eirenical | Entries tagged with weight loss

zoicite wins at iconing. This is not news. *stares at her pretty new icon some more* The quote on this one, in case you can't read it, is, "And of course, I gave them fire." Love! *_* Lovelovelove! *_*

Saw the MDQ understudies at the mall today. Very much fun! Dan Mills is adorable, both as himself and as Carl Perkins. ^_^ Glad I got to see him do the part again. ^_^ And Lance's understudy has a gorgeous voice, too. As much as I never want to miss Lance in the show (Ack, it's the Gavin in Hair dilemma all over again!), I'd love to see what he does with the whole part. *_* And, dude... he totally fangirled with me over Lance in the Last Starfighter when I talked to him afterwords... and he has a shirt with Lance on it from that movie that he wears to work! XD Awesome! XD

OK, what else...? I'm down another jeans size. ^_^ Think I gained weight, though. Not sure how that works. *shrugs* Not sure I care. ;) Then again, the way I've been eating the last two weeks... yikes. I deserve to gain weight. *chuckles* Worth every damned bite, though. ^___________^ And my mom's been holding out on me! Apparently, she knows the secret to the Priscilla pistachio cupcake! So, we're going to have pistachio cake for my birthday and I'm going to find a recipe for pistachio buttercream that I can lighten up a little and put that, confetti sprinkles and edible glitter on top. I will have Priscilla Cake for my birthday!! :D :D (Don't worry, I'll take pictures. ^_~)

Finally...

R-chan: *sits Nuriko and Tasuki down and scowls*

Nuriko: *fidgets*

Tasuki: *looks like he may say something, then settles down*

R-chan: *crosses arms over her chest* Whatever the problem is, I don't care. Just sort it out between you and then let me know what you decide. I'm trying to help you out, but you've got to meet me halfway, all right?

Nuriko/Tasuki: *nod solemnly*

R-chan: Good. I'm glad that's settled. *pause* *frowns* *finally continues* And for the love of all that's... erm... unholy, I guess? Please don't sort it out two minutes before I have to go to my parents for dinner. That... it just isn't nice when you do that to me. Especially this time, as it'll have me blushing my way through dinner. *blush*

Nuriko/Tasuki: *more nods*

R-chan: OK. Good. That's... good. OK.

Nuriko: OK.

R-chan: Right.

Nuriko: *sweatdrop* I'll... just drag him off and try to get this sorted out, OK?

R-chan: *blushing harder* That... that might be a good idea.

Nuriko: *drags Tasuki off*

R-chan: *whimpers* *drops head into her hands* What the hell have I gotten myself into?

Current Mood: flighty

Dude, I almost missed wishing you all a...

Happy Pi Day!!

...but at least I remembered to bring in marshmallow pies for everyone in my calculus class. ^_^ They were appreciative. Very appreciative. Especially my professor, who didn't know that Americans had marshmallow pies. Apparently where she's from (Korea), they're called "choco pies" and are one of her favorites. Epic win for me! ;D (Not that I need to butter up this prof. She treats me more like a co-worker she really likes than a student. ^_^ #yesI'makissup #what'syourpoint?)

In other news... apparently everyone in the world is on Weight Watchers these days and getting less and less shy about saying so. *chuckles* (You're welcome, my other prof, for telling you how many new points the marshmallow pie was worth, then commiserating about the fuckery that is the new points system. XD)

Now, I'm exhausted. Going to bed.

'Night all!

Current Mood: chipper

*cracks knuckles* Are you ready for this? Really? ^_^ I was beyond ready. I've been kind of plateauing lately at WW and with less than 10 lbs. to go... that's beyond irritating. What's the problem? Too many damned processed carbs. Why? I sit in class and nosh on 100 calorie packs all night, that's why. :-P And why do I do that? Because I'm not packing my lunch/dinner like I should.

