Mundane Ramblings of a Cat Lady

Tomorrow I am starting my "Couch to 5K" running plan. In nine weeks I should be able to jog for a solid 30mins. Wish me luck. I hate running, but yoga alone isn't cutting it...I need some cardio.

This may be the most boring journal entry EVER.

Some people are exactly as I remembered...and it's a good thing.

Some people are exactly as I remembered...and it's not a good thing.

Visiting Orlando is not the same as living there.

It has taken me 4 years to realize that the life I had in Orlando is gone, I will never have a life there again. I still haven't decided how this makes me feel.

This weekend was weird.

I am not a social person and am never comfortable around people that I don't know well. Last night I went to see Bob Schneider with my friend Scott, who I don't know very well, but he's a nice guy. He blogs for music artists so he got me into the show for free. Bob played for 2 hours and the show was really good. Afterwards, we went to Dee's to get a drink (or 3) and some of his friends were there - none of whom I know. I was kind of uncomfortable at first, but it was ok, I had fun. Afterwards I went to Billy's for a weird art show thing he had at his house. Again, I didn't really know anyone there besides Billy. I almost left but ended up hanging out with some people and had a great time. Maybe I am getting over my self confidence issues that make me so uncomfortable around others (???) Now I need to get off my butt and get to Zumba.

This morning, though I went to be after 3am, I got up in time for yoga. I was a few minutes late and really groggy but it was a good class. I tried to go to Trader Joe's to get flowers for my Mom, but they were all out. So instead, I stopped on the side of the road to get flowers from a guy in Garfield. He was creepy. He asked me if I had a boyfriend and of course I lied and said "yes". He then asked me if my boyfriend treated me well...I said yes again. Then he asked me if we could "know each other". What the hell does that even mean? Creep. I told my Mom she better appreciate those flowers after what I went through to get them!!

I took my Mom to the Quiet Storm for brunch/lunch. It was really good. Our waiter was a guy I hadn't seen before...he was really nice. My Mom, as usual, was a wacko and he played up to her. She now has a new crush on her "Quiet Storm Boyfriend" and wants to go back to eat again. She said she will be sure NOT to bring her husband. haha Too bad her "boyfriend" is gay, though she thinks maybe he is just metrosexual. ...though her definition of metrosexual was "a man who likes to wear nailpolish and perfume but is still manly".

I now have to go study yoga poses in preparation for my 5 hour practice at 6am Tuesday morning...I am nervous!

I think I stopped drinking around 5am. It is now 11am. I am still drunk.

I have realized that it is my destiny to be a crazy cat lady.

In order to become un-drunk I ate a lot of food. It didn't work. I am still drunk. And fat.

What a weird night.

I have so much homework to do. How the hell am I going to do it drunk?

I decided to do a quick update since I haven't in forever.

* I voted today. It felt good to vote for Obama!

* I didn't have my first class this morning and am skipping my second class. I suck.

* Tonight, after work, I'm going to my first yoga class outside for the summer. Excited!

* I'm going to Orlando May 15-19. I'm excited about this too. I need to lose like 40lbs.

* This will not happen - I am joining the gym - maybe I can lose 10-15.

* Less than 2 weeks left of this semester! So far I have a 4.0 again - I hope I can keep it!

* I also might go to Toronto Canada May 24 to see Liam Finn! YAY!

* After the semester is over I think I'm doing the "Eye of the Tiger" yoga practice every Tues morning with Richard and Gary. I am SO nervous. They start at 6am and practice til 11.

* I can't decide if I need a new job. So stressed.

* Today is the first day I had to turn on the fan in my house. It is getting warm!

* I am an idiot when I drink. I need to stop. This is a recurring theme.

* Monday is my Birthday...I will be 28. *eek*

I guess that's it. My life is boring.

I got WAY TOO drunk last night and now I feel stupid.

When am I going to learn my lesson?

I might be getting a house!!!!!!! Holy shit, I am soooo excited. I sent my Dad a link to the listing for the one I wanted and he said we could go look at it on Thursday when he's in town. He thinks it might be a good move. Oh my god...I'm sooooo happy!!!!! :)

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I need to buy a house. I want a garden! However, I will never be able to afford a house working at the daycare. Maybe I can get another job and be a sub at the daycare. I don't want to leave my babies!!!

I stress too much and I think I'm getting an ulcer. Waiting to get graded papers/tests back makes me want to throw up. Regardless, I love school and learning. I am a nerd.

I applied for John Friend's yoga workshop in Orlando in April. SO SO SO excited about that! I'm still freaked out about going back to Orlando for some reason. I think having the workshop to go to will make me less nervous. Valentines day will be 4 years since I moved back here...crazy. Four years since I've seen Jeremy, Amy, Debora, etc... Also, my little "Lovey" will be 4 in June...he is such a little man. *sigh* They grow up so fast. :)

I need to lose weight before April! ...and get better at yoga! ...and make some MONEY!!

