I'm still struggling a bit with a cold and/or possible sinus infection. I felt much better than I thought I would yesterday, but the longer the day went on, the worse I felt. I didn't get my ass to the gym for my first workout of the new year until 5:30 PM! I went pretty light on the workout, only doing a few things & not really pushing it. I cut things short because I was meeting my sisters at Downtown 140 for dinner - and I wasn't exactly having the best workout feeling the way I was. No matter, I always feel better for having done something and yesterday was no exception.
I had a wonderful dinner with my sisters and we sat/lingered way too long just talking. I felt bad for the people who work there - and I'm one of those people, but it was my night off and I don't get many opportunities to sit and just talk with my sisters, so yeah...we hung out a bit. I left with an odd combination of guilt and feeling very glad that the three of us were able to sit there and have such an enjoyable evening of great food and conversation - and again, that doesn't happen often enough these days! So yeah, last night we were the table that nobody wants, albeit we were probably much more tolerable/well mannered than those tables often can be, and I hope better tippers...but that one falls on me this time. My humble apologies to Sara, who had the daunting task of putting up with us blabbing way past the obvious point.
I'm skipping my legs workout today and I'm rationalizing it by thinking that I need to save my strength for work. Yeah, right. I can't believe the holidays have come and gone - more than some of the recent past holiday seasons I recall, I kinda wanted to hang on to this holiday season a bit longer. I know, I know...that's not the way it works. Nonetheless...
Today's post is any number of things - reflective, a break/diversion/distraction from things like going to the gym, running the vacuum, scrubbing the toilet, doing laundry, reformatting this blog, and more work on the article about the classic Martini that I'm revising. I know, who the EFF am I to write an article about the classic Martini right? Just a guy who has made more of 'em than I can count. It's not as if I didn't pay attention along the way.
It's also flippin' cold out there - which comes as no surprise since it is Winter in Northeast Ohio and that's to be expected. My dog absolutely loves weather like this and he remembers his favorite spot where the snow plow pushes snow into piles big enough for him to climb all over. I'll admit that I enjoy watching him jump around on that pile when it's big enough, but my patience runs out way before his.
What I love about Winter are things like a fire in the fireplace (I don't currently have a fireplace mind you), blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup, or today's sourdough French toast that I made in the cast iron skillet that I got as a Christmas gift this year...and most of all, sitting at the mac writing while I'm listening to great music. Doesn't take much to excite me sometimes. Deal with it. I guess I'd best get back to working on the stuff that needs to pay me and then get ready to head into the bar for work that does pay me. I'm betting that I'll write 2012 and cross it out at least once tonight...but you're looking really good so far 2013.
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