SFWA = Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
First off: they don't seem to have a membership for beginners. You can be an Affiliate member if you are allied with the genre in your profession and have three active members vouch for you. Mystery Writers of America's Affiliate membership is for the writers who haven't been published yet.
All memberships seem to be based on sales. I wonder where e-publishing falls in their regards? Romance Writers of America are figuring it out, albeit very roughly according to December Quinn's blog, but at least trying. In both organizations the list of acceptable markets doesn't break apart a list of e-publishers and I don't know enough e-publishers to recognize them.
Second off: they pull stunts like this: Making Light: SFWA: DMCA abusers
I'm wondering how much sales = membership figures into this mess. SFWA doesn't have a membership slot for unsold writers. Writers giving away stuff for free must be stopped also seems to be their attitude.
Good work is done by people within the organization (Writer's Beware and the Emergency Fund) but when I have the sales to qualify, I doubt I join. Unless they go through a massive paradigm shift.
While one should not attribute to malice anything that is adequately explained by stupidity, any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice. -- James D. Macdonald
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Thoughts on Food
Started back on August 12, 2007 and forgot to type it up. I've been thinking about my food intake and the Middle Ages.
Nutritionist's diet as follows: a list of correct portions for one serving (the sizes nobody in America eats after decades of bigger is better) and then what I am allowed to have each meal.
Breakfast: 3 carbohydrate servings, 1 protein serving, 2 fats
Lunch: 3 carbohydrate servings, 1 non-starchy vegetable serving, 2 protein serving, 2 fats
Snack: 1 carbohydrate serving, 1 protein serving
Supper: 4 carbohydrate servings, 1 non-starchy vegetable serving, 3 protein serving, 2 fats
At best, I only maintained my weight on this plan.
So what does this have to do with the middle Ages? The Acadiana Medieval Faire's kitchen is my baby (though apparently saying it like that means I have an ego trip) and I've done more studying on it than caveman's diet. Most everyone in the Western world can trace his genes back to a hearty European peasant. (Yeah, I'm being ethno-centric as a mongrel of English and French stock that found its way to Louisiana. Substitute your heritage if need be.)
Consider the peasant. For starters, they used way more calories a day than we do. Farming, walking, and other craft skills involved whole body movements all day while the sun was up. Bread was a staple, but of a much coarser quality than we are used to. Many calories were consumed through weak ales, but that was burned off throughout the day. Vegetables and fruits eaten when in season. So many vegetables in fact, surviving cookbooks only tell us to "prepare in the usual manner." Seafood in abundance thanks to the Catholic Church saying fish was okay on fasting days. Meat was a rarer item on a peasant's table, depending on cost and season--livestock butchered in the fall and eaten over the winter for example. Cheese and butter were eaten, being the only way to preserve milk. Milk in a recipe typically came from nuts like almonds and walnuts. It could be stored for three weeks at a time. As long as you didn't catch anything we have antibiotics and vaccinations for today or didn't die in battle or accident, you could expect to live into your eighties.
So what does all that have to do with me losing weight in 2007?
For starters, bread really can't come back into my diet until I'm burning calories like a medieval peasant and I'm at the weight I should be. Though I will make exception for occasional whole-grain pasta and brown rice, though limited to only 1/3 cup (1 serving). Sorry, but spaghetti isn't spaghetti without pasta.
So that means at least four servings of veggies at lunch and supper and at least three at breakfast. Still practicing portion control at every meal.
What I have discovered since August 12th.
It's hard to make a breakfast dish that stores well already cooked. I tend to eat breakfast after getting to work because blood sugar would get really wonky and I'd want supper at 3pm. The spinach souffle didn't have many problems, but the poached eggs with spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms got really watery (I think I didn't drain the spinach well enough).
And it's hard to find veggies at school. Apparently, the salad bar is only open at lunch time and unless I want sushi all that is available is pre-packed salads. Only so much iceberg lettuce you can before getting tired of it. I don't know if the other cafeteria is open after I get out of classes, and I need to find out.
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Nutritionist's diet as follows: a list of correct portions for one serving (the sizes nobody in America eats after decades of bigger is better) and then what I am allowed to have each meal.
Breakfast: 3 carbohydrate servings, 1 protein serving, 2 fats
Lunch: 3 carbohydrate servings, 1 non-starchy vegetable serving, 2 protein serving, 2 fats
Snack: 1 carbohydrate serving, 1 protein serving
Supper: 4 carbohydrate servings, 1 non-starchy vegetable serving, 3 protein serving, 2 fats
At best, I only maintained my weight on this plan.
