Staying Fit with Indoor Climbing

Well, since I don’t frequent the climbing gym as much as I did, when I lived in Newfoundland—I decided to join indoor soccer for the winter months to keep me ‘fit’. However, I’ve gotten a little pudge, and even though when I went home and mentioned it by slip of the toungue, people automatically jumped down my throat saying I wasn’t fat.

I wasn’t saying I was morbidly obese, or even slightly fat. I guess I’m noticing a difference in my body since I stopped climbing so vigorously. I just took climbing for granted. Climbing ‘hardcore’ for the two years I was in school (recreationaly climbing for 15 ) really hardened up my body. Now? Now it’s all gross and nothing like it used to be in 2006. Perhaps I need a little self-esteem boost. I’m not a gym junkie. I keep falling off that wagon continuously. I go for 8 months, thinking that I’m doing awesome (which I was) and then boom, spring is here and I want to spend my time outdoors (not exercising). OH WELL.

What I’m trying to say is that I MISS THE CLIMBING GYM BACK HOME. I miss the atmosphere, and the laid back staff. Here at one of the local University gyms they have a wall in the basement, and it’s super small and dingy. I guess I could somehow manipulate my body and try and do a bunch of figure four’s up the wall (and fail, like this guy), since there’s no positive or negatives. Just a wall. That’s what I’ll do. See what kind of looks I’ll get. hehe

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Point form

Hi. I like lists. Today’s blog entry will be just that, as I am a bit incoherent and rather point form. Just for today.

  • I woke up cold this morning. I need a space heater.
  • I literally live right around the corner from my boyfriend. 0.3km thanks to Google maps!
  • We went to see the movie: The Spirit, in a little small time theater 5 mins from home. It was neat.
  • Tomorrow, we may see Slumdog Millionaire, at that little theatre. Yay! Date nights!
  • I tried breaking the ice with one of my house mates. Failed. Her name is quite similar to her dogs name (a doberman!). I got the two mixed up. She didn’t find it funny. lol
  • I hate cats. I hate that cats are attracted to me, AND MY BED.
  • Soccer on Sunday was interesting. New turf laid down on the indoor feild makes for slow–movement. At least I scored. However. We lost 6–1. Shutdownnnnn!
  • I really love Lindt chocolate balls.
  • Being un–organized at my new place gives me daily headaches. Weird.
  • I need to find my clothes. I can’t be wearing the same pants to work daily, lol.
  • Self Reminder: Pick up Banff Film Festival tickets (will write a blog entry about this amazing show, tomorrow).
  • E-mail BFF and find out when we can plan a girls night out in Toronto.
  • Save $5,000 for a car by July 1 (literally, this is going to be easy, if I just put my money in savings lol).
  • My awesome purchases from Abercrombie arrived at work yesterday! I’m wearing my striped tee (grey), today!
  • The MAC counter better hurry up and get my shade in soon.
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It’s time to a-go-go to the AGO

For Christmas, Scott’s parents generously bought each of us a year membership to the Art Gallery of Ontario, and I cannot wait for the day that we go! Especially since a new gallery was designed by the amazing architect Frank Gehry.

We’ve both been dying to go view the place, especially since they over–hauled it. Now that we have a membership, we don’t necessarily need to book off a full day and spend x amount on a day pass, and feel obligated to spend however many hours it takes to go see it all. Instead we can come and go as we please! Whoppiee! The next year membership that I’d like to receive (from anyone, not just his parents lol) is tickets to each theatre showing at the Stratford Theater. So addicting, and always a spectacular performance. Scott and I saw Cesar & Cleopatra (with Christopher Plummer from The Sound Of Music) for half the ticket price, because it was on Halloween night, and the other time I received an e-mail in my inbox and it said something ridiculous like “Get your tickets for $10 each, for tomorrow night” (the tickets to anything playing at the Stratford Theater is easily $100+ per ticket!), and so we saw Romeo & Juliet for twenty bucks! Is that not amazing?

I’m getting all cultured, living in Ontario :)

Photo courtesy of Daily Dose of Imagery
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