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Apartment!
The telenovela has already finished
I got the keys of my apartment last Friday and Sergio and I have started to remove old tiles and try to do some work before the actual builders start the real thing.
The telenovela will likely have a sequel, as I didn't pay the full indemnity to my renter - he had cancelled all utility contracts and it's been quite ( Read more... ) -
Due update about weight loss
Those of you who have me on FB (as Xavier Navarro) know that I've got more white hair on my beard (I'd say 30 to 40%) and I've lost some significant weight.
The thing is that, after trying on my own too many times, I went through the "classic" way (at least here) of going to an endocrinologist and get referred to a dietist. Since I work for an ( Read more... ) -
Baking
My mother got almost 5kg of ripe peaches from a neighbour and she said "bake me a pie". Except that this pie crust is made from plain old all-purpose wheat
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Journey into this world of coeliac disease
Well, so far almost a week being officially a coealiac and I'm currently taking this in a more festive way.
For instance, I already baked my first loaf of gluten-free bread which turned out... Not so good. Taste was very good, as I used a ready-made mix, but it was too chewy. This isn't easy to get, since you have no actual ellastic proteins to hold ( Read more... ) -
Joining a new club
A couple of months ago I had a tube inserted up my rectum to check why I've been anemic for more than 2 years. That, in addition of a specific analysis have determined that I'm a coeliac. Up to this moment, I didn't have any perception that this could happen. As far as I know, just badgerpdx has the same issue in my friends list. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Your Catalan fix of the day
It seems that we live a second wave of really decent Catalan music and this makes me happy. Today I'll share with you what I consider one of the best songs ever written in our language by the latest music revolution here, a group from Barcelona called Manel. One of the most intriguing features is that not a single verse is repeated through the song ( Read more... )
