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Go here, and do this! I'm not so sure it's for real, but it's a lot of fun (for geeks like me and you). My vocab level never got higher than 48 (I think 50 is the cap), and it hovered mostly around 44. See how well you do! The fun thing is, it doesn't matter what level you're at... every word you get right still ( Read more... )

 FORTY MINUTES. Even my KNEES hurt. *glee!*

My tendon is tightening up already. But this run is notable for two reasons. One, it's the first time I've hit 40min since the injury. It was done in twilight, on grass and roads, and a bit on concrete. Two, I felt like I could've done more. I didn't, because even at my slow shuffle of "please don't re- ( Read more... )

I've lost seven pounds since three weeks ago. Sing my praises!

Now, I was really freaking tubby to begin with (grad school will do that to a gal), so I have eleven more to go before I restructure the diet and exercise plan for maintenance. (Which will be, for reference: 1600 calories on a day with no activity, plus whatever calories I burn off ( Read more... )

May the Light shine upon you, and the Creator's hand shelter you.
May the last embrace of the Mother welcome you home.

*swoons* Good GOD. If the finished cakes taste anywhere NEAR as good as the batter does, this is going to be my go-to chocolate cake recipe for life. I just. I mean. *flails* We'll see. My oven is wonky, so the baking might not turn out well. (If not, I have probably two more batches worth of batter to get it right, tonight!) And I have to make the ( Read more... )

So, on days when you're exhausted from work and rather disillusioned with people because one of your favorite wrestlers turned out to be a psycho killer (may his family rest in peace), there's little else to do but walk down to the Short Stop and get candy and appreciate the Ithaca summer. I saw a couple of lovely things on my walk, including the ( Read more... )

Goddammit.

I don't really watch wrestling these days, but that one hit me hard. RIP, Benoit.

ETA: Jesus, not just him, either. His wife and son, too. Just horrible.

ETA2: Atlanta news is calling it a murder-suicide. Guess he's not gonna be resting in peace after all. Holy shit.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Passionate Kisses" is my happy place. :) I don't know. :) It's just like, simple things that everyone should have, right, and then she throws in that she also wants passionate kisses from this guy. Because that's every woman's right, isn't it? Kisses from a boy? Absolutely! Just like food and warm clothes and a nice bed! * ( Read more... )

BWAH. "If I were an enzyme, I would be DNA helicase, so I could unzip your genes."

FAVORITE JOKE EVER.