Crazy Night of Texas Hold'em

Yes, yes, I know... I am not a "daily" blogger, but I promise I'll try to get a post in at least every few days... (Don't yell at me, Brittany!)

So when I left off on Friday evening with my post, I mentioned the awesome game of poker that was to commence Saturday evening... So I figured I'd spend this blog talking about the tournament. For those of you unlucky souls who don't know, it is a BIG deal to play poker at Joe's house. We like to call it the Lovelace Basement Poker Club. And it is a BIG deal to win this game as well. You see, back this last year, Brad made a championship poker belt for the winner to sign and wear around for the night... So obviously you want to get your name on the belt and to have your picture taken with the belt on! Duh! My name is on the belt, but unfortunately, only once! Oh well... The events of the night are always fun no matter who the winner is, but it definitely feels better when you get to walk away knowing you wrote your name on the belt that night.

Saturday's game/tournament consisted of 16 players, three tables in all. To start the night off, we drew a number... either 1, 2, or 3. That told you which table you were playing at. 2 of the tables had 5 people at them, and 1 had 6. It was a $5 buy in to play and you had about an hour or so to buy back in one time, should you lose all of your chips. However, you only were given 75% of your chips when you bought back in. Every 30 minutes we raised the blinds so that the game would only last 5 hours vs. like 8 or so!

We started the game around 7:30 and it lasted until about 12:30 or so... but the party went on for hours after that! There was sooo much party food, you didn't know what to do with yourself. I brought cookies, bean dip, and taco dip... One person brought oreo cheesecake minis (home made!), others brought multiple dips, chips, cheeses, peanuts, etc. So, of course, we had to take a 15 minute break to grab some munchies (and cigs for those smokers who were playing). I wish I had taken a few pics of all of the food, but I didn't even think about it until I had left. But fear not, I have quite a few fun little pics from the night's events to show here in a bit.

Once there got to be only 7 or so players, we moved down to one main table... Alex and Annie were one of the 7 last players... unfortunately for me, I was not. This Rachel girl (a friend of Joe's sister who was in town) was at my table initially and when she bought back in, boy did she start raking in all of our chips! At one point I was the chip leader at our table, and the next I was done-zo. Oh well, I was glad that at least Annie and Alex made it to the "final round".  The final two players were Annie and Rachel... and it got to the point where they were literally just going back and forth with winning... at that point it would've taken all night to finish, so finally Annie agreed to just "split the pot" and call it a tie... So, fortunately for them, we allowed them both to sign the belt. They each came away with about $60 (after having given 2nd and 3rd place their money back...)

Here are some fun pics from the night...




Annie playing intently...



Emmy Sue hanging out afterwards...



My Love after he got out of the game...

Rachel and Annie signing the belt...



LBPC Poker Champs!



Some fun details from the night...

Can't have a poker night without a dealer and some boos....

Codey and Papa Lovelace enjoying a game of pool...

Me, Emily, and Annie - Being weird?

As you can clearly see, the evening was not only eventful, but fun, and filled with awesome people and good times. I am definitely looking forward to another round of Hold'em at the Lovelace's house!


I spent yesterday having breakfast with my family and Alex and then heading to Louisville... I worked on super lame homework, and went to bed super early since I am still not feeling great. Damn winter colds/flu/sinus infections... whatever it is that I might be coming down with! Ew! I'm still not up to par today, but am feeling better than yesterday that is for sure.

I better stop blogging so that I can get to listening to more lectures on nanotechnology and writing my essay on them... yuck. I am SO over school!

Untrustworthy #4
People who drive under the speed limit.

Cold. In more than one way...

Today I woke up at about 5am from a sneezing fit. You know it's not going to be a great day when you are literally woken up out of sleep before your alarm ever even goes off, especially by sneezing. My entire day has unfortunately been full of sneezing. I am obviously getting a cold. It's these type of days where I just want to be home at my mom's house wrapped up in a blanket with a box of tissues. So obviously, that's exactly where I am.

After class today I drove up to NKY and spent the evening with my mom. (Outside of the hour and 15 minutes I spent down in the basement running on the treadmill and doing Zumba. Yay go me!) I made us some breaded porkchops and augratin potatoes for dinner (added in some green peas to get that folic acid in my system, now that Cara has worried me about that vital nutrient!) Mom and I chatted and ate dinner together. Dad is at the cabin tonight, had to check on the bubbler to make sure the boat engines don't freeze up. So tonight it's just me, Momma Lonn, and the puppies.

