Hop ‘n Shop

July 31, 2009 in Non-Work, humor

I can’t put any weight on my foot for a few  days while my racehorse injury heals (all I need is a blanket of roses and a bucket of oats), so when I was struck by one of my Great Ideas (TM), and needed to do some shopping, out came the crutches.
Jesus, I’d forgotten what [...]

Wait, it’s a what, now?

July 29, 2009 in Non-Work, life in LA

So much for that ‘homestretch’ idea.
Last week, in a fit of frustration at the slow speed of my recovery, the doctor shot my foot full of cortisone, which helped a little but didn’t completely get rid of the pain.
Today, I went in expecting to get another heavy sigh followed by a shot,  but instead was [...]

So it’s 500 degrees and I’m wearing a wig.

July 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

Since my actual prom (oh, so long ago) sucked ass (mainly because I was too cool/bound up in my teenage angst/busy caving in to resisting peer pressure to enjoy it), I thought Caroline on Crack’s idea for a Blogger Prom was a stroke of genius. Why not a prom redux when everyone’s actually going to [...]

The more time I have, the less I find.

July 17, 2009 in Non-Work

When I’m busy, I get an immense amount of stuff done.  I get up at the crack of dawn, hit the gym, return phone calls on the way to work, squeeze paperwork in between lighting set-ups, pay my bills on time (usually), keep the garden watered and the cat happy (as cats go) and still [...]

Workout time

July 3, 2009 in Uncategorized

Now that the foot’s feeling better (still not 100%, but much better, although it’s very sore today), I’ve been spending lots of time in the gym attempting to lose the weight I gained while flat on my back.
Now that I’m officially middle aged, this isn’t as easy as I’d like it to be, especially since [...]