I live in Chicago. I am a vegan. I am 30 years old. I have worked at Apple for 7 years. I love ipads. I have an ipad. I can't draw well. I listen to country music. I have been reading "The fault in our stars". I have seen the movie "The Hunger Games". I like books more than movies.
I eat grits. I am from the south. I am severely obese. I eat fried food exclusively. My kids have short attention spans. My kids have ipads. I love books. I am a painter and a writer. I like country music, rock music, electronic music. I will finish my oil painting by the end of the week. I have not read but am interested in reading "The fault in our stars". I read "The Hunger Games". I like movies more than books.
I just started reading the hunger games. It is great. I'm always hungry!  Have you already seen the movie? Yes, I have seen the movie yet, but if it's even half as good as the book I might actually like it.  I think I'll have to check it out once I'm done reading all the books. I'm taking a break from all my screens for a while.  Trying to focus on my paintings.  I'm working on one now that I think will be pretty powerful.,, Is your whole family doing the same? I bet getting the kids off of screens will be a nightmare at first, but once they've had a break I'd bet they will really be much better behaviored. I'm trying, but they act like it's so inhumane...  They can't even imagine what life was like before the internet.  Sometimes I can barely remember myself.  But sometimes I just have to be a little bit selfish, and let the screens babysit while I paint, or write.  Is that awful to say? Yeah I know exactly what you mean, I don't know if I could ever give up my ipad.  And even if I did, I look at a computer screen all the time at work, so I figure what's the difference.  Maybe you could get your kids hooked on playing outside though? Yeah, we ALL need to get more exercise.  I used to play tennis, if you can believe that.  Now I use my tennis racquet to scoop chicken out of the deep fat fryer. Hey, that's what life will do to you when things get stressful.  I too find comfort in food, but it hasn't hurt me yet because I'm still pretty young.  I know I that won't last forever though, and soon all the sweets I eat are going to wreck my body. Yeah, wait til you hit 40, and your metabolism screetches to a halt!  We evolved for millions of years to have a lifespan of 40 years.  I think our bodies are completely confused about what to do after that point. I can only image, especially when you've got kids and don't have much time to exercise or cook.  Though, have you ever tried searching for a healthier way of cooking grits?  It might be an easy place to start making a change. I HAVE been experimenting a bit with the grits, actually!  i've found that if i fry them, then smother them in cheese, and then roll them in buttery breadcrumbs, they can go through a second fry step!  Then I coat them in shredded coconut, to get some vegetables in the mix.