if i'm getting new eyes, they might as well throw in a new brain.

there are some things i expected about law school:

1. hours of reading inance material


2. a new hatred for parking lots


3. looking for any way to avoid school work


4. loving weekends more than i thought possible


5. napping on any horizontal surface

but, then came the few things i wasn't expecting:

1. memory loss


2. blindness

the first i can do nothing about, what i read at school has at best a 48 hour shelf life in my head. however, if you ask me about the plotline of LOST or the bachelor i could quote the entire episode for you. i am starting to think that i may have a brain tumor, because that would be a better excuse than i'm getting older. mom does keep trying to tell me i am in my "mid-twenties". i don't think she realizes that would make her older, too.

anyways, i'm going to get my eyes checked tomorrow. that's the whole point of this entire post. i haven't had an eye exam in about 7 years and i tried to fake my last one when i was a sophmore in high school--i really wanted glasses so i tried to tell him that EVERYTHING was out of focus. apparently that's not possible unless you're going blind. who knew?

for your entertainment, let's re-enact a typical day in class.

our conlaw prof put up a word document on the overhead.

me: can anyone else see that?

i-know-i'm-pretty-boy: i can.

deceptively-smart girl: me, too.

me: does it say "Congress can aggregate it's face?"

i-know-i'm-pretty-boy: no.

me: really? that's what i just wrote down.

deceptively-smart girl: it says "Congregres can regulate the waste."

i-know-i'm-pretty boy: that makes more sense, right?

me: oh, right. i guess those squiggly lines weren't all G's then.

so, by 2pm i'll have the verdict about my eyesight. but maybe i can get cute glasses out of this whole thing. or at least be able to see what my profs write on the board.

hello hermione, it's me, taylor.

I seriously wish Harry Potter was real.
Because, if it was, then I could have one of these.















That's right, a Time-Turner.
In The Prisoner of Azkaban, McGonagall gives one to Hermione so that she can attend more classes than time would normally allow. (no, I don't remember the book that well, I just know how to use wikipedia).


So, what would I do if I had a Time-Turner:
1. Re-do the nap I had on Wednesday afternoon so that it was only 30 mins and not 3 hours.
2. Go to more yoga classes, I went to one Wednesday afternoon and it was the bright spot in my week.
3. But, most importantly, I would make this weekend into six days so that I could finish this insanely long paper that I have due on Monday for Legal Writing.


I'm going to get this rant out of my system quickly, I promise. So, the class is only a one hour credit, which means that with picking up extra hours this semester, it will have a fractional effect on my grades. However, the assignment due Monday is worth at least a 1/3 of our grade for the whole semester. And the English major in me wants to do well and not make a half-effort out of this whole thing. I want to impress my teacher, refrain from embarassing my alma mater, and prove that I'm worthy of taking Advanced Legal Writing next year (not really sure why I would want to torture myself in that way, save for the fact that law school has yet to completely beat out of me the desire to write).


So, if you happen to find this Time-Turner, let me know. I could really use it in the next three days.


But, there is some good news--the snowpocalypse of 2010 is headed for Columbia and we might get something other than disappointment in the morning, unlike last time. I have a growing distrust for meterologists, how hard is it to guess the weather? I mean, Jack Roper did in it Spartanburg for 30 years without a degree. What is wrong with the ABC weatherman here? You may be "Live at Main and Gervais" but you have no idea what's going on outside.

Maybe I should go work on my paper now? I'm still holding out for a Time-Turner.

Just a Note

Today I desired and almost craved to work out. I didn't work out, but it was a nice feeling.

Just a Note

Today I desired and almost craved to work out. I didn't work out, but it was a nice feeling.

Hopeful Success - and a Bit of Motivation

This week has been hands down better than last week. I have done relatively well at tracking my points and am trying to get back in the swing of this whole tracking thing. I did three out of the four days of working out I wanted to do this week, which was also a huge plus. Today I was talking with a girl on my team who works out at the same place I do and we were talking about how sore we are from last night's workout (which was hard but good), and she was telling me that she's almost done with her couch to 5k training. This got me thinking and motivated me to maybe start trying to run again sometime soon. I was at one point able to run an entire 5k (however, it wasn't very fast) but I wouldn't be able to get anywhere close to that now. So I was thinking that on my weeks that I get off at 4:30 I could start some training as far as running is concerned. So not next week, but the week after, I am going to see what I can do about getting started with some 5k training. And I even found a cool Itunes podcast to help me get there. Instead of having to worry with tracking my time and watching intervals, I found a podcast that you update weekly and it does the interval timing for you (with music too!) :) I think that I might take each week and hold it out for two weeks (the 5k I'm thinking of running is in October, so there's no hurry to get ready right away) and that way I can focus on increasing my pace as well as my endurance each day. Just thought this was kind of exciting and wanted to share the link.

