BYOC Saturday

Hey, everyone. How'z tricks? It is as hot and humid as the devil's ass crack again, today and I am sooo over Monsoon Season. Glargh! "nuff Summer, already. I am thinking that Autumn would be a nice idea, right about now.

I am going to do BYOC today, since I didn't get here, yesterday.

1.  Sun or rain?  Roses or tulips?  Romantic movie or comedy?



Duh! Rain. Always. I love rain. I live for dark, grey, rainy days and the sound of rain at night is better than any sleeping pill on the planet, it will put me right into the best, most peaceful sleep. I am convinced that I really should be living in Seattle. :D


Tulips, please. Don't get me wrong, I love roses but tulips are my favourite flower. 


How about a romantic comedy? 


2.  I've been sick lately and haven't eaten in two days - except for ice cream...which leads me to ask - what's your favorite ice cream flavor?


Dark chocolate swirled with caramel. Or coffee swirled with caramel. Aw, hell. Who am I kidding? Any ice cream swirled with caramel is going to qualify. :P


3.  Are you a door locker - in your house and car?


I am not a door locker. I never have been. I have lived out in the boondocks in houses that didn't even have locks on the doors. Even when I lived in the city, I wasn't all that careful about locking up and I still am not. I figure that if someone is really bound and determined to get into my house or car, they are going to do it, locks or no. 


William is like Rambo; if there is a lock on something, it is bolted down tight. William will actually follow me around, locking exterior doors and car doors after me. lol


4.  In the spirit of my being sick and wanting to die - tell me your "go to remedies" for when you are sick?


Poor Drazzie. 


I gulp gallons of hot soup and tea when I am sick. I can't tolerate cold stuff when I have a sore throat, anything I consume must be super hot. I know... Weird. :P  I down Advil by the bottle and I make sure to constantly swill water to keep myself hydrated. I have read that hydration helps you beat a virus faster and I am all for getting well fast, as I hate being sick. I wear whatever is soft, comfy and will make me feel cocooned and pampered. I have very specific demands for comfort items and as soon as I feel the first watery sniffle, the first stab of discomfort in my throat, they must be fully stocked up and ready to go. 


I need stimulation when I am sick. I am not one of those people who will lie in bed in a quiet room and suffer in silence. Oh, no. Not I. I have to be in the living room, surrounded by my comfort items, have my TV going, my 'puter on my lap, my phone close at hand. I want my family to dance attendance on me and I want everyone in a five mile radius to be painfully aware of just how horribly I am suffering. I want sympathy, I want to be waited on, petted, pampered and cosseted. 


I love to shop online when I am sick. Knowing that I am getting pressies is one of the best home remedies I can think of. :D


5.  Repeat question:  Summarize your week in blog land and in real life.


In blogland, I am doing better to post more regularly. And read everyone, too. I suck at commenting. I know this. I am well adjusted about it, tho. ;P


In real life, I suck. Seriously. Frost Princess has been in control and the chips and popcorn have ruled my life for the past few days. As has bread. What the fuck was it about bread? Gah! But I am back on track, this morning and hoping that Frost Princess has had enough fun and is ready to stay away. I seriously need to get my shit together. I have been screwing around and losing like a loser (not a Biggest Loser) for almost a year, now. I should be close to if not under the 200 pound mark, by now. And, if I weren't such an self indulgent dumbass I would be. Totally my own fault. 


William had to work, this morning. Why the techs on call can't handle this is beyond my understanding. But, oh well. Overtime is our friend. And it gets him out of my hair. Always a bonus. *is evil*


I am wired on too much coffee. I love it. :D

Late Night Misery

I knew better. I knew from the stiffness in my ankles and shins to take extra potassium. I didn't. And boy, did I pay for it. At one in the morning my left leg cramped in circular waves and spasms from my hip to my toes. I had to massage my leg and hip for a while before it finally loosened up and I could walk to my bathroom to get my potassium. I took two, then high-tailed it upstairs and grabbed a banana and ate that. This one-two punch always works to keep my legs from cramping, again.

At least both of them didn't go. That is really fun, let me tell you! :P

I recently read that pickles or pickle juice is even better than a banana for leg cramps. I'll have to remember pickles when I go shopping. A good reason to keep them around. Never mind I love the damned things and can down them by the jar.

I got a late start, this morning. I was up late, then awakened with the leg cramps, slept like shit the rest of the night and finally went into a deeper sleep, this morning. My widdle eyes are burning and my dark circles have dark circles. I look and feel like Aunt Hagatha. lol

I have had my morning coffee... Only one cup. Methinks a second is in order, my brain is still fuzzy as a stuffed panda. Oatmeal is eaten and water is headed down the gullet in fast order. *burp* I definitely am going to grab that second cup of java as soon as I wrap up this bit of natter.

What is today? Tuesday. I think I will jump on my scale on Friday. See how things are going. Hopefully, I am beginning to pick up some of my old momentum. I have lost about 120 pounds. But I still have, by my calculations, another 140 or so to go. This is doable. I just need to stay my course. Be committed and remember that this is for me.

And I am worth it! :D

I love this song. I listen to it often and the message is clear. If the F-bomb offends you, don't click play. This is the original version of this song. It is NSFW, so if you are at the office, use headphones! lol  I could have chosen the "clean" version, I suppose but censorship kind of pisses me off. :) I am posting the video with lyrics, in case you would like to read along as you listen.

You want to know what just occurred to me? I am almost halfway to my goal weight. Yeah, baby. In about twenty pounds, it is all down hill from there. :D

Okay, I have to run. That coffee is calling to me. And I need to get a load of whites into the washer and do some housework. Dragging my tired ass off the sofa, now.

Really.

I am going.

Really...

:P

Blisters

My frakking new shoes gave me blisters. Gah! They were so comfy, yesterday. After three miles-ish, today my poor feet are all beat to shit. I know that I need to adjust and break them in but, geeze! All I can say is that it had better happen soon. Ow!

Hobbling around sucks big green donkey dicks.
At least I got in a good walk, today. I left the guyz in the dust. And the hard uphills on Kickass are not as hard as they used to be. Pushing hard feels good (I wonder how many one handed surfers will be lured to my blog by that sentence? Lol) and I just need to keep it up. It has been a while since I walked on a regular basis and I am paying for my sloth. :P

Food and water were good. I did kind of go a little nuts on some cheese popcorn... But cals burned on the trails earned it. However, I can't make a habit of eating my burned calories. I need those burns to put the crop to the ass of my weight loss.

Yeah... I can just imagine the search phrases that will lead new "readers" here. Hee hee.

I am typing this on my phone. My keyboard drives me fucking nuts, my 3G phone is slower than molassas, half the time entries posted from my phone don't go through. Shit! These keys!!! Gah!!! I want a new phone. One that can actually keep up with me. And doesn't lag when am playing Angry Birds.

Is that too much to ask? I don't think so.

Oh! I took the obligatory sweaty picture fresh off the trail with my phone on our way home, today. When did I turn into such a Jurrassic fleshbag? I don't see it when I look in the mirror... I guess the camera doesn't lie. The arm and shoulder behind me is Patrick, the road is Willow Lake Road. Sorry it is blurry. Phone pics in a moving vehicle with a horrible, rough ride are hard to take. :)

Wish me luck that this posts.

Calling the Troops

Our fellow blogger, Debbie needs our support, encouragement, a little tough love and a good ass kicking. If you have a little time, please go give her some fellow weight loss warrior love.

Thank you. <333