Twilight fans are crazy

So, I went to Forks, WA this weekend which is apparently vampire central since the release of the book Twilight. And that in the middle of nowhere town is now all Twilight-ed out. It is Twilight this, Bella that, Edward over here. And I don't even know who these people are. What is more how did a teeny-bopper vampire love story become so popular that thousands of people (yes, that is right, THOUSANDS) are heading out to Forks for vacation in order to take the Twilight tour. WTF?

And as an aside, I don't even get the whole vampire love thing. What is hot about that? Oooh, you want to sink your big scary fangs into my neck and suck my blood out? That turns me on baby! Ooooh, your pastey white skin is so sexy. Mmmmm. Whatever, vampires are fuckin scary as hell. I'm probably scarred for life from being allowed to watch Salam's Lot when I was like 8. I wouldn't look at a window at night for years after that.

This is why dieting is wrong

Ok, so generally speaking I don't diet. Generally speaking, I don't like to be one of those girls that sits around talking about her weight and what she ate today. But that was back in the day when I could drop 5 lbs by going for a run a couple times a week for a few weeks. Now, I've got all this "baby weight" stuck to my middle like glue and no amount of exercise seems to shake it. My personal trainer recommended that I eat about 1400 calories a day. 1400! I said to her "that doesn't sound like enough food to sustain life" and she said "you'll be fine." But here's the thing. I'm not fine! I'm freakin HUNGRY! Ok, most of the time I am fine. It is actually really good because I'm eating WAY more fruits and veggies than before (mostly because they tend to be almost calorie free and did I mention that I'm hungry?) and just in general making better choices about my diet. But I really hate being hungry at 8pm and really wanting something like say cheese and crackers and feeling like I can't eat it. Last night, I broke down and ate some cookies. I don't consider dessert off the menu entirely, in fact, the Skinny Cow ice cream novelties are pretty tastey. But I am trying to limit it to a couple times a week, instead of daily, multiple times daily, etc. And lest you think I should have just cut out the dessert and kept eating everything else, I already tried that! Ok, back to not eating.

Bears in my neighborhood??!

That's right folks. Apparently the other night a black bear was running loose and was spotted only 2 blocks from where we live! Holy crap!

Here's more info, if you are interested.
Seattle Times article
A map tracking the bear!

Damn you, Top Pot!!!

OK, so I took Bob to Top Pot this weekend thinking "oh wouldn't it be fun to have some donuts this morning." Which it was! The donuts there are oh so yummy and even though I swore I'd only eat a half of one, I ended up eating 1.25. Oh well, right? WRONG! I just looked up the calorie count in the donut that I ate. 620 calories people! In ONE STUPID DONUT! Was it worth it? Probably. But I'm sure this is why I can't lose weight. I think something has maybe 400 but it really has 250 more than that. I hate to sound like an obsessive dieter when I am really not. But Kiera is 2 years old now. And I've only lost about 14 lbs since my 6 week pp check-up. I feel like I workout a ton and I'm denying myself most of the yummy things I like. I'm even giving up my chai lattes. Sigh. I just want my old body back. I guess the good news is at this rate, I'll be back to my pre-Bob weight in 2 more years.

My trip to NYC

I just go back from NYC. I went all by myself, no husband, no kids, no nothin. I stayed with a good friend at her place in Brooklyn. Here are the highlights.

• Shopping. A lot of shopping. Mostly in Soho, a little on 5th AVE.
• Dim Sum in Chinatown
• Lots of yummy food including incredible hummus, great bread and cheese, and wine
• Went to very strange bar in Tribeca
• Had a snack at a diner at 1am in Tribeca
• Rode the subway a lot
• Stayed up late every night (what is up with not eating dinner until 9pm in NY?)
• Had an awesome massage
• Helped my friend pick some paint colors that are "fresh"
• sat outside the Plaza making phone calls
• Walked right past John Kerry on the sidewalk

Things I wanted to do but didn't

• try the super yummy looking jerk chicken at the corner place by my friends house
• buy a bunch of food from the Meat Palace and eat it along with some of the weird cheeses at the Mexican grocery
• Try more restaurants including an indian place, an austrian place, and a chocolate bar
• wander around in central park
• eat a soft pretzel and hot dog from a vendor
• go to one of the many museums

Oh well. Next time.

Ode to Myself

Oh, I am so Margaret-y
No matter how I try
I can only be me
Even when it makes me cry

I know I do not tolerate
those who cannot speak their mind
and while we wait and wait and wait
still they seem so blind

I endeaver to be sweeter
but my tongue is too tart
the words I cannot meter
for they come straight from the heart