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Note to self: Self, do not put fresh fruit in the freezer and then think you can put it in the fridge. It just ruins it. The fruit is never the same. Turned my strawberries into mush. I guess this is why cryogenics doesn’t quite work yet.

Another note to self: Take the stems off your strawberries before you put them in the freezer.

I’m thinking about turning this blog into a zoo. Watch in amazement as a clueless 30 year old learns valuable lessons on domestic life!

I’m on a big health kick. I started running again. I’m trying to cut out artery cloggers like beer or pastrami, and I now drink smoothies. Pushups and situps are days away. This body needs to be in shape for summer. 2010.

Smoothies are my favorite. I love blending and mashing things. My hummus and guacamole are the best in town. As part of this new health regime, fresh fruit infests my kitchen. Pineapples, bananas, white peaches. Strawberries in the fridge. Blueberries in the freezer. Carrots and celery too! A V8 is always a king’s arm-length away. Smoothies appeal to me because I can see exactly what’s going into that concoction. And it’s all good for my belly. That they taste delicious is just gravy.

But smoothies weren’t enough. I needed to kick up that smoothie. After a little research on superfoods (because superpowers are cool) I came up with fish oil. Turns out fish oil is a “miracle” food. It wont completely heal the years of abuse you’ve done to yourself, but it helps with a nice chunk. Who knew? You see.. It has these Omega-3 fatty acids that sound like they come from a different solar system. And most likely, they do. This was my solution.

Against better judgement, I went to GNC and bought this stuff. An actual jar of oil that can be dumped into things. Just a teaspoon of this goop into one smoothie a day and I’m off to a cancer-free lifestyle. Simple enough. I ran home and whipped up a lip-smacking strawberry/banana delight. Added my fish oil and gave it a go. It tasted delicious! Can’t even taste the fish oil! Everything is perfect!

One problem: Everything smells like fish. Need a new idea.

I’ve spoken before about the truly horrible food establishment that is Europa Cafe. The food is terrible. The service is worse. The prices are ridiculous. But for some reason, and I know what they are (I’m a lazy masochist) I go there every day to get my tea and honey. And nearly every day I walk away hating the place more. Last week, the woman didn’t put the top of my tea on correctly and I almost spilled it all over myself. Today I sat there waiting to be helped as they sat back bullshitting about something. When i finally was helped it took three people to get my order wrong. It’s comical. But I don’t have the footing to complain. I still go back. I’ve boycotted it before, but I still go back. (In my defense, the coffee cart that was in my lobby recently closed down, and Europa is the next closest place, but excuses are like assholes.) They sit there and appeal to tourists and offer up the worst this city has to offer. Terrible. Sorry for yelling.