I am also having Indian food tonight because of Buffistas. And I am a hypochondriac who is beginning to think I have ADD, too. And man, was I inattentive in kindergarten and first grade, but somehow I snapped out of it and got good at school? But I feel like I am falling apart as a 40 something. Like, if I had kids or a relationship or anything, I could not do it. I just whirlwind cleaned my house for a rental inspection, and I somehow thought I would not be doing that any longer when I was a real grown up.

Zen, there was something on Tumblr about language to use for a chronic illness to get doctors to take you seriously, and I believe the magic phrase was something like "It's affecting my ability to work/concentrate/enjoy my life/interact with my family", or whatever.

Yeah -- "The pain is affecting my ability to do my job" is usually what works for me, when I need it.

I ate a normal amount at the 50th anniversary party cookout I was just at.... and then I could not stop shoving cookies in my piehole. WTF.

I ended up napping for an hour and then making cookies, while listening to my new favorite podcast: Science versus.... This episode was on Science versus Organic food, which was great. The premise is that this highly-cheerful Australian woman investigates the actual science behind various issues, like gun control, fracking, and organic food.

Turns out there isn't a ton of science supporting the individual health benefits of organic food. Which justifies me in my reluctance to spend $2.49 for a bunch of kale that costs under a dollar for the regular version.

And now I have a pile of peanut butter cookies, oh no.

Turns out there isn't a ton of science supporting the individual health benefits of organic food. Which justifies me in my reluctance to spend $2.49 for a bunch of kale that costs under a dollar for the regular version.

Yeah, there are some things where I try to buy organic, but that's a lot more for the environmental impact than the health impact. And I really do need to do more research on that, too, because I know that I haven't read enough about it to actually justify the way I buy stuff.

Watching S2 of Great British Bake-Off, and I am craving like a mofo for some shortbread.

I'm already thinking about an elaborate Christmas dessert, so I don't just start randomly baking all the time. I had been thinking buche de Noel, but maybe there's something wackier from GBBO I should try.

maybe there's something wackier from GBBO I should try

There's the nun made of ladyfingers, which sounds much more elegant in French. Or the conical tower made of profiteroles.

I did a croquembouche (the tower of profiteroles) last year or the year before.

can someone explain to me why "come my lady, come come my lady" stupid song is stuck in my head. is it in some commercial? was it on a tv show? WHY?!?!