Some recs and a lament

[lunabee34]

They're doing the funniest thing in fanthropology right now. Drabbles about a fandom issue, which sounds dry and boring but is really heeeelarious. Read them HERE. And then write some of your own. Cause you guys make with the funnies all the time. If I can force some cleverness I might do one. (I'm thinking you, suki_blue, with all your hilarity). Heeeee..... ETA: I did one. Not a good one, but I did one. *snort*

Secondly, rayne_y_daze, you simply must read Five Decisions Ethan Rayne Never Made if you haven't done so already. You'll love it.

And now for the lamenty portion of this broadcast. You know how you know something but you don't *really* know it until it bites you in the ass? Well, I've been steadily gaining weight since I was a sophomore in college. I mean, in highschool, they used to call me Titanic, but that was always followed by Tits and not Neck Waddle. I knew I should be concerned about my weight, but it was so easy just to not give a shit. Well, I went to the MD today for a sinus infection. And guess what? My blood pressure is HIGH. And not from looking at velvet_virago's pictures. So, Lorraine has to lose weight. The doc says fifty pounds, which is pretty much exactly the amount I've gained. Maybe now that someone has told me I'm on the road to seriously screwing my health up, I'll actually do something about it.

Comments

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I am really wanting to do a fandom weight loss thing. I've talked with a few people online about it, and there's interest. I know there's a couple of LJ journals for work outs and the like, but I lost 50 pounds with Weight Watchers, and I know it works for me. If you'd like to trade posts back and forth about what we're doing and how it's working, I'd be more than happy to!

[rayne-y-daze.livejournal.com]

Damn! I almost missed your Ethan rec - I must be slipping...I went straight over and read the whole thing. You so mightily rock for pointing that out to me. What a jewel I almost missed! Thank you.

[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

I am so with you here. I don't dare go to my doc for anything because I know he'll tell me to lose 50lb *and* quit smoking and I can't do either, never mind both!

It's not easy, but if it's your health that's at stake ... gotta be done. High blood pressure is not a good thing and, as you know, leads to ancilliary health probs. So, no more beer or high-carb snacks for Lorraine! :p

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hehehehehehe, those drabbles were funny! Yours was the best, of course. Hey, you should post it in your LJ, just in case anyone missed it.

*ahem*, yeah, I have an idea for one. Let me think on it... ~g~