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deoridheBittersweet chocolate is my friend.
You see, weight loss is a long, arduous, and largely thankless job. Yes, eventually there is the joy of being able to run without sixty extra pounds weighing you down, and the exquisite pleasure of being ale to balance easier, climb faster, and all around move easier than ever before, but that's eventually and eventually is rarely motivating.
And, if you're female, there's the added benefit of having lower testosterone (slower muscle building) and your monthly period.
And so we have my twin saviors - bittersweet chocolate and Advil.
In other news:
For everyone who yearns to be a supervillian, there is VillainSupply.com. I'm particularly fond of the undersea lair!!
I found a random interview of Cornell West, who has one line in the second matrix movie, "Comprehension is not a prerequisite of cooperation." He's on the Zion council. 8) Apparently, there's a contingent of people out there refusing to see the movie simply because this gentleman is in it! He's a professor (ex?) of Harvard and seems to mostly work around the sociological and philosophical aspects of race relations - with a particular focus on blacks and whites. Hehe. Or, as I'd prefer to say, browns and peaches. ;)
I also stumbled across Geek Roar, a movie criticism forum that is apparently aimed at geeks. Some of the commentary and conversation is quite interesting, with an amazing lack of flaming. He also very sensibly rated A Princess Bride as a five. Along with movie reviews, there are also topical discussions of various aspects of movies. All in all a good read on a boring day.
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I may end up having to buy one of these. Can you imagine owning a Flu plushie? How about A plushie Ulcer? Check out the Giant Microbes Website. What will we come up with next, plushie molecules? (Actually... that's not a bad idea...)
And it's Aya's Store! On the internet, no less. Good job, Aya!
And in the spirit of purchasing things, any Tarot that has Jareth (from labyrinth) as the Emperor has my vote! Of course, this is online only. Hrm... maybe I should waste some ink this weekend! ;)
Konishi Takako
This form of burial was illustrated in one of Neil Gaiman's Sandman Comic - the sky burial. I think that, second to being sent out to sea on a burning boat, this is the way I'd like my remains to be disposed of. The idea of returning to the cycle of life is attractive to me. In this ritual, even your bones are pounded to dust and mixed with meal for the birds to feast upon. Also on a Gaiman bent, Sandman Annotations would be great fun to read along with the comics.
There is also a Spam Report that is a fascinating read and details ways to keep mailboxes 'spam free.' I'm thinking I might invest in some of those disposable email boxes...
Thursday:
Thursday Three
1. How do you see yourself a year from now?
Hopefully thinner and taking classes. 8)
2. Would you ever want the ability to predict the future? Why or why not?
No. I think it would be too painful to know everything in advance. I came up with the idea of a character once who foresaw disasters. He came from a family of precognitives of varying skill and target (his father, for example, had financial foresight), but his was the strongest in several generations. The more of a disaster, and the less he could do about it, the closer to the event he would see it; as I recall, he was also a heavy drinker because the vodka would dull that part of his mind slightly.
3. Has anyone ever made a prediction about you that came true and what was it?
Not as far as I know. A couple years back I was told I would move to Pennsylvania and find love. Neither happened (though maybe the latter didn't happen becauseI didn't do the former!).
Daily:
Daily Double
1. Do you believe in reincarnation?
I'm not sure. It seems a reasonable supposition.
2. If you could pull any [high school] prank, what would you do?
Uh... I probably wouldn't, unless it would be funny and not harmful. Maybe I could trick the school board into declaring a particularly nice Spring day a holiday!
Blogger Seeds
Ancient Greek and Roman gods were often associated with symbols that represented them in paintings. What animal or object do you think would make a fitting symbol of yourself? Explain your answer. Today's question comes from a book called "Art Journal Topics" by Terri Tarr-Schweitzer
Daily Zen
What's the best compliment anyone has ever given you?
This is a hard one, since the concept of 'best' is so ephemeral. I remember, several years back, being on the phone with a good friend of mine who was very troubled. We talked for a while and I gave him a metaphor to understand the point I was trying to make. He said something to the effect that no one had ever translated something so clearly from experience to abstract and that he was very impressed... and that it had helped him to see things in an entirely new way. I think the fact that I remember that, almost a decade later, probably says something.
You see, weight loss is a long, arduous, and largely thankless job. Yes, eventually there is the joy of being able to run without sixty extra pounds weighing you down, and the exquisite pleasure of being ale to balance easier, climb faster, and all around move easier than ever before, but that's eventually and eventually is rarely motivating.
