Junk Food

So, I'm not working and I'm concerned what's going to be coming up, if anything, in the next several weeks. I am supposed to be receiving unemployment, but since I had the audacity to get a temporary job, EDD wants to interview me, holding my checks in the meantime.

Because of the money situation, you'd think I'd try to save money by cooking at home. Nope. I've been on a fast food binge the past several days, & it ain't pretty.

-By the way, if any of my students are reading this, I sometimes intentionally use phrases that one usually shouldn't write. This is just for emphasis.

Anyway, I keep telling myself I'm going to walk to Trader Joe's (an amazing grocery store if you haven't heard of it), and get lots of fruits and veggies to make some yummy dishes. But it's been a bust, so far.

But I think I've gotten over the urge and am looking forward to a nice avocado and tomato salad. Yum!

Eating Healthy

So I made my lima bean soup, which is pretty tasty & super healthy! But with this hot weather, I've had no interest in eating soup.

I can say, "eating", right?

I also went to a GuerilLA meeting today. My first. This group does the mass improv in public locations. It was interesting hearing about their previous escapades, including almost getting arrested at Best Buy because they went in wearing the same blue shirts and pants that the employees wear.

Police to the Best Buy manager: "Uh, we can't arrest someone for wearing a polo shirt and khakis".

At the end of the pow wow, we sat in the bleachers during a baseball game comprised of people we never met and cheered them on like they were pros or our children. We even did the wave.

Woooo!

Video Games

I'm addicted. I admit it. David has said he's thought about getting me a game system as a gift, but he worries that he may never see me again. Ha ha. Sad, but true.

The reason why I'm mentioning this is because I have a membership with a monthly game site. And since I'm trying to cut down on my gaming, I don't get a new game every month. So, I now have racked up several credits. But the catch is I have to keep paying until I use up all my credits. I can quit anytime, but then I lose my credits. (cursing)

And now, while trying to find some games to buy with my credits, I discovered a game, Westward, which is a HUGE time waster.

Sigh.

Productive Day

I did water aerobics for the first time today. It was fun, but not entirely easy either. While at the pool, I met a very nice woman who asked me all about teaching English. I like sharing. : )

Then it was off for an appointment. Then back home. Then out again to go to my bank. I applied to re-finance my car loan, and...I was approved. Yay! Happy, happy, happy.

To celebrate, I got a veggie burrito (with shrimp added in) and a soda. Not so good health-wise, but I plan to box tomorrow, so I need the energy. Riiiight.

Also got a new video up.

Did I mention I desperately need to cut my hair? David wants me to keep it long, but sorry. My hair, my choice. The only thing is that I want a style that can flatter/hide my weak jawline. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Almost Forgot

Even though it's 12:02 in the evening, I think this'll still count.

So today was nice. I went to the Malibu Getty with a couple of friends, but instead of looking at the exhibits we ended up getting lunch at the cafe & then talked for about three hours!! It was mostly about men, of course!

I'm promising myself to put up some more stuff on Youtube AND Etsy tomorrow. Cross my heart.

#^&@* Finally!

I'm pooped.

But it was worth it.

I got up several pieces on Etsy. Yay!! I still have dozens more to go & I'm sure I made lots of mistakes, but I'm learning. At least they're up!

So, if you didn't see the sidebar, go to this link to see what I'm selling:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7658914

And.....

If you haven't seen the infmaous David & Signe video...Check it out~:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouj9XHwhBes

Let me know what you think.....

Acupuncture

I had a good session today with my acupuncturist. My neck was really bothering me and they pulled out all the stops. They used well over 20 needles, mostly in my neck. Afterwards, one of them gave me an amazing massage. I feel so much better.

When I first heard about acupuncture a few years ago, I was skeptical. I don't even like taking medication. However, a student at a school I taught at happens to be a highly respected doctor and had some needles with him when he noticed my wrist guard. An hour later, it was as if I had never injured my wrist.

My neck is still bothering me, but I do see a difference. As for becoming completely cured, only time will tell.

Just Under the Wire...

Okay, I have a couple of more hours, but better safe than sorry.

I still wasn't super productive today, but I worked out & got a couple of things done.

