Sunday, November 23, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Ack, sick.
Long time, no blog.
Don't expect any glittering jewels of wisdom from this one. I'm sick. Cold or allergies or sinus something. Hope I'm well for tomorrow, I have to go to work.
I'm trying this whole vegetarian thing. Not because I feel sorry for the animals (really, I do, but I've managed to push that issue out of my mind for the past 24 years), but more just to see if I can do it. And to see if I lose any weight by cutting out animal fat. Today is the second day, and I'm planning to do it at least until Thanksgiving. So far so good, I was never that much of a meat person, so it's not such a shock. Oliver would absolutely die if he tried it--he is a carnivorous beast.
Last night I ate a veggie burger for the first time. I was super impressed, it was the most delicious! I don't like homemade hamburgers, but the pan-fried veggie burger hit the spot. I had sweet potato fries with it. Yum.
Here's what I expect from this little experiment--it's going to force me to cook at home more than I eat out (eating out is my downfall), because I can't count on tasty vegetarian options at every restaurant. This will lead to me eating less grease, less harmful animal fat, more vegetables. I bet I'll lose about 5 lbs.
For supper I made bowtie pasta with alfredo sauce containing gorgonzola cheese, grilled onions, broccoli, peas and spinach. Didn't even miss the chicken.
But it's only day 2.
Don't expect any glittering jewels of wisdom from this one. I'm sick. Cold or allergies or sinus something. Hope I'm well for tomorrow, I have to go to work.
I'm trying this whole vegetarian thing. Not because I feel sorry for the animals (really, I do, but I've managed to push that issue out of my mind for the past 24 years), but more just to see if I can do it. And to see if I lose any weight by cutting out animal fat. Today is the second day, and I'm planning to do it at least until Thanksgiving. So far so good, I was never that much of a meat person, so it's not such a shock. Oliver would absolutely die if he tried it--he is a carnivorous beast.
Last night I ate a veggie burger for the first time. I was super impressed, it was the most delicious! I don't like homemade hamburgers, but the pan-fried veggie burger hit the spot. I had sweet potato fries with it. Yum.
Here's what I expect from this little experiment--it's going to force me to cook at home more than I eat out (eating out is my downfall), because I can't count on tasty vegetarian options at every restaurant. This will lead to me eating less grease, less harmful animal fat, more vegetables. I bet I'll lose about 5 lbs.
For supper I made bowtie pasta with alfredo sauce containing gorgonzola cheese, grilled onions, broccoli, peas and spinach. Didn't even miss the chicken.
But it's only day 2.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Boycott Twilight!!
Recently I was a fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, and even more recently I came to strongly dislike it. I found out a little piece of information last night that is spurring me to write this blog. So, with no further ado, let me present:
20 Reasons Why Twilight SUCKS
1. The Twilight movie is the reason why the opening of Harry Potter has been pushed to July 2009
2. The book is based on the author's forbidden Mormon wet dream.
3. I firmly believe that Stephenie Meyer TOTALLY RIPPED OFF Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series which came out four years before Twilight.
4. Stephenie Meyer won't admit that she ripped anyone off--she denies that she's ever read any vampire literature before.
5. The Twilight series is infused with the author's anti-feminist Mormon values.
6. The main character's name is Isabella (which means beautiful) Swann. Barf.
7. Renesmee.
8. Bella is the most pathetic dependent person an author could have conceived, who can't function when Edward is gone. The book implies that a woman is nothing without a man.
9. Another Mormon infusion: Bella graduates high school, gets married to a MUCH older man, and IMMEDIATELY has a baby.
10. Werewolves "imprinting" on babies and children. Gross. Reminds me of medieval betrothing.
11. Plot holes pepper the last book.
12. Meyer spends three books writing about the terror of newborn vampires, but when Bella becomes a vamp this is a non-issue, and there is no explanation why not.
13. Half of the last book is spent building up for a fight that never happens. Meyer probably wants to make some money off another book.
14. Edward is very controlling.
15. Weird bruise-causing vampire sex.
16. Edward and Bella can't have sex before they're married, and personally I'm a huge fan of premarital sex :P
17. The author calls vampire spit "venom"--it just always bothered me.
18. Twilight devoured valuable hours of my life that I can never have back--on my deathbed I will be saying, "Need...more.......time..........Shouldn't....have...read...............Twilight."
