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New Toy
My parents purchased an Excalibur dehydrator for me to cure me of my DIY tendencies to build a jerky dryer out of cardboard, wooden skewers, and a light bulb. Fair enough. We're just now trying to figure out the placement/electrical outlet conundrum. -
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Apparently, there's all sorts of drama at my old martial arts school, with black belts getting suspended right and left. I'm glad I'm not there. It would break my heart. Again ( Read more... ) -
August 2
Today I have been in this country as an adopted member of an American family for 32 years. Thanks, mom and dad! -
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My friend wants to see The Time Traveler’s Wife. I want to see District 9, or Julie & Julia, perhaps. My coworker recommended Funny People. I like Judd Apatow movies just fine when I see them, but why can’t I seem to love them like everyone else? -
Baby steps (squats)
Really trying to activate my "posterior chain" when I do squats (baby back squats at 106#). When you initiate the movement by pushing your hips back, is the load mostly on your quads, or is there more of a pelvic/lower back tilt going on (or both)? Thinking about wedging myself between a rock...and a hard place. Wonder what the implications are ( Read more... ) -
Weather
Is it me, or has this been the COLDEST SUMMER EVER? -
Question
Why do people who never have spoken my name and have only communicated with me via e-mail misspell my name (off by three whole letters and a hyphen!), when the correct spelling is just a few lines down in the body of the e-mail to which they're replying?
It's not that I mind, exactly, but how does that happen? I mean, cut and paste, man. -
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Audiobooks put me to sleep no matter how dramatically they are performed. And I'm sorry, John Hodgman, but you have a very soothing voice! The exception, weirdly, is David Sedaris, who might also be said to have a soothing voice. I desperately need him to write more essays and read them out loud. -
Suggestions?
Taking a vacation on the week of August 2, for no particular reason but I was running out of time to to take it in. However, in my usual fashion of not seeing this coming, I have no plans. What should I do? -
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It is tempting to back out of social commitments until I can lose at least 5lbs.