No Internet!
I thought i was going to have all the internet access in the world at my parents' house, but their computer was sent away with a broken "button" (that's as descriptive as they could get). Anyway I am alive, well, in Los Angeles, enjoying my vacation. Talk to you all in a few days!
- posted by mo @ 5:10 PM

 
Guest Post
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- posted by mo @ 11:25 AM

 
Stolen Moment
Got to work early, so I'm taking advantage of these few quiet minutes.

Many other bloggers have been talking about "Back to Basics Day" and scheduling it for after the holidays. I had not codified my plan, but I may as well jump on the bandwagon, since my plan is roughly the same. Back to Basics, that's me. Or that will be me, after the holidays are over. (Such a cliche. Weight loss in January.)

I've been thinking of my goals for the new year. My big goal is to ride a century, or a 100-mile bike course. Which means that I'm going to have to start biking again. My gym is being renovated right now, but I think it's on the way from my work to the bus station. So that means, while its still dark outside, I will be able to go to the gym and ride the stationary bike. (In addition to doing other workouts, of course.) Then once summer rolls around, I will have more time for biking.

So anyway, there you go. I've said it. I want to ride a century this year, and I think I can do it! There are beautiful rides in wine country, and I think that would be fun. Bike riding and then celebrating with a lovely glass of wine.

Unfortunately now I have to get back to work. Hooray, work!
- posted by mo @ 8:25 AM

 
Much Better Day!
Feeling much better, mentally, today. Physically, I am still feeling rather crap, and I am still sad [no no, not sad about this!], but... at least I am not crying or depressed. And I did eventually eat something last night, some Indian food, my favorite. Palak Paneer from Shalimar. Mmm.

Of course I thought the peppers they put on the table were bell peppers, and bit one right in half. It was not a bell pepper, folks. No, it was not.
- posted by mo @ 10:03 AM

 
Whine Whine Whine
Man, could this day get any more frustrating? Probably. But little frustrations add up, I guess. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

On the plus side, I have absolutely no appetite. I had some porridge this morning and am now drinking a Diet Coke. That makes my point count for the day--oh wait I had some coffee. Six points today. Woo.
- posted by mo @ 3:03 PM

 
Option 2
[Or option 3: edit post so as not to be Dooced.]
- posted by mo @ 1:16 PM

 
Wha Happened?
Work is insane. It wasn't until an hour ago that I could even get up to pee. So, yeah. Gotta go. Back soon I hope!
- posted by mo @ 3:11 PM

 
13,100
Well yesterday I did it; I walked over 13,000 steps. That seems insane to me! Especially when you consider how many hills that represents. (If you are armchair quarterbacking my walking, please keep in mind that I walk in San Francisco and there are hills here. Oh, the hills.) The walk to work this morning seemed very hard; I think that I'm not used to it yet. But if I keep walking, I'll get used to it more! So although I am not trying to get 13,000 again today, I am going to try not to slack too much.

Speaking of not slacking--back to work!
- posted by mo @ 9:32 AM

 
I Am Gigantically Fat And My Friends All Hate Me
Ho, ho, ho! Yes, it's that time again. It always takes me much longer than it should to figure out What's Happening To My Body when I am hormonal and weepy. But I figured it out this time. I am fat and my friends hate me. That's settled then.

So today I am wearing my pedomotator again, and we went the extra-extra-extra long way to work. I also went on a wild goose chase at lunch, to go get my beloved lotion from Crabtree & Evelyn which is now a shoe store. I DO NOT NEED SHOES, ASSHOLES. I NEED GARDENER'S HAND THERAPY LOTION.

Okay, breathe.

Anyway, I bought some cuticle oil at a nearby Walgreen's and have been enjoying oiling my cuticles. (I have problem cuticles, and this stuff seems like it might work, when nothing else ever has, not even Save The Nails by Philosophy.) I have now gone almost 8,000 steps today. I keep running around the office as much as possible so that when I leave here, I have a good chance of hitting 10,000. It's nice to know it can be done after all.

Also, I finally found tea I like! Actually I love this tea. It is white blossom jasmine ball tea. You drop a ball in a cup of hot water and it unfurls like a sea anemone and it tastes like jasmine and it is delicious. I have been drinking it all day (just pouring more hot water over the same ball, because it is expensive). I might even be able to wean myself off of coffee in favor of this tea, thereby justifying the purchase to myself. I mean it's like a buck per tea ball, but that's still cheaper than a latte, eh?

I should probably do a more extensive plug for the book but for now I will just say that I'm sure I'm the least good writer in the whole bunch. So buy it for them, not me!
- posted by mo @ 3:20 PM

 
7,300
I managed to hit 7,300 steps yesterday, although I walked as much as I possibly could. I took the long way to work, I walked at lunch, I walked home, I walked around a store after work, I did laps around my office. I even used the furthest possible bathroom stall in the office! (Hee.) And I didn't even get close to 10,000. That's the bad news. But the good news is, my body pleasantly ached last night when I got home; I think the extra walking is beneficial even if 10,000 steps is for me an unrealistic goal.

Also, I hate walking. Have I mentioned that? It's too slow. I have no patience for walking. But I am wearing my pedometer again today and trying to fit more walking into my day in stealthy fashion.

I guess I could have gone for a walk after work (in the freezing dark) but I might have missed The Apprentice and that would have been a travesty. Now I haven't been watching it much this season, just following the excellent recaps, but I would have hated to miss it last night. It was the most beautiful example of hypocricy I have ever witnessed. This girl Ivana found out that her team was losing and called the girls on the other team "hookers" because they were dressed up while selling candy bars. So they're "cheap hookers" or whatever she said. Got it. Well then Ivana started offering to TAKE OFF HER SKIRT and show people her underwear if people would give her $20 for a candy bar! (Which she did.) And she got the most beautiful smackdown ever, and totally lost her shit in the boardroom. "You weren't selling candy bars, let's be honest." And, "You stripped. I'm not hiring a stripper."

I'm sorry, that really has nothing to do with anything. But it was beautiful.
- posted by mo @ 9:48 AM

 
The Journey Of A Thousand Miles...
...begins with ten thousand steps. How do people actually do this? I am determined to walk ten thousand steps today, but that shit is far. My morning walk to work was 3,300 steps. So I'm... a third of the way there. Hmm.
- posted by mo @ 9:34 AM

 
Quest For 10,000
Here I am again, being a good little crumpet and posting every day. At least trying to.

Yesterday I did 4,800 steps. At one point I did a lap of my office (which is approximately 134 steps and made people look at me funny when I strolled past their offices). Today I handed off the pedometer to Ian, who is doing his own scientific analysis of how much he walks in a day. Apparently I walk 4,800 steps.

It feels like I walk a decent amount every day because many of those steps are uphill and leave me feeling, at the end of it, as if I have exercised. But I should probably make a concerted effort to take a walk for lunch, even if it is just up the stairs or something. I didn't do that yesterday either (SO BUSY) and that's an easy way to add some extra steps into my day.

Eating-wise, things are up and down. I'm finding myself doing the starvation thing because I haven't been eating lunch. I have cereal and fruit to get me through the day. That's no good. Today I am going to go out and get lunch and eat food and have a walk in my new ADORABLE pink shoes. That's my goal. I'll report back soon.


- posted by mo @ 9:31 AM