So lately, I've been sort of blah about everything. I felt like all I did was work, sleep, and eat. A couple of weeks ago I signed up for a tap class at Casco Bay Movers. I was scared out of my mind because I haven't had tap shoes on in almost 10 years! I signed up for the adult class and when I got there, I was basically the youngest person. The class was fun and it felt like it had only been a few months since I've tapped, not almost a decade. Everything came back to me. It was great. I left that class feeling more energized and excited than I have in a long time. I originally paid for one class just to see how it would be and then went back and bought 13 more lessons. It gets me out of the house and moving each week. That's always a big plus.

I'm mildly alive

My mom turned 60 a week ago and I hope she enjoyed it. I wish I could have been there to celebrate her birthday and officially reaching "over the hill" status. My parents are soon to be making the trip back to the frozen north. I'll have to make a journey to Hermon to see them when they get settled. It's nice to visit the parents for short periods of time. Two or three days max and I'm good for a little while. Just thinking about living with them full time again gives me a screeching headache.

In other news, my two new year's resolutions are going well. Better than expected actually.

1) Do not shop at Wal-mart for a year.
I know it sounds dumb, but it's totally worth it. I hate that place and I wish I could say that I would never shop there for the rest of my life, but sometimes it's the only option. I'm proving that a person can live without shopping at that dreadful store and still manage to save money. It can be done!

2) Stop drinking anything with caffeine in it.
This one is definitely tougher for me. I live for Coke. I need it all the time. It tastes so damn good. Just thinking about it now makes me want one, but I resist the urge. I can do this. Caffeine makes me jittery, gives me headaches and the sugar in soda isn't doing anything but make me fatter. Plus I found out that in my old age (27 ha ha) coffee gives me the worst heartburn of my life. I quit cold turkey on January 1 and it's been good so far. I stick to water, decaf tea and juice. It keeps me sane. It lets my esophagus live and maybe someday I'll actually lose a few pounds from cutting out the excess sugar. One 12 oz coke has 10 teaspoons of sugar in it. Good lord! That's an entire day of sugar in one can. I don't need that. People think I'm nuts for doing this. I see it as one step in the right direction of being healthier.

Portland Adult Ed is rocking my world lately. I'm almost done my 12 week yoga class and the spring/summer classes are getting ready to start up. I wish they had a tap class because that would be killer and a serious calorie burner. Unfortunately their dance offerings are limited to belly dancing and ballroom, neither of which I'm good at. They've got more yoga classes which I think I'll sign up for. Plus they've got a bead working class where you can learn how to make your own jewelry. I'm very interested. I think it would be fun and I'm seriously desperate for a hobby.

And the hits just keep on coming

Things have swirled around a bit since I wrote the doom and gloom post. In no particular order:

- I got a full time job yo.
- After seven years of studying criminology, I work for a healthcare company.
- Once again, I have moola.

Brief mentions:
I really don't like people who try too hard to witty.
Twitter is my friend.
Foxmarks is not.
Chair + floor = white circular ring.
Maine Restaurant week is interesting.
I suggest everyone try speed dial for Firefox. It rocks my socks.

My cat Lola loves small stuffed mice and a laser pointer. She also scratches CJ in the middle of the night, knocks stuff down and races around like a horse practicing for the Kentucky Derby. All in all, she fits right in with the insanity that goes on around here anyway.

Lego Star Wars and Lego Batman are my favorites for Xbox 360.

Velvet Goldmine

Out of all the Christian Bale movies I've seen (and I've seen 99% of them), this one is the craziest and is definitely my favorite.

Combine:
1 coked up/naked Ewan MacGregor
1 rhinestone encrusted Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
1 masturbating, makeup wearing, Ewan MacGregor fucking, Christian Bale
add a pinch of screaming teenagers
small doses of Toni Collette and Eddie Izzard

You've got a glam rock powerhouse called Velvet Goldmine!!!




It's full of sex, drugs and glam rock from the 1970s. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is a sex kitten who takes on the world full force. His career as Brian Slade skyrockets so high that he burns out and disappears from view. Christian Bale plays a reporter who is asked to dig into Slade's past and find out what happened to him. Only Christian Bale knows that he has some intimate memories of Brian Slade and his group of followers. The movie includes vague references to Oscar Wilde that are never fully explained. If you enjoy an acid trip covered in glitter and jewels, this is the movie for you.