I'm one of those people who easily becomes fixated on things. Right now, these are the things:
Running races. I've run a race the last four weekends, and I'm a little sad I'm not running one this weekend. I want more. (If you're obsessed, too, check out my Iron Girl Half Marathon giveaway.)
Soup for dinner.I'm not a huge soup fan normally. I like it, but I just don't eat it
that often. The last two weeks, that has changed. Every night for dinner
(yes, every night the last two weeks) I've made a soup consisting of
beef broth, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, rice wine vinegar,
sesame oil and sriracha. Sometimes I'll throw in some additional
vegetables, but it always contains those items. I just made it up, and
now I want it for dinner every night.
This song.
I adore Bruno Mars, but I'm particularly really loving this song.
Loving it as in listening to it 50+ times each day. That much.
The OJ Simpson trial. I realize this is so 1995, but I am on a serious kick of reading trial books (the ones I haven't read yet) and watching documentaries. I think about it and analyze it constantly in my head. (I obviously need more hobbies.) I'm currently reading "OJ is Innocent, and I Can Prove it." I'm not done with the book yet, but I'm still leaning toward OJ being guilty.
Do you become obsessed with things? Do you like soup? Can you eat the same thing every day for weeks? Do you like Bruno Mars? Do you think OJ is innocent or guilty?
I have a lot on my mind, but none of it is full blog post-worthy, so back to my favorite writing form: bullets.
My
sore back is slowly getting better, I think. I ran on Monday (4 miles)
and Tuesday (3 miles). Today it’s kind of stiff and sore again, but not
nearly as bad as Sunday. I hope it’s on the mend. I don’t need anything
else working against me on Sunday: the day of “most challenging half marathon in Florida.”
In
addition to the half marathon, there is a full marathon available.
Yikes. That distance is still not appealing to me and extremely scary. I
keep thinking it will be my next goal, but no, not yet … maybe not
ever. I do always get a little twinge of interest when I read an
inspiring marathon recap, like this one ... but only a twinge, mostly admiration and awe at the person who did it.
Jessica
Simpson was on Jay Leno on Tuesday. She was beautiful and funny, per
usual. She just makes me happy. She already looks super pregnant, but
isn’t due until summer. I guess that’s what happens when you’re 5’2”.
I like to think I’m a part of this child’s life because when I met Jessica, she was pregnant.
To
top off the ultimate late night, Charlie Sheen was on Jimmy Fallon. He
makes me happy, too. But, not happy enough to stay up that late. Sorry
Charlie.
I
did recently watch a new-to-me Charlie Sheen movie, though. It was
released in 1998, so it’s probably not new to anyone else. What can I
say? I’m on the cutting edge. Anyway, I could have gone another 15 years
without seeing it. If given the opportunity, do not watch “No Code of
Conduct.” Horrible, awful movie. I didn’t realize Martin and Charlie
made such terrible movies. They do. My boyfriend said at the beginning
of the movie, “Hey. That’s Bret Michaels.” I said, “No. It looks like
him, but it’s definitely not him.” At the closing credits, we found out
it was Bret Michaels … and that he directed the movie. Bret Michaels
directs movies? Well, he shouldn’t.
I came upon this unfortunate movie because of Netflix. I’ve never had Netflix, but our new TV has a wireless connection and now, Netflix. In my first experience, my boyfriend asked what movie I wanted to watch. I of course said “Ace Ventura.” Not available. OK, what kind of service is this? The best movie of all time is not available? Then, I said, “How about 300?” Yeah, not available either. So, I said, “Can you look up movies by actor?” That led to searching Charlie Sheen and the terrible discovery. Um, is Netflix really this lame? No recent movies? Only Bret Michaels-directed movies?
Tonight, I’m watching an OJ Simpson trial documentary thanks to Netflix. I started by searching Jessica Simpson (surprise!). After finding absolutely nothing (seriously worst movie service ever … or I don’t know how to work it yet), but seeing OJ, I decided to see what he had to offer. I thought maybe "Naked Gun," but no: two documentaries about the trial. Sadly, I’m mildly obsessed with law and especially the Simpson trial, so I’m actually liking it more than the pitiful Charlie Sheen movie.
Please tell me: is Netflix really this bad? Have you ever watched a Bret Michaels-directed movie? Have you run a marathon? If so, do you like the distance? If not, are you scared like me?
