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Monday, November 9th, 2009
7:20 pm	spinning! I just got back from my first ever spinning class. It was exactly how I thought it would be. At the beginning, the instructor asked a different girl if she'd ever done this before, and the girl said no. The instructor threw her out of the class because apparently you need one on one intro before you're allowed to play with others. I decided to keep quiet and hope I didn't kill anyone. How hard could it be? You pedal, you adjust resistance, you stand up, you sit down. In fact I was right, that's about the extent of it. She never noticed I had no idea what I was doing. The only thing is I can't manage the "jumps", wherein you stand up and sit down quickly. I begin to feel in danger of losing my ability to have children. But the great thing is, you can follow as much or as little of her instructions as you like, so I just opted out of that part. I didn't like her all that much - she yelled in a way that I did not find inspiring, and the music was too loud, but it was an excellent workout, so I am very happy. I will have to see how often I go, and then decide whether to get a multi use card or whether to keep paying as I go, which is pricier. But not as pricey as getting a card and not using it. So we'll see. Regardless, two good workouts in two days, excellent! (Comment on this)
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
9:49 am	daily dash 25 miles 12:25 min/mile HR: 155/182 but I think my monitor might have spazzed for a second or two procrastination: none, my friend came to pick me up. Yay Rebecca! Days since last workout: 2 sneaker count: 19 my shin hurt a bit, which worries me. I did some toe raises (not many, as they made it hurt more) and am icing. Hopefully it won't make itself a problem. (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
1:25 pm	daily dash As the geeks say, today's run was made of fail. I went 20 minutes and just stopped. Even though I had a running buddy! 1.6 miles 12:48 mile/min (includes a bit of walking) procrastination: 1 hour heart rate: 152/164 (includes the walking) days since last workout: 2 sneaker count: 16.5 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
9:46 pm	climbing to the rescue I went climbing, and I feel soooo much better. My shoulder behaved, which is a big relief. Oddly, my back hurts a lot - I'm not sure what that's about, but whatever, it isn't new. Part of it is that I feel better, and part is my relief at feeling better. It's so hard to know at the start if the depression if it's a matter of a few hours or the beginning of an episode. I'm really worried with the unemployment at all - I feel like this is a high risk time. I think climbing is crucial to my staying well. Running would help too, but it's much harder for me to get myself to do it. There was no way I was going running today, but climbing I managed to get out and do. I didn't get the red route today. I've noticed that happens when I take a week or more off - I can really feel it. I needed it, thanks to the shoulder, but I can still feel it. To me, that means I am training well, if I can feel the difference after a week off. Next month, when I have money, I will look into taking a course to teach me more climbing technique. (Somehow, this month, I have NO money.) I figure I will ask the cute redhead who works there who I'm pretty sure likes me. He wasn't there today, sad, but I'm sure he'll be there next time. Gives me an excuse to talk to him also. p.s. I accidentally went out wearing two different colored socks. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
4:47 pm	Ugh, I'm depressed. It was bound to happen with all the unemployment and lack of things to do. It looks like I may have a tutoring gig, which would help both in terms of things to do and monetarily. I thought I had a babysitting gig too, but it turns out I'm only one of a number of people she's talking to, and I'd imagine there are people out there with a lot more experience than me. (I have hardly any with infants and that was years and years ago.) I looked at multinationals today. It's hard for me to figure out if various ones have a lab in Israel, or just an office. I have to call a bunch of places and I don't want to. I'm putting it off until tomorrow. Meanwhile I'm officially not a student anymore. Yay? (Comment on this)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
1:39 pm	pictures of pictures I finally, after a year and a half of living here, put pictures up in my room. And here are pictures of them!! ( picture heavy ) (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
12:16 pm	daily dash 2.5 miles, 12:30/mile (it felt faster. odd.) sneaker count: 15 miles too tired to do the rest of it. (I'm trying to go off coffee, hence the tired.) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
11:31 pm	conquered! My climbing improved! I completed a route today that I couldn't have imagined completing a few weeks/months ago. It had an overhang, which originally I couldn't get over. Eventually, using all the holds available, not a particular route, I made it over the overhang, but couldn't reach the top. Then I could reach the top, but still using a rainbow of routes. And today, it was all red, all the way up. Hurray! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
9:06 am	backing up my computer Usually I am extremely lax about backing up my computer. (No lectures please.) But at the moment, my computer seems to be on its last legs, so I've been backing up regularly. But I don't really know how. My method is to copy the My Documents folder from my computer to my external hard drive. But I don't want a thousand copies of the same stuff, especially given the finite dimensions of my memory space. So when it asks if I want to overwrite, I say yes. This is fine if I am saving new stuff, but what if a file became corrupted, and now I'm merrily writing the corrupted file over the good one? What I actually want is for the computer not to copy anything where the files are identical, and make a new version if the file is different in some way. Is there a way to do this without spending hours doing it manually? Help please! (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
