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It was decided last night while out with friends that I am finally a grown-up. By that I mean that I no longer have the desire to do shots or get drunk or puke on someone's rug. I feel proud I've grown up a bit and I can just have a few glasses of red wine and act classy. Shots make me want to die. I went grocery shopping this morning before anyone else was up. There were fireman near the entrance holding their boots for charity (*sidenote, the last three times I've been to that particular grocery store the fireman have been there, once for a an injury and then once for their own shopping pleasure, today however they were there with their boot). I tried to think as I pulled into the parking stall if I had any cash. I never have cash, so I scrambled in my bag to find anything because I did not want to walk in there without something. I was able to find three dollars in my purse that I could donate. They seemed happy and they gave me a sticker. Good deed done. When I left, they thanked me again and when I got in the car I saw three other women in their cars, idling, scrambling for what I assume is some cash to give to the boot. At least I wasn't the only one. All I want to do is watch Jaws. Yesterday I watched two, count 'em, two Christmas movies and I'm comfortable with that. Today it's a scary movie about a shark. That seems to work. I'm not hungry but I am snacky and I feel like I should attempt to do some yoga before tonight's activities, but really I don't want to leave my chair except to get myself the best pumpkin beer I've ever had in my life (thanks Uinta). Maybe though, I will just sit here and watch ghost shows (Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hungers International, Ghost Lab) with my new ladybug friend that lives in the kitchen.

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So honestly a lot went down this weekend in terms of breaking news but I thought I'd point out one story that did make me a little teary. I do watch the Glee proudly so when I learned that Cory Monteith had passed away I was a little upset. So I decided to catalogue a few performances on Glee that I feel he did amazing on, since the ones I'm seeing floating about are not my favorite.


I Don't Want To Know (Fleetwood Mac)


Losing My Religion (REM)


Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon)


We've Got Tonight (Bob Seger)


Hello, I Love You (The Doors)


I'll Stand By You (The Pretenders)

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Today my teeth seem to be feeling all the sprite I've been drinking. So there's that. I've been finding myself invested in TED talks all weekend, I think I've watched about a hundred of them including one this morning by Stefan Sagemeister. Seriously sometimes they blow my mind. Something else I got invested in this weekend? Game of Thrones. Yup. Last one there I think but seriously I am hooked. I slept through yoga this morning, mainly because I was up late. I hate the guilt I feel when I miss a class though even though I could have napped this afternoon. Pizza was had, laundry was done and right now I'm craving diner food. I may have to venture out for some eggs. And pie.

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Good lord has stress been high here. This weekend was a welcome distraction. Between work and home and new future adventures I can't even tell you how nice it was to sit and breathe. During yoga this morning I couldn't help but think about dying my hair. Lately even during what is supposed to be my hour of serenity, I either think about food or my hair, so that's nice. Hey, I can actually bowl. I was surprised, too. Still really want sprite, do NOT want to grocery shop today. I want to play some games or watch some more movies, and probably do some laundry. I bought some tarot cards so feel free to hire me and I can come to your house and read your fortune. Any good vibes you have send this way.

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This morning I went to yoga, it had been about two weeks and it made me feel good. During Happy Baby pose, two grown men were laughing and giggling as if they were actually happy babies. It was rather tender. Today I am using my crock pot, that never happens. Oh, our political affiliation sign was stolen as well. I'm a little sad/not surprised about that, but it still makes me sad. Zachary went to California for two days this week and ate a lot of food that was alive minutes before he dug in. That scares me, no fish for me ever. I also got slightly emotional during baby Zachary video viewings and also the Katy Perry movie.

Here's to trying to share a little more of my life in November. Cheers.

OHMIGOD it's almost Rebecca Black Friday again! Best holiday ever!

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I have no Internet so I am posting from my phone. My sausage fingers have a hard time typing on this thing. I have laundry piled up and it's obviously the last thing I want to do today. The guy is here to fix my Internet, bless him. Those are all the thoughts I have this morning, besides my bagel craving but I'm sure no one wants to hear about that.

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Baller.

On my pre-yoga run this morning I had quite the talk with my yoga teacher, learned some very interesting Ayureveda principles that I'm going to see if I can apply this week. Last night I made a cake and one of the main ingredients was black beans and it was probably the best chocolate cake I've ever had in my life. I can't wait to make it for people and then be like AHA IT'S BEANS. We'll see. This weekend has been nice, it's consisted of a lot of movie watching: The Cabin In The Woods, The Hunger Games, Jaws, The Shining. I love my scary movies and was pretty stoked to watch them this weekend.

*per request, post on the chocolate cake recipe later this week :]

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Aadi is convinced her name is Aadi Douglas (like Gabby Douglas) and she is really excited that she won gold. I'm sitting here waiting for the Spice Girls to show up, I've watched about an hour of Olympic recaps which isn't great because I have seen it all. I'm going to make some tea because fast food makes me sick now. I hope that Breaking Bad and The Newsroom download really fast tonight because I hate waiting until Monday to watch them. It bums me out you guys.

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I realized my calling this week, I am going to reboot the WB and write a teen soap opera. This was inspired by my recent viewing of Dawson's Creek and is being carried out by my current viewing of Felicity, but it's always been there. Ask anyone, I live my life inside teen soap operas and I should probably just create one of my own. As a writer, it is perfect for me. Too bad I never went to film school. I'm really hungry and I have some pasta I'm going to make after I write this. Today was relaxing, I went to yoga, ran on the treadmill for a bit and I'm starting to feel better about myself. Oh Miles Webber from The Golden Girls is in Felicity, too, that's amazing. Tonight Zack and I will download and watch Breaking Bad and The Newsroom and Sunday is my favorite night because it's our little thing, something that the two of us do together. It makes me happy. Our Moab trip is in a few weeks and I cannot wait to go rafting and do yoga on some rocks. I'll probably end up falling on my face and killing myself so we'll have to see how it goes.

