lornagrl

Cancer cure with pie pans and hotdogs....

Um, no I did not make this up.  It was actually on 60 Minutes.  I got to admit that my eyes were rolling when I first saw the headline but after I saw this video I was actually going "hmmmmm" 

Brooklyn needs more gyms....

...especially south Brooklyn.  Crunch, New York Sport's Club -- their idea of placing locations in Brooklyn is to stick it in Carroll Gardens, Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights.  This is great for those who live in those areas but us poor schlubs who can't afford high rents and have been exiled to the depths of the borough are screwed.  The only gyms in my area observe shabbas which is useless to me if I want to work out on Friday or Saturday and the Bally's in Sheepshead Bay want's my blood.  This means I'm forced to go to the gym in Kensington which leaves a bit to be desired but is the only reasonable albeit inconvenient solution.

Nevertheless I have managed to stick to going nearly every day.  I skipped Friday because I wanted to take a night off and I couldn't do it on Saturday because I was out most of the day and the gym was ready to close by the time I got back to Brooklyn.  I am so thrilled that I am able to do this again. Since I started I am feeling stronger, and have a lot more energy.  I think the extra train ride will be worth it.

Coffee and Flowers?

There is a new coffee shop in my neighborhood. This one is a combination coffee shop and florist.  (There a lot of florists in Brighton Beach by the way.) This shop is located in what I believe is the only strip mall in Brooklyn.  I don't know how good the coffee is because when I stepped in for a cup, I was told by the florist (who at first spoke to me in Russian) that the coffee shop part of the place closes at 6pm.

Spam Attack!!

lornagrlphotos.com has been hit with a massive spam attack and I'm powerless to stop it.  I have tried to set up and comment moderation and have even tried to shut the comment function off but it's not working for some reason and I have been too darn busy to sit down and trouble shoot.  All I can do is delete the comments one by one. 

I am also a little freaked out about this massive rice shortage that's all over the news.  I'm not a real big rice eater anymore but I always found it comforting that should things get really dismal, I can always buy a super tub of rice and a large container of beans and not starve. 

Well there's always potatoes.

BTW, I no longer look like Elvis, but I am beginning to look like Abe Kaplan Gabe Kaplan in Welcome Back Kotter. 

Can I do this every day for the next six weeks?

I may be jinxing this, but I had a four-day weekend and each day I went to the gym and spend 45 minutes on the arc trainer.  I must say that I am quite surprised (pleasantly so) that I am able to do this.  I used to do this at least three times a week but it's been a while since I did this.  I injured my ankles a few years back and started to do weight training instead.  I had not been to the gym for at least six months before I got sick last year and did not go to the gym all year.  I really thought I would last just ten minutes and then be gasping for air but it was like I never stopped. Each day I challenge myself and rev up the intensity.  I just hope that I can keep it up because the gym is not in the most convenient place for me.  My goal is to try to do this every day before my upcoming surgery.  I expect that I will miss a few days but I'm going to try.

To the gym...

Today I signed up for a one month gym membership in my former Brooklyn hood. 

The only gym around here is a Bally's and I think they wanted my first born son.  The gym in Kensington does not require a contract and is not very expensive.  I had to start exercising again.  It's been a little over a year because I was pretty laid up from September through the middle of February.   I was a little nervous at first because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do my old routines, but I actually did pretty well.  I can't do lateral pulls and I have to ease up on the weight lifting and the crunches but I was able to do thirty-minutes on the arc trainer at my previous pace without a problem.

I only signed up for a one month membership because my second surgery is scheduled for June 6th.  It's just an outpatient procedure but I doubt I'll be able to work out for a few weeks after.  I'm really looking forward to this surgery. They will be cutting the dog ears off of my sides and putting some finishing touches on the reconstruction. 

I think I look like Elvis....

So my hair is growing back.  As predicted and as I hoped, it's growing back curly.  I find this ironic because I permed my hair throughout my twenties.  I even had friends who didn't know my curls were chemically induced.  And when I let it go straight again they thought I had decided to blow it straight.  I spent thousands of dollars getting my hair to do exactly what it's doing on it's own right now. I had no idea there was some connection between perm solution and chemo-therapy.

The only problem right now is that my hair, while growing. is still very short and the curls make it stand on end.  I would post a picture but I hate it, and I kind of don't want a pic posted on the internet right now. It's in that awful tween stage that I just have to suffer through.  Once it gets some length I'm going to have fun styling it but until then...

I don't think people in my neighborhood knew the real reason I was bald this summer.  I think they thought I pulled a Brittany Spears and shaved my head.  Adding a bitchin tattoo probably didn't help this image either.  I realized this after the lady at my vegetable stand, the woman at the mexican restaurant and the guy at the bodega made these following comments:

"Your hair isn't growing back very fast is it. Do you think the tattoo had an affect?"
"You look better with hair."
"So you decided to let your hair grow back in."

I would correct them or clarify but what would be the point? Besides I want to move on I don't want to branded as the CanSer girl.

Washed up boat on Coney Island