You can find your own interval program for your level of fitness here: http://www.djsteveboy.com/intervals.html

The Case Against Snacking

Is it really already Feburary? I think the Law School must have its own time zone, because it feels like I just got back from Christmas break, for real. I will say one thing about school--it has gotten serious. First semester was JV, a warm-up round if you will for the "we-will-work-you-to-death-or-at-least-until-you-cry" attitude of second semester. Speaking of crying, that's only happened once so far this semester--I was in my carrel (my little piece of heaven) on a Sunday afternoon before our first full week of class and I cried for about a good two minutes just because of the sheer amount of work staring at me.

BUT--and I never thought I would say this after leaving Winthrop--it has actually gotten manageable. My life is extremely scheduled--we're talking to the point where I know when I can take a bathroom break and which restrooms are the most convenient to not break up my studying or research time. So, I can tell you at any point during the week what I'm going to be doing and where I will be. Oddly enough, or if you know me, not strange at all, I am still finding plenty of excuses about eating horribly. I know when I eat all of my meals, where I will be, and who I might be able to eat or go grab coffee with. Yet, I somehow still find the excuse to go get some Doritos or a Coke or, gag, Twizzlers. I think these snacks are just further evidence in the case against my resolve.

So, I'm going to fast from Fast Food (the capital F's) and snacking (see, little S, because it is sneaky, except fruit, I can allow that) for the next month--which will put me right into next thebeginning of Spring Break.
And, today, after I looked at the shere monstrosity that is known as the Moe's nutritional chart, I may have to actually give up my FAVORITE place of all time to eat. Goodbye $3.81 Moo, Moo, Mr. Cow. I will miss you.

On another, non-food or WW related note, I'm reading What Jesus Demands From the World by John Piper--one of like 8 books I'm reading right now, thank you Richland County Public Library! And he talks about how not only does Christ demand that we take on a new life, he also demands repentance--and that trying to rehabilitate our old life with a new morality is not what Christ is talking about. He demands COMPLETE change. He want a new life for us, not a life that sort of recognizes who He is, but a life that shouts and sings with the greatness of Our king (I think that's a lyric, I sang it as I was typing). In much the same way, I believe that my efforts at weightloss should follow the same pattern that my life did after I became a believer. I can't be a Skinny Girl within my old life, I have to completely transform myself. If I wasn't a Skinny Girl eating at Moe's and drinking Cokes all day, it certainly isn't going to happen when I'm doing the same thing.

So Becky, the one thing I would challenge you with this week, is to consider what is the impetus behind you desire for change and how can you incorporate Christ into that. If He is the reason why we live, and move and breathe (look at that scripture reference!), should He not also be the reason that we honor our bodies and become better stewards of the earthly vessels He has entrusted us with?

Ok, I'm done now. Promise. I need to read for Torts (boo!) and then go to sleep (yay!). Becky Sue, I love you and can't wait to see you soon!

I wish...

So I am Becky, and though Taylor gave me a nice intro in post number 1...I am so not that person. I have been trying to lose weight since the beginning of January. Week 1 was a huge success at 4 pounds of loss! Week two was also good with 1.8 pounds. Week 3 was .5 pounds, and I was way too scared to weigh for week four. But alas, I am starting anew this week (just like I did last week) with new resolve and commitment and hoping that I can do better.

I told myself today, "just imagine where you'd be if you had lost 2 pounds each of those weeks instead of letting your motivation die down." And that is the story of all of my weight gain and weight loss attempts. I am consistently committing then uncommitting once it's not fun anymore, and then recommitting once I gain motivation again (ie - put on a pair of jeans). I tend to get in exciting weight loss streaks that never last long enough to make a sufficient difference.

So this is my goal this week : STAY MOTIVATED. I go to the gym at my work, and a lot of times will find excuses not to go (ie I forgot my sports bra and boy would that be awkward!). This week my goals are to go Monday through Thursday (no classes on Friday and plus that's a nice little treat to go straight home) and to make sure I journal all of my food (another area in which I have failed since week 2). I have officially decided that it's not wise for me to ever go to my mother's house with the intention of eating, because it seems that I let this set back my whole week...I go over....I eat like a cow...and I enjoy my time there; and then the rest of the week I avoid the gym and tracking my weight watchers points - but not this week! It's time to make life-change...not just get motivated for a bit and lose focus. I feel that my best strategy is saving my flex-points for the weekend and heading over there then if she invites...but as for mid-week dinners no thanks. I just find it interesting that all my resolve for every discipline in my life goes out the door mid-week - studying scripture, excercising, getting up early, eating well, etc. I've got to find some sort of pick-me-up in the middle of the week to keep me encouraged.

Taylor, let's pray this is it! And I need some accountability this week in journaling and excercising - all encouragement and accountability is welcome!