Day one of what looks to be a looooooong week is behind me. But first things first.

My cab ride up here this morning was…interesting. The cab arrived very quickly…like, two minutes after I called. I got in and we got to the end of the driveway, and I thought the cabbie was driving a little fast. Then I saw why: another Beck cab pulled up. The guy who picked me up was poaching. So he played innocent and loaded my suitcase into the other cab. I was mildly annoyed ’cause it was raining and this was slowing me down, but whatever.

The second cabbie seemed a little confused about how to get to the DVP but eventually made it. Immediately after getting on the parkway he pulled a little book off the dash and started reading it. I figure he was looking at a map or checking a phone number…but he kept reading it. He was looking at the road for one second, then reading his book for three, then repeating. He was also driving 90 in the fast lane. Cars were passing him on the right. He’d occasionally wobble into another lane…never signaled. I finally asked him what he was looking at and he showed me. It looked like a prayer book, or perhaps some kind of mini Qur’an. I asked him if he’d mind waiting until after he dropped me off before reading it. He just smiled, said “Yes, yes, yes!” and kept reading. OK, language barrier.

A few minutes later we were there, and then there was drama ’cause he didn’t like how I tore the taxi chit. I could not have cared less. I left him in the driveway babbling angrily.
So, that behind me I checked in for a long day of class. Yay, financial risk management. We went from 10:00 to 6:00, and it’s some pretty dry stuff. Tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…it seems like a lifetime, but it always does on the first day.

The food isn’t helping. This is no place for vegetarians, even fake vegetarians like me. I had to eat dessert at both meals, just to have enough in my stomach not to starve later. That trend, combined with the gym being block off yet again, does not bode well for my waistline.

.:.

Speaking of my waistline:

• Original weight: 233
• Weight last week: 223.5
• Weight this week: 223

Only down half a pound this week. I’ve eaten pretty badly the last few days, so the 10 miles I ran this week is probably the only reason I didn’t go up. This week will be a challenge.

[tags]mba, beck taxi, fatblogging[/tags]