It's been forever since I've posted, and lot of things have changed in my life ;x
The holidays are now over, and it's time to get back with the program! This time ;x I have a diet & exercise buddy! I also have some more free weights, and actual time (& room!) to do my video. Picking up some more cold-weather workout gear from work because it's super clearanced right now ;x There are also like .... 8...9? Dance Dance Revolution games at my entertainment disposal. Bwa ha ha ha ha. Contemplating joining the Y, but I don't know how much fun that would be without a female work-out buddy. I mean, I'll want to do the girly shit, and he'll want to the do manly shit. ^^;; That, and we're not *married* so we can't get any cool discounts for joining together. He wants to officially start on the 1st, so I'm getting whatever dumb indulgences I wanted out of the way beforehand. Back to WW for me! They have a group here in town...I should contemplate getting in touch with them.
I have to pick up some more BC packs next week, and they'll weigh me then so I'll be sure to update my measurements & weight to see what kind of damage the holidays, him spoiling me, and my recent restarting of birth control pills have done. (On the plus side, my pants are loose x.x; even thought I just bought some new ones in November ... my band size on my bra went down, but that just made my cup size go up x.x;;) The only bad thing about loosing weight... spending all of that money on clothes! (Good thing I work in clothing retail, right?)
Because I Love You If I had my way, there wouldn't be any clocks or calendars, any laces we have to go, or things we have to do. Just an eternity of weekends and days together. Time enough to take long looks at you across the table and long walks with you in the park. Time enough to talk and listen and hold you in a lingering embrace. If I had my way, there would finally be enough time to love you the way I want to love you, the way you deserve to be loved - totally, endlessly.
-L. Staten
Happy Valentine's Day
Love, Jeremy
My Birthday Card
Having you to love is reason enough to celebrate...but now that it's your birthday, there's all the more reason. I could wish you all kinds of happy things...and you'd deserve them all...but since you're so special, I want to wish you all the happiness you've given me. You're a very warm and caring person, and you've made such a difference in my life. No matter where we go or what we do. You're the one who makes those times wonderful. That's why I hope your birthday celebration is especially wonderful for you... After all, your birthday only happens once a year...and someone like you only happens once in a lifetime.
I've decided to go ahead and recude my daily WW points. Based on my pattern I'd start on Sunday anyways, but according to Jeremy's scale (which is bigger, sturdier, and has half points ^_^) I was .5 a lb under what I need to be to lower them anyways.
That, and our scale can give you 3 or 4 answers in 5 minutes, so I think I just need to buy one for myself.
I heard back from Jack Daniels. One DHP cooler is 4 pts. But 3 is 13 points. I never usually drink more than one anyways, so I'm good.
I've finally succumbed to the diet soda. But I still refuse to drink Diet Mt. Dew. (Although the Diet MDX isn't half bad)
I really need to get on a ball with my packing/unpacking. Its basically come to a hault. I was going to work on it last night, but I first need to clean up the trash from my room, and the basement trashcan was missing! Bleh.
I work from 8-5 today, sometime this week I want to go for a bike ride. If I lived in G-Burg, Jeremy and I could go for a bike ride around Lake Storey. But, alas.
I've decided that as soon as they give me my permanent schedule at work, I'm going to go get another job. Something to just be part-time here, and seasonal, and then when I want to move to G-burg, I'll already have my foot in the door somewhere. There's a lot of retail stores here and there, and then I can find someplace that will give me the hours to work around my school schedule. That is, of course, unless by miracle I get the chances to make enough impressive costuming items between now and then to be able to support myself on it.
*lightbulb*
NERO DFW had their NPC trailor stolen and is in dire need of props & costumes. I could *totally* use this opportunity to whip up a bunch of basics and send them down as a care package, and take a bunch of pictures of *everything* and then post it on the net. Shirts, decorated tabbards, basic tabbards, pouches, sashes, vests, capes, everything. Mua ha ha ha ha ha ha
Before I go on about how terribly spoiled I am by my wonderful boyfriend, I'll go ahead and give my status report for the week.
