I’m now up to 140 pounds, and once again I’m trying to decide if it’s worth trying to do something about it before I can hopefully get a hold of the Claritin, or just let it go. Like Tom said, if people could lose weight that easily, we’d all be thin. So it’s not very encouraging to know that losing it would not only be near impossible, but if I did, it’d just come right back. Still, I want to know why others who don’t diet just don’t lose weight while I keep gaining?! I can easily see myself gaining 10-20 pounds a year if I never dieted, and I still don’t think my metabolism is normal as Tom suspects.

Brent, the owner of OLS, is apologizing for all its problems, saying things are going to be upgraded, fixed, made to shine and all that. I hope this means they’ll cut back on all the restrictive and hard work sweeps and give us more of those simple “fill and submit” forms that are open to all. I also hope the upgrade won’t foul things up along the way and that they’ll quit with the shutdowns.

I love this one chick’s motto in the forums: Freedom of speech is wonderful, right up there with the freedom not to listen.

And any decent lawyer would’ve told that sick fuck of a twist next to us in Phoenix, “You had the right not to read your mail. No one forced you at gunpoint!”

I’ve been thinking of postcard ideas. Here’s one of them: Ciao from Italy! If you’re reading this, then yes, only the good die young. Just kidding! Moved to California, made Jessie & Paula jealous, learned Italian, and here we are. Ah, to live the good life! It’s hard to believe I once lived in the slums, dirt poor. But I know you couldn’t relate to that. Rome, Venice and Florence are loads of fun! Take care and say hi to the drama queen up north.