Swiped from If you've had LJ for over a year, look back to one year ago today and link back to and quote from your entries of that day. If you have more than one year, go back for the same day for each past year and quote for them as well. If you've had LJ for under a year, quote from the first month you had LJ and then halfway through the time you've had it. Had to take the nearest day, 'cause except for a special effort this past January, I don't post every day. :) 03/01/2003 YAY!!!!!!!!!…

Pet spider kills its owner “Spiders were running all over him,” said a spokesman. “They were coming out of his nose and mouth. Larger pieces of flesh had been torn off by the lizards and were taken back to the webs of tarantulas and other bird-eating spiders.

OK, so I forgot blew off recording this yesterday. I also managed to blow off recording what I ate yesterday, and haven't yet written down what I've eaten today. So, I'm off to a lovely start this week, eh? I have kept track of points though, and I'm pretty sure I'm in line there, but still it's annoying that I didn't. There was a post in the WW online forum (on http://www.weightwatchers.com) that asked members who've reached Lifetime (members who have reached their goal weight, have gone through a maintenance period and, theoretically, keep the weight off.) if they still…

Couples Shy Away From 9/11 Wedding Date Many couples are reluctant to get married on Sept. 11, said Sue Berning, director of catering at Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort in Galena, Ill., three hours west of Chicago. “I'll say, well, I do have Sept. 11 open, and they say 'Yeah, so does everybody else,'” Berning said. “They don't want to be rejoicing on that day when the country is mourning.” Pfui. I don't think I'd care. Horrible things happen every single day of the year – what's the difference? Besides that, according to the article, many places are offering discounts…

My best friend and her life partner got married Friday in San Francisco!! She said it was very surreal. :) They've been together for eight years as of this month.

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I'm going to saute some onions, garlic and mushrooms, then add them to some jar spaghetti sauce and simmer for a while. When the spaghetti and sauce are done, I'm going to saute the scallops I bought last night, and add them to my portion of the sauce – won't eat them, so more for me!

Starting weight: 291.8 lbs (08/11/2003) Last week: 258.8 lbs This week: 257.6 lbs Loss this week: 1.2 lbs Total loss: 34.2 lbs Loss rate: 1.25 lbs/week Flex points left: 0 I&apos;m beat, so this will be quick. Much better than the past few weeks. I was not feeling very positive about the whole weigh-in thing this week; in fact, I was this >    < close to using my get out of jail weigh in free card. But, I didn&apos;t – and it turned out I lost. Yay! This week I will focus on the same things I always need to focus…

“You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.” — Charles A. Beard