reading:
John Bowe (ed): Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs
Gail Simone: Birds of Prey
Sarah Vowell: Take the Cannoli
Howard Zinn: People's History of the U.S.
Jeans status: Today, they button all the way, a little more loosely. I still can't wear them comfortably, but the active campaign to shrink my waistline has either paid off, or I've simply stretched out these jeans to the point of wearability.
I think the next step is to move onto a pair of jeans I only fit into during my "thin" phases - it's a higher mountain to climb, but I'm up for the challenge.