Michael at work called me "tanorexic" last week. I look in the mirror and don't think I'm tan enough! Well, when I saw those pictures from the party, I realized I was pretty dark! Now I can see I'm dark, but I stopped tanning and from now on will just be fading, unless I happen to be out in the sun.

I went to Costco to pick up those pictures to take to work, and on my way home I was stopped at a signal when a lady I saw cross the street came over to my car. She knocked on my window and I opened it a little (I thought it'd be too rude to ignore her). She asked if I could give her a ride because she left money in her car and she needed it to take the bus somewhere. Even though I was going that way, I didn't want to give her a ride because I had a weird feeling about her. So I said, "No, I'm sorry." I didn't give any kind of excuse and then she said, "Okay...scared?" And I said "Yeah" and rolled up my window. I don't know why, but it made me laugh as the light changed and I drove off. Maybe because it was such an honest exchange.

Suki and I have started the colon cleanse. We started Tues. and gradually cut our food intake until Thurs. I don't know how many times I had to hear her say, "I'm hungry!" Wed. she came over and started teaching my mom Korean and I made somen for lunch. But I limited her to one serving because we were supposed to be eating only half of what we'd normally eat. And then after work, we were eating in the TDR and Gil comes over and brings a slice of cake (he knew we were starting the cleanse). So even though I probably should have passed on it, I ate half rationalizing that I would have normally eaten the whole thing. It was a chocolate mousse cake and it was sooooo yummy!

Today was the first day of liquid only. I also went for my first colonics treatment. It wasn't painful at all - just a weird feeling at first. I might make another appt. next week after I'm done with the cleanse. I think I can see a difference in my complexion. I think my face is less bloated - not that I feel bloated normally, but in comparison it looks different. Suki thinks her face is becoming sunken in like a starving Ethiopian child. Only 4 more days to go!

The weather has been wacky lately. Last Mon. I think we set a record for the highest temp. for that day - around 104. And then today I think we set a record for the lowest high of the day - around 64ish. A 40 degree difference w/in a week! It rained today, which was a nice change.

While I was at Costco, I also bought some organic peanut butter and organic snacks that I'll try out next week. And I bought "You: The Owner's Manual" by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen. I want to learn more about how our bodies work. I haven't been reading as much lately. I never thought I'd be a "health nut", but I can see myself going that way now. The idea of too many chemicals and unnatural things in my body is beginning to bother me more. Maybe because I'm getting older and I don't want my body to have to work harder at eliminating those things. I told Laura the colonics lady that I'm very interested in poop and she said that most people are, but won't admit it! I'm only interested in it because I think it gives clues to what's going on in my system.