Cupcakes for breakfast April 27, 2009
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Homemade, but out of a box, cupcakes for breakfast. I mixed these little dollops of strawberry goodness with cream cheese frosting up late last night to share with the group. Originally, it was to celebrate my boss hitting her 50-mile mark in her quest to run 100 miles in one attempt. Well, with the heat (an amazing 88-degree day in late April) and some other snafu-age, it didn’t happen. I didn’t know about it until this morning, after I had already baked. Oh well. So, now the office is having cupcakes for breakfast.
I’m not a runner. I don’t enjoy it like some do. It pounds the crap out of my joints and gives me an immense headache when I try. Maybe I don’t have the proper form or whatever, but I guess I don’t care to learn any different. We’ve been working out on our program since early November, and I haven’t had to run once. I like the elliptical, and we have these nifty CrossRamp machines, but I avoid the treadmills. We’re coming up on six months and the trainers like what they see out of me. It’s harder for me to see the results, but I do feel better overall. I just need to keep pushing myself so I can be feeling good about myself when we’re on the beach this Labor Day.
Let’s see: Sports – the NFL draft happened. Woo! The DH and I made fun of it while we were at the gym. People really go and sit to watch this? Hmm. There was a big wreck at Talledega (well, duh. I think there’s a big wreck there every time.), and Jacoby Ellsbury stole home in the Red Sox’s sweep of the Yanks. Kewl.
Better – on Saturday that there’s hope that Joe Mauer may return to the Twins earlier than Friday’s anticipated return. Not that I want any skill back with the Twins, I don’t like to see such hotness wasting away in the minors (where there aren’t a lot of photos taken).
Worse – the ChiSox lost to Toronto. They still have a team? Oh, yeah, they have Roy Halladay.
Meh. I have a lot of work to do today. But first, I might go snag one of those cupcakes…
Feeling positive March 27, 2009
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Hot Guy Pic, Uncategorized.Tags: College Hoops, Hot Guy Pic, Hotties, NCAA, Random, Sports, Working Out
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It is my goal today to think positively. I think that I really enjoy pissing and moaning about stuff a bit too much, so that’s all I do. Okay, not all, but I do it a lot. In the spirit of that realization (an epiphany? not so much), I will strive to be positive today!
I started this morning getting out of bed late. Positively thinking, of course, I got that few extra minutes of much-desired sleep. It was lovely. I also spent a few extra minutes in the shower this morning, and it was refreshing. Traffic, while mostly incorporated of the usual suspects, was not too heavy and I was only five minutes late to my desk. I’d like to thank all of the folks who have taken today off to go to the NCAA games in town or to start Spring Break a little early. You made it a hell of a lot easier to get into work this morning. 
I checked my bracket after last night’s round. I’m out in the Midwest and have been since the second round, so no news there. The West played and I am 50% in this round, with Mizzou knocking out Memphis. My East bracket is still going well – I have both teams right (that’s right, I called the ‘nova game right, bitches!). The South plays this weekend, and I have UNC and Syracuse heading on the the Elite 8. We’ll see on Monday how I did. Here’s my Final Four predictions:
Midwest – Wake Forest I’m already out here. Damn it.
West – UConn
East – Pitt
South – Syracuse
I see UConn and Pitt in the Championship game with Pitt coming out on top. Here’s to being positive!
Feeling quite accomplished at work, I have completed stages of three projects in the past two days. Today, I am positive that I will try to continue that path, with only a half day used on ogling hot athletes. For a good one today, go check out the Ladies…
Also on the accomplishment trail, the DH and I finished up with our second 8-week circuit in the gym. We go tonight to learn our new one. It’s getting (slowly) to the point where we can see differences. Not so much in ourselves, but we can see them in each other. The other telling factors: I don’t feel winded going up two flights of stairs here at work, and I had to go down a size when buying shirts last weekend. It’s a nice feeling.
Feeling positive and good about myself improves my outlook on others…well, mostly it just makes me more confident whilst ogling guys. So, let’s hop to that for the close, shall we? My current top five in pics:
Photo: Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via http://greeneville.astros.milb.com
The DH wants the watch...I want the man wearing it. (Photo: upi.com)
Positively dirty thoughts on this one. (Photo: sportsgrumblings.com)
This one too. (Photo: ESPN.go.com)
So The Spirit sorta flopped. Gabe's still hot.
