March 27, 2011

It's been an expensive weekend so far but a good one.

Friday was the hypnotist show. SO hilarious. I want to get a hypnotist instead of a moon bounce at my grad party.
Then yesterday I had to go out to Boston to get my sound post on my violin fixed.  $75 there plus the cost of 2 A strings. Then I decided to leave my wood bow there to get re-haired so that's another $60.  But on the way over there we stopped at REI to get a new day pack for me for hiking cuz I don't have my own and I'll need one in college.  It's really nice. And since I'm so tall I was able to get a men's pack.
http://www.gregorypacks.com/products/mens/technical/254/z-40
I got the blue one. It's purrdy.  But it was about $100 after using coupons and member discounts... ugh. Worth it though.

Then today I'm going out wif mah mommy to go to Wrentham outlets. I'm gonna try to find a prom dress at Karen Millen.  That store is so great. At the outlet the dresses are marked down so much that you can find one for about $30. Unfortunately I spent like $150 last year cuz the dress I got wasn't marked down a lot. But I love that dress. I could wear it anywhere formal cuz it's short.  I'm getting another short dress this year. I can't dance in a long dress and after prom last year I saw so many people with ripped hems and that's gotta suck. Spend a ton of money on a dress and then ruin it the one night you wear it.  Short dresses are the way to go.

Look at me..talking about clothes and shopping.  Oh my.

March 22, 2011

Got my blue Nikes and a prom date all in one day! and finished my short! It's up on Facebook if you wanna see it. Visible to friends of friends so most likely you can see it if you're not my friend.  Also, the shoes shipped yesterday and came today. That's some speedy shipping! I'm wearing them tomorrow. They're gorgeous.

March 19, 2011

Update...
After emailing Nike, this wonderful man named Jeffery emailed me back within 12 hours (they said it could be within 48) and helped me out! He searched the inventory or all the Nike stores and found one in FL and one in NY.  He gave me the phone number so we could order over the phone and so that's what we did and they'll be on their way on Monday! Kerstin can't wait to get her hands on the pink ones but I told her I want to wear them one more time to bike in.  Here's a picture of them. So exciting!

March 18, 2011

I got my new Nike Free XTs today. They're pink. Like, bright pink. Hot pink. They look really cool and they fit/work really well but pink so not me. I look at my feet and feel like a barbie.  I wish I had the blue ones but they're out of stock in my size EVERYWHERE. I'm emailing Nike right now to ask if they're going to restock them.  Or demand them to make a pair in size 10.  My sister will take the pink ones if I can get the blue ones because she was going to get the pink ones.

March 14, 2011

vegan...not working. I'm eating yogurt as I write this. Dinner is always like, oh hey cheese, you're gonna make me vomit. But I don't have other options when my sister is here eating all of my healthy food!!!!!!! Then she's like, I wanna make this pizza tonight! Bread+cheese+tomato chunks+sour cream+chips on top. Vomit. It made me feel awful.
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she bugs me!

March 8, 2011

It's official. I'm just gonna be vegan for the rest of the month. I want all the kinds of fruit! And twizzlers and unfrosted pop-tarts are vegan. woohoo!

March 5, 2011

This is turning into one of those health blogs.

After using MyPyramid.gov to track food for years, I've started to lose my confidence in it.  After tracking my breakfast this morning I don't think I'll be using it as a reliable source.

My breakfast smoothie:
-1 cup blueberries
-1/2 cup raspberries
-2 tbs almond butter
-1 1/2 cup almond milk
-1 tsp agave nectar
-1 tbs cacao

according to MyPyramid.gov:
Food Energy/Total Calories (kcals) 568 2011
Protein (gm) 21 46
Carbohydrate (gm) 70 130
Total Fiber (gm) 20 26
Total Fat (gm) 28.4 15.8 - 22.1
Saturated Fat (gm) 2.7 < 6.3
Monounsaturated Fat (gm) 14 **
Polyunsaturated Fat (gm) 8 **
Linoleic (omega 6) (gm) 7.1 11
Alpha Linolenic (omega 3) (gm) 0.8 1.1
Cholesterol (mg) 0 < 300
Vitamin A (mcg RAE) 13 700
Vitamin C (mg) 27 65
Vitamin E (mg a-TE) 10.2 15
Thiamin (mg) 0.7 1
Riboflavin (mg) 0.6 1
Niacin (mg) 3.1 14
Folate (mcg, DFE) 65.1 400
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.4 1.2
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0 2.4
Calcium (mg) 156.7 1300
Phosphorus (mg) 403.7 1250
Magnesium (mg) 204.1 360
Iron (mg) 4.6 15
Zinc (mg) 2.5 9
Selenium (mcg) 7 55
Potassium (mg) 1045 4700
Sodium (mg) 192 1500 - 2300


So my issue here.  It doesn't distinguish between good sources of fat and everything else.  It's also very unspecific with the brands of foods; I couldn't pick almond milk so I had to put down soy milk and I couldn't pick cacao so I put down carob.  So all the fat it tracked (from the almonds most likely) is good fat that you need on a low carb diet.  The fats from sources like coconut and nuts may raise cholesterol but overall, it raises good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol. Nuts also provide nutrients that you sometimes can't find in other places.  http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/06/29/if-you-are-nuts-about-health-try-the-top-6-healthiest-nuts.htm

I think that's pretty much all. 

March 4, 2011

My mom made brownies. That's just mean. Why not make the house smell really good and eat them in front of me when I can't have any. Thanks.

This may not last a while.  I might just end up going straight vegan instead. I miss tomatoes and pears and bananas and strawberries and grapes. So sad.