scholarly thoughts and musings on lifeTumblr (3.0; @untitled36760)http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kbovd-e-hRg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laagrodolcevita.tumblr.com/post/14554630299/shit-girls-say-episode-2">laagrodolcevita</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>♥ Shit Girls Say - Episode 2</p> <p>Gah this is so true it kills me</p> </blockquote>http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14725312158http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14725312158Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:21:55 -0500shitgirlssay shitgirlssayepisode2<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwpu1kD9rn1r8irn1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Holidays everyone!</p>http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14724708791http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14724708791Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:05:44 -0500““Santa honey, I wanna yacht, and really that’s not a lot…””<br/><br/> - <em> - Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt</em>http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652857876http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652857876Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:39 -0500<a href="http://pinterest.com/marinacarlson/">Pinterest Me!</a>http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652723572http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652723572Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:57:47 -0500<p>Every year, thousands of optimistic people flock to gyms everywhere, hoping to get in shape for the new year. I, for one, have never really bought into this. However, with double knee surgery looming in the distance, I have been completely <em>charging it</em> in the gym, realizing that these are my last few months for a while with two completely working legs.</p> <p>As much as I enjoy my me-time, it&#8217;s not all rainbows and butterflies.</p> <p>Here are some things I hate about the gym.</p> <p><strong>1. The before and after</strong></p> <p>This is what I look like before I work out:</p> <p><img alt="lululemon workout outfit" height="382" src="http://niceshorts.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/lululemon.png?w=490" width="306"/></p> <p>Cute, right? Okay, maybe not that cute&#8230;but still.</p> <p>THIS is what I look like when I&#8217;m done:</p> <p><img alt="Old Greg" height="237" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_PE-CC6pRCFo/SDt5QJzIC8I/AAAAAAAAABc/FnnVefefhyU/S248/do+you+love+me.jpg" width="248"/></p> <p>It&#8217;s not a good look for me.</p> <p><strong>2. Dudes checking me out </strong></p> <p>Just saying. It happens. One look at my derriere in those spandex and it&#8217;s all over.</p> <p><img alt="why yes they do" height="477" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/225109681343985237_yHVqvl31_c.jpg" width="500"/></p> <p><strong>3. Boys who think girls can&#8217;t lift weights</strong></p> <p>Clearly they&#8217;ve never heard of Jillian Michaels. </p> <p><img alt="that's me..." height="400" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/38632509273199763_udxLPVNU_c.jpg" width="266"/></p> <p><img alt="Jillian Michaels!" height="500" src="http://www.jillianmichaels.com/images/publicsite/img-jillian-hp-main-rot1-1.png" width="254"/></p> <p><strong>4. Sweating</strong></p> <p>When I transplanted from the cold New England weather to the thick, humid air of southern Maryland, something began to happen that had never happened to me before: I began to sweat. And not like a &#8220;ladies glisten&#8221; kind of way, like a 300-pound-man-trying-to-run-a-marathon kind of way. It&#8217;s disgusting. But then I remember&#8230;</p> <p><img alt="Truth." height="554" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/199284352230794864_xWDE3nwM_c.jpg" width="554"/></p> <p>Or at least that&#8217;s what I tell myself. </p> <p><strong>5. Seeing people I know</strong></p> <p>Okay, so at school that one&#8217;s kind of hard to avoid. But still, seeing ex boyfriends and my Senior Project advisor on treadmills never fails to send me running in the other direction. At home, people I haven&#8217;t seen in ages: &#8220;Oh hi, haven&#8217;t seen you in a few years, let me just sweat all over you!&#8221;</p> <p><img alt="Truth" height="324" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/59954238758942021_S0r7HHmT_c.jpg" width="250"/></p>http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652060179http://untitled36760.tumblr.com/post/14652060179Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:43:59 -0500new year'sworking outthe gymfitnessnew year's resolutions