Green Room - Week 7 - Day 4

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

"and when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love"

I'm listening to the soundtrack of "Hamilton" for the first time this morning - and that line reminded me of Idol!

If you haven't listened to it yet ( perhaps you were under the same rock as I have been - in which case, it's MY rock, go find your own!!) go do it now! Or rather, make sure you've submitted your entry first: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/887291.html and then read ahead with what has been submitted so far (tonight is the deadline to get those entries in!) and then go find a copy of the soundtrack.


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What have YOU recently discovered? Books? Music? Perhaps one of the many traps I have placed around your home?

Comments

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

I discovered muffins in the break room at work! Mmmmm muffins. ~eyes you suspiciously~ These muffins aren't a trap, are they, Gary?

[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm...muffins....What flavor? My faves are blueberry......AW

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

There was a wide variety! I dithered a long time between chocolate chip and lemon poppy seed. Mmmm tasty.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Oh good. You found them.

*looks at watch* Check back with me in 5 hours.

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

Your poison was so tasty, I went back for more. Trying to build up a resistance here. I'll let you know if it worked in, uh, about forty minutes?

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

Any pumpkin ones? Or banana nut?

I would dearly love it if people would stop putting poppy seed in lemon things. I've never seen the point of that!

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

But... but... but... poppy seeds are tasty. :P

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

:D Or nasty, depending on your POV. They're little "flatness" bombs that destroy the taste of good things.

Plus, they always wind up stuck in people's teeth. :O

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

Taste is such a weird thing - I mean, I love it, that there are so many different tastes (literally and literary) but it is always interesting to figure out how one person's "oo yum" or "this is awesome" translates to another person's "ugh" and "meh".

They never get stuck in my teeth. Maybe I have lucky teeth? It's a lousy super power, if it is one.

[orockthro.livejournal.com]

I am on day 11 (of 30+) of no baked goods or sugar, and I just want to say to allllll ya'll that I hate you.
(I don't <3 )

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Blueberry muffins with cream cheese....

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Blueberry muffins with cream cheese....

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Everything is a trap.

Or is it....

[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

I discovered that I have a free evening and do not have to be at a school event after all! That's my discovery!
Guess, since it's a decent-enough weather night, (for Ohio), I can go out to dinner w my sister(s)!

AW

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I just discovered the soundtrack to "Hamilton," too. My BiL is a teacher, and he's using it to build a history lesson.

I'm looking forward to "discovering" the new Bowie album tonight. We're having a listening party, but it's been sitting here, still in the shrink wrap, since WEDNESDAY. Gah!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

This is Gary

Gary keeps forgetting that he's been meaning to mock this meme for months now

Gary is only getting to it now, in a comment.

Don't be Like Gary

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

No one could ever be like you, Gary.

Hell, no one in their right mind would ever *WANT* to be like you, Gary!

yes, i'm begging to get kicked; what's your point?

[favoritebean.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! I've refrained from playing that meme, because after two people posted, it was already way overdone.

Yours is better.

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy... were you trawling my journal yesterday? And THAT's what you walked away with? :O

There were good Hozier links on there, and BunDucksLiga videos, and a S.F. Chronicle article on the BistroBot (PB&J Bot, really)!

Or are you just a Hamilton geek like my daughter?

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I just looked and it seems you didn't like it.

So no, I didn't get it from you. If I had, I probably wouldn't have checked it out! (and enjoyed/enjoying since I'm not done yet) :)

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

So, you're actually liking it? It seems a lot of people do.

All of the music I've heard from it (like, for days as my daughter was playing it) was either bad or mediocre. But hey, this is the music major speaking. ;)

You should watch the BunDucksLiga videos then, though the 2015 ones are the place to start. ;)

Home Game entry

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

http://grail76.livejournal.com/2420704.html

moving from the Topic thread.

Re: Home Game entry

[eternal-ot.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty good entry one must not miss reading.

[prog-schlock.livejournal.com]

Since I'm anonymous here, I'll tell you all something I've only told my wife and boss.

What I discovered this week, on Tuesday, is that I have diabetes ("probably type 2"). This came as a total shock, but it explains a sort of cascade of health issues I've had in the last two months. I'm going to get a second blood test today just so my doctor can make sure, but I'm already schedule for a meeting with a nutritionist next week.

While this runs in my family (my dad's dad had it) its also because of a combination of factors, including my weight, my stress level and my struggles with depression. This is a long way of saying I should have taken better care of myself these last 48 years.

I'm going through various stages of denial, shame (because I should have acted) and anger over this, though I know I'm still going to be able to live a long and full life. Sigh.

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

That's really rough. I'm sorry! I hope dealing with it proves to be far less painful than you fear, and you feel better than ever soon.

[prog-schlock.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is physically, I feel great (except for some things like blurred vision and a general distaste for food). I've been exercising a bunch and eating well. I just started up again too late. Oh well. Lesson learned. Stay healthy.

[ellison.livejournal.com]

My husband was just diagnosed with it about six months ago, too. He just turned 45. It sucks, but it's good to be aware of it and use it as motivation to care for yourself. Don't fall into the trap of taking better care of yourself for a month, then going back to all the old habits because you feel good enough. Not that I know anyone close to me who may have done that. *AHEM husband omg c'mon man AHEM*.... Anywho, it's understandable if you feel jarred by the news, because it's not fun to hear, for sure. I wish you only goodness and improved health from learning this news! :)

[watching-ships.livejournal.com]

Best of luck to you. It can be hard work, but with a few changes here and there you can accomplish a lot. I got the pre- diagnosis at 23. Took it seriously for a while, but fell off. Trying to get things back under control.

[prog-schlock.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got the pre-diagnosis about three years ago. I was doing great but then I injured my leg, stopped exercising, and ballooned up in weight again. I should have figured out some alternative exercises and watched my diet more - but nothing makes a leg injury feel better than Ben and Jerries.

[kickthehobbit.livejournal.com]

My sister's type I and a bunch of people in the family are type II. it's scary, at least at first, but once you get the hang of things, it'll be easier, and you'll feel better. hang in there. :)

[prog-schlock.livejournal.com]

I know in my heart its going to be all right, but right now I'm just trying not to freak out. Maybe its just coming to terms with self-identifying as "diabetic."

It doesn't help that, according to my trainer and dietitian, the problem I've been facing in weight loss is that, in general, I don't consume enough calories so my body camels up everything. Joking about my ice cream consumption aside, I really don't eat very much at all.

So, as I change diets, I need to figure out a way to eat diabetic safe foods *and* figure out a way to reach my caloric goal. Stupid body!

[kickthehobbit.livejournal.com]

I think that any change in how we self-identify causes a bit of alarm. A little freaking out is normal. :)

Getting enough calories...I hear you. I sat down and calculated my caloric intake for the day in...November? When I realized how low it was, and that was probably why I was tired all the time, I started pushing myself to eat better. It's not easy! Lactose intolerance helps me on the ice cream front, but there are so many other great things to eat that are also not-great for you...ah, life.

Good luck striking that balance.

[favoritebean.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. It runs in our family too. I hope that the treatments help. Try not to beat yourself up too much.

[eternal-ot.livejournal.com]

Take care. And I know, once you make up your mind you'll beat the shit out of diabetes..;) Good Luck.<3

[impoetry.livejournal.com]

Lol now i finally see it. Gary is King George.

[banyangirl1832.livejournal.com]

HAMILTON. I've been obsessed with this musical since it first premiered on NPR's First Listen back in late September. I'm a hopeless dork about it, even bought the Hamilton biography. I cannot say enough great things about it.

[leni-ba.livejournal.com]

I just discovered that there was more to the Mistborn world than the original trilogy. WOOHOO!