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...when i'm going to get a job!
leave me the hell alone about it. i'll get a job when i find one that looks interesting and get an interview. yes, i have a degree but that does not mean that i can easily get a job.
i already have a headache. i will feel crappy for the rest of the day and tomorrow just like every other time. maybe there will be a miracle and i will not feel crappy. yeah right
today was much better than yesterday. i did wind up eating an extra snack (sourdough bites) and an ultra lean hot pocket. it was also a crazy ebay listing day. i feel so much better getting rid of crap.
ate out all day. mcdonalds, zao, coldstone, and canyons. UGH! well, i'm going to get back on track tomorrow. at least we got to hang with jodi all day and listed a bunch of her shit on ebay. i think that it was a good day overall. i got a manicure too while adam was DDRing. :) it was a cheap mani, but it was still a mani.
i did a lot better with not eating out last week, and the scale showed it. down just about a pound and a half. since it's friday, it's dinner out night. hmmm.... will it be mexican again? hmmmmm....
yeah. that's about it. tomorrow is WI. i think that it will be ok. i did eat a single with cheese from wendy's tonight because i was starvy. i guess we'll find out in the morning!
i did the 4 mile WATP video. i had planned on doing 3 miles because i've been so tired all day, but i wound up doing all 4 miles. we also walked to QFC to get more diet coke and fruit cups. i've done something every day this week. here's what i've done...
fri: 2 mile WATP with 3 lb dumbbells
sat: 90 min in line and walking around danskin tri expo
sun: walked around the mall and shopped with jodi
mon: 60 min cleaning and dealing with my craploads of laundry and walked to QFC
tue: 4 mile WATP and walk to QFC
i'm planning on doing one of the WATP videos again tomorrow. i dunno which one though.
i've seen a bunch of discussion today about how howie went off on april's family the other day. many people think that was just entirely too funny. i thought the busto nickname was funny, but am i the only one that thinks it is awful that he was insulting her family? i mean, come on. she's there. insult her, sure. she's the one in the game. it is just not cool at all to insult her family. i know it's a game, but that's just not right.
i picked up all of the clean clothes on the floor that needed to either be hung up or folded. that took me an hour to get all of that done because i had to re-organize some of my drawers in the closet. bleh. adam and i were still hungry after dinner, so we walked over to the store and bought some mushrooms. we came home and made some portabellos. mmmmmmm mushrooms are a free food! ;) i needed some fat servings, so we cooked them with a bit of olive oil. man, they were tasty! i also listed more crap on ebay that i found while i was dealing with the clean clothes.
jodi and i went to bellevue square. we got my ring and her earrings cleaned before she got her hair cut. we went to LB so that jodi could get some interview clothes and i could find some new jeans. i tried on a pair of seven7 jeans that run small. i had to get a 16 (a 16 in that brand is like a misses 16), but they are EXTREMELY comfy. i am disappointed that i had to get a 16 from LB, but i was glad to hear from some other people that they really are more like a misses 16. after that we went to red robin and got a salad. it was good. it was a very productive trip.
oh yes, yes it is. i made one. it sucks, and i love it! the tracks are:
1. dream boy-dream girl by rockell
2. electric blue by icehouse
3. ghetto supastar by pras
4. i wanna be bad by willa ford
5. intuition by jewel
6. it's a sin by the pet shop boys
7. love makes the world go round by ashlee simpson
8. not gonna get us by t.a.t.u.