I’m so unoriginal March 16, 2009
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Sports, Uncategorized.Tags: Basketball, College Hoops, Detroit Red Wings, Hot Guy Pic, Working Out
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There are times when I’d like to think I’m creative and a whiz with words. This is not one of those times.
The weekend went well. I think I was still recovering from the flu because I got so tired while working out on Saturday morning I had to quit early. I made it through the free-weight circuit, but couldn’t drag myself to work on my abs or do cardio afterwards. I have to try and make sure to get on that with today’s workout. No more wussing out!
Unoriginal is probably a good way to describe my college basketball picks on the bracket this year too. I made my choices, not so much based on research and the like, but more on gut feeling and what I’ve heard throughout the season in little bits and pieces. I’m not counting on it for money, so it’s okay by me. Here’s the list of my First Round winners:
Midwest
- Lousiville
- Siena
- Arizona
- Wake Forest
- WVU
- Kansas
- BC
- MSU
West
- UConn
- Texas A&M
- Purdue
- Washington
- Marquette
- Missouri
- Maryland
- Memphis
East
- Pitt
- Tennessee
- FSU
- Xavier
- UCLA
- ‘Nova
- TX
- Duke
South
- UNC
- Butler
- Illinois
- Gonzaga
- Temple
- Syracuse
- Michigan
- OK
Since tourney time is upon us, the days of trying to work without having all the scores up are quite over. Well, starting on Thursday, and I have Friday off. That’s a good thing about football – it’s always on at night and usually it’s on the weekend. Baseball is on during the week and during the day, but it’s easy to check on a game a few times here and there without feeling like you’re missing out. Not so much with basketball.
Hockey update – the Red Wings defeated Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets to secure a spot in the postseason. There’s also something about them making a record, but I forget where I heard that and what it actually is. Update: from their own website, the record is nine consecutive seasons with 100 points.
I should get back to work, so I’ve got a goodie for you:
Hot Guy Pic!
Okay, there are lots of super cute college bball boys, but I feel way less dirty looking at someone close to my own age - Coach Brad Stevens for Butler. (AP Photo)
The power of fear November 21, 2008
Posted by gretchenarchangel in Uncategorized.Tags: Fear, Hot Guy Pic, Random, Rich Harden, Working Out
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Fear is both a demotivator and a motivator. It is healthy and unhealthy. It can be fun (as in watching a scary movie or going to a haunted house) or it can be awful (as in waiting on the MRI scans for your friend with cancer). I think I’ve read somewhere that it’s good to admit your fears – it might help you to get past them (if they’re that debilitating kind, for sure). In that spirit, I have a confession:
I have fear.
It’s no phobia – very little can scare me that bad, I think. But, today, I have two kinds of fear: Fear of working out with my new trainer and fear of not being fit as I get older.
The fear of not being fit (read: not being healthy) as I get older really hit home this year. I turned 30. I know, 30 isn’t old, but that “milestone” of a birthday got me thinking about what I’d like to be doing with myself heading toward that next milestone. I decided that being unfit – not really fat, but not skinny and certainly not fit – was one of my worst problems…and it has been for a while, but I guess I wasn’t ready to deal with it. Now I am, and I am taking the proper steps (I hope).
Those proper steps start with calling up a friend of a friend who just happens to be a fitness trainer. She’s fit – and looks damned good for her age – and I think she knows what she’s doing. But, I have fear…I am afraid. I’m afraid of the sure-to-happen pain and soreness. I’m afraid of hurting myself on one of those contraptions that people use in the gym. I’m afraid of looking like a total ass in the gym.
But, the fear of aging faster with my unfit self is greater, and that’s the fear that motivates me to treat myself better. I think, once I get there and get going with the trainer’s help, I’ll be okay and that OTHER set of fears will fade.
I’m sure you’ll read more about this should you decide to stop by again. In the meantime – a more positive thought (and one I’ll try to keep with me this evening):
Random hot guy of the day!!
Ohaithere, Hottie Rich Harden...
