Self-observation

Got home from work yesterday in a really bad mood. Started chopping up vegetables for dinner, and immediately felt the bad mood lift. Apparently, the purposeful wielding of a large sharp knife is very therapeutic.

My newly attained cheerfulness was then cemented by a gaming session with Daniel, swan_tower and kniedzw. I think it's entirely possible that the sassiness of my character in game is directly related to the number of snarky remarks I've had to prevent myself from uttering in real life.

Anyway, today is a new day, and a Friday, and my work computer now appears to be entirely free of viruses and other malware (touch wood). So today's going to be a good day.

140 things!

This seems to be a day of my getting linked to long lists of interesting things. A few I'd like to pass along:

• 20 Obsolete English Words That Should Make a Comeback. Don't be malgrugruous! Freck on over to this list of words and deliciate in it!


• 20 Great TED Talks for Foodies. I've only heard a couple of the talks on this list, but it looks like an interesting range of topics.


• 100 ways to cook a sweet potato. I love sweet potatoes, but I usually just cut them into wedges or cubes, toss w/olive oil and spices, and roast them. I'll have to try some of the recipes here. (I'd like to try the sweet potato oatmeal with Okinawan purple sweet potatoes, because I like the idea of purple breakfast.)