11:00 PM

Nothing like a long weekend filled with food & not too much exercise.  I had to force myself to go to the gym today.  2 measly miles on the treadmill then off to work.  I can't believe that it's Saturday night already!  Where does the time go?  Remember when you were in 5th grade & summer seemed to last all year?  You'd almost be excited by the time September rolled around & it was time to go back to school?  Well, me either, but I'm sure there were some kids that were.  Now I've blinked my eyes & 2010 is over!  An entire decade in the new millennium.  Crazy!

I should have some plan for 2011 worked out by now, as it is almost 11:59 pm as far as the year is concerned.  OK maybe more like 11:00 pm, but you get what I am saying.  I've been working & trying to save up some money, pay down my bills, get a cool tri bike & some decent gear.  Save for a house, blah blah boring.  I should probably start with outdoor running gear, as I know I would have gotten farther by running outside today as opposed to running on the treadmill.  But I don't really have any good cold weather pants, shirts, etc.  Buying regular clothes is so much better, but I really do look like Raggedy Ann when I go to the gym.

I am trying, with no results so far, to score some Pittsburgh Steeler/Jets tickets for December 19th in Pittsburgh.  So far, no luck & it's getting very close to the date, not sure I'd even be able to take off from work at this point.  But years ago (1996) I went & got stuck in what was the blizzard of the century, or whatever.  It snowed about 4' of snow in about 24 hours.  It took me 11 hours to drive back from Pittsburgh, when I think it only took us about 5 to get there.  What a trip.  I have no idea why I'd be so gung ho to plan another trip out there, as I fear that if we did go, it would bring a similar situation.

So for now, I am lazily getting through the end of the year, without any kind of plan for 2011.  The Alcatraz lottery does open up on Wednesday morning.  I am still on the fence about signing up, but I really think I'd have to come up with a much stronger swim plan if I was going to brave the icy waters of the San Francisco Bay.  But maybe I will check out the lottery.  Hey, you never know!  OK, maybe you do....but still.  A girl's gotta have a plan!  Right now I think that plan includes a nap.