Do's and Don'ts and Yes's and No's

Just a few things (nuggets, if you will) that I have picked up along the winding road of life.

Do NOT wear a fanny pack. Do jump rope. Don't drink and drive. Do go barefoot. Don't wear neon. Do paint your toenails. Don't call the toll free number on handwritten signs posted at Interstate exits (it's not a great investment property OR billion dollar idea). Do always check for toilet paper before sitting down. Don't buy T-shirts with city names of the places you have visited. Do smile at as many people as you can...it's fun and they never see it coming. Don't smoke. Live every week like it's shark week. Don't EVER sit down in a Port-O-Potty, better yet...don't even touch a thing in there if you don't have to. Try to laugh really hard at least once a day. Don't put sexually suggestive (or otherwise) e-mail address on your professional resume. Remember to RELAX and BREATHE...nothing is that bad that it can't turn around. Do try to make me laugh...that's the coolest thing ever. Never be mean to old people or animals. Do use your blinker. Don't use bumper stickers or stuffed animals as decorations for your vehicle. Say thank you and hello to people...it's fun and they never see it coming.
Have an awesome weekend...

A weekend full of culture

What a great weekend. Went to see Jersey Boys which in and of itself was awesome. What was not awesome was the location and comfort of our seats. I will never buy mezzanine seats (this a code word for cheap, uncomfortable, and far away from the stage) at the Broward Center EVER again. The storyline and the singing was great and dinner was amazing. I had the seared tuna on tomato salad and it was so good that I recreated the dish for yesterday's late lunch. Saturday was school (will it ever end?) and I ended the Anatomy class on a high point...I have a 'A', go me. Another amazing steak dinner and then Jenn and I were off to the New Times Beer Fest in Downtown Ft. Lauderdale. We had a blast. There was some really super drunk people there and the extra $30 we spent for the VIP tickets was so worth it. Nothing says 'shake my hand' better than several hundred people using port-o-lets. I ran into my Senior Class President from High School and we caught up on lots of fun stuff. After talking to him, I realized that I need to start writing more than I do, so here I am. Then Sunday, as it normally goes was more cooking (have to be prepared for the week!) and some sun, a bike ride, and a visit to my friend Jackie to say hello. I was supposed to start studying for the Lab practical and I never got around to it. I really just don't want to even start studying. I want to take the test and ace the class and be done with it already. At least I have my bike ride to look forward to tonight, even though the studying will certainly SUCK.

Easter Monday

My office at work is so cold I could hang meat in it overnight. Easter dinner was good, not great. Thank God the ham was perfect. It was a lot of fun to go back to our old church for Easter Sunday morning services. It's nice to know that the more things change, the more they stay the same. I am finally on facebook, punch me in the face. If I had a nickel for every person who has asked me if I am on there yet...Now this means I need to start taking more pictures so that I can be on par with everyone else who is on there. I hate my work clothes. They make me feel old and out of touch, but I am so cheap that I don't think I will buy new ones. Besides, the only person worth trying to impress there is me anyways. I might as well spend my money on clothes that I can wear on the weekends. RIGHT?! Big weekend coming up. Friday night is JERSEY BOYS with my mom and Jen. This was mom's birthday present and we are hitting up Timpano's for dinner first. Knowing how 'frugal' I am, we are going to try to get in as many 'happy hour' cocktails as we can before dinner. Saturday night is the Beer Fest in Downtown FLL. This should be interesting. Knowing how stupid drunk people get at the wine tastings I have been to this should just a step below that. We have a designated driver as well. I have lost 10 pounds in the last four weeks and I have managed to find a way to find something wrong with that. Lovely. Bad news; my gym boyfriend has a girlfriend so I had to break it off midway through a set of jump roping this morning...onto the next one I suppose. Note: This was not a real boyfriend, simply a guy I enjoyed (Past tense now) watching do calf raises and other various exercises. I watched The Departed for the second time yesterday. That movie is so good. A little long and a lot of F-bombs, but so good. I can't wait to get back onto my bicycle after work today. For the record, there are things that one can only think and never say out loud...even in a forum such as this one. I am thinking, thinking, thinking...

Cool Front

The weather this morning...are you kidding me? I love South Florida!
Life is moving along at a medium pace today. I am into my fourth week of '2-a-days' and after 3 weeks have already lost 9 lbs. Go me. A few things that I noticed during my morning gym workouts; Guy with the cologne on at 6:45am in the morning, NO. No one is impressed and if you are going to directly to work after you leave without showering than you are gross. Guy with the black socks and the Teva sandals, you are my hero. The fact that you can pull that off each and every morning amazes me. Gym boyfriend, you should work out every morning. Twice a week just isn't cutting it...I'm not counting or anything crazy like that. So the afternoon bike rides have been amazing. Even in the crazy wind last night I felt great. A mountain bike with very low handlebars is not my recommended bike for use, but it gets the job done. I always have a recurring nightmare that I am going to get hit by a car and then run over by a completely different one. Not only because no one pays attention to cyclists, but I have come close to hitting a few of them myself while driving. So I am relegated to sidewalk cruising and I am OK with that. I can't believe that this Sunday is Easter. Jesus is Risen from the dead! I am going to a Passion service on Good Friday and Easter services at Mom's church on Sunday. The next thing to think about is the menu. I will definitely make a bourbon and brown sugar ham (which will someday get me married, it's that good) and then the rest is up in the air...decisions, decisions.

Ode to Hummus

Hummus, how I love you,
No one will truly know.
I dream about you before my mouth touches your silky goodness,
Longing about the next time I will enjoy you again.

Created out of a measly can of chickpeas and cumin,
Some Tahini, salt and pepper, and roasted garlic.
Fire roasted bell peppers and lemon juice and just a touch of oil,
You fortify me with 16% of my daily fiber intake.

Paired with carrots or naan,
or simply eaten with a spoon directly from the food processor.
My love for you knows no boundaries,
I will shout it from the rooftops.

I don't care what the girl across from me at work thinks,
About the way I clean the Gladware container every day.
Thank God for long fingers and small containers,
My insatiable hunger will never be satisfied.

Until tomorrow my love,
Until then.