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sienamysticMy birthday on Friday was marked with a lot of pastry - a cinnamon roll in my work mailbox, cake at one, and then Bemo and I walked over to The Cup and had an evening cupcake. And I was given, by various co-workers, an old hymnal for the purposes of cutting up and making into magnets and pendants and so-forth, a pop-up bee handcut out of paper, and a little wooden otter floating on his back (from someone who had just come back from Florida).
I bought myself that necklace and also a pair of shoes, but I'm already iffy about the shoes and will probably send them back unless they turn out to be really awesome in person. It's just that my options are so limited when it comes to shoes that I sometimes find myself buying ones that are a little more matronly than I'd like. Plus, I really shouldn't have spend the extra money.
Cher mailed me a loverly gift card to Barnes and Noble, so I of course went and spent it immediately (no impulse control when it comes to books.) I bought Hello from Bordertown (short review: I enjoyed it, although I had to space it out a little bit because that much Bordertown all in one gulp can be a little difficult to cope with, also some of the stories really worked for me better than others, and I probably wound up liking the Charles de Lint one the best, which is perhaps not surprising because it features Green Men. Also, it was sad. And also also, I think BorderTown works better for me in novel-form, and my favorite work out of the lot of them is still Finder.) I also bought Shades of Milk and Honey because it's been recommended to me all over the place, and also The Magician and Mrs. Quent, which I am unsure about.
This weekend was my last officially scheduled one at the co-op, although I've already been asked to work week after next. I'll see if I can accommodate the request, but I haven't made any promises yet. I may still be feeling my freedom. I did go to the co-op softball game (we field a team that plays other teams from around the city, and it's all for fun and very much an amateur event) and cheered on the guys and gals in green (Go, Co-OPERATORS! WOO!) And then Bemo and I went and had ice cream at a little roadside stand - the kind that only opens in the summer and is full of soft-serve and bees and little sticky children and chili dogs.
And tonight, I pull out that Groupon I've been sitting on and go have my first kickboxing class. Am not sure if I'll survive, but we'll see. Fast-burst cardio is the stuff I struggle with the most. I can chug along on the elliptical all day and not really worry, but jump roping, windshield wipers, all that kind of stuff...it gets me huffing and puffing and feeling like I'm going to barf really quickly. So I don't know what to expect.
I bought myself that necklace and also a pair of shoes, but I'm already iffy about the shoes and will probably send them back unless they turn out to be really awesome in person. It's just that my options are so limited when it comes to shoes that I sometimes find myself buying ones that are a little more matronly than I'd like. Plus, I really shouldn't have spend the extra money.
Cher mailed me a loverly gift card to Barnes and Noble, so I of course went and spent it immediately (no impulse control when it comes to books.) I bought Hello from Bordertown (short review: I enjoyed it, although I had to space it out a little bit because that much Bordertown all in one gulp can be a little difficult to cope with, also some of the stories really worked for me better than others, and I probably wound up liking the Charles de Lint one the best, which is perhaps not surprising because it features Green Men. Also, it was sad. And also also, I think BorderTown works better for me in novel-form, and my favorite work out of the lot of them is still Finder.) I also bought Shades of Milk and Honey because it's been recommended to me all over the place, and also The Magician and Mrs. Quent, which I am unsure about.
This weekend was my last officially scheduled one at the co-op, although I've already been asked to work week after next. I'll see if I can accommodate the request, but I haven't made any promises yet. I may still be feeling my freedom. I did go to the co-op softball game (we field a team that plays other teams from around the city, and it's all for fun and very much an amateur event) and cheered on the guys and gals in green (Go, Co-OPERATORS! WOO!) And then Bemo and I went and had ice cream at a little roadside stand - the kind that only opens in the summer and is full of soft-serve and bees and little sticky children and chili dogs.
And tonight, I pull out that Groupon I've been sitting on and go have my first kickboxing class. Am not sure if I'll survive, but we'll see. Fast-burst cardio is the stuff I struggle with the most. I can chug along on the elliptical all day and not really worry, but jump roping, windshield wipers, all that kind of stuff...it gets me huffing and puffing and feeling like I'm going to barf really quickly. So I don't know what to expect.
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Date: 2011-06-13 08:24 pm (UTC)Yes, it's just not right to make a gift card for books sit around and wait. It must be used! Immediately!