I revisited that wonderful pleasure of stretching out (and using) my muscles again today. Damn if it didn't feel good (after the achings of course). I'd forgotten how good it felt and that adrenaline rush you get when all those happy endorphins are released from some healthy exercise.
So I've made a resolution to try and do this for at least one hour every week on Tuesdays (since I finish class at 12 anyways). Sounds good right? I certainly think so. It's not going to kill me after all.
Now, I'm sure everyone's got their doubts that I can't do it but I will! Or else that thought of not being able to fit in my bikini, or my size 0-1 jeans will break me into hysterical sobbing fits. Or when I turn 25 and my metabolism slows down, and inevitably, that slight roundness around the middle with start to grow exponentially and I'll blow up like a balloon. [insert tears here]
There you have it. That's my incentive. That scary thought that I won't fit into my jeans, or the humiliating thought that I'll be embarassed to wear my bikini (Oh God). When I hit past my 30s then maybe I won't care as much but until then I must scare myself into committing to this exercise routine... or else I'll always eat cheesecake with extra helpings of guilt on top. :(
Good luck to me!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Funny Women Finish Last
I read a column in the Metro newspaper today regarding relationships and that despite all of our perceptions and misconceptions that women and men are equal in all aspects, obviously we know that this is not true in all areas. Anyways to the point...
When men and women were both surveyed in their thoughts of what they looked for in a mate, humour was ranked pretty high on the list. However, their views on humour were very different; women preferred men who made them laugh and men preferred women who laughed at their jokes.
So this leads to main question: Why is it that funny women aren't preferred but rather women who laugh are?
It's funny that men say they would prefer women with a sense of humour, but this actually translates into "women who will laugh at my jokes and think/say I'm funny." The women who can joke around with the boys are seen as friends, one-of-the-boys, and definitely not within girlfriend-material. Apparently the girls who can handle themselves and joke with the guys make their boyfriends more uncomfortable than proud that their girls can handle themselves in a social setting.
Kudos to the guys who're comfortable with themselves and appreciate their girlfriend's wittiness.
When men and women were both surveyed in their thoughts of what they looked for in a mate, humour was ranked pretty high on the list. However, their views on humour were very different; women preferred men who made them laugh and men preferred women who laughed at their jokes.
So this leads to main question: Why is it that funny women aren't preferred but rather women who laugh are?
It's funny that men say they would prefer women with a sense of humour, but this actually translates into "women who will laugh at my jokes and think/say I'm funny." The women who can joke around with the boys are seen as friends, one-of-the-boys, and definitely not within girlfriend-material. Apparently the girls who can handle themselves and joke with the guys make their boyfriends more uncomfortable than proud that their girls can handle themselves in a social setting.
Kudos to the guys who're comfortable with themselves and appreciate their girlfriend's wittiness.
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