Couch to... Tough Mudder?

I know.  It has been a while.  I kind of forgot I had a blog.  Anyways, I have something new that I wish to write about. 

I'll admit it.  Most of the time I'm pretty much a couch potato.  My workout routine outside my job doesn't usually extend beyond walking the dog. (Even though I've been a member of anytime fitness for about 4 years)  I always try to tell myself I'm going to go work out, but it doesn't happen because something else better comes along.  Or hey, look something shiny!  I guess I never really had a goal that I REALLY truly wanted to accomplish before.  Sure, being healthy and in shape sounds great, but I really wasn't all that unsatisfied with my body.  Most of the time.  Except when I'm shopping for clothes. 


Then yesterday I saw that Tough Mudder is going to be in Wisconsin in September.  And I was like, "Ooooo! Fire! Electrocution! Ice! Mud! Water! Holy hell!"  Now if you don't know what Tough Mudder is, here's a short video...

 

So, now you know my goal.  If the teamates I'm recruiting keep their word, I'll be signing up for this soon.  I timed myself on the treadmill and elliptical machine at the gym today... results were not so great. Let's see what happens, and if I can stick to it.

Borderlands 2

Lately I have started playing Borderlands 2 with my boyfriend Brad.  Now, I like the Xbox, but I'm not very good at shooting games in general.  I must say though that Borderlands (both 1 and 2) make shooting bad-asses easier for me somehow.  It has been hard for me to play a lot of shooting games because I couldn't play them with fully inverted controls, but now I seem to be getting used to it.

Not only is the shooting easier for me to control, but Borderlands 2 is just a super fun game in general.  You feel like a beast shooting psychos, midget psychos, bad ass psychos, and bullymongs (aka bonerfarts LOL) and the story is interesting and funny.  In my opinion it also seems to help work out aggression.  Annoyed with someone at work?  Shooting bandits in the head will help give you some satisfaction.  It also has great co-op play.  You can play with up to 4 people online, and you can play 2 people on a split screen.  (It's also nice because you have the option of splitting the screen horizontally for wide screen tv's or vertically.)  Our neighbor couple plays it as well, so we hope to play with them soon.  The more people you have playing together the better chance you have for getting some more epic loot.  

I gotta say too, it is a really fun way for couples to hang out together and bond.  A lot of guys I know are into this kinda thing as well, so ladies, if you are a veteran gamer, great!  But even if you think you suck at shooting games, trust me, you will still have fun with your guy while playing this game.  You can't shoot each other either, so that's a plus.  It will help you work together as a team to take down challenges.  Not only that, but personally, there aren't many things more fun than sitting around the house in my pink underwear while I play a game and kill things.  <3

Now for my picture today, I couldn't help but take this while we were at Ace Hardware.  This product is hilarious.  Don't forget kids, "A little butt rub makes everything better."  By Bad Bryon.

Noob Blog

Well hello there.

I suppose being the first post in the blog, I should probably give you some background information about myself.

My name is Melissa.  I'm a nerdy 29 year old girl from Wisconsin.  I have a B.S. in Psychology and I'm a certified pharmacy technician.  I live with my boyfriend, our puppy and a cat in a house in the 'burbs... less than a block away from my parents.  I have two part time jobs.  I'm an inpatient pharmacy technician (of 3 months) and I work in customer service at a grocery store.  I have a lot of experience in retail, and I can tell you right now some of this blog will most likely be dedicated to stories about ridiculous customers, or customers who really piss me off.  Other than that, I plan on writing about various things that interest me, things I find funny, and sometimes I may give my opinion on current events.  

You may be wondering why my blog is titled "Nerd Girl".  Well, I am one.  I play dungeons and dragons and video games.  I think that when I have a customer at the grocery store has an order total that is something like $10.01 that that's cool!  I'm also pretty much a dream girl to a lot of nerdy guys out there... I say this because I have a lot in common with them.  Too bad.  I'm taken!  And my nerd of a boyfriend does not have B.O. thank you very much.  (Side note: Animecon in Milwaukee is B.O. central)

I also plan on posting a funny or cute video/picture at the end of every post.  Because, why the fuck not?  Anyways, since this first post is just some background info for yah that is all for my noob blog post number one.  Here is an adorable picture of my puppy Winry sleeping on my cat Sabriel.  To be continued soon.

***Bonus points if you know where the names of my pets are from.