Hmph

Immediately after previous entry, things started going downhill.

* My replacement CPU/motherboard arrived...and the CPU promptly blew up, filling the computer room with a horrible burning stink.

* I got wretched cravings, not for bread (oddly enough), but rather for fruit. Would've killed for a nice juicy pear. I was hungry as all get-out, but the idea of eating meat or cheese or eggs was *bletch*. (Perhaps there's something to this carb-addict theory; or maybe it's just wanting what you're used to.)

* Due to the above, started getting very grumpy.

* Neither of us noticed the alarm wasn't set, so we got up half an hour late this morning (which meant not enough time for a happy calm breakfast, or to make egg salad, or various other things I'd intended to accomplish).

* The vanilla Atkins shake is gross too. And I don't know what they mean about shaking to mix, because neither that nor vigorous spoon stirring actually makes the powder globs dissolve wholly. Mmmm, _lumpy_ gross shake...clearly a blender is the way to go, but see the above "no time" bit.

* I seem to have a caffeine withdrawal headache.

* Our prize idiot called this morning, and I got her. She'll be calling back, too, I'm sure.

We get signal!

According to the little urinalysis test swabs (could you call it a "pisstake"? har har), I have achieved "moderate" levels of ketone, so that means I'm in ketosis. BURN, BELLY, BURN! It makes the strawberry cravings easier to bear, at least.

On the other hand, I spent much of the early evening arguing with Mailman. It won, and double-posted a huge message to the list, flooding the mailboxes of my friends, deluging them in trivial stuff. All die. O! the embarrassment.