sooo I got a new hair cut. thusly ya'll get spamed.

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As always, all measurements are in US units. See http://www.onlineconversion.com/cooking_volume.htm for converting measurements.

* Macaroni Grill Pesto and Garlic Shrimp: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05161.htm
* Grilled Flank Steak: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes/05133.htm
* Duck with Orange Sauce: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05163.htm
* Toasted Ravioli: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05164.htm
* Scalloped Potatoes: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05165.htm
* Onion and Pepper Crostini: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05166.htm
* Fruited Curry Chicken Salad: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05167.htm
* Bread Pudding with Spiced Rum Sauce: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes4/05168.htm
* Low Carb Burgers à la Lobster Club: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes/lc23.htm
* Diabetic-Friendly Special Chocolate Ice Cream: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes/diab21.htm
* Low Fat Fruit Smoothie: http://www.e-cookbooks.net/recipes/lowfat19.htm


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Hello all, I've been a long-time reader of this community and y'all always seem to have some great ideas about living more kindly towards most everything. I'm hoping to get some suggestions about my conundrum:

I'm an art student working on a piece that involves a massive amount of flyers. I'll be leaving 1/4 page, (recycled) paper adverts in high foot-traffic areas, and though I've utilized online advertising as much as possible, an essential component of the piece is creating a physical presence for the ads as realistically as possible, which means leaving flyers on the ground in Las Vegas.


My question:
Any suggestions on how I can offset the waste that this project will inevitably generate? Aside from just not flyering, does anyone have any suggestions as to... I don't really know, but I feel like I can't just do this project and not try and offset the impact of creating what I suspect will end up as discarded waste.

Thanks so much!

I was just looking to hear about any guys who got their insurance to cover a reduction. I know getting complete top surgery covered by insurance is basically impossible, however I'd totally be happy with a reduction at this point. I actually do get back/shoulder pain and I am pretty large chested (At least a D cup). Or, are there are surgeons on the East Coast that work with insurance? I have Blue Cross Personal Choice and I live in Philadelphia.

EDIT: I am listed as 'F' on my insurance.

Thanks!

I spilled a nearly full glass of milk (go me) on my carpet. I have some very old generic 409, baking soda, vinegar, tea tree oil and lavender oil, dishsoap, and no money.

Anything I can with the above combination, you think?

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if anyone knows any good foods/herbs to help lower cholesterol. There are many sites of information in searching, I was hoping for more personal experience in what really works.

I am looking for foods to help lower it, NOT what to avoid. I already pretty set on that, my Dr is OK with my Trig and LDL levels but overall my cholesterol is high(genetic). My general Dr wants to give me meds for everything(except what I want it for) when I go in there, but he's more into treating symptoms that cause. My new endo is more open to treating with diet or natural supplements because I don't want any more pharmacy drugs, but I don't see her until June. My naturopath, well with so many other things we were trying to get straight it hasn't come up yet (plus it was slightly lower than last year anyways).

So, thoughts? Advice? Suggestions - on what has worked?

Today I sat down to meditate for the first time in my life. It was quite a humbling experience. I began my meditation thinking "I'll star slow...maybe 30 minutes".
Ha.
Ha.
HA.
I was able to keep deep-concentration for all of 12 minutes. I am sure I will able to expand on my ability to focus a little bit more each day, and am sure it is something that comes with time and patience.
For others that meditate, I have a few questions:
- do you use a mantra or sit with a focus?
- do you sit cross legged or kneeling..does it matter?
- do you have to sit for a certain amount of time for it be "effective" or is that highly personal?

Also, I noticed some strange sensations when I was on the brink of really being focused (I never got fully engaged, fully focused. Something prohibited me from going very far). First, I felt almost a vaccum sensation, rather than a sense of "letting go". I felt that I was "pulling in" instead. I also became conscious that my head was nodding. I wouldn't notice I was doing it at first..I would experience a "drawing in" sensation, then snap out of it and become hyper aware of my surroundings again...sounds, smells, and my body. How do I go past this self-consciousness and go deeper into my meditations? What is this block that snaps me into awareness and out of my concentration?