So what does this have to do with the middle Ages? The Acadiana Medieval Faire's kitchen is my baby (though apparently saying it like that means I have an ego trip) and I've done more studying on it than caveman's diet. Most everyone in the Western world can trace his genes back to a hearty European peasant. (Yeah, I'm being ethno-centric as a mongrel of English and French stock that found its way to Louisiana. Substitute your heritage if need be.)
Consider the peasant. For starters, they used way more calories a day than we do. Farming, walking, and other craft skills involved whole body movements all day while the sun was up. Bread was a staple, but of a much coarser quality than we are used to. Many calories were consumed through weak ales, but that was burned off throughout the day. Vegetables and fruits eaten when in season. So many vegetables in fact, surviving cookbooks only tell us to "prepare in the usual manner." Seafood in abundance thanks to the Catholic Church saying fish was okay on fasting days. Meat was a rarer item on a peasant's table, depending on cost and season--livestock butchered in the fall and eaten over the winter for example. Cheese and butter were eaten, being the only way to preserve milk. Milk in a recipe typically came from nuts like almonds and walnuts. It could be stored for three weeks at a time. As long as you didn't catch anything we have antibiotics and vaccinations for today or didn't die in battle or accident, you could expect to live into your eighties.
So what does all that have to do with me losing weight in 2007?
For starters, bread really can't come back into my diet until I'm burning calories like a medieval peasant and I'm at the weight I should be. Though I will make exception for occasional whole-grain pasta and brown rice, though limited to only 1/3 cup (1 serving). Sorry, but spaghetti isn't spaghetti without pasta.
So that means at least four servings of veggies at lunch and supper and at least three at breakfast. Still practicing portion control at every meal.
What I have discovered since August 12th.
It's hard to make a breakfast dish that stores well already cooked. I tend to eat breakfast after getting to work because blood sugar would get really wonky and I'd want supper at 3pm. The spinach souffle didn't have many problems, but the poached eggs with spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms got really watery (I think I didn't drain the spinach well enough).
And it's hard to find veggies at school. Apparently, the salad bar is only open at lunch time and unless I want sushi all that is available is pre-packed salads. Only so much iceberg lettuce you can before getting tired of it. I don't know if the other cafeteria is open after I get out of classes, and I need to find out.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Iron Experiment Day 8 and Day 9
I bought the 160 pound weight set last Friday (August 24th). This week has been readjusting the schedule to fit in workout time before rushing to work. Today was the first day I was actually able to weight lift, and I only ended up doing half a workout. Better than the none I got with the start of classes.
Week 11 = 187.8
Week 10 = 188.9
Week 9 = 193.3
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
Problem one: getting up on time. Slowly working the kinks out of that one.
Problem two: changing the exercises I do in a workout to fit with the equipment I have at home. I think I have everything now, though my home Swissball presented a challenge to the feet more than the abs. (Bare feet equals no traction to work with.)
Problem three: setting new max reps. I'm slow and sluggish in the morning and didn't want to do math to figure out which weights added up to what total I needed. But once I knew at what weight to workout, workout went fine until I ran out of time.
Problem three also means that I redid my 12-week periodization chart, basically starting over. My max reps didn't change too much, except squats (I can lift weight with them now!). And my workout week tallies start with Wednesday. I'm probably going to do an extra two days at week one so I can start week two on a Monday. (On the other hand, I really suck at getting up on Mondays.)
How schedule looks now:
Monday: home workout
Tuesday: yoga class
Wednesday: home workout
Thursday: yoga class
Friday: off
Saturday: gym workout
I'm going to try to keep one day a week at the gym for lat pulldowns and cable rows, which I can't duplicate at home, and I feel better target the muscles in my back that give me so much back pain.
The issues with the daily schedule: trying to squeeze workout, chores, and getting dressed all before leaving at 6am to get to work. Workout nor chores at night doesn't work. By the time I get home, I'm usually at the brain-is-off-now-please-leave-message state. Waking up earlier just sucks, even if Mustard thinks I should be up at 2:30am to feed him.
New 1RPM with free weights
Bench press = 45.5
Squat = 45.5
Dumbbell shoulder press = 20
Bicep curls = 20
Dumbbell row = 20
Calf raises = 20
bar = 15.5
dumbbell handle = 5.0
Today I started getting back into the rhythm starting over the periodization with the new RPMs.
