You should probably just skip this post unless you get off on other people’s misery. You sicko. (Random Tuesday Thoughts)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 8:27AM What’s a Random Tuesday Thought?
It’s a thought. That is random. On a Tuesday.
You should write some.
So…have I kvetched to you lately about my health problems? No? Because I’m really an octogenarian, you see. A crabby one.
Anyway. Apparently I now have GALL BLADDER issues. What those ‘issues’ are, exactly, remains to be seen (free health care is great but it makes you wait unless you’re bleeding or riddled with tumors), but it’s uncomfortable. So now I don’t get to eat anything good.
Unless you count ‘lettuce and unseasoned chicken’ as good.
If you do, get the hell off my blog.
In response to these latest dietary restrictions, I decided to just start the South Beach Diet. I’ve never been that fashion forward, obviously. Whatever, it tells me what to eat and it fits all the criteria.
Today was the first day and it went okay. I am totally NOT currently nibbling on the leftover crusts of my toddlers raisin bread. Nuh uh.
The Willy Wonka 3-course meal chewing gum could become a reality. Let’s kill them if they make a South Beach version.
Heh. Willy.
How do I get the RTT button up there all tilty? It’s an option in Windows Live Writer. In other words, it’s magic. I have a pretty solid grasp of HTML, and I can’t actually figure out what the code is that makes it tilty.
It’s just tilty, ok?
My Google Reader count is under 300. Trust me, that’s impressive.
Carrie Fisher said she did cocaine while filming Empire Strikes Back. I’m not sure why she chose to tell us this now. Although she’s apparently become a stand-up comedian. Maybe she thinks it makes her seem edgy.
I can’t really criticize. I’m about as edgy as…some kind of blunt object.
Also, witty.
I found a notebook from my early days of blogging. (I found it in the garage, which seems odd. I’ve only been blogging a couple of years, not decades.) I’m sure what I wrote made sense to me at the time, but it’s a little cryptic now:
“dog escape ninja tipping…used to having extensive monologue on things like making juice? Fish aren’t cute, or vegetarians wouldn’t eat them.”
It’s kind of amazing I’ve made it this far.
Although that’s as far as I’m going to make it today. The effort of typing all these words has made me feel faint.
(YOU aren’t on South Beach, though, so you should have plenty of energy to visit a few of your RTT buddies.)
Keely | 35 Comments
Reader Comments (35)
your post did not show up in my reader today, weird. Sorry about the gall bladder problems, hope things get better soon, can't imagine eating unseasoned chicken for long. bleach! Was shocked shocked to hear Carrie Fisher's announcement. Saw her on some reality show a few years back where she was judging the making of short movies. Girl couldn't come up with a coherent sentence to save her life, think she might still be on the crack.
Hi! I've just discovered Random Tuesday Thoughts and have linked up for the first time today! :)
I'm sorry to hear of your health problems! I hope you fee better soon...
Annette
www.mammakerr.com
You know - I've been wondering about the tilty button! The whole dietary restriction thing sounds horrible. Everything I live for would be prohibited, unless bacon and cookies and coke are the mainstays of the South Beach Diet. good luck! I hope you feel better!
Dude, gall stones? Well, South Beach has seen its fair share. It used to be Senior Citizen central before the hipsters discovered it.
Gall bladders! Who need 'em?
South Beach, not so bad, actually. Um, I feel strange being sincere, but here's a great cooking blog for South Beach Diet recipes. http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/.
Thanks for being random while suffering gall. And a bladder. And I think some fish are cute.
Nicole (Ninja Mom)
Wow, will they let you take X to assisted living with you? I recall a few cow-orkers doing South Beach years ago. They weren't fun during that time.
Now I could see some sense if the dog were escaping Zombies, but ninjas? Anyway happy Tuesday.
You're right. Fish aren't cute.
