i’ve (we’ve) had a slew of visitors here over the last couple weeks, most of them old friends from high school.

my high school group of friends are like my second family. in many ways, i we grew up together and although i don’t talk to many of them on a regular basis, they all hold a special place in my heart which i don’t think will ever change. when i make trips back to the OP, no matter how long its been since i was there, no matter how long its been since i spoke to them, its always as if no time has passed at all. so span of time or miles can seem to break these bonds and for this i am extremely grateful.

durning one of the visits, my roommate and i were reminiscing about our bbyo days. my experience during the two years i spent as a member of hatikvah aza #1126 were quite possibly the only bright spot in what was otherwise a dark and miserable high school experience. the last year my roommate and i were members was the best year hatikvah saw in some time (so it is my understanding, anyway). our membership was up and our success and popularity rivaled the dreaded nordonian (spelling?). think revenge of the nerds….

Possibly the BEST comedy bit of all time.

i’ve been feeling quite disgusting the last few weeks. totally out of shape and flabby. lethargic and lazy. so this evening, despite my aversion, i went for a run.

it turned out to be a short run.

after about 15 minutes, my legs, not my lungs, were burning. you’d think, given my smoking habit, it might be the other way around, but not so much. i tried to push myself a bit more, but just couldn’t do it. maybe i should have stretched first? well, i feel ok now and we’ll see what kind of pain, if any, i’m in tomorrow.

as a result of this recent loathsome feeling, i’ve committed myself to being more active. i’ve got to exercise more. i’ve got some dumbbells i plan to start using. i’m going to try and do more running, even though i find it distasteful, and will try to fit swimming into my schedule after particular work days.

admittedly, i’ve never been good at sticking to this sort of plan, but we’ll see how it goes. it’ll be a battle, at least to start, overcoming my lethargy.

i could probably stand to change my eating habits a bit, but one thing at a time. plus, it’ll be harder, i think, to eat better than it will be to simply be more active. besides, i don’t think i really eat that badly, though others may think differently.

i might have more motivation if i had a scale with which to measure my progress. that would require spending a little money, but might be worth it if it helped keep me moving forward. i’ll give it some thought.

i’ll keep you posted.

so, yesterday wasn’t the best day for me. admittedly, in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t so bad, but still, i left working angry, frustrated, and feeling particularly stupid.

i had made a stupid mistake in an email announcement, which in itself isn’t so bad, except it was an email that went out to nearly 18,000 people. to make matters worse, it was a mistake i’ve made before. see… the email system we use for mass mailings defaults to the last message and subject header as the previous email sent, which in this case was a July 4th announcement. so, while the body of the email was about some events taking place this weekend related to health care, the subject invited people to July 4th events.