here's me and my niece Kelly (at her 8th grade graduation this past thursday night.) she's an awesome, smart and perfectly wise-arsed gal. quite proud of her!
let's see, what else is up? not much.... still have gigglecuz michael living here (right now he's out at his son's little league game ---- my uncle val, michael's father, came up from florida this week to visit, so he's got him for the day... **insert giant freedom-loving smile**)
i've been heading to the rehab a bunch of times this week to visit MY giggledad and his new hip. he's doing really well and is supposed to get out of there this coming thursday (at first they were talking about sending him home a couple of days ago... which is ridiculous since he's still a bit unsteady on his feet.)
i'm supposed to head to church tomorrow, then to see dad (for Father's Day) and my gigglestepmom is taking me to Pete & Elda's tomorrow for a birthday lunch.
gigglemom and i are MAYBE doing something tomorrow night - i told her i didn't want her to get me anything... (i wouldn't mind if she gave me the same thing she gave me for Christmas. that was the note and promise that she would quit smoking. that's all i want. i really don't want or need anything --- [except cash. that is needed. that's one of the main reasons why i don't want GM to buy me anything] --- so, maybe we'll go grab a burger or something tomorrow night... OR maybe i'll get some makings for a kickass dinner and make it tomorrow.... believe it or not, i like cooking. it's been calming me a lot lately. plus, if they don't like what i make, they can go hungry. thus far, every morsel that i've whipped up has been devoured.)
it's been really rainy and blarghy here for weeks on end... barring the odd day hither and tither where the sun rears it's yellow noggin.
GM has been in a wheelchair for 3 weeks. something is screwy with her lower back. I took her to the ortho doc on tues. they took films. then went back on thursday and they gave her 3 shots of cortisone into her TAILBONE. ow. she's still in some pain.... i've been reading up on the cortisone and it said that it "should" kick in within 48 - 72 hours.
in the meantime, i need to wheel her to the bathroom and out back to smoke (at this juncture, i'm just doing it. i am too exhausted to fight or deal with her being in pain AND having nicotine fits)
what else???
OH!!! my gigglecousin Kerry is moving home THIS week!!! she's been living in the florida Keys for the past 5 years. I've missed her terribly... so, I am VERY excited and happy to see her and hang out with her again.
yay!! so, she's driving home on monday and should be here by late tuesday night.
that's about it for now... hope y'all are doing swellegantly!
WHAT THE HELL'S BEEN GOING ON LATELY??!!! June 11, 2009 1:05 AM
hey there! okay - again, sorry sorry to the one person out there who is still reading my site. (you know who you are.)
i'm going to post a litany of status updates that i've got up on my facebook page --- this will catch you up on SOME stuff. then, hopefully, i'll start posting in a more frequent manor.
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May 28 at 8:58pm | is watching the Scripp's National Spelling Bee Championships and is pretty e-x-a-s-p-e-r-a-t-e-d because there are babies screaming in the audience (they shouldn't be allowed in there. that's not fair...)
May 29 at 9:28am | woke up alive -- which is a plus considering she most likely had a concussion. Have to take gigglemom to the doc at 1pm.
May 29 at 6:32pm | is about to have a hissy-fit. Verizon --- who took an UNAUTHORIZED $238 out of my bank account last month... which effed my account up reeeeeally bad to the point where i've been zapped and re-zapped with overdraft charges so much so that i am now $500 in the red... anyhooooooo... i JUST got an email stating that VERIZON is trying to hit up my account again (actually it's NOT MY account...)
May 29 at 6:34pm | so they're trying to get $238 out of me (even though we had things reversed a few weeks ago) --- yet my bank account isn't allowing them to because i have insufficient funds.i guess the insufficient funds at this point are a blessing... and tomorrow i am calling my bank to tell them if effing verizon tries to hit my account, kill them.i am hoping that i get some checks in the mail soon otherwise i am effed.... Happy Friday!!
May 29 at 8:05pm | is about to make beef stroganoff with egg noodles... [there is no need to make high-larious stroganoff jokes at this juncture.]
