life. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and started medication. I took up knitting. Neither of those things have turned out to be bad... just not something that constituted a living. I became a substitute teacher, with the idea of either becoming a teacher, guidance counselor or nurse. Not really related, but okay. Finally, a friend suggested this book, and it was like a God-send! Just knowing I wasn't alone and that there were other people struggling with some of the same decisions in life made me feel so much better!
Anyway, enough about me. Elders may roll their eyes at the concept of this book, thinking "Well, I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I was 25 years old!" I don't want to argue with that generation, but I do want to emphasize the fact that today there are many more things in life competing for time: Technology, friends, family, jobs, pets, apartments, houses.... My personal opinion being that technology is the biggest thief of our time, but that is an argument for another post.
Robbins and Wilner do an excellent job emphasizing the fact that 20-somethings are all in the same boat, but most often don't realize it, and so they fall victim to things like depression and anxiety, thinking that they are the only people on the planet who didn't know what they wanted to do. They talked to dozens of 20- somethings, and, for the most part, the authors merely relate their stories rather than trying to offer advice or an easy solution. The individuals they talked to describe the pressure of coming from a relatively stable environment, such as college, and then being flung into a world where they have to worry about finding out exactly what they want to do, land the right job, pay the bills, and still manage to have time for friends and family. But these 20-somethings also tell how getting into the wrong field and the occasional failure helped them find careers in which they could be happy.
Quarterlife Crisis is NOT a "how-to" book for someone looking for a road map on landing the right job, getting the girl or anything of that sort. But it is an entertaining, often accurate, depiction of the life of a recent college grad trying to find their place in the world. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is graduating this year, recently graduated, or the parents of a 20-something who can't figure out why their child has bounced through 14 jobs in the last 3 years.
This book is available for purchase on Amazon.com, and at most major book retailers.
I feel like I'm getting ready to write a middle school book report... "I read the book ______ by _____. I thought it was very good. Here's why:" Except the fact that the grammar probably wouldn't have been that good.
In all seriousness, Quarterlife Crisis, I believe, is an excellent resource for people just out of college. I wish it was required reading for all seniors in college, prior to being allowed to receive their diploma.
Being a "20-something" myself, I can relate to some of the individual challenges addressed in this book. It is an interesting compilation of stories from "20-somethings" all across the country, from having just graduated college, to about 28 years old, each with a different perspective, but all with the same thing in common: What now? Do I focus on my career? Family? Social life? Finding a permanent love match? What about time for hobbies and fun?
Allow me to interject some of my personal experiences, as to why I chose to read this book. I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts in Social Work. Sound impressive? It gets better. I was selected to receive a grant my senior year that would pay for my entire tuition that year, plus a stipend, and in return, I had to work for the State of NH doing child protection. I thought it was the best deal ever, since that's what I wanted to do in the first place! I took the grant, and in 2006, after 5 months of applying for, and being rejected from, the very job I had been trained to do, I was hired on to the Division of Children, Youth and Families in Portsmouth. Hooray! I got married the week after finishing college (and I'd like to emphasize that I do NOT, in any way, regret that decision) so I had my husbands career, and my career to consider in accepting a job. However, the longer I stayed at my job, the more miserable I became. At the start of 2007, I left my job, and had absolutely no direction in life. I was in the worst slump of my life. I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and started medication. I took up knitting. Neither of those things have turned out to be bad... just not something that constituted a living. I became a substitute teacher, with the idea of either becoming a teacher, guidance counselor or nurse. Not really related, but okay. Finally, a friend suggested this book, and it was like a God-send! Just knowing I wasn't alone and that there were other people struggling with some of the same decisions in life made me feel so much better!
Anyway, enough about me. Elders may roll their eyes at the concept of this book, thinking "Well, I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I was 25 years old!" I don't want to argue with that generation, but I do want to emphasize the fact that today there are many more things in life competing for time: Technology, friends, family, jobs, pets, apartments, houses.... My personal opinion being that technology is the biggest thief of our time, but that is an argument for another post.
Robbins and Wilner do an excellent job emphasizing the fact that 20-somethings are all in the same boat, but most often don't realize it, and so they fall victim to things like depression and anxiety, thinking that they are the only people on the planet who didn't know what they wanted to do. They talked to dozens of 20- somethings, and, for the most part, the authors merely relate their stories rather than trying to offer advice or an easy solution. The individuals they talked to describe the pressure of coming from a relatively stable environment, such as college, and then being flung into a world where they have to worry about finding out exactly what they want to do, land the right job, pay the bills, and still manage to have time for friends and family. But these 20-somethings also tell how getting into the wrong field and the occasional failure helped them find careers in which they could be happy.
Quarterlife Crisis is NOT a "how-to" book for someone looking for a road map on landing the right job, getting the girl or anything of that sort. But it is an entertaining, often accurate, depiction of the life of a recent college grad trying to find their place in the world. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is graduating this year, recently graduated, or the parents of a 20-something who can't figure out why their child has bounced through 14 jobs in the last 3 years.
This book is available for purchase on Amazon.com, and at most major book retailers.
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