Let Me Just Fix That For You…
Page 133 of 335-or-so proof pages eyeballed. They’re nice and clean so it’s just the brute work of rereading and thinking very carefully about some of the issues that were raised last time someone went through. I like to make these things intentional.
The workout was effing hard this morning. But I am breaking barriers–at the end of my run today I went for two whole minutes at four miles an hour. This may not sound like much, but considering when I started this whole thing out I could barely run at 2mph for a whole minute, I think it’s awesome. I’m settling into 40-minute runs, which I think will be about my limit. I’ll up the speed/intensity from there, but I really can’t afford to spend more than that on the treadmill. I’m adding a nice slow walk in the evening and getting pretty good at the shovelgloving, too.
When the zombies attack, man, I’ll be ready.
For those of you wondering, the dye job came off perfectly. My hairdresser babe has been bugging me to get rid of my roots for a while. “Blonde roots with black hair just are SO NOT HAPPENING, Lili. And you’re using the wrong black, it’s got a blue undertone and makes you look jaundiced. Look, just let me fix it for you. SIT DOWN AND LET ME FIX IT.”
It’s funny–when I started working at an optometrist’s office I started noticing people’s spectacles. As a massage therapist, I was always looking at how people were moving and where they were holding their pain. (“Look, just sit down here for five minutes and let me fix that for you…”) Now as a writer I start flinching whenever I see misspelled signs, or misused apostrophes. I guess beauty-school students are the same way.
Anyway, my hair is now a neutral black instead of the blue-black, and there is a half-hidden blonde streak (very close to my natural color) at my right temple. It’s an amazing job, and Hairdresser Babe (aka Make Me) was very pleased with the results. “Now for Christ’s sake we’ll do up your roots in a month or two. DON’T ARGUE.”
It’s nice to have friends.
Anyway, there’s errands to run today and laundry to fold, and the rest of those proof pages to get through.
I’m thinking the laundry ain’t gonna get done. Anyone want to take that bet?
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Tags: exercise, fellow weirdnesses
January 13th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Take it from me, laundry is like taxes–it will always be there. I’m jealous though; it’s been too many years since I indulged my hair like that. Most times it’s a box of Natural Instinct and a prayer that I don’t um, accidently turn something green. I do miss my tri-colored hair, though.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:24 am
It’s nice to have friends who care!
January 14th, 2009 at 8:03 am
LOL Lili. I know – I started working at an auction house and now when I see items I do an inventory description, like my friends’ lovely grandfather clock, I started mumbling, “Oh, how pretty! white metal face with roman numeral chapter ring, pendulum movement, carved serpentine crest, reeded column corners, etched glass panel below….”
I have to ask, finally, but – what is shovelgloving? (And if anybody knocks your running I’ll hit them. I can’t run for forty minutes at ANY speed.)
January 14th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Heh, My best friend is a hairdresser. She is always trying to hold me down and pluck my eyebrows. She can be downright scary sneaking up on me with that container of wax.
Any running you can do…be proud! Puff up and take full credit for your accomplishment.
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Teh eheheh, it happens to me too: every time I see a dog/cat I start looking for signs of any possible problem, be it a limp, a cough, whatever…
Never done that before vet school. 
I wish my hairdresser was that good too, though I’m not into dyeing my hair.
And kudos on your running!
January 14th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I found myself watching the lab scenes critically in all the CSI, NCIS crime shows after I started working on that equipment as well.
Since I switched industries, I now ponder people who wear eyeglasses, lol.
And gratz on the running! I certainly can’t run for 40 minutes anymore at any speed. Are you going to add any inclines to increase the intesity?
January 15th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Hey, I want pictures of the new hair. ANd congrats on having some great workouts. I really need to get in shape.