ginny on February 26th, 2010

Bought one of these hair comb/clip things tonight, and David bought me some pretty new hair sticks. Check out the webpage for the combs at Maui Daisy Wear

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ginny on October 30th, 2009

Weighed myself yesterday, and am at 225. From here it gets harder as I’ve probably lost mostly water but also gained a bit of muscle mass. Fortunately, a “Biggest Loser” contest at work starts Monday. Lifted weights twice this week, worked out Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. The contest runs for 6 weeks, until just before the [...]

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ginny on October 17th, 2009

Week before last I only made it to workout once, due to some schedule conflicts, so made up for it this week with 3 visits. At official weigh-in, I’m at 226. Would have been more if had been weightlifting; next week will do better.

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ginny on October 2nd, 2009

It’s been more than a month, still working out 3-4X per week and still not eating/drinking sugary stuff. Feel great, should do weights more, but losing a steady 2 pounds per week. Weigh in on Thursdays: started at 236 (YES, I KNOW, ugh) and now at 228. Average 3o-40 mins aerobic per day. Next target [...]

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ginny on August 18th, 2009

Week 2 of giving up sugary drinks and most candy. Workout tonight. #fb

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ginny on July 5th, 2009

Some things never change: from the NYT Archives of Sunday, March 1, 1903.
Trials of a Homely Girl – Article Preview – The New York Times
THINK how quick-witted you are and how much you can do,” said the comfortable woman to the girl who was complaining bitterly because she had no claims to good looks.

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Stupid Evil Bastard: Sometimes the Republicans take my breath away…
Yeah, the vacuum they operate can do that.

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ginny on June 17th, 2009

Ooooooh, must try this later. Flickr: Flickr Twitter Beta

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ginny on June 13th, 2009

The drawbridge across the Seattle Ship Canal in my old neighborhood now has an artist in residence, who’s blogging her experience at the Bridge Report. I used to live a few blocks northeast of the Fremont Bridge and experienced it as a car and bus passenger, on foot, and on my bike.

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ginny on June 10th, 2009

Holocaust Museum Shooting Suspect Had History of Hate, Signs of Breaking Point – washingtonpost.com
De Nugent called von Brunn a genius but described the shooting as the act of “a loner and a hothead.”
“The responsible white separatist community condemns this,” he said. “It makes us look bad.”

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