June 2nd, 2009 / 3:08 pm
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Ryan Call
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HTMLGIANT Wants To Know:
Do you have any weird food/eating/drinking habits?
Sometimes I like to put ice in my glass of milk.
Tags: eating habits, ice, milk
Do you have any weird food/eating/drinking habits?
Sometimes I like to put ice in my glass of milk.
Tags: eating habits, ice, milk
i put applesauce on grilled cheese sandwiches and on homemade macaroni and cheese (but not box-made or tv dinner mac & c)
also my favorite part of pancakes is the runny egg yolk mixing with the syrup.
um, i probably have more…
i put applesauce on grilled cheese sandwiches and on homemade macaroni and cheese (but not box-made or tv dinner mac & c)
also my favorite part of pancakes is the runny egg yolk mixing with the syrup.
um, i probably have more…
applesauce on grilled cheese and mac is new to me. that is great.
does holding food in my mouth until the taste is gone and then spitting it into the trash can count?
i used to eat nutty bars, but lathered in cookie dough (home made) and topped off with cool whip.
applesauce on grilled cheese and mac is new to me. that is great.
does holding food in my mouth until the taste is gone and then spitting it into the trash can count?
i used to eat nutty bars, but lathered in cookie dough (home made) and topped off with cool whip.
The only yogurt I will eat is blueberry yogurt and I will do so by licking the back of the spoon (to avoid the actual blueberries.)
This is not a joke, but I think its my only truly weird food quirk.
actually saying its the only yogurt I “will” eat is wrong. It is the only yogurt I have EVER eaten.
holding in your food until the taste is gone and then spitting it out counts. absolutely.
why do you do that?
The only yogurt I will eat is blueberry yogurt and I will do so by licking the back of the spoon (to avoid the actual blueberries.)
This is not a joke, but I think its my only truly weird food quirk.
actually saying its the only yogurt I “will” eat is wrong. It is the only yogurt I have EVER eaten.
holding in your food until the taste is gone and then spitting it out counts. absolutely.
why do you do that?
that is weird, sure. but have you tried the yogurt that has no berries in it?
or do you like licking the back of the spoon to avoid the berries?
that is weird, sure. but have you tried the yogurt that has no berries in it?
or do you like licking the back of the spoon to avoid the berries?
I’ve never had non-blueberry yogurt. Maybe I’d like it more. I don’t know, I don’t’ eat yogurt that often and for some reason have a childhood association with blueberry yogurt (ditto with brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal, but that seems more standard) and its all I ever think to buy
I’ve never had non-blueberry yogurt. Maybe I’d like it more. I don’t know, I don’t’ eat yogurt that often and for some reason have a childhood association with blueberry yogurt (ditto with brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal, but that seems more standard) and its all I ever think to buy
Yogurt is involved in many food quirks, I would imagine.
I eat maple or coffee yogurt with peanut butter M&Ms or smashed up pieces of Heath bar.
Yogurt is involved in many food quirks, I would imagine.
I eat maple or coffee yogurt with peanut butter M&Ms or smashed up pieces of Heath bar.
i did not realize there was maple or coffee yogurt?
i did not realize there was maple or coffee yogurt?
haha-
Ah, this is just where my mind is today.
I put salt and vinegar potato chips in most of my sandwiches. (Not regular, only salt and vineagar.)
I almost always leave a tiny morsel of food on my plate, no matter what I am eating. Otherwise, I’m a plate cleaner. My younger son does the same thing and my husband, who finds this annoying, thinks it’s genetic.
I have, occasionally, this neurotic thing where i get all confused as to what the last bite, hence taste, of my meal should be. Last night, I ate a bit of parmesan toast and then realized I didn’t want that to be the last taste in my mouth (indeed it was going to be the morsel left ) and so had to break open a pork chop and work hard to get one last bite out of that motherfucker.
Once, I became obsessed with avocados (high school) and I ate two or three a day for snacks and gained ten pounds. It was OK. I’ve always been skinny.
From the age of 10 to 12 or so ,I became obsessed with making the perfect cheese omelet (for after school snack, for whenever) because we had this awesome omelet pan. I ate lots of cheese omelets. When I burned out on them, it was for real. To this day, I can’t eat one.
I was voted “eats the most” in high school. A category they made up that year in the yearbook. It may have been a joke about my skinniness, but I think it was more a comment on my early years as a stoner who would eat for stoner snack- (at the snack place)- an order of fried dough, a grilled cheese, cheese sticks and a candy bar, or shit like that, in those amounts.
