Promession
Promession: “an ecologically-conscious method for disposing of human remains by freeze drying. It was invented and patented in 1999 by the Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak.”
The body is frozen using liquid nitrogen. Then the body shatters into a powder and is shallowly buried inside a small biodegradable starch coffin. Within 6-12 months, the body is composted.
So, when I die, promessionize me (I just made that word up). Grow a tree on top of me to humor me. I think this whole natural burial thing is a lot cooler than being buried in a coffin and wasting land, and/or being cremated and polluting our fine air. So, there you go..I just told my parents about it too so if it doesn’t happen, yell at them for me, please.
Note: I just realized this sounds a little suicidal, but have no fear, I have at LEAST 78 years ahead of me…goodness.
The Reason Why I’m Out: Because I’m a Coward.
I really truly believed I could have gone all the way. Honestly, I probably could have if everybody else did. However, I’m a sucker for peer pressure. I don’t like structure in anything I do, let alone with what I eat. Also, I was not feeling myself. I forgot to mention my irritability on the 2nd day because it sounded like everyone was doing well…but I was not doing well. I had a terrible headache and had to take a nap mid-homework. I woke up basically crying. I don’t want to say it is because of my caffeine addiction (I usually go 3 -4 days without caffeine) but my body was going through some kind of withdrawal that was not pleasant. The next day I was so cranky that all I thought about was going home and going to bed. I wasn’t craving anything. I wasn’t really anything at all. Web.md would have diagnosed me with Mild Hypoglycemia, and yeah, maybe I did have low blood sugar (but the only hypo I am is an occasional hypochondriac).
So there you have it, I lost to this:
A Phish Food Milkshake!
Like I said before, I didn’t lose by myself. In fact, I was the third one to taste a delicious Ben and Jerry’s milkshake. As you may know now, Remi and Geneva went out minutes before me. Unfortunately, while they were enjoying some amazing Gorgonzola french fries, I had to go back to work…
ALTHOUGH…after work, I made my arch nemesis drive me to Steer Inn so I could get a grilled cheese and french fries (they have the best fast food grilled cheeses in Spokane, just ask to get it on a french bun). Then, I proceeded to eat a billion chocolate-covered pretzels and pass out (it was wonderful). Like Geneva mentioned in her blog, I advise the remaining contenders not to do something like this because your body will hate you more than you will ever know.
I’m excited I did this competition and to eat more non-processed foods. I actually enjoyed getting creative and making stuff I normally would not have (and by that I mean, the stuffed peppers, and that’s it). Plus, it will help me train for that marathon that I’m planning on doing.
Good luck everyone (by everyone I mean Mark S, Mark G, and Andrew)!
Day 3…
It looks like the day has come. I hate to be the first to let everyone know that I’m out..but it’s true, I’m out. I’m not the first to go. I didn’t go out by myself. I’m going to wait till they admit it themselves to tell you how it went down. My arch nemesis had nothing to do with this, but it was definitely peer pressure (and by peer pressure I mean: 3 text messages, 1 missed phone call, 1 voicemail, and a few emails…all from the same person).
Anyway, here’s what I ate:
Breakfast: Apple
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Leftover stuffed pepper, orange
Dinner: ???
Dessert: ???
Anyway, my blood sugar levels spiked, and my body is not agreeing with me. I am, however, extremely excited to have a coffee tomorrow! Good luck to everyone who is still on it…I know at least two of you will go all the way!
Day 2 and I already have an Arch Nemesis!
Yes, you heard me right. I already have an arch nemesis. And to make it worse, he is my own flesh and blood. This evil evil man, you might ask, is my father!
It all started last night when I heard from the kitchen, “what’s with all this squirrel food” (he was referring to my pistachios, sunflower seeds, cashews, rice, and beans)? Now, this might not sound like an insult, but you have to understand that my dad and squirrels do not mix. It was actually quite offensive of him to say that.
