It's been so pathetically long since I last ranted and raved. Pathetic, I tell you. I'd like to have some great excuse, preferably having something to do with being in some exotic paradise with no internet access, but the truth is I've just been super crabby and feeling sorry for myself, with a little bit of lazy mixed in for good measure.

I've been so emotional lately--it's a bad bad thing. When I'm around others, I manage to channel all my emotions into an angry or impatient outburst---when alone, I'm usually crying, and talking irrationally to myself. I gained four pounds in the last 3 weeks. I'd lie and say that I don't know how that happened, because the majority of the time I'm eating ice and suffering from heartburn, but the truth is, when I'm not eating ice, I'm eating Reese sticks. And, by the way, what is up with the ice? I swear I can eat an entire bag of ice in a day and 1/2. And it's not because I'm hot, I'm actually usually cold, but still I chew my ice cubes and the heartburn continues. Not to mention the times that I somehow manage to forget that on the left side of my mouth I have an extremely sensitive tooth, and I chew an ice cube there anyway, and then spend 7 minutes with my eye in a spasm, clutching the side of my face and trying to keep upright.

I'm starting to get really antsy to start back on the workout/clean food wagon, which for me, is beyond strange. I even searched through the garage full of un-packed moving boxes that have been sitting there since we moved in November, I know, shut up, I'll get to it eventually, and found my Leanness Lifestyle book---now all I need is the free time to read it. I know in my heart that I'll most likely fall back to the BFL, but in my opinion, it doesn't hurt to be well read. You never know what tips you'll pick up from similar programs, right?

A guy here at work has decided that he wants to train for a marathon in September...

me: have you started training yet?

him: no.

me: when are you going to start?

him: I figure the first part of August

me: are you serious? you can't start training that late!

him: that gives me like 6 weeks...that should be enough

me: do you have any idea how long a marathon is?

him: yeah, I just figure I'll start with 5 miles, and then just add like 1/2 mile or a mile each day

me: uh huh. hmmm. interesting plan.

him: the real problem though, is I know this girl that does like 5 marathons a year, and her best time is 4 hours and 45 minutes, and I like totally can't get beat by a girl, so I have to run faster then that. I figure I'll aim for 15 minute miles, that way I can walk a little if I get to tired.

me: Ummmm...I'm pretty sure 15 minute miles won't have you finishing in 4:45...more like 7 hours

him: you don't know what you're talking about

me: yeah, you're probably right.