The Weekend Update

Friday
A few of us went out to celebrate MS's birthday at some lounge called 217 in Santa Monica. Allen and I had never been there before and it was a cute place. Since I'd been fighting (and still am) this weird cough/sore throat thing I decided not to drink so as not to exacerbate my illness. After a little bit of dancing and hanging out we headed off to Swingers for some late night grub. Yum! They have the best french toast.

Saturday
Went to Costco and Target to run some errands. I finally bought a bluetooth headset for my cell - it was only $40 and I knew that if I didn't like it I could always return it. I've only used it a couple of times, mostly just to test it out, but the sound quality is good. I haven't used it while driving yet so we'll see how that goes. It feels kind of weird, like it's always about to fall off or not very secure on my ear, but maybe I just have to get used to it.

After that we didn't really do much. I took a nap since I haven't been sleeping very well due to my persistent cough. I woke up in time to catch the second half of the UCLA/Kansas game - Go BRUINS!

Sunday
Recently, in three separate magazines, I've read about the benefits of interval training. Basically you're supposed to train really hard for a few minutes and then either rest or slow down for a few minutes and repeat the cycle so your workout is about 20-30 minutes total. This method is supposed to burn more fat and has the same cardiovascular benefits as a regular workout. Because I'm a lazy ass, I decided that this would be the type of workout that I would most likely actually stick to so on Sunday morning, Allen and I went to the park to give it a shot. We stretched and warmed up like good little exercisers and then sprinted as hard as we could down the lane. Our goal was to reach the end of the lane and then walk back and sprint again. Let's say the lane was 50 meters - I made it to 40 meters the first time and 35 meters the second. After our second run, Allen felt a bit lightheaded so we sat down, but I felt fine. A little winded, but fine. We rest for a few minutes and then start to get up and head home because there's no way that we can run anymore. As we're walking back, I begin to feel very sick, like I might pass out. I have to sit down lest I faint, but even while sitting I still feel really, really sick. Then I throw up. Yes, folks, my body is so unaccustomed to exercise that the mere act of running for about 3 minutes (and in intervals!) induced vomit.

Later, we went to Ikea and bought some more furniture (yay!) and then met my dad and brother(s) for dinner. My dad was in such a fun, happy mood so it was a very nice dinner. We came home and built our new nightstand, but Allen didn't have the energy to build the new dresser thing.

That's all folks. Tomorrow I'm hosting the Book Club's first meeting.