Here is a collage of all my WIPS. Woe is me! I never used to have multiple WIPs. I might have a zombie project and an epic one, or a sewing and a knitting, but never bunches of unfinished things going.
I would read others’ resolutions not to begin any new projects till they finished all the old ones with a disbelieving shake of the head (I might have allowed a sad smile to play about my lips… can’t quite remember), knowing I would never get caught in that trap.
And yet, here I am… The magic collage button actually repeated some pictures, possibly things it thinks I ought to really get moving on, for heaven’s sake. But still, it is undeniable that I have four knitting projects, two quilts, a crochet project, four bits of dressmaking, and a lawn chair going. And that doesn’t even count future plans.
Hmmm. Maybe I better not start anything new till I finish something.
I really am reading The Shangri-La Diet, unlikely as that seems. My mother sent it to me, following a conversation about my triglycerides. Perhaps you have read about this or heard of it elsewhere. I had not.
Apparently, the central claim of this book is that you can, by drinking oil and sugar water every day, lose weight effortlessly. No exercise, and it doesn’t matter what you eat. As you can imagine, this has made it a popular idea down at the old diet book factory.
It sounds insane to me. I am reading it anyway, because my mother sent it to me. Now, my mother is a science fiction novelist, and she believes in reincarnation, so we already know that she is more open-minded than I am. However, I do try to be open-minded. If I can attend a fundamentalist Bible study, then surely I can read The Shangri-La Diet without prejudice.
Initial reaction? Well, of course it sounds sickening, but imagine that you get over that — or perhaps the nausea is part of the plan. My doctor told me to avoid sugar entirely, and to keep fats to a minimum. Lean meats, nonfat dairy, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, that’s what I am supposed to eat. Obviously, this book doesn’t fit that prescription at all. And, frankly, if I were going to have 29 grams of sugar every day, I would prefer to have it in the form of Ghirardelli dark chocolate (3 squares, you can have for that amount of sugar — and the fat content is covered too, by the oil), thank you very much.
But there is a whole book here, so there must be more in it than “drink some sugar.” I’ll let you know.
One of my personal favorites for fat and suger is ice cream. Especially vanilla/chocolate chip with banana slices added.
Which science fiction writer is your mother, and does she blog?
How bizarre. If I drank that much sugar water, I would buzz around manic for half an hour, then crash for the rest of the day.
You really do have many WIPs! You have superceded me. Although, I have WIPlanning piled up, too.
LOL Someone else already asked my question, but I’ll repeat it jsut so that you know there’s a lot of interest and you should write a post about it. Who’s your Mom and what has she written?????
We’re learning about the reproductive systems in Birth by Any Means right now.
So, just for the record, I’d like to let it be known that intimate knowledge of what goes on during pregnancy not only forces you to wonder how in the world anyone manages to get pregnant ever, but also makes you think to yourself, “Not s’darn sure that I want all that blastocysting and endometria stuff happening in me.”
Also, if I ever discover that I am infertile, I will be well equipped with how this can be dealt with and also the ethical arguements for and against it.
Loving school, doing well, going out tonight.
Heart,
#2 Daughter
hahah i love milk. and cereal for that matter. good example- who’s the artist? wait, who’s your son? do i know him?
interesting post on wuthering heights earlier
and the ‘why and how?’ part of love not mattering as much as ‘what’s going on now’ part is easier said that done, at least in my experience
I’ve been trying to balance my fat/sugar intake with coffee and staying up late. Isn’t that how it works? The longer you stay up the more fat and sugar calories you burn. Its only a theory. I love the pic of the, GREAT CRATE LOUNGER. with the grill to boot. I think that would make a great pic for the magazine Ready Made. : )