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1.3 kg (3 pounds) is how much weight I lost this week! Slowly but surely making progress.

An incredible job… What would be a truly wonderful job to have (besides my dream job of being a published fiction novelist)? To be a well-paid-benefits-included-write-about-whatever-you-want professional blogger would be remarkable. Although I will admit that I am asking for a little much. Still a girl can dream.

Japanese! … Yes I am currently learning Japanese! I find this language fascinating. Thus far it has been challenging but my fascination keeps me motivated. Currently I am still learning level 1; however, it is pretty good pace for someone that started learning the language only a few days ago. Hopefully it will not be long until I am fluent in Japanese!

To Travel… Ah how I would love to travel more. Thus far I would like to visit Japan, Greece, Scotland, South Korea, France, Thailand, Germany, and Ireland. Japan being the country I am anticipating visiting the most.

The Lake… Yesterday I decided to go tubing with my family to celebrate my mother’s and my uncle’s birthday. FYI it was their 29th birthday… again.

Circled is my mother riding behind the Jet Ski.

 
 

My Goal Weight

A few weeks ago I had dinner with Antoinette at the Bistro. The atmosphere, music, food, everything was perfect. Although I will admit it was quite expensive. I had the crab spring roll Asian salad with raspberry vinaigrette for the appetizer. The entrée was the Oriental duck stir-fry with Chardonnay 2006 France as my drink of choice. Everything was perfectly delicious. Unfortunately the owner/chef is selling the restaurant to another organization.

My Goal Weight… I have decided to show all of you the body I am aiming to have.

Photo from http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=218374&st=140

Her name is Kim Ah Joong. She is a Korean actress and model. Her most famous movie is 200 Pounds Beauty (I wrote a post about this movie in March). Her height is 170 cm and her weight is 48kg. My height is also 170cm and my weight is little higher (okay more than a little). Maybe I will be close in about a year… Hopefully…

Rainy Day

It is raining today. Actually I would say outside is a thunderstorm. A couple of weeks ago I bought a pair of false eyelashes and adhesive. In the past I have not been able to master wearing false eyelashes. Since I had only tried twice I thought it might be worth another try. Tomorrow will be the final shot I will give false eyelashes. We will see if it will work out or not.

Yay for Fall… I am overjoyed that it is finally August! To me August means that it is the prelude to fall. I love fall! The carnival is only open in the fall (I love the carnival)! Candy apples are in abundance as well as Chilidogs, Dip n’ Dots, Funnel Cakes, Pizza (carnival pizza is the best) etc. (and all of the other food that you should never eat). Plus the exciting roller coasters always give me an adrenaline rush. Then shortly after the carnival closes it is time for Halloween! The decorations, candy, haunted houses, scary movies, and costumes combine to make this a extraordinary holiday! Next is Thanksgiving. Then follows my birthday and finally Christmas. I love fall and winter! In addition did I mention an abundance of pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin scents, pumpkin flavored coffee, etc!

Weight loss… I lost weight 3 pounds this week. This diet is truly working for me! Sugar cravings are not as relentless as before. In addition I am beginning to feel that I do not crave it as much (I still crave chocolate just not as much).

New Haircut… My intentions for a new hairstyle will not take effect for at least a few more months. I plan to have blunt bang and layers that frame my face! I am very excited about it! However my hair needs to be a couple of inches longer before I decide to cut it.

My Play list… I try to include different genres to show all the different music I listen to. So check it out! You might find a song you like and if you don’t I change the songs every week.

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Blah Blah I loathe work Blah Blah, now you do not have to read about me whining about work. Now we can move on.

Dieting… So I started a new diet this past Monday (07/26/2010). Thus far I only cheated twice. On Tuesday I had a slice of sugar free chocolate cake from Karl’s German Bakery (it was the best chocolate cake I have ever had. Not too terribly sweet like most chocolate cakes). Then Wednesday I had low calorie (turkey) chili. It doesn’t sound too bad, but I am only supposed to have salads for dinner with some grilled chicken (or something with equal amount of calories). Feeling so guilty I worked out until I sprained something (Yes my back was in great pain!).

Glasses Have Arrived… My glasses finally came in yesterday. The first hour of wearing them I thought I might be hallucinating. Everything looks almost animated, having a more circle shape. Also my depth perception is completely altered. So much that I was a little afraid to drive, but thankfully I adjusted and managed. Thursday I am going to pick up my trial version contacts.

Inception… This movie intrigued me. I am quite fond of it. The details, the special effects, and the action scenes were all key aspects of the movie I loved. Antoinette and I watched this movie separately, but we both like it. However those I watched the movie all did not like it. Be warned that it is somewhat of a brainteaser. It constantly kept me on my toes.