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The BookWorm
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Week 11 = 187.8
Week 10 = 188.9
Week 9 = 193.3
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
Problem one: getting up on time. Slowly working the kinks out of that one.
Problem two: changing the exercises I do in a workout to fit with the equipment I have at home. I think I have everything now, though my home Swissball presented a challenge to the feet more than the abs. (Bare feet equals no traction to work with.)
Problem three: setting new max reps. I'm slow and sluggish in the morning and didn't want to do math to figure out which weights added up to what total I needed. But once I knew at what weight to workout, workout went fine until I ran out of time.
Problem three also means that I redid my 12-week periodization chart, basically starting over. My max reps didn't change too much, except squats (I can lift weight with them now!). And my workout week tallies start with Wednesday. I'm probably going to do an extra two days at week one so I can start week two on a Monday. (On the other hand, I really suck at getting up on Mondays.)
How schedule looks now:
Monday: home workout
Tuesday: yoga class
Wednesday: home workout
Thursday: yoga class
Friday: off
Saturday: gym workout
I'm going to try to keep one day a week at the gym for lat pulldowns and cable rows, which I can't duplicate at home, and I feel better target the muscles in my back that give me so much back pain.
The issues with the daily schedule: trying to squeeze workout, chores, and getting dressed all before leaving at 6am to get to work. Workout nor chores at night doesn't work. By the time I get home, I'm usually at the brain-is-off-now-please-leave-message state. Waking up earlier just sucks, even if Mustard thinks I should be up at 2:30am to feed him.
New 1RPM with free weights
Bench press = 45.5
Squat = 45.5
Dumbbell shoulder press = 20
Bicep curls = 20
Dumbbell row = 20
Calf raises = 20
bar = 15.5
dumbbell handle = 5.0
Today I started getting back into the rhythm starting over the periodization with the new RPMs.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Saturday, August 25, 2007
New Title for the first week of school
I'm thinking it should be titled "All good plans and intentions go flying out window instead."
So this is my big shout-out apology if it has looked like I was ignoring or procrastinating in responding to my friends. Most of my downtime this week has been spent reading homework, driving, or making grunts while looking at a computer screen. Friday was the soonest I felt closest to normal. And Mom about ruined that by trying to include me in the conversation while Doctor Who was on. One show I am currently obsessed with trying to see every single episode (and this is a huge reduction from my heyday and thank the Powers That Be for the invention of DVD box sets by the season) and that makes me an ungrateful bitch for wanting one-hour of TV without any distractions.
Mom hasn't called me any names about it, but it has happened twice now since Dad started the night job. And I have nothing against catch-up time (and I do make time for it), but how do I tell her Doctor Who is sacred time when it's just sci-fi crapola in her opinion? Which is doubly ironic because I'm not derogatory about her choice of genres. Some stories within them I own.
That's it, I think. Next time I get the "why don't you want to have kids?" questions, my answer will be, "I don't want to turn into my mother." It's been coming up a lot recently. I think my coworkers have me pegged as the next one to start breeding because I'm 30 and haven't done it yet.
I like my coworkers and I love my mother, but I am so glad I can lock myself into my house and recuperate this weekend. Everyone needs recharge time.
Plans for this weekend:
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So this is my big shout-out apology if it has looked like I was ignoring or procrastinating in responding to my friends. Most of my downtime this week has been spent reading homework, driving, or making grunts while looking at a computer screen. Friday was the soonest I felt closest to normal. And Mom about ruined that by trying to include me in the conversation while Doctor Who was on. One show I am currently obsessed with trying to see every single episode (and this is a huge reduction from my heyday and thank the Powers That Be for the invention of DVD box sets by the season) and that makes me an ungrateful bitch for wanting one-hour of TV without any distractions.
Mom hasn't called me any names about it, but it has happened twice now since Dad started the night job. And I have nothing against catch-up time (and I do make time for it), but how do I tell her Doctor Who is sacred time when it's just sci-fi crapola in her opinion? Which is doubly ironic because I'm not derogatory about her choice of genres. Some stories within them I own.
That's it, I think. Next time I get the "why don't you want to have kids?" questions, my answer will be, "I don't want to turn into my mother." It's been coming up a lot recently. I think my coworkers have me pegged as the next one to start breeding because I'm 30 and haven't done it yet.