I love food. I have high cholesteral. I still eat more or less way too much fatty shit. Sigh. I trained myself to be an excellent baker when my husband and I first fell in love. I would bake all day for him- chocolate rasperry tarts, peach pie, mascarpone this or that, and so on. Sometimes, I would bake so much I’d make him take a pie to work. Other times, I’d walk down Prince street (where we lived at the time) and bring a pie to my friend who owned a store a block from me.
the only yogurt i’ll eat is vanilla, and even then i’ll only eat it with cheerios or grapenuts mixed in (or both)
the only yogurt i’ll eat is vanilla, and even then i’ll only eat it with cheerios or grapenuts mixed in (or both)
i like to put potato chips in my sandwiches! especially on turkey or pb&j
i like to put potato chips in my sandwiches! especially on turkey or pb&j
my mom always served both with applesauce, so i grew up thinking it was normal. i’ve heard it may be a southern thing, which would make since since my grandparents were both from the south.
my mom always served both with applesauce, so i grew up thinking it was normal. i’ve heard it may be a southern thing, which would make since since my grandparents were both from the south.
i lived in the south and never heard of that practice.
i lived in the south and never heard of that practice.
i dont think putting chips in sandwhiches is that weird. its almost perfect actually.
i dont think putting chips in sandwhiches is that weird. its almost perfect actually.
Ryan, re: the applesauce, maybe my family has no excuse. either way, just thinking about applesauce and grilled cheese is making me hungry!
Ryan, re: the applesauce, maybe my family has no excuse. either way, just thinking about applesauce and grilled cheese is making me hungry!
My favorite sandwich as a child:
Tunafish (not tuna salad) on toast with melted butter, tabasco sauce, yellow mustard, and grated parmesan cheese.
Second favorite:
Toasted english muffin with butter, peanut butter, and Bacos.
Haven’t had either of those in a while. For some reason, people often look at me funny when I put cheddar cheese and peanut butter together on toast. Does that seem odd to other people? I mean, it’s sort of a light, buttery kind of cheese.
My favorite sandwich as a child:
Tunafish (not tuna salad) on toast with melted butter, tabasco sauce, yellow mustard, and grated parmesan cheese.
Second favorite:
Toasted english muffin with butter, peanut butter, and Bacos.
Haven’t had either of those in a while. For some reason, people often look at me funny when I put cheddar cheese and peanut butter together on toast. Does that seem odd to other people? I mean, it’s sort of a light, buttery kind of cheese.
first sandwich sounds great.
first sandwich sounds great.
i sometimes hold water or coffee or beer or liquor in my mouth and forget to gulp it.
i just ate a normal sandich of ham, cheese, and tomoato
i sometimes hold water or coffee or beer or liquor in my mouth and forget to gulp it.
i just ate a normal sandich of ham, cheese, and tomoato
i think puting cheddar cheese and peabut butter together is a bit odd, yes.
i think puting cheddar cheese and peabut butter together is a bit odd, yes.
Yeah, potato chips in sandwiches are standard fare. Come on, PR, show us the weird!
Yeah, potato chips in sandwiches are standard fare. Come on, PR, show us the weird!
i ate a sausage, egg & cheese hot pocket
i ate a sausage, egg & cheese hot pocket
I eat cheese with peanut butter, but just sraight up, not in a sandwich. Just break out the cracker barrell and jar of peanut butter and go nuts-
BTW- Matthew, those two sandwiches are pretty funny.
In my mid twenties, I used to make onnion metls which consisted of onions and cheese, stuck in the toaster oven. My boyfriends thought that was gross.
I had a turkey, mayo, lettuce (no tomoto) on wite toast with salt and vinegar chips mashed in it for lunch.
on a piece of bread…
yeah, you’re right. I was just getting started…I think I got more interesting as I went along, no?
but yeah, cheese and PB is weird.
but yeah, cheese and PB is weird.
i eat the same exact food/meals day in and day out, i can’t even vary the brand. although that quirk is not by choice. anything else messes me up, my body’s ocd hardcore. i actually hate eating, but i’m hyperphagic and so have to do so often to keep the low-blood-sugar-like attacks in check and the shakes at bay. mostly potatoes. i eat at least 1lb of potatoes a day, usually more in between meals. i’m still scrawny.
i eat the same exact food/meals day in and day out, i can’t even vary the brand. although that quirk is not by choice. anything else messes me up, my body’s ocd hardcore. i actually hate eating, but i’m hyperphagic and so have to do so often to keep the low-blood-sugar-like attacks in check and the shakes at bay. mostly potatoes. i eat at least 1lb of potatoes a day, usually more in between meals. i’m still scrawny.
