Weekend: disappointing and gross

March 1st, 2010
Posted by Sara
Exercise, Food, Just absurd

1. Saturday morning weigh-in: I gained five pounds this week. What the what? Either it’s five pounds of muscle (oh sure) or my scale is broken (clearly).

2. I got a new medication for the ‘flux a few weeks ago. After picking it up from the pharmacy, I realized it was in gel cap form, which I won’t take if I don’t have to (gel cap = gelatin capsule; gelatin is made (most of the time) from animal bones, in case you didn’t know). So I’ve been opening the capsule and dumping the contents onto a spoonful of applesauce as instructed by the pharmacist, just like a child (or a dog, as one friend pointed out). So I grabbed a spoon out of the dishwasher, since we usually use it as a dish drainer for clean dishes. Except that this week, we were piling the dishes in there to run the stinky thing through. Which I remembered after sucking down my applesauce. Yum!

3. This weekend was snowy and wet in the mornings, so I had to exercise in the basement instead of going outside to run like I wanted to. I still exercised, but being outside if possible is preferable.

4. After what started out as a very healthy Sunday (hard workout, healthy eating), I went and ruined it (as always) by eating approximately one ton of cereal before I went to bed. Perhaps by writing it here, I’ll embarrass myself into thinking about it before repeating that tonight (no guarantees).

Two good things about this past weekend: fun dinner on Friday night and watching the Olympics.

And now it’s Monday. Blurg.

Hungry hungry hippo

February 23rd, 2010
Posted by Sara
Food, Just absurd

I thought I’d do a second test post from my BlackBerry.* Since I want to try adding photos, I’ll post my work eats like a good food blogger would. (Remember my post about that? I’d insert a link here if I knew how.)

I start off my day with a big ol’ coffee.   This is best for everyone.

breakfast

Breakfast is plain yogurt, cereal, and sliced banana. I’m using the present tense because I eat the same thing every morning at work for breakfast.  And then lunch is usually a salad.

Today’s salad contained spinach, romaine, cucumbers, orange peppers, and chickpeas. And then I ate my second  banana.

snacks

And I’m working my way through that snack drawer (sorry for the terribly blurry photo), which held an apple, a granola bar, and some dried pears. I’m super hungry today. Who are you to judge me?!  I’m blaming snow stress.

snow 

This is just the beginning of what is promising to be days worth of horrible driving and tons of shoveling.   Fun!  Not.

So now you see why I’d never make it as a food blogger: bad photos and repetitive meals (that I love anyway). Anyone else eat anything interesting today?

*I wrote the text of this on my BlackBerry, but then I had trouble with the photos.  So I fixed them on my computer when I got home.  But they were taken on the ‘Berry, as if you couldn’t tell by the quality.

Testing

February 20th, 2010
Posted by Sara
Just absurd

I’m posting this from my new BlackBerry! Which I don’t know how to use. Good times. Hope this works!

I want to be a better blogger.

February 16th, 2010
Posted by Sara
Exercise, Family, Food, Friends, Just absurd

I always think of stuff I want to write about, but then I never get around to it.  And then there was the idea of doing some food blogging to keep myself accountable (and I’m always eating so there would always be something to write about!), and then I don’t remember to do it.  For example, last night we went out to dinner at The Blue Spice Thai Restaurant, and it wasn’t until I took out my wallet to pay that I remembered I had brought a camera with me to take photos!  I did get a picture of my water glass and a few of Mama and Miriam.


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    I guess I got a couple shots of my water glass, which was never left empty.  Great service!

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Mama and Miriam’s best shot.  Miriam almost kept her eyes open!

I also didn’t take any photos this weekend when my aunt, uncle, and cousins came to see my brother and sister-in-law.  Oh, did I mention that my brother and sister-in-law from Israel were here this weekend?  I suppose that deserves a mention, but they don’t read my blog anyway.  Actually, three of my siblings don’t seem to read my blog.  Before she writes something about it, I’ll point out that Miriam is the only sibling who stops by here regularly.  And of course my brother-in-law reads the blog regularly; that’s why he’s #1.

Anyway, in other news, I went for a successful 5.5-mile run on Saturday!  It was cold and windy, too.  And then I got some new running shoes on Saturday afternoon.


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Same as before, but they’re new! And gray. Brooks Addiction, in case you’re wondering. Not pictured: the bags of frozen peas and corn I used to ice my ankles and knees post photo.

