“LATWILL” Come Back!

23 Apr 2010 1 Comment

by jessiecarter in GRAVITY Experiment Tags: , , , , , , ,

GRAVITY Experiment Day #12

Today’s weight:  149.0 (it’s gotta be water weight because my hands and feet feel like they are going to explode)

Pounds lost / pounds to go:  1.5 / 13.5

Exercise:  NADA – I’ll switch up Sunday and today as my day of rest.  We’ve had one kid home sick and another to the doctor today with a tick bite.  I’ve literally been in bed from 12 – 6 today with something of my own – don’t know what the technical term for “ice-pick-in-the-temple” pain is but I’ve got it.  Cool thing is that I’m very sore from yesterday’s kick-butt workout and I’m feeling some body changes;-)

I accidentally removed a subscriber from my blog today – it’s not a good combo to have an iPhone with a touch screen and fat thumbs;-(  I saw the subscriber’s e-mail briefly and it was “latwill__@_____.___.”  That’s as good as I can do.  They didn’t have that second step where they ask “Are you sure you want to delete?”  As soon as it happened, I felt like that kid in A Christmas Story that stuck his tongue to the frozen flagpole.  As all the kids ran into school when the bell rang, Flick stood there yelling, “Come back!  Don’t leave me…come back!”

I’ll admit that this taught me a lesson though.  Technology can be dangerous.  I didn’t panic initially until the cyber-helper at WordPress told me there was no way to retrieve the subscriber other than to mention it in my blog.  I hate that I may have offended a complete stranger (or a close friend) because of my lack of dexterity.

But what about those people we ignore Friend-ing on Facebook (or de-Friend)?  Or people we “accidentally” send an e-mail or text message to containing hateful language?  What point are people really trying to make when they stop becoming a Fan of a particular cause or organization?

Technology gives us a dangerous form of anonymity and an unprecedented ability to be passive aggressive.  What ever happened to talking it out?  From now on when someone gives me or my company the cyber ax, I’ll just blame it on fat thumbs.

Techno Flab

19 Apr 2010 2 Comments

by jessiecarter in GRAVITY Experiment Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

GRAVITY Experiment Day #8

Today’s weight:  149.5 (completely cool with this – I was not good with my eating yesterday – that’s all I’m going to say about that other than the 4 chocolate peanut butter eggs unwrapped themselves and jumped into my mouth)

Pounds to go:  14.0

Exercise:  Totally ran out of day today but I just got in from a 35 min walk > jog in a subdivision with the word “hills” in the name.  I really wanted to be a slug on the couch tonight BUT I am committed to changing the slug (me) – therefore, I donned my reflective vest and headed out the door.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were working in the yard when our 5-year-old rushed in the house because he had a sudden urge to go to the bathroom.  Those of you with kids know what I’m talking about – child running around, child suddenly stops, child gets look of panic in his eyes, child bolts for the house.

About 10 minutes later, his older sister came bounding through the back yard completely flustered.  While she emphasized each word she said with arm gestures, she informed me that I had to get into the house immediately because her brother needed help wiping (yes, I have made my youngest dependent – no judging allowed).

Later that night I found that I had missed a call from our home phone number.  Come to find out my dear drama queen had tried to phone me from 20 yards away.  Her voicemail audio is below:

Will needs to be wiped…badly…very, very badly

I couldn’t help but laugh at first – after all, this is our firstborn.  But then I began wondering, hmmm, where did she learn that?  Okay, I admit I have texted my husband from a different room in the house and before that I would e-mail him asking him to bring me a drink from the kitchen.  I always joked about it…until now.

#1:  Why do kids pick up on our bad habits so readily but never seem to notice how to pick their clothes up off the floor or load the dishwasher?

#2:  I laughed when I got my first patient with the diagnosis “Elbow Injury From Wii Bowling” but I don’t know if it will be as funny when I get a patient with “Obesity as a Result of Technology.”

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