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Habituals Update

It’s been relatively quiet around Casa Testerman for the past week or so. There was a trip to Philadelphia, thick with unexciting wardrobe malfunctions, but otherwise I’m plugging along with writing, reading, and trying to get these damn habits locked in. Lemme sum up:

Reading:
It’s been a very good month for me as far as new reading experiences go; first there was Terry Pratchett’s Nation, then Neil Gaiman’s wonderful Graveyard Book, and I had the pleasure of catching up with all the cool kids and read The Lies of Locke Lamora on the Philly trip. Great book. Just enough ‘new’ in the fantasy world, with great characterization and plotting. Capers are capered, swashes are buckled, and a great many skulls are duggeried. I came fairly close to sleeping on the couch a couple times, thanks to interrupting Kate’s own reading with chortling, out-of-context excerpts. Recommended (as are the others I mentioned – highly).

Writing:
The “Adrift” story continues, in which Finnras seems to be engaging in some kind of Cunning Plan. We’ll see if he’s as good at such things as Locke Lamora. Odds are not good.

Habit the First – Tracking what I Eat
This went very well in the first week – I even dropped a few pounds. (Actually, according to the website on which I track such things, I dropped too much in one week, and now they want to me to eat more this week — as in… a lot more… “I can’t afford a whole cow!” more — it’s confusing.

I have regained control of my eating patterns by keep meticulous records.
I have regained control of my eating patterns by keeping meticulous records.

Habit the Second — Getting up an Hour Earlier

This one isn’t going as well. Yes, I’m getting up earlier, but I never have to use an alarm clock normally, and I for damn sure have to right now. Also, I’m dragging through large portions of the day, short on energy and long on nap-tropism.

I think part of the problem is that I haven’t set up any kind of reward for when I succeed at this each day (the other part of the problem is that I have no personal desire or investment in this – it’s wholly external) — so I need some help with that: what kind of reward should I be giving myself for getting up at the crack of dawn every day?

Suggestions need to be something concrete: that early in the morning I don’t think highly enough of my fellow humans for “a sense of moral superiority” to mean anything. Gimme some ideas in the comments.

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Updates for 2009-05-09

  • Grabbed a pair of black shoes for the wedding today. Did I grab the wrong pair? No. Did I grab one from the right pair and one wrong?… #
  • … No, I grabbed one shoe from the right pair, one from the wrong pair, AND THEY’RE BOTH FOR THE SAME FOOT. Sandals it is. I win at Fail. #
  • My wardrobe malfunctions continue, forcing improvisation. I look like a 1950 mafioso beachcomber. #
  • Rt @DaynaHart Today’s new word: Procrastitasking #
  • Holy crap the AC at the wedding is set to Fortress-of-Solitude. Very beachcomber unfriendly. Thawing out, outside. #
  • Also: what the hell, Blackberry battery? Tapped out already? #
  • Stuffed with Philly steak sandwich. Now: #Dollhouse Finale. I hope Adama let’s Helo bring the cylon back onboard Galactica. #

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Updates for 2009-05-09

  • Grabbed a pair of black shoes for the wedding today. Did I grab the wrong pair? No. Did I grab one from the right pair and one wrong?… #
  • … No, I grabbed one shoe from the right pair, one from the wrong pair, AND THEY’RE BOTH FOR THE SAME FOOT. Sandals it is. I win at Fail. #
  • My wardrobe malfunctions continue, forcing improvisation. I look like a 1950 mafioso beachcomber. #
  • Rt @DaynaHart Today’s new word: Procrastitasking #
  • Holy crap the AC at the wedding is set to Fortress-of-Solitude. Very beachcomber unfriendly. Thawing out, outside. #
  • Also: what the hell, Blackberry battery? Tapped out already? #
  • Stuffed with Philly steak sandwich. Now: #Dollhouse Finale. I hope Adama let’s Helo bring the cylon back onboard Galactica. #

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Updates for 2009-05-08

  • Weekend Philly trip; I don’t know anyone and we’re mostly idle (except Lindy Hopping), and what shows up in the mail? MOUSEGUARD rpg. m/ #
  • Week 1 of a habit-forming month. Entered WW points diligently, lost appropriate weight. New sleep schedule is still kicking my ass, though. #
  • Heading to Philedelphia for a day. Schedule is fly-sleep-wedding-dance-cheesesteak-sleep-fly. Books to read and notebook to scribble in. Ta. #
  • Adrift: As the Navy escort walks me out, Borden informs me I’m not safe yet. This is safe? Must&#82.. http://tinyurl.com/oaee3v #

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Updates for 2009-05-07

  • Managed to dodge @cyface’s “Star Trek meets the Beatles” #sg-pta pitch last night. Assembling a summary of what we DID end up with nnnnnnow. #
  • “Hey Doyce, that Grammar class went really well. Can you do a Basic Physics intro in two weeks?” *headdesk* #
  • Our ‘winning’ #sg-PTA pitch: “The world we know has fallen apart in the face of the Return of Faerie – a post-apocalyptic survival fantasy.” #
  • Adrift: I drop a few words (and a smirk) into the quiet. “Guess you lose out this time, Borden.&#82.. http://tinyurl.com/d4js3s #
  • Rt @LostZombies: “Zombie ? of the Day: If U could remake a movie & put zombies in it, wht movie wld it be?” Grease. #
  • Random Average: Primetime Adventures Pitch Session: Apocalypse Fairies! http://tinyurl.com/r83tja #

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