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I woke up at 6am on Sun morning, with plenty of time to go to lessons the only morning both Academy and adult group lessons meet -- and realized I'd be better off getting some extra sleep to treat my cold. Slept for another 3 hours, then dressed for the family gathering. ( ah family ) I spent an embarrassing part of the evening reading about and then calling guiding companies, before Pongo turned up. I keep edibles in the house for perhaps longer than my menfolk consider wise, but wine ought to be fine, right? We opened a half-bottle of Grgich Hills fume blanc and while it was from 2005, I was surprised at how dark the color was. It also tasted a lot heavier than I expected, although still interesting. It didn't go particularly well with salmon leftovers either. I'm not sure if it was that or being too excited about talking about the Himalayas that made it hard for me stay asleep. oops.
It was awfully nice to go skating at 9am on Mon: the rink was quieter and I got to watch an old couple ice dance -- before he went off to practice with a male instructor. So very hot. ( skating ) I had a surprisingly small window that afternoon to research new landline phones and call medical offices before it was time to head to Pongo's for Valentine's Day observed. He made cracktatoes and London broil. The brunello my boss bought for my party didn't turn out to be a particularly good pairing but it was alcoholic and then we watched surprisingly good porn. ( less plot would have been more enjoyable )
I met a new instructor at Tues morning's Academy lesson and she showed me a trick for practicing 3-turns with a scarf. David complimented my forward stroking *facepalm* Met a former cow orker for lunch but the very bestest part was Julian's double-take when he saw me quietly sitting in his work lobby. MUAHAHAHAHA. After lunch, he and I went to Starbucks (first since I got laid off?!) and he brought me pig caramels and homemade truffles. I win! I dropped off my skates for sharpening, came home, and collapsed. Pongo told me if I was tired, maybe a quiet night alone at home would help and he was absolutely right. Best. Boyfriend. Evuh. I read a horrible book for a few hours and went to bed.
Weds morning I ran for the first time in 3 weeks. It was drizzly and I was unmotivated, so I went back for an extra jacket I knew I didn't need and listened to James Bond rather than my usual logistics porn. Middle 4 in 45mins, but I didn't have to ice my knee after, so that's that. Then I had breakfast with my neighbor my former coworker, who told me about her house hunt and let me talk through vacation time, regulatory requirements. Then I went to my eye appt. ( I should've stuck to my usual doc )
My therapist tells me I need to make time for vegging. Considering I was scheduled for 8 things on Weds, she might be right. My former cow orkers went to the 'burbs to celebrate Donut Day, so instead I picked up my skates from sharpening. I punted evening skating, the tech/patent-related networking event, and a class of tying up men to... read half a relevant book and half-pack.
Thurs morning I went... skating. The Academy lesson was dull: we spent the whole time working on "tempo" in crossovers. The only good part is I realized how bad I am at back crossovers, so I practiced those after. I was very bad and signed up for a private lesson with David. WHICH WAS AWESOME. I hadn't realized how good a lesson can be. ( Read more... )
Unfortunately, it cut into packing time, so I ran around frantically and barely made my train to NJ. It was so very nice to see GMac at the station and then we went to Gravity Vault. ( climbing ) Then it was off to the diner for dinner and home for quiet reading before bed.
It was awfully nice to go skating at 9am on Mon: the rink was quieter and I got to watch an old couple ice dance -- before he went off to practice with a male instructor. So very hot. ( skating ) I had a surprisingly small window that afternoon to research new landline phones and call medical offices before it was time to head to Pongo's for Valentine's Day observed. He made cracktatoes and London broil. The brunello my boss bought for my party didn't turn out to be a particularly good pairing but it was alcoholic and then we watched surprisingly good porn. ( less plot would have been more enjoyable )
I met a new instructor at Tues morning's Academy lesson and she showed me a trick for practicing 3-turns with a scarf. David complimented my forward stroking *facepalm* Met a former cow orker for lunch but the very bestest part was Julian's double-take when he saw me quietly sitting in his work lobby. MUAHAHAHAHA. After lunch, he and I went to Starbucks (first since I got laid off?!) and he brought me pig caramels and homemade truffles. I win! I dropped off my skates for sharpening, came home, and collapsed. Pongo told me if I was tired, maybe a quiet night alone at home would help and he was absolutely right. Best. Boyfriend. Evuh. I read a horrible book for a few hours and went to bed.
Weds morning I ran for the first time in 3 weeks. It was drizzly and I was unmotivated, so I went back for an extra jacket I knew I didn't need and listened to James Bond rather than my usual logistics porn. Middle 4 in 45mins, but I didn't have to ice my knee after, so that's that. Then I had breakfast with my neighbor my former coworker, who told me about her house hunt and let me talk through vacation time, regulatory requirements. Then I went to my eye appt. ( I should've stuck to my usual doc )
My therapist tells me I need to make time for vegging. Considering I was scheduled for 8 things on Weds, she might be right. My former cow orkers went to the 'burbs to celebrate Donut Day, so instead I picked up my skates from sharpening. I punted evening skating, the tech/patent-related networking event, and a class of tying up men to... read half a relevant book and half-pack.
Thurs morning I went... skating. The Academy lesson was dull: we spent the whole time working on "tempo" in crossovers. The only good part is I realized how bad I am at back crossovers, so I practiced those after. I was very bad and signed up for a private lesson with David. WHICH WAS AWESOME. I hadn't realized how good a lesson can be. ( Read more... )
Unfortunately, it cut into packing time, so I ran around frantically and barely made my train to NJ. It was so very nice to see GMac at the station and then we went to Gravity Vault. ( climbing ) Then it was off to the diner for dinner and home for quiet reading before bed.