– Happy Sunday! I don’t go to the gym very often on the weekends, but I had running dreams the past two nights (not running away dreams, which are more frequent, annoyingly), so I packed myself up and got on a treadmill today. And it was pretty awesome. One of my strange running habits is that I ‘chew’ half a piece of minty gum the entire time. It keeps my mouth and throat from drying out, which is really bothersome otherwise. And the mint makes me run faster. (Not really.)
– It seems like there’s been a lot of hype about ‘the week before Christmas’ this year. Or I’ve noticed it more, at least. There have been more big sales and people saying, ‘What are you doing the week(end) before Christmas?’ Maybe it’s just because the holiday is on a Friday this year, but so help me, if Christmas starts to take over the entire week beforehand (and, thus, my birthday), I will start my own personal war on the holiday.
–Speaking of Christmas-week rivalry, I’ve been monitoring the forecast and have started a competition between my birthday and Jesus’ supposed birthday. At the moment, he’s got about three degrees on me, but I have SUNSHINE. Nobody’s going to notice 25F versus 28F, but that sun won’t go unappreciated. Take that.
– I was thinking the other day about super powers, except not the usual kind (flying, time-travel, invisibility, etc). More like mundane super powers. Some of my top choices are as follows:
1) The ability to blink and be dressed in the morning. I hate having to get out from under the covers and then pull on a sweatshirt, etc. Those fifteen seconds that my arms are uncovered are the worst.
2) The ability to magically transport my kitchen garbage to the bin outside. Even better would be the ability to turn all my trash into pure energy, which I could then use to power my home.
3) The ability to broadcast my thoughts through the radios of other people’s cars. Then I could say, ‘Thanks,’ or, ‘Whoops!’ or, ‘For the love of god, drive faster!’ And scare the crap out of people.
i hear ya on the running with gum.
and my mundane super power? instant dry hair. i hate wet hair and my thick curly hair takes hours to dry and the blower is curly hair’s natural enemy. and this week, with 10 degree weather, my hair froze into crunchy bits during the two minute walk from the gym to work. poo!
Why don’t you sleep in a sweatshirt? I do (or else I’d freeze to death!).
By the way, I did make apple sauce tonight. I don’t know how to eat it/what to eat it with, though.
The air in my bedroom is cold, but it actually gets ridiculously warm under the covers. I’ve been thinking I need to remove a quilt!
I just eat bowls of applesauce, sometimes heated and with cinnamon and raisins. You could also have it with granola, like instead of yogurt.
+1 on the instant dressing. It can take me the better part of an hour to get warmed up again!
And having a birthday 3 days after Christmas I’m all about taking the 25th down a notch or two. Seriously, people. December babies are NOT okay with combined presents. *sheesh*
New reader and loving your aesthetic Anna!
Eee equals emm see squared means that turning your garbage into energy would blow the twin cities off the map, so be careful with that one. x
Obviously, if that were my super power, the laws of physics would be suspended. I mean, duh.
Here’s wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year !