News for today's 2018: 09/15/10

The Rafael, My Local Theater

10:05 PM Tukiyooo 0

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e_agWaS3KuQLcyvbyU_PU5juz1LBwbkE0MvLunbPsFpIjGkMzoGYUW_luURnyKwvQe6AU-vsVdLodPpkXkXERzGteLnOVtyvrtLnvP8qPbc0CfuSnU9umDFy-feojeXRtDADF2JN9Ob5/s1600/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517362929709756834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e_agWaS3KuQLcyvbyU_PU5juz1LBwbkE0MvLunbPsFpIjGkMzoGYUW_luURnyKwvQe6AU-vsVdLodPpkXkXERzGteLnOVtyvrtLnvP8qPbc0CfuSnU9umDFy-feojeXRtDADF2JN9Ob5/s320/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 239px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1Omrshf1ouSOVEsYi_VAcW4NtMwFRlpdbLHE0szK-NrKoHyGKXReg_OAzV1F28LkKrjaA0t4pXSC6bQoCSzcf_SiVG7sqRrMIwAuq9fdWHYG35LhEYzwSP3JSllHxS2GoxBwRFiTz3MA/s1600/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2u8nboWnASJVKrZsU5Z6L4AFKqbI8fX9eb00hRGYPo2EqchyyyePYomb7WQVEVJLH6daYzKW9Nadh494iYnAUgZ03laVVJtEw5MENyNbrgABmfPNZoYLR5vXUkAphvfiBOCWQTnis13l/s1600/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="133" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517363302722707634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2u8nboWnASJVKrZsU5Z6L4AFKqbI8fX9eb00hRGYPo2EqchyyyePYomb7WQVEVJLH6daYzKW9Nadh494iYnAUgZ03laVVJtEw5MENyNbrgABmfPNZoYLR5vXUkAphvfiBOCWQTnis13l/s200/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMWjlBYtfMTaJGRl1noxetO1AyknX9b_r-5_pLUXC7OmhHuL1RyKcbgsWkSQCXQyMS68dNe3eqHzLxkn2ls3-Lbs0CHIB-1rTKPWHlY4CuOODv253mSAo_oWJpONMzvkNCJFY3x7Rk-8o/s1600/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg"></a> The Rafael Theater in San Rafael, California, began life as the Orpheus Theater in 1918, long before the Golden Gate Bridge connected Marin County to the city of San Francisco. A first-run movie house, the Orpheus was razed by fire and resurrected as the art moderne Rafael in 1938. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused significant damage to the building and the Rafael closed for ten years. In 1998 reconstruction began. The theater was gutted and renovated and reopened in 1999. Today it is a three-screen art/indie/revival house operated as a non-profit by the California Film Institute and has been renamed the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Theater. The Mill Valley Film Festival, which runs from October 7 - 17 this year (2010) and will honor such luminaries as Annette Bening, Edward Norton, Sam Rockwell, Ryan Gosling and Julian Schnabel, screens many of festival films at the glorious Rafael. In the last few years I've seen quite a variety of films at the Rafael - La Vie en Rose (Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance and attended the Rafael premiere), Starting Out in the Evening (featuring a remarkable performance by Frank Langella), Francis Coppola's Tetro (a film that brought Luchino Visconti to mind) and the Swedish sensation, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Most recently I attended a screening of the silent version of Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1930) with accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra (<a href="http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/07/dial-h-for-hitchcock-blackmail-on-big.html" style="color: #990000;">click here</a> for my post  about it) and a free-to-the-public presentation of Hitchcock's North by Northwest (<a href="http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/09/dial-h-for-hitchcock-north-by-northwest.html">click here </a>for the post). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1atKcd8fEqkyx1xiMucmeVsGAH92anIV0aZ7V9VWApPRWxn8cE-5qXiIuymNQNBKypnxbqpWojlzM2AeunEyokCisAnz5dYPHxPPJq_l6NpU9UcTlY0yZC5VPZQyI2nQ9rq1EWTd-UuD/s1600/537814%255B1%255D%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1atKcd8fEqkyx1xiMucmeVsGAH92anIV0aZ7V9VWApPRWxn8cE-5qXiIuymNQNBKypnxbqpWojlzM2AeunEyokCisAnz5dYPHxPPJq_l6NpU9UcTlY0yZC5VPZQyI2nQ9rq1EWTd-UuD/s320/537814%255B1%255D%255B2%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> A few years ago the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night was screened on the exterior of the Rafael. The street was closed to traffic and filled with people sitting and standing and singing along with John, Paul, George and Ringo. Some of the Rafael's illustrious guests... <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNZVjVobbj4V8t6dEZFGiNw7LpcPtmDKZg97Bzb-LSz5ToJanMhYAn3LeI3w0iVOka47yJRX7cMcMS84glwgULsDCPnY5rQsUYOLoLf9Yo7mbBG3l-Yx7jojB6Eidy968jSyRhKzyRDza/s1600/barbara+hale+at+the+rafael+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517762412342532482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNZVjVobbj4V8t6dEZFGiNw7LpcPtmDKZg97Bzb-LSz5ToJanMhYAn3LeI3w0iVOka47yJRX7cMcMS84glwgULsDCPnY5rQsUYOLoLf9Yo7mbBG3l-Yx7jojB6Eidy968jSyRhKzyRDza/s200/barbara+hale+at+the+rafael+2.jpg" style="float: left; height: 167px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 171px;" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Hale</td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517762638183555666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOL4y2MBjJQZjSkAM-eoCtNEZhGdmdHoXeVrWj_aQ0oFr-mHZUgpNvgqkNQdpT7xoe0cNWLX18Yoe6U58EntxbBaEqfuYZtzA5Cdok-6cLxi7fyAwmzkFV0g4hywAVjyk0ORQwx3OTu8s/s200/Ray+Harryhausen+auto+graphs.jpg" style="display: block; height: 144px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 170px;" /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ray Harryhausen</td></tr></tbody></table>   <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuop-gOPXgy_rFFpvB-VKbinm5WaAHTzH8r1-SQS5nL1QaqFqhz6gHk4qMo1im5o53L8Bx6jj99-TvsyLb7orf9RrkqYBjTwSJpGOH2gczca9xeov6n_QSN2ju_YYFlhBkBZUyLymi_7rR/s1600/Mirren+MVFF+the+queen+at+Rafael.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517763547007563826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuop-gOPXgy_rFFpvB-VKbinm5WaAHTzH8r1-SQS5nL1QaqFqhz6gHk4qMo1im5o53L8Bx6jj99-TvsyLb7orf9RrkqYBjTwSJpGOH2gczca9xeov6n_QSN2ju_YYFlhBkBZUyLymi_7rR/s200/Mirren+MVFF+the+queen+at+Rafael.jpg" style="float: left; height: 142px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 175px;" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helen Mirren</td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519759120717768418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0eVOT0O3G0K2WBRuEAr5YG3C9qum4c9lvpAdEY8psUNMeyUPhBVF88G93yxG8OiFfAkT7NtbC-fmrA1jclLASgzJbW-9cbbS1KPexwjbAVfjOIt7GeDC0gr9FRqI5ZLQxygGR0JLi0q2/s320/Coppola+Tetro.jpg" style="display: block; height: 189px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 117px;" /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francis Ford Coppola</td></tr></tbody></table>

