a few times i've been around that track, so it's not just gonna happen like that...

don't deny it. that song is catchy...

i heard it the other day and thought about how old it was... and that made me a little sad... kind of like a teenager thinking that new kids on the block should be on the oldies station... when did that happen?

again, i don't have any one thing to write about... and i could easily write a lot about the following subjects... in fact, i bet i could present a stellar essay on "hollaback girl" if i had the time... nevertheless, tonight, i will settle for bullet points of the things that i will lay out there for discussion. (actually, i can't get bullets to show up, so i'm numbering the list instead... ugh.)

1. i have joined a society of sorts... we're called the "old lady club" and even though we haven't actually had our first outing, i'm sure it will be my favorite club ever... sort of the like the red hat ladies (who also wear purple, which i don't fully understand), but way younger... well, younger. this group of girls already bring a great deal of joy to my life... so regular outings will be a good thing.

2. i have heard the word swagger a good bit lately... and frankly, it cracks me up... it makes me think of this grey's anatomy with george and this old lady... but i'm not sure if "swagger" was the word she used... it's a funny word. and i always think it way more playful than the definition implies... i like it when people have a bit of a swagger.

3. i want to start writing a "single girl" memoir... i mostly just like the word memoir... but i really like telling my stories, and i think i want to start writing some of them down - whether it's in a blog form or something else... like stories about my dates... kind of like a love story that has no ending... an open-ended love story... i like that... only right now, it would kind of be a sad read, i think... :) i recently read this love story at thepioneerwoman.com - and it cracked me up... and it made me want to write some of my stories... i mean, who would believe the story about me going on a date with an ex-convict to look at christmas lights... (which doesn't even begin to tell HOW GOOD the story really is...) i've also been inspired by a friend of a friend who writes great dating stories... i mean, who couldn't use a good laugh at the expense of my hilarious dating history!

4. i would like to eat a good steak soon... it's been far too long.

5. i'm going to the beach (florida) this summer. i'm very excited about it.

6. i miss some friends who i haven't seen in a long time... why does life have to be so busy?

and that's it for today... off to work #2!

10 things i wish i had more time to blog about.

1) Fringe (Fox, Tuesday nights - not sure what time... i always record it... or hulu.com to get caught up)... i never thought i would like such a sci-fi-ish show... but i LOVE it... i am always a bit freaked/creeped out... and i'm usually amazed at what they come up with... i never watched the x-files, but it reminds me of what i think x-files is like... the last few weeks have been especially good and imdb.com reports that leonard nimoy will be on next week as a key character... sorry... yes, i did go there... i now watch two shows (fringe and the big bang theory) in which leonard nimoy is discussed or appears... and no, i'm not a fan of star trek, but they're something eerily comforting about spock... i'm calling the next few episodes of fringe "creepfest '09" -- but seriously... i really love this show for some reason!

2) How I Met Your Mother (CBS, Monday nights... again, not sure what time... i love my dvr)... on Monday night's episode, Barney states that Jesus invented the three day rule (wait 3 days before you call a girl after you get her number) because of His death and resurrection 3 days later... yes, it's probably wrong for me to think that was funny, but i totally cracked up.

3) Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday nights 8 p.m. CST???... seriously, couldn't go back to no dvr...) The last few weeks have made me remember why i love this show... and i'm excited about the next couple of weeks...

(i seriously just love tv in may... it's all exciting all the time!)

4) Chuck (NBC, Monday nights... PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AWAY, NBC!... i think 7 p.m., usually)... i can't believe i didn't mention this one first... i just started watching it this season and it's become one of my favorites... and the season (hopefully not series) finale was amazing... i didn't know it was possible to love zachary levi anymore until he uttered my favorite line of the season... (and show, for me.)

5) Amazing Race (CBS, Sunday nights... no, i never know what time shows are on anymore... but this one also re-airs on Saturday nights on the Travel Channel - something i found out that has saved me twice from missing an episode and not wanting to wait on slow (free) internet from across the street)... whew... i'm exhausted from that... i just love this show and want to start training soon to go on it... if i could find someone to go with me that i wouldn't kill...