I like my coworkers and I love my mother, but I am so glad I can lock myself into my house and recuperate this weekend. Everyone needs recharge time.
Plans for this weekend:
- Clean office - books are stacked everywhere and several projects are literally buried.
- Computer stuff - take care of BookCAT, do a hard drive clean-out, back up everything.
- Finish money stuff - got school money in finally, pay off debts, really put budget into action.
- Clean house - kitchen, bathroom, laundry
- Play with wood - fix the stuff that needs fixing
- Writing - if I don't get the seven hours in this week, figure out how it starts next week, set-up study cabal again
- Go shopping - after money is taken care of so I don't go squealing off budget as I am wont to do
- Homework - self-explanatory
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Scheduling Woes
I feel guilty when I don't write daily. Which is typically giving license to beat up on myself because I don't write daily. However, looking over everything and my current emphasis on exercising more and sleeping and school work and keeping the house decent, there is no time for writing.
Taking a sabbatical doesn't really help me become more productive on the writing front. And I'm notorious about using my lunch hour productively. I just don't. Lecturing myself has not changed a thing. If I write, it's on blogs and not real writing. (Not to dismiss any writers whose format of choice is blogs.)
So the weekends. I haven't gotten much further than that, one day will have to have at least seven hours of writing product in it.
But for a bonus, I got my study cabal back and the Library now has decent Saturday and Sunday hours.
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Taking a sabbatical doesn't really help me become more productive on the writing front. And I'm notorious about using my lunch hour productively. I just don't. Lecturing myself has not changed a thing. If I write, it's on blogs and not real writing. (Not to dismiss any writers whose format of choice is blogs.)
So the weekends. I haven't gotten much further than that, one day will have to have at least seven hours of writing product in it.
But for a bonus, I got my study cabal back and the Library now has decent Saturday and Sunday hours.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
Weekday cooking bad
Class let out early so I could do it and remind myself again why I cook on the weekend. Veggie dishes cooked. Two entrees half done and the third is marinating. Started on one dessert dish and realized I had to let one ingredient thaw completely before using. Ran out of steam before starting on the second dessert dish.
Homework may not be as bad as I feared with the Queen Elizabeth I class. It's still going to be a lot of reading and class discussions, but I think I have some leeway in what to do. Must lose weight faster to fit into anything first.
Past time for bed. I will answer emails tomorrow.
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Homework may not be as bad as I feared with the Queen Elizabeth I class. It's still going to be a lot of reading and class discussions, but I think I have some leeway in what to do. Must lose weight faster to fit into anything first.
Past time for bed. I will answer emails tomorrow.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
The Pantry
I'm not one of these people who keeps a list in head or on paper of what is in the food receptacles in the kitchen. Usually my shopping is sticking to a few recipes and whatever catches my interest down the aisle or I know I eat a lot of. Mom will give over food they have too much of or don't eat too. So typically, I come home with groceries and stuff them into the pantry cupboards, fridge, and freezer.
So having gotten slightly off track last week on the buying the groceries-by-the-week experiment, I started off this morning going to plan the menu and shopping list for the week. And then when I wasn't thrilled about searching for recipes, "Hey, let's see what food is already here. Make the list that Emilie Barnes suggests in her book (Cleaning Up the Clutter, good suggestions but very heavy Christian, you are warned)." Wanting to save money at the grocery store and with Hurricane Dean entering the Gulf of Mexico, it seemed like that voice was making sense.
Five hours later, I have five front-back handwritten pages of what food items are in my kitchen. The only things not listed is stuff I threw out for being old or falling into the "I am so NOT going to eat that" category. I also have achy feet and back.
I moved the whole thing into an Excel spreadsheet, so the next time I get possessed to do it again I won't have to write everything just the amounts of what I have. I also realized that I need to get a little better organized in the kitchen. That way I won't end up with 8 pounds of sugar because I forgot I already had some. The other thing I realized is I need to drink a lot more tea.
So now that I have a list of what I have in the kitchen, I need to specify what I'm cooking this week. And this was not a good day to put off cooking. Classes start tomorrow, and I probably won't have a chance to cook until Saturday or Sunday again. Let me get cracking. I still have to go to the store.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
So having gotten slightly off track last week on the buying the groceries-by-the-week experiment, I started off this morning going to plan the menu and shopping list for the week. And then when I wasn't thrilled about searching for recipes, "Hey, let's see what food is already here. Make the list that Emilie Barnes suggests in her book (Cleaning Up the Clutter, good suggestions but very heavy Christian, you are warned)." Wanting to save money at the grocery store and with Hurricane Dean entering the Gulf of Mexico, it seemed like that voice was making sense.
