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Thursday, January 11, 2007
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I have had an incredibly bad week. Okay, so nothing DISASTROUS has happened. But my roommate has gone psycho about the heat (see previous entry), so my apartment is cold (literally and figuratively). And yesterday, I received my review at work - you know, at the job I've been at for less than three months. Now, I understand the whole annual review cycle nonsense. But really, repeating several times that I seem "dis-engaged" from the rest of the staff - how is this important to my job? And honestly, if it is, maybe it's the wrong place for me. I don't make friends very easily, which I know and maybe I should work on, but that's who I am. I want to be at a place where I feel comfortable to be me - that's where I tend to thrive. This does not make me comfortable. And the office is freezing, so now I have two environments where it's cold (literally and figuratively). I don't want to be in either place. Thank goodness for poker last night - I might have otherwise wanted to kill myself. And thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. And THANK GOODNESS for knitting and for Lemony Snicket, which have been helping me with my sanity this week.
- Lizzardie, at 10:50 PM
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Tuesday, January 09, 2007
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Note: being unwilling to lower the thermostat from 68 degrees is not unreasonable. Nor does it mean that there's something medically wrong with me. *sigh*
- Lizzardie, at 9:59 PM
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Monday, January 08, 2007
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So, the only reason I haven't posted is pure laziness! I wanted to post pictures from my trip to Chicago (actually trip to Chicago, not general trip to Illinois), but I didn't feel like getting my camera, uploading pictures, formatting, blah blah blah. But now it's done!
I went into Chicago on the third day I was home to have lunch with Alexis. I ended up coming into the city from a different direction than I'm used to (I came in on my good friend I-90, which is everywhere I go!), so I got a little lost, but eventually made it to where I needed to. We had lunch at a placed called Rosebud, which was pretty tasty - I had rigatoni alla vodka with grilled chicken. Afterwards, I visited Millenium Park for the first time - it opened Summer 2005, and this was only my third visit back since then (and the second visit doesn't really count, funeral and all). It was just what I thought - a giant bean - though I think it might be nicer in the summer, with flowers and fountains and such.
So here's "the bean" (errr, Cloud Gate):
And the gratuitous "MySpace photo," as my sister referred to it, from underneath:
(I'm in there somewhere, but not even I can find me.)
This week has been pretty low-key. I even started cooking again! Bringing lunch to work makes me feel way less guilty, both from a health and a financial point, so I'd like to keep it up as much as possible (besides, I'd rather eat out once a week, and have it be at Parish Cafe, than to eat out every day at ABP).
There's been knitting, of course. And there's something in the works that will most likely make those of you sick of the knitting talk and those of you who want more extraordinarily happy. Now I just have to stop knitting long enough to put it all together.... :-)
- Lizzardie, at 7:44 PM
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
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I hate New Years.
I know I've said it before, but it bears repeating.
Anyhow, despite that, I too, have resolutions that I'm sure I won't keep. But here they are anyway!
- Get into shape. It seems like I do have an equilibrium weight/shape, but the current one isn't it. A little more exercising and cooking for myself (which I loved to do before the new job in the city) will do wonders.
- Read more. Say, half an hour a day from 10:30pm to 11:30pm, right before bed (except on Wednesdays and weekends, though weekends should also have a designated half hour). I used to read all the time, getting caught up in books. Now knitting has taken over, but I still do like books. Speaking of...
- Knit more for myself. Yes, I have gift knitting to do still. But at some point (and possibly soon), I will have gifted all the small things and will have to either be more creative and more committed. But I'd rather make things for me! After all, knitting is supposed to be relaxing, and gift knitting doesn't seem to fit this goal.
- Be more dedicated to my job. I feel like I'm not living up to my potential. I can be better, I want to be better, and I think it all starts with getting a better night's sleep. The insomniac in me is protesting, but we'll see how it goes.
That's really it. I have other things I want to do, but making them resolutions is silly, because it's setting unrealistic expectations. So these 4 are enought, I think, and at least manageable for, ohh, say, January. :-)
There would have been a picture tonight, but that's before I was out until 10pm. Since today is Tuesday (so confusing), perhaps on Thursday (tomorrow is not going to happen) I will post more about Chicago, complete with photographs.
- Lizzardie, at 10:14 PM
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