I got a little thrown off by a bill that my insurance paid. I received a cortisone injection in my spine to help with the pain I've been dealing with from a car accident a couple of years ago. The cost? More than $11,000. I'm grateful I only have to pay $10, but it really got me thinking. I don't want to get into everything, but bottom line: we need to get universal health care in this country. There are so many people out there stuck with these outrageously expensive medical costs, even if their injury wasn't their fault. I really hope we can come to a resolution and soon!

Lazy Day

Sigh.

It's one of those days.

I got up early today to start posting my jewelry on Etsy, & I've just wasted several hours on the computer doing pretty much nothing.

Bleh.

I want to get a sandwich at Subway, but I'm telling myself, "No treats until you do something productive". Yeah. Yeah.

I think a big problem of mine is that I'm afraid to make a mistake, or if I don't have everything I need to do a project, everything just halts.

I guess a lot of people have this problem. But I just have to do it, right?

Fresh Start

Just got back from boxing. Mon deux! This was my third time going, and I think it was a little easier today. But there were times where all I could do was wave my hands in the air, like I just don't care! I really do care, I just might not have looked like it.

Oh, and I have to mention that our teacher/boxer is a very tall, handsome Asian gentleman. This may be why about a quarter of the class is comprised of young Asian women. Now I'm not dissing (disrespecting) my fellow classmates. Most of them were totally keeping up with him while I, one of the tallest and biggest members of the class, was floundering like a big, beached whale.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention what a great night I had yesterday. I was invited by a distant relative (by way of a second Danish-cousin) to see a big band perform at MacArthur Park. They call themselves the Dean Mora Orchestra & they rocked! I especially loved their version of Frank Sinatra's All Or Nothing At All. Dreamy! Afterwards, I had some late-night sushi with a neighbor at our favorite sushi restaurant, Kura.

When I was living in Japan, my homestay parents had their own sushi restaurant. So, on several evenings, my mom would wake me up at about one in the morning and tell me (in Japanese), "I got sushi"! This was great, at first, but by the time I got back to the states, I was sushied-out. But after several years, I'm starting to really like it again. However, I can NEVER give up sashimi. Vegetarianism be damned!

Big Changes

Okay, I know I've been sucking at this blogging-thing, but I'm just a few months from turning forty and I've made a vow that I will post something here everyday until that happens. A lot has been going on the past few weeks/months. I've been updating my ESL website and finally contacting so many people who've been writing to me. I've also been exercising and losing weight - been about 15-20 lbs., so far. And I finally officially finished my second script, and getting ready to work on the third one.

Oh, and I've been making a lot of jewelry, which I hope to sell online, on Etsy, in the next couple of days. I kind of need to get this in gear since I just found out that EDD is withholding my unemployment checks (summer's slow for teaching) until they do an interview with me....next month! Bleh. Thank goodness for my boyfriend/superhero who's letting me stay in his apartment. He truly is the best boyfriend I've ever had. I really don't know if I deserve him.

Which leads me into why I really want to get off my butt and do something positive. I know I have good intentions; however, I also know I could be a better person/teacher/girlfriend. It's so frustrating that I'm at an age where I'm supposed to be mature and put-together, but I'm not. There are twenty-year olds who have it more together than me.

Fortunately, I've always considered myself very lucky and have never felt like the world is out to get me. I guess that's why I'm so negative on myself. I've had all these amazing opportunities growing up, and I just let them slip by. My problems are exactly that: mine. And most of them really aren't that bad, I just make them out to be.

So, I'm going to make a supreme effort to find out what I really can achieve. I think some of it's pretty trivial, like doing facial exercises to prevent going to a plastic surgeon (got some doctors bookmarked). And some of them are pretty big, like being debt-free and writing my scripts in hopes of getting one of them made into a real movie.

So, in the meantime, I'm going to share my experiences with anyone who is interested in listening and hopefully get to a point where I'm at least somewhat satisfied with where I am, because OH MY GOD! I'M TURNING 40!! I still can't believe it. But it's happening. I just gotta buck up and deal.

Hope everyone has a great weekend & I'll talk to you tomorrow.