Elliptical Machines

I do not find gyms in any way fun. Running or biking on something that isn't actually going somewhere really bores me. 'Course I am quite spoiled since I live in a location where I'm able to thoroughly enjoy outdoors activities all year round (although you can ski, snowboard, and snowshoe in the snow all winter). But I suppose if you do find gym equipment fun and need some sun in your life I saw elliptical-like machines at a park I was biking by the other day. Unfortunately I have no idea how to get to the park other than from the bike path I was on...

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

But not always in an airheady, we can't play sports or think with our brains kind of way. This post is inspired by yet another coed soccer match where a guy made a sexist comment. To get my rant out of the way since that isn't what this blog is about one, why are you playing in a COED league if you think girls are inferior and you don't want to play with them? And two, honestly, the majority of the girls are way better and have played at a way higher level than you. Sorry, I have low tolerance for the male ego. Or perhaps a high tolerance and after awhile it boils over.

Now that I got that out I can move onto the fun part. Which is relevant whether you're a gal or a dude (with an ego or not). Fun is often conceptualized as something to do when we aren't working on serious things. And serious things are more highly valued in our society. Oh, those Puritans! They're work ethic is HILARIOUS! Hilarious because it appears that those who are most successful in their careers followed their passions, truly love what they do, and are having a damn fantastic time doing it even if they're addressing "serious" issues. And they aren't wasting their time. They're using their brains, creativity, talents and skills. And frequently the world benefits from their fun. Think Bill Gates, dude from Facebook (whose name I should know because I use facebook and saw the movie), the Dalai Lama, U2, Oprah. Many of these people are also closely scrutinized and criticized but I think that's more out of jealousy than anything. Perhaps if we all made doing what we most enjoy more of a priority we wouldn't have a thing to be jealous about?

Brushing My Teeth

This may seem like a fun stretch to some and really I can't make an argument that the actual brushing of the teeth is fun. But there's nothing like the feeling of freshly cleaned teeth. Even if I've been out late and had perhaps a few too many to drink I make sure my teeth are brushed before I go to bed. Sometimes I don't even remember this. But I'm always grateful the next morning.

Snow

I spent the past two weekends out of town... in a shite ton of snow. First I went back to the motherland (aka Michigan) and this past weekend was spent in Big Bear, CA. Now it's a common misconception that I left Michigan because of the snow. To clear up any rumors, I left Michigan because of the excessivity of the snow. I thoroughly enjoyed the massive dump ons the past couple weekends but after five months or so it gets a little old. But to pay homage to the fun I had in the snow this winter is my top five fav moments in the frozen water:
1. Snowball fight with the bf who hadn't seen snow in a good fifteen years.
2. Relearning how to snowboard (after I got over how much I initially sucked).
3. Exploring and really appreciating the Dirty D (aka Detroit) laden in fresh snow.
4. Sitting in a hot tub with some amazing peeps while white flakes adorned our hair.
5. Taking pics of nature in its natural winter glory.

Arcade Fire

I love them tonight. Because they're saving me from the monotony of my part of an insanely boring, entirely irrelevant to my future group project. Unable to find any fun in it I am instead more fully appreciating the upbeatness of this band.

Vday

That was yesterday so this is slightly irrelevant but hey, we have the holiday every year so why not plan for the next one. The bf hard core surprised me with my first "real" Valentine's Day ever but that isn't to say I haven't enjoyed me some Vdays in the past. In fact all but one were pretty spectacular. During the Vday surprise last night the bf asked me what my favorite Valentine's Day ever was. Of course yesterday's! But my second favorite Vday ever was the one I spent with my bestest undergrad friends either our junior or senior year of college (they all run together). We started the night out volunteering at a dance for adults with developmental disabilities. And then (before you start to think we're the biggest dorky do-gooders in the world... although, there may be some truth to some of that) we continued to volunteer at a bar passing out condoms (while possibly slightly intoxicated) as part of the Safer Sex Patrol. We even got a free t-shirt that said Safer Sex Patrol on it. Now if that isn't a fun way to celebrate the big Vday I don't know what is.

Superbowl

I love the Superbowl. For much more than the football (although I love that too). It's a way better holiday than Christmas. Far less drama amongst family members. Well, unless maybe you're living a little too vicariously through one of the teams. Everyone has parties with their bests full of delicious (extremely healthy) food and drinks, fun games and pools, and clever, fun conversation. Plus it's always on Sunday so everyone has the day off to celebrate. And I'm loving the Superbowl even more than usual this year because my team (well, one of my teams), the Packers, are in it. While I watch them kick the Steelers arse I will be enjoying one of my favorite Superbowl (or any party) foods, 7 layer bean dip, which I also love because it's so easy to make. Oh happy day!