Gambit of Emotions

• Apathy: I went to work out with D today, however, I didn't feel like doing much more than 30 minutes on the elliptical and then my core. D, on the other hand, worked out for 40 minutes on the bike and then 40 minutes on the elliptical machine. My main problem with that is boredom, not stamina (though I would have trouble with 40 minutes on the bike because I loathe the bike). I did get to listen to part of This American Life while waiting for him to finish, so that made it not too painful. I'm sure I look quite silly just laying around in the fluffy chairs waiting for D to finish. Who goes to the gym to sit around?
  
• Guilt: I really should have thought ahead to how I'd feel after the workout because absolutely no part of me wanted to walk the dogs when I got home. Poor puppies didn't get a walk today.
• Satisfaction: Oh, we did switch our insurance finally. State Farm never even bothered to call back after we discovered we've been way overpaying on the Acura for several years. I tell them I'm shopping around for better rates and they don't even try to save my business. Pitiful. I'll feel terrific telling them we are switching.
  
• Craving: Picked up the cake for Vic & Mike's visit. I am not sitting here trying very hard not to dig in. I should have bought myself another slice so I could have one today and then still have a pretty, uncut-into cake for tomorrow. I have a cake obsession. I know.
  
• Adventurous: I am making an experimental turkey loaf. D loves turkey loaf made with the usual ingredients: ketchup, bread crumbs, onion, Worcestershire sauce, etc. I do not. Finally, I decided to give my own recipe a whirl. We'll see how that comes out. When I told D, he said, "How experimental? Should I come up with a backup plan for dinner." Me: "Yes."
• Impressed: Barack Obama's campaign has created a social networking site dedicated to him at my.barackobama.com. I am not sure if he can overtake Hillary for the nomination, but in the end, I decided that I have to stick with the person who makes me feel good inside when I hear him speak. I actually feel hope for the future when he speaks. Given he's a politician, I find that incredible. That he's so willing to embrace the power of the Internet also pleases me.
  
• Bummed: My quest to get tickets to Oprah has been fruitless thus far. Now, I see the reservation line is open, finally, but only on Feb. 16th, which is while we're in Hawaii. I'll try a few random calls from my cell phone, but I am confident I'll just get the busy signal. I wonder if there is any way I can force my phone here to redial the number until it gets through and then forward the call to my cell phone. Seems plausible, but I doubt it.