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Well, Mother Nature, thanks ever so much for FINALLY letting my period begin. Especially considering the fact I've been "feeling it coming" since last Saturday (not yesterday - the one before). I just have no fucking clue what to expect anymore. Last month, I had no PMS to speak of - the day I started feeling a bit cranky was the day I started bleeding, and by the next morning I was fine. I actually remember boasting to my chiropractor that I had it all figured out - I just need to eat my veggies, my fresh greens and fruits every day, and my monthly cycle will become a breeze. ( Well... that was a study in wishful thinking, it seems. )

But enough about that. Let's do another installment of the 30-day meme, since the next topic is ridiculously easy.:P As well as repetitive, for whatever reason.

( Day 14 - What you wore today, in great detail )

Current Mood: lethargic

Happy Birthday,

geale01! Whether you see this post or not, I wish you a wonderful day...

I was just going through my old emails, and I found this. Some numerical horoscope ganked from a coworker a long time ago. Basically, you find out your number by adding together all the digits comprising your birth date. So, for example, if my birth date is 3/04/1971 (or 4/03/1971, put down the European way), the total is 25. Then you add the digits together again, and come up with 7. That's my "Life Path" number. Which also happens to be my favorite number (silly, I know, but I like some numbers more than others - not necessarily the ones which are considered "lucky" by the general population; it's purely subjective, and I couldn't for the life of me explain the reasons behind it). And here's the description:

( Life Path 7 )

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Depeche Mode

So, we've had a slightly cooler couple of days, but there is another heatwave coming this weekend. On Monday, it's supposed to be 99F/37C. Hopefully, I can manage to run my errands before it gets to that point...

There's so much I want to talk about, but I simply lack the energy. I find myself composing lengthy, thought-provoking posts in my head while I am at work, on the bus or in the shower, but when I actually sit down in front of the blank "post an entry" box, it's all gone. Or I realize there's never going to be enough time to pour all those thoughts out - so there isn't really a point in getting started. Story of my life, basically. *sigh*

Also, I am gaining weight, because it's too damn hot to even contemplate anything remotely resembling exercise, and I just can't be bothered to do any sort of calorie policing anymore. Yeah, you guessed it - I lack the energy. And yet, I feel terribly self-conscious about my middle-aged body, and obsessively hide the belly under ample, flowing skirts. I keep telling myself than most women over 40 have a protruding belly - except for some movie stars after plastic surgery, and perhaps yoga instructors - but still, that doesn't make it any easier to face my own rotund shape in the mirror. I know it's shallow and neurotic to be so preoccupied with this - I should worry about health, not looks, and at my age a healthy body doesn't require a flat stomach. And yet... my strong sense of the aesthetic cringes at the sight of hanging flab. Can't help it - it's a gut reaction, if you please.;D

And with this extremely uplifting, witty insight, I bid you good night.:)

Current Mood: tired

Note to self: if you don't want to feel way too old and creaky for the prime age of 41, you MUST take your magnesium pills EVERY DAY. Not 2-3 times a week, but EVERY. BLOODY. DAY, no matter what. I know they're obscenely huge and tough to swallow. I am extremely familiar with your aversion to pills - particularly to large pills. HOWEVER, a tiny bit of discomfort once a day is certainly preferable to having one whole side of your neck & upper back immobilised by pain for about 24 hours, isn't it?... Yeah, I thought so. You KNOW how damn easy it is for you to pull a muscle while carrying stupid grocery bags, and you KNOW magnesium is THE best protection against muscle pain. So stop whining and gobble up those pills like they're candy - otherwise, don't be surprised when your body starts to hurt at the slightest provocation, because that is exactly what will happen. Understood? Great. Thank you very much.

Yeah... it's been a bit of a rough weekend. Since I had fucked up my upper back, the regular shopping errands seemed far more exhausting than usual. It is also really hot again, which didn't help (what do you do when your tense neck & shoulders crave a hot shower, but the rest of your body craves a cold one?... hmmm?... it's a no-win situation, let me tell you). So, by way of consolation, I spent a ridiculous amount of money at Whole Foods (which is where I get my natural cosmetics; I was running out of toothpaste, you see, and while I could have gotten regular one at the local pharmacy/supermarket, I have become so spoiled by all the "organic" brands that I would rather take a bus ride in the scorching heat to the high-brow, expensive store to get exactly what I want). And while I only visit that store when I am running out of something (otherwise I'd go bankrupt), I always end up buying a shitload of other stuff as well. I rationalize it to myself as "stocking up" on some items that I am sure to need at some point in the future - but the harsh truth is that I simply cannot resist all those deliciously smelling soaps and lotions. So I buy them and tuck them away on a shelf in the closet - and then I forget that they're there, and buy more. I'm not quite a hoarder yet, I think, but I might be moving in that direction.:/ After all, it runs in the family...

