I have no issues with pregnant women, or maybe i do?

I'm so tired of seeing pregnant women lifting up their shirts exposing their belly profiles in their Facebook photos.

I don't know why this is such a pet peeve. Maybe it's because it's not original? Maybe I'm anti-belly? But seriously, I don't want to see any more bare bellies.

Covered bellies I have no issue with either.

I think some of my best blog titles come to mind when I'm heading off to the bathroom at work, but when I come back, they're all forgotten.

That ingrown hair I had...or have...I still can't get a good look. I don't think it was ingrown hair at all! It's quite possible it's just a hole in my body. I wish it would just close up already. I miss my nipple piercing. Those holes can stay open for as long as they want. At least I can be less careful around my boob now.

Tonight I will be getting the keys to my dad's condo back. I cannot WAIT! Unfortunately, I know that Cindy has taken things that I had asked her not to. I will chalk it up to a misunderstanding, but I will have to ask her to bring the things back or pay me. The only things I asked her to not take were a dining table, electronics, music stuff, and a couple of dolls. She misunderstood about the electronics part. How is that possible, right?

Mr. Nick and I have been toying with the idea of moving in together. Everyone keeps saying it's a great idea. Why? I don't get it. I don't think cohabitation is necessarily a sign of moving forward. I am backtracking on my integrity; I always said I wouldn't move in with a guy unless we were engaged or married. We are neither. There hasn't been much discussion about timelines. And anything with money just makes things more complicated, especially if a relationship dissolves. I also need to be extra careful because he and I are not on equal financial footing.

I just wish time would go faster. I'm doing the hurry up and wait thing.

What I want to do most is find a new place and move into it. I need a lot of luck on my side as soon as 2008 hits. I need all the good feng shui I can get! However, I need to sell my dad's place first. When I sell his place, I'll move into a new place, and then sell my place. It'd be great if I could be moved by the New Year.

I am still feeling under the weather, but I went for a workout today anyway. I figured the week off would have caused me to lose some muscle/strength, but I did chinups on my own today for the first time. I wouldn't say ever...I probably was able to do some in elementary school. BWAHAHAHA Anyway, it was a good workout today for a sickie like me!

And I can't wait to go home and watch some TV!

There is also this ingrown hair on my body that is in a really weird place. I want to get it out!

Well, I am back to feeling tired in the mornings and being able to fall asleep with no problem.

Over the last couple of years it's been easy for me to get up in the dark. Hopefully, it will get easier soon! Waking up the dark is not very enjoyable right now! And next week I go back to my workouts! I am really spending a bundle on supplements.

On the positive side, I am getting better at swallowing!! 

What I like least about taking pills/supplements is when I taste them. Or if I feel them in my throat. Or they start to dissolve too quickly. I used to take just one at a time, and those horse vitamins would just get stuck. But now! Oh ho ho ho! THREE capsules at a time! I still can't do the non-capsules in multiples of more than ... one. BWAHAHAHA I don't like feeling my teeth on those capsules either.

This congestion is KILLING me!

Can't sleep. Can't breathe. Can't eat.

Anyone have any remedies to clear nasal congestion that doesn't come in pill form??

Is that what they say on Star Trek?

Typically, women in Vancouver are not very nice, especially to strangers. We get suspicious. After all, everyone has an ulterior motive, right?

I look and feel like poo today. It's also Raise a Reader Day today, which is a fundraiser. You can make a donation to support literacy when you buy a newspaper. Lots of local celebrities and sports people come out to support the event. Last year, I got my picture taken with one of the Vancouver Canucks and I got his autograph. This year, it was the Vancouver Canadians (but no photo and no autograph). 

I don't follow baseball. I made my donation, got my newspaper and a sticker and went on my merry way. After I crossed the street, I got stopped by someone else. You know, the point of the sticker is so that you don't get asked again...and holding a newspaper makes it pretty obvious. But the guy wasn't asking me to make a donation...

He asked me why I didn't go to him instead! And then he asked me about my glasses. (My eyes are way too dry for contacts right now. My moisture is leaving through my nostrils instead!)  And then he asked me if I was into baseball. When I said no, he told me to call the Canadians to ask for him and I'd get to attend a game as a guest. And then we pinky swore -- about what, I am not sure...

I'm a little out of it from my drugs. BWAHAHAHA

The Godmother said he was trying to pick me up. I don't think so. He didn't even give me a card!

