Wow! No sh*t?

Feeling fat can be 'in the mind'

Wow. I'm sure lots of anorexia patients and their families will be TOTALLY surprised to hear that.

[Okay, so the article goes on to say that they've found which particular bit of the brain this happens in, which is kind of interesting. But what a dumb-ass headline!]

I am so smart sometimes.

My clever plan has come to fruition!

The band is so saturated with MY versions of all of the cheat sheets that all I have to do is appeal to authority ("Look! It says so RIGHT THERE!") and I get my way.

If I were a true Evil Genius, of course, now would be the time to move to Phase 2 of my cunning plan. Sadly, I'm just a neurotic nerdbucket who wants the performance to go well, so that was pretty much the entire plan. Oh well.

(Hmm. If my cunning plan had a next phase, what would that be....?)

Band stuff (assorted)

We practiced at lunchtime and again this evening... including the two obstreporous swing tunes, including the one that I Just Don't Get....

I GOT IT!!! (Now if I can just keep hold of it through Saturday!)

Went to Barnes and Noble and bought 7 clip-on battery-powered book lights. The actual name-brand "Itty Bitty Book Light" is 32 dollars(!) so I bought a different kind. (-: The cashier was very impressed, especially when I explained what they were for. I wonder what time Costco opens in the morning... I assume batteries are NOT included with these things...

Went to the gym (the 24 Hour Fitness in Manhattan Beach). I swear, every time I go there, I hear a song the band will be playing at the party. One time I heard "Since U Been Gone" (before we dropped it), another time I heard the Maroon 5 song "She Will Be Loved," and tonight I heard "Play That Funky Music White Boy." It's nice to hear music that I like, but it's kind of freaking me out.