inside Stella’s head

This has been a long week.  I haven’t gotten enough sleep and should be heading to bed soon.  First I wanted to talk about some things.  And Sally says I am not blogging enough!  So I am getting to it.  

1.  Should I learn how to box?  Like boxing with gloves and a heavy bag etc.  No I don’t want to go get in fights.  It is more I want to get some muscle strength and lose some weight.  I have wanted to start boxing for a while now.  I have a new friend that I might take classes with.  There is a gym here in Dayton that does lessons.  So discuss is this something I should try?

2. Random books.  I need some more book ideas.  If you have any audio book selections that I should try let me know. This week I listened two a Lee Child book, two of Hemingway’s finest, and started a new John Grisham book.  So the list I have listened to this far is:

My Life by Bill Clinton

The Appeal by John Grisham

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

And I just started The Testament by John Grisham

So if you have any ideas of what I should read let me know.  I enjoy crime dramas and interesting books. 

I applied for a couple of DC jobs today.  I am not sure I want to be in DC.  But DC is where the interesting jobs are.  I haven’t been able to find anything here in Ohio.  Thankfully I have this temp job.  It is expanding my list of books read… or listened to.  If you get a chance you should listen to the Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.  Charlton Heston reads it.  Very interesting.  I like the voices.  It makes the stories so much more fun.  Also I retain more if the stories are read to me than if I read them myself.  And I don’t really have the energy to read when I get home.  This job is wearing me out.  And the fact that I am so tired and it isn’t even 1 am is kind of sad.  Just over a month ago this would have been nothing.  I would have been up till almost 6am.  Now that is when I am getting up for work.  

3.  Nalgene bottles…  I bought one a couple of weeks ago to take with me to work.  I needed something with a big opening to fit ice and lemons though.  And I wanted something with a lid that screwed on to prevent leaks.  I bought a blue one.  Well I left it at my friend’s house on Sunday.  And Monday she called me to tell me that it had busted and gotten her carpet wet.  Somehow when I froze it and it decided to break the bottom.  I didn’t really think they broke.  So this was kind of crazy.  So Monday I asked my facebook and gchat crowd if I was a hippie.  You see I associate Nalgene bottles with hippies.  I know it isn’t a big stretch and now you can see it too So I was kind of questioning getting anther one.  I ended up going out right after work and buying a new one.  This time I also bought the sipper lid insert so that I don’t soak myself.  It seems to be working very nicely.  You see I have been drinking water.  Something a few years ago I would have told you I hated and that it made me sick to drink it.  I am getting much better.  I now drink it all day after my two cups of coffee in the morning.  I even order water with meals… I know crazy.  But I am trying to quit drinking pop all together.  I am doing much better and only drinking it with certain meals.  Mostly pizza and wings.  Summer makes it easier since pop makes you thirsty.  They are so smart in their technology.  The main reason for giving up the pop is the high fructose corn syrup.  That stuff is the devil.  It is so hard to get away from it.  Everything is fed corn.  I love corn.  But it is in everything.  And it is one of the big reasons everyone in America is getting fat.  I realize that it isn’t the only reason.  But it is not helping.  Corn is best right off the cob so your body can process it.  

I could go on and on about food.  I learned so much about it last year from the hippies.  That is right I worked with them and spread their message…  And many time hippies are attracted to me…  I have a hippie loving vibe I give off I think.  It is strange and I am trying to get that vibe fixed.  ;)  

So today was about not getting enough sleep, boxing, books, and hippies…  sign up for the RSS feed so you know when the next blog is coming.  You never know I could get quicker!  Have a great weekend!  

So this week I am working 10 hour days to make up for missing Monday. Yay 3 day weekends… boo for having to make up the time. BTW I think it is crazy that I am cranky after a 10 hour day.  When I was working on campaigns 10 hours was before lunch… ok that may be an exaggeration… but not by much.  

So yesterday I read this book.  Ok I listened to it.  Same thing.  Only when you listen to it you get a fun guy with a strange accent read you a story.  That is fun!   Anyway the book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.  My bff Kristina recommended it to me.  It was quite interesting.  With out telling you the whole story I am going to talk about it a bit.  So there is a guy who thinks he is in love with a girl.  But he has a personal legend that he has to live out.  It talks about being satisfied with living every day the same.  Or craving adventure.  This temp job is teaching me that I am not supposed to be locked in doors all day.  I am supposed to be out saving the world.  And even though I can’t seem to figure out the next chapter of my legend I know it doesn’t involve being stuck in a job that doesn’t inspire me.  As many of you know this job is just that it is a job to pay bills.  I am in kind of a turning point I guess.  I haven found the job that jumps off the page.  The opportunity that I can’t pass up.  I don’t know if I need to stay around here for a while.  Or if I should be somewhere else.  Part of me wants to become domesticated.  Get a house - hahahahaha -, find a partner in crime, grow a garden in the back yard, go to the farmers market on the weekends, establish myself in a community, really feel at home somewhere…  But the book talks about that for a bit.  About how this mundane life might make me happy for a year or two or three…. but in the end I will still crave finding my treasure and fulfilling my legend.  So the question is now…. where do I go from here?  Where am I supposed to be?  What path is right?  

This was a great follow up to the Appeal that I read last week.  John Grisham made me crazy with that book.  And I may have to work on judge races now…  

Well I need to get some sleep.  I know it is only 10:30… This job is turning my sleep schedule around…

So yesterday was a pretty eventful day.  I only got about 3 hours of sleep.  But I was up and at em at about 10am.  I got a temp job in the morning!  Then I showered and got ready.  Picked up some stuff at the store.  Then went to the temp agency to prove I am as good as I say I am in excel.  Turns out I am a Master!  And I then had to fill out a bunch of paperwork.  After I left there I went to the City building - of Miamisburg - to drop off my application for summer help.  After leaving there I went and voted for the Fire levy.  It was just a renewal not a new tax.  It ended up passing 71-29.  I headed home after that.  A few hours to hang out til it was time to go to Fricker’s.  I know cinco de mayo and fricker’s dont sound like they go together.  It was a good time despite our waitress.  We always have fun at Fricker’s.  

After coming home from Fricker’s I watched the Biggest Loser.  It was super exciting!  I cant believe that all of them finished the marathon!  That is amazing!  Even Ron!  It may have taking him 13 hours but he did it.  I had to vote for Mike though.  I really want Tara to win.  To prove it I found her on Facebook and became her friend.  I also became Mike and Kristin’s friends too.  

Today hasnt been very exciting.  I got a call from the temp agency and I am starting on Friday now instead of Monday.  I watched some west wing and made some dinner.  I am off to find some trouble to get into.  Have a great hump day!

So I have spent some time trying to figure out what I am doing.  As I continue to work on the site feel free to share your ideas with me.  What would you like to know about?  Have any extra web templates laying around?  Picking out a design is kind of frustrating.  I am not going to pay for a stupid web template.  So not worth it.  I also don’t have money laying around to waste on a website.  So I am doing it myself.  It is times like these when I will acknowledge that I may be slightly OCD.  I have to make it look awesome.  So this may take longer than first thought.  However I have plenty of free time.  You should be able to see the home page right now.  My under construction page.  I learned how to get a picture to show up, how to change the title of a page, and that if you change something it may take your whole page down if you don’t do it right. If you want to give me advice or help me in this process please do!  

Off to do more research! Night all!

The website is just getting set up! Check back for fun and excitement!