early morning musings

i figured since i'm up, i may as well do something productive.

since coming back from germany, i have not been able to slip back into the regularly scheduled programming, that is the KS time zone. the first night, i was in an airport, so it's understandable i was unable to sleep. the second night, i woke up at 03.00, and then today, i managed to make it until 03.45

meh.

anyhow, while in the great land of DE, i decided to make some adjustments to my own life when i got back to the states. mainly, that i am going to start walking to and from work. it's really not far at all. 1.7 miles (2.74km) each way. so, i'll be able to sneak in 3.7 miles (5.48km) per day! at least, on the days that i walk to work. i'm sure there will be plenty of rainy days that i won't feel up to treking around in the water.

i'm also going to start altering my diet, so that i eat less processed food. and, so that i stop eating randomly, just because i'm bored, or because "well, obviously, at noon, we eat" - so much of the time, i will eat, just because i am "supposed to" and not because i'm actually hungry.

i ended up losing around 11lbs (5kg) while i was over in germany, and i'd REALLY like to keep it off! my pants (the ones that i bought because i couldn't fit into my OTHER pants) were getting tight, and now, they fit me quite well!

finally, soda. as i said several times, while i was there, i consumed about 0,5litre of pepsi light. that's ~16oz in over two weeks. here in the states, i was drinking 20oz (~0,6l) EVERY day! and that's on a light day! @ $1,70 per soda, that was costing me $11,90 per week! BEFORE taxes. (w/ tax, $12,93!) and that's if i only had one 20oz soda a day. frequently, on weekdays i had two. so, a whopping $20,40 per week before tax! ($22,14 after tax) hopefully, i can keep this up, put that $1,7 into a jar, and every month put that into my savings account for my next trek to detushland!

ok, sorry if you read this, it was kind of my own manifesto to keep myself motivated.

it's about 05.45 now, time to get ready for work.

i'd share it with ya!

sometimes, i want to throw my phone into the middle of I70 and watch a semi-truck run over it!  i keep getting the white screen of death *sniffle* which doesn't allow me to see a text or missed call, or call, or even to dial.  

anyhow.  enough bitching.

i got my revision of my ENG 314 paper done!  yay!  now, to write my ENG 334 paper!  that one's going to be a bit tougher, i'm afraid.  and then study for the disgusting amount of finals.  OY!  i bought my 6 blue (actually, green) books, so i'll be able to write all my essays.

tonight. nothing. (have you ever realized, the only difference between those two words is one letter?)  i'm going to eat home-made pizza, and think.  all i do is think lately.  maybe i'll take a walk finally.  that'd be nice.  me, my thoughts, and the ground.  nice.

לשלום חברים

מה לעשות

אני לא יודע מה לעשות עם החיים שלי

גם אני לא יודע איך אני מרגיש על האיש נחמד

אולי אני צריך ללכת למקום רחוק

אבל אני יודע שאני אוהב את האיש הרבה מפני שהוא חכם וגם מושך

זה בעיה בשבילי :(

okay, enough ivreet hayom.  it's a yucky week this week.  if only for the simple fact i have lots to do, and no time to do any of it.  i do like one of the books i'm reading right now, so that makes it a lot more tolerable, for sure.

my mind is buzzing with thoughts, i cannot focus, and thinking thinking thinking is all i seem to do.  wouldn't it be nice to be paid to think?  perhaps i'll become a sophist ;)

btw, i really hope it rains on wednesday, i'm looking forward to a good soaking.  (so is my yard)

oh. and it's true, i do have a new car.  it's a long story, i'll get to it eventually.

what did i do?

nothing.  at least that's how it feels.  i accomplished virtually nothing from my list of things to do.  i think i just needed some down time.  unfortunately, i really can't afford that down time, so i'm going to end up paying for it, big time, by the end of this week.

anyhow, my allergies are running rampant, and i can barely see because my eyes are so damn blurry.  -_-  itchy eyes are crappy.  not to mention the sniffling and sneezing!  *whine whine*

i did do a little planning for my great escape though!  so that's nice.  and i actually DID get started on ethan frome which is good.  and i got some new work/play shirts, for next to nothing!  thank goodness for sales hahahaha!  (they're more pearly snap shirts!  i FINALLY figured out where to get them other than goodwill!)

i also watched no country for old men with my parents last night.  it [the film] really disturbed me.  it's not something i'd ever want to watch again.  (and frankly, not a movie i'd have watched on my own accord to begin with)  

okay.. time for more ethan frome.... boo.

ps, read this comic.  (it's non sequitur, and it's one of the most intense strips i've ever seen.)