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Thought bubbles today brought to you by photos via friends tumblrs. I've had far too much Tab today to act normal.

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Yesterday I literally (I mean that) spent all afternoon in bed finishing season 4 of Breaking Bad. Obsessed much? I think so. We were out of Tab so I had to drink Fresca. Never again. I feel like I need to take one night a week to indulge my girly side. Be it trying on dresses at Target or something as simple as painting my nails. I neeeeed that, so I must figure out a way to incorporate "being more girly" into my life. I have a friend who has not seen: Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, or Ghost so now I feel the need to educate her. One day, my dear, one day. I can't figure out why I like the Olsen twins but I watched Beastly last night and where I should have hated it, I totally didn't. Ohh, Zack just brought home some Tab, righteous.

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This week I'll share our rather interesting trip to Idaho. In two parts, because that's really the only way to describe what happened. Yep. That's about it. I'm tired, glad to be home and craving Tab like there is no tomorrow. I have nothing to do the rest of the day besides visit the in-laws for dinner which I'm really looking forward to. Real food that isn't corn nuts or Jack In The Box? Yes, please. I'm sold. I miss Moz, we left him with the in-laws. Aadi was a trooper, she did a good job. I think for next weekends adventures it'll be less of an adventure and more of a relax and hang out.

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I write this as the Super Bowl winds down. This upcoming week I feel has a lot of potential to be awesome. Zack and I are finishing up season 2 of Breaking Bad which I must say, is fantastic. I'm notorious for getting addicted to television so this one is currently rearing it's ugly head. I really don't care about American Idol but I've found myself watching the auditions, what is that? I am really more excited for So You Think You Can Dance. Now that's what I call entertainment. I haven't had a good window shopping excursion in quite a while, I think Sauerkraut and I are looooooong overdue for one. You hear me? I'm trying to rid myself of being negative. While Zack and I were listening to Jason Ellis on Sirius last week I was sort of inspired. He really hates negativity and isn't afraid to tell someone to stop feeling down on themselves. In my recent bouts with feeling crappy about myself I thought I'd try and be a little more positive about myself and my life. I really, really love my doggies. I can fit into my pants, though the scale still says I need to lose weight. I think I've kind of taken a break from trying, but salad lunches at work will be going on for a while. However, right now I really want some cheesecake.

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I'm too tired to even post a picture right now. I loved getting outside today and doing something active, though I'm totally regretting the cheese fries I just ate. I think that contradicted all of the walking we did today. I'm feeling guilty for not reading as much this week as I have been, remind me to read this week? I'm watching Planet Earth right now and it is bringing me joy even if I am not giving it my full attention. I only have two loads of laundry to do tonight, that's a record, usually I have ALL the laundry to do on Sunday. Maybe I was more productive than I thought? My brain isn't really working that great right now. I want to catch up on Revenge tonight. That is all. Zzzzz.


Zack made me this, bit of a King of the Hill reference.

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After an extremely long but inspiring few days I'm happy to say that I haven't left my sweats since last night. Today I put the kebash on the diet (as I'd done most of the weekend) and had bread and spinach dip. And a good beer. I have two more loads of laundry to do that do not seem appealing. I haven't read my book (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) in a few days either, I'm eager to finish it so I can see the movie. I am really excited to implement some of the new writing techniques I learned at Alt Summit for the book I am working on, I think it's going to make it actually doable to complete this year, at least the first draft. I have some interesting collaborations coming for this blog that I cannot wait to share with you. I've downloaded so much good classic rock this weekend that it's going to take me weeks to listen to it all, so I'll probably be sharing good music on here as well. In fact, I've kind of came up with a "structure" for this blog that I'm going to try to work in, too. I'm not going to make it too structured because that is boring, but just a few weekly posts that can be counted on and then randomness elsewhere. I really hope the 49ers make it to the Super Bowl, it will definitely make it watchable. Going back to regular work tomorrow is going to pain me. We (referring to Zack, Kramer and myself) went night sledding last night and it was such a rush, if I can stay awake I may want to do it again. I need to get Gilmore Girls back from my mom. I'm looking forward to more snow this next week/weekend, which is really weird of me to say. I need to find someone to restructure the layout of my blog. Any takers? I will pay you. Today was meant to be lazy and it has been awesome. Here is to a busy week!

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Today I completed a hike in the snow wearing boots not meant for hiking. I didn't get as winded as I once would have and only my cheeks were frozen because I remembered to keep my hands in my pockets. I consider this a great accomplishment. I had a salad for lunch but I also had a beer (it was a lite beer) which I feel was justified because Zack and I spent an hour at the gym this morning. While at the gym I did a harder setting than I normally do and felt the burn. I read the entire time which kept me entertained and I didn't think of the pain in my calves or the sweat dripping down my chest, I just felt that the book I was reading was really good and I couldn't wait to blow my nose. My hair isn't growing at a rate I find desirable and I gave myself a "work trim" on Thursday because my ends were breaking off anyway. It looks healthier however it's about a centimeter shorter and that really saddens me more than it should. My roots make my hair look gray on top as if I needed any more help looking like an old lady. I only had one cup of coffee today. I am nervous about our work party tomorrow because I have a feeling I'm going to be the only one playing Rockband and I'll look like an idiot. I wish my feet weren't always cold or numb because I really hate wearing slippers/shoes at home but sometimes I have no other choice. I haven't had a soda in a week. I keep changing my mind about what I'm doing with this blog. I really want to write something I can be proud of, actually so far I think this bit of ramblings may be just that. I'll leave you with a photo I took of Zack, Kramer and Kramer's sister Carly on top of Antelope Island today.