EJ July 2 2002

 

 

673 dreams,horoscopes, whatever

 

• Jul. 2, 2002

   

  I kept having wierd dreams last night. Dreamt about emailing rsvp for
  J&K's party and about emailing (or maybe calling?) Stan to wish him
  Happy Birthday. And maybe something about being at Tulane/in Monroe
  dorm. I dunno. I kept waking up and thinking I was dreaming wierd
  stuff, and then going back to sleep.
  
  I am going to get $30--skating money for the month. & try to go
  skating every Tuesday this month.
  
  I am out of library books to read. If it's not raining too bad, I may
  hit the library at lunchtime. If it's raining, I'll just suffer, I
  guess. I have my Austin day trips book I brought from home.
  Apparently the largest secular stained glass collection is up the
  road in Waco, at the Armstrong-Browning Library. cool. I need to
  check that out.
  
  Jen called last night in a royal tizzy because her dog Pepper keeps
  eating her brother Rick's stuff. Granted, Rick leaves it in places the dog can
  get to it, but...not good. And Jen and Rick are both guilty of over-
  anthropomorphizing the dog. She isn't a person, and though she may be
  a valuable member of the family, she's still not a person. So Rick
  isn't all that monstrous in saying he's going to take her back to the
  animal shelter, and Jen is over-reacting to his threats about that.
  With animals, and even with people, I guess,the trick is to make bad
  behavior hard and good behavior easy. And this involves making the
  forbidden items hard to get to and giving the dog other options. Jen
  says they don't have toys because the 2 dogs will fight over them. I
  think they will probably need to get them toys anyway, and if they
  fight, they fight. Jen's offered to pay for half of an obedience
  training class. Hopefully the trainer will come up with some options
  for them to try. And hopefully the whole household will be consistent
  in helping Pepper learn how to behave. It won't work if one person
  lets her get away with stuff.
  
  HOROSCOPES:
  
  Taurus
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  Whatever irks you now may be magnified several fold today, dear
  Taurus, so try as best you can to not dwell on the negative. Your
  strong need for grounding and stability might be a bit shaken by a
  force that is urging you to be more spontaneous and adventuresome.
  Don't feel like you necessarily need to change your course of action,
  but do be aware that there is likely to be opposition because of the
  current trajectory you are on.
  
  Gemini
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  Sometimes it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for
  permission. If there is something you want to do today, dear Gemini,
  do it. The consequences might not be altogether great, but you will
  find that you are more likely to beat yourself up over the things
  that you haven't done as opposed to beating yourself up because of
  the things you have done. Feel free to live dangerously.

 

674Re: Crazy computer generated diet:

 

• Jul. 2, 2002

   

  Rick (PT at the gym, not Jen's brother) kept going on about how reaching my goals is 70% diet and
  30% 'other' (working out, pills, etc, I suppose) But if diet was that
  crucial, wouldn't diets work? Wouldn't more people be thin? For me, I
  really don't think diet is that crucial. If I pay attention to my
  body, eat when I'm hungry and drink when I'm thirsty, and not just
  because I want to or I've had an emotional trigger, or somebody
  brought donuts to work, I do better than 'breakfast: X Y and Z,
  Lunch, P D and Q, total for day 1700 calories'. Exercise, get in
  touch with what feels good and what my body likes, be aware of what
  junk food and laziness do to my body, and the rest just falls into
  place.
  
  

  675 ICQ

  • t

    Jul. 2, 2002

     

    Lost the first part of this, basically it was about Natural Magic,
    and was I doing any of their events this month, NM Tai Chi, and J 
    not wanting to go, even though it's free, because he is a stickler
    for 'form' and wouldn't like it if the instructor didn't do correct
    forms, or someshit. A said that since J is out of work, he
    should focus more on what's free and not worry so much about 'form',
    until he has a job and can afford to take paid classes. Sounds like
    J just puts obstacles in his own way, just like A.
    
    A isn't skating tonight because she has cramps. Then
    again, if she really has endometriosis, I remember the pain of that
    and should be more sympathetic. Then again, if she really has
    endometriosis, why havent' any of her drs recommended surgery? It is
    a cancer, after all....