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[d_aulnoy]

When I was in London with V., we spent a lot of time lingerie shopping. For some reason unbeknownst to us, one store decided to give us lemon-cheesecake food bars with our purchases. The logic behind this escapes me - what, did they think we were too thin? or hope that we'd eat enough of the damn things to go up a cup size or two and come back to buy more? - but I gamely took the food bars, thinking that, well, worst at worst, I'd have something to eat on the plane.

I did not eat them on the plane. I just kept staring at them in disbelief. They came in these silvery wrappers, and looked kinda like astronaut food, and ... yeah. And then, once I'd brought them home, they ... melted ... and resolidified ... in the heat of the New York summer, so, really, I was only keeping them out of lassititude and a kind of disgusted fascination.

But now, I have no food in the house. And, really: I mean NO FOOD. I even ate the free bread that came with my order of Italian from Saturday, for god's sake, so, obviously, desperate times called for desperate measures.

Have any of you ever read the Books of Magic? Remember Barbatos's plan to take over the world through snack food? Well, THIS would be that snack food.

Ugh. I need to go grocery shopping.

In other news, I really, really miss having free time.

Comments

[schrodingersgnu.livejournal.com]

On the good side, I assume no free time means less shoe purchases....

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

While it makes me feel better about the state of my finances, this is not actually an upside ....

I miss my free time!

[schrodingersgnu.livejournal.com]

Bah. You'll get plenty of free time once you retire...

AIM?

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

See, free time.

Dude, I'm prepping for class RIGHT NOW!

[schrodingersgnu.livejournal.com]

Ooops, thought you taught in the wee morning... :)

ttyl, then. Have fun!

[sacredchao23.livejournal.com]

Umm, hi, I randomly came across you on the nonfluffypagan community and thought I recognized you. And I believe I did, this is Helen from ICFA, no?

I'm Jude and we've met a couple times the past few years. Anyway, I'm going to friend you if you don't object.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Not in the slightest! This is one of the reasons I love LJ ... it's a good way for likeminded others to meet (again and again and again, as the case may be).

P.S. - Going to ICFA again this year?

[vschanoes.livejournal.com]

You on?

[sacredchao23.livejournal.com]

Most definitely. Especially since I've been told that the Grad Student Organization may cover half the travel expenses. And you?

[vschanoes.livejournal.com]

You...ate those? They travelled, liquefied, and you didn't throw them out? Why in God's name not? So...you kept them. They resolidified and...you...ate them? You ate them?

I...don't know if we can hang out anymore, because you've completely lost your mind.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Only. Food. In. The. House.

Besides, they were actually okay, once you scraped the "cheesecake" off of them ....

[alice-ayers.livejournal.com]

You should eat the spaghetti Brynn keeps offfering me...