Yeah, -t, it was fancy. And their branding slog, "we see the inner you", made me laugh.

Literally! Hee.

That's hilarious!

I think I probably vote Christopher Moore, aurelia, depending on which book you have to hand. With the caveat that saving books for later is not a skill I have ever developed, so I am not even considering that aspect.

TJ's in NYC solves that problem by simply not having parking lots.

Same in downtown Chicago.

They've got a lot. A confusing, badly designed, and hard to find lot. Still better than South Loop.

Isn't their target demographic supposed to be one that eschews automobiles anyway?

Not in Cincinnati. There is nothing about this area that discourages cars.

The TJ's I go to really has an adequate amount of space but is full of TERRIBLE drivers. But it was like that before the TJ's was there.

Towson? Or Columbia (plenty of lotspace, costco gas station NIGHTMARE?) I liked the Pikesville one, shared a lot with a B&N, I parked over by it, no drama.

Even the desert TJs', where space is not at a premium, have reasonably crappy parking lots. For us. But still.

When I lived in Towson (technically Loch Raven Blvd just within the Baltimore line), we had no TJ's.

TJs around here tend to have very tight parking lots, but I go on weekdays when I can, and I can usually find a spot. I used to hit the TJs in Lafayette on the way back from visiting my folks, and that was awesome: lots of parking, and the aisles in the shop itself were so wide! Heavenly.

Hmm. I seem to have left my phone in my sister's car. I hope I did, anyway...

We can and do bike to TJs, but that only works when we're picking up just a couple items.

Plus there is the final indignity that you have to pay a small fortune to park.

Don't get me started. bah!

I park around the corner from the TJ's in a side street and never go into their parking lot. It's about two blocks away but worth it to avoid the lot.

Basically a vegan diet, sigh.

Let me introduce you to my new crack: roasted cauliflower!

Oh, you probably already know about it. But it's so good.

I've been trying to change my diet this year and raise my exercise level (because being sedentary is so freakin' bad for your body).

I'm finding my relationship to food changing and how I understand my body's appetite.

I haven't outright excluded anything, but I eat so much less red meat, and cut out sugars (not entirely) and conscious about carbs. And really making an effort to focus on protein and healthy vegetables and making them taste good.

In short: lunch is usually Greek yogurt with diced apples and half a spoonful of honey. And it's really good.

Anyway, I've lost five pounds since the beginning of the year and I'm exercising three days a week. It's making a difference.