-2 lbs -3 inches
Anyways -
Friday they came and brought me a balloon tied to a bag of candy. Its still attached to the bag of candy, lol.
I went out to eat with Kandi & Cheri on lunch. I figured - what the hey? Its my birthday, might as well celebrate.
After work I went home and packed, then started my 1.75 hour trek. When I got there I was pleasantly suprised (besides, you know, getting to see him after two weeks of not). There was a vase with a dozen red roses on the table with a balloon tied to it. A gift bag, and a medium sized box with a bow.
I left them alone until they were basically brought to me. I was sitting on the couch and he brought them over.
Inside the bag was what appeared to be a small box, I opened it and it was three movies I've wanted for a while, Walk the Line, Rent, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
I began to unwrap the box (after first sticking the bow to his forehead) and holy crap it was a PS2. I was being dainty about opening it, I mean, slowly unwrapping it very carefully, and I started to pull the flap back and I saw the logo. I had to do a doubletake.
Did I mention I'm spoiled?
My Valentine's Day present (mind you, at that point we'd been seeing eachother unofficially only a little longer than a month) was a $200 serger (and a dozen red roses)
I can only imagine what Christmas is going to be like.
I was like "I cant mention anything I want around you, can I?" and he's like "Why not?" and I was like "Because you'll buy it!" and then he told me he had a list. And I was like "So you're set for like the next 3 years aren't you?" and he was like "Nah, not that long."
It gets harder to leave every time. He took a vacation day tonight, but I have to work at 8 am, so unfortunately I couldn't stay.
Anime Iowa is on my birthday next year! And its closer ^_^ less than 2 hours away.
I'm re-thinking attending Reactor next year.
That would still give me a convention between all three semesters.
Fall - Ohayo - Spring - ACen - Summer - Anime Iowa
Then back to fall again!
Anyways, reasons to not go to Reactor -
WTF is up with their judging system? I mean, I understand their winners from <a href="http://www.fansview.com/2003/animereactor/arcosp.htm" target="_blank">2003</a> and <a href="http://www.fansview.com/2004/animereactor/arcosp.htm" target="_blank">2004</a>, but looking at the winners of <a href="http://www.fansview.com/2005/reactor/recosp.htm" target="_blank">2005</a> in comparision to the <a href="http://www.fansview.com/2005/reactor/re22b.html" target="_blank">contestants</a> -I'm at a loss!
Also, there's talk of a smoking problem - people smoking in crowded hallways, elevators, other places where you just shouldn't do that.
I'm worried about costume damage! Cosplay is *the* reason why *I* go to conventions! I don't want cigarette burns, smoke stains, or that smell that just sticks x.x;
My first night at work wasn't too terrible. Actually talked to fewer RPs today than I did yesterday.
I'm thinking about buying the bellydance fitness video they have a Best Buy - that is, the next time I'm actually over by Best Buy. Maybe I'll ask dad to go and get it for me. There's a BB right across the street from his store. Maybe they sell it on-line?
BB.com has a 4-pk of bellydance videos for fitness dvds for 25 bucks.
I was thinking about spoiling myself to Sheer Cover make-up for my birthday. Mabye.
I'm also thinking about making Selene's costume from Underworld for Halloween.
Well, I've dipped a bit into my flex points this week, but then again that's what they're for, so you can indulge yourself. We're not going to have the chance to go out this week as a family and go for another bike ride, so I think tomorrow I'm going to get up early and go for a ride by myself. Just around the neighborhood. It'll be nice.
Today I have my first late shift at work, then again late shifts don't really mean anything. Today and tomorrow I'll work 11-8, but Friday I'll go back to 8-5. And, since Friday is my birthday I'll get a balloon & candy at work.
Friday I'm having lunch with my mom, and after work I'm driving up to G-Burg to see Jeremy.
My stepmom asked me what my weight goal was and I told her, I don't really have a *number* goal, per say, I just want to be comfortable enough with my body to get my bellybutton pierced. She gave me a kind of weird look, and said "well, that's a goal." It was funny.
