Category Archives: Personal

That Felt Good

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Yes, I am actually enjoying my exercise.  Don’t tell my mother, she’ll only say ‘told you so.’

I haven’t recieved my next Yoga video from Love Film yet (I am still looking for the ‘perfect’ one) so instead I did the abs & back and the stretchy cool down parts of my aerobics vid.  Felt really good.  Got some good muscle work in.

The scale isn’t showing any weight loss at the moment, but trousers that were getting a bit snug are no longer snug.  And I feel great.  So I am definitely doing something right!

Really looking forward to my long weekend.  Tomorrow I will hit the Farmer’s Market.  Saturday I get my hair cut and coloured.  After that? Who knows!!!!

Today I Preformed Major Surgery

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On our old laptop.  We replaced it because it was having a severe overheating problem.  It kept shutting itself off, it was that bad.

So today, I took it apart. Completely.  From stem to stern.  From hard drive to mother board.

And found? Enough dust and other crap in it to make my own golem.  It was really really gross.

And then I put it back together.  And it works!  And its running much cooler!

So now it is defraging.  And then it will get a disk check.  And then maybe a fresh load of Windows.

And now we have two computers that work.  One is brand new and is good for *everything*.  And the other one is more or less refurbished and cruises the ‘net and can do word processing and such.

Also? I have my work laptop.  So really, we have three.  And the work laptop? Has Adobe CS.  So, when I bring it home, which I don’t always, I can do graphics on it.

And we have a wireless network at  home now.

So come on over, use a laptop.  Its here if you need it!

in other news, I’ve been doing a bit of freelancing, with my SMTs approval, on Belfast Rotary Club’s website.  My CEO is a member and he asked me to help them out.  The same company that did NISP’s site did that one, but I’m the overall web girl for it.  And I’ll be getting paid a bit to do it.

And i didn’t wind up actually losing any weight this week after all.  But I will.  Maybe this week.

So life is pretty good, technology wise.  If only I could sleep…

So I Am Four Days Into

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My new exercise goals.  Here’s how I’m doing: –

Monday – Aerobics for 30 min

Tuesday – crunches etc

Wednesday – Aerobics for 20 min

Thursday – Yoga for 30 min

And I have decided that strength training bores me to tears, but yoga is awesome, so, even though SparkPeople counts that as cardio, I am going to do that instead of crunches and such.  The same muscles get used, but in a much more interesting way for me.  And that’s what counts.

I stepped on the scale today, even though it is not my official weigh in day.  And I’ve lost 2 lbs.  So its working!!!

Another Day. Another Bad Night.

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This is just getting old.  And I’m exhausted.  And I had a headache today.  And my CEO lectured me that if I didn’t drink so much (yeah, right) I would sleep.  I explained to him that I barely drink, and it doesn’t matter.  I just don’t sleep.  Drunk, sober, doesn’t matter.

I did do my aerobics this morning, so I feel pretty good about that.  And it did give me a bit of energy.

So what god do I pray to for sleep?

I Had An Odd Moment Yesterday

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I was waiting for the bus and my book was boring me so I just sort of looked around the world.  And I suddenly remembered that when I was small, my mother would let me ride in the car by standing between her seat and the door.  And my brother would stand between the seats of the car.

One day we had an accident and my brother and I both happened to be properly in our seats, belted in.  I remember my mom saying ‘We were lucky you two were belted in.  No more standing up in the car.’

Not only was it weird that I suddenly remembered that for no reason, but it got me to thinking about choices and the possibility of the multi-verse.

The multi-verse theory is that for every decision you make, a new universe is created.  So in another universe, I was standing up next to my mother when that accident occurred and I was injured.  In another, I was standing up next to my mother when that accident occurred and I died.  And so on, for all the millions of permutations of possibility.

And not just choices that we make.  But the possibility of things beyond our control.  In some other universe I could be about 7 years older, as maybe my mother conceived right away, rather than after trying for years.  Maybe the hole in my brother’s heart killed him and I’m an only child.

Or, the most frightening to me of all, maybe I have never met Simon.  And am alone.

