Ande inspired (for the most part) a clickies post just by herself. There are many awesome things that she does and is (and I would probably say this if she weren't my girlfriend, but I am terribly biased because I am, and it's our anniversary today. *squee*)
german children elope to africa. As she said to me, at least when Sean gets outside he's not on a plane to Africa. Which is very true.
study links weight loss to positive visualization, yoga and meditation. And more: 'At the two-year mark, these women were the only ones to maintain the psychological and medical symptom improvements.' I have issues with dieting for reasons we have mentioned previously, but this whole article is awesome and healthy for anyone. Also volunteers with a 'weight-focused mindset' were more likely to lose interest in the study and drop out early. (health at any size lecture mode ON.)
Minding the Media: the impact of 'the biggest loser'. (personally i think this article speaks for itself, especially when you get to the part about dehydration in order to make a weight goal, but - yeah. Lecture mode still on.
This wasn't from Ande (I don't think). Actually I entirely forget who this is from, and I feel bad about it, but earlier today I had so much not-the-brain that it was just pathetic.
almost flawless. Padma Lakshmi talks about her scar. This reminds me very strongly of
wabi-sabi which I'm trying to stuff into the cracks of my brainmeats. Good stuff.