So my gym had a Nutrition Challenge, which I signed up to do before the rules were even announced. And when the rules were announced, it turned out to be Paleo for a month. Sigh, I could rant for a month about why the scientific basis of paleo is complete and utter bullshit, but I decided to follow through in the spirit of the thing, as an ( Read more... )

Thing I never thought I'd care about:
1) running
b) Dancing With The Stars

Also, the Massachusetts Unemployment website is closed from 10pm to 5am. I could cry, scream, and laugh derisively at the same time. Mostly I just sigh and get another drink (and try to remember to log in a little earlier tomorrow).

Today I ran my first official 5k. I did my first measured 5k in my neighborhood two weeks ago, but I'd been doing speed intervals on the treadmill throughout the fall and winter, so I felt pretty prepared. Ran with friends as a social thing, so we took a few short walking breaks, and generally kept the pace casual. I suppose it still qualifies as a ( Read more... )

And I completely forgot that today (2/7) is my father's 86th birthday. Which means that he's outlived his father, who died of his first heart attack, a bit short of 86. And unlike his father (who was also a pediatrician), my dad has actually retired, as of the end of 2013. Whereas my father-in-law (age 88 or so) has been retired for 20 years or so ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I was laid off from ISC. By freakish coincidence, this was 6 years to the day after I was laid off from Wind River ( Read more... )

Kylie in Francie's prom dress. It's really quite lovely, and fits her perfectly, save for being about two inches too long.


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