Oh well... posting time is up. And I'm tired, even though I've slept - and lain about - quite a lot this weekend. And my neck is horribly stiff, since I was in too much pain to be able to stretch it properly, and it's way too hot to even contemplate the idea of using a heating pad...

All right... I'll stop whinging now and go to bed. *shuts up*

Current Mood: achy

There's a cool breeze today, believe it or not. A COOL BREEZE. After a week of relentless, scorching heat, it feels like manna from heaven. Of course, it would be too good to be true if the cool breeze actually decided to enter my apartment. I turned the a/c off, opened the windows and... nothing. The air inside remained warm and sticky, like it usually is during the summer.:/ So now the a/c is back on, blowing away and probably generating a massive electric bill.:( Btw, it's been on most of the time for the past few days - except when I was at work, that is - and it still hasn't achieved the set temperature of 77F/25C (which is the perfect room temperature for me). I have set it up to automatically stop cooling once it reaches that temperature, and then to just maintain it. Obviously, we're not there yet (though I'm guessing that would be more or less the outside temperature at the moment). In other words, a third-floor apartment with bad ventilation and no central a/c is not the smartest choice if you live in a place with very hot summers. But then, it was winter when I moved in here, and all I cared about was a warm and cozy little nook (which it totally is). One can't have everything, obviously. And considering that Chicago winters last much longer than Chicago summers, it could have been worse. Still, at this time of year an actual draft of cool air from a window would be nice... *sigh*

And since I clearly lack the mental capacity for ambitious topics at the moment, here's a quick & easy installment of the 30-day meme:

( Day 12 - What's in your bag, in great detail )

Current Mood: exhausted

So, I went to see my parents on Sunday, and they asked how I was coping with the heat, given my ancient a/c unit. I said I was fine, if a bit toasty - and my dad said that's great, but should I need a new air conditioner, he can buy one for me and deliver it to my place (since he has a car and I don't). He also happened to mention that he is off work until Thursday. I said thanks, but I'm fine, really. The next day, however, the temperature went up (into the hundreds), and my old unit decided it can only do so much. It was creaking and groaning and blowing air that didn't seem any cooler than the air in the room. By evening, it had gotten so oppressive inside I was ready to lose my wits. I just couldn't handle it anymore. ( Read more... )

Current Mood: relieved

Today our data entry system at work went down. Hardware issues, they said. Won't get fixed in a few hours. So they let us go home at 2 p.m. If only that happened more often... LOL. But seriously, it was a blessing, since I needed to make some phone calls, and I hate doing that from work. The thing is, I've been trying to find a dentist. That may seem like a piece of cake with so many medical/dental offices all over town - but I have at least three vital factors to consider, which limit my choices to a significant degree. Namely, said dentist has to be in the network for my insurance plan; the office location has to be somewhere I can get by public transport; and they must have late afternoon/evening and/or Saturday appointments available (due to my bus schedule, anything earlier than 4:30 p.m. would pretty much force me to take an entire day off work; and at that rate I would run out of personal/vacation time in a blink). I had almost given up on the possibility of having all these conditions fulfilled at the same time; but it looks like I got lucky today. ( Read more... )

I other news, there is a heat advisory in effect until tomorrow night. Which means high risk of heatstroke if you spend too much time outside. I don't know how much is too much, but I'm afraid I don't really need to go outside at all to run the risk of heatstroke these days.:/ Unless I sit right next to my a/c unit.:D Oh well... hopefully I'll survive, and they're promising thunderstorms this weekend, which should cool the air a little bit (won't help the humidity, though :|).

