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[chestnutcurls]

Today was our last Wednesday lunch on Wednesday. We went to Memphis Pizza Cafe, which was a nice change. I didn't believe we could get in and out of there in an hour (they're notorious for their snail-speed service), but Lawson was proven correct.

I heard that French Riviera Spa is having a special where you can join for $18 a month. There's one across the street from my apartment. I'm probably going to go over there and talk to them. The problem is, I'm not sure how much I'd actually go. If Evan joined too I'd have a better chance of getting there (and it would be something nice for us to do together), but joining by myself will probably make me even more stressed trying to cram everything in. On the other hand, I really need some regular aerobic exercise, and this way I could get it even when it's too cold/hot/rainy to walk (which is 75% of the year). I'm not sticking to my diet very well anymore, which calls for drastic action. I'll just have to see whether I can take the schedule. Band practice starts back tonight, and my Streets tutoring starts back next week. Goodbye, free time in which to read and accomplish things. Hello, weeping because I don't have the energy to take the trash out. It would probably be a better investment to take that money and hire a maid to clean once in a while. Talk about stress relief.

I am seriously moody today. Maybe I'm just dreading my trip next week...long meetings, stressful people, lots of food I'm not supposed to eat. I hate going away. I don't mind being gone so much as the anticipation of leaving. Just get it over with already.

I went to RUF last night because Evan wanted to go. I got to campus early, so I checked out the new FedEx business center. It's really nice. There are several theater areas, a coffee bar, and flat-screen TVs showing CNBC and stuff. Very businessy. The campus sure has changed in the years since I've graduated. I can't go there much anymore because it makes me feel old and sad. I end up wishing for a time that's never coming back. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who misses it, or even notices it's gone.

Okay, since I can't say anything cheery, I'm going to stop saying anything at all. :)

Comments

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Ooh--$18 is good! And right across the street? It might be worth it, even if you only made it over a few times per month. I know what you mean about time, though. I feel like I have a good amount of time, but I like it that way. I don't really like having so many planned days, but it's turning out that way as I consider joining choir and being a more reliable Bible study attender.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those church things can take up time. Now that I've joined my church I feel like I need to be in even more activities, but I don't know how. :P

[keepsmiling74.livejournal.com]

I can relate to the college thing. When I went back for grad school, the campus had grown and changed, and some buildings had even been torn down to make room for new, modern buildings. I felt like a piece of me was gone or something. Going there now should remind me of the good grad experience I had, but somehow it still just reminds me of undergrad that will never be again.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I thought you would understand. :) *hugs*

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm reading a book you suggested! That should brighten your mood :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Which one? :)

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

I could swear it was you who suggested the Da Vinci Code. If it was, yay me! I'm keeping senility at bay.:) I saw it on the shelf at walmart and thought, "that's the book Brenda was raving about. Must be good." So I grabbed it and I've found it good so far. :)
If I got it wrong and you didn't suggest the book...well, I'm 30. Practically Methuselah over here. :P

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Ummm...I have never read the Da Vinci Code or referenced it in any way. :P :)

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

I've read it, but since you don't know me, I couldn't have suggested it ;)
But my 2 cents worth is that his earlier book, Angels and Demons, is a better read.

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

OMG! I could totally swear it was you. That's it. I've lost my sanity. Reality is folding in at the seams. Save me! Rescue me from senility!!!

[rawee1.livejournal.com]

As a former client of the French Riviera Spa, I have to advise that you join the YMCA instead. It's cheaper and there's no contract, binding you to pay even if you move.

The service is great the first few times you go, but it's not much fun after that. Plus if you join one YMCA, you've joined most of them across the city, so you can meet Evan somewhere if you wanted and go.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks! I think I'm leaning away from joining now, because stacye13 just came by and warned me against it also. Apparently you get what you pay for. :P How much more expensive is the Y? Is it safe? Hey, if I joined there, we could go together! :)

[rawee1.livejournal.com]

Prices at the Y are very reasonable- about $30 a month for one person, I think, and you don't have to sign any contracts. I actually never joined, because I realized I have a free gym to use at school, but I did look into it.

Walk into the one on Walker and grab a price sheet!

[jmcphers.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your trip and added time stress. )-: I can definitely sympathize with the feeling of not having enough time to do all the things I want to. It's easy for me to cut things when I honestly feel as though they're a waste of time, but it's a lot harder to cut things that are good for me in some respect or another. It's hard to remember that leisure time is good for me, too.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I don't have a problem with thinking leisure is bad for me. It's more like frustration because I don't have any. LOL.

[carries.livejournal.com]

Shame about the trip and the moodiness. Have some chocolate cake. And then give me some!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks Carolyn! I actually had a fudge Pop-Tart and it helped. :)

[ashes-311.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! Hire me! :D I'll clean your house and make your dinner, and all you have to do is *cough* um, pay my airfare! But I need extra income and that's the sort of thing I've been trying to get some business in. :) Really, maybe some college student at church or from RUF or someplace would be interested. There are some things I WON'T pay for someone else to do for me (and then they go undone cuz I'm to exhausted/busy/lazy to actually do them myself), but sometimes, under extreme circumstances...!