Reasons to be tired.
Thursday night was the beginning of the New Orleans Indie Rock Fest. The City Life played at The Howlin' Wolf, so I went go and have a good time. It was a late night.
Friday after work, I attempted to nap, but ended up grabbing dinner with Amanda and Aaron at Reginellis. I was all ready to go out to the show at the Republic that night, but then found myself desperately needing sleep from the night before. I went home instead and called it an early night.
Saturday, I got a professional massage. Ahhhhhhhhhh, it was soooo nice. My muscles still hurt because the massage therapist worked out like every horrible muscle kink ever. I went for a swim after that, and worked out hard. Aaron and I went shopping to finish getting decor for our apartment. It's really coming together! So happy! We now have real blinds instead of the ugly purple temporary "curtains" I had put up. He bought this painting:
by Van Gogh, and I got a huge mirror with wood carving similar to this one:
, only it's a circle in the middle. My dresser is all put together and I got rid of that ugly rack that been serving as my clothes shelf for several years. This is my new one:
We're looking for matching nightstands, but don't want to actually put them together like the dresser. The dresser was a bitch and a half to put together. It looks nice, even if it is deceiving and made of cheap materials. That's what I get for choosing something based on price rather than quality.... whoops. As soon as the apartment is really really done, I'll do a photo tour. I've been waiting until we have it all put together to do photos.
Aaron's desk lamp should be arriving today or tomorrow:
Which I think looks SO COOL. My memory foam mattress pad finally arrived yesterday, though it was supposed to come on Thursday. I threw a hissy fit over the phone because DHL was so unhelpful. I'm just glad it's here and cannot wait to put it on the bed tonight. Maybe I'll finally get a good nights' sleep.
Yesterday I woke up and attempted to make a very healthy but experimental breakfast. I made pancakes out of soy flour, splenda, an egg, and a half scoop of vanilla flavored protein. I found it edible, but when Aaron tasted it, before he even chewed onces, he spat it in the trashcan. Well, I ate most of it and it was packed with nutrition. However, I probably won't make it again. It was a one time thing, I think. I did what I could to clean and help Aaron put up the blinds. Then I made a huge ass bowl of homemade guacamole (rave reviews!) and went to "Dunch"... dinner/lunch potluck at Mark and Mike's place. It was pretty delish and fun to hang out with the indie rock veterans from the weekend fest.
I fell asleep early and still had trouble getting myself out of bed this morning. Apparently, I'm too old to go out three nights in a row. I'm achey, tired, and it's going to take me some hardcore convincing to go for a swim after work.
Tonight I plan to watch House MD after I vaccuum and put the memory foam on the bed. Snooooze.