Because it worked so well during the first session of this term, I went ahead and took three days off work at the end of this session in order to finish up my final project, as well as catch up on my sleep. My hope, of course, was that the majority of the project would be done by now and that I'd only have to spend part of today putting some finishing touches on the database. I had grand visions of then behaving as if I were one of those people who lounges around during the day because they either a) are independently wealthy and so don't need to work, b) are supported by daddy and thus don't need to work or c) are unemployed and not yet looking for work because unemployment doesn't run out for another 5 months yet!

Alas, things didn't exactly work out the way I'd hoped. I, uh, have only the barest minimum of requirements for my database created at present. But, you know, it kinda looks pretty! So I'm going to have to spend the next couple days buried in SQL queries, trying to get things to work. :-P

Still, I hope to get a few other things done, at least, during this extended weekend. I did manage to run some errands this afternoon as well as go see a naturopath. She put me on a bifidobacteria supplement ("15 billion organisms per serving guaranteed!", the bottle says) that's supposed to "balance" the flora in my gut (it made sense at the time...) She also (not surprisingly) recommended I get back on my no-dairy, no-egg, no-anything-else-I'm-allergic-to diet as that will further help balance my immune system. It all makes perfect sense, of course. Eating crap that my body doesn't like can't be helping my health conditions. It's just that, well, I really like cheese. And sour cream. And cream cheese. And Doritos!

And eating a diet that avoids dairy AND eggs is like trying to avoid breathing oxygen. OK, maybe it's not THAT extreme, but darned if it doesn't feel that way sometimes. It just seems that everything in the world has either dairy or eggs in it, and finding things that are both dairy/egg-free and fairly easy to create is challenging. Aside from a slab of meat or a carrot stick or even mashed potatoes (made with soy or rice milk), most things have at least one or the other as an ingredient.

So that shall start soon... just as soon as I eat up the Totino's Party Pizzas that are still in my freezer. :-) Maybe I need to set aside some time to mourn the loss of my favorite foods so I can really embrace learning to enjoy a new type of diet? That might do the trick. I also need to head over to Jen's site to see what kind of yummy vegan recipes/tips/sources I can hunt down. :-) Also, acupuncture appointment and follow-up naturopath appointment next week!

Hopefully all these measures will create some measure of improved health!? I can only hope. Thank heavens I'm not also allergic to wheat too! (Quick, knock wood!)

Anyway, so here, without further ado (and because I need to get back to creating my database interface) are some of the things I'm hoping to accomplish this weekend: