It's the beginning of Fall. My favorite time of year. The air outside is beginning to get cool and crisp. I've just opened every window in the house and lit some candles. The window next to my "writing chair" is a Laverne and Shirley window...you know, where you can see everyone's feet walking by. Only I live in a gated community tucked in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains...there aren't a lot of feet walking by, unfortunately. Not many opportunities to people watch here (my favorite past time). But the Santa Anita mall is just a few minutes away. I like to go there, peruse the bookstore while sipping my green tea. And judge all the people walking by. Oh come on! Like everyone doesn't do that!
Which reminds me...Nancy, the prankster and partner-in-crime-o-mine at work, sent me this poem she found in an old dictionary, of all places.
"As a beauty I am not a star,
There are others more handsome by far;
But my face -- I don't mind it,
For I am behind it;
It's the people in front that I jar."
Speaking of jarring, the Tootsie Roll hair is starting to fade into a color that looks like it might actually grow out of my head. I'm actually beginning to like it. And can now resume normal activities, going out during daylight hours, and having my photo taken.
I ordered a new workout video. Actually not so new...it was first made in 1992. It was a video I worked out to religiously in college called Step Reebok: The Video with Gin Miller. The website I ordered from described it as having "MTV-style photography and great music plus a futuristic industrial set." I think a better description would be "a live bongo-playing band wondering what in the world they signed up for and nine perfect bodies working out in the dark, except for the light box they call a floor and the occasional strobing searchlight." Oh...and you can't forget Gin Miller's face on several strategically placed television sets as she intensely cues the next move. PS...Max Headroom called...he wants his TV set back. If you want to see it with your very own eyes, here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zbRQpJ2wmQ
I can't help but love this video. Working out in the dark?!? With strobe lights?!? I want to live my life on a set like this! I'm looking into having the lightbox floor installed in my house tomorrow. Plus Gin has the best 90's hair. It's almost 80's hair...but classier and in much better condition. I can't help but wax sentimental when I watch it. It's like I'm back in my bedroom in Lubbock, Texas, huffing and puffing and doing A-Steps in a little workout area I've carved out between my daybed and dresser. Good times.