sj - I will see my doc in a month and if my iron hasn't improved, I want to see a hemotologist. My body just doesn't absorb iron the way it should and I honestly don't expect the increased supplements to help. But I'll try.

Suzi, are you a vampire in denial?

Only if I can be a vampire with a soul. And absolutely NO sparkling, other than my nails and maybe my makeup. While I own a convertable and love to drive with the top down, we all know another vampire who does the same. Uhhhhhh.

Suzi, are you a vampire in denial?

An Egyptian vampire?

*rimshot*

Kathy - when you do want to start yoga, look into schedules at any local studio. I've been finding that a lot have a once a week free or really cheap drop in class for intro level classes. Also, "Yin" classes are really good if you have any kind of injury or are looking for less of the competitive aspect found at so many studios. I've even had good luck at the YMCA (in San Diego, at least, haven't tried it elsewhere) with excellent instructors who were good about walking around and actually using hands on to make slight adjustments to form. Form is super important to strengthening and not getting injured. I find myself irritated with instructors who just stand at the front of the room and do all the poses themselves - at a beginning level they should be interacting with you a LOT to make sure your alignment is correct.

Great advice, erin--thanks! My pool is at the community center, and they also offer various fitness classes, paid for by those punchcards (buy 10/20/50 classes, price goes down per class the more you buy, and you can choose which classes to take). They do have yoga, but I'll see if I can observe a beginner class before spending money on a punchcard.

ETA: I was just looking at their yoga page, and it looks like they want you to see if it's what you're looking for.

Try your first Yoga class for free to determine if you would like to join a 6 to 8 week session. Please arrive 10 minutes early to class to introduce yourself and let us help you get prepared for class.

I think if the instructor is a good one for beginners, they will make sure to teach variations on poses and make sure you feel comfortable taking resting poses when you need to.

I think I'll be waiting until sometime this summer to get signed up for that--I definitely want to drop at least another 50 pounds before I'll be ready for it.

The interview today energized me, hey even getting to rejection emails energized me, it's the hearing nothing that zaps my motivation. I sent my resume to two people who know my parents and offered to get it to their companies. Then I applied to a job at one of the companies directly. Then I set up a spreadsheet tracking all the resumes I have sent out thus far with dates and results and other info.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made the dramatic announcement this morning that he is prepared to call in the Wisconsin National Guard to respond if there is any unrest among state employees in the wake of his announcement that he wants to revoke nearly all of their collective bargaining rights.

Egypt? No. Wisconsin.

Jesus fuck, what were people thinking? (Not Sail and Cash-type people. The nutters who voted for this creep.)