Dear Diary . . . day by day

Tuesday, August 1st - What's Eatin' You, Sugar?
Things are better today. Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement. Kellie assured me that a change in job will equal a change in self-worth - as long as it's the right job. Oh, great. No pressure there to find the perfect job or anything ;-)
What else? Dentist this morning - she complained about me grinding my teeth again and warned me to watch it when I lift weights (she's right - I probably do grit my teeth when I'm lifting, sigh). Still, my oral hygiene is above average. I have a cavity which will be filled in two weeks. At least Dr. Penny is so gentle she's pain-free.
I'm getting excited about Strange Horizons. I've been working a lot on the bookstore, which is my department, writing and soliciting for blurbs to entice people to wanna buy them through us. I'm also all psyched up about writing some articles for SH, partially because I found out that one of my favorite authors is publishing something new in October and I'm in a position to request an interview (whoo-hoo!) and partially because I wrote up a list of publications for a magazine submission yesterday and realized I've published nothing but erotic how-to's and one erotic story. Several speculative-fiction articles will brighten up that list considerably.
I am slowly researching sugar addiction and coming to the conclusion that that is my most serious problem. Seriously, I eat WAY too much sugar - there's a reason I don't put an "eating log" up on this page; I'd be way too embarrassed. Ian swears to me that I have to cut ALL refined sugar out of my diet to be free of it - this means no high-fructose corn syrup or stuff of that ilk. Honey is ok. Fructose is ok. Fruit sugar is ok. White bread or white pasta = bad. Once you eat the refined stuff, you crave more. I'm still validating this claim, but maybe I should just pretend it's gospel anyway and cut it all out. I mean, it can't hurt me to replace my "bad" sugars with "good" sugars, can it? No, it'll just be a pain in the ass, make cooking and eating out more difficult and annoy me (which is why I haven't bothered yet). Honey in your latte doesn't work - the taste is wrong. I also have a bottle of almond flavoring that David gave me (after the cafe he was working for closed down for the summer) that I'm sure doesn't have "good" sugars in it. I'll have to wait until at least that is gone.
What? Oh, yes. I'm very good at making excuses to myself. I'm so gullible when it comes to me. Very crafty, me. Try to keep an eye on her, but she gets past me all the time with those big blue eyes . . .
Exercise log:
Shoulders, sides and abs. I also did a 30 minute "calorie burning" walk (calories burned: 220.7) while reading Harry Potter's 4th book - with Harry at my side (well, in front of me) I could walk forever.
Writing log:

I'm currently reading:
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany

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