Five hours later, I have five front-back handwritten pages of what food items are in my kitchen. The only things not listed is stuff I threw out for being old or falling into the "I am so NOT going to eat that" category. I also have achy feet and back.
I moved the whole thing into an Excel spreadsheet, so the next time I get possessed to do it again I won't have to write everything just the amounts of what I have. I also realized that I need to get a little better organized in the kitchen. That way I won't end up with 8 pounds of sugar because I forgot I already had some. The other thing I realized is I need to drink a lot more tea.
So now that I have a list of what I have in the kitchen, I need to specify what I'm cooking this week. And this was not a good day to put off cooking. Classes start tomorrow, and I probably won't have a chance to cook until Saturday or Sunday again. Let me get cracking. I still have to go to the store.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Iron Experiment Day 7
I like the gym on Saturdays. Not a whole lot of people to bug you. Must remember to keep a workout on a Saturday.
Week 10 = 188.9
Week 9 = 193.3
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
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Week 10 = 188.9
Week 9 = 193.3
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
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The BookWorm
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Next weekend plans
I know, I'm crazy this way. But if nothing more fun interrupts (or homework assignments kick my ass), I think either Saturday or Sunday will be use the wood or get rid of it day.
I ended up on my front porch and realized I'm storing a lot of handy projects there for it. Fix a table, maybe two; fix a bench that has sentimental value (I'm still iffy on that one); fix the rocking chairs; get rid of other things. I also have a plate rack I need to put together and start using. So it seems like a good time to start clearing the stuff out.
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The BookWorm
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I ended up on my front porch and realized I'm storing a lot of handy projects there for it. Fix a table, maybe two; fix a bench that has sentimental value (I'm still iffy on that one); fix the rocking chairs; get rid of other things. I also have a plate rack I need to put together and start using. So it seems like a good time to start clearing the stuff out.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Thursday, August 16, 2007
New Recipes to try
Mark's Daily Apple: 44 Finger Lickin' Recipes
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Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Iron Experiment Day 6
80 CRUNCHES!!!!!!!!!
I don't do them all at once, but have them divided into four sets of 20 throughout the whole workout. But I still did them all even after we had worked on ab poses in yoga yesterday.
Made plans Friday night with an old college buddy, so I think the next weight day will be Saturday. If I get the car serviced as soon as they open, it should be done by the time the gym opens. And there will be time for the shower! Very important if the blind date gets set up for Saturday. (Don't read any more into that than what I said. No break-ups have occurred yet.)
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The BookWorm
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I don't do them all at once, but have them divided into four sets of 20 throughout the whole workout. But I still did them all even after we had worked on ab poses in yoga yesterday.
Made plans Friday night with an old college buddy, so I think the next weight day will be Saturday. If I get the car serviced as soon as they open, it should be done by the time the gym opens. And there will be time for the shower! Very important if the blind date gets set up for Saturday. (Don't read any more into that than what I said. No break-ups have occurred yet.)
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Monday, August 13, 2007
Iron Experiment Day 5
Week 9 = 193.3
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
It finally budged! Biology sucks for weight loss when you're a woman.
Workout didn't happen today, after I had already planned to stay with the weights I have for reps for another week until I can complete three full workouts. I had to make up some time at work, so I left late and then had to stop and get gasoline. It was 6pm by the time I reached my home exit, it would have been 6:30pm reaching the gym, and they throw everyone out at 7pm. I put out the trash though; that has to count for something. I think this is the last week of the severely shortened schedule. Classes start August 20th, and then it's another issue about going to the gym.
But I got dealt an emotional shock that caused me to lose my appetite for lunch and supper. I forced down Brussels sprouts once I got home. Fasting in moderation is good for you, so I'm just considering it that.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Week 8 = 194.5
Week 7 = 194.5
Week 6 = 194.5
Week 5 = 195.5
Week 2 = 199
Week 1 = 205
It finally budged! Biology sucks for weight loss when you're a woman.
Workout didn't happen today, after I had already planned to stay with the weights I have for reps for another week until I can complete three full workouts. I had to make up some time at work, so I left late and then had to stop and get gasoline. It was 6pm by the time I reached my home exit, it would have been 6:30pm reaching the gym, and they throw everyone out at 7pm. I put out the trash though; that has to count for something. I think this is the last week of the severely shortened schedule. Classes start August 20th, and then it's another issue about going to the gym.