Re-enter bento. ^_^ I have missed making bento, you don't even know how much. I miss making my little Japanese foods like onigiri (OMG, the sheer comfort level of that comfort food... *_*), and making my cute pretty little colorful boxes packed with all kinds of little goodies that I love. I miss it.

Yesterday, I tested the waters. I made 2 eggs worth of tamagoyaki and had it for breakfast, just to see if I remembered how to make it. I did. ^_^ Cute little folded eggs. I have a picture from the very first bento I ever did over here. And they were tasty. And it was good. ^_^ Then I went and rediscovered my favorite "food" website, justbento.com and all the awesome bento and recipes that she makes. And, OMG, she wrote a cookbook. *dies* WANT!! *_* *coughs* Moving on. Of course, all my favorite recipes were still on the site and I was browsing and plotting like mad. Problem: haven't been shopping lately. :-P Well, I knew I had sushi rice and lentils in the cupboard, smoked salmon in the freezer (Lucky!), and an onion in the refrigerator. With that... I could at least make my two favorites. ;D And so...

I did.

Another view of the bento
A close-up of the "box" itself. Just a typical 2 cup (?), flat Pyrex container, but it fits perfectly in the bottom of my lunchbox. ^_^

( Detail pictures and totals behind a cut tag to avoid spamming f-lists. ^_^ )

*satisfied smile* Damn, but I've missed making bento posts. Here's to many more to come! :D

Current Mood: excited

From Broadway.com's article, http://www.broadway.com/shows/priscilla-queen-desert/buzz/155262/priscillas-will-swenson-has-his-eyes-on-sweetheart-audra-mcdonald-this-valentines-day/...

WILL SWENSON (Tick/Mitzi in Priscilla Queen of the Desert)

What Broadway show tune makes you swoon and why?
"Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from Cats. Hottest. Cats. Ever.

*dies laughing* You have no idea how much I enjoy that he can never seem to answer these things except with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. XD

What are the ingredients for a perfect Valentine’s Day?
I don't know. But I think it involves a dash of paprika.

*snickers* And a dash of cumin, too, I think.

What character from any Broadway show could you fall in love with and why?
Anything played by the beautiful and talented Audra McDonald. What would it be like to gaze into those eyes and see love staring back at me? Oh, wait....

Aw... just... Aw! *_* Oh, Will. *chuckles* I bet you said this with a straight face, too. ^_^ Audra is one lucky girl, that is for sure. ^_^

And in weight loss news... I'm down another 1.8! *cheers* That puts me at 65.4 lbs. total loss. That means that I am less than 10 pounds away from the top of my healthy weight range. O_O;;; That means I set my "final goal" in my plan manager today. I'm... I'm actually kind of scaried about that. O_o;;; As my sister once said... "I know how to lose weight. I've been doing it for a year now. But maintaining weight loss? That's new... and scary." At the time I thought she was nuts. Now... I get it. I totally get it. O_O;;;

And dude... my orthopedist totally noticed I'd lost weight. I think he was more psyched about it than I even am. He couldn't stop telling me how great I looked. There is nothing better than having a gorgeous, successful guy tell you you look fantastic... over... and over... and over again. ;D Now if only I wasn't 80% sure he was gay... ;)

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Oh... you're still here? What's that? You were waiting for my traditional yearly Valentine's Day rant? You know what? I'm too tired. And today was too damned gorgeous (60 degrees? Hell, yeah!!) to muck it up with ranting. So... no ranting for you. Not this year. ^_~ Savor this moment. Spread the love.

And Happy Birthday, Rusty... wherever you are. And since it's technically February 15th, now... Happy Birthday to you, too, Grandma. I miss you both.

*hugs and knishes*

☮ ♥ ♬♪ ^_^

Current Mood: mellow

I'm constantly amazed when I'm full to bursting after eating an amount of food that I used to consider an appropriate size for an appetizer for a much larger meal. In the good way, of course. I guess it's true that as you start eating less your stomach shrinks and you want to eat less. *chuckles*

Tonight's realization?