When My Cousin Was Here Two Weeks Ago

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We found this picture:

thecousins

The adult is my uncle and the rest are me and my cousins (I’m the one in pink with her hands in her mouth on my uncle’s lap.  I was about 2 years old).  I’ve emailed it around to them all and we are having a debate…what makes this such a great picture?  Is it: –

  1. My uncle’s shirt?
  2. The fact that my uncle’s shirt matches the wallpaper?
  3. The look on my brother’s face (he’s the one in yellow at the end)?
  4. All of the above?

My cousin who was here isn’t actually in the picture.  The littest person in the picture is her big brother, she wasn’t born yet!

So that’s me and my cousins.  Man we were cute!!!

I RULE!

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Despite the evening of drunken debauchery, and the cake and ice cream Friday, I lost 2lbs this week!!!!

I RULE!

Last night was really good craic.  It was great to spend some time with Simon’s sister and to see her friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in donkeys years.

Had an absolutely fabulous dinner at a teppiaki place, that’s those places that cook on a grill in front of you.  So its basically dinner and a show as the chef throws spatulas and sets things on fire and such.  It was a lot of fun.

Then we went to a pub with dancing and did a bit of that.  So once again, I hurt like hell, but it was so worth it.

Got home about 0130.  And, thanks to my insomnia, here I am up at 0641.

Some of the girls from last night are coming around sometime later this morning to see our flat and then we are, maybe, going to take a bus tour of the city and then come back here for copious amounts of bacon sandwiches.  Which my wonderful husband will cook us.  I hope!

Don’t seem to be too badly hung over, just a bit dehydrated, but I think that is mostly from the incredible heat from the club we were dancing at.  Why oh why are those places always so roasting? TURN UP THE AIR!!!

My Weekend Plans and Other Tales of Drunken Debauchery

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So this weekend is Simon’s Sister’s Hen Weekend.  I am only joining the girls for part of it, dinner tomorrow night, but I imagine there will be much booze and fun to be had.

Next week is our Building Manager’s leaving do.  She doesn’t actually leave until 15th August, but the only day most of us could go out was the 8th, so that’s what we are doing!  Will be another night of much booze and fun.

Tonight Simon and I are indulging in some Cava and cake and ice cream, as he was given his permanent contract at work this week.

Diet?  What diet?

My Friend Cat

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posted in her blog 48 things that people did not know about her. I was going to do the same, only I have kinda realized that I have shared pretty much everything with you!

So I might not make it to 48, but here is a list of things that you might not know about me: –

  1. I identify as bisexual
  2. I repeated 11th grade
  3. I remember when it was just GLB.
  4. And GLBT.
  5. And really think the inclusivity thing is getting a little ridiculous.
  6. I curse like a sailor.
  7. I actually have two friends who go by the name Cat.
  8. I am really very good at word games.

And I really must reveal a lot about myself on this site, because I have been working on this list for about 2 days, and that’s all I can come up with!

I Am A Shamless Copy Cat

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and a shameless hussy, but that’s a post for another day…

Over at The Pioneer Woman Ree posted an entry about changes in plans and invited her readers to post about their own expectations for their lives versus where they actually were.  She, as usual,  got over 1,600 replies.  I didn’t reply there, perfering to post such a thing here at my own blog.  Hopefully Ree won’t mind so much!

So, in my early 20s, where did I think I’d be?  Living in NY.  Doing theater lighting design.  Having a fabulous NY style life!  Or at least some city somewhere.  Definitely not married.  Definitely no kids.  Carefree and single, that’s what I would be!

And where am I?  Belfast, so I got the city part right!  Married, to a man I adore.  Trying really hard for kids.  Not having worked in any theater anywhere for over 10 years and not missing it at all.

So am I disappointed I didn’t get my glamours NY life?  Not at all.  I am very happy where I am.  In my beautiful flat in Belfast, living my maybe not so exciting but very fullfilling city life.

Go read some of the commnts on Ree’s blog.  Some will make you smile.  Some will break your heart.  All of them have something to say.