It must be good because it's dribbled over here to this part of the world already.

Drink THIS and you'll forget all about loosing weight for at least a couple hours:

Bloody Caesar

• 1 oz vodka
• Celery salt
• 1 dash Worchestershire sauce
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce
• Clamato juice
• Salt
• Pepper

Mixing instructions:
Rim tall glass with celery salt, fill with ice and ingredients. Garnish with a celery stick, straw, and lime.

Bottoms up!

Yes! Lush has freedom to potty any time she wants! That is good news! I've always wondered about the potty issue when I buy a latte at one of those roadside espresso stands. Where do they go??? Freedom to potty is a job pre-requisite for me. Even if I don't know how to spell it.

In one hour I will be whisked away to happy hour at the Heathman Hotel and then the symphony. Wish I knew something about classical music. Oh well. I know how to enjoy it. Especially after happy hour.

You will be thrilled to know that I managed to get employee w-2's out today, the last possible day for me to do it.

Have a loverly weekend!

keeeeeeeee wwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee----come to canada and live---it's like the other side of the planet,only colder----------went to see Bruce Cockburn tonight---he is a well known {in Canada anyway} folk singer------he is a MAJOR activist song writer----that can get TEDious for sure--------------but he has a gorgeous voice and is an amazing guitarist!!!! Cherry likely knows who he is!!!

i have sent you a fine diamond ring---sell it and meet Peaches at the Gulag Archipelago----the temperature is the same at my house----i will bring the vodka and sugar will hitchhike as it's only up the street a bit from her

I stayed up way late last night.... net surfing and dreaming about making a fortune knitting... Yeah, that's likely! wish I could figure a way to get people to give me money without having to work.....
Kiwi, you're probably right about buying another diet book... I could just as well go back to Sugar Busters... it was in my box to give to HalfPrice Books.... and I did lose quite a bit on that... but it is apparently the exercise (which I've yet to get motivated ENOUGH about) that makes the difference.
I'm happy to do a slug/sloth/eggplant imitation. Though NONE of those are particularly therapeutic, and I've never seen any of them knit.

Got a late start on the day... had an enormous breakfast.... but not too many calories.... I think the Drunken Caesar is a good idea... vegetables AND a buzz... and a SMALL bit of dirty rice.... maybe roast the edame beans that are at risk of freezer burn....

Wabby-- keep listening to classical music and reading the CD cases or "liner notes" That way the dose of "learning" is swallowable. It does help to know a bit about the composer and his/her era... and a bit about the structure of the piece.... I was amazed to find out that basically symphonies (and sonatas) all use the same structure.... so it is the variation that makes so much difference. Hope the concert is entertaining. I used to have season tickets on Sunday afternoon and I ALWAYS fell asleep after intermissiion. Fortunately that was back before my snoring got to sonic boom decibel level.

Oh durn. I sent DH to the store and forgot to add the ingredients for a drunken Caesar to the list. You wouldn't believe all the junk he bought! We're only having 2 people over tomorrow and I think he cleaned out the junk food aisle. Ah well, never fear, I'm sure I'll be able to finish up all the leftovers in jig-time!

Excellent, I'm looking forward to my diamond ring. I think you'll like the Gulag Archipelago, Peachie, lots of interesting people there. There might be a language barrier, but I'll bring lots of blue jeans to use for barter. Doesn't it look lovely? Definitely my kind of place. Peter the Great visited there to defend Russia from Sweden and while he was hanging around, he helped build a wooden church that still stands today. I think a Czar who does carpentry is an excellent idea. Kind of like Jimmy Carter only a little less civilized. Although I must say, rather dashing if he really looked like the painting below..

Amazing to see such gorgeous architecture and such shabby housing.

I think a cow of the Lohani breed could live quite well in such a cold isolated place.

Kiwi, cheer up.
Sell your diamond and we'll all go to Las Vegas. I want to go to the place that is faux-Venice.

I must go be productive. bye

See yas all there! It's like head north and veer a bit over to the right, eh?

Computer was acting weird AGAIN last night. Wouldn't even start Windows. Boy was I in a panic. We somehow got it started again today. Phew! Trying to get internet access on the other computer which runs on XP but the ISDN USB thingie won't work. It's all so confusing.

Unfortunately, I think exercise IS the key to weight loss. Diets just don't work in the long run, and they're sure not gonna get you any muscles! This is coming from someone who had a lovely cold, ate lots of chocolate yesterday and hasn't exercised since Thursday, but what the h*ll.