Potato-looking Cheese

For those who know me, two of my weaknesses are cheese and french fries. So you can understand unbridled joy when my coworker brought me a Nicaraguan cheese called Cuajada.
When I was looking for it in the fridge, all I found was a ziplock bag with this flat potato.

I opened the bag and knew instantly that this was going to be the best part of my day. This bad boy is smoked out more than most of the kids I see during the day. It has a spongy texture like fried tofu and is salty like a day at the beach.

I cut a few pieces of this unpasteurized goodness and ate it straight, at the disapproval of the Nicaragüense. "You're supposed to eat it with something. Beans or rice or anything." Now, I know why. But I'll let the unicorn tell you why.

Mini-me

I just had a Sara Lee Mini Bagel. I was quite surprised. Not because it was moist and delicious. But more because it was the perfect size for me. These lovely rounds can fit in the palm of your hand. The minis are a bit bigger than holes of some "normal" sized bagels, but was perfect to satisfy my hunger.

In looking for a picture for this entry, I found an article that claims that bagels are two to three times larger than a decade ago. Were these minis the size of bagels when I was growing up? In a very surreal way, the Alvin-to-Bagel ratio has stayed frighteningly consistent. *shiver*

My first In-n-Out experience

Grilled cheese...ANIMAL STYLE.
Fries...ANIMAL STYLE.

Good going IN. Scared of it coming OUT.

I feel so greasy, now.

Gum jingle or Pussycat Dolls song?

Get your skis shined up. Grab a stick of Juicy Fruit.
The taste is gonna move you.
Take sniff. Pull it out.
The taste is gonna move you when you pop it in your mouth.
Juicy Fruit is gonna move ya.
It chews so soft, it gets right to ya.
Juicy Fruit...
The taste, the taste, the taste is gonna move ya.

The images aren't even implicit or subliminal. I haven't seen this commercial since Saturday Morning cartoons of yesteryear. I have to admit, I got a little hot and bothered watching it.
I swear...put a Neptunes or a Timbaland beat on this with Justin Timberlake rapping the lyrics...certified platinum!

Spring 200

Happy Spring! My second favorite season of the year! Fall, my first, of course. Today also happens to be the 200th day until the Big Day! I bought daffodils for the fiancée to commemorate the occasion. But don't tell her. She still isn't home yet.

I also made a lot of potato salad. I bought a gigantic bunch of dill and was longing for something spring/summer-y. I remembered something I saw on youtube and can confirm that the technique works!!!

Murderer!

I decided to bring my baby grass to work, today, to not only show it off, but also to see how it would look in my office. I left it in my back seat parking in the shade and cracking the windows so that there would be enough air. Later on during the day, a better space opened up and I moved my car into the sunlight. I didn't think it would get so hot.

The high today was in the 70s.

By the time I realized this, the grass had wilted a bit. I was horrified. Two of my co-worker's kids were in the office and I showed them my grass. The 8-year old boy, who is an avid reader and a bit dramatic, pointed at me and yelled in a deep voice, "MURDERER!" Duh, duh, duh!

I rushed to get some cold water from the cooler and sprinkled some on the wilted blades, and poured the rest in the soil. I placed it out in the waiting room where there is plenty of light with the hope that I will return to a plant that has forgiven me.

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On another funny note... I was planning to make Guinisang Mungo (a filipino dish), tonight. I started soaking the beans in a bowl this morning. The beans were near the top of the bowl and I covered the beans with water. I knew that the beans would absorb the water and expand. When I got home today the bowl was heaping over onto the counter and the floor. Mental note: use bigger bowl next time.