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Day 25

Went to Y yesterday. Had a good workout.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: #2 is complete!

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - ginger bread

Lunch -
Dinner -

Book:

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 23 & 24

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: finished knitting HP#2, started #3 on stripe 4, currently blocking.

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios, banana, English muffin and strawberry jelly

Lunch - Salmon, avacado, baby tomato, green pepper, spinach and rice...yum!
Dinner - BBQ for K's BDay! Mac and cheese, fried green tomatoes, cornbread, and baked beans. Carolina pale ale. bread pudding

Breakfast - eggs, English muffin with strawberry jam

Lunch - Vegan nuggets, mac and che, and corn
Dinner - Roast beef, veggies, chick peas, and tater tots. shock top. Ginger bread.

Book: B.P.R.D, Dolls' House and TCoN PC finished

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 22

Run: 3...sore still from yoga

Bike:

Knit/Croc: lots

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios and banana

Lunch - Goat cheese pizza
Dinner - Shrimp with linguini in lemon sauce. Shock Top.

Book: Finished Swallow Me Whole

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 19, 20 & 21

We made Tiramisu! Took yoga class at y yesterday....extremely sore today. Awesome/ouch!?

Run: 2 miles, .5 miles

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Nearly done with #2. On stripe 16

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast -

Lunch - wheat pasta with red sauce
Dinner - Baked pasta and tiramisu

Breakfast - cheerios, raspberries, and banana

Lunch - Pasta leftovers
Dinner - Beef stew and a pumpkin ale

Breakfast - cheerios and banana
Lunch - Hummus and carrots...cornbread
Dinner - Seafood red curry.....little bit of tiramisu

Book: Ripping audio books like crazy. Finished TCoN TH&hB, League of Ext. G Vol. 1,
Odd and the Frost Giant, and TCoN TLtW&tW.

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 18

We joined the Y!!!! At last! Ghost Busters rocks my face off.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Finished scraf #1. It turned out great. P seems to really like it Working on stripe 5.

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast -
Lunch - Pizza with a wee glass o' coke
Dinner - bbq chicken with pineapple, mac and cheese, and broccoli. Blue Moon. Frozen custard.

Book: Ripping audio books like crazy. Finished HB Weird Tales Vol. 2. Listening to TCoN TLtWatW

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT: We're going to workout at the Y!!!

Day 17

Slacker. Watched Milo and Otis again. I think that movie is the beginning of all cute puppy and kitten websites.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Tons. On stripe 5

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast -
Lunch - pumpkin pancakes and bacon with glass of milk.
Dinner - Bean and bacon soup with bread and cheese. Blue Moon.

Book:

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 16

Still waiting on checks...want to join Y now!

Run: 2.5 walk

Bike:

Knit/Croc:

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast -
Lunch - Tomato soup and grill cheese
Dinner - Lamb, asparagus, and stuffing. Strawberry yogurt.

Book: Hit the library with a vengeance.... soooo many audio books to rip. Finished HB The Chained Coffin and Others. Listening to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 15

Finished (mostly) scarf!

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Huzzah! Now for blocking!

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios, banana and almond milk (shocking)
Lunch - Quesadilla and BBQ
Dinner - Pasta with turkey and veggie meatballs, chocolate whip

Book: Listened to The Magician's Nephew (finished)

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT: I will get up before 10am tomorrow...baby steps?

Day 14

Where the Wild Things Are!

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: YARN DELIVERY!!!! Huzzah! On stripe 16

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - pumpkin pancakes, bacon, a glass of milk, and a tiny glass of orange juice
Lunch - noodle soup ala P and whatever was in the freezer....jelly beans :)
Dinner - Thai Villa coconut soup and goong ge? Glass noodles with shrimp and veggies in brown sauce. Tasty.

Book: Finished The Tale of Despereaux and Loamhedge.

Awe: Went to see Where the Wild Thing Are with K, P, M, V, and M. I loved it and cried. Great color palette in that movie.

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 13

Alarms started going off at 8am...didn't make it out of bed until 10. Boo.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Tons of knitting! Stripe 15 and my yarn has been shipped! Huzzah!

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios, banana, and almond milk
Lunch - Margarita pizza and veggie soup
Dinner - chicken with gravy, creamed spinach with bacon on top of bread, and potatoes. One beer.

Book: Listened to Loamhedge

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT: We will get up at 8am tomorrow!!! The extra exclamation points make it more likely.

Day 12

Lots of laundry and cleaning our room. now it looks like a room and not a disaster. Also helped P's dad with the quest for antiques.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: some, still on 11

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios, banana, and almond milk
Lunch - Hummus sandwich and Miso soup
Dinner - Tacos! I had 5 (!) beef, corn, rice, pepper, onion, cheese, and salsa with a Delirium Tremens. Whips key lime yogurt for dessert.

Book: Finished American Splendor. Working on The Tale of Despereaux, Loamhedge, The Last Olympian.

