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[ppfuf]

http://xkcd-rss.livejournal.com/344879.html Ouch. I haven’t updated this journal in a while, not because of facebook, but because my evil day job has eaten my brain. I don’t want to write about work, because if I let it spill over I fear there will be nothing else.
So here’s the not-work Friday Five (Wednesday wobbles?)
Dance: We’re about to move to our summer venue in Sunnyvale for 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Let me know if you need directions. The 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays are in Menlo Park.
Art: I’ve been a total slacker about the trencher project; partly because work’s been so crazy when I get home in the evening I can’t bear to spend any more time staring at a computer screen. I’ve been testing wafer recipes, and most of them were popular at the cook’s playdate last weekend. I’m going to try some of the waffle recipes. I made some marzipan waffles based on a late 16th century German cookbook and they were really good.
Garden: I’ve got the tomatoes in, and hope to plan some more basil this weekend. The violets have gone crazy, growing in every spot that has dirt. They’ve even taken over the cracks in the patio. The irises did not have a very impressive year. I need to figure out how to feed them. The plum tree looks like it will have a good year. It’s covered in fetal plums already.
Diet: I’m still down 50 pounds from my start weight. I’m hoping to do one last round of the crazystupiddiet this summer (after we get home from vacation in the land of poutine) and lose another15 pounds to get down to my long-term goal weight. It’s been 2 years, 6 months, 13 days since I started on this path. It’s been interesting. I made low-carb pizzas by putting toppings on portabella mushrooms last night. I really liked it, so I’ll try to add that to the repertoire of maintenance foods. Many thanks to learnteach, gormflaith and lifeofglamour who have inspired me to stay on the path.
Happy: I’ve seen three swallowtail butterflies already this summer. There’s a tiny red hummingbird living in the trees between me and lady next door. The hawk that lives on the airbase near work was picking up twigs a few weeks ago, and the other day I saw her flying with a companion. My parents have sold their house and are moving to Iowa (this is mixed-happy, I think it will be good for them, but I’m worried about them moving got the land of snow). After having grown up in an era when sun-bathing was just something teen girls did, I’m happy to say the dermatologist said I’m perfect. I think I’m finally getting to the place where I actually like going to the gym. And of course, I have the best husband in the universe, which makes everything better.

Comments

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

I really liked the spice wafer you brought over. I wish the cooks weren't so far away, but that's the site breaks.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Lessons learned for next time. The tables and electricity were nice. I'm glad you liked the wafer. I hope to put together a little booklet at some point.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Marzipan waffles? Mmmm...must try sometime.

I have a fabulous yoga teacher at 24 Hour Fitness in Mountain View. 7:30 on Monday. Yoga is fabulous exercise. I managed to do tree pose for about .0001 seconds this week, which is a great improvement.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

They were sourdough marzipan waffles. I think next time I'm going to try to make modern baking-powder waffles with marzipan. I've lusted for the almond waffles you can buy in the street in Belgium since I went there in ...2001? People are always "oooo, France" but honestly we had consistently better food in Belgium.

I used to belong to that 24hr. I get free membership at the gym at work, so I'm to cheap to pay for another. :(

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Marzipan waffles? Please share more details...

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

hmm, I missed the part about the marzipan waffles. Just as well, I think. :) although a joint marzipan/waffle fest could be fun!
I had one of Tangwystyl's cheese wafers too, but wafers are a problem food for me.

I second Klwilliam's recommendation of the yoga teacher

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

You left out: You've been to some fun weddings. SCA is still fun. You're doing good deeds, feeding Hotel d' Zink this month. Or did you mean to leave these things out?

Re: I second Klwilliam's recommendation of the yoga teacher

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Heh. I once I've been to all the 14 weddings this year I think I will write a journal entry dedicated to just that. :)

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I've become very fond of substituting portobello mushroom caps for all sorts of things they don't really resemble. Subbing them in for the English muffins in Eggs Benedict is a favorite.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

ooo, that's a great idea!