9. ocean avenue by yellowcard
10. renaissance by mat kearney
11. send me an angel by the scorpions
12. send me an angel '89 by real life
13. shine by cyndi lauper
14. take my home tonight by eddie money
15. the boys of summer by the ataris
16. the living daylights by a-ha
17. the wheel by jsm
18. wind of change by the scorpions
19. your rain by akira yamaoka
rock on! now my evil master plan involves subjecting jodi's ears to my lovely new cd in the car tomorrow!!! >:)
so, even though i am not doing the race because of my knee and ankle bothering me, i went to seattle to pick up my race materials today since i had paid for it and all. after about 75 min in line, i finally got my packet, timing chip (which i had purchased), coolmax sleeveless shirt, latex swimcap, and my goodie bag. i really want to do the race next year. all of the women and volunteers had such great energy and a really positive vibe.
i stopped at the rei tent where i got a 15% off of a single item coupon. that was awesome because i wanted to get a polar fleece jacket to zip into my north face shell because the 2 fleece jackets that i had last year got donated because they were men's xxl (the new one is a women's xl). i was able to use the 15% off and my member dividend at the RTC store. :)
we also stopped by adam's office and picked up alistair (his giant spider plant) so that we could bring him home and pot some of his plantlets. ali is freaking huge. i did some research and found out that spider plants are NOT toxic for cats. i don't want the cats eating him but at least it isn't toxic (unlike my pothos (devil's ivy) and ficuses).
i was up at my WI. i knew that i would be. i just ate out too much because of adam's new job, adam's birthday, and the liz phair concert. i can't believe how much stuff that i had to do this week. anyway, i vow to get back on track. i can do this.
i did my 2 mile watp video for abs. since i don't have the belt, i used 3 lb dumbbells while they were using the belt. today, i used 3 lb dumbbells for about 95% of the whole video. my shoulders/arms are gonna feel that tomorrow!
i relisted more crap on ebay. tomorrow is going to be a sucky JC day. i know what i need to do. i am going to do it starting tomorrow morning. period. no excuses.
so, the liz phair concert rocked. there were several songs that i had never heard, but i wound up really liking them. the guy that opened for her, mat kearney, was iffy through the first part of his first song, but i loved him. his music is killer. jodi and i bought his CD (and got them autographed) after the show. he says that he plays in seattle pretty often, so jodi and i are absolutely going to see him again. liz should be back here in november, so add that to the calendar of things to do.
i didn't sleep well last night, so i didn't do my video. i did, however, list a bunch of DVDs on ebay. i was going to tradestop them, but ebay would be less time to get them out of my house. :)
i watched the episode of BB6 that aired last night. i'm not terribly shocked that kaysar got put up after rachel won PoV. i wish that james had been put up because kaysar kept the house interesting. i guess we'll see who goes tomorrow night. i bet it will be kaysar. adam will not be happy.
i did my 4 mile WATP super challenge video today. tonight is the liz phair concert in seattle with jodibunny. i am tired, but i think that getting in the shower soon will wake me up. i also found out that my parents are coming out here for thanksgiving. they won't be here for my b-day because my mom has to work, but they'll be here the 23rd until 26th. :) YAY!
we took both of the cats to the vet this morning. overall, they're both in good health.
shadow is starting to develop a bit of arthritis because of his size. at 18.3 lbs, he was deemed mildly overweight. so, if we can get a pound off of him, that would be great. the vet also recommended giving him glucosomine, so we picked up some tablets at petco. of course he ate it no problem. he was a good boy and had his rabies shot too.
zen weighed in at 8.5 lbs. the vet said that she has some very small cataracts. :( she recommended bringing her in in 2-3 months so they can check the progress. if they are significantly worse then, the vet said that an opthomologist visit would be a good idea. zen needed to have her distemper shot which she bitched and bitched about.
the final bill came to $122. it was less than i expected.
so, i was hungry today, so i did eat some extra food. i think that if i am hungry, i will be more tempted to eat crap, so i'm going to experiment with doing 1700 calorie days instead of alternating. if i'm not hungry, i'll just eat the 1500 calorie stuff. so, i decided to make the change this evening, so i had already been a little out of whack for the day. instead of 2 fruits, i had a yogurt which winds up being the same calorie wise but fewer carbs. my bad thing was that i ate a jenny craig blueberry muffin. so, all in all, not so bad. at least it was jenny food. ;)
we went to computerstop to get a new, cheap video card for the media center pc. thankfully, the $46 card worked. :) we also listed a bunch of crap on ebay after we went to adam's office to pick up some of his personal stuff (he'll probably be sharing an office once he moves to the new group).
