Talk to Soaps. She's at a crossroads at work; unsure where best to steer her career. I try to encourage her by praising her guts. Most people are slaves to inertia. It takes real effort to take charge and change your situation.
Talk to my sister about fake sugar. Splenda (sucralose) and Nutrasweet (aspartame) both seem to have their problems. I've heard that the body doesn't know how to handle the "zero" calories, so diet this and that actually triggers more weight gain as the body overreacts. Sister lets me know that her nutritionist friend swears by Stevia, a natural sugar substitute that is currently illegal in North America unless sold as a "supplement".
My phone finally crapped out. Although I loved it, the zero key stopped working a while back. So when I'd meet someone who had a zero in their phone number, I'd have to say sorry, I can't call you. 1-800 numbers were off limits. And since my unlock code contained a zero, when my battery died and my phone automatically locked itself, I couldn't get back in. Time for a new phone.
I took 10 seconds to pick the best free phone my service offered online and had it delivered. When it arrived, I took it out of its box and realized, "Hmm, it's pink". Turns out from the front, it's a blue phone, just as the picture above depicts. But when you close the clamshell, the outside shell is hot electric pink. I thought about returning it for about 2 seconds before realizing, "Who better than I to rock a Pink Phone?" I figured it was unique and unexpected. And thus it was decided.