I wonder if my apartment will be demolished to make room.....


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The Cat Clinic is the best. I took Rock and Riley today for visits. Riley had to have her yearly checkup and get a rabies vaccine. She was SO BAD, whining and hissing. They brought in a tech with gloves so that she couldn't scratch. She didn't actually try to scratch or bite though, so at least that was good. She has gained 2 pounds since her last visit and Dr. Bebko said he thinks I should start feeding them light food. We need a new bag, so I'll get the light variety this time. Fatties. Rock, on the other hand, was SO GOOD. He is scared of the vet, but he just lays on the table and lets him do what he needs to. Rock just had to have his heart checked again because of the murmur they found last time. Dr. Bebko said that the murmur is still hardly detectable and still a stage 1 and that it hasn't changed since last time. He said that we could get an echo to be sure, but seemed to think that it wasn't anything serious though he said he couldn't guarantee anything. I might still get the echo done, just to be sure, if/when I can afford it. It costs $400. Rock gained a couple ounces too, so it's probably good for all of them to switch food.

I guess that's enough rambling about the vet visit that nobody really cares about. I just have to add something funny that I saw at work yesterday. After I got out of my car in the parking lot, I noticed something in the car next to mine. In the back seat there was an almost completely used roll of toilet paper next to a box of Immodium. hahahaha I thought it was funny anyway.

I am still on a mission to hang out as much as I can before classes start since I will have NO time to hang out. I went out the past two nights and woke up by 8:30 both mornings. I am exhausted. I am heading to work in a little bit and then to Billy's for game night...and maybe to the Co-op so Billy can make a giant vegan sandwich. I don't think I'm going to drink tonight though....but we'll see.

I have never been big on new year resolutions, I feel like they never work. However, I just read something that I want to implement into my life and, coincidentally, I made this decision on New Years Eve so I guess it's sort of a resolution by default. My aunt sent me this stupid forward email "from the Dali Lama" and one of his "life instructions" was to travel somewhere you've never been before once a year. I have decided that I need to do this. I will, once every year, travel somewhere that I have never been. I am excited.

Also, as I mentioned, tonight is New Years. I haven't had a really good New Years since I first lived in Florida. I am not making any plans tonight. I guess I'll see if anyone calls me to do anything, but I think I'd just rather stay here and get up early tomorrow for yoga. I went to a workshop yesterday and am going to another one tomorrow at 11am. I'm just not into going out and getting drunk nearly as much as I used to be, which is a good thing. I still just wish I had friends that I could count on going to shows with though. That is kind of a bummer...

Oh, I got a 4.0 this semester! Next semester starts Jan 14th and I'm SOOO excited. I've decided to drop my Intro to Anthropology class and replace it was Existentialism with one of my favorite teachers (Mano!). I was told by other students not to take Intro to Anthropology anyway and just take Cultural Anthropology so I will probably just do that next fall. I'm also going to add Western Civ I so that I can take Western Civ 2 for the summer semester with Jackie Cavalier, another favorite teacher. So that will be 18 credits. I probably won't have time to do much more than go to school, work, go to yoga, and study for the next couple months. Which is fine by me...I'm really liking my job by the way.

I'm still debating whether or not I want to join the gym by the daycare. It's $50/mo...but it would be nice to run in and just get a half hour to 45 min of cardio a couple times a week. I still need to cancel my cable and just get Netflix. That would make up for the money I would spend on the gym. I don't know...I'm sure the gym will be crowded after the first of the year and I hate that...decisions, decisions.

Well, the semester is over. Final grades are posted at the end of next week. The one grade that I'm kinda concerned about is my Algebra grade. I had a 98% in the class after the last test, but I got cocky and didn't study very much for the final...which was worth the equivalent of almost 3 tests. I hope that doesn't cause me to get a B. I'd really like to get a 4.0. I'm going to be so bummed if I screwed it all up with that one final.

I've been really sick lately. I caught something from the kids at the daycare...cold or flu or something. I've only been to 2 yoga classes in the past 2 weeks. I hate missing yoga. I'm going tomorrow morning no matter what!

I kinda like the daycare lately though...I hope it doesn't make me sick all of the time.

I miss school. I don't know what to do with myself. I have no homework to do, classes to study for, or papers to write. Although the month of break is nice, I'm looking forward to going back on Jan 14. I think I'm going to join the gym this week too. There is one by the daycare that is $50/mo with no initiation fees. It would be really convenient to go right before or after work. I wonder if I can lose 20lbs in a month...that would be nice.

Also, I have officially decided my game plan for school. I'm going to double major in History and Anthropology and minor in Italian Language and Culture. I'd like to get a masters and do my thesis on Italian Immigration to the US, hopefully focusing on Bloomfield. That would be so awesome.

