GIRLIE UPDATE: Don't Hate the Player

Just watched the Rizzoli & Isles episode on demand. My FBF makes a fine lookin' felon. He even has a Boston accent! I hope he becomes a regular since he is another Rizzoli.

With a new academic year comes new resolutions

One doesn't have to wait until January to start fresh! When the school year begins I get busy at work. But I thrive on it because I can make new lists and calendars -- favorites of anal retentive person like me, ha! -- and put everyone else on schedules too! I like to plan the rest of my life as well. Lately I've been itchin' to get back into shape. Not sure why I'm back into my "shy" phase and can't go work out at the college gym by myself. But Aaron and I have been trying to schedule times when we can go together. Fun!

I'm also wanting to change the diet as well. My new favorite? Black bean burgers, Chipotle flavor, no condiments, straight on a bun! Don't get all crazy... I'm not giving up everything! I'm giving up my saimin, Chef Boyardees and hamburger helpers and adding more fruits, salads and veggies into the mix. I'm just wanting to eat better at home. I'll leave the wonderful, fat-filled foods for going out time. And no one gets to touch my SPAM! I'm just eating the less-sodium version and less in the week.

And finally, I'm trying to dress better. It was so easy to drive casual (sometimes lazily) here but I need to prepare myself to the city life and dress a little better. Just bought a skirt suit and some slacks (not jeans or workout capris). Now if I can just purge the clothes I no longer wear and give it to consignment or write it off at Goodwill.

Fall semester... here it comes!

What a nice week! Got to work ON TIME, completed big projects and wiped up tons of new procedures, and had time after work to relax and hang out with the ohana. Aaron included! It must have been the perfect weather that put everyone in a good mood. I even joined Aaron on some of the daily dog walks. Ikaika joined us too which is such a big accomplishment for us. He hasn't gone walking for almost a year now. Well, maybe he's out walking ME!

Crickey... you're 35 today!

And looking bloody ripper! Hau`oli la Hanau Mr. O'Loughlin... can't wait for Season 2 of Hawaii Five-O!

No more talk of short tails!

After cutting away the hairs around the sore spot and wrapping this tail in his "wrap cast" a few days so he didn't keep licking it, Ikaika stopped irritating his tail further and is back to his ol' self! Thank God! Now if his ears would just stop waxing up...