pathetic

*shakes head*

when taking BART train "A" on the way home, I need to do the following:

1. get off at BART Station "#1" and..
2. transfer to BART train "B"
3. get off at my home station


But what did idiot me do instead this afternoon?

1. missed BART Station "#1", so got off at the next station to make my way back
2. got back to BART Station "#1" and got on (what I thought was) BART train "B",
which was really BART train "A". Therefore..
3. I repeated step 1. above
4. finally got on the right train (BART train "B") and got home

My usual commute time: 1 hour door-to-door

TODAY's IDIOTIC commute time: 2 friggin' hours!!!!!! (I didn't get home til 8p)

The moral of the story: PAY ATTENTION.


update
haven't done an update on my workout/healthier living goal so here goes:

DAY 1 (Monday 8/11):
- did 30 minutes of cardio
- a gazillion sit-ups
- and lower body toning
- eating-wise i didn't have any simple carbs at all.
instead I stuck to: a jamba juice for breakfast (ok wait, actually this has like a gazillion carbs),
smoked salmon salad for lunch
and un-fried fried chicken and salad for dinner (yummy!)
My body was freakin' tired as hell that day. It's probably the most
exercise I'd had in a long time, plus I did 2 massages that night back to back.

DAY 2 (Tuesday 8/12):
- NO WORKOUT (shame on me) but I did 2.5 hours worth of massage sessions after my day job
...didn't get home til midnight from the spa. 'did an hours worth of stretching when i got home.
thank goodness for that cause I seriously could not have made it through today if i didn't.
My body was all cramped up all over.
- ate a little bit of simple carbs (1/4 cup of white rice and 1/2 a cracker)
- mostly stuck to: a jamba juice for breakfast (which gave me the runs cause
I think I accidentally chose my co-worker's smoothie which had the boosts in it. eck!),
a cup or so of veggie tempura and terriyaki mackarel, miso soup and salad for lunch/dinner = LINNER
(hehe!..i know, I'm not funny)

DAY 3 (TOday):
- NO WORKOUT (shame on me again)... 'fell completely off the wagon
today cause I also indulged in some KFC for dinner - 'nuff said.
- 'feelin' pretty blah emotionally today which led to my unhealthy habits.
dunno really why...well, actually i DO know but just don't feel like writing about it here.
- did good for breakfast and lunch meals, though: 2 boiled eggs and orange juice for breakfast
and terriyaki chicken, 1.5 cups of veggies and 1/8 cup rice for lunch.

Boy, oh boy....only 11 days to go for the "cleansing phase". I guess we all gotta fall
off the wagon a few times to get it right. hopefully this will be the only time in the
next few days. The good thing is, the workout and the stretching on days 1 & 2
felt really good. My co-worker let me use his office while he's away on vacation, so
tomorrow I think I will take a break around 11:30 or so and do some stretching in there.

the nomad
saw my brother on AIM today.
thank goodness he finally made it home from his crazy road trip.
first of all, he and his 2 friends drove 27 hours straight from CA to TX!!!
I'm not really sure what possessed them to do such a crazy thing.
Lucky for them my brother has the sleeping pattern of a vampire, so
he probably took the evening/early morning drive shift while the other 2 took the day shify.

unfortunately on their way back to Cali,
they experienced car trouble.
somethin' about a hose blowing.
instead of 27 hours straight this time,
it took them 2.5 days.
And, yes, they stopped over and slept at a couple of hotels on the way.
Last night, in fact, they were in Vegas.

hmmm...maybe someone "upstairs" was tryin' to
show them that they need to "enjoy the view" some
vs. rushin' home.

wandering thoughts
'was thinkin' about Ma today.
hope she's not causing too much trouble in the PI's.
Also hope she's ok and and enjoying her stay...for her sake.

'thought about Dad and how we still need to
take him out to celebrate his birthday.
I'm thinking of taking him to Roy's. but then
I know they will complain that it's too expensive
and we'll just get into some stupid "thing" over it.
and then my mom will somehow slip in how
"it would have been better if we went to so and so restaurant"
...this is quite typical of our family gatherings.
That is, if we're lucky enough to escape the usually annoying
figuring-out-where-to-eat process. Sometimes
i don't even know why we go through it
cause my mom never wants to try anything new
and we end up eating at freakin' Sizzler or some
greasy buffet place (at least there's the cheese toast
to look forward to).
But you put up with it anyway cause it's the only
way to have our brand of quality time with my family.
ugh...we're so CRAZY!!!!!!!

'spent almost 2.5 hours replying to friends' e-mails (i think I spent a whole hour on one of them).
'had some crazy bawling attack when i got home from my stupid
BART experience (it came on like a friggin' allergic reaction!)
'couldn't quite pinpoint why at first.
maybe I was just letting out my frustrations of the day,
cause I sure wasn't PMS-ing.
Thank god for my bf and the PHAT hug I got when I came home. :)
And at the end of the day...that's all that really matters anyway.