Smorgasbored

This post is a random collection of thoughts while I procrastinate....

I thought I re-programmed my Ti-Faux to keep recording for 1 hour after The Amazing Race's end time, but apparently not. So now I'm down two episodes and have to fill in with TWOP's recaps.

The austerity plan continues, though I deviated a bit this morning and had an iced tea from Starbucks instead of McDonald's. I was going to make up the difference by pocketing lots of Splenda on my way out, but I forgot, so perhaps I'll have to make another Starbucks exception later this week. Today's lunch was Healthy Choice's Chicken Marsala. Not a big fan. Healthy Choice has been a disappointment for me, so I stocked up on Lean Cuisines--will report back on those after I try them.

I fancy myself a somewhat early-adopter, but I'm only now reading Harry Potter. To be fair, I did try to read the first book back when it first came out, but didn't find it at all interesting. Now that H is reading the series (she's on book 5, I think), I decided to give it another go, and I have to say, what the hell was I thinking? I started the first book last night and couldn't put it down--I'm about halfway through. It's magical and gripping. I can't wait to read them all.

Another hot Chicago Marathon yesterday--Steve ran a 3:20. He was disappointed, but it's an awesome time, heat or not! The kids were with me and now I tell them when they feel tired about running during their soccer games, think about those marathoners!