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Summer Is The Time For Changes

Scribbled on 3 July 2008 at 06:24 PM


Summer always gets to me. It's hardest time of the year. Dunno why, I should feel better because of all the light. But I don't. It's "make it or break it" time. A time for changes. So in the spirit of summer I have finally made the move from Opera to Firefox! That's right, I admit: Firefox 3 is just too damn cool. It now matches Opera when it comes to customization and it has scores of useful addons. Although it took me a while to customize everything according to my needs, I am very happy with the result. Just a word of warning. Do NOT install an addon called StumbleUpon! It is highly addictive and the surest way to die of hunger just a few steps from your fridge. But it is also an amazing way to find cool sites on the web.

In my wallet is a gym membership card. How many times have I used it in the past three months? Don't ask. My mind just isn't in a right place for it. However, I wonder if it's not time to become a bit less... moomin-shaped. In accordance with clever advice found at Lifehack.org (recommended!) I analyzed my situation. I don't go to the gym because I do not like being outside my humble abode, exposed to people, wasting time to commuting. How about a training device at home? It could work, but there is simply other stuff I'd rather be doing (and no, it's not all gaming!). So let's take advantage of my mind. From now on I will only keep fruits and vegetables at home. See, thanks to my reluctance to go outside I will be stuck with them and eat healthy at home. At the same time I will allow myself whatever food I want whenever I'm outside (which is not often). Hopefully it will also coax me into going out more. I can't fail! *cringes at the thoughts of vegetables*

Anyway, here are some cool links that I have discovered through StumbleUpon:

- Music.populair.eu - you won't need any music links ever again
- Why Polish is the most difficult language to learn
- One Sentence - gripping stories told in one sentence
- Open Source Windows - power applications, open source, completely free, total geekage!

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Scribbled on 3 July 2008 at 09:02 PM by etainne
Yes, but chocolate covered bacon??? Not sure I could try that, and simply cannot justify the price! that's over 17 per pound! ( do you guys have taxes on top of that? 'cause we do) I, too am showing signs of being moomin- shaped. I think the dogs will need more exercise around midnight. I like your veggie plan. It seems like it could work. I am going to try to excise corn syrup and corn sweeteners for the next two months. That means very little junk food, and only home-made sweets for me. Off to make banana muffins, now.

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Scribbled on 3 July 2008 at 09:31 PM by sarai
a candy shop around here has chocolate covered olives, pickles or jhalapinos!

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Scribbled on 3 July 2008 at 10:40 PM by logis
For people with a depression light is evil. When i had a depression i slept all day so that i could hide in the darkness of the night.

I hope that you soon will embrace light again.

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Scribbled on 4 July 2008 at 01:32 AM by Chandramoon
never heard of that chocolate covered bacon! Good idea the fruit and vegetables - I pretty much live on fruit and veg and am very slim! I do indulge in junk occasionally but don't keep it at home either.

Keep well dear Moomin!

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Scribbled on 4 July 2008 at 10:53 PM by dantesinferno
I'm gonna sue you for all you are worth. I got a massive coronary as soon as this page loaded, due to the frackin' chocolate covered bacon. Dude, I'm a culinarist, I've tasted some pretty special treats. I would never touch that crap.

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