Ding Dong....

The witch is dead....

Guess they can finally be together forever.

WTF Photo of the Week

New Levels of Dorkdom

Thought it was impossible but today I achieved a higher level of being a clumsy dork. Left my apt to do some errands, was heading down my stairs and my damn bootcut jeans caught on my boot heel and well.....Threw me forward on the stairwell. I am sure neighborhoods a mile away heard me exclaim" Mother fucking shit" very loudly as I started to fall forward. Thank GOD I have some sort of upper body strength as I grabbed the rail and clung for dear life until I could figure out eye/foot coordination once again.

On a good note....Victoria Secrets panties are on sale.

Cheers


Troj

Today

Just wanted everyone to know that my PMS wave seems to of subsided for the moment. Yesterdays outburst was certainly ugly and needed.

At least today is Friday....

Started off the morning with a good ole hour of spin, that always puts me in a better mental state. Something about sweating your ass off while being completely out of oxygen...Good stuff.Tomorrow is Upper body and kickboxing and Sunday is of course sprint day.

Wish I was more jazzed about NYE, but truthfully I could care less. If It were not for Trish being so much fun to hang with, I'd probably go get a kickass movie and chill at home with some coco. YES..I am old and lame:)

I have placed some homework on my plate this weekend. I need to finish my CE work for my insurance license and need to research the different types of personal training certifications available to me. Probably would benefit me to talk everything over with my trainer as well...A few of you are quite knowledgeable on this subject so feel free to drop me a line.

Cheers and have a great weekend!

Trojan

Bitches,Rants and Non-Orgasmic Induced Moaning

Sometimes I find that my best pissed off moments come from basic things like taking a walk outside.

How is that? Well thank you for asking.

Because people have zero disregard for anyone other then themselves. I am trying to take care of myself in a healthy manner..Walking 4 miles during my lunch. Go me...Good deal. Problem is that people who drive dislike anyone to get in their way. Heave forbid a pedestrian needs to cross the street..Oh no, we can't have that. Lets fucking run them over.

I have a new game now....It's called " I fucking dare you to hit me and then I'll sue you and your insurance company, taking you to the cleaners". Who wants to play that game with me? Anyone...Anyone? Can anyone here tell that I am slightly pissed off?

Some elderly woman almost ran me over today and was SMUG about it. I'm at a stop sign...All the drivers look at me and slow down, I have the right of way so I start to jog across the street. This freaking lady picks this moment to accelerate and not slowly either. I had to stop seriously short to avoid getting hit and THEN she kinda slows down and looks at me with a grin. I gave her the two handed "WTF are you doing you stupid senile cunt" gesture. Perhaps you are not familiar with such a gesture so remind me to demonstrate next time.

And if that didn't place me in a bad mood it was all the dumbass male drivers purposely slowing down and giving me a "How you doing?" kinda look complete with horn blast. So.....Basically you think that this will make me "love you long time"? Negative ghostrider. I mean seriously...I am in sweats,red-puffy faced and sweaty, smelling like...like something rather unappealing. Sure..Lets bottle me up and distribute that scent at Sephora. Ick!

Dear truck full of contract labor workers...I appreciate your praise and kudos about my ass but can you possibly keep your monologue inside next time? Do we really need the child on the bike to hear that?

If PMS were a color, which one might it be?

Trojan

Engaged!

Congrats to one of my best friends, Janet(the blonde). Her beau Brian, popped the question last night.

Wahoooooo summer weddings rock!


Trojan

Smells like Diapers

Have you ever smelled Chanel#5 perfume? Well allow me to save you the trouble if you have not....It smells like baby powder filled diapers. Nasty and makes me gasp for air. Is this what the makers are going for? I mean WTF? No wonder they have to pay Nicole Kidman a zillion $$$ to do their advertising..I mean the shit smells horrible yet it's VERY expensive.

Ew...I can't get this crap off me now and I smell like diapers. I need air....Someone help!!!!!!!!

Freaking headache inducing serum.

Moody

I'm in a weird mood....antsy for some reason.
On edge a little...probably just a reaction to being back at work after a nice long break.

