still here.  sick though.  caught the bug that's going round.  also not ready to present thesis on saturday.  ugh.

Peri (who is amazing) gave me a sunshine award.  I don't feel too sunshine-y at the moment, so I'm gonna wait to pass it on until I can devote some time and happiness to it.

I love you all.  Even if I don't comment, I'm always reading.

binging today.  bad.  for the first time since telling D.

28 days until graduation.  I am not sure if I can make it.

Uggghhhhh I am so tired.  Today has been such a long day.  Been at school since 7:30 this morning.  It's only 7:15 PM now and I'm dragging like crazy.  Maybe I'll take a 30 minute nap before working on my presentation powerpoint.

30 days til graduation.  19 days until my thesis is due.  10 days until the conference.

Today I had to take a prospective honors student to lunch...basically try to convince her to come to our university.  Didn't eat though--said I had a standing lunch date with my boyfriend + friends on Wednesdays so I'd already eaten.  (This is half-true...I do go out to lunch with them; I just normally don't get anything.  I can't afford to eat out right now anyway.)  I'm such a con-artist.  They totally believed me.

D said to me yesterday, "Have you lost weight?"
I said, "...not a substantial amount, I don't think."
D: "I think you've slimmed down some."

I suspected he was right--wasn't seeing a difference on the scale though.  I can't really tell much by looking in the mirror; I rely on the scale for accuracy.  This morning, lo and behold, substantial weight drop!  Guess period bloat is finally receding.  Happy happy joy joy.  :)

Nap time.  I'm about to fall over with exhaustion.

Taking a break from the MASSIVE amounts of work I have to get done today.  Been in the uni library for 3 hours now making graphs and doing analyses for my independent study and thesis projects.  I have to present in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS at a state-wide conference.  Ughhh.  After I get these done though, only 4 more things on my to-do list.  Thank god for daily planners, eh?  It's hard to keep my life straight otherwise.

Bluhhh I will be so happy when this period business is over with.  I feel all bloated and crave-y and yukky.

Ok, back to work now.  Love you, lovelies! 

Hello, period.

This explains a lot.  The intense cravings, the neurotic feelings, the stagnant (actually, up a little) weight.  I'm glad to have an explanation!  I was feeling so upset yesterday for no real reason.  Poor D.  He tried to figure out what was the matter and I couldn't explain.  I'll have to tell him today that it turns out I was just stupidly hormonal.  And maybe ask for another backrub.

My periods are fairly unpredictable.  Usually I get cramps the day before, but yesterday?  Nothing.  Totally unexpected.  Though I guess I should've realized I am retaining water.

Ohhh-kayy.  That's probably enough about what's going on in my pants today.

Hope everything is well with you, lovelies!

L's gone back home.  Intake while she was here was not awful--got away with shirataki noodles, cantaloupe, apples.  Yay me.  However, tummy is not happy with me and is all bloated up.  So I finally nerved up to do a SWF again.  Made it through nearly all of the liter before I nearly puked and couldn't handle the rest.  Ah well.  Hope it works anyway.  (I do not count salt water flush as a laxative.  It is a cleanse.  It is all-natural.  It is actually one of the kriyas that was in my yoga book when I took the course last year.  So I am not breaking my promise to D.)

Almost broke yesterday and binged on cookies.  Ate a full container of cantaloupe chunks.  Still wanted the cookies.  Went to sleep instead.  Cookies are not vegan anyway.

Today I have to bake more cookies for club meeting tomorrow.  I'm afraid to do this alone.  Afraid I won't be able to stop myself.  I am going to wait until roommate or D is here.  Hopefully D.  I cannot break vegan-ism around him.

I have so much more work before the end of this semester.  33 days until graduation.  I am overwhelmed.

Happy Easter, everyone!  Love you all.