Last night, I was telling J. about the leftovers in the fridge: “There’s chicken rollups and spicy coleslaw,” I said, and opened my mouth to add, “Watch out for the cabbage, tho. There’s more carbs in that than you think. Calculate at least 30 carbs for that.” I closed my mouth, amused at my own […]
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These will have proper homes on my web page, but here’s what we’re looking at now:The Women of Our Occupation (with sound effects)
Must be Sunday. Also, sugar is wonky, but that’s what I get for going to Denny’s. Mmmm caffeinated coffeeeeee!
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“We are not a game, Nicholas.” I am sad we had to have a white male protag to follow around in order to tell a black guy’s story. The Ugandan doctor who saves his ass would have made a much better protagonist. Forest Whitaker is amazing in this movie. It’s worth every blessed penny to
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Yesterday marked the anniversary of my arrival in the ER in Chicago for what we’d later find out was severe DKA. My blood sugar was riding at about 860 (normal is 80). I don’t remember must of this, as I was unconscious for the first 12 hours or so. A few things bleed through (someone
I think this movie was supposed to be funny. I found it absolutely terrifying. I felt uncomfortably nauseous the whole way through. I don’t know that I’ve seen a movie that so… effectively portrays women as a slave class. No, I’m serious. This one hit me personally hard. As somebody from a small town who
Oh Star Trek, I will forgive you these things, because you move so damn fast and your characters are so damn good. This is a Star Trek remix, and it’s wonderful. That said, here’s what actively annnoyed me (noet these aren’t plot points. I could give a crap about handwavey Star Trek plots. This is
“For some men, the only thing more intolerable than the sight of a powerful woman is the sight of a powerful woman they don’t want to sleep with.” Zing! Runner up, from the end of the article:“Still, nonsense about women, weight, and “health” is particularly pervasive and destructive. Indeed, if we were really concerned about
The sounds I make when I lift this weight are not sexy. The work trainers have upped the ante for me this training round, as said a while back, which is nice. I’m feeling stronger, and I needed it: I put on about 6 lbs in 4 weeks when we moved into our new place
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