Oh well........at least it's Wed already:)

Parking lot madness

Holy crap people....Why do you all HAVE to shop where I choose to shop?

So my morning started at 6:30am. Headed to Starbucks and then staked out Saks Fifth Ave for their second cut sale. Gotta say it was pretty fun to watch about 15 people rush the door, head to purses, start yelling and grabbing. At one point a fight almost broke out between this man and some chick...Awesome!

I pried myself away from 650$ Dolce (reduced to 350$) shoes and left the store. People watching is the ultimate in entertainment.

So then I headed to Ulta,Marshalls,DSW Shoes..Lunch break and refuel...Then Steinmart,Burlington and HEB. Parking was scarce and makes me wish more and more for a bike. That would be the life...Until it was stolen:) So I made out pretty good...Had a bunch of gift cards and ended up spending a couple bucks of my own. Mmmmmmm two cookie smelling Yankee candles.

I am miss excitment as you can tell!

Troj

More Goodies

Trish just came by and we exchanged gifts....SO EXCITED.

We had shopped together at Strut a few months back and I LOVED this shirt, so she got it for me AND my BENEFIT make-up kit and "The Worse-Case Scenario Handbook for Dating and Sex". In short, I was feeling all tingley inside after unwrapping the goods:)

I love you girl!!!!!!!!


Have you ever recieved everything you wanted and then be faced with guilt? I know..I should be thankful and just shut the fuck up, I am...but a small part of me wants give to another.

Need to find a boyfriend and give him something special for his "stocking"..that would do the trick. I always was a giver:)

Trojan

Jewish Christmas Time

If you can't tell, I like oxymorons.:)

It was a fab time with family and friends. Sugar free hot coco with a little Jim Beam..Is really a beautiful thing. I did get a chance to hang with a friend I've not seen in 12 years. That was a very inspiring hour...People amaze me.

As far as loot goes..I got way more than I deserved....A shitload of gift certs, $$$ and these two items...HOLY SHIT. Yeah....Good stuff. What mattered most to me was being with family this year. We are all getting older and family members are starting to pass away...

It's a pretty big wake up call..

How was your holiday? Did you get what you wanted most?

Trojan

So

Should I persue a personal training certification?


I keep seeing lights turning green...............

Talk about Yum-O

MY day wasn't the best but not the worst either.

Had to work today and was basically by myself for 5 hours..Then at lunch I said "Fuck This". I met my buddy Michelle at Pure Austin for 90 min of spin and misc cardio. She is going to get into weights now too...Go Michelle.

I went back to work to find it completely shut down...So I ate lunch and left for the day. It was a beautiful day with temp's in the high 60's so I stopped at TCBY for a cone and enjoyed the weather.

After a few errands and 90 min worth of traffic, I had a headache and was cranky. I checked my mail and there was a package from DNA. Wahooo all I can say is THANK YOU! You made my day and sugar cravings go away:). Best PB balls in my life!

I plan to hit the gym then head to SA tomorrow for family packed holiday madness, Wish me luck.

Cheers

Trojan

Make it go away

Saw a cat get hit this morning...
Then I saw the aftermath of it doing flips in the air...It just about made me sick to my stomach.

Not a good way to start my word day:(

Trivial Trivia

Who is the big goober who wore her gym shorts inside out this morning????


Anyone,anyone?

I was so FREAKING hungry last night that it woke me up 3 times during the night..WTF. I'm eating like 1700 calories..ARG! Settle down Beavis! I literally JUMPED out of bed at 5am excited to go workout and then CHOW.

Well in other news, looks like I will be working alone tomorrow. Eh...there are worse things. I am looking forward to saving my Vaca for VEGAS baby!

Wohooooo

Trojan

Awesome

This is my friend Trish:)

Wed..Ug

Wooptidy freaking doo it's Wed.

I am not in the mood for much today. I am sore -tired-groggy-bloated...generally pissy. My horoscope said my tolerence was low today and boy was it correct.

Just don't fuck with me...doubtful that I will have any tact.

One good note..made 5:30 spin class and last night moved up to 27.5 lbs on free weight chest press. Pain...........

