  i like new months. why? they feel fresh and new. another chance to start a new routine, eat healthy, work out every week, blah, blah. i suppose i could do that any day, but somehow the beginning of a new month feels especially inspiring. my favorite, of course, is the beginning of a new year. is there anything better?! how can people be depressed on that day? i spend hours writing my new year's resolutions. never mind that i never do them. it's the dreaming and planning that's the fun.
today i went rowing on the lake. it was a sunny day and you could see the mountain on the horizon. the lake was full of lily pads and flowers. i'd forgotten how much work rowing is though. i'm sure my arms will be sore tomorrow. afterwards, i visited one of the boutique grocery stores i've complained about in the past. i had to see what it was all about.
it's a hobby of mine to see where the other half shops, how they live their over-privileged lives. it was like a scene out of "brave new world". everything was beautiful and shiny and organic. all the shoppers were under 35 (i swear i'm not making this up), and either dressed in typical trustafarian gear (you know, nose ring, eye brow ring, dreads, very expensive, carefully selected, pseudo-thrift store clothes, neatly folded protest sign for use after grocery shopping.
hahaha, just kidding, but that wouldn't surprise me), or advertising j crew from head to toe. nothing wrong with that, of course. i like j crew. i have two t-shirts i picked up during a rare sale for $10. anyway, my point is, all these perfect people buying their perfect groceries creeped me out. not to mention the creepy prices. $4.59 a pound for french green beans. $4 for a small box of crackers. i just don't understand. anyway, i walked along the aisles repeating to myself "intention, intention, intention" (my new mantra to remind me to stay calm and relaxed under all circumstances, kind of like "serenity now!
" from seinfeld, hahahaha), got a few vitamins on sale and got the hell out of there before security stopped me for having chipped toe nails and an unkempt ponytail! enough about that. i told myself i wasn't going to rant in this entry, what happened? sigh. 
