Happy Halloween! My friends back in LA are choosing to celebrate Halloween by dressing up in tin foil and going to Chipotle to get free burritos. Ahhh, I'm so jealous ... not just because I'm on a diet and am craving junk food (well, not so much anymore, but more on that later) but also because I MISS CHIPOTLE! Considering how I had Chipotle at least twice a month during the summer, I'm suffering from Chipotle withdrawl after two months of no Chipotle. =( I don't know why, but it's just so goooood, especially with steak, corn salsa and tomato salsa, sour cream, and some guacomole. Oh damn, I need to stop thinking about it.

But anyway, today is day three of the diet regime and I've lost about 3 kg (holy!), but I think I regained it back this lunch time. Why did I regain it? Because I went out to eat with my colleagues ... Why did I do that? Because I can't say no! I'm still a newbie here, so need to socialize and ingratiate myself (har har har) with my colleagues. Besides, right now I'm still a part-timer, but after my part-time is up, they want me to do full-time (SWEET! I have a JOB!). So, even more reason to make myself favorable to my colleagues, especially those higher up than me. Hohoho. Anyway, they're also really nice people, so it was all good. Mostly listened than talked during lunch, but hey, it's what I do. >.< I need to learn to start ... talking .. as I keep telling myself but never succeeding.

Anyway, so that's why I kinda failed in my diet today, but it's not the end! I'm just going to continue with it tonight and for the rest of the week. Oh, the pasta was so good, but it also curbed my real-food cravings. :P so it's a good thing, as I see it. Hehehe. Back to salad, fruit, and soup tonight. Tomorrow is banana and milk day, oh and soup of course. Mmmmm ... can't wait (sarcasm x1000000).

This becoming full-time throws some kinks into my original plan, but it also sets me back on my original original plan, which is to get a job, a full-time one. It also allows me to obtain some of that much needed job experience that everyone seems to want nowadays. So I'm happy. Kinda. I'm going to miss going to Belgium for winter and also learning Chinese, but eh, it's just a sacrifice I'll have to make, I guess. As for the future, I doubt I want to work here for the rest of my life, but I think I'll try to save up some money to get to grad school in New York. I think that's my next goal - just to continue with psychology. Eh, I hate making long term plans, though, because they never seem to work out. So. I guess we'll just see what the future brings, eh? Only time can tell. :)

For now, I shall just wait for my Leopard impatiently! L-E-O-PAAAAARD!

Today's food is romaine lettuce, soup, and a baked potato for dinner (oh my God, looking for this picture just made me hungrier ...... baked potatoes filled with sour cream, cheese, bacon, broccoli ..... All I get on my potato is a small piece of butter. SNIFF).

T~T oh man, this is harder than I thought. Yesterday, breakfast and lunch were ok, I could handle it ... but then I finished my fruits at like 3pm and got hungry and had to wait till 6 to eat dinner, which was just soup. JUST SOUP!!!! and water. T~T And then, and then, my cousin (Karen)'s bf (Ryan) had pork cutlet curry for dinner, and the smell totally permeated the room and it just looked and smelled so gooooood. Ahhhh, that was torture. Had to avoid tv shows that had to do with food and cooking; had to avoid talking to friends about food .... Actually, still have to because otherwise I just might give into food cravings. One thing about dieting by restricting what you can/cannot eat is that you just end up thinking about what you can't eat more than you normally would, so you want to eat eat eat! But you can't can't can't! So, this is a true test of self-control. Haha. Why am I depriving myself of my favorite fooooooods?! Aih, for my own health, I guess. Haven't eaten so healthy and so little in a long time. It's good, just HARDer than previously thought. No wonder diets are hard to keep.

On the happy side is that I did lose a bit of weight between yesterday and today. SCORE! But I think it might be like, water weight because all that soup and water and fruit make you pee a lot more. Heh. Poo. Well, the first day's always the hardest. Today is a bit better - salad with a little bit of sauce feels more filling than fruits. And then potato for dinner! YES! I am excited ....

But today's test is going to Costco because we need to buy more lettuce and fruits for tomorrow ... boo. All those tempting foods passing before our eyes. Can we do it?! Can we do it?! YES! WE CAN! (hopefully)

I hope it gets easier as the week progresses ............

I have no idea if this actually happened, but it's so funny ... Quite an entertaining read ... Enjoy!

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What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes atleast half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City , so I don't think I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.


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THE ANSWER

Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament. Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a cr@ppy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful" as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way. Classic "pump and dump." I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.