Continuing my trend of posting about minor things...

[thistlechaser]

I've never had jerky before. I've considered it many times (I do like meat, and I do need snacks), but it always seems like an odd thing. Dried meat? So I finally bought a package. Teriyaki flavored, since I love that.

It sat on my counter for weeks. I'd get hungry and eye it, then lose my nerve and not try it.

Tonight's RP involves jerky, so I decided what better time.

It's... not totally horrible, though I have zero desire to eat any more of it. It IS odd and strange and all that. Dried meat is odd. It wasn't bad enough that I spit out the bite I had, but though I hate to waste food, I'm not going to eat the rest.

It's a shame I don't like it more, the calories are really low. 80 calories for a third of the bag, and I don't think I could eat that much in one sitting. Wow, you need to finish the bag in three days of opening it.

Edit: Oh, but speaking of food! I love greek yogurt! It took eating it many, many mornings, but I really like it now and totally understand the dessert comments -- it's so thick and creamy! It doesn't taste sour to me hardly at all anymore.

Comments

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

It's funny how different seeing things is. The open-sides cell? At least it was a lot bigger than I recall from the book! But seeing how high it was? EEEEEK

The gore was something else! Poor horse! (And poor Ned's leg, ha.)

For the first time, I kind of didn't dislike Robert as much as usual. (I didn't hate him in the books, but in the show he's just so... ugh.) I feel bad for both of them, what a horrible marriage.

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

I was surprised they actually... showed the horse killing. I mean, they didn't show Lady's (which I'm just as happy about - not that I'm squeamish or anything, but it would've been depressing) so I was a little surprised they showed the horse. It happened so fast I was like, O_O

That's one thing I've noticed about the show. The books really waited to sort of "humanize" a lot of the characters until we got to see things from their perspective. In the show we see a lot more of that earlier, making people like Robert and Cersei a bit more understandable. It's very interesting.

Also... the thing with Renly and Loras. I don't remember that. Do you? I was like, "Whoa. Whoa, really? REALLY?! ...Hawt." But I still don't remember it happening in the book. Not that I'm complaining! I just... don't remember it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I think they showed the horse to show how strong Mountain was, though that still seems like it would take more strength than anyone would have... but then I don't know much about chopping heads off horses.

GRRM commented on the Renly/Loras and gay characters in general. He said there were some in the books, but he never mentioned it in his writing because it didn't fit/wasn't important, but that the HBO series would have a much clearer gay pairing. I believe he said that he wasn't going to say if it was a pairing he had in mind or not.