But I got dealt an emotional shock that caused me to lose my appetite for lunch and supper. I forced down Brussels sprouts once I got home. Fasting in moderation is good for you, so I'm just considering it that.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Biggest Loser Poses
I finally figured out how the timer on my camera works. So my official "Biggest Loser" poses.
"Biggest Loser" is an American TV show where they take severely obese people and put them through training and food education to lose their weight. And every episode somebody gets sent home (everything is a copycat of "Survivor.") But at the end of the show they bring people back and show their before pictures and how they look now.
Technically, these aren't my before pictures since I have lost 10 pounds since June 14. But I still have a long way to go. And I don't know why I'm leaning in the first one. I thought I was standing perfectly straight.
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"Biggest Loser" is an American TV show where they take severely obese people and put them through training and food education to lose their weight. And every episode somebody gets sent home (everything is a copycat of "Survivor.") But at the end of the show they bring people back and show their before pictures and how they look now.
Technically, these aren't my before pictures since I have lost 10 pounds since June 14. But I still have a long way to go. And I don't know why I'm leaning in the first one. I thought I was standing perfectly straight.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Such good intentions
So far the only one I have accomplished was cooking a spinach souffle for breakfast.
I was defeated by number and clothesline. Numbers meaning after about 5 times of thinking I was finished with the new budget and then discovering Quicken didn't agree with me or remembering I did something wrong I finally have the budget done. The Excel spreadsheet and Quicken now match. And I just need my money to come in so I can start following it.
The clothesline is an actual clothesline. We are undergoing a massive heatwave (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade of my porch when I checked) and I decided to move my clothesline to take advantage of it. Saving the precious electricity for the AC units. And then spend 45 minutes at least in the heat and broiling sun trying to accomplish this task.
My great-grandmother always stretched her clothesline from the black walnut tree at the southwest corner of the house across the yard to a younger black walnut marking the start of the field. And she had a long (eight to ten feet) aluminum hollow pole with a notch in one end. That propped up the middle of the clothes line to keep the clothes off the grass.
That pole has since disappeared. And the rope clothesline I have stretches horribly under the weight of wet clothes. My uncle came out to help me and we rigged up a fiberglass pipe to act as the pole. And it worked great until the clothesline rope stretched and dropped the pipe and all to the ground.
So now my chest itches where the fiberglass touched it and I have to add clothesline paraphernalia to my shopping list that will probably have to wait until after school money comes in. I'm anticipating August 30th. Yeah, everything says it'll be there sooner than that, but they have screwed with me all summer thanks to that. I'm going to take a shower, figure out so way to play music CDs (the computer is being bitchy about it, and the DVD player is acting oddly--probably time to replace it--and the radio no longer plays CDs or tapes), and start working on the Educators' Guide.
Give me about an hour and I'll probably be on IM if anybody feels like chatting.
Update: Chad's pushing the first teacher's workshop to December. So I don't have to do a crazy writing marathon for the next three weeks. Which I think was fueling the whole "it's so overwhelming I can't work" vibe.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
I was defeated by number and clothesline. Numbers meaning after about 5 times of thinking I was finished with the new budget and then discovering Quicken didn't agree with me or remembering I did something wrong I finally have the budget done. The Excel spreadsheet and Quicken now match. And I just need my money to come in so I can start following it.
The clothesline is an actual clothesline. We are undergoing a massive heatwave (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade of my porch when I checked) and I decided to move my clothesline to take advantage of it. Saving the precious electricity for the AC units. And then spend 45 minutes at least in the heat and broiling sun trying to accomplish this task.
My great-grandmother always stretched her clothesline from the black walnut tree at the southwest corner of the house across the yard to a younger black walnut marking the start of the field. And she had a long (eight to ten feet) aluminum hollow pole with a notch in one end. That propped up the middle of the clothes line to keep the clothes off the grass.
That pole has since disappeared. And the rope clothesline I have stretches horribly under the weight of wet clothes. My uncle came out to help me and we rigged up a fiberglass pipe to act as the pole. And it worked great until the clothesline rope stretched and dropped the pipe and all to the ground.
