Write, Check Email, Repeat

I have an essay due at 3pm. It's now 11. I'm not crunched for time yet, so the juices haven't flowed and you know what that means! I'm sitting in the library thinking up every dumb little time wasting thing I can do. Pathetic, I know, but I just don't work well unless I'm under major pressure. Sigh. Well, despite all that, I suppose I'll have to get it done before the reserve book is due back at 12:30. There's a little more pressure. And then I've gotta prep a major outline for an essay exam tomorrow. Aah, now I think I can write...

...or not...

Ooh, ooh, Merry Christmas, everybody! How thrilling that we all find ourselves here there and everywhere but celebrating in many of the same ways, even if they're somewhat varied. I took myself to Target a couple weeks ago and spent I don't want to admit how much, but the result is a very Christmas-y house, indeed, complete with a designer tree in the living room and my parent's mini Fiber Optic tree in the kitchen, and two sets of mistletoe...not that it's getting any use.

I took my roomy Ally to the airport this morning and was thwarted by a closed REI. Really looking forward to going, but alas! It doesn't open til 10. I've been thwarted by a closed or otherwise un-successful REI visit three times in the last month, now. Erg! But this situation has introduced me to yet another eternal principle. This one is #33:

Eternal Principle #33:

Never become fixated on purchasing someone a specific gift that you can only acquire in one place. The amount of time buying said gift will triple the cost and leave you disillusioned once you actually get it.

That said, I think I'll get on REI's online store and see about whether or not they've got what I want.


Oh, update on life--I just spent a full week without eating anything. I drank a special lemonade mix that would have given me all the nutrients necessary to survive if it hadn't consisted of unprocessed maple sap which I couldn't stomach. I did it because I'm trying to figure out my food migraine triggers. Only one I know for sure is potatoes. Now that I'm back to eating solid food, I'm going to slowly reintroduce suspicious items like yeast, soy, and dairy and we'll see what results in a return to eating excedrin like candy! But you know, soy is in EVERYTHING! It's crazy. I spent an hour at the grocery store yesterday reading labels and trying to figure out what I could eat that I actually have time to eat. Lots of stir fry from fresh stuff, as you'd expect, but no more soy sauce or many other flavorings. Garlic it is. No wonder the mistletoe isn't working!

Well, it'll be an adventure, but I'll say this for the whole process: I'm in no risk of gaining the dreaded Holiday Pounds! In fact, I've lost 15. Amazing what not eating for a week will do to you. If I kept that up, I could disappear completely in just a few months! Ish!