Truth is, there hasn't been a whole lot of interesting stuff to tell you about. I suppose I'm keeping up the blog because it's a nice outlet on which to vent (and write things like "Coffee Protocol", see next entry), and people tell me that it's hilarious. Thank you. I'm steadily losing followers on Twitter, but I'm wondering if maybe that's because I had a bunch of animal rights' lovers. Motorcycle Man has been replaced with "Neighbours-Who-Do-Not-Control-Their-Yappy-Dog", and I tweeted the other day that if it didn't stop, that dog might soon become a muff.
Well now, it's hard to pick up sarcasm in 140 characters sometimes.
So if you really want to know what's been going on, I'll tell you.
The Short
My friend Animal (not his real name but close) and I have been working on the neverending stop-motion short that seems to be taking us years. Lately, we've been getting help from skilled friends who can make tiny prop magic. It's rather inspiring for being able to work on my own shows later on in life, because there's this truly gratifying feeling of working all day toward something that *I* wrote/created. Amazing.
Starcraft 2
Yup ... who knew that I would have nerded out and gone gaga over Starcraft 2? Well ... it's like reliving high school, even though I caught onto the wave a bit late. The game's slightly varying variables somehow really appeal to my organizational sense and need for order. Of course, my desk is in chaos most of the time, but I like that SC2 units have certain jobs and functions. And they do what you tell them to do.
Weight loss
Turns out that Starcraft 2 is a fabulous distraction, pain reliever (I sprained my ankle) and appetite suppressant, which was a great help in the initial weight loss regiment. I went to the doctor for a physical, and while I think that perhaps the nurse may have overestimated my weight, I pretty much freaked out when the doctor told me what my current weight was. YIKES! So I've been using this iPhone/iTouch app called Lose It!, which basically acts like a calorie counter. You log the foods that you eat and the "exercise" that you do, and you have a handy way to see what your calorie budget is for the day. Of course, I've been sort of cheating on this thing by programming in regular type activities for which there actually is a calorie loss count, like cooking, typing, loading/unloading the car, shopping, driving, washing dishes, etc. I suppose the kicker is that I added "playing board games" and while there is no actual moving of physical pieces or picking up anything while playing Starcraft 2, I figure that it raises the heart rate a little, so I think it counts. Plus, you sort of forget about food while in battle sometimes.
My friend Syd thinks that there's no way I could have lost 8 pounds in 2 weeks (since it's too rapid a period), but overall, I'm sticking to the story that I've lost 11 pounds in 4 weeks.
Cooking
As usual, hubby has been enjoying meals around here. While it hasn't been anything too exciting, (I usually save that for Facebook updates), here are some of the things I've tried in the past few weeks:
- cornbread muffins
- oven "fried" fish
- chicken korma (using the VH Sauce)
- spaghetti with homemade meatballs (I described it as "spaghetti with homemade meatballs, a thick tomato sauce peppered with fresh tomatoes, sauteed sweet vidalia onions and roasted yellow zucchini; garnished with Parmesan and fresh basil from our front-step 'garden.'"
- homemade herb chicken burgers and homemade fries (which even enticed our friend Mike to drive all the way out here for dinner)
- Chinese beef stir-fry with rice and Chinese broccoli (hubby went for THIRDS!)
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