we'll be in the running to win a trip to San Diego Zoo. That would be nice.

A trip to the San Diego zoo? I suspect some buffistas might happen to organize to e there if you and kiddo were too!

I've never been good at long term rewards ( thus part of the issue with dieting--payoff is too slow, as opposed to the immediate reward of cake or whatever)

Well, norovirus sux.

I'm down five pounds, so that's nice I guess...

And delaying buying something until I reach a goal has never worked for me either.

Me either. Not since the 90s, where I delayed buying the video "Echidna: The Survivor" for a few months, and by the time I went back for it, it had been discontinued and was not available anywhere.

I admit it's part of my not being able to resist buying things that helped lead to this system. I HAVE the new TARDIS watch, I'm just not allowed to have it have it yet. (But I did earn a different watch and my stuffed R.O.U.S. by meeting other goals. And I recruited friends when I didn't think I could trust myself - my BFF held onto the other watch until I earned it. ThinkGeek/USPS held onto the R.O.U.S.)

we'll be in the running to win a trip to San Diego Zoo. That would be nice.

Nice even for people who aren't part of the Tea Family!

Ooh, no fun, Trudy! I hope you're feeling much better soon. And enjoy your suddenly loose jeans until healthy eating comes back, I guess. {{{ Trudy }}} That's a safe distance so as not to jostle you if you're still feeling iffy.

as opposed to the immediate reward of cake or whatever

Did someone say cake? Ooo! Where?? Yum!

Now it's time for that exciting guessing game: Am I actually feeling queasy, or is it because I've barely eaten in the past two days?

So I may have just made a mistake on facebook and I probably need to go delete a comment I made on a post my aunt made. She's turned into a very NRA, 2nd amendment there should be no limits on gun ownership type of person and I don't understand it.

She had something up about repost this if you support the 2nd amendment which I think is in response to FB changing their rules about gun posts, but they are changing in part because illegal gun sales are going down via facebook. In one case a guy traded an assault rifle for a hand gun. Or tried to. When the police searched his home they found another assualt rifle, hundres of rounds of ammo, over a dozen clips for that type of rifle and 3 scopes.

The repost thing ends with guns don't kill people people kill people.

Yes that's true! people kill people - WITH GUNS! anyway I'mg oing to go delete my post, I'm not feeling well and wishing I could call in sick tomorrow.

good lord. Someone tried to get into with me at church about my lefty ways. I said I did not support the gun lobby and I support a women's right to choose thinking that would shut them down, but no…. they started in on the Dems wanting to take away people's guns. I may or may not have said that I did not think people needed fucking AK47s.

Jilli, you haven't eaten. That's the queasy. Plus dental recovery.

I miss TJ's fiber fruit things. I would go back in time and buy them all if I could. Easy peasy and tasty.

I felt eh, banged my knee at work (okay, I noticed mostly because I showered and it's one of my spectacular bruises), ICEd but then went to yoga and avoided my knee. Feel totally better. Knee hurts but it'll heal. Omg, stretching and exercise.

My rule is not to argue on Facebook. Mostly this means I avoid Facebook.

So, last night, just after the DH and I made some sweet sexytimes, I asked him, "Will you still want to have sex with me when I'm old?" He looked at me with great love and said "You ARE old." Made me laugh really hard. I know of nowhere else I could share that story but here in Bitches.

Love it! I mean, seriously, that is knowing you married the right person.

Tom, I hope your nummy sounding supper was as delicious for your spirit as it was for your tastebuds. Cooking tasty food that is also healthy (olive oil is totally healthy) is excellent self-care.

Trudy, I hope you get to feeling better quickly.

Somebody on my Fb feed posted some silly thing about leaving a gun out and watching it, that it never did anything to hurt anybody just sitting there on its own, blah blah blah. So I came back with

Dear Guns: We know it's not your fault that bigots who can't tell the difference between loud music and actual life-threatening situations get their hands on you. We know it's not your fault that lazy, forgetful POSes who can't be bothered to secure you properly let their kids get their hands on you. We know it's not your fault that those who make and sell you value their money and power so much more than than they value the lives of other people's children. It's not your fault, guns. But do us a favor, will you? Try to go off more often while you are tucked into the waistbands of the fools and bigots before they have the chance to do stupid or hateful things to other people. So much love, the rest of us.

The funny thing is, the guy clicked like on that reply.