cherry bomb.

i'm at work, so i'm not listening to that song, but if i was at home i would like to be listening to it. tyler and i wanted the movie 'the runaways' about joan jett's band in the 70's. i loved it. i mean there were big holes in the movie, as i found out later, but i completely enjoyed it. i was really interested in the group and what happened. the movie was based mostly on cherie currie's biography, and joan jett was involved in the making... so most of the movie was about them. i ordered the biography after watching it. pretty excited for it to arrive!! the movie comes out on video on the 17th. you should check it out!! i also acquired a bunch of the actual runaways albums after watching the movie. their biggest single was probably 'cherry bomb' and i love it. probably is your cup of tea... but i love it. i love girl bands.

last time i wrote i was VERY frustrated with things. they have gotten better since then. in fact, tyler cleaned the whole house in anticipation of my friend charlotte arriving on friday while i frantically drove all over the place gathering ingredients for my mom's birthday cake (i was VERY lucky to get some strawberries at the farmer's market!). haha. he didn't wash the dishes... but... he did the bathroom and vacuumed everything and made the house look presentable.... although it all needs to be done again now. agh. dear weekends, why do you make my house so messy?

yesterday was BEACH DAY! during which, each of us acquired a nice sun burn (in varying degrees...). my super white thighs are pretty red... thanks killer shorts tan. and my feet, from my cool shoe tan from washing windows. haha. oh well. it isn't AWFUL. just a little pink. but it was BEAUTIFUL at the beach yesterday. we went to one of my favourite spots, charlotte, tyler, and i, and literally hung out all day. we got there probably around 10, and didn't leave until after 4. we floated. and went swimming. and enjoyed a few snacks. brodie and dan joined us for the last couple of hours. we all joined up and floated in a pack in the middle of the lake. i haven't had enough beach time this year... that is only my second time out!! i'm going to have to make it happen more often... so to avoid the pinkness!

i have discovered a fantastic snack food to keep around, to avoid eating things totally unhealthy. trail mix! its delicious. and the nuts are totally good for me. protein! i picked up a big bag from the bulk food store, and added some dark chocolate covered cranberries. its delicious.

i haven't gone to roller derby in 2 weeks. i feel a bit guilty. i will be there FOR SURE on wednesday. but i have been going to the gym more regularly, which i am proud of myself for doing. i don't mind it really... its just a matter of finding time to go and not have to rush myself. because there isn't really much of a point if i am rushed and don't actually have time to work out, right?!

and charlotte leaves this morning. and life goes back to its hectic yet boring self tomorrow. back to the gym. clean the house. cook some meals. so on and so on.