At Ruby Tuesday's, I used to be able to eat a full plate at the salad bar, mozzarella sticks, the crabcake dinner (crabcake, mashed potatoes, broccoli), go back for dessert at the salad bar... and go home and look for more to eat. Tonight I went to Ruby Tuesday's, had my crabcake dinner (and only my crabcake dinner), turned down the new garlic cheese biscuits (Ruby Tuesday's answer to Red Lobster's cheddar bay biscuits, I think)... and almost couldn't finish my dinner because I was full by 2/3 of the way through. I finished it anyway -- because dude... delicious -- but still... I was really full and half regretted that I did it. And you have no idea how shocked I was about it.

Because, dude. That's just weird. When did I become that girl?

In other news... been reading a lot of Power Rangers Dino Thunder fanfiction. Which reminds me... I never finished that one I started writing.

Damn it. I sense another round of fic ADD coming on. O_o;;; Shoot.

Current Mood: pleased

*eyes icon* No, Setsuka. Just... no. I really won't. Why? Because I live on Long Island and we've gotten more snow so far this season than freaking Anchorage, Alaska. That is not right. O_O It's Alaska. We're... not. *twitch*

( Anyone who doesn't want to listen to me babble about general life, TV shows, ficcage and Hair (again)... flee now. ^_^ )

Final bit of random other news: I am one of the new mods for

15_minute_fic, successor to the now defunct,

15minuteficlets. Long story. ^_^ Anyway, the point of the comm is that every week a word is posted under a cut tag. Once you look at the word, you have 15 minutes to write... whatever. ^_^ It's kind of a fun way to get your writing juices flowing when you're a little stuck. Head on over and check it out! We could use some fresh meat. ;D

I think I'm gonna go toddle off and do some writing or something. ^_^ *waves* Later!

Starting word count for OB part 5 rewrite: 8,694

2564 / 10117 words. 25% done!

^_^ The point is... I lost 4 frickin' pounds this week. O_O Go stomach flu. ^_^ (Yeah, ask me how sick I was this week. Really. O_O I was so dizzy from nausea and the shakes that I actually passed out on the bathroom floor. -.-;;; New life experience: passing out... not as much fun as touted, actually.) That puts me at a grand total of 64 lbs... and a mere 11 pounds away from the top of my healthy weight ~~ranger~~ range. (Yeesh. Apparently, my subconscious wants to work on a PR fic... Bad subconscious. O_O) Hot damn. ^_^ Also... dude. I fit consistently into size 10 jeans now and I was able to button, zip and sit down in a pair of size 8 corduroys. @_@;;; I can't speak for the rest of you, but I'm floored. And happy. And my waist is frickin' 34 1/2 inches. XD When I started it was closer to 43 inches. *does the happy dance* And I almost fit into a pair of my mom's old jeans... which are a size 14.

What do you think, girls? Clothing manufacturers playing a hell of a trick on us to try to convince us that overweight is the new average? I sure as hell think so. When I comfortably fit into those jeans, I'll be wearing a size 8 in current sizes. They're a 14. This stuns me. And saddens me a little. As a country, our "average" size has gotten 3-4 sizes fatter than it was 40 years ago. That's kind of sad. Talk about lowering the average to meet the masses. O_o;;; And what really stuns me is that, as a whole, we haven't noticed the change. *twitch*

OK, but enough babbling about weight loss. Must babble about something else. Thanks to being bedridden for two days (and the fact that it's blessedly on Hulu, right now), I've been rewatching Jeremiah. I forgot how much I adore that series. It even makes Luke Perry kind of tolerable. ^_^ I think I will end up having to fic for it, because, dude... Marcus just demands some fic attention. Really.

And really... most of you won't know the series and won't care about the babbling, but I feel the need to babble anyway.

( So, would someone just read and smile and nod for me? It'd make me feel better about the babbling at no one thing. ^_^ )

Duuuuude. And now I want Jeremiah icons. Hey,

zoicite, if I find good pictures, would you oblige me? ;D

Current Mood: chipper

My last paper is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^_^ Finals went very well and were, in fact, frighteningly easy. I was kind of excited by that. ^_^ Anyway, I handed in my one paper on Wednesday and the professor finally confirmed that she received it late last night (it somehow ended up in her spam folder O_o;;;) and I just shipped off the last one. I must say... I'm actually rather proud of this 25 page brute of a paper of mine. ^_^ Gender Identity Disorder is a fascinating subject and one which needs to be better understood. I think I did a pretty decent job of exploring it, but that's my wholly biased opinion. ^_^

*coughs* Anyhoo, that last paper puts a nail in the coffin of the semester. Now it's all over but getting the grades. ^_^

And in celebration, tomorrow I get to go into the city with

zoicite to run around and look at all the pretty Christmas things, stare at all the lovely items in stores that I can't even come close to affording (except maybe a hat... I kind of think I need a winter hat O_O), eat dinner at my favorite French restaurant, Le Rivage (thank again, Mom!), and see a show. What show? Erm... I have no idea. ^_^ TKTS, baby. Whatever's available and cheapest. ^_^ I will also be attempting to teach my dear friend the layout of Penn Station. That... should be interesting. ^_^ Much fun to be had by all!!

In other news, I finally got my disability insurance guy the information that he claims he never received (in spite of fax confirmations to the contrary and the fact that when I pointed that out he "found" it in my file two seconds later). I swear... for the amount of this guy's work that I do, they should pay me a retainer in addition to my monthly check. :-P So, I should have a nice three-month backpay check in the mail as we speak. Also moving along on the other disability company that owes me money and when that gets in place, I should have about 6-9 months worth of backpay coming to me. In other words, I will soon be able to breathe a little more deeply again. I can't wait. I don't like financial stress. It kind of sucks.

Also, about the winter hat thing... OK, so weight loss is great. It's fantastic. I'm really glad that it's progressing so well. There's just one... little... thing. I'm freaking cold. All. The. Time. What the hell is that about? I don't get cold!!! *whimper* I'm a polar bear. My nickname has been "Nanook of the Frozen North" for as long as I can remember. Winter was kind of my favorite time of the year because it was the one time of the year that I wasn't hot. Now, I step out of my house, whimper, and immediately think... "Fuck, I wish it was summer." Seriously? WTF is that?? I sincerely hope my body readjusts before January/February when it gets really cold. 'Cuz, dude... massive suckage otherwise. ^_^ Although, I have to admit that it was really adorable when I complained of my head/ears/neck being cold outside and my mom pulled out my favorite hat (with pom-pom, ear-flaps, and chin ties, no less) from when I was a kid. The scary thing... it actually didn't look too bad on me. If it had been a little bigger... I might have even worn it tomorrow. ;D

Edit: (10:18 PM) And then to top it all off... there was home-made oatmeal apple crisp and milk. *_* Yummmm...

Current Mood: chipper

"You were given a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'" ~William A. Ward

I just wanted to take a moment to say a big "Thank you!" to all my family (none of whom read my LJ, thank G-d) and friends for being there, for loving me and for supporting me in whatever I do. I wish you a safe, happy and healthy Thanksgiving! ^_^

The table is set, the appetizers are appetizing, the turkey is stuffed and I have pointed and planned today like a mad woman. And in writing down everything that I plan to eat today, I have one thing to say to myself... Dude. Where do you put it? O_O Honestly, I feel a little sick just looking at the list. I guess that's the point. ^_^ Mayhap I shall cut some things from the list as I go.

And in other random news:

OK, seriously... Gavin named his turkey. *snerts* I die laughing: Gavin and Carla -- and does anyone else note the really impressive muscle in his right arm? *_* He's holding what looks like at least a 25 lb. turkey essentially in one hand. *boggles* Dude... just, wow.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

1:55 PM -- Damn it, why do I always get inspired right before I know I need to go somewhere? O_O 1,115 new words and the fic finally seems to be back on track. Will hopefully not be in so much of a food coma that I can't write tonight... because I intend to write like a mad fiend! I mean... it's the Claude meets the parents scene! Who wouldn't want to write that? ^_^

7:16 PM -- Desperately... fighting... food coma... wanttowrite... damn it. -.-;;; Sofull. *thud*

NaNo Day #25:

37292 / 50000 words. 75% done!

Current Mood: excited

So... I never really got back to writing after that last post. Helped my mom cut up a bunch of vegetables for tomorrow, prepped the sweet potato fries and as a reward for my efforts got to sample the unstuffed cabbage for dinner. *_* No, you can't have any. It's all mine, mine! *eg* Suffice it to say, it was delicious. I do so love my mom's unstuffed cabbage. *blissful sigh*

( Cut for me babbling about the rest of my day and for pictures. )

And last but not least...

NaNoWriMo Day 24:

36177 / 50000 words. 72% done!

Yeah, for the record, I give up on trying for a "new" 50,000. I'm just going for total, even though almost 10,000 words were written before November. If I hit the other count, great, if not, that's fine, too. ^_^

Current Mood: satisfied

1,032 more words. And it's like pulling f*cking teeth. What the hell all of a sudden? *makes faces* I think I need to scene skip. *sigh*

On another note? Dude. Love this song (Fireflies, by Owl City):

( Video behind cut. Enjoy! ^_^ )

Frickin' awesome song, really neat video... and I swear I heard it somewhere in Dollhouse. Or, at least it sounds like something that should have been in Dollhouse. I don't know. ^_^ Found a few more of his songs and am rapidly becoming a little obsessed. ^_^ Listen!

Also, yesterday I sound recorded all my youtube Gavin bootlegs so I could burn them onto CD and listen to them in the car. I am way more obsessed with his new song "Out Love" than can possibly be healthy, not to mention, "Unspoken Heart." ;_; *sob* *wistful sigh* I wish I could be in Toronto next weekend. ^_^

Edit: 4:30 PM... and a weight loss update. 1.6 lbs. this week... for a total of 60.2! *cheers* That means I only have 15 lbs. to go before I reach my healthy weight range. :D :D *throws confetti* Let the countdown begin! :D :D

4:45 PM -- Damn it, now I'm afraid to start anything because I know dinner is in 15 minutes and if I do get into something, I won't have time to keep working on it. Damn it. And for some bizarre reason... I think I'm stalled because Berger wants me to write him sex... and for the first time, I think I might be willing to try. O_O That scares me. A lot. Because if that's why I'm stalled... I can't figure out how to get unstalled. *whimper* Help...?

Current Mood: nostalgic

So, I realized today that I have uber-failed at keeping the contents of my Inbox sorted. That means that I had over 650 messages in my Inbox. O_O Yoiks. So, I just spent about two hours sorting and replying to e-mails... and only got through about 150. That leaves almost 500 more to go. O_O Dear G-d, why did I do this to myself? :-P

( Cut for me blathering about my current irritation with WW... )

In other news... yeah, this means that I totally haven't been ficcing. *twitch* I think I'll type up what I've written on that Alice fic (since I might actually have the attention span to do that :P) and split the NaNo wordcount between the two fics if necessary. Hey, writing is writing, right? ^_~

Current Mood: irritated

Dude... I totally thought I was going to write tonight. Or at least do homework. Yeah... I'm so exhausted, I don't really think that either one is gonna happen. iFail. But at least I had tremendous fun at the wedding I went to today. ^_^ And my niece was adorable. OMG. :D

Classic moment:
My cousin walked by me at the table and I stopped him to say hello. He turned, looked at me, did and honest-to-G-d double take, then said, "Renee! I... I almost didn't recognize you!" Then there was this momentary awkward pause where I smiled and he looked like he just realized he might have said something wrong, then in a meek little voice said, "You... you changed your hair... D-didn't you?" XD I took pity on him and told him I had (I did just get it trimmed and the color redone a week or two ago, after all ^_^). Poor boy. I think he was afraid to say that it looked like I'd lost weight, in case I realized that he noticed I'd been fat before. XD Oh, Matt... you're too adorable for words. ^_^

All my female cousins were a lot less quiet about it. They just all gave huge hugs and said, "You look fantastic! You've lost so much weight! My G-d, you look great!" ^_^ Women know that that sort of fuss is always welcome.