My plans for the rest of the night are quite lame but so very relaxing. I plan to literally just lie here with a book reading for the rest of the night. Its cold out, naturally since it is January, so I am bundled up in the coziest blanket, next to both of my pups. I don't feel like moving, I have a cold, and so relaxing is exactly what the rest of my night is going to entail. There's nothing better than Cozying up to a great book on a cold night if you ask me. Except maybe being cozied up next to Alex... But unfortunately for me he is working until midnight. :(

My tissue and book stash for the night...

This blog is lame, it's lacking anything interesting and is also lacking photos, but I feel like crud, so get over it. Tomorrow night is a huge poker night at Joe's (20ish people expected for the turnout) so hopefully Sunday I'll have some funny stories to tell with some awesome poker chip photos. I brought my DSLR in town just in case :)

I hope no one else is feeling craptastic on this Friday night... But if you are, get some rest. I am...


Untrustworthy #3
People who don't like cake for breakfast.

Wicks, Quotes, and Surprise Visits...

Sorry everyone - I haven't posted in a few days. I've been pretty busy... pretty busy being lazy with the boyfriend. Alex decided to come down and visit me on Monday afternoon and didn't leave until this afternoon... which is A-O-K by me! :) We spent the last few days lounging on the couch watching movies, hanging out, and just enjoying life in the same state together! Couldn't be happier... <3

In a recent post of mine, I mentioned some jobs Alex has been looking into... He had an interview Monday morning for a high school varisty golf coach position for next fall... and he got an offer for the position, before the interview was even over! How awesome is that? He is pretty excited, and I think he will be an awesome golf coach. It stinks that the position doesn't start until late summer when the golf team has to start practice, but its still an awesome step into the direction Alex wants to head. Although he ultimately wants to teach more than anything, having a golf coaching job under his belt and on his resume will be great for potential PE teaching positions that may open up in the future. We are all super pumped for him... and by 'we' I mean all of our family and friends. :)

Alex at the golf range last summer...

Annie and I decided we were in the mood for pizza tonight, so we went to Wick's on Bardstown Road for dinner. If you live in Louisville and haven't eaten Wick's Pizza, you are insane. Go there, right now, and eat some! The pizza is awesome, the atmosphere is fun, and did I mention that the pizza is awesome? Yum. The breadsticks were hugeeee and very tasty, so I recommend those as well. We got the "Mighty Meaty Wick" pizza... Phenomenal... one-two pieces would fill you up completely. We brought the massive amount of leftovers home for Cara to enjoy. Definitely great pizza.

Mighty Meaty Wick

Breadsticks

At Wick's, on the table, there was an ad for Knobb Creek, and on the ad it had a quote, "At some point in time a man switches from 'I'll have what he's having' to 'I'll have what I'm having'."   Below it was another quote that said "Drink Life Deeply".  I think these are two very intriguing phrases... in one aspect you can obviously look at the quotes in terms of drinking, but in the other aspect, you can associate them with life.

The first quote reminds me of a wall piece that I purchased not too long ago which has helped me tremendously in coming to terms with a lot of things in life... I happen to be a very materialistic person, and sometimes it is hard for me to come to terms with not always having what I want. The wall piece I purchased says, "It's not having what you want, its wanting what you have." Similar to the Knobb Creek quote, this one shows that it isn't about what someone else has that you might be jealous of or yearning for, its not about getting everything you want, buying the house you always dreamed of, having the most expensive car, etc... It should be about wanting what you have and enjoying it to the fullest. This concept is something I think many people should consider. It truly put some perspective on how I have viewed things previously in life. I've always been the person who wants more and 'has to have'... but this has kept me out of the clouds, so to speak. The quote has taught me that I should feel lucky for what I have and appreciate it. And so I try every day to be thankful for all that I have been given... A loving and supportive family, an extremely caring and wonderful boyfriend, amazing friends who have always been there by myside through thick and thin, an intelligent brain, decent health, a roof over my head in both Louisville and NKY... the list could go on and on. [Sorry, I know this is rambling... but hey, the blog IS called nonsense, right?]

I think that it is vital to 'drink life deeply' in the sense that you should live life to its fullest. I, unfortunately, know damn well from personal experience that life is too short. Too short indeed. Why not do what you can to make the most of it, in all aspects. Laugh often, Live always, and Love much... right?

Knobb Creek Quote

Wall Hanging

So I say to you, my blog followers, appreciate what you have, be thankful for every ounce of it, and drink life deeply.



