All I have to say is that the next person to step to me preaching "Atkins" or "carbs" runs the risk of being beaten with a loaf of Italian bread. Canada Fights against the Fatkins Diet

I have been thinking about taking a vow of silence for a while now. I know that those of you who know me well probably almost fell off your chair when you read that, and believe me, I actually am SERIOUSLY thinking about it. It might sound silly, but I honestly believe that if I were to do so, it might be possible for me to spend more time thinking about where my life is heading, my faith journey, and so forth. Because sometimes I spend so much time communicating myself to others that I forget to reflect. I forget to think seriously about the road I am travelling on, and lately that has been beginning to bother me. I don't want to look back and wonder whether or not I really should have entered the ordination process. I want to be certain, and seminary is supposed to be a place to figure that out. However, I have found that most of my time has been spent running around and worrying about everything BUT my personal faith journey, and that is troubling, to say the least. In other news, it has been hard to concentrate whilst worrying over finances. It looks like I might have to figure out how to live on something close to $250 a month in Cambridge for the next year. Good luck on figuring out how THAT is gonna happen; and by the way, if anyone has ideas as to how to make that situation less....frightening,.... I am all ears. Because finances are definitely becoming a problem, to the extent that it is pretty much the only thing that my mother and I talk about anymore. I miss being able to talk about fun stuff--finances are certainly anything BUT that--and our conversations have been wearing our relationship ragged. (I know this is a disjointed journal entry, but I can't help but think sometimes that perhaps I set out too quickly. Perhaps I am doing too much too fast, trying to hard to BE something, and not planning enough. I feel extremely uncomfortable with my current situation, and I can't see things getting better any time soon. I feel like I belong here, but it would have been so much easier to wait a year and make some money.) Top this all off with my current emotional state, and I think I might be headed for therapy. If you want details on that, go ahead and ask, but I think I will leave that off the public journal for now.

Who did you last get angry with? My sister. What is your weapon of choice? Gun. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? Probably not for serious reasons. How about the same sex? No. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? Probably my sister. What is your pet peeve? When my husband chews gum. Totally annoying. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? I try not to... but sometimes do. sorry. What is one thing you're suppose to do daily that you haven't? Prospected at work. I hate it. What is the latest you've ever woken up? Probably like 12:00 when I took a red eye. What is the last lame excuse that you made? I forgot my friends birthday... and made up some excuse Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through? Yes. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning? 0 What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Cosmopolitan Are you a meat eater? YES. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event? 4 Cosmo's. - the only time I threw up. Are you comfortable with your drinking and eating habits? Drinking habits now = yes I don't drink to excess. Eating habits, not at all. I am totally gaining weight. Do you enjoy candy and sweets? sometimes I gotta have chocolate. But rarely eat desserts. Which do you prefer: sweets, salty foods or spicy foods? Salty Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "lunch"? Never. How many credit cards do you own? 4 If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Pay off debt. Tithe. Buy real estate. Invest. Would you rather be rich or famous? Rich Would you accept a boring job if it meant that you would make megabucks? Yes. What's one thing that you have done that you're most proud of? Ran the marathon last year. What's one thing you have done that your parents are most proud of? Everything. What thing would you like to accomplish later in your life? Get to my ideal weight. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? A little bit. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? Nope. Have you ever cheated to get a better score? I think so. But I can't recall specifics. What did you do today that you're proud of? Went through account reviews on my own. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies, family, strippers, locker rooms)? 5 or 6. How many people have seen you naked (not counting physicians, doctors, family, locker rooms, or when you were a young child)? 5 or 6 Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a person of your chosen sex during a normal conversation? once or twice. What is your favorite body part of a person of your gender choice Strong shoulders on a man. Have you ever had sexual encounters (including kissing/making out) with multiple persons? Nope. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? No. What item of your friends would you most want to have for your own? her house. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? Missy Elliot has a sweet pad and great taste believe it or not. If you could be anyone who existed in the world, who would you be? Probably Kerri Russell. I love her. Have you ever been cheated on? Not that I know of. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? Skinnier legs. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? Financial intelligence and control

David Lee Roth has gone from "Runnin' With the Devil" to ridin' with the paramedics. The former Van Halen frontman has been training to be a paramedic for a few weeks, riding several nights a week with a New York ambulance crew, according to The buttociated Press. He has reportedly been on more than 200 rides and has yet to be recognized, and a few weeks ago he saved a heart attack victim in the Bronx by using a defibrillator on her.