The Beauty and the Mess

Last night I had a low-blood-sugar crash such as I have not had in years. On my way out the door to Kroger, I noticed that my arms and legs were a little shaky. I figured I was tired from wearing heels all day. About fifteen minutes later, I felt so weak that I could hardly push the shopping cart. It wasn't until I saw a frozen lasagna, and instantly craved meat, that I figured out what was wrong. I bought a package of beef, which I have never done in two years of apartment living. I went through the U-Scan and my hands were shaking so badly that I couldn't scan a head of lettuce. As soon as I got home I wolfed down some pretzels, which helped enough that I was able to cook a beef Stroganoff. Evan came over and ate with me, and we had a restful evening. Today I feel better. I guess a meatier, proteiny diet is in my future. I don't know how hypoglycemics are supposed to lose weight. :P But I'd rather weigh a little more than have these sugar attacks. They're scary, especially when they come out of nowhere like that.

Inspired by stacye13's tidy yet personable cubicle, I've been making my own cube less cluttery. Today I made a shelf for my Homestar Runner figurines out of tacks, paper clips, and part of an Office Depot box. Look out, MacGyver.

I have decided to make a deliberate effort to watch less TV. After a thousand replays of Justin and Janet, and total immorality on 90% of existing shows, I have finally had it. Evan and I have started reading together, which I think is a great substitute for trying to find something among all the filth on the air. He doesn't even want to watch the news anymore because it just makes us upset. So, excepting the few shows we do enjoy, I'm going to live more like Thoreau. :)

How many Hotmail users are on the friends list? Have you guys had a lot of problems with the free e-mail? I have weird problems that their staff refuses to address. I can't receive mail from Yahoo addresses. I can't send mail to AOL addresses. Evan has sent me several nice e-mails that I never received, and he's a Hotmail user too. It's getting very annoying. I'd just switch to my Yahoo address full-time, but I don't like the way their page looks. Yes, I am superficial when it comes to e-mail. Anyone have thoughts?

I just wanted to post and say thank you to dakoda and tingilya and nova_wylde for all the fun mail I've gotten recently! Thanks, guys! I feel very loved. :)

Last night I finished Where the Red Fern Grows. The ending was so sad that I actually had to sit for several minutes collecting myself before I could lay down and go to sleep. The only other book that's made me cry that much is Return of the King. Those are mainly happy tears, though. :)

Tonight I am going to Outback for a nice dinner with my sister and some of her friends from church. I'm looking forward to it.

I have already had too much sugar today, and am feeling the effects. I went home at lunch and ate a peanut butter sandwich just to balance my blood sugar. We're having cake in a while, though, so that'll probably throw me off again. It's kind of good that the sugary holidays are few and far between.

I bought a cute, round, plush pink strawberry for my sister. It has a little face and arms and legs and is very friendly-looking. I'll post a picture of it later.