So
I'm in my sixth week and I have lost a total of twenty pounds. The
funny part is on Saturday, when I went to Cathy's housewarming, I
totally cheated. And then on Sunday I kinda cheated again. So on
Monday, I had gained 4 or 5 pounds back. Bad Sasha. But OMG, I had
the best baked goods ever at Cathy's party. Like to die for. So I had
to lose that weight ... again. I'm not too sad about it ... it's just
a good indication of what the rest of my life will be like. By the
scale. I will never be one of these people who can eat anything and
never watch their weight. But it came off in a couple days and voila
... 20lbs gone.
School
is keeping me busy this week. So is hockey .. we play the Rangers
tomorrow and the Penguins on Saturday. I'm taking Jim, my boss,
tomorrow and Cathy's going with me on Saturday. And on top of all of
that I have a date with Joel on Friday! And yes, it's an official
date. He said he needed a date and asked me. So I have a date! Some
record release party up in the city. And you know what's odd? I miss
him. I just met him, you know? But I miss talking with him. Having
him explain his ideas and thoughts to me ... but yea... I miss him.
And I could use one of his hugs.
But
yea, school is going to keep me busy when I'm not doing other things
like hockey and being with Joel. Tonight I got home from school and
even though I probably should have jumped right into homework, I had to
paint a bit. I painted the stairs blue ... and while I was doing it, I
was thinking about the floor. It's just this concrete floor which has
been painted green sometime in the last century. It's totally missing
huge sections of paint and I got this wild hair to see what the brick
color looked like on it. So I painted a section of it. And now I'm
gonna paint it brick instead of green. I think it's going to take me
forever to finish the basement but I can see the finished product in my
head and it's going to be grand. I might be eighty when it's finished
but it'll be grand at eighty.
I'm
going to take a minute and shamelessly plug a company. I love art ...
and most of the art I find are at comic book shows, ren faires or off
the net. Some are well known artists, like Michael Whelan, Olivia,
Luis Royo or HRR Giger. But some... they are the little guys I've run
across when I'm browsing through vendors or websites. Some are
spectacular... some are just so so. There is a point, I promise. Most
of the art is not framed... maybe not even matted. This is where my
plug comes in.
American
Frame is an amazing company. They are reasonably priced and they have
everything you need. They'll cut the mats perfectly (just be sure wtf
you're doing), supply acrylic sheets, backings, and they have an
amazing array of frames. The metal ones are my favorites because they
come in so many colors. So if you're framing stuff ... whether it be
your kid's art or stuff you've had in the closet forever American Frame is the place to check out. Seriously ... great stuff.
Tonight
I received two frames for some pieces of artwork that I've had stashed
away. Now that the sewing room walls are painted, I'm decorating
them. And when the big basement is finished? I'll be putting up
artwork in there too. I'm looking for an oversized chair (aka chair
and a half), a four or five panel shoji screen and a piano eventually
to finish off the basement. I've got the rugs... and as soon as the
painting is done, along with enclosing the ceiling, I'll look for those
items. I'm kinda excited ... in three weeks is Thanksgiving which
means a 4 day weekend. I'm going to make use of it, that's for sure!
I hope to get a huge amount of painting done... hell, maybe half or
three quarters of it!!!
Oh...
and this is actually for anyone who's in the South Bay but I'm trying
to volunteer at least once a month. I know, we're all busy but this is
like three or four hours out of your MONTH. This month I'm helping the
American Legion pack care packages for the troops in Iraq and if you're
so inclined, you can find more information here.
Volunteering is good for your soul - find something you like to do and
do it. Most of us don't do anything that gives back to the community -
so if we all found just a little time to volunteer, imagine what could
happen.
Ok, I'm going to do a little homework. God knows I have a shitload to do...