I lived off of maple yogurt when I was pregnant. the kind with a thick layer of cream on top. I forget the brand. I gained 60 pounds in my first pregnancy.
I also mashed up potato chips in pineapple yogurt almost every day.
not pineapple yogurt, cottage cheese with pineapple in it. that stuff.
apples and cheese are delicious
this is like the inverse of a slice of american cheese on your apple pie, which is a new england practice, i think
apples and cheese are delicious
this is like the inverse of a slice of american cheese on your apple pie, which is a new england practice, i think
i cover up my plate with a napkin whenever i’m done eating, but i only do this when i go out to eat. at home, i’m fine with looking at my eaten-off-of plate, but at restaurants, i can’t stand it. sometimes, people like to mock me by hiding the napkins so that i can’t cover my plate. as a word of warning, that’s pretty much a bad idea.
i cover up my plate with a napkin whenever i’m done eating, but i only do this when i go out to eat. at home, i’m fine with looking at my eaten-off-of plate, but at restaurants, i can’t stand it. sometimes, people like to mock me by hiding the napkins so that i can’t cover my plate. as a word of warning, that’s pretty much a bad idea.
i put ice in my milk
i used to put peanut butter on my pizza.
it was fucking awesome.
i put ice in my milk
i used to put peanut butter on my pizza.
it was fucking awesome.
While I was finishing the first draft of a novel last year, I wrote nonstop for a weekend broken up only by ten hour work days and little sleep on a combination of Blue Moon and Red Bull in the same glass. I called it The Blue Ox, and it was delicious (unlike the novel draft.)
While I was finishing the first draft of a novel last year, I wrote nonstop for a weekend broken up only by ten hour work days and little sleep on a combination of Blue Moon and Red Bull in the same glass. I called it The Blue Ox, and it was delicious (unlike the novel draft.)
word to that
word to that
I’m not sure whether my near pathological hatred of lettuce, and a worrying addiction to Marmite Babybels that I should really seek therapy over, really count.
I’m not sure whether my near pathological hatred of lettuce, and a worrying addiction to Marmite Babybels that I should really seek therapy over, really count.
what’s blue moon?
what’s blue moon?
when i was a kid i totally freaked if any of my food items touched each other (other than the ones that were supposed to go together, like a bun on a hamburger, etc)
when i was a kid i totally freaked if any of my food items touched each other (other than the ones that were supposed to go together, like a bun on a hamburger, etc)
for the last 2 years i’ve been brewing green tea in a 44ounce yellow plastic dickey’s bbq cup, every day, and that i have washed in the washing machine only 5-6 times. i brew 2 green tea bags in it, drink, rinse it, air dry it. a noticeably black coat covers the sunflower yellow plastic; you can scrape it with your fingernail, though it doesn’t effect the taste. i like to think i’m “seasoning” the cup, like a castiron skillet or yixing tea pot. the truth: i have no idea why i do this. the washing machine’s 2 feet from where i dry the frickin cup!
also, food: i sprikle louisiana red pepper sauce on salads to spice that thang up; othertimes i mix it in the dressing before applying it. for zing.
i used to drip a spoon in peanut butter, dip that in chocolate chips then in puffins corn cereal and eat the mess as a lollypop when no one was in my apartment to see.
i also used to share spoonfuls of puffins in soy milk w/ my pet ferret. that’s not a sexual euphemism either. family eats together, i say, even a trans-species family. (they also live alone, because who’d want to kiss that mouth.)
for the last 2 years i’ve been brewing green tea in a 44ounce yellow plastic dickey’s bbq cup, every day, and that i have washed in the washing machine only 5-6 times. i brew 2 green tea bags in it, drink, rinse it, air dry it. a noticeably black coat covers the sunflower yellow plastic; you can scrape it with your fingernail, though it doesn’t effect the taste. i like to think i’m “seasoning” the cup, like a castiron skillet or yixing tea pot. the truth: i have no idea why i do this. the washing machine’s 2 feet from where i dry the frickin cup!
also, food: i sprikle louisiana red pepper sauce on salads to spice that thang up; othertimes i mix it in the dressing before applying it. for zing.
