i'll let myself be taken just for the thrill

[ivyology]

I need to shower and get groceries but I am laaaaaaazy! This isn't news, just the state of things.

Today's epiphany is that I really like tattoos on other people. Like them a lot. Not an epiphany maybe so much as stating the obvs., but there you go.

Also I miss going to shows. And I miss when the weather was nice and I could walk around my neighborhood for an hour every day. I realized last night that it's going to turn into January this week and I really, really, really hate January. I am also not especially fond of February or March. How about we skip those months this year and just have it be April now? :\ (With Panic back on tour, and The Cab and The Hush Sound for good measure. Oh oh oh and hey, Neko's going to be touring this spring! Presumably. That usually goes along with new albums. oh yay. *___*)

Resolutions, I am working on them. Having succeeded at last year's I feel a lot of pressure. So far I have:

1. Stop eating meat.
2. Join a gym.

The first is giving me semantics-related issues. Like, when I was seventeen and stopped eating meat for four years I had no problem calling myself vegetarian. But back then I never paid attention to labels and no doubt ate a lot of animal derivatives, and the thing is even now that I know better I am not going to stop eating cheese (ever) nor am I going to bother seeking out rennet-free cheese, and I'm also not going to not eat the red curry at Spice and Rice in San Diego if I ever go there again (which surely has fish sauce in it).

I don't personally care about semantics, and I'm going to be happy enough with myself just for finally officially cutting out obvious meat. But the hardcore vegetarians, man, it's not an argument I want to have. So I am just not going to bother with the vegetarian label and instead call myself a lazy non-hardcore non-meat-eater. Actually that is kind of unwieldy, so I'll have to come up with something else. But you get the idea.

And eh, gyms. They're really pricey around here, even the Y is $65/month with a $99 joining fee. I'm having a hard time justifying spending that kind of money when I know I'll stop using the gym as soon as it's nice out again. I might be better off just going to my mom's after work a few times a week and using her treadmill. IDK, IDK. I'll say my resolution is to visit all the gyms in my area and see if any of them are really worth it.

I haven't been eating as much fruit as I should lately, so I'll add that! 3. Eat more fruit. And I can get started on this when I go to the grocery store, and it's not even 2009 yet, score! I hope the bananas look ripe. I said once that if I could have one wish in the entire world it would be to have a magically replenishing supply of all of my favorite fruits in a state of perfect ripeness, and this is especially true of bananas. Those fleeting few hours when they're yellow and speckled but not bruised, oh man. Hearts.

Comments

[shirleytoday.livejournal.com]

OK, if you are going to stop eating meat, talk to me about your diet and what will replace those nutrients? Mike & I need to start eating healthier so that we don't represent the ugly americans when we take our trip in June/July, and a year and a half ago we ate a lot of eggplant and other "meaty" vegetables. If you come to use the treadmill a couple of evenings a week, maybe you could experiment with us on some healthy "vegetarian" meals.

[ivyenglish.livejournal.com]

I haven't been eating much meat to begin with, and have been doing fine getting protein and iron from other sources. I definitely wouldn't say no to cooking healthy meals with you guys though. I really hate eggplant, so that wouldn't be my choice for a primary ingredient in a main dish, but I'd like to experiment more with grains (I like quinoa, and the nuttier rices) and I like tofu but have never been any good at preparing it, so I'd like to see if I can get better at that.

[wovenindelibly.livejournal.com]

But the hardcore vegetarians, man, it's not an argument I want to have. So I am just not going to bother with the vegetarian label and instead call myself a lazy non-hardcore non-meat-eater

I approve this message!

Also, this post has me scouting gyms in my area. Oh, for evening water aerobics classes!

[ivyenglish.livejournal.com]

Water aerobics is so good for you! If only I liked to swim. :(

[dangerkitty.livejournal.com]

I like your eat more fruit resolution. I also echo your wish for your favorite fruits in the perfect state of ripeness at all times. This is the primary barrier to why I don't eat much fruit. Apples are my mainstay since they stay nice and crisp for a while, but everything else... forget about it. Nothing's better than a perfect, firm strawberry or mango, but I have given up on buying these fruits because every time I get them they are mushy. I hate mushy fruit!!! What's a girl to do???

[tainted-love.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm a picky fruit eater too! So annoying when you get mush fruit!!!!

[ivyenglish.livejournal.com]

I wish I liked apples more. :( Oranges are usually a safe bet for me, though. They stay good for longer than most fruits. Sometimes I get a batch that's underripe and that sucks, but it doesn't happen too often.

[tainted-love.livejournal.com]

We all just have to pray that our banana's don't go extinct!!! There is a real possibility that all the bananas are going to be wiped out since there is like only one species that most people eat and there is some crazy banana disease killing them all. It all ready happened once...the kind of banana our grandparents ate was apparently yummier but was totally wiped out by some disease and does not exist anymore. :( So enjoy the bananas now before it's too late!!!!!

Wow, sorry to be a downer about that..... Here you have a hopeful entry about your new year and I have to bring it down. Anyways.....

Good luck with your resolutions! They all sound great. And don't stress about what you call yourself. People who get all picky about the semantics of vegetarianism are obnoxious and should get over themselves. It's fine to be strict with what you eat, but people should lay off getting pissy about what other people eat and what they choose to call themselves. So there.

[ivyenglish.livejournal.com]

WHY WOULD YOU TELL ME SUCH A TERRIBLE THING? DDDDD:

I'm not too stressed about it! I have a lot of respect for people who have convictions and live by them. Mostly it's an inferiority complex, and me being a little preemptively defensive (shocker!).

Have safe travels, poodle. I'm going to miss you. :( And when you get back you better start planning a trip to the east coast! :P