Another winter's day

Current activity: enjoying red wine and dark chocolate
Activity earlier this evening: 29 miles at spin class
Current thought: everyone needs balance
Current music: Jack Johnson
Current weather: -13
Current happenings: a lunar eclipse
Boone current activity: eating the lint roller
Boone current thought: deal with the dog hair, bitch
Favorite activity of the day: throwing boiling water into the air at 7am and watching it freeze midair (fun in the midwest people! Even better- friends across town at the same time doing the same thing, only they were smart enough to take pics!)
Most productive activity of the day: continued work on the big D
Favorite daydream: *sigh*

Sunny...

Burrrrrr ! its a cold one ! Thanks to A for the pic reminding me of the joys encountered first thing in the morning.

Flip flops and burmuda shorts

Something is very wrong. I was ecstatic on Saturday when I thought it was warm out because the temperature hit 30 degrees. Boone and I could go on a comfortable walk, which we happily did. Somehow I have acclimated the point I believe 30 degrees is a mild temp. I suppose when compared to the current temp which is -23 (actual) and feels like -46, a 76 degree increase is rather toasty. If you look at a weather map of the country right this moment, I am clearly in the very coldest place. Someone. Please. Remind me. Again. WTF was I thinking moving to the tundra?????

What really makes my heart happy-Texas Women get OFF!!!

I am very happy to report that should the Lib ever return to the Lonestar state- she will no longer be subject to felony charges. Well, at least not for intent to distribute sex toys. The Texas sex toy ban has been overturned! Women of the republic, stock up on your AA's. Parade in through the streets proudly with your silicone! Finally- not only can we purchase and shoot guns... we can fuck now too! For more on this breaking news visit Feministing or Fox News (just because it is fun to see them report this ). Big props to Feministing for the link to Molly Irvine's video. You just HAVE to love her!




Other thoughts of the day... I'm thrilled to be boycotting the consumer-driven chaos of February 14th with some wine drinking and potlucking friends followed by a performance of the Vagina Monologues. Chocolate and roses my ass.

Advice

If you want to keep all your extremities do NOT, I repeat, do NOT lock yourself out of your house in the dead of winter. Especially when you live in Fargo. Take these words seriously. You will thank me some day.

Pissy. Strange. Life.

Today is that day. The one that really bites (here is me trying not to use profanity). My professional obligations kept me out hours later than anticipated, only to cause me to be further behind on OTHER professional obligations/deadlines. So that's fun. Even funner- a house that is 48 degrees inside and a furnace that won't turn on. Even double the fun- having the plumbers out last week for the 2nd time in 2 months and a ton of sewer in the basement. Even MORE fun- a broken car and no one for 300 miles that will fix it (literally). The MOST fun- the thousands of dollars, which I don't have, to pay for all this shit. Ok, profanity rule officially broken. This fuckin sucks. At least the on-call heating guy is super cute. Too bad he's not quite my type. Fun fuckin times.

In other notsodamndismal news... I was interviewed for a story in the local paper today. How random is that. Reporter called me at work to talk to me about couples. As if working on a PhD has taught me something- who knew! We did a whole little interview and then he asks for a head shot. A WHAT? So the readers know who they are getting their advice from, he says. Oh the fame.

If I can manage to wade through all my work I am REALLY looking forward to this weekend. Who wouldn't love a tacky prom party? I am busting out the old bridesmaids dress and doing it up 80's style. Smokin hot! Before that- women's basketball. And beer. There will be beer. After the events of this week, beer is necessary. Not optional. Silver lining- gosh, I can't drive my car. Guess I won't be the DD!