Untrustworthy #2:
People who either aren't sarcastic, or cannot handle sarcasm.

Triple Date Night and Untrustworthies

I love date nights. In fact, I especially love triple date nights. I spent Saturday evening on a triple date with some awesome people. (Alex, Brew, Lauren, Aimee, Danny Boy) We started our evening off by going to a sports bar and getting some dinner, then we worked our way downtown and attended the Cincinnati Cyclones game. So, maybe the Cyclones aren't an NHL team, but lets face it, Alex loves hockey. And boys seem to love any activity where it is actually an 'ok' thing to 'check' someone into a wall... so the guys were in heaven attending this hockey game. We girls, of course, spent most of the game observing the other random people around us (crazy Red soul-less lady, punk little kids with their shirts off!) and chatting about all kinds of random things. We also got some cotton candy to munch on, thanks to Brew for purchasing it, by the way ;) The Cyclones won, 6-4, I think... lol There was a pretty big fight, the kind where they rip their helmets off and punch each other's heads and then take each other down onto the ice... very intriguing to watch. What a bunch of bafoons. All in all though, the game was a success, a lot of fun, and a great group date venue!

U.S. Bank Arena

The Girls!

The Goofy Boys!

I think the general consensus on the triple date was that everyone had a blast, everyone got along perfectly, and everyone wants to do it all again, hockey and all... :)

Yesterday was my parent's 28th anniversary. TWENTY-EIGHT! Holy moly! I am so proud of them and am so hoping that we get to share another 28 years with them :) It's so awesome to think of marriages lasting these days with how many seem to go off the deep end. I am very lucky to be able to say that my parents are still together, still having fun, and still steaming along full speed ahead... :)



Papa and Momma Lonn (A few summers ago...)



I've decided, with a little provoking on Cara's part, to start a daily (or rather postly) list of what Cara likes to call "Untrustworthies". This list will contain numerous categories and descriptions of people or things that we feel are deemed "untrustworthy". Generally the items are comical, most of us can relate in one way or another, whether you fall guilty to the Untrustworthy, or you know someone else who falls guilty of it. They are quite hilarious and funny to hear. Cara and her old housemates started this list and it has since grown to more than 100 untrustworthies! I will be posting their untrustworthies as well as coming up with some of my own personal opinions of what I deem is untrustworthy. Hopefully everyone finds them comical and doesn't decide to take offense to them... because I can tell you right now, I fall into a bunch of categories of untrustworthies :) So from here on out, I will end each blog with one untrustworthy... Enjoy!

Untrustworthy #1:

People who NEVER use curse words.

Social Reject Cookies Fantasy

Funny how my previous two posts both oddly are titled after foods. Probably because I love food and tend to center a lot of my day/time/thoughts around food. Okay, not a LOT of my time, but definitely some time. This evening Cara, Annie, and myself went to P.F. Changs for a delicious dinner, much needed on this cooped up snow day. (Not that I am complaining... because who doesn't LOVE a snow day?) And now that we are home, Cara has decided to bake sugar cookies. You know the kind with the icing on them and possibly even sprinkles... sprinkles for sure in Cara's case. Cara decided she would call these specific cookies "reject cookies" because they are made with the sprinkles left over from holiday cookies she made... Hence the fact that she used pumpkin sprinkles, fall leaves sprinkles, etc. So anyway, tomorrow she gets to see Austin, so she wanted to bake him some cookies. I might steal a few to take to Alexander as well. We shall see. They smell great and look awesome, so let us hope I don't eat them myself before Cara gets to take them tomorrow.

Cara Baking Cookies!

Cara showing off one of the finished products...

Reject Cookies!

Tonight the girls and myself went to see the new movie "No Strings Attached". I, personally, really liked it. It's obviously cliche because no movies now-a-days are new stories, but it was very funny and very cute. And for those guys who might read this, there's a decent amount of sex or sexual type of scenes. And for those of you ladies who want to see Ashton Kutchar's cute butt, its in there too :) Natalie Portman is adorable. Small boobs and all. So maybe there IS hope for those of us girls who have no chests.

