My progress this week: -1

Total: -8

Okay, so you know when, on The Biggest Loser, somebody gets on the scale and only loses a pound, and Bob Harper gets this WTF look on his face, and the contestant starts to cry, “I don’t understand! I worked so hard this week!” and everyone agrees it’s just one of those inexplicable phenomenons of the human body?

Yeah…that’s not what happened this week. I know exactly what happened.

THIS:

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, BITCHES!

AND THIS:

That's me finishing off a cheesecake milkshake.

I had an amazing birthday with friends. We went for beer and Greek food, then topped it off with dessert and cocktails. WORTH IT!

Old school photo booth at Katz's. We crammed 5 grown women in there! That's me in the last one, trying to eat my friend's head.

Then, the only thing that could have made my birthday any better happened the next day. I got to meet my Author Crush, John Green!!

It's JOHN GREEN! And (surprise!) I'm making a stupid face.

I got all fan-girly and said something stupid, but he and his brother Hank were SO nice. If you’re not familiar, I suggest you GET familiar. His new book, The Fault in Our Stars debuted on the NYT bestseller list for children’s this week. The book is amazing and filled with humor, irony, and emotion so honest, it makes you feel like you’re naked (no vampires, Mom)*. You guys all know how much I love young adult lit, and this guy is THE BEST there is. He and his brother also make hilarious vlogs. Check out their YouTube channel vlogbrothers.

So, all in all, even though I’m only down a pound (hey, it’s better than nothing!) it was a great week. Now it’s back to work!

* every time I suggest a YA book to my mother, her response is, “I don’t really like all that vampire stuff.” And then I shake her violently.