May 30 at 1:28am | forgot to mention that today at the doctor's, gigglemom was diagnosed with sciatica. which is horrible... yet, all night, all i've been picturing is Pacino running around yelling "SCI-ATICA!!! SCI-ATICA!!! SCI-ATICA!!!" she's passed out on the vicodin at the moment while Oxycodone Joe is sitting outside smoking right now.
May 31 at 10:52pm | would like to give a hearty "hey thanks! you miserable @(#$@!" to the mosquito that attacked her ankle. (not sure if the mosquito in question is on FB though.)
June 1 at 11:53am | just spoke with Giggledad... we're in the homestretch - Wednesday is his hip replacement surgery (after waiting 10 months for this)!!! Finally, he'll be able to walk without pain for the first time in years (he had his other hip done in '07)
June 1 at 2:58pm | LOVE LOVE LOVES Bank of America. Regarding that effing Verizon brouhaha (and them trying to charge me AGAIN) spoke with this dude at BoA named Adam (I love him.) and he put a stop on anything Verizon tries to do to my account. He also CREDITED me the $350 in overdraft fees. I spoke with his supervisor and told him to give Adam a hug or a raise. Man, June is starting off so much better.
June 1 at 4:15pm | just trekked to the library, returned a couple of coding books.... checked out a PHP/SQL book, a David Sedaris book and a children's book --- for every section of my brain to feast upon for the next couple of weeks.
June 1 at 11:52pm | is watching letterman and taping conan (i feel like i'm cheating on dave.)... just flipped conan on during advert... Andy is back?!
June 2 at 10:02am | is at the orthopedic doc with gigglecousin.... Again. (at least i have a giant iced coffee to keep me awake) so THIS is what the world is like before 11am?
June 2 at 7:52pm | is at my niece's school Follies where she just belted out and kicked ass on Papa Roach's "Scars". so proud of kelly!!! Love ya'
June 2 at 11:49pm | has to wake up at 4am so she can get ready and be at the hospital at 5:30am for giggledad's hip surgery. trying to get into sleep mode.
June 3 at 6:54am | giggledad just went into surgery! (or at least to prep for anethesia)
June 3 at 10:22am | giggledad is out of surgery. Doc said he came through it perfectly and that he's a fun guy :) woo! New hip dad!
June 3 at 10:07pm | left the hospital at about 5pm. Giggledad was getting settled in his room and becoming friends with the morphine button. When she got home she passed out right away and JUST woke up 5 minutes ago. Might hit the hay in a few minutes. SO tired.
June 3 at 10:22pm | was leaving Jersey Shore (hospital) and made a wrong turn in one of the hallways and wound up smack dab in front of a plaque for her grandmother. Just a little reminder that she's been looking out for giggledad since she passed away when he was 9 years old.
June 4 at 6:51pm | just got back from seeing giggledad then hitting Shop-Rite. what I'm making tonight - Giant Pork Chops marinated in (and i'm winging it here God only knows if they'll taste okay) apple juice, honey, Rosemary, Chives, Crushed Red Pepper and pineapple chunks/juice. Also grilling pineapple and roasting Brussel sprouts. Oh! and making Basmati Rice. ta-da!
June 4 at 9:58pm | has tried to remain calm when seeing her shampoo, conditioner, exfoliating scrub and other pots and potions being depleted and lids left open. she's tried to remain calm when her pumice stone has been noticeably moved and used. she's attempted to be nice and not say anything when her tweezers have been used. BUT...............but when fucking gigglecousin Michael took her skin care extractor upstairs, lied and said he didn't know where it was then admitted to having it and thinking that it was a cuticle tool and used it on his God damned TOENAILS.... I am effing LIVID. this is the instrument that he took... and it's also going to be the murder weapon that I use:...
http://virl.com/e91cb
June 5 at 12:44am | is sitting here with latex gloves on, waiting for gigglemom to finish her cigarette, because she needs me to rub ben-gay on her backside to ease the sciatica. i really don't know why i've never become an alcoholic.
June 5 at 1:47am | just took some Sam-e for the first time. will see how that goes --- trying everything I can to prevent the double murder.
June 5 at 3:25am | is watching Doug Benson's Super High Me on G4. Haven't had a chance to see it before. Finally. I'm thinking of shipping Gigglemom out to CA so she can smoke weed instead of cigarettes (or maybe give her a brownie) -- that way she can sleep and her sciatica will seem better... I'll ship gigglecuz out there too... so I can sleep.