And yes, mostly I just wanted to brag there. I think I'm done, now. *dimples*

*goes back to watching SP as the tape copies* *wink* See, I didn't forget. ^_~

Current Mood: cheerful

Week... good grief, I have no idea. O_O Something after 52, but less than 56. ^_^

*coughs* So... apparently, I did something really right this week. I lost another 2.8 lbs. I weigh less than 160. O_O How the hell did that happen? I'm stunned. Happy! ...but stunned. ^_^

And... I'm unbelievably tired today, so that is all. No summary/deconstruct today. Don't have the energy to gather my still scattered thoughts. Busily re-reading all my old fics in prep for writing. Because, dude... there must be writing. ^_^

Current Mood: chipper

...it's time for a weight loss update. ^_^

I wore my sister's size 10 Tommy Hilfigger jeans today... and I needed a belt. O_O

Yeah. I got nothin' else. That's pretty much says it all. ^___________^

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Oh, wait. I lied. One other thing. ^_^ I just inherited about 15 shirts, just as many dresses, 5-6 pairs of pants, 10 or so skirts and a few coats/jackets out of my mother's old wardrobe from the 60s. The shirts are all I've had time to try on and wash so far. Most of them fit and they come just to my belt and a few even leave a little skin showing... and I'm OK with it. O_O A few others need to be tucked in and I'm OK with that, too. Who am I? @_@;;;

My mom has taken to calling me "her little hippie" or just greeting me by her name when she sees me in one of her shirts. ^_________________^ Sign of the times, man. Not only does that not bother me, but it gives me a happy, squirmy feeling when she calls me her name. I must be getting older. ^_^

Another fun moment? I was trying on the shirts and some of them are... *coughs* ...a little more see-through than is appropriate for polite company. I looked at my mom and said, "I'm assuming you wore a camisole or something under this...?" My mom frowned, tipped her head to the side as she was thinking and finally gave me this sheepish little smile and said, "Actually... no. I don't think I did." XD I love my mom. *_* ^_^ *_*

Current Mood: giggly

OK. It's been a while since I've done a real weight loss update, so I figured it was about time, being as next week is the one year anniversary of the start of my journey. ^_^ *coughs* I've really slacked off with the updates, haven't I? Oh well, this week should make up for it.

51 weeks ago, I was 216.2 lbs. That's right, I'll admit it. I refused to wear jeans because my size 20s no longer fit. I couldn't walk more than half a block without stopping and clutching my back or my ankle in pain. I was not a happy chibi. :(

Today, I weigh 161.6 lbs. That's a loss of 54.6 lbs. That's a six month old Rottweiler. Or a 7 1/2 year old child. O_O I'm wearing size 12 jeans and get this: I tucked in my shirt today. ^_^ I've never tucked in a shirt before! I'm also able to wear sweaters again, because *gasp* I actually get cold, now. O_O If you know me well, you know what a shocker that really is. ^_^ I have lost 25% of the weight I was carrying when I started this journey. I can walk 12 miles in a day (not frequently or without consequence, but I can do it ^_^). I do yoga.

Life is good, man.

Peace. ^_^

Current Mood: cheerful

12:45 PM
1) I did yoga for the first time ever last night. I loved it. And because business hasn't picked up yet after the summer slump, I was the only person who showed up, thus allowing the instructor to give me a lot of attention and really tailor the class to what I needed. *_* And as an added bonus, I feel better and more limber this morning than I have in a _long_ time. When I woke up, there was no pain. There was no stiffness. O_O I don't even remember the last time I was able to say that. How am I going to get through waiting until next Thursday for my next class?? D:

2) I made a fake peach crepe for lunch from a 1 pt. wrap, some ricotta cheese sweetened with Sweet 'n' Low and sliced up peaches sprinkled with cinnamon and popped into the toaster oven. OMG. Epic yum. And it was huge and only cost me 2 1/2 points. *_* I have a new favorite food.

2) Uncle made hamburgers for dinner tonight. If you'd ever had my Uncle's hamburgers, you'd understand why that makes today epic. ^_^

3) I'm finally going to see Million Dollar Quartet tonight! :D It's the first show in a month or two for my Mom and I and I'm really excited! :D Though I'm a little nervous about going to see it with her. The last time she saw Elvis in concert I understand there was screaming and resultant deafness involved. Oh wait... maybe that was my Aunt Sandy doing the screaming and my mom with the resultant deafness. ;D I'm sure I can trust her to behave. ^_~

And last but sure as hell not least...

4) I have reservations for not one, but two of Gavin Creel's concerts in November!!!!! Is it wrong that I'm really happy that

zoicite couldn't go on the same day that

msorange21 and the rest of us were planning on going, thus giving me an excuse to go twice? *eg* What's that you say? My horns are showing? Damn. I thought I'd managed to duct tape the halo more firmly to them this time... *shrugs* Ah well. You live, you learn. ^_____________________________^

Could today be any more epic? Not if it tried. :D :D :D :D :D

Update (12:45 AM): OMG... Million Dollar Quartet is freaking awesome and I met Lance Guest!! I have had a major crush on him since I first saw him in The Last Starfighter when I was six. And the man can sing. He has this deep, velvety bass that you just want to wrap yourself up in -- which I totally didn't expect because as himself he talks like a tenor! :D My mom thinks he was checking me out at stagedoor... but dude, he has a long-time girlfriend and a kid. *sigh* So, I doubt it. Still... just getting to meet him... *_*

And seriously... Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis were totally having eye-sex over the piano in every freaking song. Total eye-sex. ^_^ *_* H_H

No. I won't do it. Won't.

^_~

Current Mood: ecstatic

*pokes her head up out of her roadtrip of awesome to share something... awesome* ^_^

OK, somehow in the last two weeks of massive overindulgence of all kinds of foods that I don't normally eat (funnel cake!! *_*)... I managed not to gain a single ounce. How the hell did I do that? *boggles* And on top of that, all my old co-workers all greeted me with exact same phrase and double take when I went to visit: "Is that... Dr. M___? You look great!!" :D And the woman in Joanne Fabrics' sewing department called me "tiny." XD XD I am in awe. *_* *_*

Too tired to say more and roadtrip of awesome is still going for another 36 hours or so, but I'll post more (and answer any unanswered comments... *wince* Sorry,

iscreamlouder!) when I get home and have the energy. ^_^

'Night all!

Current Mood: cheerful

Haven't done a weight loss update in a while, so I figured it was about time. ^_^ Nothing exciting in the number this past week except the total. I lost 0.4 lbs bringing us up to a grand total of 46.2 lbs. O_O That's monumental. For two reasons. One: it means I'm down to 170 lbs. a weight I feared I'd never see again. Don't get me wrong, I still have a ways to go, but this was a milestone and a huge one at that.

Secondly, another huge milestone. I was over at my sister's today, playing with my niece and just hanging out. My sister then said that she had a bunch of old size 12 shorts and jeans that no longer fit (too big) and wanted to know if I'd like to try them on. I wasn't interested. I'm a 14 and I know it. I was never a size 12. The last time I was that small, I was in juniors sizes. :-P ( TMI behind the cut. ) She finally bullied me into trying them, because she knows I need new shorts -- I have one pair that fit. Well... joke's on me. All of her size 12s fit me. And... two of her size 10s.

