Ah man, friend fail! I went over to help K get her luggage up. Her cat's boyfriend came inside to visit, except he was spooked by my presence and went to hide under a bed upstairs and she needs to get him out and back to the other Sarah's before she goes to bed, which she'd like to be now. Of course, I can't help cause he doesn't know me so well.

The DH and I just started doing Atkins, so much meat and salad is in our future. Not looking forward to making lunch before work every day.

When I was on the Atkins and bringing a salad for lunch every day, I just made them all at once. So much easier!

Tom, that poster is awesome.

oops, double-post

Very awesome, Tom.

I love it, too. And it's pinkish on the bottom!

Very happy Tom sent msbelle that.

Not going to friend a friend's emotionally manipulative ex. I don't care if it has been nearly a decade and she's happily married with kids. Shit stunk and was fucked up. Some of our other friends appear to have forgiven, but ...no. I don't need people capable of that crap anywhere near me.

Nora I didn't say it here before and only thought it on fbook but Yippee! And congratulations.

Thanks! Though apparently I have a job interview for another job- I get nervous about the New Orleans way of doing things- I accepted the job on Friday and have been waiting on confirmation on when I'm supposed to start ever since. I had the interview scheduled before getting the offer, and have been loathe to cancel it before something more concrete comes up with this job. I thought it wouldn't do any harm to hold off on cancelling, except... I just found out that the second job has been calling my references!

So, you know. Awkward! I just don't wanna close any doors until I feel like something's actually finalized. eep.

For those of you planning out your meals this week, I offer this tidbit from the Chron:

As a veteran faculty member at the Stanford University Medical School, Dr. John Farquhar has seen thousands of patients try to beat cancer with aggressive chemotherapy treatments that "blast them with terrible side effects." But, as the founder of Stanford's Prevention Research Center, he believes he has helped other patients beat cancer before it starts using nature's medicine: vegetables and fruits.

Farquhar has worked at the university for 30 years as a professor, a cardiologist and the co-founder of the Stanford Prevention Research Center. He co-teaches a popular course called "The Best Diet Ever," (see box) in which he preaches the merits of five foods with strong anti-cancer agents: soy, onions, broccoli, tomatoes and blueberries.

Salad is good when someone else makes it, except then it tends to not have quite the things I want. So, salad bar is good.

I go to this place practically every day when I haven't brought my lunch: [link]

They have a massive salad bar, and if I'm particularly hungry I can always top it off with something from the hot bar, like the steamed sole with black olive sauce. (Or, you know, the crab rangoon or something if I really need something fried and crunchy.)