Oh, and I have a nice five-day break coming up, since next Wednesday is 4th of July, and our office is closing early on Tuesday - so I took both Monday & Tuesday off. Getting five consecutive days off for the price of 12 vacation hours, as it were. Smart, innit?...;) Of course, most of that time will be eaten up by mundane tasks like cleaning (unless it's too hot for that), laundry and visiting the parents ("regular" weekends are always somehow too short for any of the above). But I should be able to fit in 2/3 movies and some LJ-time as well.:)

Damn... how did it get so late again?... Btw, we are supposed to call in tomorrow morning before we leave for work, to make sure they fixed our data entry system. If they haven't, we might get a late start, or possibly - dare I say it? - a "free" day off. Keep your fingers crossed.:P

Current Mood: relaxed

I had almost despaired of keeping my promise to post this by the end of the week - but here it is. *wipes brow* By the way, it's been almost two years since I last wrote something - so this feels a bit like a zombie revival.:P (my writing inspiration being the zombie in question, LOL) New friends - please skip merrily along. Some of you may not like this, and I do not wish to offend.;)

Title: The Mirror
Pairing: Aragorn/Legolas
Rating: NC-17 (I know these ratings are kind of stupid - but yeah, I'd consider this pretty graphic :)
Summary: A peek into the royal bedchamber in Minas Tirith.:)
Warnings: The usual. Explicit slash (I've never warned for this before, but I have some non-slashers on my flist now - *gasp* - so just to be safe...;) and high sugar content. My few faithful readers know what to expect...
Disclaimer: I still don't own these characters, obviously - it's quite the other way around...;)
Author's Notes: It seems I can't write angst to save my life. I sort of tried here, but the muses said: "uh-uh... we don't like this", and came up with a little far-fetched scheme to turn it all around. So I gave in, and this is the result...

( You do seem exceedingly fond of my backside. Betimes I wonder if I should be jealous of it. )

Current Mood: accomplished

It's HOT, and I feel exhausted. And lazy. And entirely devoid of any motivation to be productive in any way whatsoever. Woke up with a migraine today. Don't know why. Could be dehydration, because I'm not necessarily drinking more water than usual, and in this tropical weather I probably should. Or it could be because I stayed up too late both Friday and Saturday. Just because I theoretically CAN sleep in longer on the weekend, doesn't mean my body actually WILL be willing to sleep past 6 a.m.:/ Yesterday, it wasn't. Today it was, but mostly because I felt like crap and needed painkillers. I REALLY must have a very regular sleeping schedule. As in, bedtime at 11:00 EVERY DAY, no matter what. That way, even if I wake up during the night to go to the loo (which I always do, at least once), I STILL get a decent amount of sleep by 6 a.m. It seems quite simple in theory, but somehow never happens. *sigh*

Or it could be just because I don't tolerate the heat quite as well as I thought I did. I always say I am much more bothered by the cold - but this weekend I've just felt so utterly drained I don't know anymore. Yesterday I got home from my chiropractic appointment (which involved a 30-minute walk in the blazing midday sun) and simply collapsed like a rag doll. I lay flat on the sofa for about two hours before I was able to drag myself out to the grocery store. And then I collapsed again. And today I didn't properly get up till late in the afternoon. It probably doesn't help that I am barely able to bring the temperature in my apartment down to a tolerable level. I know I complain about the freezing A/C at work - but spending most of the day in a well air-conditioned place helps me endure the toasty evenings at home. On weekends, I am basically feeling toasty all the time. I mean, I am perfectly fine lying down with the fan on - but when it comes to actually getting up and doing something, it's not so cool anymore (pun intended).

That said, I have been graced with unexpected visitation from my wayward muses. ( Read more... )

Current Mood: hot

I did mean to post yesterday, but I got my period and spent much of the evening in a horizontal position. ( I still felt weak and achy this morning, so I took the day off. )

I have to say, though, that I found a good natural remedy for PMS. Homeopathic chewable tablets called Cyclease, bought at Whole Foods. They really ease the physical discomfort, and almost completely remove the nervous tension/irritability of those final days. At least for me. Of course, eating lots of fiber probably helps too, and I tend to mostly live on salads & fruit in the summer - but I do think taking those tablets has made a palpable difference. Who knew?

