Lunch

I've gone back to taking peanut butter sandwiches for lunch. (With honey, not jelly - clearly the superior complement) It's like I'm back in grade school again, except I don't have a tupperware container of apple slices, baby carrots, or grapes. There's no room in my lunchbox these days. No, it's the sandwich and chips for lunch, and a container of peanuts for an afternoon snack.

It stems from that fact that I don't enjoy eating. Not that peanut butter is bad in any way - it is simply the utilitarian lunch choice. Two nondescript slices of storebought bread slathered with peanut butter and drizzled with honey, slapped together and stuck in a plastic container. I have to be careful to keep my lunchbox horizontal as long as possible in order to keep the honey from seeping out and making the outside of the bread all sticky. There is little joy in my lunches; only a necessary (and sometimes welcome) break in the middle of the day to keep me from falling asleep in the afternoon. It is usually effective. I derive little or no pleasure from eating. If given the hypothetical opportunity to take a pill once a day rather than eat, I would accept it in an instant. The only good that comes of eating regularly is camaraderie - people seem to bond over food.

After accepting my newfound paunch, I set a bunch of clothes in the "donate" box sitting in my upstairs hallway and went to shop for some new clothes (with some guidance). From this adventure, I now have clothes that accommodate my added weight and look less like I'm still in high school. I have never been a snappy dresser, but some effort is better than none. Incidentally, I also learned that I (a) am shaped like a goose and (b) have a nice butt (but only in certain jeans). I have not ever in my whole life spent so much time in a dressing room modeling clothes, but the lengthy process seems to have turned out well. At the very least, it was an enjoyable way to spent a Sunday afternoon.

I'm trying to motivate my fellow podcast hosts, as it has been more than a month since our last episode. I'm excited about the project, but not so much that I've spent much time on the website. I need to do some research on Wordpress theming, but I've been a strange mix of busy and lazy. We're all pretty excited about it, though. It's a lot of fun to record, but I do need to get used to setting aside a bit more time to work over the recordings after we've finished. I imagine it'll take a few episodes before we really get a format nailed down. It's the first new thing I've tried to do in a while, though, and I really want to stick with it. I need something other than TV to fill my time.

Speaking of time, my weekend is rapidly drawing to a close. These next few weeks months of work are going to be busy. Coupled with my upcoming movie and the wedding in July, I have a lot on my plate. I'm praying that I can start to ramp up my motivation for the extra workload. It should be fun - genuinely enjoyable.