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15 Kislev/2 December, 2009
Dec. 2nd, 2009 11:00 pmHappy Birthday, Medusa!
I was so happy that I rested enough the day before and that my sore throat was manageable to go into the city to celebrate Medusa’s b-day! I was looking forward to that and really didn’t want my allergy/cold to stop me. And it didn’t. I think I’m just used to functioning on a weak/tired level that it is just my normal now. And I take everything day by day anyway. And I felt pretty good once I got to Manhattan. It was a total SoHo outing since Spring Street is a really fabulous street with lots and lots of fun store that I got to discover even more of. I got there a bit early so I wandered about to do some store browsing and, of course, ended up Christmas shopping. First I stopped by at L’Occitan and the salesgirl convinced me that hand-cream would work nicely as a present for Bear’s Mom. So after short deliberation I just bought that. Then I stopped by at another store that combined various creams with green products and healthy stuff and found a classical CD made especially for relaxing and distressing, so I got that for Mama’s birthday and as my sales person was wrapping that up it was time for Indian food for lunch.
We discovered this Indian food place quite by accident several years ago (I think it was years, I don’t remember exact timeline. I think I was still living in NJ at the time). It was the best Indian food ever and it didn’t disappoint. They had lunch specials and I got chicken curry and appetizer and naan and desert and it was all very delicious. After stuffing ourselves we headed to a fancy Chocolate place where she picked out truffles for birthday present. (Made it easy for me to shop too ). The store also has samples, which confirmed that I don’t like chocolate that is too dark.
After wandering about a bit we also patronized a coffee shop with nice comfy chairs that felt all European and then Medusa introduced me to a rice pudding shop that had so much in its tasty portion of chocolate chip pudding with cranberry fruit topping that I, who loves sweets of all kinds, couldn’t finish it and had to take the rest home for Papa to finish. Overall it was a great outing and it was great to celebrate her birthday in person. Although we communicate in some shape or form practically every day, we don’t get to see each other in person too much lately with all dissertation writing. December should be better.
I got on the bus home about four in the afternoon to head home, after actually having to think about where on Canal street the express bus would cross and knowing the in addition to W. Broadway there is an actual Broadway. Still having to think about directions in the city I lived in more than half my life is sort of fun. By the time I was getting on the bus I felt the start of a headache. It was going to rain and I used to get headaches after day trips into central London too. It was actually nice to feel a familiar pain. I had to take an aspirin and later advil to head of the migraine but I welcomed the familiarity of it. My migraines have actually been better and I take relief in knowing that even as palpitations become really noticeable since migraines pulsate kind of loud and follow the pattern of the heartbeat, it wasn’t freaking me out. Yeah!
At home, once Papa got home, we set up Wii Fit and did the basic weight measuring and fitness test. I actually stand pretty centrally, not leaning on either side, I was 49% to the left. Mama leans right and Papa leans left. And my BMI is 22.6 with optimum being 22. I love that I’m kind of almost smack normal since I’m not a tiny woman and I wear size 10. My balance coordination is a bit weak, though, according to Wii Fit and that will be something to work on.
SYTYCD. Noelle and Nathan went home, which was the best possible outcome. I liked the guest dancers LXD and Snoop Dog’s performance too. Overall, not a bad show. Although why is the finale in two weeks? Will they have six person finale or eliminate two dancers next time?
I started “Into the Forest” this morning (the book a historian sent me). I just read ten pages but so far pretty interesting.
I was so happy that I rested enough the day before and that my sore throat was manageable to go into the city to celebrate Medusa’s b-day! I was looking forward to that and really didn’t want my allergy/cold to stop me. And it didn’t. I think I’m just used to functioning on a weak/tired level that it is just my normal now. And I take everything day by day anyway. And I felt pretty good once I got to Manhattan. It was a total SoHo outing since Spring Street is a really fabulous street with lots and lots of fun store that I got to discover even more of. I got there a bit early so I wandered about to do some store browsing and, of course, ended up Christmas shopping. First I stopped by at L’Occitan and the salesgirl convinced me that hand-cream would work nicely as a present for Bear’s Mom. So after short deliberation I just bought that. Then I stopped by at another store that combined various creams with green products and healthy stuff and found a classical CD made especially for relaxing and distressing, so I got that for Mama’s birthday and as my sales person was wrapping that up it was time for Indian food for lunch.
We discovered this Indian food place quite by accident several years ago (I think it was years, I don’t remember exact timeline. I think I was still living in NJ at the time). It was the best Indian food ever and it didn’t disappoint. They had lunch specials and I got chicken curry and appetizer and naan and desert and it was all very delicious. After stuffing ourselves we headed to a fancy Chocolate place where she picked out truffles for birthday present. (Made it easy for me to shop too ). The store also has samples, which confirmed that I don’t like chocolate that is too dark.
After wandering about a bit we also patronized a coffee shop with nice comfy chairs that felt all European and then Medusa introduced me to a rice pudding shop that had so much in its tasty portion of chocolate chip pudding with cranberry fruit topping that I, who loves sweets of all kinds, couldn’t finish it and had to take the rest home for Papa to finish. Overall it was a great outing and it was great to celebrate her birthday in person. Although we communicate in some shape or form practically every day, we don’t get to see each other in person too much lately with all dissertation writing. December should be better.
I got on the bus home about four in the afternoon to head home, after actually having to think about where on Canal street the express bus would cross and knowing the in addition to W. Broadway there is an actual Broadway. Still having to think about directions in the city I lived in more than half my life is sort of fun. By the time I was getting on the bus I felt the start of a headache. It was going to rain and I used to get headaches after day trips into central London too. It was actually nice to feel a familiar pain. I had to take an aspirin and later advil to head of the migraine but I welcomed the familiarity of it. My migraines have actually been better and I take relief in knowing that even as palpitations become really noticeable since migraines pulsate kind of loud and follow the pattern of the heartbeat, it wasn’t freaking me out. Yeah!
At home, once Papa got home, we set up Wii Fit and did the basic weight measuring and fitness test. I actually stand pretty centrally, not leaning on either side, I was 49% to the left. Mama leans right and Papa leans left. And my BMI is 22.6 with optimum being 22. I love that I’m kind of almost smack normal since I’m not a tiny woman and I wear size 10. My balance coordination is a bit weak, though, according to Wii Fit and that will be something to work on.
SYTYCD. Noelle and Nathan went home, which was the best possible outcome. I liked the guest dancers LXD and Snoop Dog’s performance too. Overall, not a bad show. Although why is the finale in two weeks? Will they have six person finale or eliminate two dancers next time?
I started “Into the Forest” this morning (the book a historian sent me). I just read ten pages but so far pretty interesting.