i used to drip a spoon in peanut butter, dip that in chocolate chips then in puffins corn cereal and eat the mess as a lollypop when no one was in my apartment to see.
i also used to share spoonfuls of puffins in soy milk w/ my pet ferret. that’s not a sexual euphemism either. family eats together, i say, even a trans-species family. (they also live alone, because who’d want to kiss that mouth.)
let’s get decadent:
as a kid i drank milk and coca cola mixed together. i thought it was a normal drink for special occasions like a shirley temple (which i love and still order). My granny waited until my mid-twenties to tell me it was her personal concoction to get me to drink nasty ass milk as a child
peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. so good
velveta shells and cheese/kraft mac n cheese (the good knid with the processed cheese in a bag) plus i add an entire loaf of cream cheese to it
fried chicken gizzards and hearts
ketchup on my tacos
i refuse to acknowledge a martini made with vodka. it’s not a fucking martini unless it’s made with gin. one olive = elegant. two olives = good/fun three olives = a fucking meal. i will verbally abuse people drinking “dirty” martinis. just gross
fried bologna sandwhiches
spam masubi (only “weird” to white people”
when eating a proper dinner i will save the meat to eat last because i value it the most and want to save it and “finish big”
as a kid i would also pour tons of sugar into ice water
bang a girl with otter pops and eat them after wards
i don’t eat breakfast, however, eat cereal for dinner
i am sure there are more
i’m a weird dude
let’s get decadent:
as a kid i drank milk and coca cola mixed together. i thought it was a normal drink for special occasions like a shirley temple (which i love and still order). My granny waited until my mid-twenties to tell me it was her personal concoction to get me to drink nasty ass milk as a child
peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. so good
velveta shells and cheese/kraft mac n cheese (the good knid with the processed cheese in a bag) plus i add an entire loaf of cream cheese to it
fried chicken gizzards and hearts
ketchup on my tacos
i refuse to acknowledge a martini made with vodka. it’s not a fucking martini unless it’s made with gin. one olive = elegant. two olives = good/fun three olives = a fucking meal. i will verbally abuse people drinking “dirty” martinis. just gross
fried bologna sandwhiches
spam masubi (only “weird” to white people”
when eating a proper dinner i will save the meat to eat last because i value it the most and want to save it and “finish big”
as a kid i would also pour tons of sugar into ice water
bang a girl with otter pops and eat them after wards
i don’t eat breakfast, however, eat cereal for dinner
i am sure there are more
i’m a weird dude
me too. it still bothers the shit out of me
shitty beer or wine. i forget which.
Though none of us have ever caught her doing it, my mother’s plates are so spotless at the end of any meal at a restaurant, we’re all fairly certain that, when the rest of us are distracted, she picks up the plate and licks it clean.
me too. it still bothers the shit out of me
shitty beer or wine. i forget which.
Though none of us have ever caught her doing it, my mother’s plates are so spotless at the end of any meal at a restaurant, we’re all fairly certain that, when the rest of us are distracted, she picks up the plate and licks it clean.
is this how far it’s come–“funny” food crap? fuck. Oh, fuck
is this how far it’s come–“funny” food crap? fuck. Oh, fuck
shirley temples and roy rogers are the shit!
and as far as breakfast for dinner that’s always a good choice. i make pancakes for dinner 3-5 times a week.
shirley temples and roy rogers are the shit!
and as far as breakfast for dinner that’s always a good choice. i make pancakes for dinner 3-5 times a week.
oh that reminds me
i abhor syrup. like it has some weird psychosomatic hold on me
i’ll smell the syrup all day/night and freak out to the point where i’ll wash my hands about 15 times and stil smell it.
ugh. i just dry heaved thinking about syrup.
oh that reminds me
i abhor syrup. like it has some weird psychosomatic hold on me
i’ll smell the syrup all day/night and freak out to the point where i’ll wash my hands about 15 times and stil smell it.
ugh. i just dry heaved thinking about syrup.
sorry, my bad
how far what has come ?
why don’t you go shit in your own mouth instead of shitting on every one here?
who the fuck are you to criticize a light hearted conversation?
sorry, my bad
how far what has come ?
why don’t you go shit in your own mouth instead of shitting on every one here?
who the fuck are you to criticize a light hearted conversation?
beer
hahaha that is awesome. you should set up a secret camera and catch her!
i ate caviar once when i was 10 and thought it was disgusting.