Currently we are back at our apartment, cookies now baked, watching 'The Social Network". It is an excellent movie. Whats mega nerdy about it, is that I actually understand the code he discusses and shows as he creates the site. Embarrassing or what? Yep. It is. It is very interesting to hear the story about how Facebook came about and what is/has happened with the company since its creation. Everytime Facebook changes some sort of setting, I get pissed. I don't know about you guys, but it is highly frustrating and irritating. Change. It sucks, but is inevitable. After having seen this movie in the theaters a few months back, I decided that I no longer planned to get too pissed about the things that Mark Zuckerberg changes about the site, because I actually like this guy. I like his story, I like his wit, I like his intelligence. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be able to contact and share so many fun stories/photos/comments/opinions with half of our friends around the globe. So, as irritated as we might be with Mark, we should just suck it up, because let's admit it... his site rocks.

The Social Network DVD case... I like.

If we weren't watching TSN right now, I would probably be playing my PS3. Over Christmas break I purchased quite a few new video games. And for my birthday Annie gave me one as well. Of the five total, I have played 4. The one I still have left to even start playing is Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3. Yes, this screams nerd. Whatever. Get over it. I am a gamer and I don't care what you have to say about it. Perhaps I'll play that some time this week if my school work and work work don't get in the way. Chances are they will. Oh well.

The New Games.

The moon looked beautiful tonight. Mystical. Bright, almost full. If I had my camera on me at the point in which Cara and I stopped and stared at it in the parking lot of Target tonight, I would have taken a photograph. But unfortunately, I didn't have it on me. But it was stunning. This of course throws me back into the "wonders of life" thought process where I sit here pondering how insane it is that the moon controls the tides. Really? How insane is that. Incredible. Everything links to something else. Everyday, even though I've known these little things for years, I am amazed by the existence of not only the world, but how it works.

Its moments like this where I wish I would have been an elementary school teacher... I'd love to be able to present these awesome notions to the new little minds of children in elementary schools. They ask the best questions, both simple and complicated. They are eager to learn and to know. This is part of the reason why I love the company of the children I babysit so very much. Their little minds are so excited about life, not tarnished yet, not negative yet, just eager. Maybe some day I will be able to go back and teach children... If I'm lucky.

Raw Chicken and Sex Cake

I love Thursdays. For numerous reasons. First and foremost, it is the day of the week where I can officially be excited because there is only one more day of class. Secondly, I only have one class all day on Thursdays and it is early in the morning, which leaves the entire rest of my day for me to do anything that I please (and by that I mean work on GE stuff, do homework, etc.) Thirdly, it is the day of the week where we have a few extra ladies in the apartment with whom we make dinner and dessert with. We are always cozy and lazy and its so very wonderful. All in all, its an awesome day.

Lazy Ladies on Thursday night :)

Tonight, I was the person required to cook the dinner. Somehow its often the case that I am the one expected to make dinner... but such is life. Anyway, tonight on the menu was Chicken Noodle Casserole. Super simple recipe, consisting of very few ingredients. I put everything together with the help of Cara and Brittany, put it in the oven for the required time at the correct temperature. 30 minutes later when the buzzer went off, I took the casserole out of the oven. Looked great, smelled great. Awesome. Cara and Rupal were the first to make a plate, and after one bite of noodles, Cara went to eat some of the chicken... only to find out it was completely and utterly raw! What the! Confused I went and rechecked the recipe... only to discover the one word that changed everything... "cooked"... as in "4 boneless chicken breasts cooked and cut up"... woops! We had to throw the casserole back in the oven at a higher temp for about 15 more minutes to get the chicken cooked. All in all though, the casserole proved to be pretty damn good. Raw chicken and all!

The dessert of the evening is the famous "Better than Sex" cake. Phenomenal chocolate cake with cool whip icing, kept chilled. There's more to it, but if everyone knew, it wouldn't be so special! It is by far my favorite dessert to make/eat. By far. If you haven't had it, you are completely missing out.

An almost half-eaten Better than Sex cake :)

Today we got a lot of snow in the Ohio Valley region... from Louisville to Cincinnati and anywhere else local to those cities. For those of us in Louisville, we didn't experience a lot of snow until this afternoon, but once it started falling, it was absolutely beautiful. I love snow. I know so many people who hate snow, or get tired of it quickly, but not me. I love it. There is something so surreal and peaceful about a snowfall that I feel nothing else compares to. The snow makes the grungiest cities look pretty and serene... It even makes Niagara Falls more beautiful...