June 5 at 9:47pm | is pleased with her Rainy Friday Feed the Invalids Evening Concoction: Hamburger --- salt, pepper, crushed red peppers... grill 'em Sautee on the grill some green peppers and red onions. BACON... on the grill (thanks to aluminum foil) Slap some crumbled bleu cheese on the burgers and let it melt... slap the bacon, onions, green peppers on them and then devour.
June 6 at 2:02am | Friday Late Night at the Gigglechick Compound: just finished stretching Gigglemom's hamstrings to try to relieve her sciatica. Jealous? Yeah, I THOUGHT SO.
June 7 at 10:49am | overheard at Shop-Rite last night in the pasta aisle. Guy on cell phone: "Well, SORRY! next time I'll try to be more fucking considerate with the noise when I bring some girl home to bang." (wonder if it was a roommate or his parents he was talking to.)
June 7 at 7:43pm | just left the parker house... Now onto surf taco.... Then back to Invalid Central (meaning home. Not giggledad's rehab... He is doing great!)
June 8 at 12:35am | is wondering WHY the hell gigglecousin HAD to take a shower at midnight and then DRENCH himself with Obsession or whatever the bejeezuz he is killing me with. seriously i cannot breathe and now have a frigging headache. (he SAYS he didn't put anything on. just don't get it. i am choking.)
June 8 at 1:38am |saw Giggledad at the rehab this afternoon - he was in great spirits and wearing his underwear... it's amazing how fast his hip/incision is healing. So happy/relieved for him.
June 8 at 12:16pm | gigglemom's sciatica has gotten worse, she's down to 1 vicodin and I've had to push her around the house in a wheelchair (methinks it's time to call The Scooter Store)
June 8 at 1:25pm | just made an appointment with the ortho doc for gigglemom... for next tuesday. You would think that with ALL of the doctors'/hospital/rehab running around I've been doing for GM, G-Cuz and G-Dad that I'd at least wind up dating a doctor, right? Alas, it seems the odds aren't working in my favour.
June 8 at 3:38pm | isn't seeing Giggledad at the rehab today (it's pouring rain and i'm letting him rest after his first full day o' therapy. besides, my aunts visited him during lunch. spoke to him on the phone though. he's cool with it... yet that damn Irish guilt is growling at me.)
June 9 at 7:21pm |loves the smell combination of honeysuckles & impending thunderstorm whist driving... Especially @ this hour when store signs & street lamps are starting to flicker on.
June 10 at 2:16pm | has to drag giggle-cuz to the lawyer today to yap about the accident. hope they're ready for a cloud of Obsession, Paul Sebastian & Degree Women's Deodorant...
June 10 at 2:19pm | thinks that she needs to grab her clubs and head to the driving range within the week to try and release some aggression on those little dimpled bastards.
June 10 at 8:34pm | went to the lawyer's today and was mortified that Giggle-Cuz said that he was homeless in April... for what? the 10 minutes it took him to get from his effing mother's to my doorstep? some of the things that come out of his mouth are ridiculous.
June 10 at 10:34pm | haha... i'd like 'em to take care of ass-cousin Kenny and their mother first. His idiot mother came over today to drop off his mail and started saying how "busy" she is running ass Kenny (the harassing/drunk/manic depressive cousin) around to appointments and such. so gigglemom said "well, michael's going to need you to start helping take him to therapy soon because erin has been running around to doctor's and lawyer's and police/etc for him and it's affecting her company." their "mother" then said "I don't have time. Have his father do it" ---- not for nothing, but his father has been in a hospital in FLORIDA. ...
NOTE: I was upstairs in the shower when this was going down.
I overheard screaming, threw a towel on and came downstairs to hear Elaine belching this out to Gigglemom. She then said "I have done a lot for Michael!" I chimed in saying "I've been taking care of him 24/7 for 2 months" She then said "good! you should! I've done it for 48 years"
I then screamed .....I then screamed "YOU'RE HIS F*CKING MOTHER! IT'S NOT MY JOB"
She then said "I know I am. Put him on the street"
Then she walked out......
I THEN FOLLOWED HER OUTSIDE
yes.
in just my towel.
THERE AT THE END OF THE WALKWAY WAS KENNY.
info here if you'd like to read further about that asswipe:
he hasn't been here since pre-GM's surgery in december... and also i haven't heard from him since I had to call the cops on him. Today when I saw him I freaked and yelled "YOU ARE NOT F*CKING WELCOME HERE. IF I COULD GET A RESTRAINING ORDER ON YOU I WOULD HAVE!" he said something (at this point GM was yelling for me to get inside) i couldn't hear. I then said "GET OUT OF HERE AND GO CUT OFF ANOTHER CAT'S HEAD"
(not that i want that done to a cat. but this f*ckwit did that very thing to some poor cat this past fall.)
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so that's about it over the past week or so. basically my blood pressure has been up, gigglemom is hurting, giggledad is healing, giggledog is doing swell and i am tired.
yeah. it's may 31st. don't forget to rabbit rabbit first thing in the morning!
quick synopsis of what's been going on:
• went on an interview 2 weeks ago. walked out before meeting with the guy. they handed me a frickin' quiz that had nothing to do with web design.
• been updating on facebook like a freak.
• been going crazy around here because of gigglemom and gigglecousin
• has to go to the hospital on wednesday, not for myself, for giggledad who is having his other hip replaced
• i'm absolutely broke because effing verizon has tapped my bank account with unauthorized charges... causing overdrafts on everything. so, $500 in the red so far. waiting for checks.
basically, that's it in a nutshell... i've been exhausted and broke and growly and not really yapping on my site....
i AM however trying to redesign the open mic section...
yeah, i know, it's been a couple of weeks since my last post.
THIS post, however, is happening because I just remembered my Blogiversary was this past Friday.
8 years since I started "Officially" blogging (it's been 10 years technically, but, I didn't know what the hell a "blog" was until 2001 and a friend said "I like your blog" --- I'd been just "ranting" and handcoding updates...
(Old Rants: http://www.gigglechick.com/erin/rants --- forgive the layout of the old stuff.)
May 15th of '01 was when I set myself up on Blogger.
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF: OFFICIAL WEIGH IN #4 - 05.02.09 May 2, 2009 1:10 PM
crappy week.
so, this week pretty much sucked on the weight loss front (and behind).
see, cousin michael moved in a couple of weeks ago --- then this past tuesday, he was riding his Harley back from work and a stupid 18 year old kid hit him with a car.
soooooo, Tuesday night was spent at the hospital. Broken ankle, sprained ankle, effed up knee. Slight fracture to the shoulder
Wednesday was spent calling around trying to get the jackass kid's insurance claim info - so i was running around to the police station and stuff to try to get it.
Thursday I had to drive him to the orthopedist who then told him to get an MRI done....
Turns out his Right Kneecap is broken too.
Anyway, i've been focusing on caring for gigglemom and gigglecousin...
I went off the anti-baby vitamins a month ago and didn't know when the "friend" would show up... this week I've been ready to rip someone's head off. The punctuation arrived last night. yay.
so... no workouts, period, emotional eating, caring for everyone else but myself, and OH, effing verizon fucked me over by charging an UNAUTHORIZED $237.46 to my debit card... said that it was a "recurring" payment (I never set autopay up... especially for THAT amount.)
so, Friday was spent on the phone with verizon & my bank because this caused my account to go into the red. yay.
it's been a hellish week.
so... 2 pounds is somewhat better than what I thought i'd have gained.
hey... first off.... don't forget to RABBIT RABBIT first thing in the morning.
second... i will post soon --- for those not following me on facebook or twitter
it's been a hectic week.... complete with a motorcycle accident, a broken ankle, a fractured knee, and a whole bunch of hospital/doctor/accident/insurance crap
here's the kicker... I was not involved in said accident. one of my gigglecousins was.
in any event... i am EXHAUSTED... I'll go into more detail later --- OR you can go to my facebook (search "gigglechick") or flickr.com/gigglechick
i forgot to rabbit rabbit last month ... and i forgot to tibbar tibbar as well...
my cousin brought food over last week when he moved in and put these in the freezer. I just put them in the trash.
so, this meat was around when the twin towers were still standing, the chicken was here when Bill Clinton was still Prez and the pork was from before we went to war with Iraq.
