Oh my living bruises

I am broken. Or at least feeling the repercussions of getting older. Sunday morning we helped the Bear in Training move into his new abode. It's a lovely flat on the edge of Noe Valley and the Castro. Love the fact that this bear is invading the stro! Many more bears are needed in that part of town to balance out the twink activity flaunting and flailing on the streets more often than not. Perhaps there should be a bear assimilation or desegregation program. Bus in the bears! Ok, that just shows how distracted I am today...anyway...back to the bear's house. It's a one bedroom with a nice kitchen, big living room with working fireplace, and best of all, lots of light. The bathroom is funky with the tub being on a throne and the toilet so near the tub that it almost appears to be a bit logistically challenging. Am sure he will be content there for quite some time and make it a happy home. When moving something from the truck to the apartment my knee got whacked and is swollen and a bit not so hotso. Took the night off from running and Miss B spoiled me rotten. Even got to soak in the tub for a good hour and it helped a whole lot. It's amazing how something like a move shows the weakest link in no time flat. I will get back on my running train later on this week.

Well the week has gone by and this post is rather old. Big news of the week: MISS B TURNED 30! Yes, a cradle robbing lesbian I am! Call me what you like, I dig this gal. To celebrate we both went to work and came home exhausted. OK, OK, it wasn't that lame. Her carpool partners got her out of the last hour or two of her Thursday night teacher credential class and I treated her to dinner out at Syuria, a lovely Thai place on 25th/Valencia. Major YUM! To celebrate for real however we are having a bunch of folks over on Saturday for a late brunch and mimosas. After that it's dancing at Mango which has been moved back to El Rio. Bless their little hearts for finally getting it out of that hole in the wall in Potrero Hill. Should be lots of fun.

One thing which has become clear this week: I don't really like working late hours. This place has been a bear and getting it all together has been very difficult. But it's together for now. Whew.

New Moon on Monday

Another weekend has come and gone. Where does the time go? Work so hard for Friday to ge there and wha-la, it's Monday morning, groggy and sleepy. I really need to work on the whole "get paid without working" scheme. How will that happen? Not so sure. Don't want to do anything shady and end up in jail either. But working 5 days per week 9 hours a day is old. Any ideas? Please send them this way!

The new moon on the 8th inspired the building and documentation of a list of things to let go. Finally put to rest and out of the brain because it simply isn't worth the time or energy to have them bottled up any longer. It was difficult to make this list. Firstly, because my "old brain" naturally kicked in and said "Everything is fine, what could I possibly have to get rid of in my head?". This was in fact the first glaring red flag that there is tons of stuff in there which must come out. I am often guilty of keeping my conscience the same way some people keep their attics--filled with unnecessary crud which has long since lost it's usefulness. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense as to why these things are being held onto to: it's what I know and what would replace it? Well I'm not going to live with that fear any longer. These 5 things have been documented and officially let go so now I can download more useful and productive things. The point isn't to create a blank brain but to fill it with goodness, worthwhile thoughts which apply to the now. Would be good to do this with every new powerful lunar new moon change. Something to work on in the future.

What a lovely weekend it was. Friday night Miss B and I had date night and ended up at Deep Sushi. Talk about yum with a capital Y! Oh my living lord. Super good. We strolled to Mitchell's for ice cream treats afterwards too. Miss B is a great date. And damn hot too! Before we went we had to do our 2 mile run for the day and we are down to a 10:30 mile. Yipee! Making progress, even if slowly. On Saturday we woke up and went to yoga. Such a good class with an amazing teacher. I happened upon her class over a year ago during my "week of free yoga" after my intro class and have been hooked ever since. She has now opened her own studio and it's got a different feel than the space previously but am getting used to it. It's fun to go on Saturdays with Miss B as well. Saturday night we made a yummy dinner after cleaning all day. It's amazing the amount of cat hair which collects even after just a few days. It's our 4th cat! Finished off that evening with Freaks and Geeks, the new favorite standby if nothing else is available to rent. Woke up Sunday, made a quiche, and headed over to the park so Miss B could get some work done. (I am the distraction of the year so it's best if I leave the house when she's trying to get things done!) Met up with A, Scott, Hollysan, and DianaC to people watch and sit in the sun. Dolores Beach was packed with gay boys galore and dogs. Miss B called a bit later and her "work" turned into gin and tonics at the Wildside West with her teacher friend Wendy. Hilarity. Came home to find her a little tipsy and dehydrated. Oh well. It's what sunny Sunday afternoons are for in San Francisco.

Shouts out to the Bear-in-Training and his score of an apartment in San Francisco. After we parted ways from the house on Lundy's Lane he has been living in Oakland and it's time to come back. The place sounds perfect and he will more than likely be there for a long long time. Will be helping him move next weekend as it's most certainly a favor to return seeing as we never could have done the last one without his burly muscles. YAY for B-I-T!

Actively Active

Training for the 5K has begun! Last week when Miss B was on vacation she decided to develop training calendars to get us to May 19th, the big race day. It was a surprise to come home from work to find "Pauline's 5K Training Program" laid out for me. Had to give her a hard time about that. Although I had to admit it, it's working! Give me a goal and I'll prove it can be done! Miss B used to prompt me with stickers however in this case, I needed a little more. Last week I ran 6 miles total. Granted it's no Olympic distance but it's a start.

Same sort of inspiration is also apparent with the bike computer which was finally installed on my bike after purchasing it a year previous. I opened the box, read the directions, and as soon as the word "calculate" came up, it was put away. After months of stating aloud "I really need to put on that bike computer!" it happened last week. Miss B and I attempted to take on this project. After several failure of obtaining a signal, battery replacement, and frustration, the whole shebang was hauled to the bike shop where for a mere $10 it was up and running within 15 minutes. Best $10 spent in a long time! So now whenever I go out for a spin, it's great to know exactly how far the trek has taken me. Again, goal confirmation!

With Miss B on vacation last week, I took a few days off to hang out with her. On Friday we went to Marin and did a 9 mile hike on the Allemere Falls trail. It's a phenomenal hike along the coastline as well as within some tree cover which ends up at a waterfall into the ocean. I got reminiscent while we were sitting by the waterfall thinking of the last time I had taken this hike. Scott, Heather, Willis, Ethan and I went on a Saturday morning when we were amidst our "Adventure Series Weekends". I got this great picture of Ethan taking a running jump over the stream created by the waterfall to the ocean. I miss that guy. Anyway, it was a great day to spend outside and this hike has certainly prompted the urge to take adventures like this more often. Any day away from work is a great day!