trying to please us back...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.~ The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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I am excited to be getting OUT of the city this weekend. Miss Kate - the wonder terrier - and I will get up early and head out. We're stopping by to see Boian and Ken in San Rafael for breakfast - then Highway 1 up through Marshall and Tomales - through Freestone - to Jerry and Paul's in Sebastapol for their annual Lazy Bear Pool Party. 40-50 men laying around the pool all day. These boys throw amazing parties. There will be lots of dogs and woofy guys and frisbee and pool games. I am very excited. I'll spend the night there - then head into Guerneville to the actual Lazy Bear event on Sunday morning - finding my friends David and Tom for breakfast - and meeting up with Trey at the Sunday Pool Party across from Fife's then home later that afternoon. I've loaded my iPod with hours of jazz and classical - with an experiment musically to go an entire weekend (at least in the Waldenmobile) of music with no words. So upbeat classical and instrumental jazz for the entire trip.

@172

btw - at the gym this morning. 172 pounds. Holy crap! how did I lose more weight? I've been maintaining since I reached my Weight Watchers goal back in May - but - I was surprised to see that I'd lost three pounds. I went up and down after reaching my goal and had a hard time getting six weeks where I stayed at goal weight (+/- two pounds) But - today makes six weeks of keeping goal weight! I was sure I'd step on the scale and see that I'd gained a little. (snoopy style happy dance inserted here)

To celebrate my svelteness - I wore one of my ribbed shirts to work today. Ribbed shirts when you are a bigger girl are like tube dresses on voluptous drag queens..... horrible topographical mistakes. it feels good to put this on - and well - look good. (snap snap) and several co-workers have stopped me today and commented about my weightloss. It still rolls me over that last summer I had to go buy 38" jeans - and now I'm wearing 32"s.

Weight Watchers is the BOMB!

There are several others that are Weight Watcher'n it. Have you seen gayhawk lately? That hot little man is down an astounding 64.2 pounds! GO RANDY!

Friday Night dinner

My friend Drea is coming for dinner - I'm making seared ahi with wasabi cream. On the side I whipped up a pear/jicama/strawberry salad with lemongrass sorbet.

Think that's too hard to make up for a Friday night? It's actually pretty easy! and I'll be posting a Bob's Kitchen video/episode later showing JUST how easy. Stay tuned!

Seared Ahi

Not my best episode technically - the batteries ran out while making one section - and I cut my headoff filming the closing clip - BUT - - - it's a real delicious pairing of recipes. The Jicama/Pear/Strawberry Salad with Lemongrass Sorbet? WOOF! Both Drea and I both had seconds. and Seared Ahi with Wasabi Cream? - well - it's always a great treat and GOOD for you.

Here it 'tis: