Biggest Concern About the Big Meeting — Wardrobe

I received a call about 30 minutes ago from the company that may fund my deal asking if I can meet this weekend. I told him I had plans to fly out of town to look at a collection, which is true (and also, according to my mother, should be the excuse I use [...]

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Internal Diagnostic

I glanced back through some old journal entries here and realized that I often express that “overall, I am happy.”
Here’s the thing:  overall, I am happy.  I have problems — significant, potentially soul-crushing problems.  Still, I am hopeful and optimistic.  I have opportunities to improve my situation.  
When I run my internal diagnostic, I know [...]

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Week 17 Weight Loss — 0.2 pounds — Body Fat Loss — .0624 pounds

This has been an unusual week for my weight. It’s been really random. I’ve been bloated and constipated, especially in the morning. My weight got as high as 134.8 with a good body fat drop.
Basically, there is no change from last week to this week. I was hoping to see a [...]

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Bewildered — Day 117 — 133.2

I am bewildered. Not bewitched, not bothered. Just bewildered.
If I had to express myself in one word it would be this: fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

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Tea: Iron Goddess of Mercy (Tae Guan Yin)

Iron Goddess of Mercy (Tae Guan Yin) was my first oolong love. I have had three other versions from other purveyors and had been completely turned off. Now, I am back to Rishi and love blooms anew.
It’s not flowery like the Bao Zhong or grassy like a Jade Oolong. Instead it’s slightly [...]

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Tagged: Fluff Five Meme

I have been tagged — for the first time ever — by MadMargaret. I almost feel as though I have been invited to sit at the cool kids’ table.
Five Things in My Bag
1. Moleskine, small — with the pocket stuffed with hipster pda-appropriate old business cards and 3×5s for extra notes. [...]

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Politics: How Hillary Can Win

From Andrew Sullivan:

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Tea: Organic Assam Sewpur Estate

I made my first pot of the Allegro Assam Sewpur Estate I bought yesterday.  It’s officially the cheapest black tea I have purchased ($19.99 per pound).  
It’s slightly bitter and astringent. Like the ceylon, this is a tea meant to be enjoyed with milk and sugar.  It is not an unpleasant tea, but it’s [...]

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Quiche Thoughts

I make a lot of quiche.  I try to make it at least once a week.  It’s delicious, it fits my food plan, and it’s relatively cheap.
The great thing about quiche is that you can make it however you want.  Any ingredients at all combine to make something excellent.  
Tonight was a “I need to [...]

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A Great Day for My Car to Die — Day 116 — 134.4

I decided to make a new quiche tonight, but I was out of eggs.  I ran to Whole Foods, parked in the garage in my usual spot, and tried to speed shop to get home before the returns came in.  
While there, I walked past an acquaintance of mine P (the ex-girlfriend of a very [...]

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