Niagara Falls over Christmas break with the family

When I think about snow, I think about the craziness and unreal conjecture that no two snowflakes are ever alike. Is that seriously possible? Think about the millions upon millions of snowflakes that fell just in this region today... Then add that to the snowflakes that will fall tomorrow in the north east, or the snowflakes that fell last week around the U.S.... and we of course must also consider the snowflakes that have fallen elsewhere in the world this year. And then consider that snowflakes have been falling for hundreds upon hundreds of years... and yet no two are expected to EVER be the same? Who are we to argue this point when we obviously cannot inspect all snowflakes that ever existed... but the entire notion in itself just baffles me. Logically I think its ridiculous and definitely just doesn't seem possible. And yet at the same time I think it is wonderfully fascinating because when we think about it, the big man upstairs has created billions of people, each different from another in some way or another, so why not make snowflakes different from each other as well? The vastness of the intricate makings of every single tiny thing in this world fascinates me. Its absolutely mindboggling if you ask me. But beautiful, none the less.

Taken a few weeks ago at Ault Park in Cincinnati

Also taken at Ault Park

And again...

 

Today, Cara felt it necessary to go out on our back porch and take this poor little painted pumpkin we bought before Halloween and set him up on the ledge near the snow. Needless to say, his stem fell off the second she tried to lift the pumpkin, poor little rotten guy. But its pretty awesome because if you hadn't touched him, you would have never known he was rotting as he appeared to be holding up beautifully on the porch.



Cara and the Rotten Pumpkin

Last night Alex called me to tell me about a potential job opening happening this upcoming year that would be a perfect fit for him as a PE teacher. I am so excited for him, even though I know it will be quite a while before anything is answered in regards to the job. It's crazy because if it wasn't for my cousin Katie, this connection may have never happened. It is funny to me how things seem to work out in life and how someone networked with someone else could make a huge difference in someone's life. I know that it was a big choice for Alex to decide to move to Kentucky, and I am so very grateful that he did. I know that Alex and his family, along with myself and my family, were nervous for Alex to move to a completely new town, but I think it is turning out to be a great thing. Everything happens for a reason and I pray that new doors continue to open for Alex as he settles into his new life here... :)

Time for some more cake and the new episode of Bones... Man do I just wish Booth and Brennan would get together already!

Cannot Believe I am Beginning a Blog...

Never in my entire 23 years of life on Earth did I anticipate I would be starting a BLOG. Yes, a BLOG! One of those lame and worthless ramblings only loser internet obsessed people find themselves creating... a blog! But seeing as my life is pretty worthwhile to me, I figured I'd start rambling my nonsense from day to day. Perhaps even some of you other internet-obsessed losers out there will find yourselves intrigued to read about it. Or maybe you'll just be so incredibly bored in your class and find yourself reading it. [That is what happens to me... I find myself bored in my graduate classes, unethused by most, and tend to read other peoples' blogs.] Or maybe you just like stalking people, and thus you will read it as well. Whatever the reason may be, I'm glad you've stumbled upon my nonsense. Enjoy!

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So to start, I figure I'll just throw out some quick updates on my life for those of you who might not be aware of anything to do with who I am or what I am about.

This past August (2010) I received my Bachelors of Electrical Computer Engineering from the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. I endured four long, difficult, mind-exhausting years at the Speed School of Engineering... wondering all the while what in the hell was I thinking by choosing Engineering as my degree. I think my initial reasons when I started college were that I enjoyed and was good at math and science. I was also very logical in my thoughts. (Most of the time!) And as the four years progressed, I learned that I did indeed loathe high level math, science, and logic! Go figure, eh? But I guess that is what happens when things are dumped on you nonstop. My motivations to stay an engineer, however, include money (obviously), enjoyment for interesting new technologies... and that is about it. I am currently working on Masters of Electrical Computer Engineering (also from UofL) and will be graduating this May with my ME degree. May 14th to be exact. Who wants to start a countdown?

This year in Louisville, my lovely best friend Cara has moved in with Annie and myself. She is getting her masters at UofL as well :) We have a bigger apartment to accomodate and its a fabulous time! We even have an awesome houseguest aka additional room mate named Nigel. He is a badass. Plain and simple.



Cara and Myself at 21C Lounge in Louisville



Cara and Nigel... BFFs

For the past 3 years I have spent some time working as a co-op for GE - Aviation in Cincinnati, OH. I have been working in the software side of commerical aircraft engines. Luckily for me, I have nailed down a permanent full-time position to start this May once I graduate with my masters. For the time being, I am working remotely part-time for them as well. GE is a good company to work for, they have their hands in everything! I'm not sure software for commerical aircraft engines is where I will want to be for my entire life as an engineer, but it is definitely a good start. I enjoy the people I work with tremendously and have formed many awesome connections and friendships through working at GE. (aka Clyde, Christina, Derek, etc!)

