i am hovering around 152, which is perhaps where i was sitting a few months ago. it's still a little much. i'd be ok with 152 after a meal, but i'd rather see numbers like 148 after a meal. it does mean i've lost well over ten pounds, closer to 15. i'm starting to notice my pores open back up and the acne clear up. this isn't what i want, but if i keep the weight very low for a few months, their drugs will have no effect on me at all. it's a less bad outcome and one i might have to accept until 'm sure they've gone the fuck away.

i got sucked back into kitchen stuff last night when i started doing groceries and i just want to make a short list of things i'm still looking at:

- my glass bowls got cancelled by the seller, so i'm looking for three 25 ounce and three 75 ounce glass bowls, the former for cereal and prep and the latter for meals. i eat some meals on plates, sure. but i mostly eat meal-sized salads, including fruit salads and salsas, so i like the gigantic salad bowls and will often have to put it away for later, although these are not absurdly gigantic. i've seen bigger.

- i'm looking at a sodastream. yeah, well, i'm being comprehensive, i said that. i have two coffee makers and four blenders (a big one for soup, a small one for smoothies, a food processor for some vegetables i like chopped closely and a herb grinder for marijuana), so why not a pop maker? i will sometimes drink very large amounts of mt dew or dr pepper, especially when i'm also drinking vodka. it could save me money in the long run.

- i'm looking at a mini dishwasher. do i need a dishwasher? no, i don't. however, if i'm moving to all glass dishes, it makes sense to get one, because they clean glass better, specifically. the mini dishwashers do not require hose hookups and can take about a meal's worth of dishes from me. great. it's a bit expensive, but then i have one. can i get one for under $150? can i get one that's the right size? then i probably will.

- i'm also looking at some brushes for the skinny glasses, which is a lot cheaper, to put it mildly

- i need to replace my old plastic brita with a glass pitcher

- i'm looking at a whiteboard for the fridge, which currently has scrawled over pieces of paper taped to it

- i need to update the chromebook in the kitchen so it can access my diet blog, as well as the koala oversight committee, and also be used to make grocery lists and buy groceries

- i have a fair amount of shelving to put on the wall and under the sink.

- i have a light fixture to install over the stove

- i'm looking at getting shelving in for pots over the stove and over the fridge. i'm trying to avoid installing hooks.

- the console table on the side will have some overflow kitchen storage

- aluminum paneling. probably. the kitchen and living room might not be the best place for it. i might be better off in the halls first, trying to reflect heat back in, and in the garage, trying to keep heat in.

so, i still have a lot of things to do in the kitchen.

as mentioned, i need to do the following to update the laundry:

- rat wiring

- carpet cleaning

- door knob switch

- panels

- i still need to fix the hole in the back

and the following to update the bathroom:

- door knob switch

- paneling

- plank over toilet

- fix some broken items

- take note of things done

i'm now caught up with the computer things and can get a start on this