I wasn't even in my 30's and hadn't gone to Ireland and I was at my first web design job when that chicken was purchased.
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF: OFFICIAL WEIGH IN #3 - 04.24.09 April 24, 2009 1:18 PM
well, because I won't be around much tomorrow, I opted to weigh in a day early (my normal weigh-in day is Saturday for those keeping score.)
So this is weigh-in number 4... When I started on April 4th, I was 230.7 pounds
This week I haven't been to the gym at all... wanted to go, but, since The Girls were absolutely KILLING me, there was no way (update on them: I've been shoving cabbage into my bra at night to help ease the pain. yes. it works. there's anti-inflammatory properties in cabbage)
so, 2 weeks ago, I went off the Anti-Baby Vitamins (Loestrin Fe 28) --- because I don't have health insurance anymore (basically because I was paying other bills and couldn't afford the $300/month for the insurance... and without insurance, the pill was $60/month) plus I figured that I haven't needed the damned things in months... other than to see what day it was.
So, I went off 'em.
Over the past 3 days The Girls have been KILLING ME. seriously. It's almost like they felt like when I was getting them at 13 years old and having growing pains and hormone craziness.
No idea what I can do... I am hunched over 90% of the day so my shirt isn't touching them. Don't even mention the word "bra" --- OW! jeezuz.
I haven't been able to go to the gym in a few days because it's unbearable... although i MIGHT attempt to go later to see if exercising might help get the blood and endorphins flowing so that there's some relief.
I googled "sore breasts" and everything I read has to do with breastfeeding... um... not for nothing, but, yeah, that hasn't happened. [UPDATE: I googled some more and found something called mastalgia]
I'm thinking I need to go to the pharmacy and pick up giant band-aids to slap on 'em... either that or head to a stripper's warehouse and get some protective pasties.
i'm not terribly upset about the results... although, i'm not ecstatic. but, after the baking ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/gigglechick ) that I did last saturday for Easter Sunday... and the chow-fest that happened on Sunday... Monday... Tuesday.... I'm okay with it.
All I know is that I am glad that I got back to the gym on Wednesday --- it's feeling good to move (not to say I still don't enjoy being a sloth on the couch)
okay, it's not from what you think, you sick perverted freaks!
my heinie and my legs are aching --- i guess technically, i should say my "glutes" rather than arse.
yesterday (Thursday) i hit the gym:
STATIONARY BIKE:
28:37 minutes | 6.0 miles | 142 calories
ELLIPTICAL:
13:24 minutes | 1.00 miles | 121 calories
TREADMILL:
20:01 minutes | 1.00 miles | 172 calories
(incline between 5.3% and 7.0%)
so, i did 6 miles on the bike --- before last night, the furthest that i'd gone was 3.5 miles...
i also did the elliptical the furthest and most minutes that i've done so far. so, I'm pretty happy about both of those...
(first i'd done the elliptical... usually i follow that up with the treadmill, then the bike, but i went elliptical, bike, then treadmill... i think that's why i did the 6 miles because i wasn't dead.
then i did only 20 minutes on the treadmill which turned out to be a mile on the incline.
THEN.... today I headed to the gym as well...
ELLIPTICAL:
14:01 minutes | 1.04 miles | 125 calories
i just returned from working out at the gym for an hour and 45 minutes. my right knee seems to be contemplating going on strike again. Negotiations will begin shortly.
It's pouring rain out and it seems t have a little bit of small hail... I'm debating whether or not to run outside and cover Phooka with a comforter...
If one looked at me right now, they would think that I had been standing in the rain for 2 hours... I am gross & sweaty from working out right now (yes, i had to change to dry, unstinky clothes... the shower will follow shortly... oh man, that's gonna be one sweet & wonderful shower!)
because my hair is so short, it gets drenched pretty quickly from working out. actually, I don't mind that at all.
Hope everyone had a Happy Easter or Passover....
I posted photos of the cupcakes, lemon bars, strawberry pie, deviled eggs and sweet potatoes that I made --- they're on Flickr and also my facebook page
I need to go grab a trough of water....