But I Googled. I think he was the Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Director of Media Relations.

I have been going to be around 9:30 pm every night for the last few nights. At first I felt like I couldn't get enough sleep. But now I am sick, and I feel wide awake and wired!!

My eyes are going boing-oing!!

I hope this means I am going to recover my cold quickly and the worst has already passed. 

I had some really weird dreams. They come to me when I force myself to sleep. In one dream, I had to help Mr. Nick hide a body, and the police came and they said they had a search warrant for his home which was a shack. Mr. Nick figured they were suspicious of him because his place smelled like bleach. And then I got mad because I wanted my golf clubs but I was worried about moving them since the police were going to be searching his place. In some other dream, I got my hair cut short, and I really liked it. I wanted to get it cut even shorter!

The season is changing. It's a certain time of month.

And I should have worn a jacket on the bike ride yesterday.

My body is now fighting off a cold! Dangnabbit!

Time to pick up some Vitamin C and consume it until I get the runs.

I tried tandem biking for the first time yesterday!! It was FUN! I think the last time I got on a bike was in high school or university. I'd forgotten about proper legwear.

Anyway, my jeans got caught 2 or 3 times, and there's a big hole in my jeans now.

The alarm in the office just started going off, and there doesn't seem to any rhyme or reason as to why, and punching in the code didn't do anything. My solution has been to close my office door.

And my bodyfat percentage has gone down about another 1%. It's taking me 3 weeks to go down 1%. I'm now sitting at 20.8% Apparently, getting more sleep and taking out all the metals in my body (including fillings) is the key!

I have been thinking about taking out my nipple piercing for quite some time now. I thought I would wait until its 13th anniversary, but I don't think I want to wait. I've never taken it out or changed it ...EVER. This is going to feel new.

I wrote in my journal the day I got it pierced. I even saved the gauze. I'm not sure having that piercing made my life any better. I was, however, on a high for about a month at first. And it took about two years to heal completely. I should have taken way more epsom salt baths.

So...the end of an era is coming!

My trainer is convinced any metals in your body contribute to problems. She has highly encouraged me to get my fillings changed, too. Luckily, I have a checkup coming up soon. I'll ask my dentist about getting them taken out then.

So NOT funny!

There's a comedy festival in town right now. I think it ends next week.

The Fun Bunch who hosted were marginally funny at times, but most of the guests flopped. I think there were about 7 or 9 comedians in the lineup for the night. My friends and I left early. It was a long show, and we were all very tired. At least we got our money's worth, in quantity.

The only names I remembered were Janeane Garafolo (very political and how does she know so much about Canada?) and  Andy Richter. It was his stand up debut...and we kept waiting for the punchline...and waiting...but it never came. He joked that he was going to tell jokes that we could relate to. I thought he would get around to it after making a couple of jokes that we couldn't relate to. But he talked about zucchini in the green room, having sex with your son, and Val Kilmer snorting cocaine.

One guy kept yelling at people leaving the show. Another guy's schtick was that he was blind, deaf and had no arms. One guy did some decent impressions and made some really awesome music (but I wouldn't call it comedy) with his voice and some recording thingee that he used to loop his voices. There was also one woman who was funny but really drew out her performance. That's all I remember about the evening. The theatre was very hot, and the seats were not very comfortable!

However, the guy next to my friend found the show hilarious. It was more entertaining watching him laugh!

I'm glad I went to the golf tournament yesterday. I had a lot of fun! But I think I owe that to my team. All the teams were made up ahead of time, but since people were showing up late, the  earlybirds went first, and the original teams were kind of scrapped. I ended up golfing with our CFO (a really nice guy!), a corporate lawyer, and one of our recruiters.

I'm not sure how much I would have liked it if we hadn't been using best ball. I probably would have gotten bored and frustrated. The CFO gave me a lot of tips, which I greatly appreciated. I'll forever hear his voice when I play. "Gentle...gentle..."

But yay! I played my first game of golf, and I got a birdie! I think my weight training helped my golf game, too. The CFO commented on my strong back!

It was a fabulous event. ALthough I think only about 40 people participated, everyone got a prize! And they were good prizes, too! YEEEEAH!

I can give myself applause while I do pushups! YEEEAH!

(I can do pushups and clap my hands between each one now.)