I broke them in with a walk with Mama on Sunday and then a less successful but still decent 4.4-mile run on Monday.  Our office was closed on Monday, so it was a leisurely day of running, eating, and working on the computer.  And then, of course, we went out to dinner where I forgot to take pictures.

I have much more exciting news to share than any of the above (although that shouldn’t be hard): There’s a new man-cub in the blogosphere!  Congratulations to Kristin and her husband A. on the birth of their beautiful baby boy!  Go immediately to Going Country to wish them a mazal tov and see the cutie’s photo.

And now I bid you adieu; I’m off to prepare for tonight’s Lost viewing!  Perhaps you’ll hear from me soon…would that make me a better blogger?

I got ’em all cut.

February 3rd, 2010
Posted by Sara
Just absurd, TV

See?

DSCF1482The hair is shorter, but the noggin is still enormous.

I took a “before” photo of myself, which is horrifying.  I won’t post it; don’t ask.  And there’s another “after” photo that would’ve been better than this one, but it’s super fuzzy.  Just imagine it longer and scraggly.  Or you could just imagine how it looked by using my description to a friend the other day: Muppet hair, which would actually make it more Fraggley than scraggly.

 My hair was longer.  And I wear more clothes.

Anyway, so that’s what’s been up with me.  I needed a bit of a change, although not terribly drastic (still, it’s much shorter than usual).  What else?  I had a stomach bug that came on quickly Monday night, sent me home early from work on Tuesday (I just needed to sleep), and seemed to go away during the day today (Wednesday).  So I’ve already been sick twice this year.  I think that’s enough, right?

And, as if you didn’t know, the most exciting part of the week was last night’s season premiere of Lost !  So awesome!  If you watched and you’re totally confused, go to Entertainment Weekly’s site to read Jeff Jensen’s recap.  Actually, I can’t guarantee that you won’t still be confused, but you’ll definitely be entertained!  And it give you lots to think about.  But the photo of Locke may creep you out:

 Yikes!  Maybe he’s pissed because he still doesn’t understand what’s up with Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalt!

Team Conan, lazy weekend, and a birthday wish

January 25th, 2010
Posted by Sara
Books, Exercise, Family, Food, Just absurd

If you didn’t watch the final episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, watch this now:

Classy guy.  For real. 

And then watch this because it’s funny:

I heart Conan.  And Pee Wee.

I had to watch Conan’s final show on my DVR on Saturday because, while it was airing, I was picking Miriam up at the airport.  She came home Friday night, but she’s not feeling any better.  So that’s not good.

This weekend was pretty relaxed.  I didn’t have any plans, so on Saturday, I did something I really wanted to do: I went to the movies!  I finally saw Up in the Air.

He can fire me anytime.

Today, after my 4.4-mile run, I did something else I keep wanting to do: I made pancakes!  I’m terrible at making pancakes, but these turned out pretty well.  I used this recipe from Kath Eats Real Food; I halved the recipe and topped them with pure maple syrup and a sliced banana.  Tasty and filling!  I didn’t even think about taking a picture because, like I said, my pancakes don’t usually turn out so well.  Yay!

I’ve also spent some time reading this book I won:

Caitlin from Healthy Tipping Point hosted this giveaway on her site, and I was one of five lucky winners!  Thanks, Caitlin (and the SparkPeople.com folks, of course)!  I haven’t gotten too far into the book yet, but I’m looking forward to getting some good tips.

And last, but not least:

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Nice jugs!

Today is my mother’s birthday!  Happy birthday, Mama!  I love you!

Hope for Haiti

January 22nd, 2010
Posted by Sara
Just absurd

Go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org to help. 

The first cheers and jeers list of 2010.

January 19th, 2010
Posted by Sara
Cheers and Jeers, Family, Just absurd, Paul McCartney

Cheers to Aunt Selma. We’ll miss you, little lady.

Jeers to the devastation in Haiti. Please help if you can.

Cheers to George Clooney.

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*Swoon*

Jeers to the apparent crack in my windshield. I’m sick of always having to deal with some problem with my car.

Cheers to going back to our old work hours. It’s great to have that half hour back every day. It may not sound like much, but it really makes a difference.

Jeers to such a lame first cheers and jeers list of the year.  I thought I had more today.  What is everyone else cheering and jeering these days?  I don’t want to end on a  jeer, so…

Cheers to Paul McCartney!  Here’s the song that got him the Golden Globe nomination.

 

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