'First Date'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
That's one of the things Michael Pollen stresses in his latest book: quality not quantity. If you use that mantra it generally helps you eat less and usually means you're supporting sustainability, etc.
ETA: I'm finally leaving to go put on some pants!
7.9 earthquake in China. Many dead.
Wallybee lived in Chengdu until she was 12.
Wallybee lived in Chengdu until she was 12.
Does she have family there, bt?
It's worrisome.
Ugh, I can't imagine how she's feeling.
Does she have family there, bt?
No, her (uni-educated) parents were both sent to Chengdu from Shanghai as part of a policy to develop the hinterland (and to keep possible bourgeois elements out of the way). Sent separately, they met there, which is kind of cool. All her family is back around Shanghai or Zhejiang province. But Wallybee called home anyway, given the shocks could be felt over most of the country.
Ugh, I can't imagine how she's feeling.
Yeah, she's been clocking a lot of time on the Chinese news sites.
I was talking to one of my coworkers today who spent the summer after she got married in Chengdu -- not even anywhere near spending her childhood, and yet she was just about in shock over it. I'm sure it's a hundred times worse for Wallybee. Much love coming her way.
I've used SparkPeople. I found the food tracking section to be well configured.
That's what I liked about it--I actually like it better than WeightWatchers, because it's almost as easy to use and gives you a lot more information to analyze your diet.
I was really upset about the news from China. 7.9, that's unfathomable to me. And yeah, what sarameg was saying about Burma too. So scary.
OMG, am I reading this article right?? They're going to ban clove cigarettes???
I was under the impression that clove cigarettes didn't have tobacco in them. I guess that's wrong?