Wednesday, March 03, 2004

The Return of the Spring

Woo HOo for the big 50 to 60 degrees of weather. even though it's gonna rain the next few days, the fact that i can wear shorts is quite comforting. spent this morning at the tennis courts, practicing serves and majorly sucking. a nice russian (i think) couple (who need some practice) invited me to hit around with them. and just when i thought they were some swinging couple who wanted to fulfill their asian cabana boy fantasy, they asked for some pointers. so i ran a nice little tennis clinic for 1/2 hour, taught them some fundamentals...the tennis bug is beginning to buzz. so tennis people, let me here you...i need a hitting partner!!! don't get me wrong---the rock climbing bug is still in full swing, as i am slowly destroying my body to get a stupid wall.

this month's NY mag has an article about bipolar disorder. if a lot of what the article says rings true...we're all a little bipolar, new yorkers that is. incidence of 1 in 20 in the US becomes 1 in 8 in NYC. this became a minor conversation w/ pater and later w/ deirdre yesterday morning, and we ponder...when does the hi's and low's of life become a diagnosed illness (bipolar I and II, as told by the mag, as opposed to the more serious condition)? does this worry me? not really, although deirdre really, really is pushing me towards therapy--as she is moving to CA and won't conveniently be able to provide that for me.

but i digress, enjoy the nice weather people!!! if this continues, i'm so at rat rock to bust my ass...come join me!!

and there has been much talk about diets lately. not just w/ simmy but basically a lot of my female patients...why? b/c it's springtime--which means prepping for that bikini! i am happy to say that it's been 2 weeks since i've been to mcdonalds. probably only b/c i'm broke and have been packing lunch--but still!!! no fast food!! though i have been fiending for those damn fries. in sad news, mickey d's is phasing out the super size!!! good luck people on your diets. i myself am not eating better out of health concerns but out of financial difficulty, you'll see, once i'm back in the green---it's white castle for me!!!