Going to try to walk tonight but I just dunno....sorry Michelle:(

COFFEE NOW!

The Most Beautiful Ones

I'm aware that I am somewhat attractive..But man, have you seen those Victoria's Secret Models? Holy crap..How can one handful of women be so dangerous?

Two of my alltime dream mags ..Playboy and VS....NEVER going to happen :)

Could be that I am currently watching the VS runway show... Mmmm Justin timberlake is looking rather tasty:)

Man....I would love to do runway...Sigh

Where did I misplace reality?

Drink 'Em Up!

Check this out....

Being Thankful

It's that time of the year when people come together and are all happy-gooey-warm fuzzy...Some fake and some real. As if they needed a national holiday to remind them to be thankful and good to one another. Why can't we just do this on a daily basis and truly mean it?

I'm thankful, not just one or two months out of the year but generally all the time. You see I have every right to be thankful for so freaking much...

There are Amazing friends in my life...People that would do almost anything for me and I them...I love you guys. My family is filled with good people, sure they have their moments but who doesn't? I am multi-talented but above that,all 5 senses work. I'm thankful for having a car/job/home/heat/food and so much more that we all take for granted every fucking day. We bitch about a traffic jam or co-worker but where would we be without a car or job?

I am thankful for my inner strength and my ability to see the good or funny in a BAD situation. Most of all...I am thankful to still be alive and here.

What are you all thankful for?

Trojan

Sat

Trish and Julie fucking Rock!

A Case of The Mondays???

Nah...I feel pretty damn good today. Guess my sniffles were allergy related..Thankfully. Boring workout shit ahead.

Workout this morning was fucking tough..
Started at 5:15 am, ended at 6:45 am

Squats with free bar:
15 x55lbs,15x65, 15-2 times at 80lbs..ouch

Leg Press(inclined):
4 x 15 @ 90,100,150,160

Leg Lunge with free weights
30 X 30 (sets of 15)
15x35
15x35

Lying Leg Curl
3 x 50

Leg Ext
3x 70

Standing calf machine
2x12 -90

Seated Calf
2x24 -80lbs

Hip-Thigh inductor(just because)
3 set x12 @ 85-90 lbs

Abs..Abs..Abs
200 leg raised crunches
Leg raises 20
Bicycle count of 70
knee raises without back support 15(these suck suck suck)
Ab Strength w/ 75 lbs 20 times


10 min HIIT

Total calories burned..my HR monitor says 1300..I say more like 8-900



Good morning to you all..



Troj

Recap

Friday morning started at 4:30 am for Spin. My boss gave us a 1/2 day so after work I walked 5 miles too. This night our company Christmas party at my bosses house. (VERY nice neighborhood) It was actually really fun, drunk co-workers are so much more relaxed and talkative than sober ones:)

I work with some really awesome peeps and my boss made it clear to me that he sees this as a long term endeavor for me. Time to get serious and take some Admin classes, free to me of course. Free education is a good thing.

Saturday morning started off with step class and a little kickboxing. This was followed by lots of last minute shopping and then my Friend Julies Christmas shindig. She freaking baked her ass off and it looked amazing. Too bad I am now back on my training sched..No unauthorized food or drinks:( for like 3 months. We shall see how I do. Hung out for a while with Julie, Trish,Joe and other cool peeps then got my ass home. The thing about getting up early is that you crash early too....I tend to turn into a pumpkin after 11pm.

This morning didn't start off great, sniffles and coughs. The onset of a cold for sure. Do you think this stopped me from running my track/hill sprints? Well maybe you enjoy rhetorical questions. Today was tough a hell in the beginning..Wanted to quit so badly but I have a goal. A fucking painful lofty goal......

Today will be filled with more shopping/wrapping/car shit and perhaps Pilates in the evening. It's really not a tough workout so why not?

Hope you all had a good weekend and many of you will be traveling this week so be safe.

Trojan

Fun

http://www.elfyourself.com/


there are other games on there too..:) Great way to not be working while you are at work.

Cheers

Trojan

Um

Who is the asshole that ordered all this fog?

WTF?

