Little Annoyances
After experiencing remarkable pain and discomfort yesterday, I've realized that I have, if not an allergy to, an intolerance for raw bananas. This blows. I quite like bananas. I like them by themselves, I like them in smoothies, I like them cut up and placed over cereal. But apparently I can no longer eat them, unless I want sharp stomach pain and cramping for the subsequent several hours. Awesome. Yet another thing to bring up to my doctor. "Hey doc, things are going well, meds working out great, btdubs, think I'm crazy allergic to bananas. Yep, bananas. So random, am I right? Anyhow, maybe I need a scratch test, since this is the second food product I've developed an allergic reaction to after years of imbibing without harm. Just a thought!" Blargh. I mean, it could obviously be SO much worse, but it is still irritating as fuck.
I got home this afternoon, and stepped outside to check on our balcony garden. While looking at the tomato plant, I noticed smudgy spots on the leaves. Upon closer inspection, I also noticed a shit ton of little green bugs all over the plant. Fuck fuck motherfucking fuck, we have aphids. In a fit of rage, I went to the hardware store and purchased an insecticide/miticide, which I applied generously to both the tomato and pepper plants. When I went back out a few hours later, all the aphids were dead. And now I feel a bit shitty. Not for killing those aphids dead, oh hells no. But for purchasing and using an insecticide. I just feel gross. There are other methods that kill aphids without resorting to deadly chemicals, and I just blew right past them in favor of Monsanto. Again, blargh.
Finally, I've realized that I actually do need to stretch pre and post workout. My hamstrings are so fucking tense you wouldn't believe it, and I know its because I didn't stretch. I just feel ridiculous stretching in front of others. Not because I'm not flexible, but because I am. Most people do a little lunge, and they're like, Oh that was a good stretch. I get most of the way to the floor before I'm like, Ok I think I feel something. So I just feel dumb doing these huge stretches where anyone else can see me. Which I need to get over, because the whole hamstring thing? Suuuuuuuuuucks.
And that's it for now. A more positive update tomorrow or the next day. Ciao!
I got home this afternoon, and stepped outside to check on our balcony garden. While looking at the tomato plant, I noticed smudgy spots on the leaves. Upon closer inspection, I also noticed a shit ton of little green bugs all over the plant. Fuck fuck motherfucking fuck, we have aphids. In a fit of rage, I went to the hardware store and purchased an insecticide/miticide, which I applied generously to both the tomato and pepper plants. When I went back out a few hours later, all the aphids were dead. And now I feel a bit shitty. Not for killing those aphids dead, oh hells no. But for purchasing and using an insecticide. I just feel gross. There are other methods that kill aphids without resorting to deadly chemicals, and I just blew right past them in favor of Monsanto. Again, blargh.
Finally, I've realized that I actually do need to stretch pre and post workout. My hamstrings are so fucking tense you wouldn't believe it, and I know its because I didn't stretch. I just feel ridiculous stretching in front of others. Not because I'm not flexible, but because I am. Most people do a little lunge, and they're like, Oh that was a good stretch. I get most of the way to the floor before I'm like, Ok I think I feel something. So I just feel dumb doing these huge stretches where anyone else can see me. Which I need to get over, because the whole hamstring thing? Suuuuuuuuuucks.
And that's it for now. A more positive update tomorrow or the next day. Ciao!