Thursday Update

Figured I go list today:



1. I'm up to 88 connections on LinkedIn (yay!) It's been great reconnecting with folks. Just heard from the brother of the friend of a friend that I stayed with in Madrid a few summers back. Now I just have to find time to send the requests individually to people I've worked with in the past. Goal to crack 100 before the summer. Funny how my 500+ dream has dropped.



2. I finally found a commiserating friend to discuss my weight gain. Had a great weekend visiting an old highschool friend up in New Hampshire and her family. Played a ton of video games on their wii and at Chucky Cheese - strange place but love the Fast and the Furious driving game. Had to remind myself that there was no do-overs the next day driving the "New England" route home. Reegan and I are same height, body type, everything. I was her maid of honor at her wedding and everyone thought I was one of her sisters. She's going through exactly the same thing - thighs/butt gain. Not a bad thing but does mess up things when you outgrow your favorites.



3. I'm seriously considering buying a Wii, PS3 or XBox. Not because I want to play video games but I found out you can stream Netflix through these devices. And I think Hulu on some of them too. Any opinions on which one I should get? I think Wii gives me the best streaming options.



4. Dad's coming to visit this weekend to enjoy in the Patriot Day festivities. We were planning on biking down to Lexington to see the reenactments, but unfortunately I've stalled on my bike purchase. I keep waffling between buying a new bike on the cheap side, a used bike off of craigslist or just bringing in my bike to get new tires and a tune-up. Plus the fact that these stores don't have great week day hours, I've gotten no where. Think we'll have to drive instead this weekend - bummer.



5. My wonderful glass tupperware killed my wonderful Marc O'Polo bag that I bought last summer in the Frankfurt International Airport when I was killing time before flying off to Stockholm. How can a sentence sound so wonderful and sad at the same time?



6. My landlords are gone on vacation right now which means I get to do laundry tonight. Normally there's a curfew since they go to bed early. It's weird not hearing them below me. They're not loud, but they do effect my morning schedule I realized when getting ready today. If I hear them moving around, I know it's after 7 am and I should get moving. I was a bit late to work - opps.



7. I've been off PB&J for awhile now, almost a year. Which makes lunch harder and I wimp out sometimes. But through the wimping out I discovered a great new sandwich - it's made with good fresh bread (whole grain), wicked sharp cheddar and fresh grapes (cut in half so they don't pop out). Mmmm mmmm good.



8. I woke up this morning thinking today was Friday. I was excited. It's actually Thursday. Now I'm a little disappointed.