Greener Pastures

My lease is up in March, time to think about moving. I'd like more space-- a place to work out at home and maybe..just maybe a roommate.

Um..A roommate that I won't kill.

A roommate who can live with a workout freak ..er freak in general.

Guess I'll be living alone again:)

Compliments are Verbal Gold

Seldom do we hear honest compliments...but lately it's been different. Something must be in the air.

Nice change of pace.

So how is everyone today?


Trojan

Sad

He will be fondly remembered. I loved that show!

Sleep Is Wonderful

Sleep can make everything better.

I fell much better about everything today...in case you wondered.

Time to go car shopping. My current one is paid off hence I've held off for a long time but she is showing signs of slowing down. I own a 99 Altima, and they are generally great cars BUT there are sounds coming from MY car that I can't identify. (Twilight Zone theme). Mainly this DEEP creaking sound everything is hit a slight or significant bump. There is also this sound( like a tape recorder fast forwarding) when I hit the accelerator. WTF?

I am a chick so fixing cars isn't my bag. I DO know how to change a tire though...Do I get a cookie? Pretty sure I could change oil too if I watched a couple times..

Other than this...things are much happier today.:)

Happy Hump Day!

Trojan

Today

I am frustrated and angry.....

I need a punching bag. Wish my gym had hand to hand kickboxing..


Life is just chock full of ups and downs.


Trojan

More Madness

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Pics from Sat

Here are a few of my fav's

If you love Scrubs....

You will totally dig this!

Party

Holy crap last night was fun...fun...fun

Went/stayed at the Four Seasons for Trish's company party...This was the last time I will drink or seriously indulge for months so it was on. Think I ate and drank everything in sight.We had joining hotel rooms and like 6 drunken fun chicks running amuck in a 5 star hotel...AWESOME.

Lots of eye candy, drinks and madness,drinks..Drunk..Ugh..17$ sandwich and fries at 3am..Priceless. My raisin bran/cherrio cereal with blueberries was a complete culinary delight...ha!

I have no desire to eat or drink anything bad for a VERY long time, training with the new program starts tomorrow. Eggs and chicken for 3-6 months.

Inspiration!

The coolest thing ever is happening.

Friends are emailing/calling me and telling me that I have inspired them in some form or fashion. One is going to the gym on a regular basis now, another baked a bunch of cookies but donated them all and ate none. A few others have purchased the Body for Life books and are doing the program. Friends are excited to call me and brag about their well deserved progress and I LOVE IT. Their personal happiness is fanfuckingtastic but the fact that they want to tell me about it....Well that is the most rewarding thing ever.

If I can inspire just one person to better themselves,then my job is done.

Wahoooo Party tomorrow!!!!!!

Trojan

I want to be there...with a glass of wine.

This is AWESOME!

Saw this post on this morning's Craigs List. It made me cheer and laugh my ass off.

Funy shit!

Enjoy


Troj

Ahhhhh Wed

It's warmed up quite a bit since the weekend which is fine by me. Yes, that was me saying "Oh, I wish it would get colder and Oh, I'd to wear my sweaters"Yeah...Never said I was bright.

After work yesterday I went out for a short 5 mile walk:) and headed home to write Christmas cards until I was blue in the face. Christmas has officially exploded all over this Jewish gals apt. Oxymoron...??Nah..love lights and being festive. FESTIVAS anyone?!?!?So lights are all over my kitchen,cards are all over my living room coffee tables, gifts are all over my bedroom....Sing with me"It's beginning to look allot like a clusterfuck..." Oops.....My own personal version of that song rocks.

Tonight my Uncle from MD is in town and the family is meeting for dinner. My uncle is a pretty cool guy with a great sense of humor. It's always nice seeing him and it doesn't happen very often. Unfortunately my Grandma is not doing so keen...I'm sure we will get more updates on her status tonight:(.

Hope I can walk by tonight, I am so freaking sore. Getting out of bed this morning was an experiment in pain...Then I went straight to spin class. My favorite instructor asked me which workout I wanted and I said loudly"10 Hills"... Lasted 9. Friggin brutal man.

Happy Hump Day!

