A Little of This, A Little of That...

Seal Point Park

#4 go to some Meetups - woohoo! I went to my first Meetup. It was a tennis meetup and I played for a couple hours and my entire body was aching afterwards. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good today.

#5 start running again - nice and easy 4 miler at Seal Point Park.

#10 start a blog - well...as you can see. done.

Mixed veggies from Suruki Market

#17 eat better - Greek yogurt, fiber tortillas AKA 
colon blow tortillas, raspberries, walnuts, tofu noodles, veggie beef, cauliflower, protein shake, 
peanuts, and fried chicken[Oops].

#18 start cooking - doesn't get any easier than a bag of frozen veggies, salt and pepper.

#21 get in shape - played tennis

#23 explore outdoorsy things - Seal Point Park is a nice run AND there's an off leash dog park there.

Cooking Healthy: mMmm Noodles

Coming up with a delicious low carb, low fat noodle dish is pretty tough. This one, I could eat everyday.

I sauteed onions, cremini mushrooms, Trader Joe's vegetarian ground "beef," celery, cilantro, and green onions. I seasoned with soy sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

For the noodles, I used Shirataki tofu noodles which are only 40 calories per package, and 2 net carbs.
I sliced up some cucumbers and squeezed some lime at the end.

I scarfed the whole thing down in a few minutes. I can't believe how healthy this was.

Current Love: Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin

Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin is a podcast that I started listening to. He interviews famous people, mostly actors. Each episode is around 20 - 30 mins. It's also what's getting me through my runs. Running when not in shape is totally different than running when in shape. I need to log maybe 40 more miles and a few boxing classes before I get to that point.

Anyways, I prefer to imagine that the version of Alec Baldwin from the late 90's is the one behind the raspy soothing voice rather than the old fogey in the Capital One commercials. Seems like a no-brainer, but I'll leave it up to you. The benefits of radio.

In the episode with Lena Dunham, from Girls, Alec talked about her being herself and I really liked what she had to say. "I always had a feeling like, if you just stick around and continue to be yourself the correct people will find you." That's pretty much how I feel about meeting people who I want to have any kind of relationship with.

New Beginnings: I don't know. I [am trying to] love it.

I'm used to gradual transitions and there's nothing gradual about this. I couple months ago, I completely turned my life upside down and moved from Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm definitely in my uncomfort zone. It's a new city, new apartment, no friends, no job, blah blah blah.

I feel like I need a plan, but all I can come up with is a list of random things I want to try/do and from that maybe I can build a new life. Maybe I'll do at least one of these things everyday. Sure, why not?

1. try new restaurants
2. tennis lessons
3. get a new driver's license. [take the written test]
4. go to some Meetups
5. start running again
6. start boxing again
7. trying improv or an acting class
8. learn Spanish
9. swim
10. start a blog
11. use my camera
12. learn another programming language
13. work on a startup
14. go on brunch runs
15. travel
16. go to the beach
17. eat better
18. start cooking
19. go to the library
20. volunteer
21. get in shape
22. make a friend
23. explore outdoorsy things
24. maybe start baking again?
25. put together a resume
26. look for a job
27. think about babies? ick.