A case of the Mondays

*sigh* What a day. I've been a grumpy pants since Saturday and it spiraled out of control today. I've been swamped with work (which is usually ok by me) and have very little time for myself in the evenings. And the time I do have is not well spent because I'm typically drained and exhausted - I expect the same today. I'm not sure where it's coming from really - perhaps still recovering from a recent break-up, an unsettling Meet the Press yesterday (Frist might run for Prez...I seriously may move to Canada and just fly in to my job every work week) or maybe it's just the January Slumps, don't know. Did you know an English dude created an equation to find out which day of the year is the most depressing? January 23 I believe is the date. I can't believe someone paid him to figure that out. Sometimes it's just the dreariness of the same stuff every day that bores and depresses me to tears. Who the hell wants to get up and go to work everyday? Don't get me wrong, I love my job...love it love it love it. But damn if I want to go every single day of the year. I'd like a 4.5 day work week - that would suit me just fine. Give me Friday afternoon off so I can go play in the mountains. I really wonder where this 40+ hr work week started - I shudder to imagine not enjoying my work and spending so much time there. I spent my weekend either on the couch or snowshoeing. We did a tough 6 mile trip on Saturday in the achingly cold wind and I didn't quite finish. It ticked me off that I didn't finish it but the altitude was killing me. My body doesn't respond well to it - even when I'm in fantastic cardio shape (which I'd say I'm only a little above average right now). Don't know how to fix that really but I better find a way; I want to do a hut trip in April. We'll see. Ciao for now peeps~~~

A Q&A

I love these things...I grabbed this from Christine who stole it from Tara. Thanks ladies! 1. You have $10 and need to buy snacks at a gas station; what do you buy? Depends - if I haven't had my one soda & one chocolatey item for the week I'd buy a Mtn. Dew and Suzy Qs along with a bag of Bugles. 2. If you had to be reincarnated as some sort of sea dwelling creature, what would you be? I would be a seal - but not the leopard seal because they eat penguins and I love penguins. Do penguins count as sea dwellers? I want to be one of those too. 3. Who’s your favorite redhead? CarrotTop? I don't know... 4. What do you order when you’re at a pancake house? Pancakes..duh. Actually, waffles. I luuuvvvv waffles. 5. Do you own any naughty toys? Define naughty toys - like a tazer gun? No but I'd like to if we're taking tazers. :) 6. Have you made out with anyone on your link list? I don't have a link list. 7. Describe your favorite pair of underwear: black lace from Vicki's Secret 8. Describe the last time you were injured: sprained ankle - running. I hit a pothole while in the midst of a run and turned my ankle. It swelled up & turned purple - all before I had to fly down to AlbuQ for an Americorps training. 9. Are there any odd things that make you feel comfortable? I don't know really... 11. Tell me a weird story from your high school years: There are lots... 12. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone? he he he...SpongeBob Squarepants and the starfish dude... 13. Soda? Sun-drop, Mtn. Dew, Cherry Coke & Coke in a bottle. 14. Flavor of pudding? chocolate and banana 15. What type of shirt are you wearing? one tank top with ladybugs on it and a red & pank sweater over it. 16. Prescription medication? Ortho Lo 17. If you could use only one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? Man I guess I'd go with the limo too but only if I could get a hybrid. Maybe not a limo but being chauffeured would be killer. 18. How many people are on your links list? Again, none. 19. How many people on your links list do you know in real life? Again, none. Gosh stop asking these questions, I feel like a loser. 20. What are you listening to right now? Foo Fighters, Prince, Johnny Cash & Leann Rimes. 21. Most recent movie you watched: Exorcism of Emily Rose and then Alex & Emma. Next up: The Skeleton Key. Man I love Netflix. 22. Name 5 things you have with you at all times: purse, wallet, keys, sunglasses & lip stuff. 23. Would you rather give or receive a foot massage? Receive, duh. 24. Name a teacher you had the hots for: that one psych prof I had for a semester - he was older but he was hot... 25. What is a saying that you use a lot? yep-a-do and bloody hell 26. What’s one piece of advice that you think should be passed on to every child? Pass the cheesey pooffs ya bastard. Just kidding, I would say always believe in yourself and remember to be true to your own values and your own inner voice. Screw everybody else.

My latest read

My true confession for the day: I ate some fast food last week and it didn't make me sick. Currently I'm reading Don't Eat This Book! by Morgan Spurlock - the same man who gave us Supersize Me (also a bloody good film if you haven't seen it). Personally, I think he's brilliant and I love him. But if you ever want to eat fast food again, don't read this book or watch this movie...because you won't. I can't pass the Golden Arches without feeling revolted at what they pass off as food - and charge us for! I want to slap that crap out of people's hands every time I see them eating it. It's just disgusting and I wish more people really thought about what they put in their bodies. What do you think? Are we a fatty overeating food-obsessed nation who doesn't care what we eat so long as it's fast and cheap ---- or is fast-food merely a symptom of underlying problems in our culture (ie two-parent working households where no one is home when kids leave school and no one cooks anymore)? Or some sort of combo? I've got my thoughts but I'd rather hear yours...

What does Maww mean exactly?

Well Maww is really a description of a state of being - it's a no-holds barred approach to life. I can't say I always live in this vein but I certainly attempt to! It means full honesty with just the right amount of tact when necessary and always, always full all out sass. But I liked the nickname Maww so much that I'm writing a book around it. It's a sassy, young in years or at heart, single gal's guide to life, love and work. It's currently under construction. My goal is to finish the proposal this year and shop it around or self-publish depending. So this blog will be my true confessions page. I doubt it will be anything as scintillating as taxi cab true confessions or that old magazine - did y'all ever read that? My grandma got that for awhile and it was readers true confessions stories, mainly about love. Nothing too scandalous - c'mon, my grandma read it, but it was entertainment nonetheless. My true confession for the day: I hate this administration. And I don't hate too often and rarely with such vehemence. I reserve that for special occasions and people; these are people who deserve it. Don't worry, this won't be a political blog. I'm not that savvy nor politically-informed. However I may vent every now & again. Thanks for listening.....

My first post!

Well I do hope someone reads this one day! This blog will be a place to share my thoughts, insights and feelings on the everyday world around me as well as my inner workings. I'll post more but let me get this whole thing set up first!