I was just looking at an old friend's photo upload, and it was a photo of a woman putting on lipstick. I remember him telling me that watching a woman apply lipstick was very sexy to him.

I've been in a reflective mood the last couple of days. There are a couple of old friends that I miss dearly. One I've lost touch with and no Internet searches are yielding anything useful. I've been thinking more about her since my dad died since my dad was so fond of her.

Another...well, I have an opportunity to rekindle a friendship, but I don't know if it's a good idea. He was a very good friend at the time. Well, pretty good, anyway. But our friendship had to dissolve. His birthday is coming up next month. It would be a good opportunity to send him an email. But it's been so long that I'm not sure there's a point.

I think all this reflecting would be best done in Vegas. I'd just like to go take a trip to somewhere hot and relax. YEAH!

I wonder if all this reflection is related to the mercury retrograde.

I probably should stop. I just found out that my last real ex got married this summer. I was a little shocked about it, but I feel indifferent about it. I guess that is not surprising since I don't think about him ever. We had a fun relationship, and he treated me really well until I broke up with him. Time to get rid of photos that I don't even look at!

I think I'm still not getting enough sleep. My memory isn't very sharp these days.

I forgot to bring my makeup with me to the gym this morning. I can't believe I'm out in public with no makeup. But I guess if I really wanted to, I could buy some stuff. Meh.

I also left my cooler of food at the gym, and I didn't realise until I got to the office. It's about 12 minutes to walk between my office and the gym, each way!!

I don't think I ate enough this weekend because today's workout was tough! Next week, my sessions are moved to later in the day. Not really the best thing to do if I want to consider my job, but body isn't ready for these types of early morning workouts.

I picked up some New Kids on the Block The Block. Lots of catchy tunes!

Gotta love guilty pleasures. 

I need some binoculars.

I don't have one yet, but I'll be getting a new car. This weekend, I took a Versa for a test drive. I liked it more than I thought I would! I'm looking for something like it...I've had my eye on the Honda Fit as well as the Mazda 3. I don't want spend a whole lot, but I also want something relatively inexpensive to maintain.

Right now, the 2008 models are almost all gone, and the 2009 models aren't in yet. The timing is perfect! I am aiming for beginning of November.

Maybe I will have a good bye party for my current car when I get rid of him. I've had my beast since 1995. Having his picture on a cake would be nice!

The latest full moon put me in a tizzy.

And Wednesday is the company golf tournament. I signed up because I wanted to experience golf, but now I'm all nervous! I have no idea about etiquette, and I can't play. What if I get bored? This is a full 18 hole round! I am also worried about the eating thing. I really do need to eat every 3 hours or less. The game will be 4 hours. And also, if I get discouraged in the very beginning, it's going to be a very loooong game! I hope whoever I'm playing with will be forgiving and helpful!

I need more containers for food.

I bring so much food with me to work every day now that my lunch "bag" must be 5 pounds, at the very least!! It's actually a cooler. And it's stuffed to the brim. This is a typical day for me:

Breakfast: meat, vegetable
Post work-out snack: protein shake, flax seeds, egg, fruit
Snack: yogurt, and berries
Lunch: meat, vegetable, fruit
Snack: fruit and/or vegetable, maybe nuts
Dinner: meat, vegetable, fruit

Usually I bring everything between breakfast to dinner with me. So it can be a little difficult when I stay at Mr. Nick's and have to bring two days' worth of food!

On top of that, I'm taking the following Charles Poliquin supplements (if I could find out where to buy the stuff in Canada without having to order directly from his Web site, that would be the ultimate!!!):

Omega 3s: 3 capsules 3x/day
Primal Greens: 1 tbsp 3x/day (should be 5x/day -- they're like Greens+)
Glycine: 3 capsules 3x/day
Multi-Intense: 2 capsules 3x/day
Phosphatidyl Serine: 1/4 tsp 2x/day
Digest Force: 1 capsule 3x/day (digestive enzymes)

I take all those in the middle of meals. I take the following after my meals:

Insulominics: 2 capsules 3x/day
Fenuplex: 2 capsules 3x/day

It's easy keeping up with the eating during a work day because I don't need to be out and about, but the weekends really screw me up! Maybe I'll be able to take handfuls of supplements at a time. Right now, I need about one litre of water each time I take my supplements.

