i swam laps this morning, and halfway through my mile, my goggles (which i just bought a couple weeks ago) fogged up completely. i kept trying to rinse them off and put them back on but they fogged right back up again. it got to where i couldn't see anything, underwater or above. sucked major ass. and i tried to swim without them but i hate swimming without goggles. since i don't have the packaging or the reciept any more, i'm going to write to speedo and complain and maybe i'll get a free pair or something.

i have a big painful red splotch on my hand from tightening cable ties on the coils for the crossovers. but we just sent in our first invoice for $1500 !! which will nicely pay off the credit card bill that we've accumulated in the past few weeks.

it is rainy and dark outside and i want to take a nap, but james comes home in an hour and i promised i'd start organizing the computer room (which is still a disaster).

Current Mood: tired

(slightly) revised schedule for fall:

Monday:
10:10-11:05 Intro to Environmental Studies
11:15-12:10 Human Issues in Literature
12:20-1:15 General Botany
1:25-2:20 Lab Research Lecture
2:30-4:30 Lab Research.... Lab

Tuesday:
11:15-12:40 College Algebra and Trigonometry
12:50-3:55 Botany Lab

Wednesday:
10:10-11:05 Intro to Environmental Studies
11:15-12:10 Human Issues in Literature
12:20-1:15 General Botany
1:25-2:20 Freshman (ha!) Biology Colloquium

Thursday:
11:15-12:40 College Algebra and Trigonometry

Friday:
10:10-11:05 Intro to Environmental Studies
11:15-12:10 Human Issues in Literature

basically i just dropped theatre and added the lab research experience instead. i'm not even sure if i have to take that, but it will be a good thing anyways, probably. or something. so.. i think this is 15 credits? i'd like to take 18 but the damn sign-up-program-thingy tells me i can't do that for some reason. eh.

i'm so excited to go back to school. summer is long and boring. i want my fucking degree NOW. :P

i just spent an hour replacing the windshield wipers on my car.

damn the technical writers of the world. damn them all to the inner circle of hell.

Current Mood: aggravated

new insane hector story:

he is now convinced that my mother was arrested in milwaukee last weekend for prostitution.


just.... sigh. and snort. and giggle. and sigh.

well, in the last week or so i've swam about 4 miles, walked 2-3 miles, "rowed" a few thousand meters, and took a yoga/pilates/tai chi class. and i've finally broken the 240 barrier! :) that was a tough one. once i lose 1.5 more pounds, i'll have lost 20 pounds since i started trying last october. which isn't much, but there was quite a while in there when i wasn't working at it.

Current Mood: accomplished

yay it is nip/tuck night!

the food we put out last night didn't get eaten :( but maybe we'll stick it out again tonight and see..

i am thinking about doing a one-mile swim race type thingy that the ymca is hosting. it is in august. i basically swam a mile in the pool today and i wasn't too tired, so i think if i work hard for the next few weeks i'll do pretty well. or i won't finish absolute last. whatever. :P

ummm... ooh i had a consultation today to see if i can get lasik surgery, and the verdict is yes i can, provided that i can come up with just under $5000. i didn't think it was that expensive but apparently they have come out with some new technology/lasers. i'd rather pay more and have it turn out great than pay less and have it not turn out so well. they also have financing which i will apply for and hopefully get.

so james was just out in the driveway adjusting his new bike, and i went out to see what was taking him so long, and THERE WERE SIX BABY RACCOONS (okay, teenager-age raccoons) gathered around. they were sniffing and climbing on his bike!!!!! they toddled around in the yard and eventually all made their way into our garage where two of them proceeded to jump headfirst into our recycle bin and dig through empty cans of cat food. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111 when we got too close they all ran out of the garage, except for one who got trapped and was making tiny little scared noises, so we moved away so he could get out. they seem to have moved on to other houses now, but we put out a plate of cat food so hopefully they'll discover it, otherwise we're sure somebody will have a good meal tonight :)

Current Mood: ecstatic

last night we made chana masala, palak paneer (we even made our own cheese for that, since we couldn't find anything in the store that would equate), and curry-flavoured couscous from a box. it was an absolutely fantastic meal. i've kinda fallen off the vegan wagon. there's no way i'd ever ever go back to eating meat or gelatin or ew, lard, or anything like that, but i find myself eating a lot of dairy lately. i don't know, i'm lazy. *sigh* i wouldn't even mind eating dairy and eggs if i was raising the animals myself and had full control over their living conditions and could make sure that they had a full and happy life, you know? but i don't want to support an industry that treats animals like slaves. it makes me sad. i need to read and educate myself about it more.

we rented monster and kill bill vol. 1. monster wasn't as good as we were expecting, but it was okay. kill bill was intense and gruesome and over-the-top and wonderful :D can't wait to see the second one.

i actually got a credit card in the mail the other day! it has a whopping $1500 credit limit (wtf? that seems like a lot for someone with no credit really) and 1% cash back on all purchases. neato. heh. we went to mervyns (the store in woodbury is going out of business and so everything is 30-50% off) and spent less than $50 on a pair of shorts and a skirt for me, a new watch for james, and a set of really nice silverware.

we also got a membership at the ymca. they have a really nice facility, it is pretty new and very well-maintained. and there is a pool! we have an equipment orientation today at 3.

why am i even awake? gah. i'm going back to bed now i think.

Current Mood: sleepy

so uh, i decided my life sucked so damn much (not to mention that i have horrible hair) that i tried to kill myself by slashing my chin. no, not my wrists. that's so last year. no. my CHIN.

^_^

actually, i was holding gabe and he got spooked and jumped five feet into the air, using my chin as a springboard (my inner thigh got it too, but my chin took the brunt of it). there was more blood than i'd ever seen at one time. all over my hands and face :( and it was so scary. i thought i was going to die :'( it stopped bleeding after a while, luckily, or it probably would have needed stitches. as it is, it's definitely going to leave one hell of a scar. good conversation piece, eh? anyways. behind the cut are pictures.

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Current Mood: uncomfortable

one of these days james and i will make some friends our own damn age. when i go back to school in the fall i have vowed to be a little bit more sociable and amicable and try not to be so closed off to everyone. it is hard because i feel like i've lived so much more than most other people in their early twenties. but i have to not be so self-righteous.

wouldn't being a trainer at sea world be one of the coolest things in the entire world?? i watched a show on animal planet about it today. man. how awesome and fun.

when i turn 21 (august 27..) i want to go dancing somewhere. first ave maybe? i don't know. sometimes i really enjoy things like that, and sometimes i just can't handle all the people and sensory input and i get wild and panicky. it's a toss up. we went to the mall of america with my mum on saturday, and we went on roller coasters and it was exhilirating, but then it just got to be too much. loud and bright and scary and busy and humid. but we bought karaoke revolution, which is to my disappointment not nearly as fun as i expected.

i was taking some old ephedrine-filled diet pills the last few days, and they did an amazing job at curbing my appetite and making me want to exercise all day. it's amazing how bored i was when i wasn't eating though. i need to find a hobby besides that. heh. but anyways.. bad headache last night and today. it finally subsided a bit after 800 mg of ibuprofen, lots of water, and a four-hour nap. surprisingly enough, doing half an hour of DDR helped too. but i'm not going to take those pills anymore. it isn't worth it if it makes me so incapacitated.

james is already conked out for the night, and i might go join him in a while after i finish a load of laundry.

Current Mood: bored