It is 8:13 and I have thus far accomplished 1. getting up 2. getting showered 3. starting laundry 4. starting ice cream 5. getting *more* laundry downstairs so I could do another load when the first one is finished 6. reading my blogs and comics for the day. 7. *not* eating a doughnut for breakfast 8. drinking 2 cups of water Not bad. :) I am, however, disappointed to note that despite going to the gym yesterday morning, I have not miraculously lost twenty pounds overnight. What a rip-off. :)…
Sharbat Gula
Sharbat Gula. That’s the name of the the Afghan girl who was on the cover of National Geographic seventeen years ago. That photograph, NG has said, is the one that more people than any other have written in to ask about: do they know her name? Do they know what happened to her? Did she survive? Now we know. She survived; she has three daughters of her own. She’s . . . My God. She’s alive. That simple fact makes me want to cry. I didn’t realize how much I…
wow, two years
Wow! I just realized today was my two year anniversary at Consumer Health Interactive. Wow. Two years. Wow!
splaaaah
splaaaah. too warm. probably dehydrated. bored. tired. splaaaaah.
gym
I went to the gym! I pretty clearly need to get there earlier than I did, though, in order to do a workout that feels worthwhile to me. I only had about half an hour, and I generally need 45 minutes or a little more, I think. But! I went. Yay me! It was very, very quiet. This gym has a year membership, so I’ll stay with it a year, but I’m not at all convinced I’ll re-sign-up. I admit, it’s nice to have equipment that’s in good shape, which…