Overnight Update

I *did* actually go to bed, and was actually asleep for a couple of hours. However, I woke up around 1230am with a horribly stuffy head. I have since taken some Sudafed (gimme pseudophedrine HCl, or gimme death!! er..), and am currently just giving it a few minutes to kick in before I lay back down to get some more shut eye.

I did notice, though, that some of the muscles that one uses when one does sit-ups/push-ups/jumping jacks are a little tender. I may not have been carried-away large (since I get plenty of "on my feet" hustle time at work), but it's clear that I *needed* to begin getting in shape. I can't wait till tomorrow morning, when I can do more. (It really helps matters when you think positively about exercise. Instead of "I really need to do XX exercise," say "I get to do XX exercise." The difference psychologically is stunning.)

Finally, I suspect that my sinuses conspired to wake me up, since they're feeling clearer now, because I got a reply to the fan letter I wrote to Shelly Mazzanoble about her book, Confessions of a Part-time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the Dungeons & Dragons Game. I wrote her on Saturday, and admit that I've been checking my mail like a little kid waiting for a birthday card, hoping that she'd reply. As is usually the way these things work, nothing came in until I quit thinking about it. It was particularly fun to get a response from her, since she's just as gracious and friendly as she seemed in her book. I'm beaming from ear to ear, just remembering the mail. If you're reading, Shelly, thank you again!

Now, I really should go to bed, so I can let this medicine work, get the rest I clearly need, and bide my time till tomorrow morning. (I think that I might go to a local park and walk some, before I go to SuperCuts and get my hair cut again.)

Awesomeness early in the morning!

So, I just woke up (and decided that I'd slept enough), so I got up and did my minor routine of stretches, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and push ups.

They were noticeably easier this morning! Not so much that I'd be comfortable doubling what I do or anything like that, but it wasn't NEARLY as hard to get 5 push ups in, for example.

This thrills me. A LOT. :)

Now, to get some breakfast, start some laundry, and get cleaned up for a run to get my hair cut. Then, probably a minor grocery run, a gas(oline!) run, more laundry, possibly a trip to my mom's. This afternoon, I'm going to go over to dragonpurr's for dinner, where I'm going to roll up a new character for a D&D game run by her roommate. And get this: I'll be only the second male to join. It's almost an entirely female group. The prospect of playing with a group like that has me mulling over ideas I wouldn't think of in a normal group (like the possibility of playing a female, for one -- but that's a long shot).

At some point in the next two days, though, I also need to watch the first disc of Negima that I rented from Comic Cellar last Friday. optimum_vu, were you any of the voices in that? I see that it's by Funimation.

And, on that note, breakfast isn't making itself, so time for me to go.

Ja matta ne!

(EDIT: I'm feeling particularly accomplished. I just replied to all the comments in my Inbox. :))

Correction

I realized it'd make more sense to get all of my laundry done before I went anywhere, so I'm going to get my hair cut tomorrow, I think. Grocery shopping can wait as well, since I'm not going to be home to have dinner tonight anyway.

Also, I've modified an icon, based on some feedback from rawee1. Heh, I think it's funny, even if no one else will. Thanks for the suggestion, ma'am. :)