6) sad... my life is sad... the first 5 things that came to mind were tv shows...

7) i'm working a lot more hours than i used to... which doesn't go well with my old age and ridiculous tv addiction... there's no time... there's never any time!

8) i've had a lot of encounters with precious children lately... it makes me want to work camp again or have one... but then again, maybe not...

9) the scholarship concert i got to be a part of last weekend was incredible... singing with other former students was fun and i remembered the pride i felt from being a Little Rock Central High Tiger!! Hail to the old gold, hail to the black!!!

10) again, this should have been further up the list... ASU football is 4 months away!!! so close! i wrote out the schedule on my work calendar today and contemplated buying season tickets... i'm really excited about the season!!! Go Red Wolves!!!

i'm sure there's more... but that's it for now... i'm going home to consider #6.

thank God it's friday night, and i just-just-just-just-just got paid...

this song would be a lot more fun to sing if i didn't have to work tonight (after working all day)... but still...

because i don't have any ONE thing that i want to write about, i'll write about a few things i'm grateful for or happy about today...

1) a few weeks ago, i made a "workout" playlist on itunes... and ever since, it has been my FAVORITE thing to listen to... i'm completely convinced that even pandora.com couldn't put together as many songs that make me happy and make me want to be in a constant state of motion (usually just "dancing" while sitting at my desk at work)... i've had a few of the songs in my head today and it's made my heart a little lighter.

2) i've never been a huge fan of orange soda... i don't really remember if i like it or not, most of the time... but some time ago, i developed a craving for one... (including orange soda being mentioned on tv and seemingly EVERYWHERE...) and today, a friend from work bought an orange crush out of the machine and shared it with me (she was aware of the craving... it wasn't random)... that way, we each got some, but got to split the calories...

3) i went to lunch with my favorite work friend... yummy hole-in-the-wall mexican... it was SO GOOD... and it was so hard to come back to work on a full stomach on friday afternoon!

4) i realized that i do matter to a few people in my life... i know my life "counts," but sometimes i forget that i matter to people... especially certain ones... it's good to remember that i do.

5) um... it's Friday! that should be a given... i have a weekend ahead of me, full with work at the bux, and a choir rehearsal and performance... (random? yes, it is... it is not something i typically do... it's been YEARS since i sang with a choir...) details later... i don't know how it's going to go...

ok... i'm out! yay for a weekend!!!

why do they call it a bandwagon?

so, a friend of mine and a friend of hers are both involved in new efforts to trim waistlines and get in shape...

for the last 3 months or so, i've been making an extremely good effort at going to the gym regularly, working out 3-4 times a week... i do feel like i'm making progress, but i feel like it's time to change it up a bit...

i'd heard some buzz about the couch to 5k program for some time... and since i have a few friends trying it out AND i want to start participating in 5ks, i thought it might be a good specific plan to start on...

i have already been doing some running as part of my work out plan, but this will help me to be more intentional about it...

fortunately, i'm already in the habit of going to the gym, and at first, this will actually shorten my gym time... which is a good thing this week due to a bit of a hectic schedule...

i'm incredibly sleepy today... 5 shots of espresso just weren't enough... sad commentary on my life...

maybe running will help!

9:15 a.m. on a saturday.

there have been many times over the last few days where i have had the following thought, "i need to blog about that." unfortunately, right now, i have no idea what any of those situations were that led me to think that.

this might have been one of those things... there is a personality test that categorizes people by the following 4 animals: lion, otter, golden retriever, beaver. One will have different levels of each one as a part of their personality makeup...

i am a lion... it didn't really come as a surprise to me when i took this a year ago... but this week at work, we had a team-building exercise when we looked at our team's personality makeup and i found a lot of it almost comical... so i had to go back and look at the whole personality profile... i sent it to a couple of friends who said they laughed a lot and picked out some comments to send back to me... like this one...

When communicating with Robyn:
Don't ask rhetorical questions or useless questions.

