today was a little hectic-- i woke up with a horrible headache that didnt disspate at all, not once, but i kept shoveling the excedrine and ibuproen and whatnot, but still it lingered. my neck was killing me from trying to run on the treadmill last night while reading a trashy magazine-- which usually is my speciality, only that i had just gotten home after having a glass of wine with some coworkers, so i think my body was mostly uncoordinated and out-of-wack. nonetheless, i was happy to have gone-- there were a few people visiting from both ny and montgomery alabama. the guy from alabama was actually totally hilarious. the drawl, first, is amazing. i mean, could you imagine if you talked like that? it forces you to slow down- so his delivery was out of control. we were talking about montgomery and he mentioned something about thai food there-- i was like *hold up, stop the press* thai food in alabama? i mean, i still havent gotten thai food here, mostly because i rarely see any ethnic-group other than cubans. i was actually kind of jealous. they have 4 thai places in like a 10 block radius!!! color me desperate for pad thai. we were all at sushi samba, which ive never been into but kind of hate just because, although i found it to be pretty low-key inside. its like, a place to go eat dinner when you want to feel like youre going out to a club. no joke. huge vaulted ceilings, banquette-like seating, abstract clubby music. i must say i was pleasantly surprised that some of the people at the table ordered some kind of quinoa dish (holler patty!) that involved fat slices of delicious mushrooms and a nice cheesey sauce. (i just had to have a taste. how random that a sushi place has such a grain).
afterwards, i managed to stumble outside after an hour or so and traipse right into kiehls, thankfully, desperately in need of new face lotions. i swear. its been on my "to-do" list for weeks, so it couldnt have been better timing. well, ok, it could have been when i *hadnt* had a glass of wine, in which case i likely wouldnt have been so merry and eager to buy more products than i technically needed, but hey, whos counting here.
as for the long-weekend you just mentioned p? first, i wasnt even sure if we were *having* one. now, i know that most people probably dont have MLK day off, but we work for the man here. and dont have any other vacation days. it was really up in the air- there were mentions of "see you on monday"-- but after the proverbial man left the office, we conferred as a unit: come in monday? or not? collectively we decided a strong 'no', although ill see how paranoid i get over the weekend about the things to do before atlanta. ah well. i dont have much planned as of now although i am very much looking forward to relaxing. and running. about one week to go!
just finished watching the second-half of S&TC movie-- i tell you, it makes me appreciate my girls alllllll over again. if you couldnt feel the love radiating from over here down south, well, there is it.
and on that note, the bath is calling me to have a languid soak and read a historical novel. paint me a prettier picture if you can.
xoxoxo
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Way to take back MLK day! And one week countdown--ooh, exciting! You will do amazingly in your first halfie--I know it, I know you, and you'll turn it on and then want to die between miles 10-13, but it's all good!
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