beer
hahaha that is awesome. you should set up a secret camera and catch her!
i ate caviar once when i was 10 and thought it was disgusting.
i used to put salt all over my apples. i don’t know if that’s weird or not.
peanut butter + * == $$$$$
i used to put salt all over my apples. i don’t know if that’s weird or not.
peanut butter + * == $$$$$
to lose weight of course. actually i heard the office folks did it years ago when they couldn’t get a “cake” scene right (they kept spitting out the cake during takes)
to lose weight of course. actually i heard the office folks did it years ago when they couldn’t get a “cake” scene right (they kept spitting out the cake during takes)
my grandma used to do that, too. every afternoon while she watched Wheel of Fortune.
my grandma used to do that, too. every afternoon while she watched Wheel of Fortune.
i put salt on my ice cream.
i used to eat like 20-30 lady bugs a day. they taste minty if you crunch them and dont just swallow.
when i was a teen i spent so much time in and out of lock-up, i used to eat (and see others eat) the most ridiculous food combos.
ramen noodles / corn / cheese whiz
tuna / fruit cocktail / rice
i put salt on my ice cream.
i used to eat like 20-30 lady bugs a day. they taste minty if you crunch them and dont just swallow.
when i was a teen i spent so much time in and out of lock-up, i used to eat (and see others eat) the most ridiculous food combos.
ramen noodles / corn / cheese whiz
tuna / fruit cocktail / rice
HAHAHA HOLY SHIT RYAN. I used to have the “power hour” with my granny. Wheel of Fortune (or i always called it Wheel of Stupidity to get a rise out of her) and Jeopardy!.
We would eat dinner on tv dinner tables. The wooden kind that were collapsible and designed so you could eat from a recliner chair while watching Wheel of Fortune.
HAHAHA HOLY SHIT RYAN. I used to have the “power hour” with my granny. Wheel of Fortune (or i always called it Wheel of Stupidity to get a rise out of her) and Jeopardy!.
We would eat dinner on tv dinner tables. The wooden kind that were collapsible and designed so you could eat from a recliner chair while watching Wheel of Fortune.
“the spread”
“the spread”
hahahahaha. me too. i think thats a memory from every kids childhood in america.
hahahahaha. me too. i think thats a memory from every kids childhood in america.
yup, that sounds about right!
yup, that sounds about right!
she also salted watermelons
she also salted watermelons
how did i miss the otter pops thing? were you trying to make her taste better? that’s fantastic.
how did i miss the otter pops thing? were you trying to make her taste better? that’s fantastic.
i’m mostly over it. but things like putting a pickle next to my french fries? come on, no one wants a tainted (or soggified) fry.
i’m mostly over it. but things like putting a pickle next to my french fries? come on, no one wants a tainted (or soggified) fry.
penut butter on pizza!
penut butter on pizza!
what makes yo uhate lettuce?
what makes yo uhate lettuce?
milk and coke. im going to try that.
milk and coke. im going to try that.
this is important serious literary stuff here.
this is important serious literary stuff here.
Drinking milk,
with or without ice,
is weird.
Humans are the only people
who do that
with milk from other
specieses.
Unless
I guess
you make your cat do it.
Drinking milk,
with or without ice,
is weird.
Humans are the only people
who do that
with milk from other
specieses.
Unless
I guess
you make your cat do it.
i don’t like milk by itself. but with cookies, brownies, cereal, etc it’s damn tasty.
i don’t like milk by itself. but with cookies, brownies, cereal, etc it’s damn tasty.
I once saw someone dump a package of peanuts into a coke and drink it.
I once saw someone dump a package of peanuts into a coke and drink it.
now that’s odd.
now that’s odd.
i like to pour worcestershire sauce into my hand and dip my finger in it and drink it
i like to pour worcestershire sauce into my hand and dip my finger in it and drink it
i put basil, tomatoes and mozzarella on bread, add some salt and olive oil, then i eat it while watching sean hannity, one of the last real americans
i put basil, tomatoes and mozzarella on bread, add some salt and olive oil, then i eat it while watching sean hannity, one of the last real americans
whenever i eat a peach, i have to dig all the pulp out of the indentations of the seed, with a pair of tweezers or a toothpick or the thing i use to clean dirt out from under my nails.
also, to clean my cell phone screen, i lick the screen and then wipe it on my knee. i know that’s not really eating, but ya know.
whenever i eat a peach, i have to dig all the pulp out of the indentations of the seed, with a pair of tweezers or a toothpick or the thing i use to clean dirt out from under my nails.
also, to clean my cell phone screen, i lick the screen and then wipe it on my knee. i know that’s not really eating, but ya know.