So now my chest itches where the fiberglass touched it and I have to add clothesline paraphernalia to my shopping list that will probably have to wait until after school money comes in. I'm anticipating August 30th. Yeah, everything says it'll be there sooner than that, but they have screwed with me all summer thanks to that. I'm going to take a shower, figure out so way to play music CDs (the computer is being bitchy about it, and the DVD player is acting oddly--probably time to replace it--and the radio no longer plays CDs or tapes), and start working on the Educators' Guide.
Give me about an hour and I'll probably be on IM if anybody feels like chatting.
Update: Chad's pushing the first teacher's workshop to December. So I don't have to do a crazy writing marathon for the next three weeks. Which I think was fueling the whole "it's so overwhelming I can't work" vibe.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Friday, August 10, 2007
Where's my She-Ra sword*?
Okay, first SLU pisses me off by putting me on some stupid academic probation because I'm not meeting satisfactory academic progress. The only thing I can think of is that I have too many fucking credit hours. Why so many? Because I'm staying in school until they GIVE ME THE BLOODY CLASSES I NEED AT A TIME I CAN TAKE THEM! I'm down to one fucking class and thesis hours. And they scheduled the class for the middle of the day Tuesdays and Thursdays. You better fucking believe I'm appealing the damn ruling.
But it's all good. It's Doctor Who night, which has been showing at 8pm for the last four episodes. Well, unknown to me, they moved it up an hour for the two-hour premier of Flash Gordon the series. Don't get me wrong, I do like the revamp, but I watched it through to get to the repeat of Doctor Who that comes on after... only they decided to rerun Flash again.
All I got to see was the Tardis disappearing from Martha's flat! *Sniff* A head should roll! Seriously, one hour break from Flash wouldn't have hurt! GRRR! Just understand, I am not mad about the Flash. I have a fondness for Flash Gordon and Prince Valiant being the first old school comics I started reading, not knowing what the hell was going on in any story because of all the backstory that happened before I was born, but still feeling the awesome coolness of it.
Then I saw the 1980 film. And loved it for its sheer campiness. And it proves how awesome Queen is. They did the whole soundtrack after doing the soundtrack for Highlander, which became the "A Kind of Magic" album. And I don't think either film did huge at the box office. Can you see one of today's mega-bands doing the whole soundtrack to what is destined to be a cult hit? "Nope, just let us do one song for radio play." Queen *Wayne's World we're not worthy gesture* And the whole reason I'm buying the new released version on DVD of Flash Gordon is to complete my Queen collection, since I can't find the Flash Gordon theme song on any of the greatest hit CDs! And the cheezy football fight. Go Flash Go!
Which my father didn't remember because my first comment upon seeing the new series commercial: "that Flash Gordon is so not a football player." They made him a marathon runner.
More pointless Queen trivia: you will never find "New York, New York" on anything outside of the Highlander movie. Freddie didn't like how it came out, so they left it off the album.
So while I'm trying to weed out my financial problems and spend less money, I now have 3 DVDs I must have.
The Monster Squad
Flash Gordon
TMNT
And that's not even counting the TV show series I'm slowing collecting on DVD.
*For the record, I always thought She-Ra's sword was shiny. Sharpen both edges and heads will roll quite nicely. Though I would use He-Man's in a pinch. Now there's a nostalgia market that hasn't been tapped.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
But it's all good. It's Doctor Who night, which has been showing at 8pm for the last four episodes. Well, unknown to me, they moved it up an hour for the two-hour premier of Flash Gordon the series. Don't get me wrong, I do like the revamp, but I watched it through to get to the repeat of Doctor Who that comes on after... only they decided to rerun Flash again.
All I got to see was the Tardis disappearing from Martha's flat! *Sniff* A head should roll! Seriously, one hour break from Flash wouldn't have hurt! GRRR! Just understand, I am not mad about the Flash. I have a fondness for Flash Gordon and Prince Valiant being the first old school comics I started reading, not knowing what the hell was going on in any story because of all the backstory that happened before I was born, but still feeling the awesome coolness of it.
Then I saw the 1980 film. And loved it for its sheer campiness. And it proves how awesome Queen is. They did the whole soundtrack after doing the soundtrack for Highlander, which became the "A Kind of Magic" album. And I don't think either film did huge at the box office. Can you see one of today's mega-bands doing the whole soundtrack to what is destined to be a cult hit? "Nope, just let us do one song for radio play." Queen *Wayne's World we're not worthy gesture* And the whole reason I'm buying the new released version on DVD of Flash Gordon is to complete my Queen collection, since I can't find the Flash Gordon theme song on any of the greatest hit CDs! And the cheezy football fight. Go Flash Go!