But speaking of remedies - it seems I have got my vicious hay fever under control. *knocks on wood* Allegra is working. At least for now. *knocks again, just in case* ( Read more... )

But I'm afraid I still struggle with this "new lifestyle" of less computer time and frequent exercise that I had envisioned. I miss posting more often, even if it's trivial and pointless. I want to exercise more often, but I simply lack the energy. It's either too hot (I'm on the third floor, with one ancient, creaky A/C unit to the entire apartment), or the wrong time of the month, or my allergies are bugging me, or... you get the picture. There's always something. So even if I do manage to tear myself away from the computer, I just end up stretched out on the sofa with a book. And the yoga/meditation thing isn't going well either. I just can't get into the habit of it, can't picture myself doing it with any sort of long-term consistence. And if I can't be consistent, what's the point of trying at all?... You don't get anywhere with it unless you do it on a very regular basis. But I do wonder why I'm so reluctant. ( Read more... )

And that is all in this installment. Methinks an early bedtime is in order. Back to work tomorrow.:/

Current Mood: lethargic

The trailer for Viggo's new movie is out!!! Todos Tenemos un Plan (We All Have a Plan), filmed in Argentina, opens on August 30th. I'm not sure if this is the date for Argentina only or abroad... but at any rate, I should get to see it sometime this year. If there is no wide release in the US, they should at the very least play it at the Chicago International Film Festival, which happens in October. And who knows... if they do, Viggo might even show up here for the premiere... (he's done it before, so it's not mere wishful thinking on my part)

So, long story short, here's the trailer in question. It's in Spanish, obviously, and there are no subtitles, but the main plot premise is pretty self-explanatory anyway. Viggo plays two different people - twin brothers, who seem to be very different indeed, in everything but physical appearance. I would venture a wild guess that these particular two characters represent the two opposing (or seemingly opposing, at any rate) sides of Viggo's own personality: the refined intellectual and the wild, outdoorsy, reclusive type who doesn't care too much for modern civilization.;) So it should be extremely interesting to see him "switch" between the two (and he's so good at "split personality" roles; remember History of Violence, anyone?...).

Oh, and btw, my new icon (see above) comes from this very trailer (it was made by

liars_dance and posted on

viggo_daily). Isn't it mesmerising?... His trademark "dark and brooding" look gives me the shivers every time...

(Well, that was just in case anyone thought my fangirling fervor has abated. Not a chance, LOL. And since the hour is ridiculously late, other topics need to wait till I've had some sleep. Hopefully I'll find a bit of time to post again tomorrow - or today, as the clock would have it - but in case that doesn't happen, at least I've shared the Most Exciting News of the Week...:D)

Current Mood: excited

My allergies are trying to kill me. ( Read more... )

In light of the above, I haven't been very enthusiastic about much of anything. My favorite evening pastime seems to be lying down with a book (and a box of tissues within easy reach, lol). At work I sort of muddle along, either drinking coffee to stay awake (even though, theoretically, I don't drink coffee anymore) or taking naps in the loo. The fact that it's damn cold in the office doesn't help either. I have said this before, and I am going to say it again: most American offices are entirely out of touch with reality when it comes to the A/C. I mean, the point is, theoretically at least, for the employees to be comfortable, right? Well... when you need to go outside during your lunch break, into the sweltering summer heat, just to warm up for a few minutes, because your teeth are chattering, that's hardly comfortable, in my extremely humble opinion.:[ But what do I know. Though, on the other hand, if they weren't so hard-headed about it, they could probably give us raises with all the money they would save on the electric bill... *sigh*

Yeah, I am pretty grumpy, as you can see.:) But enough whinging. If this is my only post of the week, then I want to at least mention the two movies I saw last weekend (I did mean to post more than once during the long weekend, but somehow that didn't happen).

1) ( Ned Kelly )

2) Shank - a gay love story between a British teenage gang member and a French exchange student. ( Read more... )

Wow. That was a long post.:) Time to pop another allergy pill (for all the damned good they're doing, which is none) and tumble into bed. Wish me luck in being able to breathe through the night...

Current Mood: stuffy-nosed

So, it's a long weekend. Monday is Memorial Day, and today our office closed early - so I took advantage of that and scheduled a day off (leaving work in the early afternoon isn't very convenient for me, since the bus line I take from the office to the closest transit station runs only about once an hour during the day, while in the early morning and late afternoon it runs 3-6 times an hour; plus, if you do come to work on an "early close" day, you have to stay there 5 hours, while you only use 4 hours of vacation time if you choose to take the day off). My highly ambitious plans for this long weekend include dying my hair (accomplished!), cleaning my apartment (hopefully tomorrow), doing some laundry (Sunday) and visiting my parents (Monday). In addition to, obviously, grocery shopping (accomplished!) and cooking - or, to be precise, making salads, because it's supposed to get really hot starting tomorrow; and when it's really hot, using the kitchen stove OR toaster oven is simply out of the question for me (I don't have central air conditioning, only a single window unit, and the temperature in my kitchen easily reaches 30C/90F in the summer). Microwave is OK, but I don't actually want hot food when I'm feeling toasty, so I mostly eat salads/sandwiches/fruit etc. Btw, I am collecting salad recipes which don't involve any cooking, for this very reason - so if you know of any tasty ones, please share.:)