The Rafael Theater in San Rafael, California, began life as the Orpheus Theater in 1918, long before the Golden Gate Bridge connected Marin ...

NICU - Tuesday

12:58 PM Tukiyooo 0

Hello everyone! First of all, from not only me, but my sister, Wendi, & Hayden too, THANK YOU so much for your throughts & prayers, very much appreciated! Tuesday morning I stopped my office to do a few things knowing I would be out of the office a while and then helped Wendi get discharged from the hospital and we headed down to the hospital first thing. Hayden was hungry & needed his Momma! :) I did have a chance to grab some breakfast though! My favorite oatmeal comobo like always, 5 points. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQKWPfjyf3gX6uNYSRaSvT4l2Qg1un0opWrzkKSg6OXCuA62Uc9B6P8QmXnOUePZ08MLOlW2ut3pnRpQNDtYI1OUGLDEPofd06ZfGUsfAcEI7O3_EU1n35FN_Op3nNA6pDdCBEx9z5pm/s1600/DSC08588.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517233169651663634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQKWPfjyf3gX6uNYSRaSvT4l2Qg1un0opWrzkKSg6OXCuA62Uc9B6P8QmXnOUePZ08MLOlW2ut3pnRpQNDtYI1OUGLDEPofd06ZfGUsfAcEI7O3_EU1n35FN_Op3nNA6pDdCBEx9z5pm/s400/DSC08588.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> We got to the hospital and made it up to the NICU with Hayden. He ate really well first thing. Momma Wendi was happy to be with her boy again! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyonlu0aA_fbyO93fZWxh2pKB5ZMn6rQesf7oAhcYMmz7kbVej9D76fsCzvvuJzgb-TE7vvUdubnwuMR6VjvL7JBicxkNsrKz3xv5jJnYlI-Pq3h7G7nZ1t2UyiMRTFyVMBCFqqLy8GDi/s1600/DSC08591.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517234406966016626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyonlu0aA_fbyO93fZWxh2pKB5ZMn6rQesf7oAhcYMmz7kbVej9D76fsCzvvuJzgb-TE7vvUdubnwuMR6VjvL7JBicxkNsrKz3xv5jJnYlI-Pq3h7G7nZ1t2UyiMRTFyVMBCFqqLy8GDi/s400/DSC08591.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> I feel like there is always something do to with Hayden! Making sure he eats at the right time, doing his checks every 4 hours, diapers, and helping Wendi w/other things! We're staying pretty busy! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZbiU0f2qWGqaNMOHQx4KTKgLz3pmdB_AjVQuDeP2JCa7gOIYPrRPuTzAfjLsTbAhkzgtf97zl0KyoS2XL5UBsIjV95LK4dYGfk9GonuZsjMf2cmiMOJOrzWPqWsDptmwPYKeui0EgQHg/s1600/DSC08595.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517234988430354130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZbiU0f2qWGqaNMOHQx4KTKgLz3pmdB_AjVQuDeP2JCa7gOIYPrRPuTzAfjLsTbAhkzgtf97zl0KyoS2XL5UBsIjV95LK4dYGfk9GonuZsjMf2cmiMOJOrzWPqWsDptmwPYKeui0EgQHg/s400/DSC08595.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> For lunch we went to the cafeteria. I was nervous, but happy to find they had lots of great options! I had a ham & turkey sandwich... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyO8AZ_nSisrHwaR7zDiYrP1BmlrFPYCWFfhtm-ZOgIafvvCWHIk-WLuNev9NTxcjJG8NwZmHTlFkGmvUMV5R49TkrF-L1IH2waCHjSxi_Smy_aDKP62JMU-r-3t-5fbCX5C53CdX9jRb/s1600/DSC08603.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235763407463570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyO8AZ_nSisrHwaR7zDiYrP1BmlrFPYCWFfhtm-ZOgIafvvCWHIk-WLuNev9NTxcjJG8NwZmHTlFkGmvUMV5R49TkrF-L1IH2waCHjSxi_Smy_aDKP62JMU-r-3t-5fbCX5C53CdX9jRb/s400/DSC08603.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> watermelon & pinapple <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDy37igmZx0hNdPtnjkiznXcHMxZN92lWmBgHmbxF5dxthocjGZVAVAdyGdhHEO4GQGAwoWyrcZaCy2OagztmhN6nryH4HfE__xcJe-uxEUx0tLdQbtgWmHt4H-clb7SrPbsHjaOL9xB/s1600/DSC08602.