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121 pounds as of this morning
May. 20th, 2025 08:40 pmWeight-loss is like language learning: it isn't difficult, it just takes forever.
Four more pounds until my goal.
I'm really getting into this Spanish novel I'm reading. Yesterday, I read a whole chapter without stopping after the first page or two. That means I didn't look up most of the new words. I'm trying to strike a balance between enjoying myself and enriching my vocabulary so that future literary endeavors won't be such a slog. Some words I can guess because they are similar to English equivalents, but I dislike relying on that because some of those don't quite mean how they look.
The protogonist began elementary school, began it on the wrong foot after anxiety-provoking stories from his older brother about being hit with a ruler for not obeying the teacher, who spoke only English, while the older brother spoke only Spanish. At this point, the mother is pregnant with a fourth child even though the family is living in a tent city. When the two oldest aren't in school, they help her cook for the other campesinos in the encampment to make up for the mother's lack of harvesting income, and they take care of the third oldest so she can catch a nap. Seems like a busy life. Actually, I shouldn't be calling this a "novel;" it's an autobiography. Somebody actually lived this life. A sobering thought.
There's no point in wasting my life lying awake in bed, so I guess I'm going to start going to bed later. Normally, I'd be rushing to do a workout and get through my Korean flashcards before bedtime right now, so taking it easy is something of a relief. I'm curious to see whether I still wake up after only five hours (lately it's been four) if I go to bed two hours later.
I've got to stop letting my blood sugar tank. That's a major reason why I felt so hopeless yesterday. It's so difficult to do because I want to eat less than ever. I've got to keep having frequent meals and cope with my lack of appetite by making them smaller.
The French version of the United Nations website refers to women's rights as part of "les droits de l'homme," 'homme' meaning mankind. I mean they could stop referring to all human beings as men as like the zeroeth step towards their stated goal. Mindless translation I guess.
Still waiting on that check. This is ridiculous. The company will be out of business by the time I get around to applying.
Four more pounds until my goal.
I'm really getting into this Spanish novel I'm reading. Yesterday, I read a whole chapter without stopping after the first page or two. That means I didn't look up most of the new words. I'm trying to strike a balance between enjoying myself and enriching my vocabulary so that future literary endeavors won't be such a slog. Some words I can guess because they are similar to English equivalents, but I dislike relying on that because some of those don't quite mean how they look.
The protogonist began elementary school, began it on the wrong foot after anxiety-provoking stories from his older brother about being hit with a ruler for not obeying the teacher, who spoke only English, while the older brother spoke only Spanish. At this point, the mother is pregnant with a fourth child even though the family is living in a tent city. When the two oldest aren't in school, they help her cook for the other campesinos in the encampment to make up for the mother's lack of harvesting income, and they take care of the third oldest so she can catch a nap. Seems like a busy life. Actually, I shouldn't be calling this a "novel;" it's an autobiography. Somebody actually lived this life. A sobering thought.
There's no point in wasting my life lying awake in bed, so I guess I'm going to start going to bed later. Normally, I'd be rushing to do a workout and get through my Korean flashcards before bedtime right now, so taking it easy is something of a relief. I'm curious to see whether I still wake up after only five hours (lately it's been four) if I go to bed two hours later.
I've got to stop letting my blood sugar tank. That's a major reason why I felt so hopeless yesterday. It's so difficult to do because I want to eat less than ever. I've got to keep having frequent meals and cope with my lack of appetite by making them smaller.
The French version of the United Nations website refers to women's rights as part of "les droits de l'homme," 'homme' meaning mankind. I mean they could stop referring to all human beings as men as like the zeroeth step towards their stated goal. Mindless translation I guess.
Still waiting on that check. This is ridiculous. The company will be out of business by the time I get around to applying.