I started getting a wicked headache during my session with the hypnotherapist yesterday. We did past life regression again, and I can't remember which life we were talking about, but the headache just kept getting worse and worse. I also felt chest pains while talking about one of the lives. By the time I got home, the headache eased off a little bit, but today I am still feeling it.

I also started taking more supplements. I know my body is getting used to them, but they're not giving me headaches. I think I will be training with my trainer for 6 more weeks when I"m done with my package. She does her job fairly well, but she gets on my nerves otherwise. She's one of those people that talks to you without really listening to you. And when I read her emails, I wonder if she is the one writing in the articles and blog posts of hers. Her email writing is attrocious but the other stuff is almost perfect.

I asked her about a certain supplement that I will be taking. It comes in powder form. Most of my supplements I take 3 times a day. She told me to take "2 capsules 3 times a day". I emailed her back saying it came in powder form and each serving was 1/4 tsp. I also asked her if I took it twice a day. She replied "yes, 1/4 tsp with the protocol". Why did it have to take 3 emails to get clarification and still not have my question answered?

So back to the past life thing...I still don't know if what I'm digging up in my sessions happened or not. When I read about others' past lives, they always sound so action-packed. I always see myself alone and not doing anything or just sitting. And I always feel pressure to find something to say! I feel like I'm just making sh*t up.

It wouldn't say much about me to badmouth guys I dated, but a lot of them were too immature for me and played games.

So a couple of nights ago, I got a text message from someone who wasn't in my list of contacts in my phone saying "hey i miss you". Since I didn't know who it was, I didn't really care. The next morning, I texted back "you have the wrong number". Later that evening, he texted back "no i don't...still pole dancing :-)?" In between our last exchange, The Godmother called the number to see if she could figure out who it was. This morning, I texted back asking "who is this", and he said, "not dean... lol"

So I texted back (by then I figured I really should have just ignored the text message in the first place. Aside from wasting my time, I'll explain later.) telling him that I had no idea who he was and to stop texting me, thanks. Right away, the reply came back with "you're no big deal, so stop replying lol"

This person's not in my phone list so I had already cut this person out of my life. I met him before I met Mr. Nick, and that was almost two years ago.

I'm no big deal? :-) Sure :-) 

I do find it interesting that he used the correct spelling of "you're".

I got some text message last night from a number that wasn't in my Contacts list. I don't know if it was meant for someone else or if it was someone who was no longer in my list.

A while back, I would occasionally get random messages ...or not so random... from someone, and I used to ask who it was, but they'd never tell me. It could be the same person, but who knows.

Anyhoo, I am gearing up to move to a new place. I don't know where I want to live, and I don't know how big of a place I want. The thing is, moving in with Mr. Nick is not part of my plan, and he is not totally happy about that (completely understandable). I just don't want to move in with someone until I'm married or reeeeeeally darned close.

Mr. Nick and I both see a long-term future with each other, so in the meantime, where should I live? How big of a place should I get? He doesn't want to buy a place with me and not live in it :p I can either find a place that is big enough for just me, or find a place that is big enough for the both of us and eventually have him move in. But if were to start a new life together, I'd probably want a new place, too.

I guess I should talk about it with him. He gets a little upset when I talk about buying a place and moving because he thinks I'm rubbing it in his face that he isn't buying a home and that we're not moving in together. Of course I don't see it that way. To me, I just need to quickly move out of my current place so I can move somewhere with better feng shui. Living in place for like 2 years just seems like a pain. He also feels like I am rubbing it in his face when I talk about getting a new car.

I guess if I think about it, I get a little upset. The only reason why I am able to make big purchases right now is because I am using what my father left behind when he died. By no means am I filthy rich now. I'm not celebrating my father's death. I'm not going "woo hoo! Time to shop with my dead father's money!"

I really liked the last optometrist I had last year. She is no longer at my usual clinic. My Google searches only told me of her old clinic. But I finally found her! She is examining very close to my work!

I liked her because she told me my vision had greatly improved. I don't know if it's because her colleagues weren't diligent enough to notice or that some lifestyle change I made provided dramatic improvements. And she told me about punctal plugs! That's why I would want to follow her.

However, she's now working at an optical place that I'd rather not get my checkups with. I think the branch close to my work even gives botox injections?! I'm not sure if it's a chain or a franchise, but when my mom went to one of their locations, they didn't want to give her her prescription because she wasn't buying her glasses there.

So...do I follow the optometrist or not?

