Friday, February 24, 2006

Old Friends...

Thursdays have officially become 'My Nights'.  Lowell works until late, so I get to spend some quality time with myself, or a friend if I can find one without previous engagements.  Last week, I took myself to Joslyn to the Young Art Patron's "Conversation With a Curator", where we got to eat free food, drink free wine, and talk with the museum's newest curator about his vision for the future of Joslyn.  This week, I reserved myself a seat at Baby D's to see "Killer Joe", a play about trailer trash and life insurance policies.  I managed to talk my friend Rafal into going with me, which was nice, as I've been under the mistaken impression that he was in New Orleans for the last few weeks.

I ran into some old friends before the show, when I stopped for Chinese food at a fine midtown establishment.  A neighbor from my first year of college, Chevy, and his lovely wife Lisa, who were kind enough to let me sit with them and then threw down to buy my dinner.  That totally made my night - thanks guys!  Free Chinese good makes for a happy little goddess... ;)

 

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Dance, Dance

Some of the girls from my belly dance troupe will be performing this Friday night at the grand reopening of The Fuse, at 144th & U streets. I'll be there, but I won't dance much, as I still haven't developed a solo after all this time. This is the year, though, I swear! I've made it a New Year's Resolution, to work up a solo and dance it in public, if only in front of my troupe. So I'm going to do it. Really. I am. (Who am I trying to convince here?) J

I'm pretty on track with my other resolutions, I'd say:

  • Master the Belly Roll - I can do it, just not perfectly
  • Run a 10K - I'm halfway there, running 3 miles with no issues
  • Look great in a swimsuit! - I have until August to accomplish this, but I'm working out at least 5 days a week right now
  • Have a fabulous wedding - so far, so good - check out my wedding blog!

I should add "save money" and "do more volunteer work" or something like that, huh? One little goddess step at a time...

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

It's Tuesday, but it sure feels like a Monday...

For once, I was up on time, out the door early and not the last person in my office to get to work. I remembered my lunch, my gym clothes, my badge...but I forgot my ring on the bathroom counter...again. I can't be the only engaged and/or married person that does this! Despite what my patient and understanding fiancé thinks, it is not a sign of disrespect, just simply a sign that I am not, nor will I ever be, a fully-functioning morning person! I only remembered the lunch and clothes, etc, because they were packed the night before and waiting by the door. Grrrr....still, I feel kinda naked without the ring now, so that's got to count for something, right?

I managed to squeeze in a 3 mile jog at lunchtime, so yea me! A little yoga tonight, followed by my first trip to the public library - the latest in a series of attempt to save money - and my night should be fairly enjoyable. The goddess sighs in contentment... J

Monday, February 20, 2006

A Day Off

Today is Presidents' Day, which seems to be not only a day off from work, but a day off from everything. I feel truly unmotivated to exercise today, so I'm not going to.

We ran another race yesterday. 'We' being my fiance, Lowell, and I. This race has made me feel almost...guilty. We were given the choice of a 2 mile 'fun-run' or the actual prizes-to-be-won 8k race. I chose the 2 mile, while Lowell ran the whole 8000 meters. Why do I feel bad about this? I shouldn't. I haven't run more than 3 miles since I started jogging again in December. 5 miles would have killed me. Plus, I did reasonably well during the 2 mile - took another minute off of my time (17:24 this week), and my knee is hurting for some unknown reason. But I guess I feel like a slacker. I shouldn't feel bad, I know - I'll work up to longer races in the next few months - I'm right on schedule with my goals.

I'll get back into my routine tomorrow - Tuesday is yoga day - the perfect start to a week for a happy little goddess...

Olé!

A tired, but happy little goddess today! ;) Just returned from Lincoln, NE where I participated in a two-day intensive Flamenco/Gypsy workshop with the amazing Lea Logan of Texas. Let me tell you, if I had tried flamenco before I had tried belly dance, I would have quit 5 years ago!!! The whole concept of moving my feet still escapes me, even without the addition of shoes. It was tough, but still fun. I think I'll probably stick with shimmies and undulations instead of solea for the time being, though!