Giving blood

I went to give blood in November or December because I wanted donate prior to Christmas when many people travel and my blood might be needed. I was not allowed to give blood because my iron was low. I asked the lady to check again but she wouldn't and said i couldn't give blood for another month. I went to the doctor and he ordered some tests. Everything was fine but my iron is still low so I need to change my eating habits. I guess that's why I've been tired lately.

So...

You'd think that my sit bones would have been bothering me yesterday when we went for the 40 mile ride-even better why not lose all the feeling in my clitoris or vajayjay (completely useless body parts for me anyway) but, nope the muscles next to my neck were hurting when we were riding. Yesterday, I didn't do much of anything after that ride. I was tired so I finished up The Following and started to binge on Wallander. Kenneth Branagh is in the series. I really like him. He's usually always great. The only movie I can think of that I didn't really like that he was in was Much Ado About Nothing and it wasn't horrible. The problem was Keanu Reeves. That guy can't do any kind of accent especially, an English accent (remember Dracula) to save his life. Maybe when you look like Keanu Reeves no one cares. Back to Wallander and Kenneth Branagh, he's very good and quite believable as a detective going through what many go through; divorce and parental illness and death. His father was played by the same man who was the bad guy in Time After Time, he was a great bad guy in that film and very successfully played an aging man sinking into the depths of dementia in Wallander (completely plausible). Though no one probably remembers the movie Dead Again, it is one of my favorites and Kenneth Branagh was in it with Emma Thompson and Andy Garcia. I liked the story and the acting was great adding to the story and making it even better. I'd like to see that movie again sometime soon.

More of The Following

I just watched a couple more episodes of The Following and it is so good. It is full of excitement. I remember when I watched the first season, it gave me the eeby jeebies because the villain was so scary but the current bad guys are as scary and the excitement has not waned. 

40 mile ride

Ron and June are training for the MS 150 ride so I went with them this morning and rode 40 miles. It's amazing that I did that. And, it was an absolutely beautiful day for a ride. 

Friday night binge

The Following

Friday

I am so glad it's Friday. Hopefully, I will get a lot done at work today. I want to leave work with of feeling of accomplishment. I am supposed to ride with June tomorrow.She had mentioned that she needs to be doing 40 mile rides now with regard to her training for the MS 150. June has done the MS 150 once before so I'm sure she do just fine. It's nice to train with her and be supportive of her efforts. It's good for both of us.

Disappointment

I didn't get to leave work early enough to do Body Pump today. 

Great way to start the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYuw4f1c4xs

Half

way through the week, work week that is. I am already looking forward tot he weekend.

X Files

Tonight

A. J. Nail Salon (Super funny)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWrY77o77o

Pretty bracelet tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3dG6hLImjM

Brainpickings again

https://www.brainpickings.org/?mc_cid=20d46f502a&mc_eid=744719ccea

Back to P90 Sculpt

We did the P90 Sculpt today at lunch. One of my favorite things about my job is working out at lunch. I like P90 Sculpt because it helped me built my strength. I like the 21 Day FIX Extreme okay but I feel like the girl gets you in complicated positions and then you're supposed to jump. I do get a decent work out but I like the P90, Jillian Michaels Yoga and Leslie Sasone's walking workouts better. I enjoy Body Pump at the gym but it's hard to get over there in time for the class.

Riding

in the morning and it is going to be cold.

Almost

the weekend. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Third question

I remembered the third question, "How is my libido?". I had started to write that I don't have much of a libido since I'm not married or in a relationship and realized that seemed male oriented too. That is when I looked at the top of the form and saw the word "Male". As I said, I was very happy that when I got into the exam room I was asked many of the questions I had already answered on the form. Thank goodness.

For once

I was really happy that no one in the medical profession reads your chart before asking you the same questions you spent 45 minutes answering on a bunch of forms while waiting in the lobby because I had answered some questions that seemed male oriented but I didn't see the word "Male" in parentheses beside the questions. I answered a question about erectile dysfunction. My response was something like "Not since I'm not dating." There were two more questions after that and I answered no to the second one with "no" and answered the with "yes" and was started to explain my answer when I saw the word "Male" on the form so I marked out all the questions and responses. I was really hoping that no one would read my form. When I turned in the forms I mentioned what I did to the receptionist and said I hoped no one would notice and she gave me weird look. 

