Saccharine Thoughts

Where has this year gone? It's now been 8 whole months since my last surgery. I have what could be my final follow-up appointment with my orthopedist scheduled on December 7. Holeee Crap. Dr. Brotzman keeps telling me that I HAVE to regain the musculature in my right leg in order for it to support the ligaments the way that it should, which I've written off as damn near impossible since it is the result of 8 years of overcompensation for 2 botched ACL repairs. However, since this 4th surgery has left me stronger and in less pain than I've seen since my freshman year of high school, I have to wonder how close I can get. As of now, the stats are as follow: Left calf: 14.5" Right calf: 14.25" Left upper quad: 21" Right upper quad: 20" Left lower quad: 18" Right lower quad: 16.5" So, I essentially have 35 days to whip my butt into gear and close those gaps, so that I can without hesitation ask for a rock gym membership for Christmas :D Let the work...

I think xkcd is teasing me.

This is a completely frivolous post, but it regards something that excited me to the point of squealing tonight, so deal with it. Victoria's Secret is finally making pretty things in my size. This glitzy little get-up would have only been available up to a 34C 2 years ago. How do I know? Because I recall shopping for similar things 2 years ago and throwing the catalog across the room in a storm of frustration and tears, swearing I would take all the money I couldn't spend on cute underwear and get a reduction. So just humor me now and imagine my glee when I stumbled across it tonight and saw 34DD listed among available sizes! Glory be! This calls for celebration. Rest assured, this will be the newest addition to my underthere wardrobe. Boobies, prepare to sparkle.

This makes me wish I could sing. I would join a troupe like this in a heartbeat. improveverywhere.com

or, Why I Love Canada. It is mid-October, which is supposed to be my favorite time of the year. Pumpkins, scarves, funny hats, chilled noses, and time to make warm hearty home food. There is one thing standing in the way of my fully enjoying this season: I live in Texas. It is currently 83° and thanks to the unfriendly 70% humidity it feels like 90°. On a side note that is, I assure you, completely unrelated, it is currently 40° in Toronto. Did I mention how much I adored Toronto? NO?! Well then, please allow me to gush just a bit… As a recap, BlueEyes and I decided to make the trek to Canada since he and his brothers were performing at the Toronto Improv Festival. I will regale you with stories of our international adventures later on (as if they’re not already overdue) but for now, just let me tell you about wonderous mythical place and what I loved about it. The People - I have always heard that southerners are a friendly, trusting people, more pleasant and welcoming than our north...

Thank you, Chloe.