We are doing a weight loss contest at work and we have 3 days left until the final weigh in- first place winner gets $670. I have been ahead of everyone for the past month now and got a bit lazy thinking I had it in the bag. Then a co-worker decided to lose 7lbs last week! So since Wednesday I have been on a 10 carb/day diet and running up and down my neighborhood.
I run 4 blocks down and then turn around and run 4 blocks back (mathematically speaking, that equals 8 blocks). Our neighborhood seems to love dogs and each block has an individual dog or dog(s) that have a unique way of barking at me or not barking at me. The first block there are a couple of dogs on the other side of the street that bark slow and loud. The second block has a fenced in area with two large dogs who are not chained up. They go crazy when I run past, barking and running with me as I pass. Then at the end of that block is a little yappy dog on a chain that goes crazy like he's going to eat me. The third block has a dog that is also fenced in and not on a chain. She (I call her a she because she is very pretty, but I don't actually know what sex he/she is) doesn't bark at all, but intensely follows me with a death stare as I run past. The fourth block sometimes has a dog out who will bark at me a couple times, but not always.
I have ran for the past 5 days, the same route each time. And each time these damn dogs bark at me. Don't they know it's me? Can they not remember my tigger jacket and Adidas pants? So I've started barking back at them :) And they don't know what to do.....perhaps I should start bringing pieces of meat with me as well. I'm so tired of eating meat (that's what she said).
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Girls Night Out (GNO)
I went to a play tonight called "A Contemporary American's Guide to a Successful Marriage © 1959" Although I was somewhat disappointed to find out at dinner that it wasn't an actual Guide to a Successful Marriage, it was quite entertaining. Before the play my friends (Jenee and Marcel) and I spent a half hour driving around a parking garage at the mall, only to find out we were still over a mile away from the theater. Jenee was able to guide us to the correct location using her awesome phone and find us a free parking spot. From this point forward my job is to sit in the back and keep my mouth shut when asked for directions. We got to walk down a scary dark alley, that didn't look that scary because of all the white fluffy snow, and it didn't hurt that Jenee had her trigger finger ready on pink pepper spray.
The play was scheduled to start at 8pm and we arrived at the theater at around 7:20. We asked the person selling tickets (who we awkwardly learned a few minutes later was the director) if he thought we would have time to eat before the show. He replied by saying he didn't know. I hate it when you ask someone an opinion question and they say they don't know. Clearly you don't know - we just want your opinion, but people don't like it when you say I know you don't know for sure, I just wanted your opinion so I just kept my mouth shut. Even an "I doubt it" or "Maybe" or "Probably not" would be better than "I don't know". Moving on, we decided to risk it and went in search for food. We walked by a place next door and then further down to another place that had Cajun food and the waitress was wearing a funky hat and vacuuming. We went in to check out their menu but no one greeted us so we just read their blackboard of food items and decided to go to the first place. The first place was delicious and fast enough that we made the show.
The play was very funny and I feel that since it is the first play I have seen (not counting high school) that all future plays may fail in comparison. We went to see the play because the wife of a co-worker (Jason)stars in the play. Jenee said that Jason and I are now real friends instead of co-workers because of the outing, which is awesome because now I can talk to him about stuff other than non-inventoried items.
The play was scheduled to start at 8pm and we arrived at the theater at around 7:20. We asked the person selling tickets (who we awkwardly learned a few minutes later was the director) if he thought we would have time to eat before the show. He replied by saying he didn't know. I hate it when you ask someone an opinion question and they say they don't know. Clearly you don't know - we just want your opinion, but people don't like it when you say I know you don't know for sure, I just wanted your opinion so I just kept my mouth shut. Even an "I doubt it" or "Maybe" or "Probably not" would be better than "I don't know". Moving on, we decided to risk it and went in search for food. We walked by a place next door and then further down to another place that had Cajun food and the waitress was wearing a funky hat and vacuuming. We went in to check out their menu but no one greeted us so we just read their blackboard of food items and decided to go to the first place. The first place was delicious and fast enough that we made the show.
The play was very funny and I feel that since it is the first play I have seen (not counting high school) that all future plays may fail in comparison. We went to see the play because the wife of a co-worker (Jason)stars in the play. Jenee said that Jason and I are now real friends instead of co-workers because of the outing, which is awesome because now I can talk to him about stuff other than non-inventoried items.
What's this blog about?
A lot of things go through my head throughout the day and according to my friends those things are hilarious. This blog is a way for me to share my thoughts about the day with those people who aren't around me everyday and also for strangers who are bored and may end up on my blog after researching hernias.
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