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Weight Loss
As most of you know, I'm trying to lose weight so I can have IVF. My doctor wanted me to lose about 23 lbs from when I first saw him. I lost 10 on my own, but still needed another 12 or 13, and for the past...oh, six months or so I think, I've been waffling up and down the same two pounds ( Read more... ) -
...WTF.
Originally posted by lavenderfrost at ...WTF.
Well, there goes my good mood for the day.
NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right? Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.
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Boycotts
The story of a boycott in WI that is working:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/10/954963/-Bank-that-funded-Walker,-now-Closed
Want to help Wisconsin boycott? See this list of companies that supported Walker's campaign:Absolutely appalling.
Barca is a hero in my mind. Trying to stick up for the law amongst a bunch of idiots and bullies. I can even forgive him for saying "the gig is up" instead of "the jig is up." But seriously, I hope every one of the eligible Republican assholes gets recalled. See, Wisconsin? See what happens to you when you vote Republican?Hmm.
The HSSV job I applied for is no longer on their Web site.
Does that mean they filled the position, or just that they've closed it for receiving new applications?
If the latter, did mine make it in on time? Or perhaps it was the one that made them realize they'd left it open too long?
Gah, I hate not knowing stuff.Job-hunting
I applied for this job at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley (basically assessing dogs' and cats' suitability for adoption, and training them to make them more adoptable) and I feel absolutely sick about it. I would LOVE to have a job like this. It plays to all of my strengths. I don't have the certification they want, or probably as much dog ( Read more... )Applying Training Methods to my Weight Loss
It's easy to train an animal to do something. Positive reinforcement at the moment the animal does the behavior. It's much harder to train an animal to STOP doing something, especially when it comes to something that is intrinsically reinforcing ( Read more... )(Untitled)
In case you've been living under a rock, my home state of WI -- in my college town of Madison -- is undergoing protests right now because the Republican majority is trying to pass a bill to take away the right government workers have to collectively bargain. In case you don't know me at all, I fully support the protesters, and wish I was there ( Read more... )
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