I made some comment to Jeremy about becoming anorexically skinny to get my bellybutton pierced (he thinks they're sexy, but getting it done is something I've wanted to do before I even met him) and he said he didn't think he'd like it if I was anorexically skinny. Thank's love =)
Looking into what I want to do as far as conventions go next year. The four I'd definately like to visit (Chosen by size/age of convention, previous experiences, and location) are
Ohayocon - January - Columbus, OH Anime Central - May - Chi-town, IL Anime Iowa - August - Cedar Rapids, IA The Reactor - Chi-town, IL
And, if I can afford it/if I don't have time restraints OMG! Con - May - Paducah, KY JAFAX - June - Allendale, MI
Eventually, I'd love to go to Anime Expo and Otakon, but that's not going to be until I'm more financially stable.
Here's how my schedule for next year is going to look - 1/5-1/7 Ohayocon 1/8-5/10 Spring Semester 5/11-5/13 Anime Central 5/14-6/1 Pre-summer Semester 5/25-5/27 OMG! Con is Memorial Day Weekend, but the Pre-summer Semester doesn't have classes the Monday after. 6/4-7/27 Summer Semester 6/23-6/24 JAFAX - I'm really thinking *against* JAFAX for two reasons. 1) I did some recreational activities in the middle of the summer semester the last time I took summer classes and it really distracted me from my schoolwork, and B) 680 miles (for the round-trip) is far to drive for a two-day con.
The same goes for OMG!Con, besides Ohayocon (which is probably the 2nd biggest convention in the midwest) it's the farthest I'd have to go to a convention, and I don't know if I can handle going to two conventions in May.
8/?-8/? - Anime Iowa 8/20?-12/13?- Fall Semester 10/?-10? - The Reactor
Well first, let me start off by saying that I'm nearly 20 years old (this Friday) & I weigh 178 lbs. I started doing WeightWatchers 3 weeks ago, and I have lost 5 lbs & 1 inch from my waist in that period of time.
Dieting is interesting in our house, four of the five people who live here are dieting, with three different techniques.
My father is on the Atkins diet. He's limited to 20 net carbs per day.
My stepmother & I are on the WeightWatchers diet, she's actually registered & goes to meetings, but I'm just following the technique.
My stepsister is doing her own thing, eating more organic foods, and exercising more.
Unfortunately, its hard to plan "family meals" since things that are generally low-carb are high calorie/fat and things that are low calorie/fat are generally high carb. Occasionally we can plan variations, or find a happy medium if we plan for it.
I guess I'll go into the whole generic "Why am I doing this?" schpeal.
-I want to be healthier -I want to feel sexier -I want to get my bellybutton pierced* -I want to look better & be admired more in my costumes* -I want to look better for my wonderful boyfriend*
*There's no point in getting your bellybutton pierced if you're not going to show it off, and people with too much pudge should not be showing it off.
*Costuming is my favorite hobby whether it be for Live-Action Roleplaying Games(LARP), Renaissance Faires/Festivals, or Cosplay(Costume-Play).
*The absolute love of my life. I know he'd say he doesn't care, but you know that deep down all guys like it when other guys look at their girlfriends and get jealous.
At my current weight my daily points target is 24 points, with a weekly allowance of 35 points. When I lose 4 more pounds I'll go down to 22 points. I'm hoping this is before September.
I'm thinking about upping my goal to 3 pounds per week. If I lose 3 pounds per week I'd hit my ""weight goal"" in mid-December. (Nearly a month before Ohayocon)
I generally don't excercise, although when I get the chance I enjoy playing DDR (I currently have 4 versions). I've been biking once a week with my family (6.75 miles, 10 miles, then the full 12 miles of the bike ride), and I've started using 5 lbs free weights as of last Sunday to help tone my arms.
I'm hoping to find some friends on this site since we obviously have a similar interest/common goal!
A good site my stepmother found for WWPoints for restaurants is www.dwlz.com - check it out!
