{"id":241,"date":"2008-11-07T23:27:40","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T23:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=241"},"modified":"2008-11-10T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2008-11-10T15:22:51","slug":"5-random-things-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/07\/5-random-things-6\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Random Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0 I keep meaning to post some of the recipes for things we eat when we cook at home, but my mind totally goes out the window when there is food around.\u00a0 Last night, for a snack I had snow peas and sesame ginger dressing, shrimp cocktail, and then the main course of chicken tacos.\u00a0 Not really going for food pairing here &#8211; I needed a dose of veggies, was really craving shrimp but didn&#8217;t want to make anything out of it, and then tacos were super easy.\u00a0 The night before, Zliten made his delicious and simple lemon pepper mahi mahi with rice and veggies.\u00a0 These would have made fantastic blog posts.\u00a0 However, the food gets wolfed down so fast, I don&#8217;t think about it until there are crumbs left.\u00a0 Oh well, one of these days I&#8217;ll get it right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofthesteal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/marshmallow-shirt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"179\" \/>2.\u00a0 I was pretty down for about a week, mainly work crap but&#8230; just&#8230; nothing was right.\u00a0 I skipped some gym sessions in favor of DDR and walking.\u00a0 Out of my funk, I finally went back to the gym last night after a week and I felt like a freaking marshmallow.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t actually make it through my intervals, I got a wicked cramp and had to walk for a minute to get rid of it.\u00a0 I had to actually reduce reps or weight on most of my exercises.\u00a0 Hopefully I can make up for it today.\u00a0 My goal is to set the treadmill for 60 minutes and see what I can do in that time.\u00a0 I&#8217;m hoping for 5 miles.\u00a0 Giving myself permission to walk if I need to though, so we will see.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Only 4 more workdays after today until my vacation.\u00a0 Is it super sad or what that I have had a list of clothes for each day and what shoes go with them done for 2 weeks and this weekend I am going to do a trial run to make sure everything I need fits in the smallest bag possible.\u00a0 I love to pack for trips, and I love unpacking once I get to my destination.\u00a0 Zliten HATES packing, so I usually pack for him.\u00a0 I think it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s very symbolic &#8211; putting clothes in a suitcase, or even thinking about it, means vacation is near!<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 This weekend is going to be a weekend of gaming.\u00a0 On tap is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wizard101.com\/site\/home2\/wizard101\/page_8ad6a4041aa7b7bd011ac6f9ae9805fe;jsessionid=5B7055C37F2871AA903A197F085EF8A0\" target=\"_blank\">Wizard101<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigplanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Little Big Planet<\/a>.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve also got 3 netflix movies, which are really random &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/Movie\/American_Graffiti_Collector_s_Edition\/70019013?trkid=226870\" target=\"_blank\">American Graffiti<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/Movie\/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth\/70097578?trkid=226870\" target=\"_blank\">Journey to the Center of the Earth<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netflix.com\/Movie\/Bridge_to_Terabithia\/70053832?trkid=226870\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge to Terabithia<\/a>.\u00a0 Ha<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taverncrawlers.org\/gallery\/albums\/userpics\/normal_falldrive1.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"194\" \/>ven&#8217;t seen any of them, so it should be exciting.\u00a0 Also, I might break out the beads to do necklaces, and maybe even take pics and post about it.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 It was a beautiful fall day yesterday.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not that big of a fan of the season because it reminds me evil evil winter is coming.\u00a0 Yes, I know that Austin winter is *NOT* cold, I lived in Reno and Chicago, places that actually snow, and I know we have it good.\u00a0 Though I am a cold WUSS and start bringing out scarves and gloves at like 55 degrees.\u00a0 I prefer 100 and humid to 40 and anything.\u00a0 What was I saying? 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