Also, after my appointments, I am not able to see. The effects last until the next day, and it's not convenient for me to take the bus home, I think.

I need to eat every three hours. It's difficult to do when I'm running around. It used to take me 4 days to use up my Ziploc containers. Now it takes me two days. If I don't eat in time, I get all weak. It's amazing what lack of food does for me. I have to start bringing food with me at all times. Crazy. And annoying.

I don't even think I'm eating enough. I feel like I am eating all day long. Not only do I need to eat frequently, but I also eat extremely slowly.

This weekend was extremely hectic. Yesterday, I sacrificed time to sleep in, and then I paid for it all day long. I had to rush off to buy groceries so I'd have time to prepare food for the next few days, but I had only 2 hours. Then I had to rush off to see my trainer. I drove halfway and was going to take the bus. Turns out the bus route was changed for the day, and I had to rush around to find a bus. After working, I had to rush home and eat dinner do more food prep in time to pick up Mr. Nick from the airport. I had an hour and a half for that. I was really sweating up a storm. Then I had to pack enough food and clothes for the next two days to bring with me.

Saturday was hectic too. I had to get up early so I could make it to the gym and then to my acupuncture appointment. Then I had a couple of hours to go grocery shopping and be done in time to go to my spa appointment. I was starving after the spa appointment! I got a body scrub done. It was okay... The shower was neat, but the service was too short. I also got a facial, and some of the products burned my skin. The esthetician told me to use blotting papers when I work out to mop up my sweat. I just have to roll my eyes. Blotting papers?? I use a towel, and that gets pretty damp. Blotting papers, my ass! 

I hope to be in bed and almost sleeping in twelve hours tonight! My body needs rest.

A lot's been going on to keep me away from being able to type a post!

Last weekend, Mr. Nick and I went spent our long weekend away in Victoria (our nation's capital, hurrah!). Just as we were about to take our horse carriage ride before coming home, his car broke! Well, we were having problems earlier. Turns out his mechanic forgot to put in the washer and some other part, so fluids were lost and his clutch got stuck. I don't know anything about cars, so it was all Greek to me. So the shizzle went down on the holiday Monday and no shops were available. We stayed an extra night to get his car stuff sorted out.

But the car wasn't going to be ready for another day! We ended up renting a car to go home, and then we drove the car back the next day (leaving early from work) and then catching the last ferry back home. His body shop had better reimburse him for all the extra travel and the car rental!

I don't know where the time goes. I've been a little out of sorts since my appointments with my trainer have moved. I'm incredibly sore right now because apparently I was being trained under my threshold so my body could get used to the workouts. Now I'm doing "real" strength training.

Things are slowly moving along with my dad's stuff. I get all stressed out and then all of a sudden, I get good news. I had a bit of money come in, but a lot of is going towards paying and repaying debts. I was getting a little excited too soon. And then I hadn't heard from Cindy -- not sure if she was going to keep living in my dad's condo or buy it. But she has told me that she's going to move out! What a relief! On the other hand, I am not looking forward to dealing with my dad's knickknacks. I wonder what she plans on taking from the condo?

The paper work could be sorted out in 2 months!

All this activity going on has really stressed me out and I need to veg. I'm inundated with appointments this weekend unfortunately, and I said "no" to my friends who asked me to get together. I feel guilty for neglecting them. At least they understand.

I attribute the good luck I've been getting to my hypnotherapy sessions. Seriously! Self-positivity leads to positivity in all other areas of life!

I also carbed up on the weekend, and my body is paying for it now. My cousin just didn't get it when I told him what I could or couldn't eat. "You can have cereal and toast for breakfast! MMM! Sandwiches! Fish and chips! Deep fried pickles!" When he asked me what I could eat for breakfast, Mr. Nick told him chicken and vegetables. I guess my cousin wasn't taking Mr. Nick seriously!

Oh, and I did ask him about the hunter-gatherer diet -- yes, they ate legumes!! That goes against the Paleo Diet! 

Okay, gotta run. Have lots of grocery shopping to do, laundry to wash, hair to wash. I want to do it all with enough time for me to watch TV! This morning was hairy, too. The bus changed routes on me AFTER I got on the bus. Geez.

Spa day tomorrow, too! And I must dig up the promotion card I think I threw away. I'm contemplating getting a movie channel just to watch True Blood, but it's an expense I don't need to spend since I am broke as a joke right now. And do I have time for more TV shows??