fenchurch | Sep. 4th, 2008

Mmm.... dinner tonight was Young Reuben sandwiches (corned beef, swiss and cole slaw with a bit of Russian dressing on rye) with sweet potato fries (one of these days, I'm going to figure out how to make these without burning half of them). Quite yummy! I get cravings for Young Reubens from time to time... and no, that's probably not their actual name, but it makes sense when you think about cole slaw being, sort of, unaged sauerkraut.

I still haven't seen the season premiere of "Bones." I recorded it last night, but still haven't mustered up any sort of enthusiasm for it... they've got a lot to make up for, after last season, and I just can't see how they're going to be able to manage it. Not only that, but the previews I saw for the premiere quite simply look silly. Not an encouraging sign. I think I'm secretly wanting to stay living in the world where there's still a chance they won't totally blow it... and once I see the premiere, there's too great a chance it'll be shattered. Just call me Schrödinger.

I'm constantly being freaked out by the size of clothing I'm wearing. I keep pulling out my new shirts and thinking "there is no freakin' way this thing will even go over my head, much less be wearable." And then I put it on and it fits nicely. Really, really weird. It's been harder than I thought to dump my old clothes... I've had to put everything on and determine that yes, I am in fact *swimming* in that old shirt/pair of pants/dress/skirt before I'll put it on the Donation pile. And even then, the piles will stick around for a week until I get the gumption up to take them to the Donation Trailer. I'm very quickly moving into the last of my ancient "thin" clothes... and considering I still have another 45 pounds to go, I suspect there will be more shopping in my future. Blech. I just wish I could get by with what I have until I'm done losing, and then I can go out and completely replace my wardrobe just once and be done with it!

In a related moment... last week, someone recommended checking out thrift stores for clothing as a cheap way of getting stop-gap outfits. I felt a bit stupid for not thinking of it myself, to be honest. However, I'm not sure it was such a good idea... I hit the big Goodwill store in Bellevue earlier this week and ended up coming home with no clothing (I couldn't find anything I liked), but with a huge armload of cookbooks instead. *headdesk*

I've recently discovered the show Middleman and I think I'm in love... a show chock full of pop culture references, SF&F references and ultra-snappy dialogue? *swoon* I really wish I'd given it a try earlier in the season. Now I just have to hope they start rerunning episodes when the season ends!

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