Ah, but, in fact, no. We’re not the only ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz8vFqCC9dU
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/467356/cat_nursing_squirrels/
Ah, but, in fact, no. We’re not the only ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz8vFqCC9dU
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/467356/cat_nursing_squirrels/
Also, I clean my apple by licking my apple. Then I eat my apple because my apple is clean. That’s another thing I do.
Is that one weird?
Also, I clean my apple by licking my apple. Then I eat my apple because my apple is clean. That’s another thing I do.
Is that one weird?
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/546081/coke_and_peanuts/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/546081/coke_and_peanuts/
Dip French fries in a milkshake.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Dip French fries in a milkshake.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
my daughters have been doing forever.
my oldest likes applesauce sandwiches. but you wanna hear some hardcore shit. she ordered a mcchicken and put one of those chocolate chip cookies on it and smashed it.
my daughters have been doing forever.
my oldest likes applesauce sandwiches. but you wanna hear some hardcore shit. she ordered a mcchicken and put one of those chocolate chip cookies on it and smashed it.
french vanilla yogurt is freakin sweet, if you get the right brand such as olympia
you haven’t lived until you’ve slathered some of that stuff on a lover’s ass and gone to town
i’ve revealed too much
french vanilla yogurt is freakin sweet, if you get the right brand such as olympia
you haven’t lived until you’ve slathered some of that stuff on a lover’s ass and gone to town
i’ve revealed too much
you are full of wonderful links
you are full of wonderful links
one of my son breaks into a sweat if his food touches each others
I used to be a gin martini fascist and then I once drank 12 -14 of them in one night and- well- i can’t drink them anymore. Vodka now. I know its not a real martini. but there you have it.
Goat’s milk is much more digestable to humans because they are closer in size to us. (Its similiar to human milk in make-up, unllike cows milk).
it was so good dude. it melted a little.
it was so good dude. it melted a little.
shut it robison
shut it robison
Specifically the yogurt from the underside of the lid that has “congealed”.
I use a rubber spatula for improved efficiency.
Specifically the yogurt from the underside of the lid that has “congealed”.
I use a rubber spatula for improved efficiency.
no meatwad?
no meatwad?
peanut butter and cheese sandwich (always velveeta) and peanut butter and bologna sandwich, both learned from a parent, as a young child.
peanut butter and cheese sandwich (always velveeta) and peanut butter and bologna sandwich, both learned from a parent, as a young child.
i have to eat all food with a knife and fork . . . that includes burgers, pittas, sandwiches . . .i cannot deal with a lack of cutlery . . . eek, i am a loon
i have to eat all food with a knife and fork . . . that includes burgers, pittas, sandwiches . . .i cannot deal with a lack of cutlery . . . eek, i am a loon
When I was a waitress in New Mexico, a huge group of Jesus people from Wisconsin asked for that. I had to heat it up in the microwave for them and I almost lost it.
When I was a waitress in New Mexico, a huge group of Jesus people from Wisconsin asked for that. I had to heat it up in the microwave for them and I almost lost it.
After reading all this, I feel so normal.
After reading all this, I feel so normal.
i think i remember lily doing this when she visited
i think i remember lily doing this when she visited
[…] Often, when realistic fiction interests me – and it very often does- it must do what all art can do, and to quote the painter Lisa Yuskavage ( an idol of mine), prove that there is “not an uninteresting person alive.” Scott McClanahan’s collection, simply entitled STORIES (click here to buy) illuminates that concept. I realize this is in exact opposition to Christopher Higg’s comment in his review of the Jello Horse by Matthew Simmons, where he wrote, “…but then again, so few real people are remarkably interesting.” Now, we could quibble about remarkable versus not, but I’ll reiterate: I find it remarkable that I am alive, period, and the minutia of anyone’s life thrills me. (This is not to say I don’t like some books better than others, or some people better than others, nor that there isn’t tons of crappy stuff passing off as literature. I’m just explaining a general worldview I adhere to.) And so the way I walk around this world is different than others, I understand that, because I walk around shocked, amused, moved to pity and rage and mostly baffled, in the most wonderful of ways, at how strange we all are (click here to read a thread that exemplifies our weirdness in regard to food.) […]