Sorry about the gall bladder. Yikes. What does that feel like anyway? Does it hurt? I have a friend who lost a ton of weight on the South Beach. Okay, not really a TON. More like 15 pounds, but still...
Okay, speaking from personal experience, not Dr. Google experience: don't cut too much fat out of your diet if you have gall stones, or you will seriously eff yourself up. Basically what happens is this: you have stones, you don't eat fat, gallbladder produces less bile, then you, ahem, eat fast food, your gall bladder says WEE HOWDY and gets back to work, only that little bit of time off makes the stones go all wonky, medically speaking, and then you end up in surgery to have your very unhappy gall bladder removed.
I can't find the article I read about this, but I know for sure that gall bladders hate extremes, so if you go off of South Beach, do it gradually.
Sorry to get preachy. It's just that my GB tried to kill me, so I take those bastards seriously.
Ugh, sorry about the gall bladder and restrictive diet. Also, witty and tilty are a good combination.
I hate when doctors screw with your food. Unseasoned chicken.... blech! I don't know about fish being cute, but some are absolutely ugly. So if Willy Wonka comes out with this 3 course meal gum, can I throw a pack down on the table and tell my family dinner is served?
Gall bladder issues are SO not fun. I had mine removed 2 years ago next month - 2 days before Thanksgiving. THAT was a fun time. Good luck with the South Beach diet - I don't think I'd have that much resolve to go through with it. You're my hero.
I wondered how you got the button all cool and tilty! I've also been wondering about Windows Live Writer - now I'll definitely have to check it out more thoroughly for more coolness. ;)
I kind of liked the bit about fish not being cute so that is why vegetarians eat them ; -)
"Dog escape ninja tipping" makes total sense.
fish, those creepy little bastards. I'm afraid of fish but I don't know why. The only animal I don't feel guilty about eating.
I can never follow those specific diets since my husband won't eat most of it and I'm not making/buying different food for everyone.
I almost mentioned Carrie's line blowing on my show but I couldn't get over that Justin Beaver (I call him that, I could give a shit what his name it) has started his own NAIL POLISH LINE.
I still like Canada better than the US. Yep. I said it. I LOVE CANADA. I also love you. I talk about you every time i talk about my love for Canada. That means I'm a quasi-stalker (only because you don't tell me to go away).
well I don't have a gall bladder at all. It's the act of losing weight that causes the stones to form. I hear apple Juice is good. If you cut fat and dairy it should cut down on the episodes, but if that's the case your surgery will be bumped bumped and rebumped because you aren't in enough pain.
Cocaine? But, did she do it off of Han Solo's abs, that's what I want to know.
Now I want to watch Empire. Wait, I pretty much always want to watch Empire. Too bad Oscar is terrified of Yoda.
Wait.
We have to tip ninjas?
What's the industry standard now? 18%? 10%?
Screw it. I'm just letting my dog handle all future ninja interactions.
My first RTT!
I feel bad about your sucky diet :( I can't believe Princess L! What a naughty...
So windows live writer is really that awesome? I've just always composed everything in Blogger. I go back and forth between two computers so I'm not sure the live writer would work for me.
And what does it say that I think I totally get the fish are cute/vegan thing?
I might be starting south beach next week. {sigh}
You were and are correct - fish are not cute.
Those flavors for the WW gum, if all chewed together, would taste like vomit!
Gall bladder problems! Yuck, I've had those. And I was just wondering how you got your RTT all tilty. That is wicked cool. Thanks for sharing. You sound like you are having the same day as me. I am not on South Beach, but I am on Seattle Sutton. It is all healthy and stuff. Today, being the day we are having, I ate leftover pizza from the weekend and skipped my healthy meal. I will regret it later but for now, I am just living in the moment. I can be edgy, too. Ha!
Gall Bladder problems has just reared it's ugly head around here. My niece had hers removed. My sister's is only working at about 10%, and now mine is acting up. What is up with that?
Hope you can find balance with your health issues. It's all tiilty like your RTT button.