Flashback:
About a year ago, a squirrel found itself in our house. My dad comes home from lunch, and finds this squirrel in the house, and tries to get it out. Instead of getting it out, however, it attacks him. Here is a visual reenactment:
Today, he told me that if I was going to eat non-processed foods for a week, that he was going to eat all processed foods for a week (and then proceeded to the kitchen where he opened up a bag of chips and stuck a Krispy Kreme donut into the microwave). Tonight, he thought it would be funny to eat chocolate-covered pretzels in front of my face:
and pretended to barf on my awesome stuffed peppers I made for dinner:
This…is what I have to live with. This also gives me an incentive to beat the crap out of this competition (also, because I’m on everyone’s Loser lists, thanks Geneva and Remi)!
So here we go! Day 2, I had:
* Breakfast/Lunch: Scrambled (cage free, grain fed, organic) eggs with onion, apple
*Snacks: Cashews, pistachios, banana
*Dinner: Stuffed green pepper made with brown rice, tomatoes, garlic, and onions
It was delicious! A little on the al dente side, but still good. I ate one tonight and am saving the other one for lunch tomorrow.
Tomorrow…that’s going to be interesting. One thing I know about librarians is that they love their food: cooking it, baking it, sharing it, and eating it! I’m going to be surrounded by temptations! We’ll see how it goes…
Day 1 of the Unprocessed Food Challenge!
Day 1 is almost over, but before midnight even hit yesterday, we had two people already out, Mariah and Bart. Party poopers.
Today started out with me being paranoid. I didn’t go grocery shopping until 2…so I decided not to eat until then. When I got home, I quickly ate a banana and an apple and rushed over to Geneva’s, where I learned a few more things about unprocessed foods and was fed. Thanks! I ate their cashews, rice, bean brussel sprouts, and sipped their fresh and very tart juice.
Then I went to Huckleberries for my 2nd shopping adventure today. I bought some more stuff and here I am, snacking on some unsalted pistachios and cashews.
I’m excited to use my ingredients and see what I can make with it. We’ll see how the next 6 days go! My coffee and chocolate pretzel withdrawals haven’t hit me yet..so that will be fun when that happens.
Because I’m Crazy
I’m doing another Food Challenge! However, this challenge is different than the first one (7vs7). On Sunday, the 7vs7 crew (Bart, Paul, Mariah, Remi, Geneva, Mark, Andrew, Myself) and a few new ones (Mark G. and Jordy) will only eat non-processed foods for 7 days straight! That means nothing packaged, canned, bottled, pickled, etc. Awesome.
On Sunday, I will begin my adventures in the non-processed food world. But for now, check out Spokane Food Blog and the rest of the blogs for any new updates!
Big Things…
No, no..not big things…Big Things. And yes, there is a difference. What are Big Things? Big Things are all over the world, I’m sure…but there is one country/continent that has an abundance of Big Things..and that is Australia. Just look… they have a Big Koala, Big Peanut, Big Prawn, Big Ned Kelly, a Big Banana, and a Big Rock! Yes, a Big ROCK!
This is what a Big Rock looks like:
My favorite Big Thing that I have seen on the internet (in Australia) is this:
How awesome is that?! A Big Freakin’ Pineapple.
Anyway, the Big Things are not some new thing (or Thing, whatever). I have always wanted to see the Big Dinosaurs from Pee Wee Herman’s Big Adventure ever since I was a lil’ one..
(although I’m a little sad it went all Religious on us)
Also, there are few more Big Things in the United States:
(only picture I could find of the Big Ball of Yarn…)
And most importantly….the Big Thing that is basically in our backyard:
Anyway, that’s my new goal in life…to find a bunch of Big Things (especially in Australia) and to take a picture of with them like the tourist that I am (peace sign and all)…not very original, but I don’t care. I need something to take my mind off the fact that I will never find those sugar packets with the Monuments on them ever again (please tell me somebody remembers them).
Also, I would like to go on a search for unusual statues, such as this one:
But that’s a completely different post…
I’m bad at updating.