Glasses

Another terrible week at work; consequently it is a never-ending cycle. Every week it is a countdown until Friday. Not only for me but everyone I know. It appears that all my coworkers are miserable in their jobs. I understand that we do what we must to get by but it seems incredibly sad when you think about it.

Eye Doctor… Yes I visited the optometrist yesterday. I currently do not wear glasses or contacts because I think (thought) my vision is fine. Thinking what I saw was what everyone else saw. Consequently it was not. The doctor could not believe that I had not noticed that I am almost blind. Apparently I have astigmatism in both eyes and terrible vision. Thus I ordered a pair of glasses that should be coming in soon. They are Candies black with flowers on the sides. Also the doctor had to dilate my pupils and paralyze my eyes for certain tests. The effects lasted for 6 hours. During this time I felt completely worthless since everything seemed to be fuzzy and any bright lights felt as though they were blinding me. Leaving me unable to complete certain tasks I had to do that day. In addition the doctor thought it would be best to only purchase the glasses that day and wait six months before purchasing the contacts. I suppose I will follow up on Thursday to tell him that I want the contact examination as well.

New Diet… Lately I have not talked about weight loss. Well I have not been very strong in that area as of late. Fortunately I have a plan! Next week (aka Tomorrow) I am starting a new diet! The diet is pretty strict Monday through Friday and on Saturday and Sunday I can have a freebie (although it must be very small, Example: A small sugar free yogurt without toppings in vanilla). Hopefully it will be very effective.

Dollar Tree… Tomorrow I suppose that I will go to the Dollar Tree (for those of you that do not know everything in this store is a dollar) For me it is fun sometimes shop at this store and see what I can find. I might have reviews later (key word is Might).

Query Letter… I discovered that I would need to send my possible literary agent a query letter before I send him or her my proposal. I am currently trying to write it, but I read an article that said I needed to tell the literary agent that I am the best person to write this novel. How would I do that? By telling the literary agent my credentials qualifying me as the best candidate to write this novel. To be honest I do not have the credentials. However I do have the creativity and dedication to be a great author. Yet still I am having writers block.

Yes Again with Work...

At the moment I would have to say that I am extremely exhausted. Recently every morning I have to talk myself into going to work. Every morning I have to tell myself that I will take a nap on my lunch break and when I get off work. Basically I have to bribe myself into going to work. Plus the reminder that I have many bills to pay helps to jumpstart my morning. Still I dread it every day.

Proposal…Aside from the gloom, I have been desperately trying to make myself finish my proposal. Antoinette recently discovered that I do not need to write my entire novel before I become published. Instead I need to write a proposal to a literary agent (basically a proposal is a document expressing my ideas for a novel). If the literary agent likes my proposal he/she will take the responsibility of finding a publisher who agrees with him/her. If the publisher thinks my proposal is worth funding he/she will give me an advance (standard advance is $15,000). The advance would be to fund my novel; which makes more sense than writing it for free. The advance would be greatly beneficial because I would be able to pursue my career full time. Instead of writing only in my spare time hoping inspiration comes to me. Moreover, a standard literary agent will only take fifteen percent of the profit from my book sales.

Out and out… This week it seems almost every night I have been going out to restaurants, book stores, shoe stores, etc. Mostly it was Antoinette and I venturing out; although Également did go with us a few times. On one of our outings I bought a new pair of flats! They are exceedingly cute! They are black with lace lining the outside alongside a bow!

Daydreaming… Have you ever wanted to announce to your boss, “I dread waking up every morning because I know that I have to be here in the next 2 hours. Basically I dread waking up 5 days of the week. What am I saying? This is my last week working here.” Even typing that makes me feel completely at ease and yet giddy. It maybe Sad but it is true.

Headaches

Today I have a headache. Antoinette thinks it might be a migraine. Myself? I am not fairly certain if it is or if it is not. Why? Because I do not think I have ever had a migraine before. Lately nearly every morning I have had a headache. Sometimes it lasts for only a couple of hours other times it can last all day. Perhaps I am just dehydrated. Well I suppose I will see the doctor about it next week.

On A Pale Horse… Recently I have been reading the novel On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony. Thus far it is quite fascinating; however, I have only read a few pages. Yet It inspires me to be more imaginative with my own novels.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus… This is truly an attention-grabbing movie. I relatively enjoyed the many different imaginations that each individual displayed throughout. However the movie is somewhat sad; which I am not predominantly fond of. Although I understand that it must be sad given the story line. Still I am not one for sad movies.

Sculpture… A couple of weeks ago I finally made a sculpture. The sculpture is a blooming flower; which I absolutely love. All I need to do for it to be complete is to buy some paint next week and paint it. The color I intend for it to be has not been decided upon yet.