I spend most of my time either in the confines of a cubicle, car or classroom resulting in the less-than-cute enlargement of my ass and stomach. This comes as no suprise since a history of rotundness runs in my family¹. I’m fully prepared to accept my fate as a roly-poly after childbirth (Poor boyfriend, he has no idea what’s comin’ to him). My boyfriend usually plays basketball on Sundays with a group of friends and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to have a picnic in the park and be semi-active. I tossed around a soccer ball and pranced around the basketball court in the hopes that I could come out of it 5lbs lighter and 6 inches taller. Which reminds me, Heidi Klum could probably give birth to the Antichrist and still not gain a pound.

The thing about Orlando public parks is that they always fall short of their potential. Retention ponds that could be camouflaged to appear less manmade are left bare and unattractive. Winding sidewalks lead to uninteresting expanses of grass and pointless bridges are built over ditches. Earlier this weekend, Calvin from Cappycom and my boyfriend went to Blue Jacket Park, near the recently developed Baldwin Park. Observe his pensive, philosophical expression as if to say, Stop taking my picture.

You may have noticed that Cappycom has absolutely no content up. He’s new to the bloggin’ neighborhood and amazing. If he doesn’t steal your heart with his sardonic humor then he’ll steal your car. Bookmark him and check back soon. He is the best thing to happen to minorities.

I recieved three postcards through My Little Mochi’s swap group. A big, heartfelt thank you goes out to the talented Cynthia for her adorable poochie pouch, the lovely Sarah for her fuzzy doggie cutout and Reneé for her warm wishes and awesome canine graphic! I’ve sent off 7 differently designed postcards and I have three more left. In my hurry to send them off, I neglected to take a photo of my creations. I’ve already passed the deadline but maybe if I slip some money into the envelopes no one will mind.

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Tags: being a round puerto rican, Daily Jibba Jabba, food, random, recipe, swapping

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