Done yesterday (20091224 Th)

[mdlbear]

1224 Th
  * up 7:30; W=198.4; drugs, nose, teeth
  @ Sennheiser MM 400 BT headphones (with mic).  From telynor
  * Thankful Thursday
  * Pay bills.  Failed to take into account the fact that this is the last
    business day of the week.  :(
  ~ buy eggs (Colleen will do it)
  @ Ex-Microsoftie: Company today 'a lot like IBM was in 1985'
    "The most innovative companies today are Google, Apple and Facebook."
  => lose 10-20 pounds.  Diagnosed as pre-diabetic. (Awsare)
     glucose > 99, triglycerides > 99 increase the risk.
  & Al sent us a smoked duck.  We'll have it tomorrow.
  * buy pantsu.  Dental floss for work
  * Last minute shopping.  book for YD; stocking stuffers at Container Store.
    walking fast on Santana Row, at a pace I clearly couldn't have
    sustained much longer.
  % The doxazosin appears to be working
  % aha: Not enthusiastic about holidays because they tend to be a lot of
    work, and there are a lot of people around all the time.
  * bath, bed ~11:30; a little snuggle; S=6873

A pretty good day. (I started to type "year". Not so much.) A fair amount of progress at work, a bit of last-minute shopping including exercise-level walking, and definite signs that the new meds are working on the BPH.

My brother sent us a smoked duck. We probably have enough food in the house, and few enough people expected, not to need it today. We'll see.

On the down side, my doctor told me to lose at least 10 pounds: I'm pre-diabetic, and my triglycerides are high. In my opinion, I need to lose at least 30, and preferably 50. GAAK! I was actually making progress in 2007; the fact that I'm taking drugs that can cause weight gain makes a convenient excuse, but probably isn't the reason I gained 20 pounds in 2008.

A good insight: I like holidays, but tend to be less than enthusiastic; that may be because I also end up doing a lot of the work, and because although I like having interesting people to talk to, a house full of guests is guaranteed to put me well into overload. More later, probably.

Links under the cut, as usual.