sunday night randomness

* i absolutely love mah boyfrien' for his mad grilling skillz. friday night he made grilled salmon and a salad with homemade lemon/olive oil dressing. saturday he spent all day at the grill again so we could have smoked pork butt and ribs for dinner. the best part is that he's totally supporting my no sugar/no white flour way of eating without even asking -- he just makes food that i can eat, and that's that. have i mentioned he's awesome? 'cause he is.

* i also love that the man wields a mean hoop. i can still beat him at a "run across the backyard while hooping" race, but he's getting darn good for only having picked it up a couple of times.

* my shoulder has been screaming all weekend. thursday i was helping to tape a training video at work, and had to hold a laptop up next to my face... on the side where i pulled my shoulder on new year's eve. an hour of holding that thing up on and off sent me into a quick spiral of pain that i haven't been able to escape. heating pads, muscle relaxers, muscle relaxers with scotch, ibuprofen... nothing's helping. i'm hoping a day or two more of rest will help.

* ms_violet's in for the thursday night hooping class this week... anyone else want to give it a go?

* AND... who's going to sex dwarf on friday? i have an outfit that will be teh awesome, and i want to share it with y'all...

* anyone who's been to CA, specifically LA or palm springs... any recommendations on fun things to do, places to eat, trouble to get into? jack and i are starting to plan our fall vacation, and we're looking for stuff. obviously we have our meerkat day... and i'm taking a hoop lesson (hopefully) and we'll check out the new shag exhibit... other than that, we're wide open.