Mmmm, passivity

I've indulged in a lot of passive entertainment this weekend. On Friday night HLM took me to see the Paul Taylor dance company, which was pretty amazing. I was staring at the dancers' beautiful bodies with definite appreciation, but at the same time thinking wow, every single one of those people has a master's degree in dance. And they've all got all this memorized. Geez, I could never do that..

On Saturday we went to see Super Size Me, the documentary of a guy who ate nothing but McDonald's food for a month, which to my dismay informed me that cheese is addictive--at least, the casomorphins caused by the body's breakdown of casein are. Between that and all the graphic demonstrations in the movie involving refined sugar, I'm being a little bit paranoid about food now. Sigh. The funny thing is, Friday was the first day in ages that I actually ate no cheese the entire day, which is exceedingly rare for me. Oh yes, and I finished Oryx and Crake... funny, I hadn't known those were bird names.

The one productive thing I was planning to do this weekend--sand and repaint the porch railings--is suddenly on hold because the house's insurance company is telling us we have to make them taller to meet current codes for safety. Argh, that's going to take money away from the things that really need to be done... and takes away my little project too. I feel sluglike. Time to go work out, I guess. I did upper body as well as an hour of TKD yesterday, so I should be all set to do my legs without dying.

What Should I Do With My Life? The book, the question, Part II.

In the name of finishing what I started, I'm gonna finish what I started (I also answered all your comments on Part I). But be at ease... the last parts of the book were far more comforting than the first parts, for the most part. Here we get into things like how family works its way into the question, and also one or two super-inspiring stories of people who people with really big dreams (about whom I might have something to say later, but not so much today, as it turns out).

( An interesting take on the kids issue )

( General blather )

current mood: sleepy
current music: I understand about indecision, I don't care about gettin' behind... people livin' in competition, all I want is to have my peace of mind.