In the meantime, even though it "disappoints" people when I talk about working out, here's today's stats:
ELLIPTICAL:
11:07 minutes | .80 miles | 100 calories
TREADMILL:
60:06 minutes | 2.83 miles | 590 calories
(incline between 5.3% and 7.8%)
STATIONARY BIKE:
14:44 minutes | 3.5 miles | 81 calories
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF: OFFICIAL WEIGH IN #2 - 04.11.09 April 11, 2009 12:02 PM
Okay... well, this is promising!
My original weight on April 4th was 230.7 (yeah. i know, but, i'm doing something about it now, okay?!)
Today, my BMI is 36.1 (last week it was 37.2 - so already, we've got some progress going on.)
I didn't get to the gym on Friday because I was running errands all day... I don't foresee getting there today because I've got to cook a whole bunch of stuff to bring to Aunt Toni's tomorrow for Easter (and definitely can't go there on Easter)
what do I have to cook? tons of healthy stuff!
Sweet Potatoes
Lemon Bars
2 Dozen Cupcakes
Strawberry Pie
yeah. nothing but temptations.
Gigglemom said we'd bring that stuff and I am the one who cooks it.
Anywayyyyyy.... I've been eating a lot better - not "stellar" but, I haven't had a pierogie in over a week. *sigh*
I HAVE, however, been eating oranges every day... which I really hadn't been incorporating too many fruits & veggies into my diet in forever.
that said... tune in next Saturday for Weigh-in #3!!
but, my legs are snarling at me... but not an evil snarl... more like a "we're in pain, but it's a good pain and will be worth it" snarl... at least i hope it is.
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF - 2009: BACK TO THE WORKOUT April 7, 2009 3:50 PM
headed back to the gym yesterday... learned how working out affects one's body. i'm not talking about minor aches and pains and sore muscles.
i had done 8 minutes and 15 seconds on the elliptical... yay! then i hopped on the treadmill fully expecting to walk for a full hour, then use the stationary bike.
that wasn't in the cards.
after 30 minutes on the treadmill, my stomach, nay, my intestines started gurgling... if i stayed on the machine i would've passed gas that would've made the gym clear out... plus i was starting to walk funny because i was clenching my butt cheeks together.
i called an audible and ended the workout then and there and went to the ladies' room
they really should call exlax to tell them all they need to do is bottle a workout and sell it because seriously i had some potty issues.
yes. i know. whatever. then i made it out of there alive and went home and had the same.
i read up on stuff about that, and apparently, exercise actually stimulates the colon. you would've thought i had just run a marathon with the way my colon was stimulated then.
yeah yeah... i AM talking about poop here.
in any event...
yesterday at the gym...
ELLIPTICAL: 8:15 min | .56 miles | 73 cal
TREADMILL: 30:00 min | 1.51 miles | 228 cal
today i just went to the gym and worked out --- sans feces.
ELLIPTICAL: 9:00 min | .67 miles | 81 cal
TREADMILL: 60:00 min | 3.52 miles | 469 cal
STATIONARY BIKE: 15:36 min | 3.5 miles | 80 cal
i'm going to grab a roll of toilet paper and wait....
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF - 2009:NEKKID ON THE SCALE April 6, 2009 2:14 PM
I'll have my "Official" weigh-in on Saturday... Saturday I DID walk the Fool's Run 5k (3.1 miles) but then went nuts with beer and 2 xxl pizzas (thin crust... not that that should matter)
Sunday I did okay with the scarfing down of the food. Did have a hearty breakfast, but, didn't go apeshite the rest of the day with shoveling everything down my gullet. opted for apples and an orange at certain points throughout the day...
we'll see how it goes.
this morning i had 2 slices of Aunt Jemima Frozen French Toast and a wee bit of lite syrup. which was a better option than the thousand pieces of bacon and baskets of eggs i've been having every morning lately.
I'm heading to the gym in a little while to do some cardio on the elliptical, treadmill and stationary bike...
