May 2013
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I thought today was going to be shitty, but it's...
I took the VCLA exam this morning for grad school/teaching stuff
My preliminary scores on both parts were 97% and 82% - so I’m pretty excited about that
I ate an amazing sandwich for lunch
I got a bunch of school stuff done so I don’t have it hanging over my head all weekend
Alton Brown announced that VA Beach is one of his tour stops
He will be in town the same day as the half...
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ALSO.
AB is doing an AMA on reddit right now.
I just asked a question.
Here’s to hoping he answers it. I tried to make it not about cooking. I can only imagine the number of cooking related questions this man has answered over the years.
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I just realized that Alton Brown will be in town...
I wonder if I can do both on the same day…
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ALTON BROWN IS COMING TO VA BEACH.
My life is officially complete.
After meeting Stephen King, my list of life goals was looking pretty lack luster. So I added seeing Alton Brown in person.
LOOKS LIKE THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I CAN DIE HAPPY.
Maybe I need to start aiming a little higher with my life goals…
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Your mental image of yourself is a really strange...
I went looking back through some old pictures of myself the other day and things got weird really fast. So, naturally, I thought I’d share it with you guys.
I was always a chubby kid. The funny thing was: I had no idea that I was a chubby kid. No one made fun of me for it (although they did make fun of me for having boobs in the 4th grade…). My weight was never brought to my...
I am not even the littlest bit hungry today.
That whole two weeks of not giving a shit thing really messed with my body.
It’s taken me a looooong time to get back into a regular, mostly paleo (okay, I like cheese…) lifestyle.
I didn’t expect this, though. A complete lack of appetite. It’s been two days since I was actually hungry - and I haven’t even eaten all that much. Actually, according to MyFitnessPal I...
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Wherein... can we talk about how cute this coffee... →
I haven't weighed myself all month.
Yeah, I know, I was shocked, too.
It started off as me not wanting to see how much I gained after two weeks or so of just not giving a shit. Then, even after I started caring again and eating well I just didn’t get on the scale.
It’s something of a minor miracle, considering I used to hop on the scale 2-3 times a day.
I’m thinking I may move to only two weight-ins a month on...
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I have allergies for the first time in... well......
I am so drugged up and my head is so congested.
Just walking up the stairs gets me out of breath and sweaty.
Uncool, bro. Uncool.
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Tangerine.
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You know what's wonderful? When something...
But, you know, in a good way.
My uncle (my dad’s brother who lives in San Francisco and works as a makeup artist) just called me and we had a really nice conversation. I’m not sure he’s ever called me to chat before, but it was really nice.
And he asked me for my advice about how to go about editing the book he’s writing (his second book about makeup, his first one is...
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So I've made this running plan.
It started yesterday and will take me through November 10 - when I plan on running my second half marathon. Here’s what it looks like:
May 13 - 26: Mon, Wed, Fri C25K and Tue, Thur cross/strength
May 27 - Aug 11: Mon, Wed, Fri B210K and Tue, Thur cross/strength
Aug 12 - Nov 9: half marathon training (with running Mon, Wed, Thur, Sat and cross training on Tue, Fri)
Nov 10: Virginia...
Someone said something about my weight.
It wasn’t in a mean way.
It was in a giving-advice-because-they-care-about-me sort of way.
It still sucked.
It’s especially hard because I know that I haven’t been trying very hard lately. To be completely and unapologetically honest: I’ve had a lot of other, more important shit to deal with. And trying to deal with that stuff and focus on food and exercise was just too...
“Being an adult is always hard on days I have to put on pants and talk to other...”
– My BBF Liz
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Wherein my little sister obviously had a theme... →
I have inadvertently become my company's resident...
I have no idea how this happened.
I am now fielding emails from people I have never heard of, answering questions about things I didn’t even realize I knew anything about.
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I am beyond exhausted.
Between the emotional roller coaster that is my job, disappointing doctor’s visits (where my doctor flat out told me that I’m having a hard time losing weight because my thyroid hates me - and that there is really nothing I can do about it), actually having a social life for the first time ever, an ever-expanding inbox, a grad school teacher who is trying to kill me, and starting a new...
jelloubean asked: Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty purrrr purrr purrrrrrrr.
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This isn't so much a Friday list of awesome as it...
Today is my last day working with my boss and coworker that I’ve been working with since I started this job four years ago
The good news is, I still have a job at my current company
The bad news is, I’ve been asked to keep that fact quiet for a while, because my company doesn’t have the work to retain all of the folks who have been let go
Uncool, bro
My “new” job...
I HAVE A JOB.
My big, corporate boss called and told me that they want to move me to a different project manager under a different contract.
All of that is government contractor speak for: I get to stay with my current company, still work from home, doing similar work, with my same pay, for a new boss.
I don’t have to go out and look for a new job.
I’m so happy I’m crying.
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Wherein sometimes something is just so perfect it... →
If nothing pans out for me, and I really am...
Which will really just be me drinking alone starting at noon.
Of course, all of the Internet is invited.
No RSVP required.
Luke also posted this on Facebook. It seriously... →
What happens when old school goes head to head with new school in a battle of speed and wits? Leonard Nimoy takes on newbie Zachary Quinto and his all-new Au…
Luke sent me this today. Reason 4,067,219 why I... →
Sometimes, a body gets a hankering that only Leonard Nimoy singing about hobbits while surrounded by 60’s pixie chicks can sate. Fortunately, we live in a wo…
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Wherein I compile a list of things I really hate... →
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Wherein my birthday was on Saturday. →
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I was on the phone with my boss and coworker...
Boss: Anything else you two think I should add to this email to send to the client?
Coworker: Nothing that, as a Christian, I should say.
Me: ::laughs uncontrollably::
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I just woke up, and I already could use a nap.
Even though I got some bad news yesterday, I still have a lot to be excited about
I’m just going to pretend like everything is normal and happy until Monday - I can freak out on Monday
Until then, I’m just going to enjoy myself
I cleaned my house this morning, which always makes me feel good
I may have eaten a slice of cold pizza for breakfast
I’m going to make some olive...
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Just found out that as of next Friday, I will be...
I work as a government contractor. Unfortunately, the contract I work on was cut by our client. No contract means no work. No work means no job. My boss and another coworker are also losing their jobs.
I just can’t.
I just can’t.
Not right now, you guys.
Don’t expect anything health and fitness related from me for a bit. I just don’t fucking care right now.
(Linds, if...
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