I've started trying to learn sign language--something I've been wanting to learn for several years now, and which I figure now could be quite useful in a law enforcement career. I haven't been able to find a formal class or anything, so I've been sort of teaching myself out of a book and off of a videotape, and asking a co-worker who already knows sign for help on specifics. She's been really helpful, and today, not only did I learn how to sign, "I'm trying to learn your language," but I also learned, "Fuck you, asshole," and "Fuck you, bitch."

The really useful signs!

I've been a bit of a slug lately as far as the workouts and the running is concerned. The heat is mostly to blame, especially for my lack of desire to run. Even at 6am the humidity is high enough to squeeze every ounce of liquid through one's pores. I've been trying to do some walking, but even that's brutal once the sun comes up. This is really the first hot part of the summer we've had so far though, so I guess I should be grateful we had such reasonable weather for so long. I do hope we get some serious rain soon though to cool it all off.

I don't have the heat for an excuse for not going to the gym though. That's more a weird boredom thing I think, especially since the last several times I've gone to the gym I've been the only one there. I hate a crowded gym, but it would be nice to have someone else there. So what happens is that I'll go and start working out, and then after about 30-40 minutes I'll be bored with it and go home. And the last few days I've just driven by the gym to see if I see any of the cars of people I know. I know, totally pathetic, and really a lame-o excuse for not working out. I did it again today, and instead dropped by the coffee shop where I saw my mother's car parked, and went in and shot the breeze with her for about an hour. I told myself that I'd do my pushups and situps at home to make up for being Slug Girl. We'll see if I actually do.

I do know that I need to. I may need to actually maintain a standard of fitness one of these days. (Keeping fingers crossed that I will need to.)

Semi-decent news of the day is that I got the chance today to talk to the Captain in charge of the reserves, and he affirmed that Yes, I'm definitely IN, and Yes, the class is cancelled for now, but they're redoing everything so that the reserves will be POST certified (which is a very cool thing, since that would mean that I would get my POST certification, with which I could go to darn near any law enforcement department anywhere and say, "Hey, I'm certified. Hire me.") and it (the class) might happen in October/November. Which is still a ridiculously long time away, especially when you consider that I'm an impatient, stubborn bitch, but at least, if all else fails (including Plan B) I'll still be able to eventually do the reserves, and I'll even get POST certified as well.