"In Arizona at the turn of the century..."

[hermionesviolin]

It's looking like I'll just do Saturday in Northampton this weekend (arrival 10:35am, departure 8:40pm).  Thoughts?  Edit: Looks like I might get to stay into Sunday after all.  Would this be worth it to people? /edit

I have really got to solidify my Europe trip, as I leave in less than a month (!).  ::fails::  I have booked my flight to Nashville, though, and I booked my hotel for there a while ago (though I still need to select workshops).  So I don't totally fail.  Part of the problem is that my trip basically ends on a Wednesday and I can't decide between coming home (and either having a long weekend or going into work just for a day) and going to like Barcelona for a few days.  I think I'm gonna go with Barcelona.

For no reason other than that I wanted distraction, I read musesfool's spn_summergen fic.  I have basically not interest in Supernatural, but I'm glad I read the fic 'cause Sam and Dean go to Sedona, and after the trip to the Southwest I took with my family I get all happy around that topic.  This made me think about going again, and whereas I'm usually inclined to go places on my own, I think I'd actually wanna go with a friend/s for this (I think because I've already been there once, so I would wanna show it off to people, as opposed to how with new stuff I wanna experience it on my own -- though we would definitely hit some stuff that we didn't hit in... whatever year that was).  It occurred to me that you really can't get around the Southwest without a car, and would that actually prompt me to finally learn to drive?  Though if I were going with other people, they could probably drive.

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I ordered gym shorts from Target, 'cause long pants and working out are not such a good combination, and the first time I wore them I felt really conscious of the fact that my legs are unshaven, but today I didn't really think about it, which made me feel happy and self-confident.

I did the elliptical as per usual and purposely tried to push myself.  I felt like I did a good job of steadily pushing myself throughout the half hour.  I still don't get that endorphin rush, but whatever.

Time:
1mi @ 11:22min
2mi @ 23:02min
2.58mi @ 30min
2.93mi post- 5minute-cooldown

I had enough time after to do some weights and still get to CAUMC on time, but I wasn't feeling up for it.  However, I picked up Smart Girls Do Dumbbells from the library and started reading it, and I haven't even gotten to the part where she actually outlines exercises to do, but I am already in love with the idea of doing this.  (Must add "purchasing light weights" to my To Do List.)

Edit: Oh, and Laura got one of those clip-on pedometers from Target, and I am kind of tempted to get one myself 'cause I would be really interested to see how much walking I do (though it's kind of a silly idea, since I've already plugged my commute in to Gmaps Pedometer, and I don't do a whole lot of walking besides that -- but that's part of the point, isn't it? to see how much walking you actually do, as opposed to how much you feel like you do). /edit

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I watched a fair amount of the NBC news at the gym.

The top story at 5:30 was: body found outside building in Somerville.  They said off Broadway, but Broadway runs a long way, so that wasn't helpful.  The Globe article says Winter Hill, which is way at the other end of town from me.

Other news:

Tori Spelling became an ordained reverend (they didn't say through which organization, though GoogleNews results tell me it was an online course), and married a a same-sex couple at her chateau.

Lance Bass joins "Hairspray" (Broadway version).  I mention this because I expect neverneverfic will care :)