so, as part of my training for hound ears, i'm trying to lose maybe 5 pounds between now and weekend-after-next. let me just give you a little rundown of the snacks that i found waiting in the programmer's pod this morning. a 3lb bag of the most fantastic trail mix, ever. cashews, almonds, real m&ms... i could go on. a 40oz barrel of pretzel sticks. a 12.5oz box of goldfish. half of a 14oz bag of pretzel nuggets. a 20oz bag of assorted "fun size" chocolate bars; milky way, 3 musketeers, twix, snickers, and milky way "midnight". a small ziploc bag of wasabi peanuts.

i'll be lucky if i'm not 5 pounds heavier by next saturday.