I have a cold. It is so unfair to be sick on the weekend. Tim got sick with a cold on Thursday and was just coming clean when it smote me today. No bike riding or jogging for Heather today. No much of anything for Heather today, except for nose blowing. I swear I’ve used a whole box of tissues.
Truth be told, I did get some stuff done today – laundry, dishes, breakfast, Target shopping, etc. I also pulled out 3 tomato plants and chucked them into the yard waste bin. They are still producing tomatoes, but the tomatoes are gross. They have soft spots and black spots, and they just end up rotting on the vine. So I chucked them. The back yard is a little better looking now.
Besides today though, it’s been a pretty great weekend. Tim and I made it to the gym yesterday. It was the first day back for me since last Wednesday! My morning workouts are getting harder to do. I need to steel myself, is all. Tim and I are thinking of starting a Facebook page for us and our health-minded friends to encourage each other to work out. It’s so much easier, or at least it sucks less, to work out when one has friends to which to be accountable. I did arm weights and elliptical, and my arms are literally killing me today. I don’t know if I’ll make. I love you all, and it’s been a fun ride.
We also had Mom and Dad over this weekend. They arrived in time for macho nachos last night, after which we played euchre and watched The Ugly Truth. TUT is not a good movie, per say. But, Mom and I were looking for a light-hearted, funny movie, and it fit the bill perfectly. It’s a little raunchy, but there are some good, tender moments in it – like when Gerard Butler is all falling for Kathryn Heigel, and she’s oblivious to it until the elevator scene. Tim and I were discussing Inception today, specifically the point where Joseph Gorden-Levitt steals a kiss from Ellen Page under false pretenses. We agreed that those simple, clean, restrained moments are more romantic than full-on knocking boots (ala the last scene of TUT).
Anyway, it was great to see Mom and Dad again. I asked Dad in June if he could build me a tall table/desk, so that I can use my computer whilst standing up. The desk will also serve as a stand-up drawing table. I was just looking for a simple, tall table, but Dad found a beautiful pattern for a drawing table with an adjustable table top. It’s full of whimsy and will be an heirloom of our household when it’s completed. I can’t wait.
I am taking another watercolor class held by the Figge on Saturday. I am looking forward to getting some instruction again. I enjoy drawing and painting, yet it’s oddly hard for me to do it unless I have to for a class. I’m starting to get suspicious that I’m just lazy. I hope that’s not true. It’s definitely something I need to work on – producing instead of consuming. Consuming is just so much easier. And, we all have our addictions. Tim and I went to the Active Endeavors Tent Sale yesterday, and I almost bought another travel bag, even though I already have 2 perfectly servicable, attractive travel bags. I just really, really, really, love bags and purses. I don’t know why. I just do. I like to buy them and use them, and look at them – more than I like to sit at my desk and draw or paint. It’s easier, but less fulfilling, which is the way of life, I guess.
I got some reading done with weekend too. I am almost done with Lord of the Rings, which I am reading for the fourth time. I had forgotten how bastardized the movies are. They portray so many characters inexactly. Frodo, Faramir, Gimli – they are all mockeries of their book-selves. I do really enjoy the movies, and I understand why they felt the need to alter things (to reach a wider audience), but it’s a true shame that they took so much honor away from these noble characters, especially Frodo and Faramir. They are no noble and wise in the books. Anyway, the books are making me somewhat pensive and reflective – making me wonder what good I am doing in this world, how I am fighting the darkness.
But, this post has gone on long enough. It’s time for supper and Tim and Lucent. Take care and have a wonderful week.
Yours truly,
HloDeCello