after lunch with adam at the MSFT cafeteria and a celebration (b-day and new job) dinner at tony roma's with jodi and richard, i am going to really get back on track tomorrow. i know what i need to do, i just need to do it...
it was cool to hang with jodi and richard. we were boring and watched tv, but we got to watch the boys be all geeky and set up richard's media center pc. they don't listen to us. they just listen to each other. boys are dumb.
YAY! what a great birthday present!!
here's the description taken from the microsoft careers website for the software development engineer in test position:
Are you interested in what it takes to successfully manage and deploy thousands of PC's? Do you want to help define the way the top businesses around the world manage the computers in their enterprises? The Windows Enterprise Management Division has already established Systems Management Server 2003 as the industry leader in systems management and is currently looking to expand its test team as it takes on its next set of challenges. Technologies you'd be working with include: Active Directory, SQL, XML/HTTP, WMI, Group Policy, Windows Security and much more. We are looking for a talented and highly motivated tester and coder. Qualifications required include an eagerness to learn new technologies, the ability to understand how these technologies could be applied to the problem at hand, good communication skills, and the ability to dig in and really understand how you can test one of the most complex products Microsoft ships. Primary responsibilities include writing test automation and designing and executing test cases. Requirements: Candidate should have a working knowledge of Windows 2003, XP & 2000. A minimum 4 years of software testing experience in a professional environment, BS in Computer Science or comparable experience in the software industry. Preferred: Knowledge of Systems Management Server, Enterprise-level Computer Administration experience, Networking, C#, VB, C++, VB.NET, .NET Framework, Win32, and COM/DCOM.
so, let's analyze why i gained... ;)
saturday: acapulco fresh chicken quesadilla for lunch, ixtapa chicken fajitas for dinner. helped jay and karsan move - 5 hours of work
sunday: ok for breakfast, ok for lunch, ok for dinner, taco bell crunchwrap supreme and chicken soft taco. no exercise - sore from moving and headache really starting.
monday: slept through breakfast, acapulco fresh chicken quesadilla for lunch, canyons for dinner (corn fritters and chicken strips w/fries). no exercise because of migraine.
tuesday: slept through breakfast, ok for lunch, ok for dinner, DQ medium heath blizzard and extra JC dinner. still migraine, though better, so i did the 4 mile WATP super challenge
wednesday: ok for breakfast, ok for lunch, coho for dinner (soba noodles w/chicken, 1/2 slice bread, crab dip), 4 pieces of pizza. still very headachey, but did the WATP 2 mile for abs.
thursday: ok for breakfast, ok for lunch, 2 pieces of pizza for snack, canyons for dinner (corn fritters and fish and chips w/fries). day off of exercise, but carried 13lb box to post office.
oh yeah, i sucked on getting my water in all week.
today, i have had about 1/3 of a falafel sandwich and a baklava from the msft cafeteria for lunch. heh.
bleh. that's it. bleh. weigh in tomorrow will suck. when i feel crappy, it all goes to hell. bleh.
it was ok. adam had an interview today, so we went out to dinner. we went to coho, and i had a half of a slice of bread, some crab dip with garlic pita chips, and part of the wok seared soba noodles with chicken. after dinner, i had a grande caffe vanilla light frap from starbucks. overall, not bad. it could have been a lot worse. at least i did my WATP video.
well, it got a little worse. i ate half of a small pagliacci pizza. :)
it was ok. it was more arm/chest than abs though. i didn't have the belt, so i used 3 lb dumbbells. it's very short (30 min including cooldown). if i hadn't been doing the 4 mile express super challenge already, i probably would have liked this one more. at least you still get the 4 mph average in.
bleh. i missed breakfast, but i made up for it (and then some) calorie wise with the medium heath blizzard that i ate. i STILL feel super crappy. this really sucks. i do not want to feel like crap. at least i did my video. according to calories per hour, that itself burned close to 500 calories. :)
i still have a headache, but it's gone from migraine to just a headache. since i was feeling a bit better, i decided to do my WATP 4 mile super challenge video. i learned that i sweat more and get more tired when i don't use my inhaler before i do it. i guess that when you can't breathe as efficiently, you probably burn more calories. hahaha
so, here's my day.
