Making of a Human Flipbook

I poked my finger today while I was cleaning the blender =(. So now I have a bandaid on and it feels awkward trying to type. But I came across this video from another person's site and thought it was interesting. So I'm sharing with you =).

How do people come up with these ideas?

Monday morning

This will be my 4th day getting on the elliptical for 30 min. Yesterday, I took my Sunset magazine to read and the time went by faster. I had my iPod covering my ears and my magazine covering the display panel. So I'd have to peek every once in a while to see how long I had gone.

The first day I went to the gym, I was very clumsy =P. I dropped my iPod, then later I dropped my keys...the little area to put stuff was just like a shelf, and there was a place to put my water bottle. But the shelf was open on the sides, so my stuff just slid off. So now I'm more sophisticated because I bring a small bag with drawstrings on it so I can hang it from one of the handles. I put my iPod, gym card and keys in there so they won't fall =).

I was a little worried about making it to the gym today because I had planned to be at work from 10am to 8pm (plus the travel time), so I thought I'd either have to make sure to get to the gym by 7:30 or 8 or I'd go afterwards when I'd probably be tired. But, plans changed so I can leisurely go to the gym after 8am.

And I've been making a protein shake every morning for breakfast. It's kinda nice having the mornings free again...since I tend to be more productive in the morning. I wouldn't call myself a morning person, but I'm not a night person either - so what does that make me?! I guess I'm just a person =).

The weather is starting to get nice...approaching the 80's.

I really, really need to clean my room. It's like when weeds start taking over the backyard (I have to tend to the backyard too!). Papers, mail, clothes, files, magazines, shoes...they're all scattered around =S. It's starting to get to me. I'll work on it when I get back from the gym.

Okay, better get going. Anyone see a pattern in my posts lately? =)

More confidence

Funny how doing the Master Cleanse has given me more confidence in accomplishing other things. I find myself saying, "If I could go w/o solid food for 10 days, I could go do 30 min. on the elliptical." Which I did do this morning. I'm going to start back up at the gym. I stopped because of some foot pain, but that's when I was doing the treadmill. So my goal is 30 min. a day for 10 days. I'm making it a short time so I won't get overwhelmed by thinking "every day for the rest of my life!!" But that is the ultimate goal. I just want to be fit.

When I went to Mesquite, I didn't eat anything really satisfying. I pretty much ate at the little cafe they have. I didn't end up going to Katherine's because my eating schedule was all off and by the time I went to see what time they closed, they were already closed =(. But it was probably better in the end because I was planning to just get desert and coffee.

I have a lot of things I want to change about my life. The 2 big ones are healthy eating and exercise. I went grocery shopping today to get stuff for breakfast (protein shake stuff) and lunch or dinner (salad stuff). But I ended up going out for sushi with Alex for lunch. He was kinda depressed and I think just needed someone to hang out with and talk to for a little while. And it turned out I had enough stamps on my card (yes, I've gone to that restaurant more than once!) to get a free lunch, so I split it with Alex.

I feel better today even though I only spent 30 min. at the gym. I have the number of a chiropractor that I'll probably make an appt. with. I still think something is misaligned.

I've really enjoyed my time off and feel pretty rested.

Mesquite, Church, Football

Mesquite - just as I had planned =). Spa, pool, massage, steam, eat, drink, gamble, sleep, read, pool, eat, drink, read...oh, and I made some phone calls =). Actually, I made an international call from my cell phone for the first time! I was surprised it worked. I never was quite sure if I could do that with my phone. I had tried before but never succeeded - once to a German cell phone in the US and another time to a Japanese cell phone in the US. But this time I called my friend Yuko in Japan on her cell phone. She was in a bookstore and was very surprised =).

Church - I was searching to see if last Sunday's drama was posted on YouTube, but I found this video instead. It's the welcome video they show at the start of the service. It reminds me of the flight attendant videos they show when you fly =).

But I was looking for the video of the drama because it was really well done. It was a short piece (no talking) done to music. But it portrayed the message that we often get distracted by other things in this world, which can lead us into despair, but Jesus is always pursuing us and is strong enough to bring us back to Him. I still think that music can be such a powerful tool when used in conjunction w/some kind of visual arts. Now that I have Sundays off, I will try to make it to service more often. There's a new senior pastor that will be starting soon...next week?

Football - I'm doing that football thing again (last year I won $250!). Every week you pick teams and you can either pick all the winners, losers, or Fiddle-in-the-Middle (meaning half winners/losers). I laugh because last year, I was trying to pick all the winners, but it ended up I kept getting half of them right, so that's how I won. And last week, the same thing happened! I don't win anything now...it's only if I get half of them right as a total at the end of the season. So that's my method - try to pick all the winners, and end up getting half of them right. It's just something fun to give me a reason to watch football (since that's what was usually on TV at work all day long).

Mesquite

My mom is having fun on her new laptop. I finally got around to doing the wireless connection thang and encouraged her to learn how to search for information on her own. I'm no expert and believe she can learn just as well as I can...she just needs to learn how to ask the important questions and be able to make use of the resources out there. I'm looking forward to seeing how much she'll learn on her own. I'm sure her first project will be how to copy those Korean DVDs she gets from her friends!

I'm off to Mesquite in a few hours. I'll come back Thurs. afternoon. My plans? Sit at the pool, read, get a Stone massage, sit in the steam or sauna, sit in the jacuzzi, lay out at the pool, read, sleep, eat, drink, gamble...maybe watch Big Brother. There's a good restaurant in the hotel called Catherine's? Last time I was there w/Christina, we shared the Shrimp Scampi and Creme Brulee. I might have to have those again! And I had the Cioppinno, which was soo ono. I like Cioppinno...when we went out to Pasta Pirate's downtown just last Thurs., I ordered it and they give such big pieces of seafood. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

After my busy month, I'm ready for some relaxation. I should start packing. I'm driving so it's no rush...Mesquite is about an hour away from here. I wish I could stay longer. But I'm thankful for those 2 free nights =).