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We made tentative plans for Saturday night. He said I should call him Saturday afternoon after he gets back from his facial. Can you see me with a guy who gets facials? I don’t even know any women who get facials! And then I feel like a creep for being so close-minded and wonder if I’m not a little homophobic myself.

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Some people workout to lose weight. Others workout to counteract their eating habits.

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It is so refreshing that I can eat a lot, not worry about how much, and I am always satisfied and never feel guilty.

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Blair apologized for being a space cadet because he’d gotten drunk the night before and was then left alone while “this really luscious cool guy” he’s been hanging out with slept with Blair’s own friend, a girl.

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Honestly, we should start using this trick in other areas of life, too — it seems like it’s been working pretty well so far.

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Grandpa Herb would say to make the best of what comes my way, and I’ve tried to do that. In a strange way, his death has renewed, and not diminished, my determination. I’m realizing what I’ve got, and as the rabbi said of Grandpa Herb, I’m trying to minimize what I don’t have.

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“Push yourself harder than you believe you’re capable of.” — General Stan McChrystal

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In my opinion (for what little it’s worth), Kacy Catanzaro will forever be the darling of American Ninja Warrior.

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Taking progress photos of yourself makes a huge difference.

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I love myself, but some days it is more of a negotiating process.