Tramping Through the Garden of Eden

My Head Sounds like THIS

stephamus — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:23:11 +0000

Two momentous events happened today at lunch. Well, not really. In the grand scheme of this dreary Thursday though, they were momentous in their own way.

They happened during lunch. A pigeon walked up to me at lunch, tilted it’s beady little eye at me and cooed. I presume it was irritated that I had chosen to have a smoothie for lunch rather than whatever it thought I should be sharing with it. As he moved on to other victims, I noticed he had several tags on his skinny little legs (pigeon legs always amuse me, as they are often accompanied by rotund bodies). I stopped to wonder where this pigeon had been in its short life. Or long life, who knows. I wondered if this pigeon saw more of life than I did. Has he played witness to natural disasters? To lost loves reuniting? What’s the furthest he’s traveled? Why am I comparing my life to a pigeon?

The second event came on suddenly, probably due to the migraine forming at the top of my skull. I closed my eyes, wrinkled my nose, and scrunched up my face (you see, I was about to sneeze) and then this sound hit. The sound of a homeless man with a one man band, the sound of cars and horns, the sound of people carrying on conversations, and the sound of construction. It was at this very moment that I finally understood that this is what my head sounds like.

40-Day Challenge, Day 19

stephamus — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:38:32 +0000

Breakfast: Banana-Almond Muesli

Lunch: Banana Berry Smoothie from Jamba Juice and a sourdough parmesan pretzel-$7

Dinner: Baked potato soup with salad with italian dressing

Exercise: None.

Feeling: Still so tired. Going to have to get up early tomorrow morning too for several appointments, so I’m not too thrilled about not being able to sleep in. I am also not doing well with the working out thing today. Really really going to have to double up and get serious this weekend. I also had some champagne tonight. So that’s the second night of some alcohol which I was trying not to have for the whole 40 days. Oh well. Live and learn. I think the most important thing is that I am having it rarely. It’s a treat, which is what it should be. It also lessens my tolerance which is probably for the best too.

40-Day Challenge, Day 18

stephamus — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:28:02 +0000

Breakfast: Banana-Almond Muesli

Lunch: Quizno’s small italian on wheat, no onions and no olives with baked lays bbq potato chips

Dinner: Saltgrass steak with dad

Exercise: None

Feeling: Ate way too much for dinner, and I haven’t been sleeping good at all this whole week. I don’t know if it’s a general lack of enthusiasm or what it is exactly, but I just haven’t slept well, and I was especially tired already today and the steak pushed me over the edge. I’ll have to work out a lot more this weekend.

40-Day Challenge, Day 16

stephamus — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:11:13 +0000

Breakfast: Banana-Almond Muesli

Lunch: Turkey and Cheddar Sandwich

Dinner: chicken and green beans with mixed field greens salad

Exercise: 20 minute Intermediate Zumba

Feeling: good!

40-Day Challenge, Day 17

stephamus — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:06:51 +0000

Breakfast: Banana, Blackberry and Almond Muesli

Lunch: Small baked potato with a side salad

Dinner: salami pizza

Exercise: 20 minute Intermediate Zumba

Feeling: sooooooo tired today

40-Day Challenge, Day 15

stephamus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:25:28 +0000

Breakfast: Banana-Almond Muesli

Lunch: Brisket BBQ and Sausage-$7

Dinner: Leftover Pluckers

Exercise: 30 Minute Breathing/Stretching Yoga class

Feeling: Much better today. The Yoga helped relax me at the end of the day, as I was stressing out a little at the beginning of the day. Nothing too intense on the exercise front but just a little a day is what’s important. Or what I keep telling myself anyway.

40-Day Challenge, Day 14

stephamus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:23:21 +0000

Breakfast: Nothing

Lunch: Ihop-didn’t pay

Dinner: Plucker’s boneless wings-didn’t pay

Exercise: Zumba, 20 Minute Beginner

Feeling: Decided to ease back into this exercise thing by doing the beginner Zumba, which was actually on par with what the workout is like at the intermediate level. I don’t know why they even bother having the first two levels anyway. Either way, worked up a good sweat which made me feel awesome.

40-Day Challenge, Day 13

stephamus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:21:28 +0000

Breakfast: Brown Cinnamon Sugar Oatmeal

Lunch: Sonic-Mozzarella sticks-for a snack only-$3

Dinner: Steak and salad at le parents house

Exercise: None-stayed out way too late

Feelings: Again, bombed on the exercise today. Gonna kill me later.

40-Day Challenge, Day 12

stephamus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:19:57 +0000

Breakfast: Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit $5

Lunch: smoothie

Dinner: chicken fettucine

Exercise: None

Feeling: So glad it’s Friday, but upset that I had to buy so much this week and I failed a little on the exercise side.

40-Day Challenge, Day 11

stephamus — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:17:48 +0000

Breakfast: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Taco $6

Lunch: Italian Sandwich $6

Dinner: Chicken nuggets-ChikFilA-didn’t pay

Exercise: None, went to Cirque du Soleil instead. Which was like a mind blowing brain workout of sensory overload in a good way.

Feeling: I wanna run away and join the circus. Cirque. Not like…the ones that mistreat their animals. Not those.