city of dreams

the new job has resulted in many positives especially that of travel and going to lovely soirees. it has also resulted in a psycho need to be a better/healthier/shiny-er/happier version of myself.

that bit is nice.

so in los angeles for the weekend i found myself actually following doctor's orders. something that hasn't happened in..well .. ever.

the picture is proof of bandage on toe and my unparalleled joy for having it on for the entire trip!

A and i decided to stay at the very swanky LAAC which was exactly what life should be about. we spent some time at universal being a combined age of 6, and then went through basic life stages... teenagers when it came to meal time and adults at MOCA.. the red-eye-special got us back home just in time for me to move the car... ah reality.

halp your self

i saw private lives of pippa lee and i can see why critics are so desperate to like it -- but fail

i was inspired for a mini-second by the general uselessness of it all --watching the movie, not watching it, children, relationships, non-relationships... it's all quite an "un" sound.

the priorities have now shifted...again, and the process of repeating my doings, i shall list them --again and wish very bad that i see some changes in my commitment to completing these priorities, this time. order, schedules and accomplishments are words of the past and i am trying quite fruitless-ly to find achievement.

so here goes:

1. health: at 26 i am definitely seeing signs of mortality. i have developed some kind of thyroid issue. all that eating must have resulted in something beyond stretch-marks and fat. pills are being popped but that cannot and is not enough. i am also a victim to a cyst in my ovary - no wonder i don't want children of my own. evolutionary pre-disposition. i may find it difficult to produce one. might as well tackle these issues now rather than later. also, a careless bump on the coffee table has resulted in a serious toe injury *fracture / dislocation whatever you want to call it. we all know this would NOT be the case, if i was younger and my body a little better treated than it is. substance abuse (including food) MUST be minimized. [also must invest in better coffee table!]

2. exercise: apparently that word is not only difficult to do but also difficult to type. after hearing from T about this wonderful ab-machine which is actually quite "whatever"... i am determined to use it. let's begin by calling today day 1. one hundred and five sit-ups and 2 sets of weights, i have begun my morning on a good note. early sunday exercise. i am determined and motivated. i am officially a new person.

3. intellect: my reading list consists of "are you there vodka it's me chelsea" and "my horizontal life"... books that are conveniently located in the front of the store under fiction but should really be under "teen reads" ... appalling! i really need to get some serious reading underway. i am now a successful subscriber to the chronicle - and am going to be reading some serious news.