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I didn't make it to yoga class on Thursday because I forgot to grab my gym clothes before I left in the morning. Darn. Yesterday I made it to the gym, but I dragged my butt out of bed too late for the 10AM yoga class. Instead I did 32 minutes on the elliptical (I swear some of those machines exert more pressure under the same settings than others) then went down to the empty yoga classroom to do my own routine. About halfway through, I got invaded by a private tango lesson, but hey, it's a big room, so I stayed and finished. I did my squats and pushups and tabletops and navasanas and bridges, too, all the stuff I need to do along with the regular stretching. I am proud that I stuck it out, though unhappy that a tango-tempoed version of "That's All I Ask Of You" from Phantom has been stuck in my head ever since.
Yesterday afternoon, the Eagles won against the Giants. It was tied for the last five minutes, but with four seconds on the clock, David Akers kicked a field goal that won the game for the Eagles. I have a lot of respect for David Akers--his only job is to kick a ball, and by god, he does it well. That man earns however much he's making. Next week the Eagles play New Orleans, so my mom gets to suffer and worry about them for another week, and Mindy gets to stay in her cheerleading outfit instead of switching to her snowman sweater.
We did play our regular Scrabble game on Thursday, as usual, but I didn't do anything notable so I didn't post it. My first and best move was 47 points on QUITE, but I had some really low-scoring words after that. I think my long-term Scrabble goal is just to become a more consistent player. Final score: 147. Barb, the new lady, beat me.
I am working on a super-secret project. I have purchased some items on ebay for it. Mwahahaha.
I decided to take apartment #4, in Chestnut Hill. I'm mailing the application and the security deposit tomorrow, and she'll mail me the lease, and barring any unforeseen complications I'll move in on February 1. What's nice is that apparently the first and last month's rent aren't due until the first and last month, and all I have to pay right now is the security deposit. For the past few months I've been putting a rent-sized amount into my savings, and I haven't paid January's bills yet, so the deposit will be totally easy, just sending that rent-sized amount for the deposit instead of to my savings. I am experiencing no financial hardships! Hooray!
I've been talking to Fritz about the possibility of he and I and Xina and JT sharing a room at AWP. This would be fabulous. I could get to Atlanta for $220ish (last time I checked) and then would only have to pay $130 or so for four nights of hotel, plus food and liquor (and liquor there shall be, if Jim and Stuart and Terry are all going), and anything I spend on books. This could really happen and be financially do-able, and may even be my cheapest AWP yet. And there are lots of sessions I want to go to, of course, but I'm thinking I'll avoid the poetry ones (except for the GR reading) and hit the creative nonfiction ones, since that's where I think I want to refocus. And I haven't seen Fritz in two years! And this would be twice in a year that I'd be seeing Xina and JT! Awesome. I really hope this happens.
Still need to call Sarah B to plan Denver, and Chelsea to plan this weekend and get directions to their new house. And still need to get the bridal shower guest list from Missi, but I don't think she's been home all week. Hopefully that will arrive soon, as I will continue to bug her until she provides it. Then I need to get talking to Missi's mom about when and where to throw this thing. All in good time. Things are getting done.
Yesterday afternoon, the Eagles won against the Giants. It was tied for the last five minutes, but with four seconds on the clock, David Akers kicked a field goal that won the game for the Eagles. I have a lot of respect for David Akers--his only job is to kick a ball, and by god, he does it well. That man earns however much he's making. Next week the Eagles play New Orleans, so my mom gets to suffer and worry about them for another week, and Mindy gets to stay in her cheerleading outfit instead of switching to her snowman sweater.
We did play our regular Scrabble game on Thursday, as usual, but I didn't do anything notable so I didn't post it. My first and best move was 47 points on QUITE, but I had some really low-scoring words after that. I think my long-term Scrabble goal is just to become a more consistent player. Final score: 147. Barb, the new lady, beat me.
I am working on a super-secret project. I have purchased some items on ebay for it. Mwahahaha.
I decided to take apartment #4, in Chestnut Hill. I'm mailing the application and the security deposit tomorrow, and she'll mail me the lease, and barring any unforeseen complications I'll move in on February 1. What's nice is that apparently the first and last month's rent aren't due until the first and last month, and all I have to pay right now is the security deposit. For the past few months I've been putting a rent-sized amount into my savings, and I haven't paid January's bills yet, so the deposit will be totally easy, just sending that rent-sized amount for the deposit instead of to my savings. I am experiencing no financial hardships! Hooray!
I've been talking to Fritz about the possibility of he and I and Xina and JT sharing a room at AWP. This would be fabulous. I could get to Atlanta for $220ish (last time I checked) and then would only have to pay $130 or so for four nights of hotel, plus food and liquor (and liquor there shall be, if Jim and Stuart and Terry are all going), and anything I spend on books. This could really happen and be financially do-able, and may even be my cheapest AWP yet. And there are lots of sessions I want to go to, of course, but I'm thinking I'll avoid the poetry ones (except for the GR reading) and hit the creative nonfiction ones, since that's where I think I want to refocus. And I haven't seen Fritz in two years! And this would be twice in a year that I'd be seeing Xina and JT! Awesome. I really hope this happens.
Still need to call Sarah B to plan Denver, and Chelsea to plan this weekend and get directions to their new house. And still need to get the bridal shower guest list from Missi, but I don't think she's been home all week. Hopefully that will arrive soon, as I will continue to bug her until she provides it. Then I need to get talking to Missi's mom about when and where to throw this thing. All in good time. Things are getting done.
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Date: 2007-01-08 09:19 pm (UTC)From:And um... not that you're going to plan around me, but FYI I'll be in FL 02/22-02/26. I know you were looking at President's Day weekend, which is the weekend before I'm going to FL.
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Date: 2007-01-09 02:09 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-01-09 09:37 pm (UTC)From:And I saw on yahoo news that the eagles won some game in the final seconds, and I thought immediately of your mom, screaming FUCKING EAGLES right up until that field goal, at which point her mood probably shifted 180 degrees in half a second. hehehe...
tell mindy I said hi! and that I bet she's the cutest cheerleader evar!
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Date: 2007-01-10 03:19 am (UTC)From:She was back and forth the whole game. She kept saying, "I can't believe they're going to lose!" right up until the end, and then afterward she kept saying, "I can't believe they won!" :)
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Date: 2007-01-10 03:20 am (UTC)From:no subject
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