In all the years I've been shopping, there, I've never realized there is such thing as a Costco-sized avocado. This is mostly because I've shied away from buying five or more avocadoes at a time.
They're fantastic. Today's was gigantic, perfectly ripe with none of the weird brown streaks, and the flesh wasn't disappointingly thin close to the stone. The peel flaked off a bit, but not too badly. The flesh was buttery, savory, and a gorgeous shade of green. It didn't need the drizzle of salad dressing. Come to think of it, nearly all avocadoes and tomatoes I purchase suffer the same fate. They're eaten out of hand with a little dressing. Few ever make it to any sort of recipe.
The avocadoes are imported from Chile. I know, the planet will die as a result. However, the quality far surpassed that of the locally grown fruit. I'm all for reducing food miles, but it's disappointing to have to make such drastic tradeoffs in quality.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Gripes.
I've been sick twice this year. That is, I've been sick twice since January 1, 2008. It is now February.
The first round was just a cold and was relatively mild. It only needed a little pseudophedrine, although I was cranky enough to wrestle any meth-heads for it if it came down to that.
The second round I think was the flu. I caught it at the end of January, a mere week after I got over the first round. Is it a cold, or is it the flu? I couldn't eat properly for a week and lost two pounds as a result. With the flu, I've always assumed one cannot keep much food down. In this situation, I couldn't get it down in the first place. Does that qualify? Textures and flavors of any sort were causing a problem. Rice soaked in soup wouldn't go down. A few bits of English muffin with a little jam did, except I had to call it quits after half the muffin. I've only just added junk food back to my diet.
At any rate, I've got a lingering cough that only flares up when I speak or inhale steam or a strong scent. It doesn't surface when I sleep. I love sleep.
They say if your cough lingers more than a week, it's bronchitis and your should seek professional help. (Arguably, we should all seek professional help, but that's for another day.) If that's true, then I must get bronchitis nearly every time I catch a cold. Every time except the first round. I've downed most of the cough syrup and am trying to keep myself off the stuff. It kills the appetite and you lose two pounds as a result.
I mentioned that I love sleep. This is in direct conflict to the current quarter. This week alone demanded five papers. Two were 4-5 pages, one was 5-8 pages, two were 1 page. We have an assignment due Wednesday which I'm pretending to work on. I'm lost in the numbers and despairing because I signed up for two numeric classes next quarter.
Okay, back to work.
The first round was just a cold and was relatively mild. It only needed a little pseudophedrine, although I was cranky enough to wrestle any meth-heads for it if it came down to that.
The second round I think was the flu. I caught it at the end of January, a mere week after I got over the first round. Is it a cold, or is it the flu? I couldn't eat properly for a week and lost two pounds as a result. With the flu, I've always assumed one cannot keep much food down. In this situation, I couldn't get it down in the first place. Does that qualify? Textures and flavors of any sort were causing a problem. Rice soaked in soup wouldn't go down. A few bits of English muffin with a little jam did, except I had to call it quits after half the muffin. I've only just added junk food back to my diet.
At any rate, I've got a lingering cough that only flares up when I speak or inhale steam or a strong scent. It doesn't surface when I sleep. I love sleep.
They say if your cough lingers more than a week, it's bronchitis and your should seek professional help. (Arguably, we should all seek professional help, but that's for another day.) If that's true, then I must get bronchitis nearly every time I catch a cold. Every time except the first round. I've downed most of the cough syrup and am trying to keep myself off the stuff. It kills the appetite and you lose two pounds as a result.
I mentioned that I love sleep. This is in direct conflict to the current quarter. This week alone demanded five papers. Two were 4-5 pages, one was 5-8 pages, two were 1 page. We have an assignment due Wednesday which I'm pretending to work on. I'm lost in the numbers and despairing because I signed up for two numeric classes next quarter.
Okay, back to work.
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