I got my 15 page History research paper back. I was SO worried about it, it was the biggest paper I have ever had to write. We had individual meetings with the professor to get our grades and talk about the papers. I ended up getting 194/200...only missed 6 points! My professor told me that I had the highest grade in the class! I am SO happy and relieved. I thanked her for having us do the paper because it was such a good experience being that I had just gone back to school. She told me that she didn't go back to school until she was 28. It made me feel better about everything.

I'm not so sure about the new job. Kids are kinda driving me nuts. My boss asked me to come a half hour earlier every day so that is a little extra money and will be nice. I think I'm going to try to stick it out.

I want to go to Colorado. Badly.

Also, I think I am going to try to go take John Friend's Anusara Yoga workshop in Orlando in April. It will cost $500.00 for the workshop, flight and rental car. I bet Jeremy would let me stay with him so that I don't have to pay for a hotel. I have been wanting to see John Friend for a LONG time. Especially because Anusara focuses on "heart opening" which means...BACKBENDS! My favorite! I hope I can save up $500.00 by April...either that or I might ask my Dad to give it to me as a birthday gift. That could work...

Finally, today I walked to the Family Dollar on Penn Ave. I got all bundled up and looked like a crazy homeless person with awesome rain boots. It was ridiculous. I got colored pencils for my Algebra class and a 500 piece puzzle. I have been wanting to do a puzzle for a while now. I am a dork.

I am leaving for my first day at the daycare in a half hour. I am nervous. I don't know why.

...when people who are supposed to be your "friends" only call you and want to "hang out" when "hanging out" means you doing something for them. I'm not stupid, I know what is going on and I'm not putting up with it anymore. Oh well...

In other news...I start my job at the daycare tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. I got my physical stuff and TB test completed without having to pay any money thanks to my aunt who works at the Health Dept. I will be working there Mon - Fri from 3-6pm. It's not a lot of extra money, but I'm hoping that I will be able to get some babysitting jobs through it to and they usually pay $10/hr cash. That would be awesome.

Tonight at yoga my teacher again told me that she thinks I should do the yoga teacher training. It would work out perfectly with my work and school schedule. I should probably do it now. I am way, way too nervous about teaching classes though. I guess if it's meant to be it will happen.

My wisdom tooth is much better. It doesn't hurt at all anymore and I think I'm going to wait to get them removed until I have a break from school and I have been at my job a little longer.

And now I'm going to go read some more of my book. It's called "An Unlikely Cat Lady". I saw it at the library and couldn't resist. It is making me want to be more involved with the TNR efforts in Pittsburgh. I was supposed to volunteer, but could never make it for some reason or another. I'm going to make another effort.

Also, I need to cancel my cable. I don't ever watch it and it's a huge waste of money, but I just can't bring myself to make the call. haha I should do that tomorrow.

My wisdom tooth is infected. It hurts SOOOOOOOOO bad! :(

I have to call tomorrow and set up an appointment to get them removed, my Dad offered to pay for it. I am so scared!

I applied at Trader Joe's and Wheel Deliver today. My aunt said I can get my physical and TB test for free at the health dept if I want to take the daycare job. The daycare job is a lot less money, but a lot less hours and completely compatible with yoga...the others wouldn't be. I would like to have the extra money though. I don't know what to do. I will see if Trader Joe's calls me tomorrow....

I wish my tooth would stop hurting!

So, today I finalized my classes...

MWF:

10-10:50 - Italian I
11-11:50 - Intro to Astronomy
12-12:50 - Women as Writers
1-1:50 - Intro to Anthropology

TR:

9:30-10:45 - Mythology

I am super excited for every single one of these classes and I have an appointment to meet with a transfer counselor next Thurs about transferring to Pitt!

I got hired at a daycare in RIDC Park for the 3-6pm shift. It only pays $7.15/hr, but it is good experience and it's not a lot of work and it will be almost an extra hundred $ a week. I figure I can probably babysit or do other stuff on the side to make extra money. I have to get a TB test and a physical and pay $20 to get my clearances before I can start, but I think I'm going to do it. (If I can figure out where to get a physical without health insurance) If anything, it will be experience to put on my resume when/if the Waldorf school is hiring again (which is where I REALLY want to work).

I went to karaoke tonight, only drank 3 beers and spend $10.00. I'm proud of myself. I wish I could go out and drink only a few beers every time. I'm going to have to work on that.

Also, I think I'm going to join a gym. There is one, BodyTech, that is near the daycare I will probably be working at and they only charge $50/mo and no initiation fee. We'll see how that pans out...

If I take this job, I could also do the yoga teacher training that starts in January. I'm soooo nervous about it though. It's just because of the fact that you have to practice teaching classes with the other people in the training program. We'll see I guess...I have to think about it.