Lucy Talks

Today's BlogHer prompt:  Name five things in your refrigerator right now and how you feel about them.

There's this chocolate with chili in it that I get at Aldi.  It comes in little flat rectangles that are the perfect size, and the chili gives the chocolate a little bite.  I quite like those.

I've got all the makings for my own trail mix - I'm weird and hate raisins.  Not too fond of almonds or peanuts, either, and both are pretty common in trail mix.  So I've been picking up packages of the kinds of nuts I do like at the local natural grocer, and picking up gluten-free cereal at Aldi, and adding in dried cranberries.  It's a pretty decent pick-me-up when it's not appropriate to eat an actual meal, and it's healthier than something I've bought ready-made, since I can mix raw and salted nuts and mix n match the cereal.  It's a bit time-consuming, but at least it's not cooking.  lol

Fresh-brewed tea - my recipe - in convenient 32-ounce powerade bottles.  I like my iced tea slushy or mostly ice, and these powerade bottles are the perfect size for easy freezing and breaking up the ice for drinking.

Strawberries - the strawberry season is obviously winding down, as there were very few containers without some mold in them, but I got one.  They're just at the edge of going over mushy, but they're still edible, and they're very sweet.

Hard-boiled eggs.  Just did them after we got back from the store today.  One egg is a perfect protein hit, particularly at bedtime - I have a problem waking up with low blood-sugar, so some protein right at bedtime helps me combat that.

Alternatively: You're being exiled to a private island, and your captors will only supply you with five foods.  What do you pick?

Hmm.  Provided everything would be supplied at the proper temperature and ripeness/freshness and that freshwater rather than salt water is available on the island....strawberries or oranges; pork tamales with carne sauce; fresh eggs; corn tortillas; ground beef.  I could supplement this with whatever fruit grows on the island, and catch my own fish/crab.  Winnowing it down to five foods is hard, y'all.  

May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;

May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;

May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

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Feel free to hoist a few for me!

I was browsing MySpace, my high school's page, and saw this ad for a roommate:

ya ok im lookin for a room mate but im pretty strick on wat i will let move in with me ok this is wat ur goin to need
1.blond hair
2.nice body
3.lots of hott friend
4.lots of money prolly wouldnt hurt
5.i wouldnt mind if u were bi
6.and if u play ur cards right u wont have to pay rent

hit me back
566-8456

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All I can say is, hold me back. I mean, frak, I've been looking for an illiterate high school graduate to see me as a sex object and give me permission to beat on him.

Also, a friend and client started a blog. If you have children or grandchildren, you might like getting in on the beginning. Her first entry is very touching {at least to me, the perennial sap}.

See http://www.grandmagadget.com

Thoughts on my rewatching of the entirety of Roswell in a separate post.

This is the fifth or sixth email I've gotten from the information
security people here at the university. Maybe this will be useful
information to someone.

~L

Tomorrow is the day when the "MyWife" (or "KamaSutra", Nyxem",
"Blackworm") worm will activate its payload and overwrite ALL Excel,
Word and Powerpoint documents, as well as certain types of archive
files (ZIP and RAR.) (A FAQ has been created here -
<http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/260><http://blogs.securi>)

Home users should make sure that, whatever AV software you're using,
it's up to date. Then run a full scan of your computer, to ensure
you're not infected. All the AV vendors have protection for this
virus IF your antivirus software is up to date. DO NOT TAKE A CHANCE
with this. Make sure you are covered.

For those of you who have no AV software at all (or you just want a
second opinion), you can go to housecall and do an online scan of your
computer - <http://housecall.trendmicro.com/>

Information Security Office
University