Three Things I've Learnt in the last 24 hours

1. I am so phobic about dental treatment that I would rather have major surgery than a cleaning session.
2. Valium gives me nightmares. Really nasty ones that have nothing to do with dentists except possibly in a lateral way.
3. It is possible to be bored during dental treatment.

Profound thanks to anef who escorted, soothed and diverted me!

Games Without Frontiers: Fun Way to Lose Weight: Turn Dieting Into an RPG

Having just set myself some weight-loss / health goals on Sparkpeople (which I am finding very useful for tracking eating and exercise) I was entertained by this article about WeightWatchers. Definitely also applies to Sparkpeople, though there's more about health and fitness on the latter.

As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character, manage your inventory and resources, and try to achieve a goal. Weight Watchers' points function precisely like hit points; each bite of food does damage until you've used up your daily amount, so you sleep and start all over again. Play well and you level up -- by losing weight! And the more you play it, the more you discover interesting combinations of the rules that aren't apparent at first.

Games Without Frontiers: Fun Way to Lose Weight: Turn Dieting Into an RPG

Okay, you'll do

Okay, you'll do
Originally uploaded by tamaranth

Horus has got over himself and is Making Do with his latest minion. Meanwhile, Moon and Ish are queueing for fuss and looking vaguely disgruntled. Moon still thinks I need a nose-job. Horus recommends a Glasgow Kiss.

WILD BEAST

WILD BEAST
Originally uploaded by tamaranth

Something scary in the garden, talking to the birds.