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I'm back at work today, seeing as how I have gone at least 24 hours without throwing up. Victory! I have gone and bruised a rib while performing reverse peristalsis. This is only slightly less embarrassing than the time I pulled my back out doing the same thing. Not So Much Victory! It hurts when I laugh. Victory For Schmaltzy Ballad Writers!

I've been existing mostly on a liquid diet. Semi-Victory! Unfortunately, this liquid diet does not and can not include scotch. Not A Victory! However, I actually did eat mashed potatoes last night with nary a problem. Victory! For both me and the fine state of Idaho!

In the meantime, I am cutting out all meat from the ol' diet, as well as having as little dairy and wheat as possible, opting instead to enjoy legumes and vegetables and water lots and lots of water. Victory! I spent about three times as I usually do on a week's worth of food, though, due to buying the better-for-me stuff. How come junk food has to be so damned cheap? Not A Victory!

I heard that dandelion tea was a homeopathic friend to the liver and colon, so I got some and endeavor to drink some daily. Victory! It tastes exactly as you'd think dandelions steeped in water would taste like. I swear to god you can also taste the dirt. Victory?

Yesterday I was actually able to sit up in bed, and not keep turning around to lie in different contorted positions due to the gas. Victory! Abbie was happy to have a pillow for most of the day, and that said pillow wasn't constantly turning around to lie in different contorted positions due to the gas. Cat Victory!

I caught up on the last few episodes of 30 Rock, which continues to be some of the funniest stuff on American TV at the moment. Victory! I went to fetch this week's episode of Studio 60 and discovered that it has been put on "indefinite hiatus" for not being some of the most compelling stuff on American TV. Critical Failure for Aaron Sorkin! I'd be as upset as I was over Sports Night getting shafted, but honestly, Sports Night was good. Studio 60 was ... not as good. It wanted to be good, but it couldn't balance between Funny Show and Serious Show. I also watched a few of Anthony Bourdain's recent episodes. Liked the Ghana one a lot because Bourdain admitted he was having such a great time he couldn't be snarky, and then I liked the LA one because Bourdain admitted he could turn the snark on with both barrels. I also enjoyed the Pacific Northwest one (ever notice the Pacific Northwest is where folks go when they "give it all up" to pursue their dream? No one ever gives it all up to move to Boston, except for folks from Western Mass.)

Now I'm researching a member's request for "restaurants in Costa Rica." I figure, gee, there's only got to be one, two, maybe five at most in the entire country, so this oughta be easy without having to contact the member back and ask where exactly in the country she would like to visit. And then I'm going back and asking our supervisor to review the person who took this call without asking where the member wanted to stay first. Um, Victory?

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Date: 2007-03-01 04:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] phonemonkey.livejournal.com
The other great thing about congee is that to make it, you basically take all of the received wisdom about cooking rice and throw it out of the window. So you use loads of water, you stir it lots, and you keep it bubbling for ages and ages. It feels so transgressive.

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Date: 2007-03-01 05:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fancycwabs.livejournal.com
The Lee Brothers Cookbook has a recipe where you cook grits (slowly, with cream or at least some milk), then mix with bacon, cheddar, top with some more cheddar, and bake in the oven for a bit so the cheese gets browned and everything gets melty.

When you're up to meat again, I HIGHLY recommend it.

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