picked up a couple of books that i'd put on hold at the library...i see books in the QPB catalog that look cool and then just end up checking them out instead of buying them from the book club - tis a good source for finding interesting reading material...

so, anyways...an internet buddy mentioned that "Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes solution : a complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars" by Richard Bernstein was a must read....i've poked around in it a bit, but not gotten into it because i'm currently hooked on the other book i checked out this week - "Word freak : heartbreak, triumph, genius, and obsession in the world of competitive scrabble players" by Stefan Fatsis. in this book, the emphasis is definitely on the word FREAK - there's a whole subculture of people playing scrabble competitively, and they're certainly a group of colorful personalities. i forgot how much i liked playing scrabble as a kid, and knowing that mom's at-home internet time lately has consisted of word puzzles, i figured i'd go get a board and give it a go again. we had a lot of fun with it!

also in my purchases today - The Sea Monkeys Ocean Of Fun! i'm not sure how i ended up there - a link on fark, perhaps? - but i ended up on www.sea-monkeys.com earlier this week, and i was amazed...so now i'm gonna try to be a breeder - of Sea Monkeys, that is! *8-)

hrm....scrabble...sea monkeys...am i regressing?!? naah, don't think so, just trying to chill out a bit and not be so uptight...