SOMEONE WIRE MY JAW SHUT, PLEASE. April 5, 2009 9:52 PM
okay so, yesterday was the 5k Fool's Run in manasquan. i wound up finishing 7th... from last. did it in 53 minutes. yeah yeah. i know.
anyway... as you know, i posted the horrifying "scale video" yesterday... then i did the 5k... then after the race, we wound up drinking --- i haven't drank since mid-December... 5 or 6 beers (Miller Lites in a small plastic race mug) later, we went to Pete & Elda's for pizza... it's uber-thin crust pizza for those not in the know.
we ordered 2 XXL pies with green peppers.
my friend ate 4 slices. I finished the rest... and received 2 t-shirts :}
ANYWAYYYYYY... not for nothing, i have "my friend" visiting me now today (not the one that i did the race with) and after all that pizza and beer... well... i lost 5 pounds since yesterday.
don't worry, i'm not about to go on a pizza and beer diet (*oh, to dream of such a thing)
so, today, while the breakfast wasn't a stellar option (i cooked bacon and eggs), i tried to curb the intake the rest of the day.
GIGGLECHICK FAT OFF - 2009:THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL April 4, 2009 9:13 AM
DAY 1.
okay... i want to blame my weight on the box of scalloped potatoes that i ate at 11pm last night... but, i think it's also the billion pierogies that i've eaten over the past 38 years.
anyhoooo... i've been following comedian Rob Cioffi in his weight loss journal "Body For Laughs"... and figured i'd be brave enough to post the video clips of me as well
BMI: 37.2
this is the heaviest i've ever been. any chance that my camera weighs 70 pounds?
*** this was the 3rd attempt at the video clip... why? because my effing BELLY was in the shot for the other two... i was like "what the hell is that? oh sweet jeezuz! it's my stomach!!!"
on a brighter note, my friend The Other Erin and I are going to run (by "run" I mean "walk") the Fool's Run 5k in Manasquan at 11am
**** and yes. i need a new pedicure.
******** and i need to move the scale AWAY from Gigglemom's Oxygen Converter. jeez, that thing is loud as hell
hey... for the few lurkers roaming around my site nowadays.
i need to write on here a bit more... it's not the death of gigglechick.com
i've been pretty down lately about stuff --- can't quite snap out of my funk... i'm trying though. i really am.
because of said funk (and what it pertains to) i haven't really felt like writing on here much... sure, i post quick snippets on facebook, but, it's not long-winded diatribes kvetching about what's happening... they're more short little hyperventilation kvetches.
i need to update the open mic section of my site... to those attempting to find mics on there... my apologies. i've slacked on that section. i need to prune the eff out of it and also add new mics. *hanging my head in shame*
anyway.... that said, i need to sleep (that's all i feel like doing... well... besides eating.)
belmar parade is tomorrow. it's supposed to snow and rain. i've not been to any of the fundraisers this season (my heart's not been into it this year because of political reasons and personal reasons) -- so i'm not lining the thing up tomorrow. if it's too crappy out i'm not going to subject myself to the weather.
anyhoooooooooooo... tomorrow's March 1st... don't forget to Rabbit, Rabbit first thing in the morning!
so, gigglemom saw an advert in the paper the other day for a webmaster position pretty close-by.
it's a county job and I think I am going to send my resume. What the heck, right?
don't get me wrong, I love designing sites for comedians. the only issues I have are the lack of benefits. I have health insurance that I pay for right now, but, that, coupled with having no set "pay day" is disconcerting.
I usually send out my invoices at the end of the month... then, I wind up depending on when the accountants or clients send out their checks. Sometimes I'm hunting people down for months (others I don't need to even send invoices to because they automatically send $$... which is lovely)
Needless to say... it's been scary.
The thought "what would happen if I lost one of my clients?" is always in the back of my head nagging at me. It would definitely cause a domino effect with everything monetarily.
That thought has been growling at me for a while...
I love working for myself, BUT, I also miss interacting with others. Living and working at home has it's pluses and minuses. I've gained 45 pounds since I started gigglechickinteractive.com full-time from home.
The fear of an unsteady paycheck has really hit a nerve.
Personally, I don't want to look for a job in NYC --- first and foremost because of gigglemom's health. Secondly, because the commute would kill me if I started that up again. Third, the cost of commuting isn't worth it.
