At least 6 low-sugar days for each indulgence day, don't go crazy on an indulgence day, no more than 6 low-sugar days in a row ( Read more... )

First, linkdump about what I've become aware recently ( Read more... )

...was surprisingly tasty this morning. Not the sodden mess I was expecting.Last two dreams were work-related. Curious.So one of the lessons from my "new years resolutions", and reinforced by the home improvement, is that I need to improve my support network ( Read more... )

I’m not quite sure how to start this, which is probably a pretty good indication that it’s something both important to me and unfamiliar enough that I’m unsure how to proceed ( Read more... )

I found this one fantastically insightful: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/frontal-cortex/2012/06/daniel-kahneman-bias-studies.htmlAnother nice note: Fireflies twinkling on the path up from work. Or lightning bugs, if ( Read more... )

No need to wait, your life can start right now!Remember that if you have three friends, "making sure to take care of everyone" means cutting the pie into four slices, not three. Loving your neighbor as yourself includes loving yourself. Take care.Lots of sightings of late. Deer, rabbits, turtle (unfortunately flat), purple finches (arguing over ( Read more... )

I had forgotten how much pleasure I get out of walking through interesting neighborhoods, especially if they're new to me. Something to attend.So it looks like I might have enough money to do something interesting with the "long term savings" bucket. Here's my ideas so far ( Read more... )

Something I forgot to mention in the last post: I woke up perpendicular to the bed (no, not standing up, although that would be even more obvious). More evidence for sleepwalking, but still nothing definitive.Paratrooper caterpillars intent on destructionfoliation.Also missed the reason for the "nature" tag last time: Ominous avians. Crows ( Read more... )

Oh, also got to catch unknownbinaries and wolven at Vortex last week. It was nice to get a few random quips in, but between smoke, contributing absolutely nothing to trivia, and just feeling "off", I felt out-of-place.Unexpected out-makings are unexpected.Right. When I wake up Sunday morning, nobody is clawing down my door at the sounds of my stirring. Unusual. And ( Read more... )

I forgot about the Viking heritage. Vikings are suitably manly, right?So after sentientjello’s admonishment, Liam Neeson showed up in my dream this morning. Also something about someone who looked like one ex- but her nametag (some kind of conference in a hotel?) said a completely unfamiliar name. Despite (still) finding her attractive, I avoided her. Not ( Read more... )