Yay!

I think I just found my new favorite song.

Latte fun...

Chai tea lattes are my newest obsession.

That's gonna leave a mark!

As I shaved my legs Sunday night, I was startled to find that my legs are spotted with an inordinate amount of bruises. Further inspection alerted me to a similar situation on my arms.

There is an odd bruise on the inside of my upper arm. Well... really, it's about the size of a pen (with the cap on). It's a perfectly round pen-sized bruise. Weird. Am I trying to jam pens into the inside of my upper arms without realizing it?

For the last 15 years or so, I've been the worst klutz. I don't know how this happened. 

There was a time when (as a child) I figure skated and did ballet and furthermore, there was also a time when I never ever walked into walls, doorways or door knobs. I can barely recall that time now, mind you. Though I do know… and can even get family members to swear… that I wasn’t always the walking accident I’ve turned into.

Is it possible to de-klutz-ify?

Rescue me

Have you ever seen the promos on Show Time for Rescue Me? Usually the show's theme is playing when I see it, but I couldn't find that version. See the promo here. I love the characters as giants walking around NY.

Hear the theme here.

I love this show. I love this promo, too. Especially the last few seconds when one of the characters (the sweet, but super dense Mike) trips as the giant firefighters barge through Central Park.

Probably the best promo I've ever seen for a TV show. Ever!

Hair Bands

Oh how I loved them as a teenage girl.

When TV is shit... which it now is being summer and all... I spend a lot of my free time on you tube. Tonight it was 80's Hair Metal... I was feeling all nostalgic.

Up All Night
Turn up the Radio
The Wild Life
Too Young to Fall in Love
Slow & Easy
Round & Round
Welcome to the Jungle
Monkey Business
Slave to the Grind
I Love it Loud
Bark at the Moon
Piece of Me

These are the songs I listened to back then. Some are missing, of course, but these are highlights.

There was also an awful lot of punk music that I listened to back then as well. Maybe I'll spend next Saturday night on Punk.

Things I have read this week... and things I've been craving

1. Drink more water. And it's a good idea to put lemon in it, too.

I am a soda freak. Diet soda, no less. Probably the worst for me. It's entirely possible that I am far better off drinking the non-diet sodas. I don't drink diet soda because I'm dieting either. I just find regular soda way too sweet. The diet kinds are just the right amount of sweet.

Realistically, I should cut down on my soda drinking. I already have, but I am thinking I should cut down more. Two years ago, I would get caffeine withdrawal headaches if I didn't drink any soda during the day. I don't get those anymore. Yay me!

Oh and I almost always put lemon in water. Supposedly, it cleans you out a little bit.

2. Get at least 7 hours of sleep.

Yeah. It's not as if I don't try. If I go to bed at 11 p.m. (and most nights, I do), there's no guarantee that I'll fall asleep right away. I really hate when that happens, too. Pffft.

3. Put fruit in a bowl on your counter.

Right. And then say hello to all the damned fruit flies when you inevitably forget all about that fruit. And yes, I am speaking from experience. I'll keep it in the fridge, thanks. I'd rather risk forgetting it's there and have to chuck it than risk having to chuck it AND trying to kill all the very reproduce-y fruit flies.

Cravings:

Watermelon, fennel (which I just bought today) and a nice glass of scotch on the rocks.

At least 2 of the 3 are healthy. Progress!