Yesterday

Do you know where your floss is?



Yesterday after I cleaned the bathroom, The Brain suggested that we assemble a group photo of all the floss and flossing-related paraphernalia we had. (There are eleven items in the photo, but only eight different things.)

We have a lot of floss.

I Blame Bob



I had lunch with my aunt Char yesterday at Bob's Burgers. Bob is to blame for the plateau I've hit with the diet. Yesterday for lunch I had a Bob's taco burger combo meal with red chile-cheese fries and a diet Pepsi. Yesterday for dinner I had a Bob's foot-long chile dog with cheese and onions and red-chile cheese fries and a diet Pepsi.  Then I went home and lay around wondering how it was that my belly was so bloated.

Bob's is not only a huge commitment calorie-wise, it's also a huge commitment sodium-wise. I always wake up the day after a Bob's Burger Binge with elevated blood pressure and urine that resembles maple syrup, I'm so dehydrated.  But it's all worth it.

A few days ago I watched a documentary called Forks Over Knives which was all about the panacea that is veganism. I agree with much of it (eating animals and animal products and suffering from disease and obesity go hand in hand, I'm sure) and if I were a better person I'd be a vegan. But the way I see it, I actually don't eat very much meat for a meat eater. In fact, I'd guess that a fair chunk of my diet is in the vegan/vegetarian area, 80 percent or more, (that's because Dave is a vegetarian and I just follow along). The few times a month when I do eat meat, it's usually a burger when we eat out or a roasted chicken from the deli. I rarely as to border on never cook meat at home. I would like eventually to become a more committed plant eater, but that is Future Me talking. (The same Future Me who is in graduate school and reads more challenging novels.)

The Week

Dave has been out of town this week (he comes back tonight), so I've been spending a lot of time at the studio. I'm working on a new 100 mug challenge. The last one was over a year ago (!) if you can believe it. I've thrown and "handled" nine mugs in the last couple of days, which is pretty middling as far as mug production goes, but that's fine, you know. I'm okay with that for the moment.

I'll get some pictures up soon to show you.