I'm sitting here with a sore throat, that's been plaguing me off and on for the past 2 weeks. It's so ridiculous, apparently I have chronic laryngitis. I think it's from all the talking I've been doing lately. It's amazing, sometimes I think working full-time might be less stressful than being a part-time worker seeking work.
I love my job and I stay busy. I teach the intermediate class at OTX West, work on the "Get Connected Oakland" website, create instructional videos. I'm also the web manager for "Yes on Prop L" website, I didn't design it, it's a Google Site Template, I just update the site.
Tutoring one middle schooler in science, getting ready to start a large weebly project and getting ready to post 2 bracelets and earrings on my Etsy page.
Just trying to make rent, pretty much. Nah it's not that bad but I have to keep hustling until I find a full time job. So in addition to my work, I spend at least 1 hour a day job-searching, working on applications, etc. Meanwhile keeping up with my Japanese skills and working on building shelving for my apartment. Somehow I still manage to have a little fun, like this past weekend when my older sister and her friend came to San Fran for the Nike Women's marathon.
Come on' Tesla? Don't you need an engineer like me?
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So it's corn sugar now.
I didn't actually believe they would do it. Even when they did, I thought "it won't hit television". But yesterday when I was at the laundromat I saw an ad for "corn sugar". They've backed a multi-million dollar campaign including websites lauding its "benefits". It's a change you don't notice until you eliminate it from your diet. But I tell you I've been eating less and less hfcs every week and I feel so much better! I'm an engineering grad so I can understand the "soundness" of certain technological changes to our food, like odour-less garlic but I draw the line at things like "HFCS" and that "trout-tomato". I also admit I'm a graduate of electrical engineering and 2 things are not my strong point: biochem
Don't believe the hype in either direction. HFCS won't kill you or cause cancer anymore than sugar will but it doesn't act like regular sugar or regular cornsyrup. Those trying to lose weight or with diabetes especially should avoid HFCS. The most important thing to remember over-all is to just eat less sugar of any kind. Including superabundance of fruit juices if you have blood sugar issues. Eat less processed foods (i.e chips, candy, tv dinners, etc.) the less you eat, assuredly the better you will feel.
Read more from the corn industry at
http://sweetsurprise.com/
http://www.cornsugar.com/
Read more from others at:
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/08/20/4274/the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129971532
Don't believe the hype in either direction. HFCS won't kill you or cause cancer anymore than sugar will but it doesn't act like regular sugar or regular cornsyrup. Those trying to lose weight or with diabetes especially should avoid HFCS. The most important thing to remember over-all is to just eat less sugar of any kind. Including superabundance of fruit juices if you have blood sugar issues. Eat less processed foods (i.e chips, candy, tv dinners, etc.) the less you eat, assuredly the better you will feel.
Read more from the corn industry at
http://sweetsurprise.com/
http://www.cornsugar.com/
Read more from others at:
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/08/20/4274/the-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129971532