Is there any reason to bring my medical insurance card with me overseas?

Glad those weren't worse, msbelle! And I hope you can get some good food in you.

Why wouldn't you, -t. It takes up minimal space.

Thanks, Nanita, I never would have thought to ask that.

Msbelle, gas up early and often.

Yikes, msbelle! Glad things worked out.

I have half a butternut squash in my fridge! Maybe it will turn into that flatbread.

My parent's oldest son goes to court in two days. Much ~ma for him going to prison. Seriously. If only to dry him up for a bit. My mum can't kick him out, even though he's still stealing their money and cars to buy more alcohol, because he'll fall into a worse crowd than a family of enablers. I get it, he's her son. I'm so afraid he'll get off with a fine and community service or something else equally unhelpful to his health and current lifestyle.

I am eating panko-crusted tilapia with roasted asparagus and red bell pepper for dinner.

Where are you going overseas, -t? Probably not, but I'd take it just in case.

That flatbread sounds good, and the recipes sound tempting, Gris! But what I'd want is for them to also provide calorie counts--do they do that? I know for some of their recipes in the magazine they would. (I used to buy it all the time, back when you couldn't have your kindle on for the first or last part of the flight).

I had a big salad today for lunch! I tried out this new semi-ridiculous hipster place--it's a cold-pressed juices store, but also has some food. The salad was raw "massaged" kale with rhubarb (pickled maybe?) and very thinly sliced apple, and almonds, and chicken. And who knows what else. It was quite delicious! Not sure it was quite big enough, though (and $12 after tax, without tip...probably not a good frequent lunch plan).

Am supposed to talk to my boss first thing tomorrow about some of this work ridiculousness. I'm semi-over some of the nonsense from last week, and mostly going "WTF are these people DOING all day??" but I think I want to instead focus our talk on a higher-level career way (in the question of "in order to get promoted do I need to take this lower paying new version of my job? Because I don't wanna, but am not getting any of the opportunities to do higher-level stuff right now because those people are all doing it!") Rather than "OMG what are they DOING all day and why do *I* have to do it instead??" and "WTF WHY DO THEY NOT ANSWER MY DAMN EMAILS?"

Ooh, that sounds good, shrift.

And this all reminds me to sign up for a CSA.

Real simple doesn't do calorie counts for their quick dinner recipes, sadly, though I have found the provided calorie counts for most recipes to usually be woefully wrong when checked with my actual ingredients. Cooking Light cheats for sure; every ingredient they use must be chosen for the calorie count, and their portions are ridiculously tiny. So now if I'm counting I do it myself, PITA that it is.

True, Suzi. I carry it with me when I run, just in case, so it's kind of slotted into "essentials" in my head, but it occurred to me that maybe it isn't. But it's not a big deal either way.

I think I am mostly packed. Couple things still in the laundry, and all the stuff I can't pack until the last minute, but that's basically it. And I have my passport and a bunch of credit cards in my "personal item", that's probably all I really truly need.

I should really mow the lawn before I go, it's already looking shaggy and weedy. Not today, though. If it was already getting dark I would feel much more righteous about that.