Latest binge

I watched all the Sherlock Holmes episodes available on Netflix and I loved them. Benedict Cumberbatch is an excellent actor, who never makes me doubt his character. But the best surprise was Martin Freeman, who was one of my favorites in Love Actually. I haven't seen him in a lot of things and I was happy to find him in the series. He is a great actor too and has fantastic chemistry with Cumberbatch. I like the writing too; it's consistently good and the writers have managed to improve classic that could have come off as worn out. The characters have really developed and each have their own depth created through a combination of the creative writing and the actors abilities. I hope I can find the DVDs for sale somewhere because I think they would make a great gift for my mom. I've bought her Sherlock Holmes Collections before (Basil Rathbone) but I think she would really like the newest series. She has a birthday coming but if I don't see them anywhere there's always next Christmas.

Muscle Jam

For the first time, I was able to go to Muscle Jam at the gym today. It was good but a little intense. And the room was a little humid. At least the A/C worked but the air was still yucky. Right before I went I fed this cat a little tuna fish and tried to assess its condition because there were cuts from a fight and one eye was messed up. I thought he might stick around so I got some cat food and kitty litter thinking the cat could recuperate on my balcony but when I got back the cat was gone. Maybe the cat did not adopt me. I know even less about cats than I do about men so it may be a good thing that the cat went somewhere else.

Work

I'm not going to work today. I'm heading into the city for a check up. it's about time since I haven't had a good check up in quite a while. It's nice to get to play hooky even though I have to go to the doctor but I'll be even further behind at work. Not being able to get all my work done is irritating but it's not the worst thing in the world. I have determined I am not going to stay at work until 7:00, 8:00 or 9:00 at night anymore. It's not that I have an incredibly busy social life, my dance card is empty however, I don't want to look back on my life and feel like it was a waste. I remember regretting every extra shift I worked while my son was growing up. At the time I needed the money and any time someone asked me to work for a shift I did but when my son moved out and started his own life I really wished that I had spent those hours with him instead of a bunch of strangers and coworkers. My mom said she regrets working two jobs for 18 years but she managed to eke out a living because of her second job. Her life is a shining example of working poor. Of course, there are plenty of those examples. My mom is now an example of the retired poor. 

New Diet Book

https://www.yahoo.com/food/rocco-dispirito-makes-an-anti-aging-smoothie-on-185553331.html

The day after

I was worried I would be sore today but I felt fine and in fact, better than usual. It could have something to do with tomorrow being a holiday. It is so nice to get an extra day off sometimes. I worked on getting more organized for hours today. I think I made some headway but I have a lot more to do. I am still in the process of purging. A lot of my clothes don't fit anymore. I have gained weight since I started working out. I've been complaining about gaining weight but I was really glad that I have been working out consistently for over a year because I would not have been able to finish the ride with June yesterday. Thirty miles is not that far but I have not ridden before. I just got the bike and had only been on it twice since I bought it prior to going on the ride yesterday. So for my all bitching and moaning and groaning about my butt being bigger and none of my pants fitting, it's worth it. Everyone has been telling me that I look better now but I'm not used to my appearance yet. I met one of my work out buddies' husbands and he said I should be in a Jay Z video and that my butt looks great. I don't even know which guy Jay Z is (or how to spell his name) but I'm sure it was a compliment. 

This week's Brainpickings

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Here's a possible solution for those who hate to shop

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Future Cities

June - Independence Ride

Fantastic Day

I did the Independence Ride with June. We had a great time. I am so glad we did it. I stayed up a little too late last night because I went out to eat at Boondoggles and then jetted over to Scout Bar to see The Spazmatics. I had a good time so i don't regret missing out on a few zzz's. 

Third time is the charm

My third attempt to get my eyes checked was successful. I have a contact for my right eye and it seemed like I could see a great deal better. I can read. It will be nice to be able to read for a change. 

Upcoming ride

I was thinking I should go to the Science Fair and be a judge but I may go to the ride because I managed to ride 16 miles Saturday.

1_10_16

It is an absolutely beautiful day. The weather is south Texas is fantastic. I am so glad I don't have to suffer through horrible winters anymore. 

Binged

I watched the first Season of Battle Creek. I really liked the cast, especially Dean Winters. I like his grumpy character for some reason. The stories are good but the casting makes the show. I will watch season 2 for sure.

1_9_16

June met me in La Porte for a bike ride. She is a good coach. It was pretty nice in spite of the wind. We rode about 10 miles. I don't think I am prepared for the bike ride next weekend.

New bike

I went to get my adjusted and got excellent service at Bike Barn. 

Early

I woke up way too early this morning. I am ready for a nap already. Time to start moving around more before the urge takes control.

Great ride

June and I rode after work. It was wonderful. I love my new bike. It's so much better than my cruiser. My butt doesn't even hurt.

