Thursday, June 23, 2005

Miscellany Part 2

One More Reason I Loves Me Some Ben

One night recently when I was suffering from Restless Arm Syndrome (not to be confused with RLS, which also afflicts me), I said to Ben, “I think I might have arthritis.” He said, “Wow, really, what makes you think that?” In my head I had what I actually thought were vaguely valid reasons for this self-diagnosis, but it was late and I was tired and after I’d already opened my mouth, I discovered I was unable to explain. I said something like, “I guess… I’m not…” and thought I was going to say “sure” but instead I said “… a doctor.” And Ben looked at me with a very convincing look of surprise and said, “Huh.” And then we giggled for like ten minutes. Maybe you had to be there, but you’d have had to have been in bed with us, which means there’s no way you could have been there.

One Reason I Love Nina

Because who else would want to have a conversation about Dr. Phil’s sex life?

Thoughts About Diet and Exercise

Exercise: Not my fave.
But I did get me a new old bike, thanks to my sister, and that’s kind of fun.
Ben helping change tires: nice.
Man across street who helped me adjust the rear wheel: nice.
Carring bike up and down the stairs: Against. This bike is heavy.
Riding bike in the city: A little scary.
Donated helmet with “I heart my clit” sticker: um, "not really me" would be an understatement. Helmet in general: not really me. (I am from/survived childhood in a pre-helmet-existing generation.) My head and face: very much me. Thoroughly, enjoyably me. So will express love for clit for the time being and hope no one notices.

Diet: I’m not terribly in favor of this either, but recent weight gain has caused me to attempt both, at once (gasp!) and Weight Watchers is now easy, and here’s why: because there are these ice cream sandwiches that = 2 points called “No Pudge,” and if I can have one or two of those in my day, I can get by just fine.

Cats and Rats and Miscellaneous Critters

Kitties in the yard: I like them and sometimes feed them.
Kitties in the house: Make me sneeze and bust out in hives.

Rats anywhere, dead or alive: against. I am told that there is currently a dead one under our porch, and have not been down to verify.

Critters in Iowa: cute and frolicky. Disney-esque.
Critters in Chicago: less so.
Tom Cruise Anywhere: High tendency to over-frolick.

9 comments:

Ken Foster said...

I have a tendency to like Dr. Phil and I agree, mostly, with his whole push to make people CHOOSE functional behavior. Of course, he's not ever treating the mentally ill, just the neurotic and self-destructive.

Meahwhile...have you seen this:
http://davidpoland.typepad.com/thehotblog/2005/06/sometimes_you_j.html


Also, what's up with Mojo these days?

Anonymous said...

Hee hee on Tom Cruise.
I too, like Dr. Phil's ideas about choice - I think there's a tendency to think we're powerless over ourselves sometimes, but I can definitely see your point, Debra. It's not always quite as simple as he makes it.
Doesn't anybody want to know why we were talking about his sex life? Well, I'll tell you anyway. One of us can picture it. And one of us can not.
Megan was in London for a week, so I haven't had a Mojo report lately.

Anonymous said...

I enjoy it as entertainment, but my god, I would never go to a TV shrink either.

Anonymous said...

A. I'm doing Weight Watchers right now
B. I hate me some Tom Cruise, also
C. you are a hipster in the good sense of the word. Like how you know
those people who are kind and spiritual and help people and they are
Christians in a good way. You are a hipster in that you're cool and
stylish and interested in interesting things and tattoos and wonderful
cardigans, but NOT in the way that looks down its nose, or always wears
sunglasses so you can't see if they're looking at you, or says "that
sucks" all the time like how there are the bad Christians who are
pro-war, or don't want people in love to get married, or think it's
okay to bring tons of unwanted children into homes without love or no
homes at all.
You're the good kind of everything.

(does the fact that we feel B. [see above] make us the bad Christians?
Or are we exempt 'cause it's Tom Cruise)

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Megan!
I think we're exempt because I believe he is potentially doing some harm here.

Ken Foster said...

I can't believe she came in here without any Mojo news.

Meanwhile, I recommend Nutrisystem...very yummy, lots of cheating allowed, convenient and I lost 20 pounds easily.

Anonymous said...

My folks are having good success with Nutrisystem too!

Anonymous said...

WW? Are you high? No, wait - takeback. speaking from personal experience, it's not about the clothing size. I've been skinnier, still thought I was huge, and had nothing even resembling peace around my eating habits.

I am so glad to hear of your foray into Bike Chicago!! PLMK when you are up for a ride.

Anonymous said...

Actually it is at least partly about clothing size because currently none of mine fit! I've gained at least 20 pounds and the clothes are the primary reason - I can't afford new ones - and I really like the ones I have! Not that I'm loving the pooch around my middle much.