There are good aspects to my personality... and positive aspects of it... but this section made me a little sad, but mostly made me laugh... i sound like a total jerk... oh well.

Robyn tends to influence people by being direct, friendly and results-oriented. She may lack the patience to listen and communicate with slower acting people. She may lose interest in what others are saying if they ramble or don't speak to the point. Her active mind is already moving ahead. She challenges people who volunteer their opinions. Robyn likes people who present their case effectively. When they do, she can then make a quicker assessment or decision. Her creative and active mind may hinder her ability to communicate to others effectively. She may present the information in a form that cannot be easily understood by some people. She should exhibit more patience and ask questions to make sure that others have understood what she has said. She likes people who give her options as compared to their opinions. The options may help her make decisions, and she values her own opinion over that of others!

and to be fair, i have an "adapted" style... and in that one, my "lion-ness" is way lower...

sometimes it's not easy to look in the mirror...

speaking of mirrors... i had become weary of looking into them and not liking what i see, physically...

for the last 3 months, i have ventured to the gym on a regular basis (at least 3 times a week, except for one week off)... and no, i haven't just gone to the gym... everytime i've been there, i've been working out, too!

i am finally getting to the point where i feel like i can actually see some results...

and this week, i started walking/running on the treadmill instead of just always sticking with the elliptical... i love the elliptical, but i want to start doing some 5ks... and i realized this week (painfully) that running uses different muscles than the elliptical and that it is REALLY important to stretch before/after running... (that was an extremely painful lesson!)

there is a 5k the first weekend of may that i may try to participate in... i don't think that i will run much of it, but i at least want to get out there and start it up!

it's been really helpful to have support of others - a friend to go to the gym with, and friends and family who have been supportive in my efforts... my workout mix on my ipod is also a tremendous help!!! :)

speaking of supportive friends... i have had a few people tell me that they would love to see my name on a byline for some entertainment-type articles... so, in what little time i have in my life, i might start a tv blog... just thoughts and recaps of some of my favorite shows... and i think i might submit a few... i probably should look at the possibilities before i start... but that wouldn't be very "lion" of me... it would be a fun thing for me, though.

ok... need to go pack... due to a fun, unexpected schedule covering for me at the bux, i'm taking a mini-break with my mom... and i am very much looking forward to going away... even if it's only for 24 hours or so...

i can't believe i've put together coherent (somewhat) thoughts this early on a saturday... and without any coffee yet today (my venti mericana - as the "locals" call it... a venti americano--sometimes with a 5th shot of espresso--with cream and sugar is my current drink of choice...)

coffee and packing await... happy weekend, everyone!

the great buck howard

last night k asked me if i wanted to go see the great buck howard... i hadn't heard anything about it... so she told me it had john malkovich, colin hanks, tom hanks, and steve zahn... and that it was about a washed up magician who gets his second break... i am mostly creeped out by john malkovich... but i just washed burn after reading not too long ago... and i actually liked him in that... and i like little hanks and big hanks... and steve zahn (and emily blunt, who was also in it)...

and i didn't have anything else to do last night... so off we went...

i'm wondering if the best way to go see movies is to have no expectations going in... this is the second time k has suggested a movie that i hadn't seen a preview for (the last one was slumdog millionaire - pre-oscars, btw)... and that second time that i've been really impressed...

it might not have been a great movie, but i found myself "buying in" a lot... and it was not trashy... it was one of those movies that has glimmers of goodness in it... so it won my approval...

good times, indeed...

now on to gilmore and A LOT of chores and laundry before work tonight...

p.s... after i wrote "slumdog millionaire," the song from it came on the music channel on tv... weird.

work...

i'm working late - waiting on stuff to finish printing so that i can collate it... technology has been helpful this week... but it's not perfect... and until it can not only do all that i need it to concerning mail merges and duplex printing (and knowing that i need a different piece of paper for page 1 than pages 2 and 3) while making me a cup of coffee or changing the oil in my car, i will not give it my full loyalty...

and in all honesty, i would settle for the "doing everything that i need it to concerning mail merges and duplex printing with multiple types of paper" bit...