Plus-Sized Pin Up

Last night was awesome! Only two people ended up coming, but it was still fun. Angel was afraid of the weather forecast, but it never did snow ^_^ After talking for awhile, we pushed our coffee table out of the way and put the first game in. If you want a good cardio workout, play Just Dance 2! We were jumping around the floor, swinging our arms, and having a blast! I totally clocked KT while we were battling. I think it was during one of the duet pieces. Ninja hit our fan and dislodged some gross dust build up. He apologized for finding all the unclean areas of the house.

We finished the evening playing Mario Kart. It was really fun, and a nice break from Just Dance 2. KT had to end up leaving early. Her poor puppy was left home alone all day! Hubby and Ninja played a round of Halo Reach. Since it was nearly 3am, I start snoozing on the love seat. Juneau was so beat and came to curl up next to me. It was sweet.

While playing Just Dance 2, I found that I had a lot more endurance after going to the gym. I'm still a far way from being in shape, but I could see some of the payoff. It was awesome!

We didn't get to bed until close to 3:30am! It would have been nice to sleep in longer, but Juneau was whining in her cage. For some reason, I cannot block out her whining. Needless to say, I was going to get anymore sleep. And, at this very moment, she is conked out on the love seat!

We're going to catch Tron: Legacy tonight. We're all pretty excited to see it!

While I was goofing off and avoiding house work on Wednesday, I updated/finished my treadmill playlist (okay, general gym playlist). That's one thing I miss about working at the radio station! I really enjoyed making playlists! Anyway, today was the first day using it, and it went pretty good. Well, here it is:

1. I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
2. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
3. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
4. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
5. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas (LoL, kind of boring)
6. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
7. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
8. Every Time We Touched - Cascada
9. Disturbia - Rihanna
10. Your Love is My Drug - Ke$ha
11. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
12. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aquilera
13. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
14. Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
15. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
16. Single Ladies - Beyonce
17. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
18. Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
19. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
20. Just Dance - Lady Gaga
21. Don't Stop the Music - Lady Gaga
22. California Gurls - Katy Perry

Observation: Huffing, puffing, and sweating must be a weird occurrence at the gym. The guy on the elliptical next to me kept turning and staring at me. Sheesh, dude, take a damn picture and leave me alone! LoL, maybe the fat jiggling was memorizing!

I made it through 3-4 sets of running this morning! LoL, it has been a struggle! When Cascada came on, I told myself that I could DDR through her song previously, so I could run 60sec. It didn't work! I got 45sec! However, I had a hard time going straight from jogging to walking. I had to stop and stretch out m calf muscles and then work back up to a high intensity walk. However, just the fact that I did it is important. *Pats self on back*

Avoiding cleaning the house is not an option today! I need to pick up a few things that migrated to the floor last night, vacuum floor and furniture, Febreeze the hell out of the furniture, clean the upholstery (Juneau is in heat and no matter what towels we put down, she has still bled on the furniture!), and finish the kitchen. I told myself that I would sit on my ass and watch an hour of afternoon TV, but it is rather boring. I'm almost itching to get the stuff done. Unfortunately, I'll get more stressed about hubby's chores not being done.

Hubby hasn't been walking Juneau in the evenings; he's been sick. I would walk her, but I lack a winter coat!! Okay, well, the cat the stupid cat (aka, Dizzy) peed all over it last winter, and the damn coat is wool! I know I need to get a coat, but the money has been tight. Walking between the car, the house, and the gym isn't too big of a deal, but walking her in 14 degrees w/ no coat is pushing it! I feel bad, because she just whines and whines by the back door, the garage door, and looks at her leash. I feel like a bad puppy parent!

Tomorrow is the gaming weekend!! Booya!

Whoa! Carnie Wilson is putting all of her weight back on! I remember when she really put the weight on back in the day, but she ended up making a big deal about getting gastric bypass. She was able to work it off and keep it off. But now, watching them on TV, she is putting it back on. Sad! She was always an inspiration to me, and I always thought she was so beautiful (not saying that she isn't pretty due to her weight).

