Laura Anne Gilman's Blog, page 45
January 16, 2015
What She Watched, 2015
I feel like, in addition to books read, I should be keeping track of movies actually watched, since I'm trying to play catch-up... Although I'll probably be horrible about updating this.
2. Nanny McPhee
1. Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Nanny McPhee
1. Grand Budapest Hotel
January 15, 2015
email address alert
FYI, if you've been using the sff.net email address, it's gone bye-bye (mainly because I didn't know it was going bye-bye, being distracted by other things). The website email (lauraannegilman.net) still works.
January 14, 2015
Play “washed-up has-been or bright young thing”!
I find this slightly worrying and at the same time deeply reassuring.
(James Patterson and John Irving both had their break-out novel at my age, and Janet Evonavich was slightly older. And none of them were on their first - or second - book.)
Books Read in 2015
2. TAINTED WATERS, Leah Cutter (beta-read)
1. FOXGLOVE SUMMER, Ben Aaronovitch
1. FOXGLOVE SUMMER, Ben Aaronovitch
January 12, 2015
on the process...
Some days, you look at a scene that gave you agita all the days before, and realize “oh. That’s because it was happening at the wrong time.”
And angels rejoice.
Whoops, wrong angel. Shut up, Balthy, I’m working on it.
January 11, 2015
state of the meerkat: my weekend
Friday night: CatofSize begins to show indications that he's unwell.
Saturday oh-fuck-early: wake up to CatofSize being deeply unwell.
Saturday morning: emergency run to the vet (with Hero-of-the-rebellion twinling, who refused to let me drive on 3 hours of sleep, and instead came and got us)
Saturday afternoon: a two hour meeting for a limited-term gig that I may not get but if I do will be a lot of work and kind of awesome. And a steady paycheck.
Saturday night: Seahawks trounce the Panthers. City is slightly giddy. I still manage to collapse early, after being awake for 20 hours.
Sunday: oh shit, right, I have work, need to do work, while keeping an eye on CatofSize, who is responding to antibiotics and hydration, yay.
I have also managed to cook, clean, read a book for pleasure, and answer a bunch of emails. I feel like I have successfully fucking adulted, this weekend.
How's by you?
Saturday oh-fuck-early: wake up to CatofSize being deeply unwell.
Saturday morning: emergency run to the vet (with Hero-of-the-rebellion twinling, who refused to let me drive on 3 hours of sleep, and instead came and got us)
Saturday afternoon: a two hour meeting for a limited-term gig that I may not get but if I do will be a lot of work and kind of awesome. And a steady paycheck.
Saturday night: Seahawks trounce the Panthers. City is slightly giddy. I still manage to collapse early, after being awake for 20 hours.
Sunday: oh shit, right, I have work, need to do work, while keeping an eye on CatofSize, who is responding to antibiotics and hydration, yay.
I have also managed to cook, clean, read a book for pleasure, and answer a bunch of emails. I feel like I have successfully fucking adulted, this weekend.
How's by you?
Books Read in 2015
1. FOXGLOVE SUMMER, Ben Aaronovitch
January 9, 2015
Westbound: Four Weeks In
And my next installment of Westbound is up, over at Book View Cafe!
In which I discuss time, weather, and the difference between NYC and Seattle street crossings...
In which I discuss time, weather, and the difference between NYC and Seattle street crossings...
So here's a thing...
I don't often (never) post about weight. I have certain body-acceptance issues that I've worked out (hitting 30 helped, hitting 40 helped more), but they're all tied up in past personal relationships and medical issues, and I tend to keep that shit private.
But two things happened last night.
I was feeling a little down about my body, so I made one of my favorite healthy meals - brown rice with sauteed vegetables. And, because I learned how to make this dish when I was house-sitting in the French countryside (cue tiniest violin, I know), the recipe includes lardon (pork fat).
Wait, you say. I thought you said this was a healthy dish?
And that leads me to the second thing.
Browsing a new friend's facebook page, I found a link to "15 Habits of People Who Have Effectively Lost Over 20 – 30lbs and Kept it Off." And I figured hey, couldn't hurt to check that out.
1. Do not eliminate foods or deem certain foods as bad or “off limits”
There are certain foods that I've drastically reduced from my diet. Sodas. Maple syrup. Pastries and other high-fat baked sweets. Chocolate. Most nuts. Bacon. But I haven't eliminated any of them. Because I enjoy eating them, and not being able to eat them would feel like a punishment. I haven't done anything I should be punished for.
Yes, I cook with bacon. Often. In this case, two slices of bacon, minced raw and mixed with the garlic, will flavor an entire pan of sauteed vegetables, and leave you with nicely crunchy bits to savor. Limited guilt, maximum flavor, and no feeling of deprivation because dinner was a plate of vegetables and brown rice (and garlic. Never forget the garlic). I could even have doubled the amount of bacon, and that would have been fine.
I don't say "I can't eat that thing." I say "if I want that thing, I can integrate it into my meal, because there's nothing wrong with something in moderation."*
If you're going to approach...well, anything to be endured rather than enjoyed, then it's going to backfire on you, possibly quite spectacularly. Eat healthy, but also eat what makes you satisfied.
A lot of it really is that simple.
The rest of the article is solid, even if it did make me want to whip out the red pen a little, and if you're feeling even slightly iffy about your relationship with your weight, your body, and your food, I'd recommend at least skimming through it.
*assuming no allergies, actual addictions, or religious objections among your dining partners.
But two things happened last night.
I was feeling a little down about my body, so I made one of my favorite healthy meals - brown rice with sauteed vegetables. And, because I learned how to make this dish when I was house-sitting in the French countryside (cue tiniest violin, I know), the recipe includes lardon (pork fat).
Wait, you say. I thought you said this was a healthy dish?
And that leads me to the second thing.
Browsing a new friend's facebook page, I found a link to "15 Habits of People Who Have Effectively Lost Over 20 – 30lbs and Kept it Off." And I figured hey, couldn't hurt to check that out.
1. Do not eliminate foods or deem certain foods as bad or “off limits”
There are certain foods that I've drastically reduced from my diet. Sodas. Maple syrup. Pastries and other high-fat baked sweets. Chocolate. Most nuts. Bacon. But I haven't eliminated any of them. Because I enjoy eating them, and not being able to eat them would feel like a punishment. I haven't done anything I should be punished for.
Yes, I cook with bacon. Often. In this case, two slices of bacon, minced raw and mixed with the garlic, will flavor an entire pan of sauteed vegetables, and leave you with nicely crunchy bits to savor. Limited guilt, maximum flavor, and no feeling of deprivation because dinner was a plate of vegetables and brown rice (and garlic. Never forget the garlic). I could even have doubled the amount of bacon, and that would have been fine.
I don't say "I can't eat that thing." I say "if I want that thing, I can integrate it into my meal, because there's nothing wrong with something in moderation."*
If you're going to approach...well, anything to be endured rather than enjoyed, then it's going to backfire on you, possibly quite spectacularly. Eat healthy, but also eat what makes you satisfied.
A lot of it really is that simple.
The rest of the article is solid, even if it did make me want to whip out the red pen a little, and if you're feeling even slightly iffy about your relationship with your weight, your body, and your food, I'd recommend at least skimming through it.
*assuming no allergies, actual addictions, or religious objections among your dining partners.
