askye, that is so good to hear. And thanks for the yoga rec, I may check that out! I need something to do on nights when I don't have time to go to a class, which is most nights.

You guys, I have off today! Huzzah. It's a gloomy, pouring rain day but I don't care. Maybe I'll go see a movie or something.

I did an intake session with a DBT therapist yesterday. She's not in network (boo) but is willing to drop the fee by a third since I won't get anything back from insurance (OON deductible is $5K). I'm excited to be back in therapy. I noticed again yesterday how important it is to me to tell my stories in an entertaining and intelligent fashion. Have to prove I'm smart, have to get people to like me.

I've been reading and lurking but I don't have a meara, so ~ma to them as needs it.

askye, it is good to hear that you are feeling better.

smonster, I'm glad you found someone you can work with.

Ick. A teacher at a high school that I attended for a while was arrested for having sex with a 16-year-old student. I remember him -- we were always joking about him being a perv, and there were some rumors going around, but never anything that added up to an actual accusation. Though someone else who went there tells me that, a couple of years after I'd left, there was a girl who accused him of something, but then she retracted it.

Somewhat interesting, though not really surprising, to notice the reaction from former students -- a lot of male former students are saying publicly that this is a huge shock, that they never would have expected to hear anything like this. A lot of female former students are saying privately that he always seemed kind of creepy, and remember specific things he said or did that were just "off."

askye, I'm glad to hear things are starting to look up for you.

smonster, I hope the new therapist works out for you.

Hil, ick is right.

I shouldn't have said the other day that I'm never hungry on the GD diet because suddenly I'm starving all the time. New stage of pregnancy?

There is a reason I take time off around my birthday. There is never a promise that the day will be what I hope. Today I am spending time with cat number 2 at the vet. He was sick all night. And now I get to sit and wait. I am pretty sure he is improved from last night, but he is here.

Askye you sound so much better!

Sorry, about the Ick Hil

And good to hear you are hungry AJ

Congrats to the 5 k runners

Hungry is difficult when I'm not allowed to eat more than what the diet says I can eat. I guess I'll call the dietician back if it persists.

Has anyone here dropped cable? Is there anyway to do that and watch local channels as well as cable news shows without a cable box?

Has anyone here dropped cable? Is there anyway to do that and watch local channels as well as cable news shows without a cable box?

I've done it. For local channels, you can get an antenna, but that depends on how good your reception is -- where I live, all the channels are broadcast from the other side of a mountain, and antennas are fairly useless, but for people in less mountainous areas, you can get local channels that way. Which particular cable news shows do you want to see?