19. Renesmee--that IS a stupid made-up name a young teenage mother would choose, almost like Abcde.
20. Disgusting bone-breaking demon baby pregnancy.
2. The book is based on the author's forbidden Mormon wet dream.
3. I firmly believe that Stephenie Meyer TOTALLY RIPPED OFF Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series which came out four years before Twilight.
4. Stephenie Meyer won't admit that she ripped anyone off--she denies that she's ever read any vampire literature before.
5. The Twilight series is infused with the author's anti-feminist Mormon values.
6. The main character's name is Isabella (which means beautiful) Swann. Barf.
7. Renesmee.
8. Bella is the most pathetic dependent person an author could have conceived, who can't function when Edward is gone. The book implies that a woman is nothing without a man.
9. Another Mormon infusion: Bella graduates high school, gets married to a MUCH older man, and IMMEDIATELY has a baby.
10. Werewolves "imprinting" on babies and children. Gross. Reminds me of medieval betrothing.
11. Plot holes pepper the last book.
12. Meyer spends three books writing about the terror of newborn vampires, but when Bella becomes a vamp this is a non-issue, and there is no explanation why not.
13. Half of the last book is spent building up for a fight that never happens. Meyer probably wants to make some money off another book.
14. Edward is very controlling.
15. Weird bruise-causing vampire sex.
16. Edward and Bella can't have sex before they're married, and personally I'm a huge fan of premarital sex :P
17. The author calls vampire spit "venom"--it just always bothered me.
18. Twilight devoured valuable hours of my life that I can never have back--on my deathbed I will be saying, "Need...more.......time..........Shouldn't....have...read...............Twilight."
19. Renesmee--that IS a stupid made-up name a young teenage mother would choose, almost like Abcde.
20. Disgusting bone-breaking demon baby pregnancy.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Lizzie's Coming!
I am using the computer at Oliver's house. The S and D keys on this keyboard don't always work. I will try my best to correct misspellings, but if anything is missing d's and s's, don't blame me, kay?
I'm not sure I have any astute observation tonight. I feel like my brain is basically fried, having played Sims all day. The problem with the Sims is that I compose these elaborate schemes in my head for my characters, and then I obsessively play the game until the schemes come to fruition. Sometimes this takes an absurdly long time. I just spent the last hour and a half trying to turn one of my sims into a werewolf because she's the roommate/sister of vampires. I just keep waiting for the glowing-eyed head werewolf dog to come over, but he hasn't yet. I think I give up for tonight.
I'm also watching movies in the background. I watched all of Interview with the Vampire, and a part of Lagaan. Lagaan is this very good Bollywood-ish movie with bad ass dance sequences. I think I envy the women their saris, I think they're beautiful.
Lizzie is in San Antonio. I realized tonight that I miss her a whole bunch--every time she comes to visit (which is seldom) Em and I only get to see her for like an hour. She's my vanishing bridesmaid.
I am supposed to go running at 11. Been putting it off, but someone has to run off these jelly rolls to fit in her wedding dress. Luckily I ate ALL the cookie dough last week, which means I will not be eating cookie dough this week. Is that sound logic or what?
I'm not sure I have any astute observation tonight. I feel like my brain is basically fried, having played Sims all day. The problem with the Sims is that I compose these elaborate schemes in my head for my characters, and then I obsessively play the game until the schemes come to fruition. Sometimes this takes an absurdly long time. I just spent the last hour and a half trying to turn one of my sims into a werewolf because she's the roommate/sister of vampires. I just keep waiting for the glowing-eyed head werewolf dog to come over, but he hasn't yet. I think I give up for tonight.
I'm also watching movies in the background. I watched all of Interview with the Vampire, and a part of Lagaan. Lagaan is this very good Bollywood-ish movie with bad ass dance sequences. I think I envy the women their saris, I think they're beautiful.
Lizzie is in San Antonio. I realized tonight that I miss her a whole bunch--every time she comes to visit (which is seldom) Em and I only get to see her for like an hour. She's my vanishing bridesmaid.
I am supposed to go running at 11. Been putting it off, but someone has to run off these jelly rolls to fit in her wedding dress. Luckily I ate ALL the cookie dough last week, which means I will not be eating cookie dough this week. Is that sound logic or what?
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