Now Playing -
John Hiatt - "Master of Disaster." Gotta love the master-disaster-bastard-Stratocaster rhymin'.
Now Eating -
nothing.
Now Feeling -
hungry, natch.
Now Tweeting
- Melanie
In the past two months, half a dozen people have greeted me with �Have you lost weight? You look great!�
Which, of course, begs the question, �How frickin� fat did I look before?!?�
On a whim, I got on an elliptical trainer at the gym Sunday. I was stretching at the railing in front of the ellipticals and bikes, looked around, and saw how deserted it was. �No-one will see how dorky I look,� was the thought. So I hopped on. I hadn�t been on one in about 5 or 6 years, since they were first brought into the gym where I used to work.
Hoo doggy.
Okay, I burned way more calories and logged about � mile more than in the same amount of time spent on the treadmill. I also worked muscles I�d forgotten existed, and later in the day, my back felt better than it has in aaaaaages. Weigh that against how incredibly goofy I must have looked, and the fact that I felt like a busted bronco when I got off, and my decision should be obvious.
MORE! Must embarrass myself in front of EVERYONE at the gym!
Because it�s my duty to make all those twenty-somethings with low-riding pants, crop tops and belly rings feel as good about themselves as possible.
We all have our niche to fill.
File under �When It Rains, It Pours�: Mom called last night to tell me her sister fell and broke her hip. Auntie is in Florida, has had a hip replacement, is probably high as a kite from the morphine they�re giving her, and will be coming back to New York at some point for rehab. I told Mom maybe they�ll wind up rooming together after her surgery.
The Fourth was fun. Lots of good chow, and simply stellar fireworks. Huz went 2-2 with 4 RBIs in the annual softball game. He also managed to take a rather spectacular fall while sliding into home, wrenching his shoulder in the process. I discovered the marvels of bug spray baby wipes. Now the fun part is discovering where the bugs decided to go when they couldn�t access my arms and legs. Bug hickeys, anyone?
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