I booked the plane tickets for the east coast trip last night! And made a car rental reservation as well. Jet Blue was having this brief 2-for-1 sale so, with the credit I already had, I got 2 round-trip tickets to NY for $158! Hot ( Read more... )

x-posted in part from technodykeI am *totally* freaking out about the trip today. I realized that, realistically, if I'm going to make this east coast trek worth its salt, I'm going to need to hit 2 countries and 18 states in 6 weeks... Toronto, CA and the two state row down the east coast. That's going to be a whirlwind and I'll probably have to cut out a ( Read more... )

Hmm.

What I find interesting in this article is that no one talked about esteem.

The thing is, people are still talking about the fat like it's the be-all/end-all of this movement. But it's not. Not even close.

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Hi!

So if you want to be interviewed for the FGS Book project, even if you've emailed me privately, left a comment, called me, etc...

if you haven't filled out the contact form HERE - You're not being considered as an interview candidate.
So if you want to be interviewed, please please please fill it out. :) I have to funnel everyone through a ( Read more... )

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3429903.stm

Mauritania's 'wife-fattening' farm
By Pascale Harter
BBC, Mauritania


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So I got my MacBook Pro yesterday. *drool ( Read more... )

Had breakfast with my Qualitative Research Assistant (hereafter referred to as my QRA) this morning and got the ball rolling in earnest. She's organized. She had a...*gasp*...BINDER. With PAPER in it. Also, a MAP. (VISUAL AIDES, PEOPLE!) We get along probably a little too well, which is good and bad. Good because, who doesn't want to get along with ( Read more... )

The first large purchases for the trip hav been made. My new MacBook Pro (15" - I was gonna go for the 17 - but, hey - less to carry is less to carry. Plus they didn't have the case in orange. I'm shallow like that.)


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