i am exhausted

thank god tomorrow is friday. i don't know how exactly i managed to get through this week, given that starting on tuesday, i've been convinced it's a day later than it actually has been. so annoying when you wake up and realize it's only thursday.

it's been a long week, but not for any real reason. i've had a lot to do, and i feel like i've been spinning my wheels. nothing is moving, or i feel like i'm recruiting for positions that don't go anywhere. i think a lot of people are seeing something similar, but i hate getting people's hopes up for no reason at all.

in other news, i have to figure out what i'm getting everyone for christmas. it's usually pretty easy, but for some reason, i'm having a heckuva time this year, particularly with my dad. hm. we'll have to see what i can come up with!

okay, okay - here are some pictures

here are the pictures! in 14 months on WW, i've lost about 110 lbs.

my mom and i, at a picnic about a month before i started WW:















and me out in LA, in october 2008, after 14 months on WW:








from my trip to san diego last October - i had been on WW for about a month:


















same group, a year later:


















from our trip to vegas, november 2007:























and from a day at the food bank, about a week ago:

le sigh.

my face hurts. after 7 days of antibiotics, and 7 days of thinking i had beat this stupid tooth infection, my lip swelled to the size of jupiter on saturday morning. so i'm back on antibiotics. and my tooth comes out on 11/12. sweet!

i'm having mixed feelings about my tooth coming out. i had a flipper for about 6 years that allowed me to pop 2 of my teeth in and out, and i was sad when i couldn't do my party trick any more... i'll have that ability back, but at the cost of losing my front tooth. i'm also happy that my face won't hurt any more, and won't randomly swell. but cosmetically, I'M LOSING MY FRONT TOOTH! so... mixed bag, you see.

so i've been asked for pictures again... i will find some cute ones and post them as soon as i have a chance (and i remember). hopefully i'll find time in the next night or so to get that done.