The kids really like perler beads, but I made this one.

I went to see the EAP counselor yesterday to talk about exercise resistance. I learned that resistance is its own field/area/category? in psychology. It seems it goes back to Freud. Anyway, she said that if a person is resisting, then the person is engaged. I didn’t really get this until I applied it to a [...]

Actually, I’m more mad than that. I’m fucking pissed off. Today is Tuesday; the day that I have my CBT group in the Kaiser Eating Disorder program. So I drive up to Walnut Creek from Livermore only to find that the group has been cancelled. They didn’t even call me. I’ve been in the group [...]

Pulguito, ready to blast Boys attacking me All of the activities/rides at Clark‘s are included in the entrance fee. I love rides, so I wanted to go on them all. The only person who wanted to do the water ride, besides me, was Pulguito. I forgot to take off my shoes before I got on [...]

Part 5. When working with an exercise resistant individual, one must explore and resolve the source of the resistance, such as underlying anxiety, resentment, or anger. The goal of treatment is that the individual will be able to become physically active by choice, not coercion. It is important to begin by validating the resistance and [...]

Discarded medications flushed down the toilet have been showing up in the environment. Wastewater treatment does not remove these chemicals from the water. The City of Livermore is sponsoring a Drug Take-Back Event on Oct. 4 from 8am to 2pm at the Police Dept on S. Livermore Ave. Bring unwanted or unused prescription or over-the-counter [...]

Flies don’t like mint, bay leaves or eucalyptus, substances you can use to help keep flies from visiting your home. from: Natural Insect Pest Control I’m allergic to eucalyptus, and I regard both eucalyptus and california bay trees as weeds. But, I do like mint. It can be invasive, but mint requires regular water, and [...]

from Liza who got it here. 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10. Baba ghanoush 11. Calamari 12. Pho 13. PB&J sandwich 14. Aloo gobi 15. Hot dog from a street cart 16. Epoisses 17. Black truffle 18. [...]

Why do I like smilies? :? I don’t know. But I do.