Liz Norell

Earlier this week, my office at work found out that the Dallas Morning News ran a little profile about me (based on a questionnaire I filled out) a couple of weeks ago. I just Googled myself, and the article has already been indexed! (Psst: Scroll down, Paul! lol)

I haven’t posted a picture in a while, so this blog page is now pretty text heavy. So, let me show off my recently cleaned/organized desk at work — isn’t it impressively clean?!? 🙂

After a couple of days in my apartment doing little more than watching movies and using up Kleenex, I’m back at work today, tackling a daunting pile of e-mails that stacked up in my two-day absence. I’m feeling a bit better, thanks in no small part to the undeniably excellent drugs Amy keeps me stocked …

Last night, I was talking to David, who’s a sociologist by training, and he mentioned that, by an overwhelming margin, most people (men & women included) would rather work for a man than a woman. The topic came up in a discussion related to Hillary Clinton — is she an evil, conniving woman, or just …

Speaking of health, it’s time for my fairly regular quarterly sinus infection, and it’s kicking my butt. Ugh. Thank God for good meds — and a doctor willing to keep me stocked with them! 🙂

You may have heard me ranting about needles and bloodwork a couple of weeks ago due to my last doctor’s appointment. At the time, they were doing a retest of my CRP level (or “C Reactive Protein,” which I’ll explain presently), which was abnormally high in January during my initial visit/bloodwork. Given my family’s history …

Ever laugh so hard you think you’re going to pass out? (Aside: It probably doesn’t help that, between an impending sinus infection and a killer workout, I’m about to pass out anyway.) Fancy a look at this, and you’ll understand — courtesy of Mark’s friend Rotem.

In my defense, I was driving (at a speed approximately matching the speed limit, of course) down I-35 when I took this, and had a fairly dirty windshield to boot, so please understand this is the best picture I could manage under the circumstances. I still think this is a great bilboard, though:

I know few of you have actually met and spent time with my friend (and ex), Scott. So I apologize for your lack of context here. However, after a good chat with him today, I just want to say “out loud” that, in spite of whatever “draaaama” our lives may have brought one another over …

Ten things I love most about having lost ~ 65 lbs.: 1) I have ten times the energy I had before. 2) I sleep ten times deeper than I used to. 3) I can walk/jog longer and farther than my basset hound, a breed known for its laziness and for standing less than two feet …