My parents have TiVo. It’s hypnotic.
I know I haven’t posted for over a week. What you have to realize is that last night, I made level 40 on City of Heroes.
It’s not the max level. It’s not even the level at which you get the Epic Power Pool (that’s 41). But it is the level I really wanted to make over the winter break, and marks Andromeda Sparks’s* return to her traditional pink and yellow costume after several months in the greyscale tragic antihero ensemble. Of course, now I need to fix her bio to reflect this.
In other news:
- I have many new photos on Flickr. And more coming soon, I’m sure.
- My sister Hannah hit a deer with her car, but everyone is okay. Really, the deer hit her. It hurled itself into the front passenger side. Probably things were not going well in the forest.
- I finally found a pair of black ankle boots that I don’t hate, which is good, because I needed some.
- I also got grey snakeskin ballet flats. They are uber fucking cute.
- I got my parents to watch Firefly, and they like it. V. exciting.
- I have now maintained my goal weight for over a year (the anniversary was December 15). I am considering canceling my online WW membership, since I can pretty much track it myself on a spreadsheet if I want; I don’t need to pay them $17 a month to use their website to do it. Incidentally, if you’re interested in trying online WW, you can get a week free if you sign up now. I guess they’re cashing in on the New Year’s resolution market.
- I had a very nice Christmas. I got jewelry, and books, and knives, among other things.
- Last month, according to the big sign by the hospital, someone named their poor baby “Alivia.” Discuss: Who is worse off? Alivia or that other kid named “Orville,” which may be spelled correctly but, I think we can all agree, is a terrible name with which to saddle a child?
- And finally: In just about a week, I’m moving to Boston. With three cats. I’d better call the vet about those tranquilizers.
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*I hear that it is technically correct to elide the second S in singular possessives that themselves end with the letter “S,” e.g. “James’ book,” but I personally find it distressing.
December 31st, 2006 at 12:50 am
E. Cabell? You have four names and go by your second one as well? Have we discussed this before? (I’m so tired right now that that’s the most nonvapid thing I can contribute, so appreciate the act as the sentiment crystallized; the medium is the message and so forth) (aka Hey, happy holidays, Cabell! From Channing!)
December 31st, 2006 at 1:39 am
Well at least Orville wasn’t named Duane.
January 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Cabell,
Do you think that the online Weight Watchers was beneficial? Did you do that and go to meetings as well? What was your method of losing weight?
I’m curious because I have approximately 50 pounds to lose as soon as possible.
Thanks!
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:18 pm
V: Yes, I think online WW is great. I’m actually still using it, although as noted, I could probably cancel now. It’s $17 a month and doesn’t include any in-person meetings, which was exactly what I wanted–I didn’t want to work more meetings into my schedule, for one thing, and also I wasn’t crazy about going to them with a bunch of possibly nutso strangers. :p For some people, the accountability of face-to-face meetings really helps, but I was posting my weekly results to LJ and I think that met the same need.
What WW really helped me do was a) make better food choices and b) stop eating three times as much as I needed. I was never hungry on WW; I just made myself eat a reasonable amount and stop, and then the feeling of fullness caught up with me. I ate a LOT more fruits and vegetables (they’re low points; most veggies are 0 points), whole grains, etc., and I really thought about whether I wanted treats before I had them. They also have a recipe calculator so that you can calculate the points value of your own recipes–with packaged food, you just need to know calories, fat, and fiber and you can use their points calculator. They also have a big database for looking stuff up.
I also worked out a lot–five to six times a week while I was losing weight. I had been working out for the five months prior to going on WW, also, and that really helped; I built up a lot of muscle on the weight machines at the gym, which meant that I burned more calories to support my body, which made losing weight earlier. I always tell people to do weights AND cardio if they’re trying to lose weight.
January 11th, 2007 at 3:31 am
Jewelry, books, and knives. What more could a girl want, really?