Thirsty Thursday

10 Tidbit Thursday

1. Last week, I went from my whopping 8 channels on my tv to about 4 that actually work. Up until last week, I could just plug the cable chord into the wall and get the basic channels. Comcast did some changes and now won't let me get that for free. So I'm on an antenna. Rabbit ears. Back to the 80's people. I just can't justify paying for cable when I can get most everything I watch for free online.

2. The only thing keeping me sane at work has left the building. She is moving to Chicago in a week and I am DEVASTATED! And that's probably an understatement. I don't know what I will do at work without her. I don't know what I will do in life without her.

3. This is all I worked last month:

A total of 9 days. That's a personal best for me. Luckily some of the non-work days were paid vacation and a whole week of paid sick time. So my paycheck didn't suffer too badly.

4. I didn't really want to go to the doctor 2 weeks ago when I was sick. I just had what was going around- a cold that just would not go away. And I didn't really feel like paying a copay to hear a doctor tell me. But because I was missing more than 3 days of work, I had to go get a note. And LUCKILY I did. I scored a prescription of some Robitussin with codeine.  Jackpot. That stuff is magical. I almost can't wait to get sick again, because I have the best thing to sleep through the night.

5. I spent a lot of time in doctors offices in September. I had killed my knee training for my half marathon in July. I stopped running after the race because of the pain. And it still wasn't going away 3/4 weeks later. It was excruciating most days at work. So I finally went to my doctor and had x rays done and crap. I was left with the option of physical therapy twice a week for 5 weeks. $$ So I did that. Bought a new type of running shoes (On sale!) And have run twice since then. It's getting too cold...

6. I finally got a haircut last month. Took me 13 months... That's the longest I have ever gone-time and length. I can't remember the last time my hair was this long. Maybe as a child. I usually keep it short, but I love the length right now. It's so easy to maintain.

7. I ran my first, and probably my last half marathon in July. It was my 3rd half that I had signed up for. But my first to actually complete. This time I had friends and coworkers also running, so I couldn't back out. It was a fun run, minus the first huge hill right at the very beginning of the race. We ran around a lake in Camas, WA and it was mostly beautiful scenery. I completed it not as quickly as I would have liked to. But hey, I did it.

8. Evan Spiegel is a genius. And I now love him even more for not selling out to Facebook. Snap chat is the quickest and easiest way to get a picture to one or multiple people. I use it all the time with friends. I used to feel a little dirty when opening the app in public because most people have decided that it's used only by teenage boys and girls to share naughty pics with each other. But then, at Shake Shack a few weeks ago, I overheard two men 60+ talking about it. It's super hip. Cutting edge. Today I got to send a picture of a bloody boarding pass to a mass group of people. Genius.

9. My CityTarget (only 6 blocks from my apartment!!!) stopped selling fresh chicken breasts and that makes me sad. It happened soon after the latest foster farms outbreak. Don't know if it was related to that. But it could also be because it just wasn't selling well. But that worked out for me. I would check the shelves a few days and week and could find it for half off when it would get too close to the expiration date. This plan worked well for me for a good few months. Now it's gone. I am actually quite disappointed.

10. I recently rediscovered my love for the movie Corrina, Corrina. "This little light of mine. I'm gonna let it shine..." "Do you taste like chocolate?" If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. Big time.