I staged a daring raid on the Borders in Saratoga Springs this afternoon. Since they're one of the stores closing everything was at least 20% off.

I walked away with:
- This blank book, in the medium size.
- Abraxas by Santana
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Body: Meh. Nothing specific seems wrong, but I don't feel right.

Stress Level: 4. I'm not sure why, but things that shouldn't bother me at all have been bothering me a lot the last few days. Hopefully this and the body meh-ness are both hormonal and will go away on a few days.

Book Review: I finished Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
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Body: My right hip and knee keep feeling like they're about to fail, but nothing actually hurts. I can live with that as long as I don't have to do too much walking.

Stress Level: 1

Book Review: Everyday Foods in War Time by Mary Swartz Rose
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Body: So freaking cold. I can't seem to get warm, and the cold is making all of my joints hurt.

Stress Level: 2

Book Review: Finished The Crazy Years by Spider Robinson
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While I was down at Harmony Drive this weekend nounsandverbs loaned me the book 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
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Body: Physically I feel pretty good today. At least, none of the aches and pains stand out as being particularly noteworthy.

Book Review: I finally finished The Golden Bough by James Frazer. It was quite interesting overall, but it's pretty dated. I think I need to find some more recent books on compartative religion, mythology, and folk ( Read more... )

Body: I haven't been sleeping very well recently, but that seems to be the only major problem lately.

Reading: The Golden Bough by James Frazer - I'm about 10% of the way through, and so far it's interesting but dated.

Hearing: The Celtic Roots Radio Podcast

Tonight's Project: Tonight's plan is to preserve a bunch of the fruits and vegetables ( Read more... )

Body: My digestive system is a little iffy, but other than that I feel decent.

Reading: I'm re-reading In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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Body: I still have a cough and a stuffy nose, but I don't really feel sick.

Book Review: I finally finished The Kalevala: Or Poems of the Kaleva District
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Body: My back was bad for a while, but ibuprofen seems to have done its job. Also, in the catagory of things I need to remember to tell my doctor about at my next appointment, sometimes I've been getting dizzy & light-headed when I stretch. Not fainting, but feeling a little like I did just before the one time I did faint.

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