Guess if there's any life event important enough to get me to post (and publicly at that), this would qualify: Marc formally proposed to me a week ago Friday, totally out of the blue (OK, somewhat out of the blue; we had talked about getting married somewhat recently before, but in more of a 'kicking the idea around' sense). Today we engaged in two ( Read more... )

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Been noticing a negative correlation between my workout sessions and water retention (as workout activity increases, water retention decreases) and began wondering why, since my workouts don't involve cardio nor do they make me sweat very much. Looked into it (from print resources, not websites) and found out that muscle contractions, lots of ( Read more... )

Turns out the farm did have one casualty from Ernesto's passing: one of the last of the marvellous ancient white oaks that tower near the main house. This one was beside the English garden out back and not only provided good shade from the direct afternoon sun, its hollow interior and extensive branches were also home to myriad creatures. Now there ( Read more... )

Damn, Jesse Pintado died due to complications from a diabetic coma. That's a serious shame. The new Terrorizer album is off the rails. Thanks for the shredding and farewell.

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Hot as blazin balls today. Can't believe we're about to go work out but we are. Might have to forsake the usual walk in the athletic fields afterward. Either that or get a wrestler to tote me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes while he goes for his daily make-weight sweatdown run. That way everybody wins ( Read more... )

Feeling like the biggest loserly loser to ever come straight outta downtown Loserville. Slacking does NOT PAY.

Arrggh, I can't wait to get these ugly stitches out. Not only do they itch and keep me from working out and skating, but the latex in the bandaids has eaten a patch of my skin. Even the non-latex ones make me red and itchy, go figure. Maybe it's adhesives, who knows. Don't really care at this point either. Hurry up, Tuesday.

Went up to the newest library in town which was meant to replace the branch closest to me that closed several years ago. It's in a semi-countrified setting and is super-modern but with a lodge-like feel, with an enclosed porch and rocking chairs and a fireplace inside. Looked through all the new fiction painstakingly but couldn't find anything that ( Read more... )