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235756109981730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDy37igmZx0hNdPtnjkiznXcHMxZN92lWmBgHmbxF5dxthocjGZVAVAdyGdhHEO4GQGAwoWyrcZaCy2OagztmhN6nryH4HfE__xcJe-uxEUx0tLdQbtgWmHt4H-clb7SrPbsHjaOL9xB/s400/DSC08602.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> cottage cheese, veggies, & ranch for a total of 6 points. I didn't eat the veggies or ranch...neither were good! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA0gOHWGHbhjJIe6K9LlJL0cFvLIaL1kkccOBVK9wJU9hvgWAOr3uSrO02ci8hkq_hkpzNIDjKtKPjSDeQd2r4Lchlc1za_PoDmT1bXnxTBUzXPwGPwWw0GgLaBhLBpAsybXyw1YtweL_/s1600/DSC08601.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235748855934546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA0gOHWGHbhjJIe6K9LlJL0cFvLIaL1kkccOBVK9wJU9hvgWAOr3uSrO02ci8hkq_hkpzNIDjKtKPjSDeQd2r4Lchlc1za_PoDmT1bXnxTBUzXPwGPwWw0GgLaBhLBpAsybXyw1YtweL_/s400/DSC08601.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> In the afternoon we took a short drive to the Ronald McDonald House to line up a room. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5FdvEm6IYyVj7dvAUOR_aBormYNzcqOfKeLhQ5GeuW5maoWyZuoADYHQkacPESNZJYPJcQYq4R8XOzk1WEgODFL3o3De38bnGk6J42YMfXa2Pq0W1jMzSWaXSnPi9USLDnCyDuxggzAB/s1600/DSC08608.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517236491363344178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5FdvEm6IYyVj7dvAUOR_aBormYNzcqOfKeLhQ5GeuW5maoWyZuoADYHQkacPESNZJYPJcQYq4R8XOzk1WEgODFL3o3De38bnGk6J42YMfXa2Pq0W1jMzSWaXSnPi9USLDnCyDuxggzAB/s400/DSC08608.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> The doctors are saying very positive things about Hayden, which is great! He is eating well and his respirations are closer to where they need to be. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPTbBe_BHfsKI8gjBlcWqRM95bmM2mofYiy1Hrjcb4J2K7Yd2HFLlpkY5-rPMnXKWWKiaJgQjEbNvs0ZaqxD6soWVDcG9uLKaEX-gTgynubgqEhwTBQci5V6ExapkN3wxMrLmxjBjMcED/s1600/DSC08605.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517237152494847250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPTbBe_BHfsKI8gjBlcWqRM95bmM2mofYiy1Hrjcb4J2K7Yd2HFLlpkY5-rPMnXKWWKiaJgQjEbNvs0ZaqxD6soWVDcG9uLKaEX-gTgynubgqEhwTBQci5V6ExapkN3wxMrLmxjBjMcED/s400/DSC08605.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> For supper we ate at the hospital cafeteria again. I had a grilled chicken sandwich and some more watermelon and pineapple for 7 points. No pictures...left the camera in Hayden's room. Hayden is doing so well, but still has some progress to make! This little guy isn't even 2 days old and I already love him to pieces!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapbfils7FCN2c6FN816CbphXKtIX1aIkj4JaaqJv4Oa6vgvevVWceuh_oCODQ0t14DY3BHi3dnGdY4Kh-rGuK9EYB8oxIfpUwR80T3GhT_YOskFq4zTGzLapzsIKXQPjK-OLFB_oUhXHt/s1600/DSC08599.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517238035971969922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapbfils7FCN2c6FN816CbphXKtIX1aIkj4JaaqJv4Oa6vgvevVWceuh_oCODQ0t14DY3BHi3dnGdY4Kh-rGuK9EYB8oxIfpUwR80T3GhT_YOskFq4zTGzLapzsIKXQPjK-OLFB_oUhXHt/s400/DSC08599.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Not much for exercise lately! I'm trying to keep my eating in check and bring in the exercise once things settle down. Thanks again everyone for all the comments, thoughts, & prayers. Keep em coming! TUESDAY’S STATS POINTS = 18/23 WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week H2O = 80 oz EXERCISE = none Oh! I didn't forget that Tuesday's are weigh in days...I weighed 167.5, a 1.5lb loss! I'll take it!

