Weigh-in on Tuesday was 276.4, which means I've lost 15.4 pounds so far! Today I discovered that putting on my shoes was not nearly as difficult as it has been. Aside from feeling better with less crap in my diet, this is the first real sign of things to come. I'm impatient for when I and/or others can tell the difference by looking at me.

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul 30something goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as a penguin. bronxelf_ag001 gives you 11 yellow licorice-flavoured gummy fruits. crankycatlady gives you 5 white root beer-flavoured gummy worms. ernunnos tricks you! You lose 13 pieces of candy! icecelt gives you 8 red-orange blueberry-flavoured gummy bears. ijk tricks you! You lose 5 pieces of candy! literaryladybug gives you 1 light yellow root beer-flavoured miniature candy bars. moonwalker tricks you! You get a rock. scarcrest gives you 14 light blue root beer-flavoured gumdrops. sqlrob gives you 6 green cola-flavoured gummy bears. teri_lee gives you 14 light yellow cola-flavoured gummy bears. 30something…

Broken things. Mail problems. Ugh.

Recently, smugglers threw tons of pot overboard to avoid being apprehended. The weed drifted to shore where it was immediately eaten by gulls, kittiwakes and other sea birds. It has been reported that by the end of the week there wasn't a tern unstoned. – Lloyd Candow It's way too early on a Saturday morning for puns. I should be flogged

Can't wait – the Austin Celtic Festival is coming up next week! Since we didn't make it to any ren fests this year, I'm jonesin' for some bagpipes!! Mmmm… the Rogues are going to be there!! And the Killdares! OK. I'm all right now. :) We're getting a new dining table and a couple of bookcases today! It's the giftmas present to the house this year. Apparently, I like mission oak. When I really like something at a furniture store, it usually turns out to be the mission oak style. May go to the new car show this weekend, we'll…

I've had it for almost a year now, and have taken almost a thousand pictures. Here's a few of the latest (cat pics, of course) My what big teeth you have, little one! A more sophisticated pose… Can I borrow a cup of cat?

A woman in Pakistan doing cut-rate clerical work for UCSF Medical Center threatened to post patients' confidential files on the Internet unless she was paid more money.To show she was serious, the woman sent UCSF an e-mail earlier this month with actual patients' records attached. The violation of medical privacy – apparently the first of its kind – highlights the danger of “offshoring” work that involves sensitive materials, an increasing trend among budget-conscious U.S. companies and institutions.

OK, so I never got around to posting last week's stats. It was a loss of .8, for which I was grateful, considering. Today's weigh-in was quite satisfactory though – I lost 3 pounds!! Stats are on my info page. Looking over my food log, here's what I think I did differently: I've been (prior to last week) consistently eating 5-7 points under my points target. This week, for 5 out of 7 days I ate 2-3 points over my points target. Also, 5 out of 7 days, I had something for breakfast, even if it was just yogurt. Hmm.…

Student faces federal charges in airline box cutter case Dumbass shouldn't have sent the email.

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