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lunabee34 ([personal profile] lunabee34) wrote2020-11-22 10:15 am

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1. [personal profile] isabellerecs made podfics of my Darcy/Jane series! Everyone go listen:

Podfic of Only Happy When It Rains and Podfic of The Night Gone Black.

2.

Good BonesGood Bones by Margaret Atwood

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Most of this early volume goes into Good Bones and Simple Murders, but four stories are exclusive to this collection: "Epaulettes," "Adventure Story," "Theology," and "Four Small Paragraphs." Of these four, only "Theology really resonated with me.



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3. Everyone should go read Beginning Where You Are by [personal profile] gloss. It's original F/F, and it's truly stunning. It reminds me of Leckie and also of Wells and a bit of Muir, but the story is also very original, and the world building is truly stunning. I am in awe of how good this is.

4. Josh's cholesterol and triglycerides are high. He's supposed to try to get them down and then get tested again in six months. We bought an inexpensive exercise bike on Amazon which I'm really happy with, so we've got the exercise part covered. Anybody have any diet tips or other suggestions? I can and have googled and get the general gist, but it's always nice hearing from people who have experience.
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2020-11-22 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Josh's cholesterol and triglycerides are high. He's supposed to try to get them down and then get tested again in six months.

Just to check -- they looked at the HDL versus LDL breakdown, right? I have alarmingly high total cholesterol numbers, but fortunately for me it's because I'm very high in the "good" cholesterol.

(Probably genetic good fortune rather than anything else -- I've got a specific SNP associated with this, it turns out.)

If it's the "bad" cholesterol, I invented these oatmeal cookies for [personal profile] rachelmanija (but make them for myself regularly because they're delicious):

https://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/680317.html

Apart from the sugar, all the ingredients are good for your cholesterol levels. Obviously cookies are a sometimes food etc., but it's nice to have some treats which are broadly good for you.
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[personal profile] likeadeuce 2020-11-22 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
What bike did you get? I've been thinking i need to do this for the winter.

I cut a lot of meat out of my diet starting last fall and that seemed to help with cholesterol.
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[personal profile] executrix 2020-11-22 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought Darcy/Jane was a Pride and Prejudice pairing and I was SHOCKED. Fitzwilliam would never! And neither would Miss Bennet much less Mrs. Bingley!
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[personal profile] gloss 2020-11-22 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
holy shit thank you ♥
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[personal profile] gloss 2020-11-24 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa! Thank you for telling me, I'm speechless. ♥
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[personal profile] amejisuto 2020-11-23 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry Josh's cholesterol is through the roof. I think it's mainly cutting out fats and meat that helps. Eggs, butter, and such. Want me to look up some recipes?
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[personal profile] amejisuto 2020-11-23 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
The Pumpkin Pie recipe I Posted today is good for low cholesterol as long as you use the egg substitute. I'll see what else I can dig up!
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[personal profile] spikedluv 2020-11-23 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck to Josh!
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[personal profile] lyr 2020-11-26 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
My triglycerides dropped from high to really low when I gave up sugar and cut down on carbs in general.