2:53 pm	daily dash sneaker count: 12.5 miles 2.5 miles, 30 minutes 11:56 min/mile (30 seconds faster than last time) HR: 158/174 - more what I expect when I work out procrastination: hard to say. I was originally planning on going to a hip hop class today, but my friend Janice pointed out I'm supposed to be at a bat mitzvah celebration at that time. So then I was going to go to a spinning class earlier. So I wasn't planning on running. But then Janice wanted me to come over, and I guess I said I would, though in my head I said I might. So Janice lives right near the synagogue, whereas I live right near the gym. So if I went over, I'd be walking the same route four times today, which is just annoying. So it made more sense to go running now and then go over there and stay until the party. And Janice was pretty annoyed with me that I hadn't shown up yet, so that propelled me out the door. So anyway, yeah, I don't know. Days since last workout: 3. I went climbing on Thursday. Runs until sushi: 2 (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
5:32 pm	randomness of the day A woman I've never seen before knocked on the door to ask my opinion on whether she should spay her cat. She was wearing a large pink sunhat. That is all I have to say on the subject. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
9:52 am	daily dash 30 minutes - 2.4 miles (.2 miles more than the last time I ran 30 minutes) 12:25 min/mile - over 1 minute faster per mile than the previous run! I tried to stop about 200 feet in, but convinced myself to keep going, and things definitely improved. It was a good decision. HR: 149/164 - I'd still like it to be a bit higher. I tried adding in a few sprints, and that definitely helped, but also tired me out, so that I ran slower (and slower HR) the second half of the run. Still, I think it was worthwhile. I tried picking up the general pace, and that was not successful. procrastination: 1 hour - I'm unemployed, there's not much else to do! days since last exercise - 1! I climbed yesterday, and went to a gym class on Sunday (I wasn't impressed - I picked the wrong one - it was for tummy thighs and tushie, which it did work out, but it wasn't aerobic in any way - my HR stayed the same as when I was walking over there.) So that brings me to a total of 3 so far this week, with three more days still to go! runs until sushi - 3 sneaker count: 189.5 though, really that isn't true - as I got new sneakers. So, I guess I have to start over. Not sure at what point I switched... so I'll start at 10 and go from there. sneaker count: 10 Current Mood: happy (Comment on this)
Monday, October 19th, 2009
7:53 pm	not a happy camper I got on the bus to go climbing, and when I got there, (which includes quite a bit of a walk) the gym was closed because Beitar Yerushalayim (Jerusalem soccer team), which I hate anyway, was having a game, and the gym is in the basement of their stadium. So then I got back, and stepped on a tack. Really hard. When I picked my foot up, the base of the tack was at the level of my skin. Just like a bulletin board. Only it was my foot. And it seems Artemis is sick. Good thing someone called me today, otherwise the whole day would have sucked. (Comment on this)
11:22 am	first callback! I got a call from Teva - a major pharmaceutical company in Israel. They want to talk to me about my resume. Unfortunately they called while I was on a bus, and then when I called back, the woman I needed to talk to was busy, but still, soon we will hook up, and meanwhile, someone called me! I realize there is a big jump from them calling to them offering a job, but it is still nice to know someone realizes I am alive and out there searching for work. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
4:01 pm	chuppah part 3! ( pics ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
3:24 pm	daily dash (yesterday) 30 minute run, 2.2 miles 13:33 min/mile (exactly the same as last time) Last time I walked a minute, so I must have been going somewhat faster, but this time I didn't walk, which is better. procrastination: minimal - I arranged to meet someone straight after my run - so then I had to go do it! At the beginning I felt like lead, but it got better as the run wore on. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, but it wasn't too bad. HR: 155/167 - I'd like a somewhat higher heart rate. Guess that means I have to run harder, boo! days since last workout: 1! I climbed yesterday. Before that, though, was a 6 day lull. Sneaker count: 187 About the sushi: I've decided 2 runs financially equals 1 sushi dinner - so I will treat myself to sushi every 4 runs, and save the rest of the money. Yay! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, October 12th, 2009
10:35 pm	incidentals Last time I was at the climbing gym, I saw this beautiful vision of a man. I was transfixed. And he came back this time! YES. I just had to pull out part of the embroidery for the chuppah. I had screwed up the spacing too badly to ignore it. I realize I made another mistake that makes no sense unless you speak hebrew, so I decided to just leave it, because it would involve a lot more backtracking, and no one will know anyway. Ugh, my perfect product is ever farther away! (4 Comments |Comment on this)
10:04 pm	successes Monday: 1. helped my friend deal with the bank. (banks can be scary) 2. ran errands 3. went climbing, even though I was tired and didn't want to. (it was fun once I got there.) I feel like this exercise is reaching its end. I have proven to myself that I can indeed get up and out of the house, at least for errands and social events. Whether this will transfer over to work, only time will tell. Meanwhile, I've been applying anywhere and everywhere I can find. Hopefully I'll hear something soon. (Comment on this)
4:23 pm	sucesses Sunday: 1. Went to provide moral support to friend unpacking. 2. Went all the way back after I got home and realized I'd forgotten my phone at her house. 3 Met a different friend downtown. 4. Ran other errands alone downtown. I feel like I'm doing a good job of getting out of the house every day. I worry what will happen when I have to go out on a schedule, but I'm trying to be positive. So far nothing back from the job search (which I know is standard.) (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
5:57 pm	successes Saturday: 1. Got up and made it to lunch with friends. 2. Went out with a friend later, even though I was tired. (Comment on this)