Life news this week:
- Saturday I slept late, got my blog done and wrote some content for my book, and then I had to get ready to go to Sarasota for Passover. Jeaux picked me up and we got a little slowed down in unexpected traffic, and also stopped to pick up one thing on the way in. We got to my dad's house and immediately started working on dinner because I needed to get a long-baking kugel in the oven. Jeaux had a fun time with my food processor. He really does like those gadgets. From there I made a feta/spinach casserole with matzo, some matzo ball soup, and some charoset. We basically got our stuff done in time for the service to start on time, and Dad's two friends came over as well. My dad led the service and we got to eat about an hour later, and the meal was well received, but because of everything starting at sunset we ended up having a really late night. Everyone was pretty tired once dinner and the rest of the service was over! After helping to pack up a bit, we took a walk and drove back to Tampa. Good day!
- Sunday was way less eventful, and I needed that. I had a planned phone call with my friend Sarah, so she and I caught up in the early afternoon, and I got my laundry and trash done during the day. Also did an aerobics routine and recorded a voice-over audition. I did manage to get a little ukulele practice in as well.
- Monday was busy at the office--had to get a letter sent out, a package turned in, and a bunch of practice done for our upcoming interview. My pest control guy came to do my house's treatment and we had a nice chat (he's a cool guy). I wrote most of a chapter on my book after work, and while I was outside I found two weird things: One, a plate thrown into my yard; and two, my pineapple plant that I rescued from my mother's house after she passed away, which later outgrew its pot so I planted it, is bearing its very first fruit! Anyway, I went to bed early (for me) so I could get up for the interview.
- Tuesday I woke up at 3 AM to get ready for the interview. I had plenty of time for coffee and breakfast and getting my interview outfit on, and then my boss picked me up at 5:30 AM and we drove to Lake City. We met the rest of our team at the DOT office and went into our interview, where we felt like we did pretty well. Then after we left in two cars, we somehow ended up at the same Dunkin' Donuts so we ate together. :) When I got home I did a little more work and took a nap. I then found out that I got cast in a new radio drama, which is a modernization of the Sleepy Hollow legend, and I will play the main character's younger sister. :) Seems like a really cool project, so after a quick discussion with the showrunner I accepted the role. Later I played DDR and helped my sister with taxes, but didn't get around to the writing I usually do on Tuesdays.
- Wednesday I did project research all day at work and also read up on some of the background info associated with the role I accepted. I was a late addition to the cast and everyone else was already established since early March (I do not know why), so my lines are on a pretty tight deadline. I sent a Polo to Meg before going out with Jeaux--we ate at Mandola's, did our usual grocery shopping, and showed each other silly stuff and took a walk like usual. After he left I procrastinated and didn't write again.
- Thursday I got up and worked a little on my data entry at the office. Also finally got around to working on my book a bit. Later when I tried to do my exercise, my DDR pad messed up and I took it apart to try to fix it, but was mostly unsuccessful. So it looks like I'm stuck with one of the buttons not working most of the time, which makes it a LOT less fun. I practiced ukulele and got mad because recruiters suddenly started spamming me about a job I never applied for and do not want (I got over 40 messages, by e-mail on two accounts, text, phone, and voicemail). I do not understand why anyone's business model has any procedures that should result in that. I also repotted a bunch of my plants that were just getting too big to be happy in their pots. I went to Game Night with friends and had fun. Later I got all my webcomic drawings done early and practiced ukulele.
- Friday I was busy with timesheets and a peculiar amount of work for the upcoming project reports. Took me all day! And I invited some new teaming partners to team with us. After work I sent a Polo to Steve and got my webcomic processed, and then I played games and read the full script of the first episode of the Sleepy Hollow show I'm in. I'm a pretty minor character but I had a good chunk of lines in the first half, so I made some notes to get it done over the weekend.
- Client Kindle gave The Invisible Orientation a five-star review on Amazon (in French). The system doesn't let me link to the foreign reviews anymore for some reason.
Words Written: 3,642.
Health Plan Update:
- Weight stuff: This was an odd week because of holiday food (leftovers too!) but I didn't see a huge change. My high and my low are both lower this week, so I guess I should be happy. I recorded a high of 115.6 and a low of 114.0.
- Nutrition stuff: Balance between the carbs/fats/proteins was a little weird this week because I had a lot of nut protein (which is fattier than the usual protein I tend to get) and because I ate leftovers a lot. But this week I had three servings of fruits and veggies and decent balance overall. Last seven days:
Days High Days On-Target Days Low Carbs 3 0 4 Fats 4 0 3 Protein 1 3 3
Looks like I missed my protein goals a few times and ended up with a few high-carb and high-fat days. I am still regularly taking vitamins. - Activity stuff: I'm continuing to play my dance game or do aerobics every other day. I met my walking goal every day this week. My low day was Friday at 10,054 steps, and my high day was Sunday at 12,743 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: Nothing this week.
- Currently Reading: Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James. I'm on page 115.
This week's song is "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One: #1040: ivy #326: just sounds.
Videos Made:
None.
New photos:
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| Passover! |
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| A cool butterfly in my backyard! |
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| A cute baby pineapple in my backyard! |
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| My interview outfit for Lake City! |
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| My interview outfit for Lake City! |
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