In other news, I must have really overdosed on the internet in the past few months (years?...), because I seem to be experiencing some sort of allergy to the computer screen. I can no longer stare at it continuously for hours - I need frequent breaks. Otherwise I completely lose focus and/or get a headache. So no matter how much I'd love to keep up with LJ, I'm afraid it's simply not doable for me at this point. I have to get more selective about which posts I read and/or respond to. I also have to get more selective about which topics deserve an entry. I mean, I love to ramble endlessly and pointlessly about everything and nothing just as much as the next person - but from now on I'm going to have to "cut out the fluff" and write only about things that are actually important to me. Those things may still be entirely irrelevant to anybody else, since it's MY journal, after all - but I want to make sure I'm not just spewing random words into the digital void, as it were. *snicker*

( Which kind of defeats the whole purpose of this post... LOL. )

Current Mood: contemplative

Snagged from

meathiel:

You Are a Mermaid

You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you're flakier than you actually are.

While your head is often in the clouds, you'll always come back to earth to help someone in need.

Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational.

You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

Mostly accurate, I suppose. Though the connections of the universe still elude me, I must say.:D

It was hot and humid today, and I am exhausted. The heat always makes my allergies flare up. My eyes are itchy, my head feels like it's full of cotton wool and I can't stand looking at the computer screen for too long. Of course I wanted to make a longer post, but after running my errands I just collapsed like a wrung-out rag.:/

I wish I could say I'll be back here tomorrow... but, to be honest, I have no idea. *sigh*

Current Mood: exhausted

Just a quick post tonight to sort of summarize my recent conclusions concerning MY LIFE. Or, more precisely, my "lifestyle". Which, I am realizing yet again, is not healthy. Because what do I do for most of the day? Well, I sit in an office and stare into a computer screen and/or type. And what do I do for most of the evening at home? Well... yeah. I stare into a computer screen and/or type. And my body/brain seem to be of the opinion that this is somehow deeply wrong. It's not that I haven't known until now that there is something wrong with that picture; it's just that I am no longer able to shrug off that knowledge and keep postponing any "lifestyle changes" until an unspecified "later" (which is what I've been doing for some years). ( Read more... )

In brief, I am trying to focus more on physical/mental health and wellbeing, and get rid of some bad habits. Which means that my internet time outside of work needs to be reduced to the bare minimum - at least on weekdays. And I am most likely not going to bother responding to LJ posts unless they talk about something I can relate to extremely well, and I can already "hear" my response forming in my mind while reading. That said, I do not intend to "unfriend" anyone unless they choose to remove me first.

That's all for now.:)

Current Mood: determined

Weird weather is weird. Two days ago, it was hot. I slept with a fan on. Since yesterday, it's freezing again. I used my little space heater this morning to warm up the bathroom before I could take a shower. Right now, the heating is back on. I can't remember the last time the heating was on in May. They usually switch it off sometime in April. But this year has been all upside down, and I've had all my fans - as well as my space heater - out of the closet since March (basically, I never knew which one of the above I was going to need on any given day, LOL).

Ran my errands today, and on my way back home from the ATM I popped into Sears and bought a simple light beige nylon/canvas shoulder bag and a pair of sandals in an almost identical color (I am quite paranoid about wearing color-coordinated outfits). I know the sandals are deliciously comfy, because I already have an identical pair in black.:) And since I wear lots of pastel colors in the summer, the new ones should go perfectly well with most of my summer clothing. I have plenty of sandals, btw - but, sadly, most of them aren't comfortable enough for frequent wear anymore. A few old pairs I used to love tend to leave me these days with a collection of minor injuries...

Yes, I am all about flat cushioned soles and flannel nightgowns - a sure sign of middle age.;P Which reminds me... I was going to write about the dream I had two nights ago. Right after the hailstorm. ( It was... strange. )

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Annalist

Apparently, I haven't done a silly Blogthings quiz in a while.:) So here's one stolen from

meathiel:

You Are Yoga

You seek balance in your life, and you really like taking the time to unplug.

But you're not the type of person who could simply unplug by taking a nap. You're too driven for that.

