2001-03-15 - 16:46:59
Absurdities

Is it just me, or have my graphics stopped showing up? Grumble-grumble-TRIPOD-grumble-grumble ...)

You can find anything on the Internet these days, it seems, except what you want to find. I was looking for the lyrics to an old song called "Louisiana Saturday Night" (yeah, Cajun fiddle music) or, when that proved elusive, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". No luck. However, through a series of links, I did end up on the page of a woman claiming to be a modern vampire. *raised eyebrows* Interesting.

Speaking of interesting ... Last night's Survivor II. Strategizing still played a big part ... but damnit, they retained Jerri. If they don't kick her out in the next episode (which we now have to wait 2 weeks for!!), I will be extremely irritated. She is the only person left that I could not stand to have as the winner.

Well, today is Day 4 of my new exercise program ... ugh. I'm not all that sore today ... except for those pesky abdominal muscles ... but muscle fatigue is setting in. I think 6 hours of sleep isn't really enough. Today was the "Fat Eliminator" video, with all the "cardio" segments in it; I couldn't do about a third of them. The woman in the video is extremely fond of lunging, squatting, and jumping in time to the music, and all three put high demands on leg muscles still tired from yesterday's strength/grace video.

Oh well. I'll improve as time goes on. *crossing fingers*

I might have to miss tomorrow's exercise session due to a Staff Conference; I have to be here by 7:30 AM to catch a van to the site. I really don't want to get up at 5:15. 5:50 is bad enough, but 5:15? Ack. I am so not a morning person.

The weather's gone grey again too. Let's see, what other depressing things can I think up about today? Oh, yes. The silly dress I'm wearing is a summer dress, a pastel polyester 70s creation that I just could not resist rescuing from my grandmother's wardrobe. I don't normally wear these things, but this dress really does look good on me. Now for the depressing part: Due to the cool weather, I'm wearing a matching sweater over it, so that it looks like a skirt, and I stay warmer. The dress has flares of fabric at the shoulders, though, that sometimes bunch in ... ahem ... the wrong locations. (Translation: Even though I am wearing a certified "sweater bra", and could not therefore have ... ahem ... visible symptoms of the cold temperature, it looks as though I do).

Through laughing at me yet? No? Well, let's change the focus of your laughter. You know I've often mentioned how destructive I am around nylons. Well, normally I mean pantyhose. I go through two or three pairs a month. Well, the word "nylons" has developed an unexpected new association for me.

The aforementioned bra was a gift from my mother on my birthday, and is of a type I've never worn before. It has 2 layers, and the outermost is ... you guessed it ... made of nylon. Somehow or another, I have caused a run in the damned thing!! I just don't understand. I do not walk around rubbing my breasts on rough objects, and how could the bra snag through my clothes anyway? Ack. What absurd thing will happen to me next?

Okay. That's just a little too much sharing for today, I think. I will go hide in my corner now. =)