Skinny Dipping

I learned last night on The Bachelor that if you want a man to find you irresistible/"the one", just make him go skinny dipping in Puetro Rico w/ you!
DUH.
 
see the clip of Queen Coutney and Prince Pinot here.

The Bachelor

Reason why I watch the Bachelor:

1. Look at the scenery (they usually go on cool trips all over the world)
2. Clothes
3. Makeup
4. Basically it's a TV magazine
5. I do not have to think when i watch it
6. The Bachelors are dumb as rocks, but as dumb as they are, they are attractive
7. It proves to me that i am not bat shit crazy
8. FREE AND FLOWING BOOZE. (they need these bitches drunk - more drama for TV, more bad choices)

Reasons why I would never go on the Bachelor:

1. I am not bat shit crazy
2. I never lived in a sorority house - I'd be out of my element
3. I can't do hair or makeup for a camera ready situation
4. I wait for NO MAN! If a man "doesn't know if he likes me," I have no time to wait for him to figure out how fabulous I am!
5. When I like a guy I would never be able to stand him going out with other people IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
6. I hate bat shit crazy bitches.

Also - my predictions on the final are:
Final four will be Courtney, Kacie B., Lindzi (yes - this bitch spells her name that way), and Emily
Reality Steve says Emily is not a final 4 contender, but I like her best. She has a PhD. 

The girl who wins - Courtney Robertson - dated Jesse Metcalfe. VOM IN MY MOUTH. Also she is an evil "vegan, raw, doe-eyed model" as Emily puts it.  Haha. on the next episode, Ben says, "We're going to Puetro Rico" and Courtney says, "I was there two months ago."

lol. This shit is so wrong, but so right.

Guilty.

I saw this article today.  I wanted to share it with anyone who has just started doing Yoga.
When I started 2 years ago I did almost EVERY SINGLE one of these. Ha!
Enjoy...

The Body Electric

"The circling rivers the breath, and breathing it in and out,

The beauty of the waist, and thence of the hips, and thence downward toward the knees,

The thin red jellies within you or within me, the bones and the marrow in the bones,

The exquisite realization of health;

O I say these are not the parts and poems of the body only, but of the soul,

O I say now these are the soul!" 

- I Sing the Body Electric, Walt Whitman

Today I got a "running high". 

Typically what happens to me on a run is the first 15 minutes are hell and I question WTF am I doing.  

The next 15 are embodied by the song "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan. 

The last 30-40 minutes I feel like a Bad Ass.  My head is buzzing, my adrenaline is pumping hard and no one can touch me.  I think these last 30-40 minutes are why I continue to run.  I may go a couple month without it, but it always seems to creep back into my life inevitably.  

I once heard the saying that "running is cheaper than therapy."  Is it the amount of endorphins it produces?  Is it the challenge it presents?  Is it the transformation of dragging your feet out the door with dread and by the end feeling like running an extra mile, "because it is fun"?

Whatever it is, it is a beautiful thing to let your body work to it's highest capabilities.  To think of all the time we spend on our ass is down-right frightening.  As I get older I assume I won't be able to go the same distance or intensity as I can now.  Might as well enjoy the gift of youth while I still got it!

Another one of my favorite quotes about the body is from comedian, Mel Brooks:

“Look, I really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive, you've got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy, colorful and lively.”



And on one final note, I swear to God this week of crazy healthy eating and exercising is working wonders for me.  I sleep better (and more) and I have been so happy/optimistic lately.  I feel like this may be due to the Reagan-like blind optimism that I could also - like running 4 miles - attribute to my youthful stage in life.  It's easy to be optimistic about finding a future job when you're young and have no place to be or timeline.  It's easy to think you will find something when you've just started looking.  Hopefully this optimism can maintain itself through August if I've yet to find anything.

If I can't find anything by then, it's off to D.C.  So many contractors jobs, I'd be glad to take one!

Ahimsa

One intention I set for myself this year was to not be too hard on myself.  Part of that trait is good b/c I seem to accomplish lots of goals by being hard on myself.  But the bad part about that is sometimes i expect too much, get frustrated and force myself to do things that harm me.

Today I am at home sick from my job, worrying myself with all the things I need to do before school starts.  My plan for the New Year was to workout, not be stuck in my room with the sniffles!!!
It's times like these when you need to realize why and how you can be kind to yourself and body.  Not everyday needs to be a marathon - as much as you may like it at that pace. 

The article I found today mentions how you can be kind to yourself.  Without giving your body the rest and luxury it needs, it is hard to accomplish lofty goals.  So don't forget to treat yourself with kindness!!!  Don't let yourself get put on the back burner.

Little things I do for myself are by an organic chocolate bar once a week, use luxurious body lotions, yoga and lots and lots of quality tea-time. 

New Year beginnings

I had a marvelous time with friends over delicious Korean food and then Karaoke.  it was great! i feel so blessed to have so many awesome people to call my friends.

The next day however i felt less lucky.  I thought i avoided it, but turns out i got a nasty cold virus while visiting family in Michigan.  grooooosssss.  So i've been on bed rest since Saturday morning.

but i was tired of lying around and went to Yoga today.  it was fabulous.  my butt was kicked and i sweat like there was no tomorrow.  also, my cold seemed oddly better after the hour long session.

In other healthy news i have given up coffee. it sounds worse than it is. i've replaced it w/ tea. most of my diet is vegetarian and i'm working out with the best of them. i am determined to drop some lbs before i go to London!