On January 17th, I celebrated my two year anniversary with my completely amazing boyfriend Alex. We met in December of 2008 when I went to West Palm Beach, FL to visit one of my best friends, Lindsea. Lindsea and Alex were friends so of course we were introduced. Never in my right mind did I expect to continue any sort of relationship with this kid once I left WPB... but as we all should know very well, life is full of surprises! 2008 was an extremely painful year for me (and my family as well) as most people know. My brother Joey was killed in a motorcycle/semi accident early that spring. March 4th to be exact. I had taken this trip to WPB in December to be able to enjoy myself on the beach, spend time with my best friend, and to clear my head. Clear my head of the stress and pains of the year, and hopefully allow myself some room to heal and grow in the new year. I truly believe, from the deepest part of my soul, that my brother lead me to Alex that week while I was in Florida. I think Joey knew I needed someone who could show me the love and care that I needed to not only heal from the wounds of his loss, but to also allow myself to see that it was time for me to finally truly be happy. I can honestly say that I am beyond thankful to have met Alex, to have loved Alex, and to have been loved back by him in a way that makes my heart flutter each and every day. (Yes, I know, cut the sap!) Needless to say, we are still going strong 2 years later, Alex has just moved to Kentucky, (living with my cousin Katie!) and I cannot wait to see what is in store for us this next year!

Alex and Myself  at the bowling alley in Buffalo

Katie dunking Alex last summer :)

Another fun and refreshing fact for some of you to know about me is that I have recently in the past year taken up photography! I am by no means the best of the best... yet. But I will indeed get there. I love photography. I think it is extremely important to capture memories. Not only of family and friends, but of scenes that I pass by while on a walk, or interesting still life, etc. I have taken a few weddings and have 4 booked for 2011 so far. It is pretty exciting! I have also done a few family portrait sets, some infants and toddlers, etc. The photos I enjoy capturing the most though, are of random landscapes/nature scenes and of people who have no idea I'm taking their pictures! :) Go figure! If anyone is interested in seeing some of my photography, feel free to ask! I also have a website up that you can look at as well. I need to update some of the photos on it, but you'll get the picture! No pun intended!

http://www.momentsbyjm.com/ <--- Enjoy! :)

Alex graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University this December and so my family and I traveled to Buffalo, NY to celebrate with the Miosi clan. They're a pretty good bunch! Our families seemed to get along really very well, and that is great news for me because it is really important to me that the important aspects of my life can coexist without any issues arising :) Annie and Sammy are both 20, but are a year apart school wise. I feel like as different as they are, they are both very similar too. They both are studying Psychology at college and are both great listeners and advice givers. :) Pretty awesome situation Alex and I are in to have such great sisters around. Both my dad and Alex's dad, Norm, are republicans, drink beer, and like sports, so we all know they get along! And my mom and Sandy get along pretty well too! So, aside from the fact that Joey wasn't around, it proved to be a really good family visit. We went to Niagara Falls and did some of the touristy things in Buffalo. Hoping to see many more visits from both the Miosi's to KY and my family to NY in the near future! :)

At Alex's graduation in West Palm Beach in December

Sammy and Annie at the Falls over Christmas

My families in Niagara Falls, Canada

Love

So now that you have a brief recap... I'll go on to discuss the nonsense of my day! I'm sure you all are just super enthused...

So I had a few classes today (Machine Learning, Nanotechnology, and Microelectronic Fabrication) and none of them were anything worth talking about. It is still the beginning of the semester so topics are very shallow and of course, not super intriguing.

I have decided that I definitely want to be more 'fit'. I'm by no means overweight in any sense, but I never work out. I am too cheap to buy a gym membership ($37/mo at Urban Active right now, btw... ridiculous!) So since I am too cheap to get a membership somewhere, and honestly, I don't have the kind of time to make it to the gym in all reality between class, homework, and working part-time for GE, I have decided to do Zumba (at home). I purchased the Zumba DVDs today and the Zumba Fitness Wii game. I think that it is going to be a fun little workout for me to do everyday. Today was just the first initial beginner set of classes, but I'm sure it'll get more rigorous and intense. I did break a little sweat today though, so that is good to know!

Okay, so this is my first post. Hopefully they will prove to be more witty, enthused, and perhaps even enlightening as this blog grows and progresses. Any input/comments are welcome, but negative Nancy's can just take their little mouse icon and click the red X in the top corner... as I am by no means forcing them to read this.

And I'm out.