*jaw drops in shock*

*squeaks* Since when the hell am I a size 10??? *flails* Last year that was totally my "goal size that I will never achieve but will be satisfied if I do." :O Not anymore, I guess! ^_^ Need a new goal size. *eg* How about a '6?' Sound reasonable? ^_~

*beams* And to top off the evening, I convinced my uncle to go to the beach and walk the boardwalk with me at dusk. Reward for my convincing? When we got to the end of the boardwalk, there was a totally awesome old time rock and roll concert going on. :D "My Girl," "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" and the like. ^_^ Kickin'! We hung around and listened for a few songs before walking back. Nice little cap to a pretty darned good day. ^_^

OK, I'm getting very sleepy and more than a little choppy and incoherent. I think I will watch a little TV, then go to bed. ^_^ Tomorrow's a bright new day!

O_O Good grief. *sheepish grin* ^_~

Current Mood: cheerful

First the brief weight loss update: another 2 lbs. down this week and we are on a roll! :D That's a total of 41.8 lbs. gone. That's a five year old boy. O_O That's a lot of weight. In another 1.4 lbs. I will have lost 20% of the total weight I was carrying when I started this thing. ^_^ Yay!

And now on to what you came here for... or not. ^_^

OK... so, trying to approach this objectively is going to be darned near impossible, so I'm not even going to try. I acknowledge, right up front, that I went into this performance with every preconceived notion possible. I was also too churned up emotionally to notice even half the things I wanted to. And you know what? That's OK. ^_^

First things first: Hair is still Hair. Old cast, new cast, concert-in-the-park cast, community cast... it doesn't matter. It's still a wild ride and it still makes me feel. Feel what? Feel everything, man. ^_^ From laughter and joy to tears and sorrow to swelling, irrational anger. It's an emotional roller coaster and it always will be. And I adore every damned second of it. No one performer (or two or three) can ruin that. Being in that theatre again, watching this show, was like coming home.

That being said, let's take a closer look. ^_^ And please keep in mind, this is all strictly my own opinion and has been colored by the opposing forces of a) still being depressed over the loss and consequent breakdown of the original revival cast, b) still being shocked and depressed that in one week Hair will be gone from the Al Hirschfeld and c) being ashamed of myself for resenting the new cast so much that I didn't see them sooner... and the thought that perhaps we, as fans, let the Starshine Tribe down in some way by not filling their audience the way we ought to have. Again, strictly my own thoughts -- it's my journal, that's what it's for. *g*

( Snipping now an extremely long discourse on individual actors/characters that I really liked, felt 'eh' about, and didn't appreciate as much. )

Overall thoughts:

This cast is not our original revival cast. There's no way they ever could be. But that shouldn't have made such a difference. I don't know when the show was originally slated to close, but the fact that it happened so unexpectedly leads me to think that it wasn't this soon. The shame of it is that there were some really great moments in this show and this Tribe and I can't help but wonder if the transition had been handled differently, if it might not have turned out better. Maybe if they hadn't taken the whole cast. Maybe if they'd transitioned more slowly, one at a time, (like with Vanessa Ray and Rachel Bay Jones) it wouldn't have been such a shock and maybe we could have kept this show a little longer.

Maybe, maybe, maybe. If, if, if.

The truth is, we'll never know. We'll never know if given a chance this Tribe could have been something just as great as the one we love, now in London. In another week, they're going to be gone and the Al Hirschfeld will be empty until the next show comes along to brighten its stage. A chapter is ending, the book is closing. But not forever. No story as lasting and soul-touching as this one can stay unread for long. Someday, some time in the future, someone will open that book again and we'll all open our hearts to let the sun shine in once more. In Central Park? At the Public Theatre? Maybe at the Al Hirschfeld. Who knows? I don't. But I do know one thing. The next time round, I'll be there for every beautiful, love-spreading, blissed out second of it.

Peace.