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Sep. 7th, 2008 10:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafSo I went to work on Saturday. It felt extremely weird to be there, but, fortunately for my sanity, I wasn't the only one, and the three hours passed very quickly. I think I can handle it every once in a while.;)
Also, a quick culinary note to myself: after making a salad dressing that contains yogurt/mayonnaise etc. (AND lemon juice as well), it is REALLY a good idea to store it separately and only mix with the salad right before eating. Otherwise the salad just might get a little bit... less exciting the next day.;)
And while I'm on this topic, let me just say I'm NOT going to try any recipe that involves tofu ever again. Blargh. I might be slightly obsessed with eating healthy at the moment, but I do have my limits... lol. Plus, the mushrooms & the delicious Sichuan sauce (which, unfortunately, didn't impart any flavor to the tasteless, colorless lumps) would go just as well with chicken, I'm sure.:D
And while I'm here, let me recommend a sweet (despite being rather heavy on the angst) Asian/American movie called Ethan Mao. A touching story of a teenager who gets thrown out of his father's house for being gay, ends up on the streets, and meets a cute Latino drug dealer named Remigio.:) It's hard to imagine young, innocent love under the circumstances... but there you have it. Plus a lot of heavy family drama in the background. Gave me a few genuine Kleenex moments, and the ending totally melted my heart. Don't get me wrong - it's not sacharine or 'happy' in a typical 'American movie' way, where all the problems suddenly disappear without a trace. It wouldn't have moved me so much if it was. I may be a sap, but I don't dissolve into tears over a story I don't find believable. So please trust me that it is, indeed, a good movie.:)
EDIT: I forgot to mention that yesterday my scale showed 134 lbs. That's the lowest since... I don't know, sometime around 2003 or 2004, I suppose. As well as almost 30 lbs down since last summer. Wow. Looks like I really did it. I am, in fact, genuinely impressed with myself - and let me tell you, that doesn't happen very often.:P
Also, a quick culinary note to myself: after making a salad dressing that contains yogurt/mayonnaise etc. (AND lemon juice as well), it is REALLY a good idea to store it separately and only mix with the salad right before eating. Otherwise the salad just might get a little bit... less exciting the next day.;)
And while I'm on this topic, let me just say I'm NOT going to try any recipe that involves tofu ever again. Blargh. I might be slightly obsessed with eating healthy at the moment, but I do have my limits... lol. Plus, the mushrooms & the delicious Sichuan sauce (which, unfortunately, didn't impart any flavor to the tasteless, colorless lumps) would go just as well with chicken, I'm sure.:D
And while I'm here, let me recommend a sweet (despite being rather heavy on the angst) Asian/American movie called Ethan Mao. A touching story of a teenager who gets thrown out of his father's house for being gay, ends up on the streets, and meets a cute Latino drug dealer named Remigio.:) It's hard to imagine young, innocent love under the circumstances... but there you have it. Plus a lot of heavy family drama in the background. Gave me a few genuine Kleenex moments, and the ending totally melted my heart. Don't get me wrong - it's not sacharine or 'happy' in a typical 'American movie' way, where all the problems suddenly disappear without a trace. It wouldn't have moved me so much if it was. I may be a sap, but I don't dissolve into tears over a story I don't find believable. So please trust me that it is, indeed, a good movie.:)
EDIT: I forgot to mention that yesterday my scale showed 134 lbs. That's the lowest since... I don't know, sometime around 2003 or 2004, I suppose. As well as almost 30 lbs down since last summer. Wow. Looks like I really did it. I am, in fact, genuinely impressed with myself - and let me tell you, that doesn't happen very often.:P
