crawling

I injured my knee about two days ago so I've spent the past few days on the couch or crawling/scooting around the apartment. I've been trying to decide if I should put my backpack on so I can carry things from room to room with me... It's been an exciting time.

Thus far I've read three books, watched almost an entire season and a half of Gilmore Girls, a French movie, eaten three biscotti and kept touch with the outside world via texting, phone calls and FB.

I'm sick of living on the couch and I can't wait until I can walk again!!!!

Any prayers would be happily coveted because I'm also trying to recover before Friday as we have a wedding to go to.

will possess your heart

I love Death Cab For Cutie.

I forget how much music used to shape my life. After spending some time growing up it seems that music has been crowded out of my life and I'm not sure how. But I'm setting a place at the table for it again.

Maybe I should play my guitar again? I think I stopped because it was hard.

Music is mystical, a realm of it's own. You can almost swim in it.

today i...

• got a haircut
• cleaned the bathroom
• did the dishes
• vacuumed the house
• spent 40 minutes on the elliptical
• returned a shirt
• cashed a check
• watched WAY too many episodes of Gilmore Girls
• talked to my bank
• ate a salad
• hung two pictures
• wrote a thank you note

Next I need to...

• make some blueberry muffins. I love summer with all it's fresh fruit!

losing it

That's it! I'm tired of trying and trying to lose weight!

I lose a little here and it comes back over there.

I really, REALLY wish I had a fun group type thing like a Weight Watchers - but free - to keep me inspired and on track. I'm tired of working on it alone! Every time someone whines about their weight I invite them to join me so we can work together and about 3 minutes later they are over it for one reason or another.

Fail.

Are there no other dedicated people out there!?

Well, on a happy note P and I have decided to give up soda pop for the rest of the year. At the first threat of no more delicious Dewiness my taste buds wept a little but after they got used to the idea they jumped on board to help. They've promised to stop craving things that are bad for them... we shall see if they hold up their end of the deal.

Susan B. Anthony

I've recently been engrossed in a biography about Susan B. Anthony.

I was walking through the library picking up easy-to-reads for work when I told myself I needed to read a bio. I needed to pick someone I wouldn't normally read about.

I noticed a book of medium thickness about Ms. Anthony so I took it home.

Consuming the efforts and injustice of the woman's rights movement has been mind altering.

Married women were legally declared dead by law.

Women coudln't hold property or travel by themselves.

They had no power to vote,

Thus no power to change things.

Classed legally with idiots, lunatics and criminals...

And the majority of people thought there wasn't a need for change.
Even many woman thought Anthony was crazy to want change.

Its been fantastic to read this and get a glimpse into the gaining of all the freedoms I assume are my right.

I don't agree with where feminism led to but I firmly believe in where it began,

Susan B Anthony is now one of my heroes.