I Sing the Body Electric
Bootcamp on Thursday was brutal, mostly because I was still so tired and sore still from Tuesday. I showered and was so happy I was working from home that day, because I didn’t feel like moving and also had a driving need to eat all the food in the house. I had assorted fruit, yogurt, a bit of bread and then two tuna cups and a whole thing of sliced turkey. The protein must have helped because the soreness went away after that. Hilariously around the same time I was feeling better S emailed me to say he was suddenly feeling sore. Very strange but I felt bad for him! I had a light day, took a nap at lunchtime and then had back-to-back calls until S came home a bit after 5pm. I was clean but not dressed, no makeup, and we needed to go out so I got ready and then we lay around for awhile anyway.
Took the subway over to Union Square to see Lana Del Rey. We went in and the general admission floor was crazy full already, but apparently I had purchased some sort of VIP balcony access so we went upstairs and secured awesome spots. (I still have absolutely no idea what the VIP thing was and the tickets cost like $40, but I’m not complaining.) The opening band was amaaaazing…Zebra Katz. I’d randomly heard Ima Read somewhere but had never heard of the group so it was a wonderful surprise and a great show. Lots of energy and I think they paired really well with Miss Lana. She was wonderful, of course…came out in a floaty white sundress with two bluebirds of paradise holding back her superlong, superhigh, reddish Priscilla Presley hair and it just got better from there. The stage was all funky with with leafy green plants, kind of Bungalow 8 meets Graceland? The set was short and she didn’t do an encore, but she hit most of the high points (okay, I wish she sang Diet Mountain Dew but recognize it’s pretty random) and even sang a great new song called I Sing the Body Electric that I loved. I don’t know if she was referencing Whitman or Bradbury (probably both) but I thought it was beautiful and especially appropriate given Bradbury’s recent passing. Overall a fantabulous night.
The next day was a bit of a wash, I had the day off and a zillion things I wanted to do, but I did none of them and laid around napping and watching online television. I did manage to make it to my hair appointment and am happy with my newly blonded, newly even but not too much shorter ‘do. S had drinks with a friend after work and brought an entire pizza pie home for dinner so the slothful streak continued.
Saturday I went to class, then met up up with S for a tour of various art galleries. It was kind of lame and started raining, so we had one glass of wine at the afterparty and headed home. We took a nap and then went for a walk around midnight. We got frozen yogurt at a new place that just opened in our neighborhood and it was very tasty. I hereby declare my love of anything birthday cake flavored. I started getting allergies so we went home after about 40 minutes and went to sleep.
On Sunday I woke up with weirdly red eyes, so I alternated whining, laying around, and napping for most of the day. I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a newish Christopher Pike (!) book, and the second Carrie Diaries book. All were pretty much awesome, no joke. On Monday I had to be up horribly early to present an all-day workshop, and my eyes were still kind of reddish so I grabbed some eyedrops. Big mistake. Huge! I realized only after the horrible burning sensation started that what was in the bottle wasn’t eyedrops, but rubbing alcohol. (I sometimes use it to dry my ears after swimming and only had a big bottle, so I refilled an old eyedrops bottle to bring with me to France.) I went insane with pain and totally freaked out and started screaming at S (He’d moved some of my stuff around when he repainted the bathroom while I was away…but still completely my own fault and idiocy.) Oy. So I went to work, all crazy and red in my right eye, but luckily it cleared surprisingly quickly so I was able to avoid terrifying everyone I came into contact with.
The day was kind of grueling and I totally lost my voice from taking all day, but we were done by 4:30 and I headed home. I’d apologized to S via email and rueful puppy photo, but I decided to hedge my bets by bringing home pizza. He forgave me thankfully, but sometimes I wonder what that poor man did in a past life to deserve me. We ate pizza and cuddled up, then I fell asleep until around 10pm, when I woke up to do some work, we watched True Blood, and went back to sleep.
This morning we had bootcamp again and it was tough but seems to be getting a little bit better. She has us keeping a food journal which is hysterical. S keeps saying, I’ll start doing the journal when we start eating healthier. I’ve been doing it and have been totally honest but can anticipate the comments. I drink a lot and eat way too much pizza. This morning I had a cup of tuna and three brownies for breakfast. There is a strong chance I may be kicked out of bootcamp.
lol @ that last line
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There is also a band called “I sing the body electric” though they are obscure, still wonderful.
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Ouch! P grabbed a red tipped contact lens cleaner once from my medicine cabinet and suffered as you described.
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Tuna and brownies, OH MY GOD. HAH!
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One time I squirted my contact with saline solution, then filled up the concave side and shoved it in my eye…but it was some kind of CLEANER, not saline, meaning that I basically applied soap directly to my eyeball. Worst.
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I don’t know which made me wince more: the alcohol in the eye or the idea of tuna brownies. I suppose it’s protein and carbs, at least.
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R: Hahahaha, they tomatoes are just starting. I planted the kind that get HUGE so they have about a month of growing to do. As they ripen, they will get red.
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“I’ll start doing the journal when we start eating healthier.” S. rocks. So sorry about your eye! I know so many people who have done the cleaner/saline mix up that Red speaks of.
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Oh my GOD that rubbing alcohol situation sounds HORRENDOUS. You poor, poor thing. Ouch. Let us a) know what she says to your tuna & brownie food journal 🙂 and b) see a picture of your new hairs!