When I saw the ad in the paper for this local place something just called out. So, I've got to update my resume tomorrow and fill in the past few years on it... as well as on my online portfolio.
So much to do.... aaaaaand I've got to get ashes tomorrow.
yammerfest @ ungodly o'clock in the morning. February 23, 2009 3:29 AM
okay, i've neglected my site for a while now. i probably have only one other person reading it besides myself now (if it's you, gigglemom, drop the smokes.)
it's around 3:30am right now, so i'm just going to yammer. my effing laptop's keyboard has been screwing up --- and i am too tired to fix any errors, so, if anything starts looking funky, dig deep into your Sugar Smacks and pull out the Gigglechick Decoder Ring.
What's been going on? Did I mention that whilst GM was in the rehab, my mom's friend and my godsister and my Cousin Kathy and Tom came here numerous times to help me get this hovel back into shape? You guys - who've read this site for a while - probably remember LAST year when GM was in the hospital that I spent a week cleaning on my own trying to get it to rights and i id a pretty decent job (in my opinion) but it was basically stuff/clutter that I shoved into closets or upstairs, etc.
this time it was not up to me. it was like Clean House came in and did an overhaul... seriously... 3 DUMPSTERS filled with stuff. I am pretty sure they threw out an old painting that had the Declaration of Independence taped to the back.
For a packrat such as myseld, it was like going cold turkey (I say that I am a packrat, but, GM is the main Packrat. --- i'm just her child. like the kid in the anti-drug adverts that is being questioned by his father about where he learned to smoke the dope and he screams "I LEARNED IT FROM YOU!"... i get the packrattiness from her - but, i have the mental capability to let it go... although... um...to be honest i feel bad whenever i throw something out --- not paper or trash, but, say an old broken lamp... i sort of think that inanimate objects have feelings... yes. ignore that. that's crazy talk. either that or it's only child guilt.)
anywhoooooooooooo.... the downstairs is/was clean. before GM arrived home, it was spotless. now it's getting it's share of wear and tear again... i've been cooking every meal and doing the dishes and the laundry and working. i've gotta run the vacuum tomorrow i guess.
the upstairs is another story --- my room is filled with items that i "saved" from the Cleaning Nazis (and I say Nazis lovingly because the folks who've helped here are fantastic... it's just painful seeing stuff tossed.) my room - as i was saying before i interrupted myself - has a lot of items that i can't bear to chuck yet --- or that i needed to think about rather than in a hasty moment filled with Pine Sol and Sweat.
I was told by the ladies that they're going to come back soon to help me do the upstairs.
I've got to go through my stuff in my room before they get here and hide the items that i really want... maybe i'll hide them in the attic and pretend they're Anne Frank... no. that wouldn't work since that means they'd find the goods.
I have my storage area that i rent each mont. it's a ridiculous amount of cash that i've been shelling out and most of the things in there are gigglemom's arts and crafts materials that have no rhyme or reason.
*sigh*
venting.
what else besides this yammerfest about cleaning?
going through some trials and tribulations with work. hopefully i can scrape up some new clients --- otherwise i'm going to have to start hooking... and if that happens, I'll be living on Ramen noodles for a long time.
yeah. my attempts at jokes aren't great right now. tired.
what else?
i haven't been to the gym since before GM went into the hospital the first go-round in december. i think i need to slap on the workout clothes and head over there starting Monday
i've really been feeling down. not as down as i'd been when the house was a wreck.
oh! on a positive note, because the house got back to rights, we were able to get my mom's friend to come in here and fix the dryer --- which has been dead for 2 or 3 years... i'd been going to the fluff & fold dude for about that long. over the past year and a half my clothes have been shrinking... i blame the fluff & folder... but, it may have had something to do with the steady diet of pierogies and meat. in any event, it's nice to not have to get the laundry done once a week and shell out cash.... annnnnnnd I can have clean drawers whenever I want! woo!
jeezuz it's almost 4am.
yeah. i will try to update this a few times this week. haven't had a lot to yammer about because i've been basically just home caring for GM and trying to work.
last night... saturday night.... big night out on the town... went to Shop-Rite at 8pm... oh yeeeeeeah? jealous?
