The View From Kalamazoo

My first plateau…awwwwww.

No seriously, it sucks. BUT I worked my ass off (we can hope) today and Olga tells me I get to add in cardio after my weight training AND machines for biceps and triceps next week. OOoh. *That* excites my inner machochist, let me tell you. I need to drink more water. I was very bad about it yesterday, which may explain why today’s weight was 279.4. 🙁

I finally asked her to write down my current weights (on the machines) so I can track that here, too. Leg extention- 50 lbs. Seated leg curl- 80 lbs. Chest press- 60 lbs. Lat pull down- 70 lbs. Military press- 30 lbs. I’m certainly no Ahhhhhhnald, but they’re hardly embarassing considering I’ve only been at this two weeks.

Also, I need to rant briefly(?) about the fucking phone company – we had arranged for them to bill Bri’s credit card monthly, but did they bill it this month? NO. Do we know why? NO. Do we currently have phone service? uh, NO. The bastards have their money now, thanks to Western Union, but still no phone until Monday. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I think this is finally going to drive me to acquire a cell phone and make the land line go buh-bye.

Piece of work-related good news – blues back and approved! CfP at print, due back next week! Huzzah! (monkey off back, film at eleven)

Still boring. I think refraining from talk of job and children may be easier on us all, but that limits me considerably. That, and I’m not sure about the daily-entry blabbage…is it just me, or are the girls who wanted diaries with locks for their birthdays in junior high all on the web as adults broadcasting to the world whether they had eggs over-easy or scrambled?

Maybe I should stay away from religion (I’m a Pagan..but it’s less sexy than it sounds) and politics, too. Politics are more Brian‘s bag, anyway. (at least, I don’t get a word in edgewise at home so why start now?)

Toured West Hills Athletic Club. A co-worker goes there – it’s air-conditioned and not full of buff undergrads ready to give anyone of a certain age or a certain lack of fitness the ol’ hairy eyeball. No pool, but they do have child care on-site! WMU owns it, so Bri and I would get a discount on membership – hmmm. Got guest pass, will have to pop in and see how comfortable I feel when not in ‘tour’ mode.

So I have been thinking I’ll be a trendy geek and start uniquely over-sharing in a blog. There is nothing interesting about me, so I’m sure I’ll fit right in with the hip, wired, and exceedingly boring.