I don't know what someone slipped into my food but today was incredibly productive. Here's what I did today ( Read more... )

In no particular order:

Things That Are Brilliant- index-card sized heating pads that can be shoved down the front of my pants to relieve menstrual cramps ( Read more... )

Two things I did yesterday1) Went to the gym with one of the Seriously Bad-Ass Furies to further my education in ridiculous lifting and to put me on the path to become a Somewhat Bad-Ass Fury via ass-kicking gym workouts ( Read more... )

Crushed ribs: On Saturday, I made the mistake of running standing straight up into contact against a scary 200 lb. prop. She dump tackled me, complete with pile-driving elbow to the chest*, and I spent the next minute or so curled up in a ball on the field making those scary, high-pitched wheezing noises you make when your lungs have been smashed ( Read more... )

- At the gym yesterday, I did squats (ass to grass) lifting over 100 pounds!!!! 105, to be exact. Next time I go, I am TOTALLY seeing if I can do at least one with my entire body weight. Oh my god YAY.

- Yesterday also, I did for reals push-ups. This is exciting because I haven't been able to do normal push-ups (i.e. not on my knuckles, not on a ( Read more... )

THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A REAL ADULT ( Read more... )

1) I went to the grocery store and bought groceries and then made soup. A big pot of tasty, nutritious, lovely soup.

2) This article quoting Obama on gay marriage:

In one of his books, “The Audacity of Hope,” however, Mr. Obama describes a conversation with a lesbian supporter who became upset when he cited his religious views to explain his ( Read more... )

1) When I go home, I always end up bringing back a bunch of extra stuff. Part of it is a result of my mother taking me shopping ("You don't have a good interview suit!? We must get you one!" "And replace those Payless shoes you left on a bus with high-quality black pumps!" "And three button-down shirts to go with it all!") and part of it is her ( Read more... )

1) My SubconsciousLast night I had this really long, detailed, in-depth expository dream about a girl who once dated an old acquintance of mine. In the dream, I spent a day at her family's house in the backwoods of Ohio, hanging out with her younger brothers, patiently explaining to them that some families didn't have guns and that I'd never shot ( Read more... )

I feel like making lists today.

Annoying things- hating to get dressed in the morning because I have almost no "real person" clothes and half of those don't fit me that well ( Read more... )