Awe:

LB: Bird on DT bottle for A's cabinent

FP:

TDT: We will get up at 8am tomorrow!

Day 11

Actually set an alarm today. Need to get back on "normal" sleep schedule. Too much staying up too late. Went to Cameron Village today which has another incredible library!

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Lots and lots. On stripe 11

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios, banana, and almond milk...in bed, because P rules!
Lunch - Beef Strogonoff from Noodles & Co. (eh)
Dinner - Pasta and turkey meatballs

Book: Finished listening to Ben and Me. Working on American Splendor collection, The Last Olympian and listening to Loamhedge.

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 9 & 10

Oy, what a drive. Lunch with I, R and ? was good. I can not wait to play some Pokemon Snap! K and I are going to rock that so hard.

Run: To much driving on day 9. Day 10 just started...we shall see....We went for a long walk after dinner! Yay!

Bike:

Knit/Croc: still on stripe 8 I believe. It's amazing how distracting a wedding and drinking can be...not really.

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast 9 - I don't remember that happening
Lunch 9 - Coconut soup with tofu and Pad Thai with tofu, slightly later there was a Two Guys (yum!) chicken salad melt with a root beer... I'll eat all the double lunches I want with a hangover
Dinner 9 - Mexican back in Cary. Chicken taquitos with a $1.50 (!!!!) margrita (= awesome)
Breakfast 10 - Cherrios and almond milk (Everyone ignore the fact it's nearly lunch. I can go about my business now. Move along.)
Lunch 10 - Hummus and carrot sticks, vegan pot stickers with sesame sauce
Dinner 10 - Hearty veggie soup with grill cheese and salad. Chocolate covered banana for dessert.

Book: Finished I Drink for a Reason, Ice Haven and Hellboy: Darkness Calls. Working The Last Olympian and listening to Ben and Me.

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT: Must dig out N64 to play Pokemon Snap!

Day 7 & 8

In A Town!!

Run: riiiiiight

Bike:

Knit/Croc: some

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Fibery something with real milk
Lunch - Shrimp & Veggie tempura from Zen Sushi! and a napolean...
Dinner - Green pepper pizza slice (blech) Tamales with chicken...many, many beers
Breakfast 2 - mexican leftovers
Lunch 2 - fresh market sushi
Dinner 2 - snacky dinnery wedding food...not much mainly beer and burbon

Book: Reading I Drink for a Reason

Awe: Wedding and fun Lighting Design!!!

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 6

We made to Asheville!

Run: 2 laps and a sprint

Bike:

Knit/Croc: On Stripe 8

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios and almond milk

Lunch - Miso soup, chicken salad with leftovers from dinner (peas, sweet patotos, and polenta). cookie.

Dinner - Half hummus wrap, snickerdoddle, plain wendy's spicy chiken sandwich, coke, three beers.

Book: Finished The Demigod Files and Hellboy: Wake the Devil

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

Day 5

Finally cleaned the car out. Huzzah! Lots of running around to get wedding stuff taken care of today. Finally ready for Asheville this weekend. Fwoo.

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc: nearly done with stripe 6. Should be well into 7 by this evening.

Draw:

Eat: Breakfast - Toast with raspberry jam and fresh strawberries.

Lunch - Vegan pasta with "meat" balls. Tasty.

Dinner - Not even a little vegitarian...London Broil with mushrooms, mashed sweet potatoes, peas, and polenta with a Spaten Oktoberfest to drink! So good! I also had a cookie with dark chocolate...sometimes when you go bad...

Book: Working on The Demigod Files

Awe: Most excellent discovery of the beer selection at Total Wine. I get to have Delirium Tremens and Spaten Oktoberfest! Looks like those glasses are getting used tonight!

LB:

FP: Made a rough draft of our travel plans. It's going to be an incredible trip!

TDT: Need to order checks so we can join the Y!

Day 4

We helped K unpack today. Then went on quest for Mexican. Then a failed quest for weird popsicles. Then David Cross! Good Day!

Run: hehe

Bike: ahaha

Knit/Croc: mwahaha

Draw: ohohho

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios with a banana

Lunch - We tried the "healthy" fast food place. It wasn't bad. We split a veggie burger, baked fries, and some veggie chili. Mango smoothie thingy.

Dinner - Delicious Mexican!!! Taqueria La Vaquita is awesome!!! Split a veggie burrito, chicken tamale, sopes carnitas and a coke. Had a beer at the show and one at home with some chips and salsa.

Book: Finished The Battle of the Labyrinth! K. gave us I Drink for a Reason! Yay!

Awe: David Cross!!!

LB:

FP:

TDT: Must clean out car and prep for Asheville!

Day 3

Today was a day of getting lost. Not super lost, but lost non the less. That reminds me - Watch LOST on Hulu has been added to your quest list.

Visited the Y today. I was totally blown away by their facility. They have an amazing pool, indoor track, tons of classes, and a huge amount of equipment. Did I mention the steam room and sauna? Because they're incredible! We're going to be joining.