Sunday is here. Does that mean you have lots of time to write, or none at all?

This is the place to share your progress and excerpts if you'd like. How does your day eighteen look?

But I'm trying to start a women's fellowship community with a liberal slant. (In my world liberal implies tolerance and permissiveness as well as egalitarian values.)

If you're interested please sign up here:http://community.livejournal.com/girls_of_god/profile

i haven't felt like posting in a long while. i guess updating regularly began to feel too much like a "should" and not a "want." i like lj, though. i can't promise i'll update regularly, but once in a while i suppose i'll make an appearance. plus, i like my e-friends. :) (how is everyone?)

two days ago, i created a new blog just for processing my experiences around shay's transition. for those of you who have no idea what i mean by that, my partner is transitioning from female to male through testosterone injections. i'm also using it to figure out what it means to be femme, queer and in a heterosexual marriage... it's friends-only, but if you're dating or partnered with/married to someone who's transitioning, feel free to let me know and i'll add you. i'm looking to build some community.

i'm at work today, on the kids unit. i have some downtime before group and i want to get a little bit off my chest. general venting. i'm pretty tired because i didn't get much sleep last night, although for the past week i've been very conscientious about getting to bed on time and getting at least 8 hours. i think it's begun to help my cognition and motivation. my memory and energy level are basically the same. i guess it's going to take a while to catch up.

i'm not sure what i'm going to concentrate on during group today; last time, i divided the girls and the boys and had one 30 min session each. it may seem oddly traditional for me to do that, but trust me - it's much easier on everyone. in the mornings when i'm preparing for groups on this unit, i pray for guidance, strength, empathy and patience. i always need it. i prefer working on the adult unit, only because they're much easier to engage in group therapy. the kids are constantly interrupting, yelling, cursing, having side conversations, challenging me, looking at me like they wish i would die, etc. what i've learned working here is that you just have to keep going. in sw school we're taught to have unconditional positive regard for our patients. therefore, i try my best to use that method, as well as a method of empowerment, while still being firm and directive. it's a difficult balance, and one that i have not yet mastered. all i can say is that i'm happy i'm only on this unit once or twice a month.

life has been very busy, even though i'm no longer in school. i'm working as a community relations representative for a psychiatric and addictions hospital, as well as working per diem on the psych units on weekends (like today). so i'm working 6-7 days/week. it's tiring, but i need the money and the experience. lately i've been trying my best to spend some meaningful downtime (i.e., not just hanging out on the 'net, watching a movie, eating or working out), but it's still so hard. one would think it would be easier if i'm motivated to do it. somehow, though, it's not. at least, not for me. for example, i have a goal to clean my (home) office and really make it mine. decorate it finally, make it a haven for reading, meditation, yoga, music making. i have to take it one day at a time: throwing out trash one day, deciding what to give away and keep the next. i know i'll eventually do it, but i'm perplexed as to why it's so hard.

i've been told that i need to take responsibility instead of acting as though things happen to me. i suppose i do play the part of victim with a fair degree of regularity. i have so much to work on.

anyway, hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. maybe i'll have a chance to tonight. peace.

What are your thoughts on using sea water in a neti pot?

I live in Hawaii and i'm surrounded by natural saline!

I just neti potted!! I posted a while ago how I was stuffed up and my ear was plugged and some people suggested a neti pot and I decided I was desperate enough to try it. Okay I bought it several days ago and just now got brave enough to try it and it wasn't bad at all!! In case anyone reading is as big a wimp as me, I figured I would post to let you know its easy as pie. I did notice the water didn't flow as easily from my less congested nostril out the congested one, and I did get a tiny bit of salt water in my mouth. But it was just a bit and by re-adjusting I was able to stop it and get it flowing through again. I can't feel much difference now because I've been so I will be trying it again tomorrow and seeing how the congestion is, but I am very pleased that I gave in and tried it. I thought it would be horrible and awkward and make me feel like I was drowning, but it was really easy and felt pretty neat.

So thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. Now I just hope that it helps clear up my sinuses and that hopefully that helps allow the fluid build up behind my ear dry up. Oh well...one thing at a time. Thanks again :)

I first want to say thank you to all who replied to my dilemma. The support mean a lot though I don't know any of you personally.

On a different note:

As my title says I'm looking for transfolk in Las Vegas,NV. I know you exist but as with most things in Vegas there doesn't seem to be anything organized very well. (At least from what I know anyway....)

So if you're out there please let me know, I'd love to chat with you, whether on MSN/LJ message/email/what not.

Thanks

It's been less than 24 hours, and I miss him so much.

I don't even have an appropriate icon for this feeling.

Got meself a new tattoo. :D
Greg/Leigh, 20ish, pre-everything
( Mm-hmm )

Also, I have a question about tattoos.
I'll be lifting weights starting next week, and I expect T will do something to help tone my arms so i can be buff and sexy and such (lulz :P), but I'm worried about the tats. If I gain a lot of muscle mass and my arms stop being scrawny twigs, will my tattoos get distorted, do you think?

Also (v2), does T do anything to shrink one's chest if they're pre-op?

Also (v3), does anyone here bind using duct tape? I was using Ace bandages, but I value my ribs and much prefer them to be in proper working order, so I used duct tape the other day. 1.) It worked a lot better than bandages. 2.) I was sweating like a freaking pig by the end of the day. Any solutions to this? I taped over a sort of underarmour-ish shirt, so I thought maybe the material had something to do with it?

Thanks guys <3

My job involves occasional exposure to low levels of radiation. If I stay on my current career track, I may be working with radiation on and off for the rest of my life. When I got my dosimetry badge, I had to put down my legal name and gender, so it would mesh with the list of people who work in my lab, have access to the building, etc. All of which is fine with me, but one question caught my eye: the form asks if you've ever had a radiation safety badge before. If you have, there's a section to fill in the info about it, including former names, so your records can be matched up.

Now, I intend to legally change my name and gender markers while I'm at my current job. For jobs after that, I may want to be stealth at work; I'd at least like to have the option to do so. And I definitely don't want to have to out myself to whichever random coworker happens to be the radiation safety officer wherever I'm working.

So internet folks, have any of you had to deal with this? Is there any way to get my records changed with OSHA or whoever it is that monitors lifetime radiation exposure across workplaces?

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i have a small orchid plant potted in soil... and then i put it in a vase with rice and rocks. recently it started to grow mold on the soil, and i'm not sure what to do. my mother gave me some fungicide, but the "not safe for human or animal" warning scared me from using it. i thought of throwing some vinegar in there, but i'm afraid of killing all the flowers. any help?

I really feel bad at places where I ask for a drink and they hand me a styrofoam cup.  I dunno what to do in that situation and I have to use it because there's no alternative.  What do you guys do?

So, I know that most of you are not vegan or even vegetarian. But, I have discovered a fantastic vegan cookbook chalk full of delicious recipes that are healthy and (if you really wanted ) could be easily made to accommodate dairy (not really meat, but I guess you could). It's called Vegan Planet and it's by Robin Robertson. The meals are fairly easy (they range) and she has all sorts of recipes, from Hot and Spicy Stuffed Mushrooms to 5 Spice Chocolate Layer Cake. There are 400 recipes to try! I highly advise checking it out from your local library if they have it and testing out something different for the summer (I am going to try the Pizza Bombay).
What I like about this Vegan cookbook, as opposed to a couple of others I have read, is that is has a thorough introduction about how to cook meat replacements and exotic plants properly. She gives and overview about tofu (which I've personally never cooked before) and seitan, and she also touches on sea vegetables (kelp and dulse, etc) and how to prepare them. She has a through dessert section (my personal favorite) and a bread section. I also like that it doesn't rely to heavily on meat substitutes - Robertson emphasizes the need for natural living and a very back-to-nature diet. It really is a well-done, comprehensive cookbook.
So, if you're looking for a great new (well it's not new, it was published in 2003) natural cookbook, this is a great one to try!

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