11:30 wake up
12:00 lunch - acapulco fresh chicken quesadilla on whole wheat tortilla
3:30 help jason with his statistics class
6:30 pick up adam
7:00 dinner - canyons corn fritters and chicken strips/fries
8:00 coffee - starbucks grande caffe vanilla light frap
9:30 watch tv
i didn't do my WATP 4 mile super challenge cause i have now had a migraine for 2 days. BLAH.
adam got called from work at 9:30am. he finished that work at 4:30am, yes am.
i think i got too much sun on saturday, so i felt horrible all day. i still have a migraine today.
i ended up eating some taco bell yesterday.
we didn't get to bed until 6am, so i slept through breakfast. adam wanted acapulco fresh for lunch, so i got a chicken quesadilla with a whole wheat tortilla again.
man. suckage.
got up, ate breakfast and a did some misc crap. then, adam got home from the arcade and we went to acapulco fresh where i got a chicken quesadilla (they use mostly chicken with a little cheese) on a whole wheat tortilla (YUM!). we went to jay and karsan's house at 3 to help them move. well, we didn't get home until 10:30 last night. after breaks and dinner, i figure that i did about 5 hours of work. i *SO* do not feel guilty about eating ixtapa chicken fajitas for dinner. hah. 2 weekends of moving associated stuff in a row has made me TIRED!
i did the WATP 4 mile super challenge again, and i walked to and from the store carrying 2 very heavy bags of groceries. considering i burned that many calories, i was very hungry. i did not eat a serving of veggies, but i did eat a package of jenny's cheese curls, a wedge of laughing cow light cheese, and 2 pieces of pizza that were left over from thursday night. bleh. it could have been much worse. i could have eaten crap at the mall when i was there with jason!
it was ok. my consultant and i talked about increasing my calories because i am getting more exercise as my ankle is mostly cooperating. i was down .7 this week, so i will now be alternating 1700 and 1500 calorie days. maybe next week will be better. i am down 5 lbs with JC now in 2 weeks.
yeah, pizza. bleh. i wasn't down anything when i hopped on the scale this morning. my fingers are really swollen, so bleh. i guess i'll see the official results tomorrow.
i did the WATP DVD as mentioned in another post, and i didn't eat anything "bad." i hope that the scale reflects that on friday!
i muted it and listed to stuff i liked. it was way cool. i just got the video today, so it was my first time through it. i didn't do all of the arm stuff because i was concentrating more on my balance for my ankle, but i did all of the footwork and the whole 4 miles (55 min plus cooldown). it wasn't super difficult like the firm workouts, but i think that 4 miles is a decent distance. yay!
i weighed myself this morning, and i'm back to where i was when i weighed in last thursday... hmmm. i hope it was just a fluke...
so, i did eat an extra jenny snack (sourdough bites - an extra 110 calories), but i did NOT eat junk!!! YAYAYAYAYAY
i didn't eat my salad (dressing is 55 calories), but i did eat a bunch of carrots with the ff sour cream/powdered ranch dressing mix. the rules state that you can have up to 3 servings a day of 1 tbsp each of ff sour cream. if that sc-ranch mix will help me to eat some "free" veggies, i'm gonna do it.
i had a crunchwrap. blah. i had been doing so well too. i think that i need to talk to my consultant about upping my caloric level. i'm just hungry most of the day when i really shouldn't be.
oh yeah, my video shipped from amazon.