Run: 2 miles ish

Lap 1 - Warm up walk

Lap 2 - Run (incomplete)

Lap 3 - Run (incomplete)

Lap 4 - Run (incomplete)

Lap 5 - Cool down with final sprint

5 miles total

Bike: Rain, rain, go away!

Knit/Croc: Still on stripe 6. Too much running around. I must make AS a monkey.

Draw: Sketch book acquired. Now just have to use it :)

Eat: Breakfast - Cheerios with a banana, strawberries, and almond milk

Running snack - 2 Chomps

Lunch - Leftover Surprise! Hummus, black beans and corn, yellow rice, salad, pasta salad with peppers, and half an orange.

Dinner - Lemon linguine with shrimp and salad. YUM! I also had dessert. That rocky road ice cream bar had been calling my name for days!

Book: We hit the Eva P. Library again. I can't help myself. I discovered their graphic novels section and another audio book section for YA.

Awe: I found the bouldering boulders in Cary Park! I'm so excited! First dry day and I'm there with my shoes and bag.

LB: Make Make AS a monkey - croc or sock

FP: Looked into NYC tics. We'll be booking those soon. Gotta get the rest of the holiday planning ducks in a row. Looking like they'll be about $170.

TDT: Watch Lost...eventually

Day 2

We accomplished a lot today. Lots of odds and ends. I'm starting to get a firmer grasp on where things are here. I'm finding it really difficult with all the winding roads that look the same to even keep a cardinal direction sense...especially when it's rainy and overcast.

In other news: I got to wear a coat for our evening walk! I love fall!

Run: Walked 3 laps today

Bike:

Knit/Croc: On Stripe 6

Draw: Still need to find sketch book. Must locate art supplies box.

Eat: Breakfast - Toasted roll with Raspberry Jam and a banana

Lunch - Greek! Hummus, pita, taboli, falefel, tazeki, fries, grape leave thingy....so good

Dinner - Veggie tacos, yellow rice and refried beans...one beer

I was nearly vegan today. That's officially weird. Officially.

Book: We found the Library! 4th P.J., The Demigod Files, and The Tale of Despereaux. HPGoF and Loamhedge on audio! So excited! I heart the Eva Perry Library's YA section! It's huge!

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT: Check out the local YMCA. Find Sketch Book. Research Health Insurance. Finish unpacking....dun dun DUN!

First Day (3 Days late)

We're finally settled in NC (sort of). Still haven't finished unpacking the car.

Did manage to get K moved in less then a week. So stressful.

This is mainly going to be an experiment in record keeping. I want to keep a log of our adventures in unemployment. The idea is to take the time and develop some habits that I've always wanted to have (eating healthy, exercise, traveling, art, etc.) or have had before and dropped them by the wayside with that whole working thing. Stupid working.

So here's a check list. Likely to be expanded...

Running [Run]: (distance/time)

Bike [Bike]: (distance/time)

Knitting/Crochet [Knit/Croc]: (project, maybe approximate number of rows completed)

Drawing [Draw]: (Blind contour drawing, other projects)

What did you eat today [Eat]:

Books! [Book]: (Current reads and recently completed, audio books too!)

Awesome [Awe]: (This is just a catch all for awesome things, like the massive lobster boil we had yesterday! Or rock climbing...new bike routes, etc.)

Ideas [LB]: (LB stands for light bulb, get it? Just ideas I want to note.)

Future Planning [FP]: (What I've done to plan for our upcoming trip to New Zealand and New York. Any other planning updates.)

TO DO TOMORROW [TDT]:

So it will look like this:

Run:

Bike:

Knit/Croc:

Draw:

Eat:

Book:

Awe:

LB:

FP:

TDT:

And here's today so far:

Run: probably a mile. Broken up between walks.

Lap break down.

1 - Warm up/walk lap

2 - Run (not completed)

3 - Run (not completed)

4 - Walk with ending sprinit

Felt great, but out of shape. Each lap is a little under a mile.

Bike:

Knit/Croc: Knitted on the back deck this morning after breakfast. It's gorgeous out! Working on HPS1 I'm on 5th stripe. Going well. Really like the Dark Horse Fantasy Yarn.

Draw: Must find sketch book!

Eat: Breakfast - cheerios, banana and almond milk

Lunch - yellow rice and black beans

Dinner - 3 pieces of fancy pizza, gorgonzola with pear and goat cheese with red pepper.

Snack - couple handfuls of Reese's Pieces...bad, but tasty

Book: I finished the third Percy Jackson the day before yesterday. I would probably already be half way through the fourth if I could remember where on earth I packed it. "Find the Library" has been added to you quest list. Listening to The Sorcerer's Stone again = Awesome. The Chronicles of Narnia showed up. Will be listening to those soon.

Awe: Zombieland with K!

LB: Croc ( . )( . ) 8==> for KR mwahahaa.

FP: Research NZ Tickets.

TDT: Find the Library. Deposit Checks.

It begins!!!