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NEW TODAY: Roller Skating | Street Walking (& CASA) | Cooking Thai(ish)
I’m in a rut. I’m not sure exactly what or how to change just yet, but I do know there’s a helluva lot of stuff I’ve never done. I’ve let myself get too comfortable, so I’m challenging myself to DO something new everyday. Most things will probably be small, maybe boring, maybe common place to everyone else, but hey, it’s new to me! Plus, I’m broke-ass. The *new* adventure of traveling the world will have to wait a few years. In the meantime, I’m collecting camera phone shots of every little thing for shits and giggles.
Here’s what started it:
Monday, 6/8/09
I was sitting in my orange chair Monday morning, staring off into space and wallowing in waaaaaay too much existential angst, when I realized I was actually staring at these roller skates, which have been sitting in their blue-and-white case since I bought them at a yard sale over a year ago. I haven’t once laced them up. And I thought, What the FUCK are you waiting for?? Stop waiting for just the right time, the right place, the right reason, the right preparation. Stop procrastinating living and just DO something already.
So I procrastinated all the to-do’s on my list instead and hit the streets. Damn, it’s not easy! Sidewalk cracks, sticks, rocks, freaking cars whizzing by… this is why they invented roller rinks. Plus the wheels on these vintage babies are rough, with sharp edges that are completely unforgiving. It felt like they might shatter to dust going over every bump. I ended up just circling around the parking lot by my apartment – not as fun as actually going somewhere, but it was super smooth. And jeeezus, I’m still sore! Yeah, I’m not in trithlete shape or anything, but it’s more like roller skating worked muscles that I don’t normally use, like my outer hips and thighs. I’ve got to get me some upgraded wheels and then I’ll be all about the 8-wheel workout.
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Tuesday, 6/9/09
I started training on Tuesday to become a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), so that’s definitely my something new for the day. But I also had to take the bus out to NE 70th & Halsey (and will be making that lovely trip twice a week for the next month). And I missed the stop and went too far. And I was early. So I spent about 15 minutes walking down the street, trying my best not to look like a hooker. Yep, that was new to me, too!
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Wednesday, 6/10/09
I never, ever, ever cook. This was the first time I used the stove for something other than ramen and tea since I moved in a month and a half ago. When I make dinner, the fanciest it gets is eating baby carrots out of the bag and microwaving a turkey burger patty. All I really do is snack all day long. And eat out a lot. Preparing a meal – thinking ahead about what to make, following a recipe, spending more than five minutes in the kitchen - is completely foreign to me.
But I do love food. Good food. I’m even finally shedding the picky eater habits and falling for things I always said I hated. Case in point: Thai food. Especially anything with peanut sauce. I’m absolutely addicted. So I looked through the stack of recipes I’ve torn out of magazines with the idea that maybe one day I’ll actually turn into a cook, and look: I made my own! Yeah, I used a sauce mix, but damn if I didn’t time that rice perfectly, chop up the chicken, add broccoli to the recipe, and really, really love spending time in the kitchen. Might I possibly like cooking? I think so… I’ve just got to cut recipes in half or I’ll be buried in leftovers – or invite people over to share! Guests will be welcome as soon as I get a dining room table and don’t have to eat on my bed anymore. Studio living…
