Coughing, dreams, Graze, Europa Report
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thistlechaserCoughing: A number of people on my friends list are sick, and (unfortunately) that number will likely increase as winter progresses, so I'm going to toss this little piece of advice out there. It's straight from my doctor (I got it too late to use it, but others I've told it to report that it works). You can crack a rib from coughing (or pull the tendons in between them, which feels the same as a broken rib and is treated the same way). If you have bad pain in your side whenever you cough, tuck a pillow between your side and your arm. It will help absorb the movement and keep your rib from being jarred.
Dreams: I don't know what the heck is up with my brain. I used to have nice, logical dreams: A reasonable storyline with a couple wacky elements tossed in. There was always a plot -- things went from Point A to Point B just as they would in a story or movie. The last week or two? Random mishmash of wacky elements, no overriding plot.
Last night I had a dream that I went to see the Avengers movie (first one) in a theater with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tersa, who owned a pet goat. Not even a mini one, a full-sized goat. She brought it with her and hugged it to her chest through the whole movie. Darned thing kept eating my popcorn. Plus side: A large popcorn cost under $2. The movie had commercial breaks, too. (Which, apparently, had been a movie thing for years, but since I never see movies in the theater anymore, I hadn't known.)
One of the actors from Married with Children was in Avengers, and his movie-wife was giving birth on the screen. She gave birth to a full grown woman (covered in blood and other birthing fluid stuff). "Baby" was dressed in flannel. Instead of saying "It's a girl!" they said "It's a Republican!".
I want my plotty dreams back. I wonder if I stopped having them because I'm RPing again so my need to tell stories is being expressed that way?
Graze: There's so much I love about Graze. Who knew I'd look forward to trying new foods? Never in my life have I wanted to do that! In my box was texan corn salsa (corn chips, salsa almonds and roasted corn). I would have bet money on me not liking that. I've never eaten salsa before but thought I didn't like it (yeah, I know...), and roasted corn? Not served hot? On their own, each element was only meh. The corn chips were strange ("homemade", not like the kinds that come in a bag from the grocery store), the roasted corn was just really strange (dry, hard, and bland), the almonds were okay. But together? When eaten together, it was amazing! (And now I'm going to try real salsa to see if I like that.)
The only other snack of this box I tried so far was the sour cream and onion cashews. I thought I would love that one (cashews are my favorite nuts and I like sour cream and onion flavor), but somehow it didn't work. I didn't hate it, but it took me all afternoon and evening to finish the packet.
Left to try: scandinavian forest (dried fruit mix: blueberries, lingonberries, cherry infused raisins, and apple) and white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake (raspberry infused cranberries, white chocolate buttons, and hazelnuts). I don't think I've ever eaten a hazelnut alone (not as part of something else).
I still haven't gotten a dipper (a little pot of chocolate or something savory, with something to dip in it). I've thought about putting one on my Love list so I'll have a better chance of getting it, but I'm enjoying having it be random and just taking what I get.
I set my mother up with a Graze account as part of her Christmas gift. There seems to be no way to pre-pay, so I just used my own credit card. Alas she can't eat seeds or nuts, which cuts about two-thirds of the possible snacks off her list. I really had no idea how many things had nuts until I went though and struck them all.
Europa Report: I had no RP last night, for the first night in a while. I had no idea what to do with myself! I went to Netflix and was looking for something to watch. I clicked on Europa Report by mistake and the movie started, so I figured I'd see how it was. I liked it a lot! I loved the nonlinear storyline and Bear McCreary's score was beautiful. If you enjoy scifi movies, you really should check it out.
Usually I'd like a darker ending (having them all die for nothing), but I found I didn't mind they discovered the bioluminescent octopus creature. Maybe because the movie seemed so real (with the fake newscasts and such from back on Earth), I liked the idea of finding life elsewhere?
The movie made me a bit sad, since I'll be dead before man gets even that far into space. I wish this country valued space travel (and science in general) more. At least there are other countries out there who are doing better.
(Way to end this post on a down note, self!)
Dreams: I don't know what the heck is up with my brain. I used to have nice, logical dreams: A reasonable storyline with a couple wacky elements tossed in. There was always a plot -- things went from Point A to Point B just as they would in a story or movie. The last week or two? Random mishmash of wacky elements, no overriding plot.
Last night I had a dream that I went to see the Avengers movie (first one) in a theater with
tersa, who owned a pet goat. Not even a mini one, a full-sized goat. She brought it with her and hugged it to her chest through the whole movie. Darned thing kept eating my popcorn. Plus side: A large popcorn cost under $2. The movie had commercial breaks, too. (Which, apparently, had been a movie thing for years, but since I never see movies in the theater anymore, I hadn't known.)One of the actors from Married with Children was in Avengers, and his movie-wife was giving birth on the screen. She gave birth to a full grown woman (covered in blood and other birthing fluid stuff). "Baby" was dressed in flannel. Instead of saying "It's a girl!" they said "It's a Republican!".
