my bad

i've been pretty bad updating this new blog...sorry! i always come up with clever things to write about when i'm at work (putting off doing real work), but i can't actually do the posting then. when i get home, i forget what i wanted to say. boo...

so i mentioned a while back that i joined a new gym. the plan was to go to a nice gym with good classes, which will motivate me to go. i hate exercising...running on a treadmill for an hour is torture. it's so repetitive and boring...and i feel like a hamster running in place. i guess i've just gotten used to getting exercise via practice and playing sports, so i figured classes would be the next best thing. but not like spinning classes. those are just as boring and hamsterlike as a treadmill. plus i don't enjoy feeling sweat pouring out of my body, no matter how effective the exercise is.

so far, the classes have been going well. it sucks though, since they are all after work so i can't meet up with friends after work. i've been going 4 times a week (i know, i should go more) and so far so good. some of the classes are fun (like lift and stretch class and a cardio dance class) and some are pure torture (cardio step class). we'll see how long this lasts...

so one thing that's been on my mind recently is staying in touch with friends. it's been really hard to keep in touch with everyone, since:

1. my california friends are 3 hours ahead. so when i get off work, they are still at work and can't talk. and when they get home and are ready to chat, i'm getting ready for bed.

2. gym time is cutting in to dinner time w/ friends.

3. i sit infront of a computer all day and talk to people all day long. i have no interest spending all night doing the same on my personal computer.

4. i really hate going out on the weekends. i spend monday through friday working, so i just want to veg out on the weekends and not leave my house at all. i feel so old...

it just makes me sad when i'm not able to stay in close touch w/ friends and only getting their life updates via facebook status updates. so...my new years resolution (not that it's the new year anymore) is to stay in better touch with friends, via email/aim/gtalk/phone/facebook/blogging/misc. today, i msged 2 friends i normally don't talk to. success! i can go to sleep a happier woman.