Which my father didn't remember because my first comment upon seeing the new series commercial: "that Flash Gordon is so not a football player." They made him a marathon runner.
More pointless Queen trivia: you will never find "New York, New York" on anything outside of the Highlander movie. Freddie didn't like how it came out, so they left it off the album.
So while I'm trying to weed out my financial problems and spend less money, I now have 3 DVDs I must have.
The Monster Squad
Flash Gordon
TMNT
And that's not even counting the TV show series I'm slowing collecting on DVD.
*For the record, I always thought She-Ra's sword was shiny. Sharpen both edges and heads will roll quite nicely. Though I would use He-Man's in a pinch. Now there's a nostalgia market that hasn't been tapped.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Iron Experiment Day 4
Divided the sets up and only did two sets before switching to another exercise. Not only was I able to complete all 4 sets without the thighs of rubber reappearing, I also did 60 crunches on the ab ball.
SIXTY CRUNCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never, never, never, never, even when I weighed 120 pounds and they forced us to try to reach thirty in gym class in high school, NEVER been able to do 60 crunches.
I must be doing something right.
On a food note, squash casserole will okay (I had to substitute an ingredient that may have something to do with it), it does not keep well. I still have two cups left to eat and I don't want them.
So I've been kind of thinking on the Daily Apple blog's advice in the back of my head. I need more veggies, but I also need to be able to pack lunch to work. Still contemplating this as a solution: protein and veggies for breakfast, probably eggs; protein, veggies, and a little carb on the side for lunch, like Moroccan Chicken with 1/3 cups of Parmesan couscous with 2 or 3 cups of veggies; and totally veggies at supper, unless muscle-building slows down or I start getting hungry then I need to add protein.
I'm still considering it. Finding some breakfast recipes would help because I'm lost with the veggies at breakfast idea if it's not leftovers.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
SIXTY CRUNCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have never, never, never, never, even when I weighed 120 pounds and they forced us to try to reach thirty in gym class in high school, NEVER been able to do 60 crunches.
I must be doing something right.
On a food note, squash casserole will okay (I had to substitute an ingredient that may have something to do with it), it does not keep well. I still have two cups left to eat and I don't want them.
So I've been kind of thinking on the Daily Apple blog's advice in the back of my head. I need more veggies, but I also need to be able to pack lunch to work. Still contemplating this as a solution: protein and veggies for breakfast, probably eggs; protein, veggies, and a little carb on the side for lunch, like Moroccan Chicken with 1/3 cups of Parmesan couscous with 2 or 3 cups of veggies; and totally veggies at supper, unless muscle-building slows down or I start getting hungry then I need to add protein.
I'm still considering it. Finding some breakfast recipes would help because I'm lost with the veggies at breakfast idea if it's not leftovers.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
PvP
Okay, this payoff strip is sweet, hysterical, and oh so wrong at the same time.
I was actually thinking the guys were going to do a Star Wars cosplay without telling Jade, so I'm giving myself brownie points for being half right. I still have no problems see Skull as Chewie.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
I was actually thinking the guys were going to do a Star Wars cosplay without telling Jade, so I'm giving myself brownie points for being half right. I still have no problems see Skull as Chewie.
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The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Goddamnit, what the hell is wrong with me?
Pulled out the Educators' Guide and developed a case of itchy pants. Couldn't stay seated to work on it, had to flit to this and to that. And now the two hours I had to work are gone. *headdesk*
So here's my executive decision: nothing Saturday but Educators' Guide work. So Friday at lunch, I need to go to the state library and checkout research materials. Then after work is gym and Doctor Who. At least the research doesn't look too bad: need an overall theory book on the Tales, something with some detail about the town, and medieval music. Who me, twitch?
Now I'm going to work on the budget stuff while my brain is obsessed with that.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
So here's my executive decision: nothing Saturday but Educators' Guide work. So Friday at lunch, I need to go to the state library and checkout research materials. Then after work is gym and Doctor Who. At least the research doesn't look too bad: need an overall theory book on the Tales, something with some detail about the town, and medieval music. Who me, twitch?
Now I'm going to work on the budget stuff while my brain is obsessed with that.
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Need to join
Holly Lisle's One More Word
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
Read Free!
The BookWorm
There is a new renaissance festival in Louisiana! Check out the Acadiana Medieval Faire at: http://www.acadianafaire.org/
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