I’m not very good at updating this. Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my awesomeness and really don’t have anything to say. Sometimes I’m too busy working two part-time jobs, taking online classes, babysitting, housesitting and sleeping to update. Anyway, this is going to be a brief and a not awesome post…unawesome?…which reminds me. Last April, I taught a kindergarten class. If you know me, I try to avoid teaching kindergartners because 1. I hate tattletalers, 2. I hate when people are not self-sufficient and 3. I have no classroom management when it comes to five year olds. That being said, I had a student tattle tale on another student by saying, “Mrs. H (apparently I’m married and my last name is too hard to say), he called me NOT AWESOME!” I tried not to laugh…and I didn’t…I proceeded to say in a teacher-like voice “oh..but we are all awesome!” Anyway, this has nothing to do with my original post.
What I originally was going to say is that I need to start reading young adult books, since you know, I want to be a high school librarian and all. I found a list of books here that I will try to read in alphabetical order (unless it is a series). Here is the list: http://www.teenreads.com/features/ultimate-reading-list.asp
On that list is James Patterson. Now, if you know me you know how I feel about this. It’s going to be hard, and I’m going to suffer, but I will get through it. Nicholas Sparks is on that list too. And Mitch Albom. BUT there are a few good books on there as well, such as Flowers For Algernon, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar, etc. So, we’ll see how that goes. Anyone want to recommend me young adult books to read?
Technology Freaks Me Out
This is so freaky! You buy a t-shirt that has your very own logo. You then, somehow, add your websites such as facebook and myspace to your logo. You then download an application on your camera phone and when you see someone wearing a W-41 t-shirt, you can take a picture of their logo, which will then link you to their myspace, facebook, or whatever else they decide to put on their logo. THEN, you can stalk them, message them, etc. I still don’t think I fully understand this. What happened to, ya know, just talking to someone? I personally like to know someone’s name before I start messaging them on facebook or myspace. I don’t know. I thought this is what 1984 warned us about. But people are choosing to do this to themselves. Soon, will have scanners in our wrists or our brains and everyone will know all our personal information the second we walk into a door, so why not just do it to ourselves, right? Make sure everyone can find me on the internets. I would love getting myspace and facebook messages from random dudes who are looking at my back. Yes. Yes, I would. I also love attention…
In other completely unrelated news, I just watched the movie, “Iron Jawed Angels” and if you are female you need to watch this. All women should understand the suffering that women went through in order for us to have the right to vote. These women were almost beaten to death in prison. They were fed disgusting food with worms. One of the leaders, Alice Paul, was force fed because she refused to eat while in prison. President Wilson tried to accuse her of being insane, and had a psychiatrist try to diagnose her as insane (so she can be permanently locked up in a mental institution). The psychiatrist knew she wasn’t and said, “courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.” Anyway, all women should watch this movie. If not, you should vote. Duh.
Minimalism.
My goal in life is to be a minimalist. I don’t really need a lot of material things..really..who does? But in order for me to become a minimalist, I need to get rid of a lot of things I have. I cannot justify throwing something that can be used away, nor can I give something half used (i.e. toiletries not clothes) to charity…so I must use it, right? While cleaning out my bathroom, I came upon so much crap that I don’t need, that I must use it all in order to buy the crap I do want and need. Does that make sense? So, instead of buying and using my awesome Masaki Matsushima perfume that can only be bought in Sephora, I must go through about 12 body sprays of Sweet Pea and Cucumber Melon and 10 bottles of lotion. Okay, not that much, but pretty damn close.
When I was in 8th grade I went through a Cucumber Melon phase. Since then, my mom finds it necessary to buy me Cucumber Melon body lotion and sprays every year for Christmas and my birthday. I don’t have the heart to tell her that that smell is headache and nausea-inducing.
So, maybe this should be a disclaimer: I’m sorry for everyone who has to smell me for the next few months…especially when I get to the Cucumber Melon body sprays and lotions.
Also, here is a list of things that I DO NOT need. If, by chance, you are in a store with me, and you see me picking one of these things up…tell me to put it down ASAP..thanks!
cotton balls
band-aids
hydrogen peroxide
eye shadow
lotion
body spray
Okay..thanks!
