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And on that note, I’ve become very interested in Anabel Jensen’s pet project, 6 seconds, and emotional intelligence. Check it out.

Sow now I have no idea what else I need. Gloves, but what kind? Hiking boots, got any recommendations that are pretty cheap? I found this mineral sun screen Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral Powder SPF 45
that I can use to make sure my scalp doesn’t burn without putting liquid sunscreen in my hair. But I’m totally at a loss at what else to bring. Suggestions?

Cut calories and burn more calories. You can ONLY lose weight by taking in less calories than you burn. Don’t know how many you burn? Get a body bugg (from 24 hour fitness) or the same thing, a Go Wear calorie tracking system which I believe is a bit cheaper on Amazon. GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System
Or get a Polar heart rate monitor that will estimate your calorie burn while you exercise.
I also use this heart rate monitor which I love because it will build a fitness program for you and you can store all your data FOR FREE online: Polar F11 Women’s Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Pink Fizz)
It also comes in other colors, as well as in this mens/unisex design Polar F11M Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Grey Pepper, New Design)

Cut the useless calories you have every day. Switch from 2% to 1% milk. The little things make a difference. I’m not saying stop having what you like to eat, or work out all the time. I’m saying to stop eating when you’re full, don’t eat when you’re not hungry, and maybe walk a little more.

But whatever you do, don’t ADD useless calories. So often I see someone new to the gym drinking a sports drink with about 250 empty calories to stay hydrated. You don’t need them! Drink water! If you work out for longer than one hour, you MAY need electrolyte replacement. Before one hour it’s highly doubtful. If you don’t like drinking plain water, put some crystal light (5 calories) in your water. Don’t add an extra 250 calories when you’re only working out for twenty minutes. You’re probably actually ingesting more than you are burning.

Let’s do the math. Personally, I burn about 1-2 calories per minute sitting on my butt watching TV or sleeping, so 60-120 calories per hour. When I work out, it depends on if I’m doing cardio or strength and whatnot, but on average I burn about 600 calories per hour. 600-120= losing about480 calories more than when I’m doing nothing. But when doing nothing I’m also not eating or drinking generally. So in 30 minutes of TV watching I’d burn somewhere around 90 calories. In 30 minutes at the gym I’d burn around 300 calories. If I drank a sports drink 300-250= 50 calories burned-90 calories I’d be burning even if I was doing absolutely nothing= 40 calorie excess. If I drank water with a packet of crystal light, or even better, just water, I’d be losing more calories than I was taking in.

So I’ll say it again. Don’t drink sports drinks when you’re working out if you’re trying to lose weight unless you work out for AT LEAST more than one hour at a time. And if you do, don’t whine about being fat to me. :p

Cupid and Psyche

I was looking for the the actual title of the statue and very randomly found an interesting story about an archaeological find, but can’t seem to find any follow up. Frustrating!

The Eternnal Embrace Couple

So basically, they found this young preserved couple locked in an eternal embrace of death near Verona, Italy. Archaeologists found it poignant a la Romeo and Juliet,  and kept the couple in tact, rather than digging the bones out. See story Here

Some stories mentioned they may have died of arrows, but this is the part I can’t find any follow up on. I want to know what they found! I’ve found unreliable sources with no links to the story the information came from, and tons of stories on the initial find. I want to find a story about the findings on the inspection of the bones.

Anyone a genius interweb net surfer who can find me the info? As Julie would say, I’ll give you a dollar?

On another note, I’m note sure why this is so interesting. I had a conversation today where we talked about how sacrifice and the difficulty of a relationship sometimes made love more tangible for people, when really, it shouldn’t be so hard. Are we all programmed to be attracted to this type of tragedy because it seems poetic and proves the depth of love? Maybe. Like the old couple in Titanic. That’s the only part of the movie I remember. Regardless, I want to know if it really was that tragic.

The tiny towering love of my life, Penny

Penny is chasing her tail and has been for over 2 minutes. She’s having a blast. I’m having a blast watching her because she looks like such a goof circling over and over until she collapses into a heap chewing on her tail. It’s pretty adorable.

2009 has been an unfortunate year of financial and personal woes, and Penny’s tail chasing and other assorted tricks of adorable puppiness have been worth waking up in the middle of the night to let her out and cleaning up her potty accidents before she was house trained. And now she’s still got the puppy adorable cheeriness, with minimal puppy exhaustion factor. I highly recommend getting a dog if you want unconditional love, snuggles, and way too many puppy kisses.

So, inspired by Penny, I’ve decided I’m getting old and stuffy and need to do some tail chasing of my own. I started with the obvious, the gym.

I have to admit, I doubt I looked as fulfilled barely being able to move after a two hour gym session as Penny does after her ten minutes of chasing her tail followed by her frantic running back and forth just to run. But now that I’m a few months in, and 7% less body fat, this gym thing seems OK. I still hate the running for no purpose. Why my dog loves it the world may never know. But even though I’m constantly sore, I feel good. I sleep better at night. I don’t get winded climbing up a few flights of stairs. I was even able to shop with a bride to be, and stay awake for her 14 hours wedding with plenty of energy. This tail chasing business does seem to up my energy and counteract the sluggishness I feel increasing with every passing year. (Yeah, yeah, I know I’m only 25, but boy has it been a decline in energy every year past 14)

So now I need to find more tail chasing for people. I need ideas, and they don’t just have to be exercise related. I tried rock climbing, and am terrible at it! But it was fun. I went hiking. Always fun. Been swimming. I’m itching to try caving. Can’t wait or another road trip, or to have the money to backpack some foreign country. I’ve been cooking just to cook, and baking for everyone I know. I want to climb half dome before the end of the season. Anything to keep amused and not sit around on my butt watching TV.

So after all that, my boring is showing. I need more things to do. Little adventures to stay active and out of a rut. Any ideas? Thing to do in the Bay Area or all over California? I wouldn’t even mind roadtripping a state or two away for some seriously fun tail chasing activities.