The universe was conspiring against me this morning and doing it's best to prevent me from exercising. We had to take the car to the garage this morning and I dropped Ian off at work when that errand was done. My plan was to go to the gym and exercise but I stopped and got a breakfast burrito before my blood sugar got any lower and came home. I got my stuff together and went to the gym only to find that I forgot my headphones. No biggie. I can just swim.

Nope. All three lanes were full of swimmers.

So I went home and got my headphones and then went back to the gym. I almost forgot my gym pass but remembered it halfway down the block from home and went back to get it. I finally got to the gym with all my required pieces and toys about a half an hour after I really wanted to be there. Take that Universe! I didn't feel like jogging around the small track at the gym for 25 minutes so I jogged outside and found a nice little park with a path. One loop took me about 7 minutes so I was able to time it nicely. After that I lifted weights and came home.

I plan on slacking for the rest of the day. It's too cold and wet to do anything productive. Besides, I got all of my chores done yesterday so my list is fairly small right now.

It's probably a good thing I was so productive yesterday because today's dark and dingy weather has sapped my will to do anything except drink coffee and read.

I had an eye appointment this morning and when I came out of the building it was dark and rainy. I sighed and thought briefly about bagging all plans to exercise, but I persevered and had a good workout.

I haven't done anything of importance since I got home except download my husband Nick Cave's new album. It came out today in UK and doesn't come out for another month in the US. I bit the bullet and bought the mp3's off of the Mute website. I shouldn't be expected to wait another month for Nick Cave. Don't these people know I have NEEDS? I don't have a problem. So far I'd give it a three out of four goth chick salute. I'm not all the way through it, though. Nick needs to get rid of that ugly mustache. He never pays attention to me.

I'm going to do some cooking today and I'm going to try and bake some healthy cookies. We'll see how far I get.

I have had a live journal blog rattling around in my head for most of the weekend but I can't seem to get it into coherent sentences.

We really have to go exercise but both of us are sitting here in the office looking for other things to do so we don't have go right yet. I think out bodies are in shock because we actually slept through the night. Ya see for the past two weeks or so, Grendel had been demanding we let him outside in the middle of the night (this is normal. But then he wants to come in an hour or so later (this is not normal). Last night Ian let him outside and when he came back into the bedroom, he shut the door and turned on the air purifier so we wouldn't her Grendel scratching at our chamber door. Ahhh bliss!

Yesterday I wandered around Portland and bought wine and browsed yarn shops. I didn't buy any yarn because I still have to finish Ian's scarf. It looks pretty good if I do say so myself. I'm going to start on an easy baby blanket once the scarf is done. Ian stayed home and watched reruns of Enterprise and power-scrubbed the house and did more laundry. I was impressed.

Today I still have to go to the gym and buy a few groceries. The in-laws will be here Friday so I have to stock up on Diet and Coke and Canadian Mist.