Exploding melons

Did you know that watermelons could explode? Me neither. You see, I typically buy two watermelons every week because it's summer and they're in season and they're almost out of season so I must have as much watermelon as possible before that happens (read: I really like watermelon). So when I woke up this morning and saw that my watermelon had a crack down it, I was confused. I thought maybe Bailey had attacked the watermelon, but there was juice coming from it, so maybe not. And then I touched it and it felt pretty hollow. So I guess it exploded and then juiced everywhere?

Exploded watermelon

So, yeah. Four garbage bags later (had to layer it to make sure it didn't leak), I had that cleaned up. The nice thing was it kinda smelled nice. But I'm bummed that I have less watermelon, but it could've been worse.

In other news, the big test is tomorrow. I tried to keep today as normal as possible because I don't need to stress myself out. First thing was a gym trip. I pushed myself a bit today in terms of getting my heart rate up which lead to a great workout. I felt awesome after. I came home and studied some more. I'm going to do a bit more review before bed and then I'll be up about the same time tomorrow so I can hit the gym before I go take the test. I want to get my blood pumping and endorphins going before sitting for 9 straight hours...

I went and checked out the testing site today (it's about 10 minutes away from my apartment) and took a look at the locker situation. The lockers are a bit small, so I'm not sure what food I'll end up packing. I picked up a Jimmy John's sandwich for tonight and I grabbed one for tomorrow too since my other option would have been making my own, which wouldn't have kept as well in a locker. I'm thinking I'll also take some zucchini bread, some pretzels, a fiber plus bar, some grapes and some blueberries. Watermelon doesn't keep so well without some refrigeration. I'm hoping that I'll be able to go the 9 hours without getting hungry. It's hard to take a test while you're hungry. 

Other than that, good luck to me! I'm off to review a bit more. Here are today's pictures (apparently I never took a picture of my lunch today - whoops):

Breakfast

Post-gym protein

Looking more like an ankle everyday

Swelling is going down!

My foot is still a bit strange color-wise though from all the bruising going away

It looks dirty, but it's just blood breaking down, I promise

Afternoon snack

Dinner for tonight

Dessert (there are 2 slices there, btw)

Today's positive: not freaking out about my exam and trusting myself.

Weird day

So, today was weird. Last night, I dreamt that my oldest friend and I lived in an apartment together and Venice was in our basement. We had water and gondolas and the whole nine yards. Then, I woke up at 6:45 to realize I hadn't set my alarm for 7:30, so I did that and went back to bed. Then I rushed through a shower and getting ready and was at the hospital at 8:15 for my next test: a small bowel follow through.

What is a small bowel follow through, you ask? Well, you get wear a sheer(ish) gown and have pictures taken of your abdomen while they literally watch radioopaque dye pass through your intestines. It's pretty much as sexy as it sounds. The dye tastes awful, the imaging is long (you get your abdomen irradiated every 15 minutes or so), and you do this for about 3 hours. Not my idea of a good time. Especially when I was told the test was a CT and that it'd be quick. I probably should have looked into it more myself than listened to my doctor's office assistant, who didn't exactly know anything about the procedure - mine was the first she'd ever scheduled.

I got to see my friend Allyson afterwards. She came over to show me her new (short!) hair cut. She decided that it was the time in her life to try something new and she cut off a lot of her hair, leaving her with a very cute pixie cut. We were both worried she'd regret it, but I definitely don't think she should.

Then it was back to GR so that I could attend class. On my way, I talked with Nasur (my boyfriend who lives in Uganda). He's planning on visiting in December, which is so so far away, but he finally has his passport, so we'll be booking his flights soon. That'll be nice since it'll mean he's really coming.

Class was mediocre at best. And then it was back home to further refine my procrastination skills. I did get some work done, but not a lot.

Anyway, my two accomplishments for today (besides not getting violently ill due to the contrast dye I had to drink), are this:

1. I didn't get take out even though I was starving after not having eaten for 16 hours
2. I set up a gym date for tomorrow morning so I am motivated to get in 1 of my 4 weekly workouts.

Tomorrow I'll include food photos. I know how much you like those. They'll probably be a bit pathetic since I really need to make a grocery run.