You aim to improve yourself in as many ways as you can. You want to be a better person.

Yoga is perfect for you because it makes you healthier, calmer, and more compassionate.

What Hobby Are You?

The First Rule of Blogthings Is: You Don't Talk About Blogthings

Driven?... Moi?... HAHAHA. Nope. Not unless I am a passenger in someone else's car.:D

But I do think this result is a sign. "Reading" probably suits me better - but it so happens that I've been doing some research on Kundalini yoga, and it sounds like precisely the kind of holistic body/mind exercise I could greatly benefit from. The theory of it makes absolutely perfect sense to me. The practice requires mostly patience and quiet introspection - which is what I'm made of. Plus, there are free lessons available online, and apparently a lot of people are doing it entirely by themselves, without the need to join a group/find a teacher etc. It's a solitary practice, by definition. There's a mailing list on Yahoo!Groups that I could join for tips/advice - but I think I'm going to just "try it at home" first and see if I get anywhere (I've never actually attempted to meditate in the traditional sense, and I suspect that "emptying my mind" of all the rushing thoughts might prove quite the challenge; but I instinctively know that this is precisely what I need, because it's the "static" in my brain that's driving me nuts, as well as the constantly rushing world around me - I need to be able to distance myself from it and "recharge" without moving to a remote cave somewhere high in the mountains... lol).

Well... I don't really want to write much about it until I've had a chance to experience some results (which, at this point, is not a given). But stay tuned if you like.:)

In other news, there was a vicious hailstorm tonight. For about 10-15 minutes, the noise was deafening, and I was really afraid my window panes might break. But at least I wasn't caught outside in it, which would have been scary (and painful).

I am behind on comments to other people's posts, and I had hoped to catch up tonight - but then I couldn't resist taking the quiz, which then compelled me to write this entry... and now it's getting late.:/ Same old story. I only feel inspired to post when I really shouldn't - but if I do wait until I "have the time", the inspiration is usually gone... *sigh*

Current Mood: inspired :)

Happy Birthday,

anwyn_elfmaiden! Slightly belated, but no less heartfelt and sincere.;) I hope you had a great day...

And since I don't really have time to say anything else, here's a meme snagged from

goddessofchaos:

Ask me something you'd be curious to know about me about anything within reason. I will answer most things and I'll answer here.

Feel free to copy this game on your journals so I (and your other friends) can learn something new about you :-)

I'm not expecting a great deal of responses - but there are a few relatively new people on my flist who don't know all that much about me yet, so... ;)

Current Mood: busy

Ahhh... FINALLY. *plops down into chair with relish* My legs got quite a workout today from all the running around. First the chiropractic appointment, then the weekly grocery trips, then the cooking... I had thought of buying a "quick fix" dinner for tonight, so I wouldn't have to cook until tomorrow - but I didn't see anything appealing at the local store, and was too tired to venture anywhere else. Ever since I started paying attention to what I ingest (which is, generally, a very good idea :), I have realized that most "quick fixes" available at an average American grocery store are either outright poisonous or highly suspicious at best.:/ Sometimes just reading the ingredient list can give you the hives. For example, today I looked at a plastic container of soup that included, among (an endless list of) other things, propylparaben. Or was it methylparaben?... Anyway - it was either one of the two, and yes, I am talking about the famous evil chemicals that are common in makeup/cosmetics. I have been trying, for a few years, to avoid those particular ingredients (among others) in my facial creams, soaps and hair products, at least - but this is the first time I have actually seen any of them in FOOD. This is downright creepy. *shudders* Forget high-fructose corn syrup, "modified" food starch and "partially hydrogenated" oils (all present in a tasty-looking potato salad that I almost bought... LOL) - here someone really went for the kill.:/ Seriously... this should be illegal. And I bet that in most other countries, it is. But I happen to live in a land of glorious liberties, where corporations, factory farms, laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and other shady establishments are free to poison people with impunity. Just like they are free to poison the soil, air, water and everything therein. It's good business, you know? :(

Anyway... *steps off soapbox* No need to preach to the choir here.:) How about I do the next installment of the 30-day meme instead?...

( Day 09 - Your beliefs, in great detail )

Current Mood: exhausted

So, lately most of my time at work is spent updating our radio stations database. Not particularly inspiring in itself - but it always gets me thinking of those brilliant lyrics by New Model Army. ( States Radio )

Current Mood: tired

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