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November 10, 2010 · 1:19 am

Thank You, More Please

Wow, my running “outfit” was a bit of a train wreck today!

Like usual, I went for comfort and function over fashion!  And this outfit functioned well for me on my 5 miles of HILLS.  All runs in C’ville include some hill trotting but this one in particular is a doozy.  I kinda like running hills though, it gives me the opportunity to plot along with no other goals than to just make it up!  Thank you, more please!

When I got home I threw off my shoes, grabbed my mat, and hit the deck.

It was practically balmy today and it felt delicious to practice my yoga routine outside.  Thank you, more please!

After yoga I indulged in some sunshine and a real simple smoothie.

Frozen strawberries, whey run-off from straining homemade yogurt, and stevia with a side of fresh pressed magazine!  Thank you, more please!

Sunday night Tate and I had the pleasure of attending the closing film of the Virginia Film Festival.  The film was happythankyoumoreplease, written, directed, and starring Josh Radnor.

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Go see this movie.  It is just lovely.  This movie is nothing profound but very realistic and charming.  The characters, a group of friends living in New York, are really well written and the music is great.  I won’t give away the background on the title, you’ll have to find out for yourself! 😉

Josh Radnor was in attendance and held a talk-back and q+a at the end.  The thing that stuck with me is how obviously proud of this movie he was and that he was very forward in admitting his “greenness” in his roles as writer and director.  He was really well spoken and charming.  I was a fan of his by default (love  How I Met Your Mother) before but after seeing happythankyoumoreplease and hearing him speak, he has earned me as a faithful follower.  Anchor Bay bought the film and it will be released in New York and L.A. on February 18th and then, hopefully, all over the place.

Have you seen any good movies lately?  I know it got awful reviews but I am still looking forward to seeing Sex and the City 2!  I was out of the country when it was in theaters and I waiting for the right time to rent it.

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November 6, 2010 · 7:20 pm

Sista’s

My very special house-guests have come and gone :(.

Two of my three sisters and my niece came over from West Virginia for their first visit to C’ville (since I moved here, which is really what’s important 🙂 ).  We were having so much fun that I forgot to snap pictures!  My sister did get a few of my niece leading me in a post-lunch workout yesterday.

We started with weights and moved onto yoga.

There were twists

And many an upward-facing dog

Savasana, of course

And a final seated meditation
Yes, this 8-year-old lead me through all of that-and more!
This girl gets me every time!
Unfortunately, the ladies had to leave this morning, something about Christmas play rehearsal, but we had a great time while it lasted.  Having them here reminded me once again why we moved “back East”, it’s awesome to be close to family!
Today’s yoga was eh, I was not impressed but she redeemed herself at the end with pigeon pose.  Any class that includes pigeon is at least alright in my book. This is the class I did today, from exercisetv.
Post yoga the skies were blue and it was time to get out of the house.  The Farmer’s Market was the perfect destination!
The C’ville Market goes through this month but starting today it stays opened until 2 instead of noon, which I think is great.  It’s so easy for a Saturday morning to slip away from me!
I love our proximity to downtown!  We are less than a half a mile, perfect for a stroll.
I feel like a little bit more exercise is in order but the day is suddenly slipping away.  Next I am going to make some soup for an impromptu and simple dinner party this evening, then I really need to get some reading done, and I had hopes to work on the house (print and frame pictures, shop for furniture).  I am really not looking forward to Fall Back tomorrow!  Once it gets dark in the evening I lose motivation to be productive and just want to curl up with a book or movie.
At least we are celebrating tomorrow with a fun outing.  Do you ever watch How I Met Your Mother? It is my favorite sitcom, it’s well-written, well acted, a great ensemble,  and a little inappropriate at times, everything a sitcom should be.  Well, tomorrow night we are going to see Josh Radnor (Ted from HIMYM) present his new film happythankyoumoreplease as part of the Virginia Film Festival.  I know that the character of Ted says nothing of Josh Radnor’s ability to write and direct (he did both for his new film) but it will be fun to see him in person and the film has gotten good reviews, including an audience choice at Sundance this year.
Better move on to the soup!  Enjoy the light while we’ve got it!

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