Lent Might Kill Me

I'm a bad Catholic.  Okay, I take that back.  I am not a bad Catholic and I'm sure that if I were in a better space I'd want to go on and on about how my weakness is proof that I am dependent on Jesus in my life and blah blah blah blah.  But the fact remains that two weeks away from Easter, I would KILL someone for a brownie.  That's not even saying what I would do to someone who brought me said brownie. Or cupcake. Or candy bar.  Hell I'd settle for a stale chocolate chip cookie for crying out loud.  Though you wouldn't get as much loving as you would if you brought me brownies. Or cake.  For a stale cookie (you know those really hard ones that come in the plastic bins at grocery stores?), you'd probably get a hug.  A small one.  And it would go up from there.  This is the first time I've ever given up sweets completely and I'm telling you, it seriously might kill me.  I've given up candy before and soda.  But this year, I don't know if it's the sweets or the combination of sweets and alcohol deprivation that is driving me bananas.  I find myself on pinterest drooling over desserts.  I try to avoid the bakery aisle at grocery stores, because really that's just mean.  The cooking blogs I go to are covered in sweets, so I can't hardly get on them. I daren't go down to the vending machines. I might crack and have a candy bar.  And Thursday, Thursday was 3/14.  Do you know what day that is? PIE DAY!!! AND I COULDN'T HAVE PIE!!!! Yes I know, I could have.  I could have had a savory pie.  But really, what's the point of pie if the crust and ingredients aren't covered in sugar?   I'm telling you man, there better be so many delicious sweets at the various Easter parties/dinners/gatherings I'm going to in two weeks.  Or I will stop, and I will buy pie. And cupcakes. And delicious fantastic chocolaty brownies.  'Scuse me, I'm drooling again.

PS I know this is a little sacrilegious writing about this on Sunday, and I'm sorry to those who may be offended!

JT: Oh Dear

I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.  He was always my favorite in *NSync and I think he's hilarious.  But I wasn't really a huge fan of his more recent music.  I mean I have FutureSexLoveSound but I don't really listen to it all that much, and I don't always enjoy it when I do.  BUT I've been watching him perform on Jimmy Fallon this week 'cause, well I love Jimmy Fallon and I try to watch him at least on Hulu.  Justin has been on all this week performing a new song from his new album every night.  I am such a fan of the songs I've heard so far!!  Way to go JT, you've hit it out of the park, and I can't wait to get your new album The 20/20 Experience.  Which is surprising me to say.  But I can't not get it!  So good!!!

Weird Dreams

Oooh I am sore all over.  Going from living a sedentary life to walking two miles a day is not fun for my poor legs and butt.  They have a bit of a problem with me at the moment, as does the bottom of one of my toes, which decided it would be fun to get a blister.  Good thing today is my rest day!

I usually don't dream when I sleep.  I mean I can dream obviously, but it's not a nightly occurrence for me.  It usually happens about three nights in about a month that I have dreams that I can actually remember.  Last night was one of those nights.  First I had a dream that Dean and Sam Winchester (yes from Supernatural) showed up in my room and I was naked.  That startled me so much I actually woke up.  Like legit, woke up from a deep sleep in real life.  My alarm hadn't gone off yet, and I couldn't see the time, so I pulled up the covers and went back to sleep.  My SECOND dream was very interesting.  In this dream, I was with a bunch of people and we all met Josh Groban.  This wasn't like a big meet and greet thing, this was a chance meeting at someone's home, and he and I totally hit it off and started hanging out.  His mom did NOT like me and she kept trying to get him not to pay attention to me.  It was weird and awesome at the same time.  Of course when my alarm actually went off, he and I were dating in my dream, and I could have kicked my alarm.

What are your dreams like? Do you dream on a regular basis?

Funny

I woke up this morning grumpy.  I had gone to bed late last night (like 11, but I wanted to be asleep by 10), and when my alarm went off, I was in the middle of a crazy weird dream that included my cousin driving my car on the freeway.  Yeah it doesn't sound weird, but it was.  And when the alarm went off, I had just met Dean and Sam.  So yeah, I was a little grumpy when I woke up.  I decided to make myself not grumpy I would wear my favorite dress and boots today and blow dry my hair so I could wear it down.  When I got into work this morning, my boss wasn't in yet, and our phones were down.  So one up, one down.  Our phones have been going down A LOT lately and it's been REALLY frustrating.  The technician came in to fix it and I had to smile because it was my favorite tech.  We've had several throughout the last few months, and this guy makes me laugh every time.  And today I made HIM laugh even more.  I love when people get my dumb dry sarcastic humor.  It makes me feel like I'm actually funny as opposed to just funny in my head (which does happen sometimes).  So now that I've spent the past 45 minutes cracking up with this guy, I am no longer grumpy and can happily go on with my life.  Not to mention he replaced stuff that should fix our issue!  So yay!

In other news, I'm signing up for a 5K at the end of April.  It's my first one ever, and I'm not going to run it, but I am going to walk it!  I started training for it yesterday by taking a two mile walk around the lake.  I plan on going for a walk at least four days a week, maybe more and get my stamina and strength up.  If this Fun Run goes well, maybe I'll sign up for a Color Run or something in the future! Yay for getting fit!

Weddings are Ruining My Nerdiness

I have a small confession to make.  It's not major, and it's probably not a secret, but (looks around furtively) I am a nerd.  Yeah, I said it.  And you know what?  I'm darn proud of my nerdiness, and the fact that I know that David Tennant is actually Scottish and grew up watching Doctor Who and married the girl who played his daughter, who is actually also the actor who played the 5th Doctor's daughter. And that I know that Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Smaug in the Hobbit, which stars his Sherlock costar Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and that I know that Han shot first.  I'm quite proud of this nerdiness.  But only recently have I become the kind of nerd who actually looks for conventions of her favorite shows to go to.  Yes, I admit it.  I looked up if there was a Doctor Who convention and a Supernatural convention in my town.  And you know what?  THERE ARE!!

So because I've been a closet nerd until the last year or so (a shorter amount in some cases) (*cough* Supernatural fan in less than a month *cough*), I've acquired quite normal friends, who do indulge my nerdiness and embrace it along with all my other quirky qualities.  Along with these friends come normal activities, such as weddings, and events that go along with weddings, like bachelorette parties and the like.  Now I'm quite excited to be involved in the weddings I am this year.  Don't get me wrong.  But I will admit that it broke my heart a little to see that the Doctor Who convention takes place the same weekend as my bestie since first grade's wedding.  Not hugely, but a small bit of me sighed a deep bitter sigh.  This was quite a few weeks ago, and I didn't think anything of it until yesterday, when I went searching for the Supernatural convention in my town.  Guess when it takes place.  That's right, the same weekend as my other friend's bachelorette party in New Orleans.  I think there's some sort of conspiracy going around to not let me be as completely fangirl as I truly wish to be.  This one broke my heart quite a bit more, mainly because well, have you SEEN Supernatural?  Do you KNOW how hot Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are?  Yeah.  That's why.  *Bitter Sigh*

Why can't I be a complete nerd fangirl?  Why?

Startin' Something

This was yesterday's NaBloPoMo prompt, but I'm going to write about it today.  It's all about 'Starting Something'.  And I'm usually pretty good about starting things, it's the follow-through  I have an issue with.  But I'm starting something new here in my own life.  I'm branching out, trying new things, taking control of my own destiny.  I'm starting small with auditions for shows, like I did a few weeks ago, and like I will be doing soon for a musical (eek!), and moving up to bigger things like losing weight, which I am starting today by downloading awesome inspiring rock music (that yes I did pull from Supernatural, shut up) and going for a walk around my local lake, which is right down the street from my apartment.  I'm going to get up, and I am going to do things, and I am going to try my best to fly high, even if I fall miserably.  What can it hurt?

Screw you Daylight Savings Time

Whoever came up with Daylight Savings Time is a mean mean mean person.  I understand that it means that it's lighter in the evening, and therefore it's like the days are longer, and trust me I like that in the summer.  But the whole being dark when I wake up (at 7AM, mind you) I totally am not a fan of.  Just like I'm not a fan of not being able to fall asleep until midnight because my body thinks it's 11 pm.  Totally and completely not a fan.  Now I'm exhausted and cranky, and I wish I would adjust to this better. Otherwise the next few days are going to be a huge pain in the ass.