Wow, d, congratulations!

And congratulations to askye and Slartibarfast!

Portland pictures are very scant due to me being sick most of the time, but here's the best of the small batch:

We flew up Saturday and missed naptime. Matilda played ball in the backyard with her uncle and scampered around enjoying all the space while I lolled around being sick. On Sunday she was lethally adorable. On Monday morning she was in a Mood and I was feeling slightly better. We wandered the neighborhood exploring ecohome exhibits and collecting pinecones. There was a playground visit, fun with pipecleaners, watercolors, and yummy drinks. Matilda also watered vegetables, personified unflappable supervillainy, and teeter-tottered (with assistance). And then we came home. The end.

Even the slightest fever tends to make my thinking fucked up(So I live on the sun's surface...yay me) But you know... The cable was out for two hours this morning and I feel like I've survived an amputation...that ain't right, huh? No.

"Do you KNOW how many calories are in that?!?"

"Do you KNOW that's considered a rude question?"

Seriously. I think "treat him like your toddler" might be in order for him and Hil's office mate. No explaination, no discussion, and if they do it again just tell them its rude. If they want to make an issue of it to some higher authority let them try.

Argh. I am having no appetite control. My stupid body thinks that it is hungry ALL THE TIME. I need better snacking options. I am making hummus tonight, I think.

However, I am walking quite a bit. And I am getting a hand-me-down bike this weekend, so I'm making it a goal to ride 30 miles a week in addition to walking.

Man, real FBI badges are so much more boring than the ones you see on TV.

Argh. I am having no appetite control. My stupid body thinks that it is hungry ALL THE TIME. I need better snacking options. I am making hummus tonight, I think.

Might be due to the increased exercise- the body is pretty determined to acquire all the fuel it needs.

I go through periods of just always being hungry. then I go to just not being all that interested in food for a bit. It varies according to life stress, situations, and amount of exercise.

Is anyone else having a fantasy of having Hil's office mate and adviser trapped in an elevator with Steph's Chatty!Coworker?

Apparently my body decided it was sick after all and gave me a strange flu-like disease. I felt more or less fine yesterday, except for also being ravenously hungry. Then yesterday afternoon I had a half-hour sneezing fit. By 10 I'd lost my voice and now I have lungs full of crap that I'm coughing up with occasional deep coughs, but I'm otherwise starting to feel better. WTF?

Sounds like things are behaving better,Steph -- if not getting all better.

I have a co-worker that i very hard -working and basically nice. But ... some things are completely beyond her. Th biggest thing is that she eats very well, exercises, and is very healthy. Some one donated a book - sit and be fit-type of book. She was all "that's not exercise". Even after things were explained ( yes some people can't stand for long periods of time )she was skeptical. She is the food questioner. Luckily, I know a lot about food. -- so she gets lectures when she asks me questions.

The cable was out for two hours this morning and I feel like I've survived an amputation...that ain't right, huh? No.

If the internet is out for, like, 30 seconds, I FLIP OUT like a mammal.

Oh, totally. "Refresh, you piece of shit!"