She also has gargoyles. Small yard ones, not, like, Ghostbusters-sized ones. But still. She has about 3 or 4 of those, too.

Gargoyles are cool, though. Gnomes - nsm, imo.

Gargoyles are cool, though. Gnomes - nsm, imo.

Unless the Gargoyles are armed with spears and the Gnomes armed with swords and the two sides are fighting....

Serial:

I am being SUCH A GOOD GIRL.

Here is the background: When I went to the doctor on Tuesday, she said she thought the irregular periods thing was because of my weight. To me, that's about the clearest sign I could get that I need to go on a diet. It's like a yellow light -- my body has been good to me these last 26.5 years, and now it's signaling to me that it's not happy at the size it's at. Ignore that, and I could end up diabetic, or with heart problems; at the very least, I'll have a much harder time getting pregnant when I want to. So I'm heeding the yellow light and doing my best to lose weight now. (I haven't started a specific program yet, though I will probably rejoin Weight Watchers fairly soon. Right now, I'm just trying to eat as healthfully as I can stand.)

Which brings me to the "good girl" part. I work for a food-industry magazine, and, once in a blue moon, we get samples that are actually edible. Today, those samples are a gallon of Breyer's Vanilla and a bunch of Hershey's fudge sauce for sundaes. Mmmmm.

I? Put it on the lunchroom table and turned my back. Even though i'm hungry and all I packed was a Lean Cuisine I'm not sure I'll like and a banana.

I hope this willpower outlasts the ice cream.

If it does, you will be my willpower hero.

I'm figuring that, given the number of people in my office, it should be gone by 12:30. So if I just stay put until then....

(And, um, did I kill the thread? Didn't mean to.)

will-power ~ma to Lyra. I know I hate it when hotel schmoozers bring by cookies. or, I love it. depending on where cookies are placed that day in Nora's Life Scheme.

I am awake and at work, but I have no ice cream. This is both a relief and yet makes me sad.

OTOH, I'm wearing fabulously fun new shoes and this makes me happy.

I am having a brownie for lunch. That's ok, isn't it? It is the only thing that doesn't make me want to hurl.

SJ, your psych ought to know this is a standard side effect and ought to PRESCRIBE something. I used to be on Trazodone, now I'm on Elavil (for the migraines, but it's also a sleep aid.)

Thanks Betsy. I actually have a sleep aid, it just didn't really help. I got a little sleep late this morning. I'm not too worried about it. It'll go away in a couple of days.

(May 5 also = the day that Tom threw caution to the wind and kissed me, all out of the blue like that, three years ago!)

Awwwww!

Granted I'm not holding my breath but in 2 weeks from now I could be in my own place. TWO WEEKS!!

Yay, askye!

Go, Lyra! That is some strong willpower.

Epic, those shoes are adorable.

I am having a brownie for lunch. That's ok, isn't it?

To paraphrase Bill Cosby...

What's in that? Eggs. And Milk. And...wheat! That's nutrition!

(May 5 also = the day that Tom threw caution to the wind and kissed me, all out of the blue like that, three years ago!)

I second the awww. Great day to commemorate.