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ESC, don’t eat it!

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on Tuesday, February 28, 2006

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BLATENTLY ripped off from The Sneeze.

Though I will NOT be eating pupae.

I was at my favorite indoor international farmer’s market yesterday, and in the hippie, all natural section (HA! this is a joke - MOST of that place is hippie all natural) and stumbled across a package called “Nature’s Burger.”

A burger! In a box! Somehow, the makers fail to realize that cows are indeed a part of nature. But we will overlook this slight, and hope that the local Bovine Union doesn’t get wind of this.

Anyway, since I’m all about the eating “healthy” lately, AND because I don’t have a big hungry guy craving meat at home at the moment, I thought I’d pick it up. C’mon, wouldn’t you? See how tasty it looks?

See the brand? “Fantastic.” It HAS to be good! The first couple of ingredients are: brown rice, dehydrated vegetables, barley, organic bulgar wheat…and pretty much on from there. Again, note the lack of meat of any kind.If you think that SOUNDS tasty, see what it looks like out of the box!

Looks a bit like cream of wheat. Or sand. But…and this is important…what it DOESN’T look like…AT ALL…is a burger.The directions say add boiling water and let sit until it thickens and cools. That looks something like….this:

The cream of wheat illusion is even MORE convincing now. It smelled…OK. Kind of like…garlic cereal. Mmmmm…garlic cereal….I pushed on, putting a small pan to flame with some olive oil and a few onion slices. I had already determined that the key to consuming “nature’s burger” would be “masking the taste.” So plenty of onions were in order! I shaped the mixture into a patty shape and started with the cookin’.

Now it looks SORT of like a burger. A burger made from a VERY anemic cow. This cow had issues. If it was a cow. But it’s not. It’s brown rice! And bulgar wheat!Again, my strategy is “masking.” Some cheese (gotta keep the bovine union happy), mustard, and onions, all on some whole wheat bread, and the burger illusion is complete.

Carefully…I took my first bite.And…

and…

it is NOT BAD! Oh my god…it kinda ALMOST tastes like meat! I mean, I know I’m not eating a hamburger..but it COULD be one of those frozen chicken patties. The texture is soft, and the taste is…hearty. But not ricey or wheaty. Of course, there’s the cheese, mustard, and onions to help the flavor along.

But all in all, I give this a big “thumbs up.” Definately, some of the best hippie food I have ever eaten. I will eat this again, and what’s more…I will make KEVIN eat it. and THAT will be the true test.

PS: I ate lunch at the little cafe they have there, and discovered something called “quinoa and black bean salad,” which was SO FUCKING DELICIOUS, that afterwards, I promptly marched over to the deli counter and bought a pound of it to take home. I have NO IDEA what quinoa is (I’m thinking it’s a grain - little, sprouted grains), but it is DELICIOUS. Might as well send me my burkenstocks now - I am SUCH a hippie.

Sunday night picture show

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on Sunday, February 26, 2006

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suddenly, VH1 takes over this blog

You know who is REALLY having the Best Week Ever? Best TWO weeks ever, really. Andrea Bocelli. Seriously, I’ve seen more of this man in the past two weeks than I have for the past 6 years.

And what the hell…Avril Lavigne in the closing ceremonies? Seriously, Italy…you can do better.

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the pampering continues

Today I got my hair cut! Now for gratuitous self-portraits!

the front, all grunged out and hanging over my eye. I have one with it tucked behind my ear (a must for any new haircut - MUST GET HAIR OUT OF FACE!) but my eyes were all psycho looking and scary, and OK if you REALLY want to see it, go here. back view

the back, all super short and layered

My hairstylist said my hair was “fun to cut.” Apparently, nobody likes fun hair cuts anymore - all one length bobs and shit. Not me! If I’m going to shell out $30, make me look FUN!Note that I’m still doing the reddish color. I should take a poll: keep it this color, or go back to blonde for the summer?***********************
kaufen Sie Ihre Schokolade anderwohin!

I did a couple of favors for our Lab Goddess, driving her and her husband and son to and from the airport this week while they visted family in Germany. My thank you was some german chocolate. Mmmmm…tasty!

The bag on the right are rum truffles. And OH MY GOD, ARE THEY STRONG. Of course, that hasn’t stopped me from eating a couple. The chocolate car is apparently a popular car in Germany. the box says “Heilemann Confiserie.” Anyway, I’ll bet it’s pretty tasty.Lab Goddess said she REALLY wanted to buy the chocolate for me from some really gourmet bakery and chocolate store, but was in danger of being thrown OUT for even DARING to ask if they had any chocolates that didn’t contain nuts. (If you will remember, I have a severe nut allergy. A french chocolate put me in the emergency room once. STUPID FRENCH!). They were really rude about it, and informed her that she would have to wait until MONDAY when the person who made the chocolates came in. So screw that. She got me chocolates with readily available ingredient information somewhere else.What I have learned, then, is:

1. Nut allerigies are very rare in Europe

2. Germans take their chocolate VERY SERIOUSLY. I would make a soup nazi/chocolate nazi comparison joke here, except that I also know that Germany takes Nazi jokes VERY UNFAVORABLY. See, cause they HAD them over there, and it didn’t work out so well.

But the chocolates are nut free, and tasty. I will save the car for when Kev gets back (thursday), but those rum truffles are FAIR GAME!

LSC

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on Saturday, February 25, 2006

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More conversations…

ESC: did you see my post about the oral hygeine order?

Kev: yeah.

ESC: Most people seem to floss AFTER brushing. then some weirdos brush again, but HA! I am RIGHT!

Kev: I’m still going to do it my way. Plus, maybe all those people who commented are wrong.

ESC: no. no…just you.

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watching the news about Cheryl Crow

ESC: ohh, that’s sad. She’s had a rough couple of months

Kev: how come?

ESC: She just broke up with Lance Armstrong.

Kev: oh yeah.

ESC: oh! maybe this will get them back together! He has one ball, and she’ll have one boob! It’ll be perfect!

Kev: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! You are so fucking MORBID!

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very very quiet

I have become the “Lonely Science Chick” as Kev has gone to visit his family for a few days. We were supposed to go together for the weekend, but the memorial service for our choir director’s partner was this morning, and I had a dematology clinic appointment that I had forgotten about (they only do them twice a month at the student clinic, so if you have to reschedule, expect a two to three month wait).

Kev decided to go anyway - it’s his mom’s birthday - and then stay a few extra days. She needs a new car, so he’s going to find one for her - hopefully a gently used Highlander with *LEATHER SEATS.* He’s found PLENTY of gently used highlanders she could have had by now, but she’s insisting on the leather seat. I find this hysterical, since what she’s driving around NOW is some ancient toyota that’s falling apart with fabric seats and a lovely gray peeling exterior.

out of guilt for not going, I knitted her a quickie funky wrap, which she will either LOVE or absolutely hate, but never tell me.

anyway…I am on my own. and instead of using my first day of psuedo-singleness to go out on the town, have a girls night, or even clean up around the condo…

I spent most of the afternoon napping. In my PJ’s. Now I’m watching the olympics*, still on the couch, and munching on a low fat, no sugar added Klondike bar.

ahhhhh…

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Half Nekkid…too late for thursday

I did have my spoiled moment Friday, as for the VERY FIRST TIME, I got a manicure and pedicure. This was my valentine’s gift from Kev. I was a total dork at first, staring blankly at them when I was asked “did you pick your colors yet?” umm…was I supposed to do that?

My nails were done by a very young, very effeminate, asian guy, with a very distracting zit on his chin. Seemed to be a family business - his mom and two sisters were also working there. I think the certificate on his bench said that his last name was “Van Cham,” so they were probably all from the lesser known Dutch section of Vietnam (or where ever).

Everyone was very nice and tolerant of my tard-ness. And of course, the experience was WONDERFUL and how long before I can do it AGAIN??? ahhhh….leg and foot massage….

The most impressive part was that he was able to find and paint my tiny, mutant toenails.

pedicure I opted for a light light natural looking pink on my fingernails - maybe I’ll go funky some other time, but I didn’t want to have hot pink nails at the memorial service today. manicure

Maybe for my wedding, I’ll get acrylic tips put on, and then I’ll SCRATCH YOUR EYES OUT!

*Goddammit Bode, you are the biggest tard of all. SUCK IT!

Fun Friday Fact:

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on Friday, February 24, 2006

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I just realized that my panties are on INSIDE OUT!

Oh yeah…there’s a party in my pants right now.

shaking down my readers for information

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on Friday, February 24, 2006

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First off…maybe my readers can settle an argument…well…not an ARGUMENT. That’s too strong a word. Maybe solve the incessant picking-on that goes on between Kev and me.

PLEASE PLACE THE FOLLOWING IN THE CORRECT ORDER:

mouthwash
floss
brush

We argue…I mean pick on…each other ALL THE TIME about which way is correct. I ask YOU, the VOTING PUBLIC to help us out.

OK, now the shakedown for information. My car insurance is up in March, so I thought I shop around…AGAIN…for a better deal.

AllState is giving me a quote that is almost $200 less than what I’m paying now. What I’m paying NOW is $200 less than what I was paying with Progressive. So AllState is almost FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS less than AllState.

I am intrigued…

Yet concerned…

While I’d like to trust the friendly black guy/former president on “24″/deep soothing voiced announcer person they have for their commercials, I am suspicious of their low low rates.

They also quoted me a pretty low rate for insuring the contents of my condo and my ring, which if I buy from them, will give me even MORE of a discount on my car insurance.

And please don’t ask me to check out Geico or 1-800 Safe Auto - RIP…OFF…ARTISTS! Jeebus christos, just becaues you FLOOD THE TV AIRWAVES with commercials saying your prices are low, does NOT MEAN YOU ARE!

They aren’t. Don’t fall for it.

So…does anyone actually HAVE car insurance through AllState? Is it any good? Any complaints? Anything suspicous? I need to know before I make my final decision.

Thanks!