SO...Things are going well for me over here. Tonight I'm going to have a beer with a friend and I might work out. But most likely tonight will be my night off and then I'll go work out Saturday, when it's not so freaking crowded. Sorry to everyone who reads this journal; I've really been neglecting it. Mark and I just have a lot on our minds right now, what with him not having a job this summer (ergo, less money) and our third-floor apartment heating up like Hell. But we'll survive. We always do.
I don't understand how people can be so mean to each other when they've never even met each other. I am speaking, of course, about arguments that start online. I belong to a certain online message-board community where a lot of young women like myself talk about anything and everything. But today I found myself not wanting to go there. It's not that anyone flamed me or anything, but it's just gotten so bad with the insults and the infighting that I don't want to visit anymore. Which is sad, because I'm sure that all of these girls are really nice people in person. I think being online just emboldens people to a certain degree. If you insult somebody with your keyboard, it's almost like you're not insulting them at all. I bet the people that are so bad about this would never talk to ANYONE like this in person.
Anyway, enough about that. Gotta sneak out of the office.
Usually I try to keep this journal focused on fitness and weight loss. But I was doing some random 'Net surfing today and I came across this story about apartment living in Moscow. The story was written in 1997, but I don't imagine that much has changed in Russian housing since then.
Last night I was dreading going to the gym - Mondays are nuts and I didn't want to do yoga - so I went walking in the park with Mark. It wasn't the most strenuous activity I could have done, but it was something, which is a lot better than sitting on my ass and watching American Idol (or whatever piece-of-crap show happens to be on at that time). Tonight, though, I'm going to the gym. I swear. I get off work at 4 so I can beat the after-work crowd.
I know I'm being very neglectful of my journal. But the simple truth of the matter is that there hasn't really been anything interesting to talk about. I've been watching what I eat. Tonight I'm going to work out. And so it goes. And I could also argue that I'm just trying to keep up with my peers, as both Lori and Elisia seem to have gone AWOL on their journals as well. I think it's spring fever.
I'm holding solid at 130 pounds and the size 8's continue to fit me well - if I can just shrink those damn hips of mine, I'll be in 6's before you know it. I'm very disproportionate - so much that I can't wear dresses, jumpsuits or any single-piece garment. What fits up top is too small on the bottom, and what fits on the bottom is falling off of my shoulders. I saw this Personal Story on TLC the other day about a woman with the same problem. She got liposuction and looked much better. She also got a chin implant, which I want too. That was like my complete, ideal Personal Story, only it was about someone else. Some people get all the breaks, huh?
Things are slowing down at work so I'm not crazy busy and worrying about mag stories for the time being. I'm pretty much just kickin' it, enjoying what's left of spring here.
Name: Jen Location: DFW, TX Occupation: Journalist WHY this stupid blog?: To lose the 20 pounds I've packed on since high school and to entertain you with stories about my fabulous life. Current Weight: 138 My Goal Weight: 115 Pounds to Go: 23
