nobody puts baby in the corner

i feel like i've been in timeout all week.

i was assigned as a restroom monitor for TAKS week. this means, for four hours, i sit in front of the restroom and listen to adolescents go pee-pee. not really, i'm making sure they go in one at a time, aren't using their cell phones, aren't talking to one another, etc.

the only thing is that MY restroom is in kind of a remote area of the building so i don't have very many visitors. also, my restroom was the one where a couple of kids were found doing the dirty so there is some sort of unspoken quarentine for that restroom. so my day is long.

throughout my pee-pee escapades, i've gotten quite a bit of reading done. i'm near the end of this book.
have any of you read it? what are your thoughts?

what i think so far:
--beautifully written
--i like that the author emphasizes relationship (with God) over religion
--i like that the author provides a framework through which to understand how tragedy and suffering exists in our world. (i am NOT saying i believe the book contains the ultimate Truth on the matter)
--it is a little dangerous to those who read it both as fiction and as non-fiction (as a theological text)...it would be easy let your view of God be shaped by Mack's personal experience...i think it is important to read it with the knowledge that it is fully fictitious, with themes based on the author's understanding of the Truth. which can STILL totally transform your life.

i want to hear your opinions!

things I'm loving

well, i don't think all of you blogstalkers posted like i asked, but for the ones that did, i applaud and exalt you, and will make sure you are on my little list to the right.

if you decide you want to come clean and reveal yourself, my offer still stands.

anyway, I decided to do a "Things I'm loving" post like so many of you out there:

1. Coconut milk

Ladies and Gents, if you don't use coconut milk, get up off your booty and go get a can (or carton--original only, vanilla flavor is nasty). First of all, it's non-dairy so a little less toxic for your digestive system...secondly, DELISH!! I use it for my oatmeal in the morning instead of water or cow milk. Also great in curries, smoothies, and other sauces. Half of the medium-chain fatty acids in coconut milk are composed of lauric acid, which is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Coconut milk can help boost the immune system and fight off illness and disease.

2. Spaghetti Squash

We have been on a spaghetti squash kick. So far, I've made it with pesto and chicken and a tomato meat sauce. Both were awesome. Benefits: it is a low-glycemic food (some might say low-carb, but it does have carbs...the sugar from the carbs is just on the low end) and squash has a ton of good vitamins and minerals. It's pretty easy to make, too.

3. Rowing

OMG, I never really used this machine before we started doing crossfit, but now I'm hooked! It provides an excellent endurance workout. Disclaimer here: form is everything...without good form on this machine, the benefits of using it are nil. The little pictures and instructions posted on it are a pretty good description of proper form. But with good form, you will have a wonderful, full body workout.

4. Mambo Taxi from Mi Cocina

Frozen margarita. Sangria. Together. Enough said.

5. Rompers

I think these little things are too cute! I really want to get one (or two...or seven...) for the summer.

That's it folks, hope you enjoyed this edition of "Things I'm loving"

i'll tell you mine if you tell me yours

BS

NO, I'm not talking about that word with bull in it.

Blog-Stalking.

That's right, I said it.

Definition: consisitenly viewing people's blogs who you don't know or who don't know you follow their blog. even if they know you (or know of you) and you view their blog without their knowing, that is blog-stalking. basically, if you aren't mutual "followers," it's blog-stalking.

You know you do it. You know you don't subscribe or follow or comment for fear that the blogger would find you creepy or weird.

I blog-stalk a LOT. And I'm not going to divulge my favorites to stalk for above said reason. (don't want to seem creepy or weird)

Anyway, I would like to conduct a social experiment of sorts. Or maybe I'm comment-hungry. Who knows.

BUT, if YOU blog-stalk ME, I would like to know. I implore you, stalkers, LEAVE A COMMENT. I do it so much, I'm dying to know who stalks me. I promise, I won't think you are creepy or weird. In fact, I will be flattered. If I know you, if I don't know you, I don't care, LEAVE ME A COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!

And if you reveal yourself, I will become a follower and devoted blog-fan. In fact, maybe we blog-stalk each other and don't know it! We are destined to meet!

Also, if I don't receive comments, I might develop a severe inferiority complex and fall into a deep seated depression, resulting in a loss of job, friends and happiness.