NICU - Tuesday

Hello everyone! First of all, from not only me, but my sister, Wendi, & Hayden too, THANK YOU so much for your throughts & prayers, ...

Still standing...sort of

12:47 AM Tukiyooo 0

I just logged off my work computer and yes, it's indeed 12:03 a.m. Work is the same as the last time I posted. High stress, long hours. This is just temporary and won't last much longer (and at this rate, I won't last much longer either!). However, today I seemed to be handling it a whole lot better. I'm not sure why, although I have a theory. Recently during this highly chaotic time I decided to start decluttering my life. Those Hoarder shows have really bothered me. Like just maybe I could become one of "those" people. I'm not a collector of anything, at least when you first walk into my house, that's what you'd think. I hate knick knacks. I really like the whole idea of Feng Shui, or actually, just the idea of no clutter. It makes me feel better. I think as you get older, you realize you've accumulate a whole lot of junk during your life and you don't want anymore junk. In fact, you really want to get rid of the junk you have stockpiled over the years. Even though I may appear to like clean surfaces and a clutter-free environment, open a closet or some of the drawers around here, and oh my goodness...look what we have here...a secret hoarder! I won't even discuss the garage...definitely the makings for a Hoarder show. During my decluttering these last couple of weeks I've been finding stuff I didn't even know I owned. One thing was a brand new, unopened New Testament on CDs. I'd never even taken off the cellophane. I opened it up this morning and thought maybe I should listen to it on my way to work. It's kind of cool because the reading is done with a lot of famous actors (and yes, James Caviezel does the voice of Jesus). It also has sound effect, if there's a storm, there's thunder and lightning. If there's water, you hear water running. It has all sorts of background noises and music. I started with Matthew this morning and at first I thought oh boy, all these "begets" are b-o-r-i-n-g! But it quickly became interesting and somehow, comforting. I know I have atheist friends that read this, but honestly, you really should give the Bible a try. It has some great advice on how to live your life. Swearing My new thing is to stop swearing. I'm not sure how this happened but recently I'm swearing like a sailor. Not the f- word, okay, sometimes the f- word. Usually it things like "oh crap!" or "that's crap!" or "what the hell" or "Oh my God!" or "Oh Shit!". It's really gotten out of control. I work in a business environment. One person I work with is very religious, and I'm sure he's offended by my language. I'm even kind of offended by the words coming out of my mouth. So I've started my own swear jar. It's not for other people, just for me. I don't really care if other people swear (except the GD phrase...I hate that one...prefer the f- word over that). Other people swearing doesn't bother me, it bothers me most that I swear. My Baptist mother would die if she heard me (if she were alive). I gathered together the dimes and quarters out of the change jar and decided the quarters are for the f- word, dimes for the "crap" and "shit" and "OMG" words (I have a lot of dimes). Within about thirty seconds of getting my money and jar together, I said "oh crap!' and then "oh shit!" because I had just said said "oh crap!" See what I mean, it's really bad when I swear because I just said a swear word! It's kind of disgusting if you think about it, and not cute at all for a 55-year old woman to sound like a trucker. Not classy, kind of trashy. The diet and the exercise (after all, this is a weight loss blog, in case you forgot) I went to Weight Watchers Saturday, and had a one-pound loss. I should have done better, but I didn't. I'm at 174.8. I could write a whole lot about this, but I won't, not tonight (this morning). I haven't been to the gym since Saturday. I know...who AM I?! Actually, I kind of hurt myself last Saturday. I pushed myself on the weights, doing concentrated dumbbell curls with 25-pound dumbbells, hammer curls with 20-pounds dumbbells, lat pulldowns with 75 pounds, and three sets of full plank for a minute each. That was just a part of my workout, and I overdid it big time. I was still sore this morning, three days later. I was trying to compete with a 20-year old working next to me. I need to remember...I am not 20. I am 55. I need to act appropriately. Well, it's off to bed. I have a million things I want to write about, but no time right now. I'm definitely going to the gym in about five hours (ugh!). I'm really missing reading all your blogs. I haven't been taking a lunch break at work lately so I don't even have that time to read. This will all come to a grinding halt in about a week. It's just a little tough right now, and I can hardly wait to have my life back!