Where has this weekend gone? Srsly. It’s nearly midnight, today was a blur … I did an exercise DVD this morning, then ate lunch, got ready and went to The Vitamin Shoppe to shop for protein powder. I bought three different kinds: 2 ready-to-drink cans, one packet and a canister of cappuccino flavored powder. I mixed up the packet when I got home and it was actually good — and 31g of protein bc I mixed it up with 6 oz of skim milk. That’s about half of the protein I need in a day! By 10 p.m., I had eaten about 550 calories. While I’ve said before that I don’t have hunger, I can tell when I physically need to eat something. I was cranky and just felt “off” so I heated up a broth-based potato soup (it’s frozen and only has 100 calories in the entire thing!). I ate about 2 ounces of that with a bit of cheese and YUM. Feel better now.

So I took this personality defect test, ’cause New Age Bitch did, and guess what? I’m 14% Rational, 57% Extroverted, 57% Brutal, and 71% Arrogant.

You are the Class Clown. This means you wear grease paint and have a big, red nose…

I really need to stop thinking so literally…

Anyway, I MEANT to say that you are the Class Clown, and this means that you are extroverted, mean, and arrogant. You are not very rational, so you gravitate towards things that produce feelings or emotions over thoughts (like fart jokes or spitballs, for instance). You are also an extrovert and rather full of yourself, so of course you want constant attention for yourself and think you are somehow better than others. (Upon hearing the expression “you are full of yourself”, you probably also slyly feel the need to ask women if they would like to be “full of yourself” too. I am assuming you have a penis. I often make that assumption, being fond of the penis.) You can also be a bit mean-spirited, and like a class clown you wouldn’t hesitate to make a joke at someone else’s expense, no matter how terrible it would make them feel. A lot of people probably find your antics annoying, sophomoric, and desperately histrionic. Like some sort of crack-taking hyperactive monkey, you’d do anything, mock anyone, just to get someone to pay attention to you for five seconds. So your personality defects are that you have to be the center of attention, that you don’t care about others, and that you are rather irrational and motivated by intuitions. Now stop walking around with those books on your head and sit down this instant! Or else I’ll be forced to stand here, hands on my hips, doing nothing once again!

To put it less negatively:

1. You are more INTUITIVE than rational.

2. You are more EXTROVERTED than introverted.

3. You are more BRUTAL than gentle.

4. You are more ARROGANT than humble.

Compatibility:

Your exact opposite is the Robot.

Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Schoolyard Bully, the Smartass, and the Brute.

I am watching the news coverage on Gustav and it terrifies me — and I am miles and miles and miles away. I know there are many bloggers down south, but two that come to mind are Tense and Tense’s Geek. Prayers and good thoughts to everyone who could possibly be affected …

This week went quickly and was better than I expected for my first week back at work, but I’m still tired. I worked out again with the trainer tonight — 30 minutes of strength training — and I seriously felt so wussy. It was ridiculous. I wanted to cry, I felt so lame. Afterwards, I sat in the locker room for a few minutes, just exhausted. Thankfully I keep a locker there with some supplies, so I decided to take a quick shower. That made all the difference … and it was so hot out that my hair air-dried in about 10 minutes!

I made a nummy Mexican lasagna for dinner. Of course, when I took my portion out, I couldn’t even tell any was missing! lol! It was quite delish and I’ll eat it for the rest of the weekend. I *finally* got in all my protein today … this was the first day in quite a few that I was able to do that. Now I’m just working on my fluids. It’s quite a balancing act, that’s for sure. Plus it’s difficult without an appetite … but I know that, to lose weight and to keep my energy, I need to get that protein in.

I’m feeling like I need to do something to refresh myself … like a rejuvenation-type thing. Not sure yet what I want to do … but I need to do something. Like sit in a forest or something. LOL Nah, not that … the bugs will eat me alive, but you know what I mean. Suggestions?

Today, Miss Monique heard from not one, not two but THREE gentlemen friends.

First: MM — y’all remember him? Jeezus. — IM’d me at work this morning. He said something witty like, “Hey, you’re finally back on IM!” I said that I had been out for 4 weeks on FMLA after having surgery. He expressed concern. I briefly told him about the surgery, he expressed more concern, I thanked him … and by the time I sent the message that said “thanks!,” he had already changed his status to “away.” And that was that.

Second: I had been chatting with this guy, IG (Irish Guy), who is planning to come here for the Irish Fest next month. He said he’d call Tuesday. He didn’t. I emailed him yesterday and he said he fell asleep. I said, fuck you. LOL Not really. Well, he called tonight and I let it go to VM, because I’m petulant like that. But he seems like a fun guy; big hockey fan too.

Third: PhD called me a little bit ago, DURING Obama’s speech. WTF-ever. Ok, if one of my bitches called, I’d answer, but that’s about it. Certainly not for some guy. He did apologize in the msg for calling so late and said he had lost track of time this week. Eh, I’ll send an email tomorrow. LOL My phone was about to go dead anyway (it’s blinking an angry red light at me now).

I was S-O-R-E today. Damn workout. Back at it tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be able to move this weekend!

I. Love. Bill. Clinton.

That is all.

This week is passing pretty well … tonight I worked out with the trainer for the first time since my surgery. We just did strength training for 30 minutes. Holy crap, it was hard work! She’s tough. I was dripping sweat when we were done … just from lifting weights! But I was happy to see her.

My Avon order (placed with Miss Sodapop, of course) arrived today! I bought some cleansing cloths, a night serum, Magix Face Perfector and STICK ON EYESHADOW!. I can’t wait to try those out tomorrow. Way cheaper than Sephora’s version, but there’s no version. LOL

Oh, if any of y’all want the password to yesterday’s post, just send me an e-mail. It’s nothing earth-shattering, I just didn’t want it all out there for the world to see, ya know?

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My 4-week sabbatical is ovah. Le sigh. It’s been a quick month. I can’t believe it’s been that long since I went into the hospital. Things are still hinky … like today, I could only eat about 1.5-2 oz of food at lunch and dinner … but the scale is moving in the right direction and that’s what counts. I’m sure I’ll be wiped out tomorrow but I’m still taking my gym clothes with me. I can do 30 minutes on the treadmill then collapse at home.

Ok, I started this post a few hours ago, then started IM’ing with Miss Laci. We got to talking about boys and that’s all she wrote. I’m sure I’ll eventually remember what I wanted to blog about!