I know it's wednesday, but it's a while & well...I've been moving! So...

I appreciate...being 13 lbs to goal weight 7 months out
having a gym and indoor pool in my new place (if I can get the key 2 work)
the first christmas where food isn't an issue
sugar free chocolate
the first quiet saturday in far too long

But...I'm one of the 20% who can tolerate sugar - which may or may not be a good thing! I have to be super cautious now...which may be worse, than not tolerating it at all

The Poets' Asylum closes out 2009 with a feature by our slammaster, Bill MacMillan. MacMillan is the founder of the Worcester Poetry Slam and co-founder of the Worcester Poets' Asylum. Bill was a member of the Providence Slam Team that won the national championship in '96 & was later featured in the film SlamNation. He was the co-host of the 2005 iWPS in Worcester & has been on numerous Worcester slam teams. When not writing, Bill is an accomplished visual artist and armor conservator. He can drink more coffee than the average person, but still hates talking about himself in the third person.

Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover; please put some money in the bucket to support reading. It's the last reading of 2009 and it should be a good one.

The Poets' Asylum closes out 2009 with a feature by our slammaster, Bill MacMillan. MacMillan is the founder of the Worcester Poetry Slam and co-founder of the Worcester Poets' Asylum. Bill was a member of the Providence Slam Team that won the national championship in '96 & was later featured in the film SlamNation. He was the co-host of the 2005 iWPS in Worcester & has been on numerous Worcester slam teams. When not writing, Bill is an accomplished visual artist and armor conservator. He can drink more coffee than the average person, but still hates talking about himself in the third person.

Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover; please put some money in the bucket to support reading. It's the last reading of 2009 and it should be a good one.

I appreciate my husband.  ( Read more... )

i am so freaking close to my next goal. i told myself i would be 100lbs down by christmas. i am 99lbs down, but i have been stalling and fighting since november! sometimes i find myself self-sabotaging. i get into the depressed mindset where i feel like, if i'm not loosing weight, then why am i trying so damn hard. it's really hard to try to do the right things when i feel this way. i had hoped to be 118lbs down (one-derland) by now, but i've stalled 3 times since october. i'm only 5 months out, is the honeymoon really over? if so, how the hell am i supposed to lose the last 60lbs? (end rant ;-) )

wish me luck! i'm gonna hit the treadmill and eat light for the next 3 days.





lap rny 7/14/09
318/219/160

How cool of a "real" newsman to write about how important Jon Stewart is to news. http://2010.newsweek.com/top-10/new-thought-leaders/jon-stewart.html

I pet sit part time for a local company and right now I am taking care of a client with three dogs.  A chihuahua, a boston terrior, and a German Shepherd/Collie mix.

While this client is gone, she wants her dogs in crates.  No biggie.  They're all crate trained.  Well, the big one, Chubs, does not want to go in his crate.  He's lonely, I know and he knows what happens when he goes in the crate, he gets left alone for up to 13 hours (yeah, long time, I know, but the client paid for and wanted am-pm visits which are about 12 hours apart ish), stuck in that tiny space.  I understand that he doesn't like it, but his owner requested this and left him in the crate.

I spent an hour tonight trying to get him in his crate.  I have another job and can't spend a long time there.  I need to get in and out of the apartment as quickly as I can while letting them all do their business and feeding and watering them.  I tried treats, cheese, toys, gently guiding him in the crate, roughly guiding him in the crate, its just not working.  He tries to snap at me and growls at me.  He just won't go.

Do any of you know a way to get him in?  I really need to get him to go in quickly as starting todayI can't spend more than 30 minutes on the job (which is all that is required of me for a 3 dog residence).

Hi there. So, back in the day (as in, the Kilby days) I ran an e-mail digest out of AOL about the show and I'm trying to round up people who were on it. So...say hi if you were. Yep, that's all.

If one has a slew of books to donate to charity, where would one go?

Comments for Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Guest: Hugh Grant
Actor, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?"

This Sunday, December 20th, the Poets' Asylum welcomes Dane Kuttler as our feature. Kuttler grew up in northern New Jersey, where she learned about the wonders of independent coffee shops, and the importance of knowing one's origins. In college, Dane became a regular at the Hampshire Slam Collective, and participated in the first-ever Women of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit, MI. Her poetry is often lyrical and narrative, exploring themes of Jewish and queer identities, with a lot of love poems to her grandparents.

Join us at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it's how we pay the feature.

This Sunday, December 20th, the Poets' Asylum welcomes Dane Kuttler as our feature. Kuttler grew up in northern New Jersey, where she learned about the wonders of independent coffee shops, and the importance of knowing one's origins. In college, Dane became a regular at the Hampshire Slam Collective, and participated in the first-ever Women of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit, MI. Her poetry is often lyrical and narrative, exploring themes of Jewish and queer identities, with a lot of love poems to her grandparents.

Join us at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it's how we pay the feature.