Update/Bitch session/Brain dump

I've had complaints about my blogging lately, specifically the lack thereof. Sorry people. I haven't felt like it. Works busy, I'm going to the gym, I'm crocheting.

I could give somewhat amusing stories about the trainers at the gym. For example, speaking English to me even though I'm speaking German to them. You do not know how annoying I find that. It's okay for the Jamacian guy - he's not German and he peppers his speech with English. But the guy who's obviously German, has heard my accent and decided to speak English to me after I've spoken two perfectly good German sentences to him? And continues to even though I continue speaking German to him? Annoying. VERY. I know he thinks he's being helpful, I find it condescending. Oh, then there's the perfectly nice trainer who at the end of our circuit training demonstration decided to obliquely mention weight loss, classes that are perfect for people like me, and little pep stories about extremely overweight people (much larger than me) losing 40 kilos in year by coming to the gym regularly. Um, yeah, thanks. That's condescending too. And yes, I know she's being helpful. It's still condescending, especially since I didn't ask for any of it. But this is just being whiney about a perfectly lovely gym that I'm 100% happy going to, and I think I'll stick it out more than a month. Really.

Or I could talk about my co-worker who flipped her lid on Monday for seemingly no reason. My boss wasn't anymore of a jerk than he normally is, but she flipped. I think it was stress. She took a day off and she's all better now. But that's SSDD (same-shit-different-day) and par for the course at work.

I could show photos of my crochet projects, but I have another blog for that. And besides, if I mention a crochet project, I get asked about other WIPs (works in progress), so that's no fun. Even if the person does say nice things about what it is I'm doing.

Oh, heres a good topic: my engagement. Except, well, I'd rather not talk about it. Talking about it brings up questions. Since we have no date, Bill has no job at this point, and I'm not ready to discuss certain aspects in a public forum that people at my work read (hi!), that's a dead topic too. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be engaged to the most loving man I have ever met. He's the perfect match for me. But other than the fact that we'll be together, hopefully sometime in the next year, and we'll be married - probably next year - there's not much to say on that topic. Oh, and to a certain ex - we will make it. Get over your hang up with my mom. Thanks for the encouraging words though.

I know a good topic - my family. Specifically one of my brothers. I'm really upset about a certain situation he's in. But, since I live across an ocean and can't do anything to help, no matter how I want to, it's better not to go into it. And besides, no matter how much I open my life up on this blog, that's family and that would be just wrong.

So all in all, I've just not been in the mood to blog. Plus, I'm really getting tired of my blog look. I'm working on a new template, but the work/gym/crochet/surfing is making it slow going. I am making it a priority though, and I should have something new to unveil next weekend. Stay tuned!

I'm really not in a bitchy mood, even if it does read like it. I've spent the last two evenings being completely relaxed. I've watched the West Wing and crocheted. That was almost like therapy for me. You have no idea how good I feel when I am crochetting.

Okay, enough nonsense. I'm off to bed. I'll probably blog more this week, but no guarantee's.

Posted by Jinglelady at January 24, 2005 01:27 AM | Blogging | TrackBack