various and sundry

I went to the nutritionist on Thursday. I've lost 6 pounds! It may not seem like much, but until I get off the Lexapro and my metabolism normalizes again, it's a miracle. Losing weight while taking SSRIs is nearly impossible. I've researched it. It's depressing (no pun intended). Karen-the-acupuncturist's protein and greens suggestion appears to be working.

I'm still chipping away at the novel/thesis. I lost more writing time than I was expecting during the last few weeks of travel, so I'm trying to catch up. I have learned to write wherever I am, though. I wrote in the airports to and from Kentucky, and I wrote in the hotel room in Wadsworth, Ohio (even after six hours of driving). I couldn't hole up and type in either place, though. Workshops to attend, family to gab with, you know.

However, I have a title finally! I'm not revealing it until I poll the beta readers, but I like it. Hints at several aspects of the story, short, easy to remember, and contains a neat-sounding/looking word. Thank you to Joe-the-office roomie for pointing me in the right direction.



I've no craft news to report. I've gotten a few rows knitted and crocheted on various projects. How sad - I consider it an accomplishment if I get a complete row done on a project every day.


I ran across these two images on a flickr site - knitting on TV. How wonderful to see two of my favorite actors with a pair of sticks and some yarn: