Kat, I have no idea what I did with Kite Runner. I will buy you a replacement.

Please. No. I'm just moving books out of the house. I'm up to 8 boxes so far, not including curriculum which is what I'm sorting through tomorrow. So, it's not necessary in the least.

Except, you should really read Kite Runner. I think you'd like it.

Curse of Chalion is what I'm reading. But I'm nowhere in it yet -- the blurb hasn't started to happen yet.

I liked it alot. I'm really enjoying the Robin Hobb books that Kristin recommended right now (not, as we type, but like, today).

Wow, I'm having trouble typing (but not in editing) as I may be substantially fucked up from being out drinking at a really good beer place (I'm hosed on trappist monk beer, that seems wrong somehow) with one of my oldest pals.

Is LJ up? I should go look.

Is LJ up? I should go look.

depends on what cluster you are on.

Okay, I should not be up. Am tired.

depends on what cluster you are on.

No idea what cluster I'm on, but I appear to be up with a bunch of my FList (ita, theodosia, meara among others). Woo! And also, crap, need to catch up.

So, does anyone know about systemic candida? I only know a little anecdotal information.

Vonnie has a medical description above. In health food circles, many people think that a candida imbalance (i.e. too much) can cause all sorts of problems, from psoriasis-like symtoms, to headaches, to an upset stomach, and more. For me, when I get an imbalance like this, I notice a coating of the tongue, like thrush but not nearly as bad. I have found that going on a special candida diet helps alleviate these symptoms. You can get herbs for this at most natural food stores. Or you can do the diet alone. You can probably find a more detailed diet online or at a natural food store, but basically you want to cut out aged items and simple carbs. Whole grains are generally ok except wheat. Most vegetables are ok, but not most fruits (cranberry without added sugar and Granny Smith apples are the ok ones I remember). Processed foods are generally verboten, especially anything with white flour, sugar, vinegar, or yeast. Smoked or processed meats such as ham and bacon should be avoided. You should feel much better (or ready to kill yourself, depending on how important things like cheese and chocolate are to you) within two to four weeks. I lived for about a month on chicken breasts, fresh vegetables, brown rice and Granny Smith's. I did add some cottage cheese, because it wasn't explicitly on the diet I read, and losing all cheese sounded like torture. It was no fun, but I felt a lot better afterwards. I'd probably be a lot healthier if I stayed on this diet always, but...

Timelies!

Not only did I not die in a flaming embers crash, I got a row to myself on both legs of the trip, which was a greatly appreciated luxury, space to stretch out and arrange my junk on the seats around me and cross my legs without intruding on a stranger's personal space.

Unfortunately I pulled a muscle in my back lugging my luggage to the car, so the drive back to Somerville was unnecessarily interesting. So I left the big suitcase in the car in the hopes that I could move it in this AM... which I will do. Real soon now.

Aside from the back, it was a truly splendid vacation, one that I really needed.

Glad to hear you had a great time, and here's hoping your back feels better soon.

Oh, yay. We're in luck.

Last spring, Fox decided not enough people were watching Playing It Straight on free TV. Nine months later, it wants to see how many people are willing to watch the canceled reality series as a pay-per-view download.

All eight episodes of Playing It Straight, including the five unaired installments, will be available for $1.99 a pop, or $9.99 for the whole season, at Fox.com starting Monday.

"This is an experiment," Fox spokesman Scott Grogin said Friday. "We're going to see what the response is. There was a fairly vocal fan base for Playing It Straight. This is simply an opportunity to test the system."

Watch that back, Theo. They can be bitches.

Oh, and the real Edwardian House

ita! You should have put a spoiler warning on that link! Now I know how Playing It Straight ends. THE HORROR.