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I need them to protect my butter-soft programming hands when doing resistance training. I have the most weaksauce of hands. When I get papercuts I need band-aids for a couple of days. Last summer I painted a fence with wooden handled brushes and got blisters.

There was a power outage at work today (wtg Enmax) and during that time I listened to an interview with Richard Dawkins and made ninja stars.

So I was saving out some web graphics today, letting my mind float to semi-autopilot. I guess I labelled an image of flipflops “slippers” instead of “sandals”, showing that you can’t separate a girl from her roots. At least I didn’t call them “tsinelas” or “chinelas”. :)

It’s true, I’ve been eating healthier and getting more exercise since January 2 and I’m already down 4 lbs and have 7 more to go. I used to keep a Moleskine notebook as my daily log, referencing Calorie Count from time to time, but have finally taken the leap in becoming a member on their website. It’s less portable than my notebook, but already I’m appreciating the added features I get. I can keep track of my weight fluctuations day-by-day, and after filling in my food log, I’ll get an evaluation for the entire day.

Nutrition Report

It brings me back to my school days when I’d look forward to report card days. Additionally, as the food log tracks calories as well as quantities, I can tell if I’m eating too little or too much. I didn’t suspect that I was eating too little (after all, I find that I’m quite disciplined when dieting), but the numbers don’t lie. Keeping track of numbers this way also reminds me of my love of RPGs. When adding a food item, it’s like creating a character with a certain amount of character creation points available to me. When looking at my intake so far, it’s like seeing how many more experience points I need to gain a level.

Today's Intake

I’m supposed to eat between 1500-1900 calories otherwise I gain weight or go into starvation mode. Good thing I’m not tempted by cupcakes to fill in the gap for today.

I use Skitch a lot for fun office pictures, and I’ve resolved to write a blog post for each picture I take.

It’s Matt’s birthday today so I filled his office with balloons. They’re a lot of fun for silly pictures too.

I even got Matt a princess crown to wear, and little cupcakes with fairy wands on them.