And, if you're female, there's the added benefit of having lower testosterone (slower muscle building) and your monthly period.
And so we have my twin saviors - bittersweet chocolate and Advil.
In other news:
For everyone who yearns to be a supervillian, there is VillainSupply.com. I'm particularly fond of the undersea lair!!
I found a random interview of Cornell West, who has one line in the second matrix movie, "Comprehension is not a prerequisite of cooperation." He's on the Zion council. 8) Apparently, there's a contingent of people out there refusing to see the movie simply because this gentleman is in it! He's a professor (ex?) of Harvard and seems to mostly work around the sociological and philosophical aspects of race relations - with a particular focus on blacks and whites. Hehe. Or, as I'd prefer to say, browns and peaches. ;)
I also stumbled across Geek Roar, a movie criticism forum that is apparently aimed at geeks. Some of the commentary and conversation is quite interesting, with an amazing lack of flaming. He also very sensibly rated A Princess Bride as a five. Along with movie reviews, there are also topical discussions of various aspects of movies. All in all a good read on a boring day.
...
...
...
I may end up having to buy one of these. Can you imagine owning a Flu plushie? How about A plushie Ulcer? Check out the Giant Microbes Website. What will we come up with next, plushie molecules? (Actually... that's not a bad idea...)
And it's Aya's Store! On the internet, no less. Good job, Aya!
And in the spirit of purchasing things, any Tarot that has Jareth (from labyrinth) as the Emperor has my vote! Of course, this is online only. Hrm... maybe I should waste some ink this weekend! ;)
Konishi Takako
This form of burial was illustrated in one of Neil Gaiman's Sandman Comic - the sky burial. I think that, second to being sent out to sea on a burning boat, this is the way I'd like my remains to be disposed of. The idea of returning to the cycle of life is attractive to me. In this ritual, even your bones are pounded to dust and mixed with meal for the birds to feast upon. Also on a Gaiman bent, Sandman Annotations would be great fun to read along with the comics.
There is also a Spam Report that is a fascinating read and details ways to keep mailboxes 'spam free.' I'm thinking I might invest in some of those disposable email boxes...
Thursday:
Thursday Three
1. How do you see yourself a year from now?
Hopefully thinner and taking classes. 8)
2. Would you ever want the ability to predict the future? Why or why not?
No. I think it would be too painful to know everything in advance. I came up with the idea of a character once who foresaw disasters. He came from a family of precognitives of varying skill and target (his father, for example, had financial foresight), but his was the strongest in several generations. The more of a disaster, and the less he could do about it, the closer to the event he would see it; as I recall, he was also a heavy drinker because the vodka would dull that part of his mind slightly.
3. Has anyone ever made a prediction about you that came true and what was it?
Not as far as I know. A couple years back I was told I would move to Pennsylvania and find love. Neither happened (though maybe the latter didn't happen becauseI didn't do the former!).
Daily:
Daily Double
1. Do you believe in reincarnation?
I'm not sure. It seems a reasonable supposition.
2. If you could pull any [high school] prank, what would you do?
Uh... I probably wouldn't, unless it would be funny and not harmful. Maybe I could trick the school board into declaring a particularly nice Spring day a holiday!
Blogger Seeds
Ancient Greek and Roman gods were often associated with symbols that represented them in paintings. What animal or object do you think would make a fitting symbol of yourself? Explain your answer. Today's question comes from a book called "Art Journal Topics" by Terri Tarr-Schweitzer
Daily Zen
What's the best compliment anyone has ever given you?
This is a hard one, since the concept of 'best' is so ephemeral. I remember, several years back, being on the phone with a good friend of mine who was very troubled. We talked for a while and I gave him a metaphor to understand the point I was trying to make. He said something to the effect that no one had ever translated something so clearly from experience to abstract and that he was very impressed... and that it had helped him to see things in an entirely new way. I think the fact that I remember that, almost a decade later, probably says something.
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Date: 2003-06-13 08:21 pm (UTC)Oh good grief. Only the Japanese... WEll, maybe not /only/. ;)
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Date: 2003-06-14 07:32 am (UTC)And it's Aya's Store! On the internet, no less. Good job, Aya!
(Inner Aya) Yes, I do pride myself on being on the cutting edge of fashion and technology! Of course, I'm not surprised at how much revenue and advertising the page generates. It was designed masterfully, for a masterful shopkeep, after all! Do feel free to spread this work of art around to all your colleagues!
(typist) Ha ha! Very cute!