It's always the same people at the gym: the skinny girls pounding away on the elliptical machines, the sweet lady who runs for an hour on the treadmill, the 65+ year-old lady rocking the hell out of those weight machines (with heavy weights!), the little old ladies tittering in the dressing room on their to/from the pool, etc. There is something comforting about the constant. I've even got used to my autonomy being disrupted by the PT saying "hi" to me every morning (and he uses my first name, so it is kind of weird . . .). At some level, I have finally gotten over my anxiety over the way I look. But, really, no one looks their best at the gym. For goodness sake's, we're all hot and sweaty!

Last week, a girl told me that she thought I was really flexible. I'm not sure whether it's true, but it really stroked my ego You know how muscle builders have a problem lowering their arms all the way? Yeah, well, that is my legs! They are rock hard! It's awesome, but it makes it harder to find jeans. Meh, you can't get it all, I suppose.

Still no job. I've been calling, trying to get on for seasonal work, etc. Nothing. A big, fat nothing! I considered moving 4hrs away to get a job at the mine paying $35/hr. I'm not sure if they are hiring or they would hire me, but it would be money. Honestly, I'm afraid of leaving hubby and Juneau. It would be really hard on everyone. LoL, hubby suggested that we should both get jobs at the mine. It would end with a salary close to 140k/yr!

Christmas has been postponed this year. Since I don't have a job, we don't have the money to celebrate and gift family. *sigh* I'm still trying to trust God, but I have so many doubts flying around my head. However, we did purchase my mom a gift during the summer, and I've made a blanket and plushy Cthulhu for my niece. The yarn was from my massive yarn stash, so it didn't cost much. We're also getting her an ornament. It is a tradition in my family to give all the kids an ornament every year. I want to bring this tradition into my new family

We started looking for new cars. The insurance hasn't told us if the car has been totaled. However, once they decide it was totaled, we only have 4 days with the rental before we have to pay for it. Since Juneau is a part of the family, we're actually considering an SUV. We loved our Lincoln Zephyr, but it is more practical to go a different direction. She would fit in the back better, we could actually have more room for her and stuff, it would work wonderfully in the mountains, and hubby would be able to fit his skis in the car for ski-joring.

My birthday is in a week! Since it is during the week, we're having a party of the 18th. It's going to be a geek-end: all video games, all the time! We're getting a couple of pizzas and 2-liters. Everyone is supposed to bring games/systems and favorite video munchies. Angel is driving over for the weekend, and Torg is going to be there too. Since Tron: Legacy is coming out that Friday, Ninja, Angel, Torg, hubby, and me are going on Sunday afternoon. Hubby, Ninja, and I just re-watched the original last Saturday.

We got into a car accident this afternoon. We were pulling out o a parking spot on a one-way while someone was turning onto the street. The worst part, they were an elderly person who was also handicapped! I felt terrible. Our back bumper took most of the impact. You can tell we got into an accident, but it doesn't look too bad. The back light cover on the driver-side broke. His car, on the other hand, looks awful! The passenger-side fender was pretty crumpled. The impact caused his car to leak window cleaner. We were afraid that it was something more.

After everything was said and done, the police office didn't cite anyone. He said that it was the other guy's fault, because he was turning onto the one-way while we were already on it. In addition the distance between our parking spot and the corner wasn't enough to really see the other car. Both hubby and other driver said that they didn't see each other, so it really wasn't any one person's fault.

This week as not been the best food week. The timing of the paycheck and the end of the week has really screwed things up. I need to sit down and figure out another menu. I'm going to have to crack the whip tomorrow and make sure that I start thinking about my choices. However, one really positive thing, I have not stopped my weekly exercise! Even though the elliptical was harder this today, everything got off without a hitch.

Well, back to my utter geekiness -- Zombie Strippers. Yes, I am that geeky ^_~