Morning Misc (excercise, mostly)

I thought I'd have something new to report when I saw the Washington Post had a front-page, above-the-fold article on Plan B, but it boils down to "Sales are up now that women can buy it for themselves: women's health groups thrilled, religious right groups appalled. End with quotes about how religious prejudice still makes it hard to buy over the counter." IOW, no new news.

The morning schedule these days, when I can peel myself out of bed, is up at 5am (gak!), feed cats, put on sneakers, get on treadmill. I'm using workout clothes for PJs. You can see why it's hard to be motivated in the mornings. However, the first of the custom-blend exercise music mixes was a resounding success. I've drafted up about 8 of them, all running approximately 26 minutes (because it's too early in the damned morning to spend half an hour!) with slightly slower songs at beginning and end as a warmup/cooldown.

Today's inaugural one was the one dubbed ( Dancing on the Treadmill I )

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On the bento front, it becomes easier to throw one together as I fill the fridge with options. Today's is in the viva box (I'm almost becoming more fond of those than the thermos ones, although I'll be taking a thermos-style one to Shore Leave) and has cherries, rice pudding, two mini eclairs, two bonabel cheeses, and a half cup of seafood salad. There's a side dish container with some sweet potato chips in the bag as well; I wanted that separate so the chips didn't go in the fridge.

On the fannish front, look for me at Shore Leave tomorrow; I'll be helping with the masquerade and moderating the "Morality on Doctor Who" panel. I'll be the one in the New Who logo t-shirt during the day and the black "Bad Wolf" shirt at night.

On the crafting front, here's a video of how to weave in ends in knitting. Wow, that's so helpful! Sometimes even 1000 words aren't worth a video.

ETA: The ten words that should end Harry Potter *snicker*snort*

Tagged!

nnwest just tagged me with this meme.

List seven songs you are into right now, no matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LiveJournal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.

Like a lot of the Whovians, I start with:
1. Voodoo Child (Rogue Traders)
2. I Can't Decide (Scissor Sisters)

Then move on to:
3. I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (Scissor Sisters)
4. Ticks (Brad Paisley)
5. Om Shanti Om (Penn Masala)
6. Queen of Argyll (Silly Wizard)
7. Ten Thousand Miles Away (the Corsairs)

Yes, I am eclectic. And possibly tasteless.

Bonus special - currently listening to Goody 2 Shoes by Adam Ant.

I tag whoever wants to play along.

Exercise & Bento, pt II

Exercise
I had no idea the 80s mix would be so popular! I expected with my f-list that the Who mix would be the runaway favorite.

Well, because I'm just that desperate to not do any more culling and had no good excuses, I went ahead and exercised to the 80s tape tonight. (Do not expect me to keep doing 2 a day - I still want to know what the termites are going to do to Sylv McCoy!) The next one will be tested Monday if I get any time to myself after Shore Leave and Tuesday if not, so there's more time to vote.

( The 80s mix )

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Bento
Up until now, the fact that my original bentos are in thermos-style containers was a novelty more than a feature; their contents went from my refrigerator to the one at work with only a shortish commute between. However, tomorrow their claims to keep food cold for hours will be tested; rather than leave the con or stand in line for a reheated hot dog from the hotel, I'm going to pack my own lunch. Deviled ham sandwiches, cheese, strawberries, chocolate. Nothing that will go off if it doesn't stay cold, but enough to keep my brain sugar straight and keep me from knawing an arm off by late afternoon..

Also, note that Pampered Chef has a beast called a Cut 'n' Seal that basically turns sandwiches into little round pasties. (Their midsize scoop is just the right size for filling it, too.) This is the perfect size to chop into to fit into the round containers for the thermos bentos. I'm going to keep the leftover bread and toast it with butter and parsley to turn into breadcrumbs for the Bento TV mushroom cap recipe, which will be going into next week's lunches.

Bento & Harry Potter
Sad fangirl that I am, I'm trying to figure out what sort of foods would go into a Harry Potter bento for next Friday. So far, all I can think of is sticking wings on a small yellow cheese.