It's New Years Eve and what am I doing? I'm loading up on celebrity gossip before the clock strikes midnight. That's my resolution for the year...no more celebrity gossip.

I've had multiple people ask what that means. Truthfully, I don't know. I do know it means I won't be watching ENews and I'll have to take eonline.com off the top of my bookmarks.

I also know that in the absence of celebrity gossip, I'll be ramping up my normal people gossip, so watch out!

;-)

Let's get one thing straight, peeps...I iced my shins when I had shin splints and they hurt like mofos. It was a remedy that a trainer told me to do and it worked.

  + = relief

End of the Beginning

As we end 2008, here's a list of songs to put away the end of the first part of our lives and ring in the next part.

Yellow - Alex Parks

Pachuca Sunrise - Minus the Bear

Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson

Valley Winter Song - Fountains of Wayne

Neon Tiger - The Killers

The Bucket - Kings of Leon

Hey Me, Hey Mama - Ray LaMontagne

We Are Okay - Joshua Radin

Nothing Better - The Postal Service

I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar

Love, Save the Empty - Erin McCarley

Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner

Sing for You - Tracy Chapman

The Resolution - Jack's Mannequiin

Shattered - OAR

Kids - MGMT

Fall for You - Secondhand Serenade

Leavin' - Shelby Lynne

Ocean Floor - Audio Adrenaline

Lose Myself - Joy Williams

Go Go Go - The 88

Cheater, Cheater - Joey & Rory

Peace out Past!

Intrigued...

I like to frequent Anne Jackson's blog. I think some of you read it as well. So I was catching up tonight and saw a question that got me thinking and responses that intrigued me. The question was What would you do if you were brave? Go here if you want to see the responses she got. I would like for you to answer it as well...make it anonymous if you need to on our blog. Would love to know what you processed while answering that question for yourself.

Erin McCarley

I've heard her twice at WORKPLAY...probably my new favorite artist. Her album actually comes out sometime in Jan. Check it out:

Word

So right now I am qualifying our database...which means I'm basically on church websites all day. Every once in a while I find a jem. Merry Chrima...

Keepin them a Comin

This man always makes me laugh. He's full of entertainment, if I need my day to be brighter I just stop by his office or pass him in the parking lot...He loves Merry Michael, always complimenting her on her outfit or whatev it is for that day. We have two doors in the office that I share with her, one we keep closed by her and the other is open. The one by her always pops open, like every time someone walks by it opens. Well today this man fixed it...I'm telling you if you need something he'll take care of it. We also love him because he always has candy...very good for my budget to not have to walk to the "corner store". You can also always count on him to decorate his office and often times be dressed to match it. I had to take a pic so you could see for yourself. I promise this is something I just walked up on...normal day in the life of this man

Cardio Crap

The Beals (aka. Lindsay) and I decided to do a little cardio class tonight called CardioCore at the Y. Neither of us have ever taken this class. Of course, I walk in straight from the apt. Lindsay walks in from the treadmill...but I digress.

There are only 5 of us in this class. The instructor tells us to get 2 lb balls to use. I mean, 2 pounds? Easy Breezy...So I gather one up just like everybody else does. Then we begin. I'm getting it. This won't be so bad.

20 minutes into the 45 minute class, my ears start ringing. I feel like I'm dying (or as Berge says, dieing.) The teacher keeps telling us that she's slowed it down since there are so many newbies. Thanks a lot! That doesn't make you feel good that you're about to pass out in a class that the teacher has dumbed down. 

So I stand by the wall for a few minutes. She's talking to me over the headset...telling me that the first time she took the class she wanted to leave. She said the 2nd through 5th times she took it, she felt the same way. After the 6th one, she wanted to teach it. I go by the philosophy "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." I'm no idiot. I will not be returning to cardio my core.

But I did get back in, after getting a weightless ball to use. I mean 2 pounds feels like 20 when you're moving and grooving. I got through the rest of the class and hated every minute of it. I don't have much will power (Dear Lord, Please grant me more will power. I'm begging.) and I don't need any reason to quit because I will. So we got finished with the cardio and moved to ab workouts...which were fine. I mean we were laying down a good bit of that and I'm all for that.

Needless to say, Beals fooled me once. I will not be gotten again. I'm willing to try other classes but this one shall never see me darken its door ever.

Is it bad that this makes me laugh?

Kins don't you have that vest in your closet?

Thanks Han

this is amazing...

A Game of Chants

Lindsay and I braved the elements Monday night and returned to Yoga at the Y. We have both raved about it since we last went and said we wanted to go again. Lindsay actually works out before...I do not. 

So the class is smaller this time but given the bad weather, this was not unusual.

Enter heavy breathing pooter. She takes her place in the back corner. Lindsay and I put our stuff right in front of her for some reason. I can report she did not pass gas this session. She did breathe heavily. Lindsay later said that she breathes right along with HBP because she can't hear her own breaths.

Let me just say, whatever I thought yoga was last time was pushed out the window this time. I often times had to catch my breath. This is no good when you're trying to breathe on cue. I do love it though. It was quite the work out. 

The end of the hour was the interesting part. During our cool down, Yogi started chanting. Now, I had my doubts about yoga before we went. Last time did nothing to make me question the practice. However, a bunch of gibberish this week made me kind of wonder. I mean, was I casting out demons (thanks Cog)? I threw in a "Jesus", "Yahweh", "Ahamenahamena" in there. Lindsay said that it took everything in her to not laugh. Oh that's right...Yogi had us repeat after her. Weird.

Anyway, I'm still in it. I will not be converting to Buddhism. Don't worry, Kay. 

Thanks Drew

I can't stop laughing...