Curious Notions

In case you missed it, here’s a link to the text.

Passing a link along to update you on the pissing contest that is Obama vs. Clinton. She’s all riled up!

Nader entered the race as well. Just to be a D-hole.

This weekend, I…

• Babysat this weekend, twice.
• Watched disc 2 of the Oprah Winfrey 20th Anniversary DVDs
• Dog Sat
• Finished reading The Other Bolyen Girl.
• Walked Town Lake with Nisreen and two puppies.
• Joined an Obama Rally at Town Lake
  
  

• Went out with Brandi and Jessica.
  
  

• Sat out in the 80 degree weather at Mozart’s/Lake Austin and shared a chocolate mousse soaked cake crumbs. (DELICIOUS- the only dessert I’ve had at Mozart’s worth raving so far)
  
  
  
  

• Made the easiest recipe I’ve ever tried for Shrimp Scampi. Easy AND delicious. I think this is my new default recipe for Scampi. I got it from Barefoot Contessa.

Enough to hold me over til next weekend.

Nisreen and I used to be part of this boot camp. I stopped going in November and now it’s canceled altogether. She sponsored me for a gym membership at Gregory Gym on UT campus and we both got the TEXercise pass that allows us access to classes. We were suppose to take a step class yesterday to jump start our own personal boot camp but I started physical therapy for the first time yesterday (neck issues that might be the culprit of my TMJ) and they don’t recommend me taking any work out classes or doing any weight lifting for a week. Light running and walking are the only exercise they’re allowing me. (Logic being if something doesn’t feel right they want to be able to tell if it’s the therapy or the outside exercise.) We ran one lap, walked the next for 2.5 miles :) My endurance isn’t as bad as I expected it would be. We plan on meeting up for running or a class 4 times a week. It’s about time I get back into it.

Anyway. I parked near the Recreational Center at UT which is where tonight’s Presidential Debate’s going to be. Sadly, only 100 public tickets will be available by drawing. News vans already lined up yesterday. It’s exciting to have a Presidential debate in your backyard. I snapped a shitty camera phone picture of the venue.

Friendly reminder to tune in and watch. Register. Read. Watch. Be active.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
Go there for entire speech.