Yes, but...

As I look down at an empty bag of peanut M&Ms this has been a weekend of hedonism and little reward. Yes, I got to start off my Saturday with some sweet College Gameday and watch Corso call it wrong picking Oklahoma, but I was rooting for them. Yes, Norm Chow finally got the UCLA offensive to score (rather than laying the eggs they have been these weeks past) but they still lost. Yes, I got to see "Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist" which was nostalgic (having seen friends' bands play at those venues and living where it took place) but ultimately, I felt too old/too sober sitting in that movie theater. Yes, I finally exercised but since it'd been such a long time since the last time, I was ridiculously sore and didn't have the gumption to go to the gym again and ate M&Ms instead. Yes, I had a window to see another movie "Choke" but when I texted my homies to see if anyone else wanted to go, I got, we've got a baseball game or I'm doing some fall cleaning and--delete, whatev, Martha Stewarts and saw it alone and cried my eyes out at the heartbreaking storyline. Yes, the stock market rallied, but I still haven't had the stones to check on my 401K. Yes, I had the initiative to go to the batting cages yesterday to practice before tonight's softball game but they closed them because of the high winds.

Yes, the weekend is over, but it's a new day.

I'm going to try to go to the cages again today.

Lucky break

I didn't stick to WW at all this week but I managed to lose 1.5 pounds and weigh in at 154.5.

Now there's a part of me that's thinking, I ate all those donuts, cookies, quesadillas, pizza, pre-H'Ween candy, pumpkin breads, and still lost weight?! Now that's a program I can stick too! Or more foolishly, The metabolism of my youth is back! Hooray! (as I light a match to all my WW stuff and gym clothes).

But I got a feeling that this is like that Simpsons episode when Bart gets a miraculous snow day to study for a test--this was a lucky break and I should really take advantage of the encouraging starting point. And the probable backlash: if I don't hit WW this week, I'll really gain some weight, including the poundage I was supposed to gain this week.

Unless of course, someone out there knows of a great eat-whatever-and-lose-weight plan, because I'm totally open to switching it up for a food plan I can embrace.

They're all-purpose

I know I haven't posted anything crafty in a long time. That would be due to the fact that I really haven't done anything crafty in a long time. I happened on Michael's since I was filling up on the Costco gas next to it and the Martha Stewart line was on sale. Man, the designers at Martha Stewart came up with a lot of cool stuff in time for Halloween. I prefer not to load up on scrap supplies that are too specific, especially seasonal holiday stuff, but I could not resist this stamp set:

These stamps could be applied to sooooo many aspects of everyday life.

Or is it just me?

What will it be this year?

I dug up this picture from H'ween 2004. This was one of my fave costumes for me--so comfortable--just face paint! I love homemade costumes--no need to wait in the horrendous line at the Halloween store and settle for the picked-over leftovers varying from Naughty Nun to Sexy Witch to Slutty Nurse.

Of course, this costume is appreciated more by folks of a certain age. Unfortunately, the girl had no idea who Paul Stanley is or KISS was, but she was humoring me as she Princessed out.The following years I was Sally (from "The Nightmare Before Christmas"), Jessie, the yodeling cowgirl (from "Toy Story 2"), the cowboy from the Village People, and Scary Spice.

So the question is, what should it be this year? I'm aiming for something where I don't have to wear a wig (ugh, uncomfortable with a capital UN) and something that I can wear to the office (as I have for the last 5 Halloweens) and sit at a desk comfortably, see my computer screen, and not get reprimanded by my boss for wearing something ridiculously inappropriate.

Seriously, I'm open to suggestions...

Slowly but surely

Laundry is done. I've downloaded the first 900 pictures from Singapore. I've started to exercise again. I'm sleeping through the night.

Still to do: finish unpacking (the suitcases are still sitting on our floor), get serious about the WW points, download the rest of the pictures.

Unfortunately due to last night's episode of "Family Guy", my old man's dormant obsession with the Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird" has awakened and is currently playing the song on repeat.

Time to face the week...

Back in Black

I hit the sack. It's been too long, I'm glad to be back.

Okay, today I did not feel I was walking through water. And I made myself stay up to midnight so I would sleep for a solid 6. I did laundry. I started to pay bills. And tomorrow, I plan to finally download some pictures.

And it only took a week.

Here's my current dilemma: I obviously have not done Weight Watchers for 2 weeks. Do I continue on and start at week 19 or 20? Or should I start at week 1 again?

Wha' Happened?

I woke up from the fog of this cold. And I'm kind of realizing what went on while we were away in Singapore. Namely: our economy's downward spiral, the Couric-Palin interviews, the Patriots losing to the...Dolphins?! USC losing to unranked Oregon State!

It's kind of like I've landed in some crazy technicolor world and I should be talking to a sentient scarecrow.

I still am not, however, able to sleep through the night. I'll get dozy around 8-9pm but I reawaken and can't get to sleep before 4:30am. Perhaps when I get back to a better sleep routine, I'll wake up to my normal world.

On the bright side, I heard the collective glopping of correction fluid on the bucket lists of ClayNation's female members-formerly-in-denial over the words "Spend wild night of passion with Clay Aiken" as Mr. Aiken finally revealed that he's gay. Not the biggest revelation in my opinion, but still significant when you risk upsetting the majority of your fan base.

Anyhoo, here's hoping I get a solid night of sleep soon...