Not much news on Iran anymore since Michael Jackson died. I heard from my cousin and he said the situation is bad--people are sick of the corrupt government that keeps on intruding in their lives. But it might continue for a while longer.
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Someone I work with said the first time they ever held a baby was last year. They still don't know how to hold one and don't really like them. And she's from a rural area--it goes to show how disjointed our supposedly family-friendly society is.
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My adviser made a crack about having dinner with two vegans (us)--would it be all lettuce? So I'm bringing some vegan brownies tomorrow for the whole lab, to show how decadent vegan food can be. I bought one of the standard mixes, with lots of sugar. Hopefully it turns out well! I was going to make something that I would eat, but I realized that it would be a lot of money to make something they wouldn't like (like whole grain flax banana muffins). This was 99 cents and I bought a small bottle of oil for $3. Fat, salt and sugar are vegan, so vegan can be as unhealthy as anything else, I always say. :)