I want my plotty dreams back. I wonder if I stopped having them because I'm RPing again so my need to tell stories is being expressed that way?
Graze: There's so much I love about Graze. Who knew I'd look forward to trying new foods? Never in my life have I wanted to do that! In my box was texan corn salsa (corn chips, salsa almonds and roasted corn). I would have bet money on me not liking that. I've never eaten salsa before but thought I didn't like it (yeah, I know...), and roasted corn? Not served hot? On their own, each element was only meh. The corn chips were strange ("homemade", not like the kinds that come in a bag from the grocery store), the roasted corn was just really strange (dry, hard, and bland), the almonds were okay. But together? When eaten together, it was amazing! (And now I'm going to try real salsa to see if I like that.)
The only other snack of this box I tried so far was the sour cream and onion cashews. I thought I would love that one (cashews are my favorite nuts and I like sour cream and onion flavor), but somehow it didn't work. I didn't hate it, but it took me all afternoon and evening to finish the packet.
Left to try: scandinavian forest (dried fruit mix: blueberries, lingonberries, cherry infused raisins, and apple) and white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake (raspberry infused cranberries, white chocolate buttons, and hazelnuts). I don't think I've ever eaten a hazelnut alone (not as part of something else).
I still haven't gotten a dipper (a little pot of chocolate or something savory, with something to dip in it). I've thought about putting one on my Love list so I'll have a better chance of getting it, but I'm enjoying having it be random and just taking what I get.
I set my mother up with a Graze account as part of her Christmas gift. There seems to be no way to pre-pay, so I just used my own credit card. Alas she can't eat seeds or nuts, which cuts about two-thirds of the possible snacks off her list. I really had no idea how many things had nuts until I went though and struck them all.
Europa Report: I had no RP last night, for the first night in a while. I had no idea what to do with myself! I went to Netflix and was looking for something to watch. I clicked on Europa Report by mistake and the movie started, so I figured I'd see how it was. I liked it a lot! I loved the nonlinear storyline and Bear McCreary's score was beautiful. If you enjoy scifi movies, you really should check it out.
Usually I'd like a darker ending (having them all die for nothing), but I found I didn't mind they discovered the bioluminescent octopus creature. Maybe because the movie seemed so real (with the fake newscasts and such from back on Earth), I liked the idea of finding life elsewhere?
The movie made me a bit sad, since I'll be dead before man gets even that far into space. I wish this country valued space travel (and science in general) more. At least there are other countries out there who are doing better.
(Way to end this post on a down note, self!)
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Date: 2013-11-15 05:26 pm (UTC)Salsas are all different, so if you don't like the next one you try, don't write all salsas off. We like the Herdez salsas. They come in small cans that you'll find in the "ethnic food" aisle of most groceries. There used to be a brand here, Casa Linda, that was wonderful, but I haven't seen it in years. Chicken poached in a mild salsa is very tasty. You can make a little rice to add to it. Do you like Mexican cuisines? They aren't all hot and spicy, and most places, if you ask, will give you a clue as to how much heat each dish has. A good relleno is a thing of cheesy beauty.
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Date: 2013-11-15 05:28 pm (UTC)The few times I've tried Mexican food I haven't enjoyed it, but that's something I'm willing to try again.
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Date: 2013-11-15 09:29 pm (UTC)Weird that you haven't gotten any dippers! I seem to get them every week!
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Date: 2013-11-15 09:40 pm (UTC)Hopefully next week I'll get one!
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Date: 2013-11-19 09:58 am (UTC)japanese nori crackers (sounds boring but not bad)
honeycomb crunch (was really curious to try honeycomb)
garden of england (all the fruits sound great, I love blackcurrants too)
fruity mango chutney w/ black pepper dippers (sounds yummy)
Read on their FAQ that some places in the US can get weekly...WHY CAN'T WE! BOO!
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Date: 2013-11-19 02:55 pm (UTC)I'm really curious to try honeycomb too! All of your items sound good, except maybe the nori one (I think I might have trashed that one).
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Date: 2013-11-19 07:12 pm (UTC)I'll let you know how I like the honeycomb! Also even though I am sure it's fine I'm probably going to trash the nori, it's something I can get similar and cheaply anywhere here so I don't want it in my box again (and I should have thought to trash it to begin with for that reason). I spent a lot of time trashing things (peanuts, cashews) and putting ratings on things that don't sound too great, so I should have really done that with the nori then...but I guess I thought it sounded fine so I kept it on :P Bah
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Date: 2013-11-19 07:42 pm (UTC)I think it must be that they're still growing. That or their profit is really high on the boxes and wouldn't be on a pound of something? But either way, weekly boxes should be a win for them... (Also, it doesn't seem like their profits could be very high on a $6 box. At the very very most, it would be $6 profit! But there are the boxes, snacks, postage, labor...)
I feel like I should rate more things, but I'm trying to leave it open so I'll try more new stuff.