Trojan

Retro Feelings of Youth

Downhill running always makes me feel like a kid again. The best is when it's REALLY steep and you have little control..Your legs just go and your arms flail about...You look like a complete moron and it awesome. People who drive by might wonder but as they see that big smile spread across your face..They know what fun you must be having. I bet they regret no being out there too.

My little extra workout today turned out to be the best medicine for being tired/sore. I was laughing the whole downhill run and it was great.

So...How was your day? Did you have at least one good moment today? I hope so.

Trojan

U Rock!

I love you Janine!
Thank you for the AWESOME gift..wahooooooo

What did I do to deserve such awesome friends?


:)

Trojan

Issues

I have beef with my gym.

There is much love for that place since I spend about 11 hours there per week(no joke) BUT WTF? I come in from 30 degree weather and you guys have the fucking A/C cranking?

Can someone esplain this reasoning to me?
Btw Jeff "esplain" is spelled like that on purpose. Freaking spelling nazi.

Happy Monday....And Come on weekend, get here fast!

Troj

Common Courtesy

Disclaimer: Yucky subject matter:

Granted it was cold outside. As soon as I stepped out of my car I was plagued with doubt about running/sprinting. You know it's cold when you are the only one on a public track or a person comes on and leaves after 1 lap. I was smart today and went in shorts and a hooded sweatshirt..Hey it would warm up right? Um not till 20 minutes of hard sprinting had passed.

Sheesh.

Finally the sun came out and people started running/walking on the track. I usually pick a lane with no walkers as they get upset when you run them over..People are so weird! Anyway..This one dude was running at a pretty descent pace and I choose to follow in his footsteps and all was good UNTIL I got the mucus. We all know that when it's cold outside your nose runs and sometimes you don't have a box of Kleenex handy on the track. I understand why "snot rockets" are necessary but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE LOOK BEFORE YOU BLOW! Maybe I'm strange but I don't enjoy being covered in another person's mucus. Do I go and pee on your leg? UM NO! Do I go cough in your face..UM NO!

Hey, I am not a prissy bitch and have blow a few snot rockets myself BUT I don't blow them on other people....Unless they piss me off. Kidding.

It's the equivalent of sitting on a wet toilet seat...GROSS!

Cool

Delish!

It's Whisky, It's Cake....It's possibly the most perfect food ever!

Such a beautiful Saturday. Got up at 7am and hit the gym for a while and then headed downtown to my other gym and met the trainer. Brutal. This double training is certainly not for the meek. After that I met my good buddy Michele for Lunch at whole Foods.

Girl...How could you live in A-town and never of been? Man..You talk about organic stimuli overload. It's fantastic and good for you.

Not sure what tonight holds yet....Tanning and maybe a movie.

Nest Saturday is the Four Seasons Party..This time I will drink water and bring chasers. Wahooooooo good food, free drinks, good friends.......




Trojan

Choices

Recently I ran across an old friend that I had not talked to or seen in over 10 years. Well, not old as she is younger than I:). We chatted over the internet briefly and I saw that she gave up a particular lifestyle to go after her dreams and become something I always thought she was destined to be. Talent and drive..She has an abundance of both.

This got me thinking about my own choices and current placement in this life. I always thought/hoped I could be more than where I' m currently at, just very afraid to go for it completely. To give up the comfort zone of a steady paycheck and 9-5 gig and step off the ledge into the unknown.Sometimes I feel like I am cheating myself out of something that could be so great and really expand my horizons. How does one break this mold and create a new one? Can it really be done without going for broke? I think not. My theory is either you must be in the right place/right time OR devote yourself 100% to this cause and live,breathe,sleep and eat your vision. Truthfully....I am probably too old to consider these possibilities. 32 is not old in reality but by industry standards you might as well be taking in social security.

The hunger is still there though......I don't think that ever really dies if it' s your dream.

Another topic:

I left my heater off last night and when I got home it was so freaking cold that it couldn't register on the thermostat. After countless hot showers/layers of clothing and blankets...I finally could feel my toes and fingers. I bitched about the lack of Winter in TX...WTF was I thinking?

Trojan