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Lol!! Oh man, the eye drops fiasco… What a nightmare!
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OUCH on that rubbing alcohol in the eye!! The pain is like no other. You poor thing. I use contact solution which contains some hydrogen peroxide and needs to sit in a special neutralizing case for least 5 hours before wearing again. Once I forgot and tried to put my contacts back in before the solution had a chance to be neutralized… All I can say is, I feel your pain. I’m sure S understands your reaction! I was obsessed with Christopher Pike as a teen. I still own a giant pile of his books – think my sister currently has them… He is really awesome. Have you read The Cold One?
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oh, I want to see Lana del Rey! she’s coming to the Jazz Festival in Lausanne, but my friend doesn’t know if she’ll be in town that weekend, so I could visit her. :/ But cool you got to go there! 🙂
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Oh jesus, rubbing alcohol in your eyes! I’ve also accidentally put hydrogen chloride lens solution in my eyes and it was HORRIBLE (grabbing at random bottles at 5:30am = not smart).
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RYN: Thanks for your note, and the 95%+ confidence vote! 🙂 Appreciated, really. I love your attitude; I think we both have a sense of not wanting to miss anything in life, which I think is also where my fears stem from, if that makes sense. Also (and just don’t answer if this is too personal, I won’t be in any way offended!) the way you said the kids time pressure thing made me wonder — have youdecided you definitely don’t want children?
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Also, I have NO IDEA how you ever managed to pay off your apartment so insanely young, but I’m super impressed by it nonetheless. I’m still saving for my deposit, and London & NYC prices are similar enough that I have no excuse in that regard!
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This entry made me roar with laughter. Tuna brownies?! Bootcamp expulsion? Surely they wouldn’t expel you but ask you to do 100 extra pizza redemption sit ups or something.
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RYN: It’s a HUGE accomplishment, and must be such a weight off your shoulders. Am a mixture of proud of you & insanely jealous! 🙂
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CHRISTOPHER PIKE!!!!!! I didn’t even know he was still writing anything!!!! Fall Into Darkness was probably my favorite book when I was 10. Also that one about the girl who was pushed off a balcony by her brother’s girlfriend who actually ended up being the brother’s biological sister? I need to find these books at the library this summer.
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That makes me feel slightly better for my cup of coffee and Wheat Thins I had for breakfast this morning. lol
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brownies for breakfast???
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That last sentence made me guffaw. I love it.
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I’ve seen Lana. It was disappointing. I almost wish I’d not seen her so I could hold the facade that she is magical.
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So lucky u got to see her, that girl’s got an amazing voice. Haha, they wouldn’t even let me ENTER bootcamp, girl. 😛
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Omg my eyes!! They hurt just thinking about what you described!
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except for the rubbing alcohol in your eye, i love this entry! i think we are on the same diet, which is why i am not even thinking about boot camp or a food diary currently. i hope my pizza addiction will go away on it’s own. i really loved snow flower and the secret fan, can’t believe there is a new christopher pike book, and will add carrie diaries to my list.
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All sounds fab, except for your eyes and wondering how S pits up with you! And o didn’t even flinch at the tuna/brownie combo. Sometimes you just have to eat what you want!!!
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Alas, I’m losing my love for True Blood. I hope it rebounds and grabs me again this summer. Nice seats!
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Btw, I’d love to see pics of your new ‘do. 🙂 I had an appointment to go blond last weekend and I totally chickened out!
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Pizza and brownies are my downfall as well. That and fried chicken, but I’m in the South. I love that Lana sings in a flower garden! Makes me I miss Lady Miss Kier from Deelite! There’s gonna be a Carrie Diaries TV show. Think it’ll be good?
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RYN.. it’s very wide, not exactly sure. Yes, you can swim. But I am also a block away from a private lake and there’s swimming at it.
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Ahhh to have adventures on the weekends…..I wish I lived somewhere that had a social life. lol That didn’t revolve around a tavern. xoxoxo
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They’ll really kick you out? I doubt that. I can’t wait to see what your hair look like blonde. Have you dyed it before? I don’t remember…
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Did you like the first Carrie Diaries book? May have to read those.
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You put rubbing alcohol in your eye. I read the rest of this entry and I had other things on which to comment, but my eye started stinging in sympathy and I got distracted. OW.
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Looks like you had a really good spec. I’m yet to be impressed by her though.
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The second Carrie Diaries book was good? I just read the first one and was kinda disappointed. It just seemed like a random book about teenagers, I didn’t feel like there was anything “Carrie” about it. I read every Christopher Pike book a million times when I was a kid. I read one of his ‘grown up’ books a few years ago and found it very entertaining. I’m totally jealous that you got tosee Lana, I’m still listening to her alllll the time. The rubbing alcohol thing is horrific. I’m cringing just thinking about it. Glad you are ok.
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OMG on the rubbing alcohol! I put mint breath drops in my eye once when I was about 19 and was volunteering at a soup kitchen run by nuns. I screamed obscenities and ran toward a water fountain while trying to claw my eye open and get my contact out, resulting in a goose-egg and concussion when I slammed head-first into the water fountain. *sigh* Just be glad you were at home. ~jo<br>
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Eye pain is the worst. I got hot pepper juice in my eye once and wanted to die.
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