Security

Everyone is up in arms over security and privacy and I usually know everything there is to know about someone within a few minutes. In countless conversations, I know some guy's wife cheated on him, some guy is cheating on his wife, someone is selling fake art on the internet, some guy has custody of his daughter because his ex is in prison for money laundering, etc. What could someone listening on the other hear that people aren't blabbing to anyone who will listen?

Ride

I am supposed to ride my bike after work today. I guess that will help me decide if there is any way on earth I can do the ride I signed up for. I waited too long to start riding and I don't think I'll be ready. Worse: I signed up for the ride and didn't realize it's the same day I said I would volunteer as a judge at a Science Fair. OOPS! I need to make a decision today and decide if I should honor my fisrt obligation or the second one.

Smart or lucky

After Body Pump, I asked this guy how he ended up in a class full of women and he said he got lucky. I thought that was a good answer. Then I said this is better that Match.com and he said that he deleted his accounts. He said he's in the class for strength training. I think he might be a genius.

Second ring

Heart

Beautiful

It rained this morning but ended up be a beautiful day. A good reason to live here besides the fact that there a jobs here (for now). That's why I moved here in 2008. It has not been easy being away from the people I know but there is something to be said for having a steady paycheck. I went to my last Taekwando class today. The class was cancelled because of the budget. It sure seems to take a lot of people to end up in the hole when it comes to the government funding something. Yesterday, I went to Cardio Blast and as usual it was a great workout. I stayed for half of Body Pump. I'm easing back into it. I haven't been doing it religiously as before since my hand hurts. I was tempted to get the heck out Dodge when I pulled up the gym and I saw the car of this guy I went out with in the parking lot but I sucked it up and went on in for the class. Hopefully, he didn't see me since he thinks I'm the devil or a psycho whichever is worse.

First ring

It took a long time but I finally finished my first ring. I need a lot of practice.

Making jewelry

I'm chilling out on Saturday night trying to get my creative juices flowing. I'm making some jewelry. Earlier when I was getting some stuff together to make jewelry I was with Mindy kama my old bosses wife. And I was telling her that when we were going through Dallas I can hardly see a thing and I should have known the way to go because you can either go east or south on the George Bush Tollway and I know you need to go south and I don't know what happen I'm chilling out on saturday night time baguette my creative juices welling. I'm making some jewelry. Earlier when I was getting some stuff together to make jewelry I was with mandy, my old boss is why. And I was telling her that when we were going to dallas I couldn't hardly see that thing and I said no no way to go because you get either go easter cellphone and george best hallway and I know you need to go south and I don't know what happened that I was panicking and I can't see this time and I can see that one's time set something in it look like there are 4 letters in another fine I can see it said something like there a 5 letter and I knew I needed to go self I said let's take that exit because I think it looks like it has five letters and sure enough it did have five letters so we took of the right way and made it home. Mindy was laughing. But its not that funny thankfully I'm going to the eye doctor Monday. And maybe I'll finally be able to see especially if I'm making jewelry but also if I'm trying to make a phone call because recently I texted someone and it was the wrong person but at the time I thought I was texting the right person because both people had name with four letters in them well it's not so good when you text the wrong person just because their name has four letters also and its complete kind of embarrassing especially if the person you accidently text doesn't want anything to do with you. Lol another learning experience.

Wire wrap ring video from You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhzGwFe9xCE

Reefer Jacket

I found this vintage crochet jacket online, complete with pattern. This Reefer Jacket is for casual and special reefer occasions.

Nippy

It's pretty nippy here and if I had not just been through hell on earth with regard to the weather in Oklahoma I would be freezing my arse off but it's not so bad. I saw a lot of people at the gym who were bundled up like they were going out into a blizzard. One trip to Oklahoma would make them appreciate the weather in south Texas.

Link to Jillian Michaels' Level 1 Yoga Meltdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nyrD4eM64

Power yoga

I finally did the 21 day FIX yoga and the Jillian Michaels' yoga that I usually do which I can just load from You Tube is much better. I'm sure there's more than version on You Tube; it's the Level 1, Melt Down. I have done yoga for years and found Jillian Michaels'  challenging and a great work out. 

What's next?

While I was in Oklahoma, a storm started while my bother and I were changing a flat for my mom. It was freezing and I was soaking wet, later the wind picked up (40 to 70 miles an hour), there was a winter storm warning, there were blizzard conditions too, to the south there were flood warnings (with tornadoes in north Texas between me and Houston) and to top it off there was an earth quake. I started wondering when the locusts would arrive.

You know you're getting old when:

You walk into the bedroom but can't remember what you were going to do. Masterbate. How do you forget to masterbate? Do you need to put it on a To Do list?

Woke up

to a new year and it feels great