Your Typical M.O.B.

 Well, hey there Fall...

Fall started... kind of a while ago and kind of early, but the roomie and I went on a hike at a nearby Maple, Oak, and Beech (the MOB, I learn something new everyday, whew!) forest.  I'm glad to get out before it's all gone and winter starts threatening more intensely.  Well, bloggies, I'm sorry for my absence, what have y'all been up to this wonderful month?  I have been:
reading, writing, teaching,
attending a few operas,
taking short day trips to Nashville, IN and Columbus, IN for shopping,
really, really frustrated with my etudiantes,
really pleased with a few of them,
baking and cooking lots of fall recipes(!),
missing Lawry, family, friends,
running regularly really early in the morning, so it's flippin' freezin'
AND...
trying to loosen coffee's vice grip on me!
I never thought I'd see the day, but for serious folks, I'm on day quatro sans café (and only two cups of tea)! I feel like my body is detoxing, which is kinda cool in a super hipster sort of way, but, and I'm not trying to be dramatic, I'd rather get hit in the stomach with a fastball from Cliff Lee (RANGERS! WORLD SERIES!).  Speaking of Rangers, when I was young my dad used to take my sister and me to baseball games and we would get ice cream in the helmet cups, it is one of my favorite memories.  Then, I found out that the Rangers weren't that good and hardly ever won stuff.  I was devastated, kind of like the devastation one experiences shortly after buying ice cream and the topmost scoop topples off the cone.  But, now, I'm so excited they are playing in the World Series... vair vair cool.

Counting down the days to Lawry's arrival (you should too because that means I'll blog again shortly after his trip),
MJ

Coffee

I feel like I should discuss coffee more.  Cause I drink it a lot... two cups already today.  Addicted much?

 

That's my life.  My computer, a book, coffee, and a treat to make me feel better (and fatter).  Anyway, that is why I'm trying out this new template.  Thoughts? (Edit: I didn't like the new template...changed it back :)

I also have a relationship with my phone, but I needed it for the picture.  It feels left out.  I've named my phone, his name is Carlo.  I feel like it fits.

Trying out kickboxing today,

MJ

I don't believe you.

Well, you SHOULD! So this seems lame and unlike moi, but I promise, it's legit.  I tested it out before advertising to the world... there's this website... Swaggiebucks.  It's a search engine that rewards you for doing searches.  Seriously.  You do searches and it randomly awards you a swagbuck.  You accumulate SBs and then redeem them for some of the various prizes on the website.  Most of the stuff is sort of ehhhh, EXCEPT for the giftcard section.  You can get Amazon giftcards, B&N, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines giftcards, Target and some other stuff, too.

So you are doubting me. It's okay.  I was a skeptic as well.  Lawry laughed and said it wasn't real and if it was, I wouldn't get anything good.

Then, THIS happened:

Yes, that's me with a $10 giftcard to Starbucks and the little note the Swag people send you.

The next question... did that card have money on it?  IT DID!! I have enjoyed two beverages already and I have enough on there for my third! Whoa.  That's when I became a believer. Little b.

So, okay.  Check it out! And it doesn't cost anything, nor do you have sign away your soul or anything funky like that.  I'll let you know if weirdee things happen.

Getting "free" caffeeine,

MJ