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Friday, July 29, 2005

It's FiLTHY, I'm tellin' ya...

Amidst all of yesterday's happenings it started at 5:30pm... We were biking at 6:30pm so I had to
a) Wake Up
b) Get my bike stuff in the car
c) Eat
All 3 tasks were achieved fairly well, with the exception of
a) my body was awake but my head did not follow... infact I think body was on autopilot, so it was quite possibly a case of somnambulism...

c) Porridge (not just oatmeal) was the best dinner in the house. HOT porridge covered in thick chunks of roughly cast moscavado (dark brown) sugar, and cool, cool condensed milk... oh the heavenly contrast twixt hot & cold, all topped off with the sweet hit of unrefined sugar...
I hooked up with the lads and we did a 3 hour jaunt round Sophie & Edward's "back garden" (on first name terms ya know) with 2 major events in that timeline
1) Me "whiting out" - lack of serious food and possible dehydration meant I was gonna hurl about 20 mins into the ride

2) Falling off at the bottom of a descent of treacherous soil conditions and tree roots in near darkness and into a cosy bed of ferns...
A trip to the pub, a couple of refreshing pints of cider and two bags of crisps (Including a packet of "Salty Dog" brand potato chips...?) sorted me out... but the drive home I was STiLL hungry...

Luckily Le Supermarché is on the way back to my pad. So I did it. I was overcome with carnal cravings, I had to have one, I didn't care... I got... I got...

Pot NoodleInto Tesco, grabbed the offending article and a 4-pack of macaroni cheese... I joined the queue but was directed to the self-service booths where I scanned the barcodes myself and put money in the slot, walking home with...

THE SLAG OF ALL SNACKS - POT NOODLE. Now, I don't normally eat this kind of thing - it's a typical piss-heads, after a night out on the razz, I'm a student an I can't afford to eat properly kind of snack/thing... food it is not, but my body required slimy noodles and dehydrated peas with HOT sauce before bed...

So I'm sorry, I won't do it again. I don't know what came over me...

Blue Skies thinking @ 7/29/2005 11:06:00 AM  

22 Comments:

  • At Fri Jul 29, 02:40:00 PM, Blogger BeckyBumbleFuck said…

    *grrrrowll* Yow, that porridge description was erotic........
    I'd like to try....

    And next time you're in Rochester, we will have get some drunk-food, after being out at the bar. Locally, it's called the "garbage-plate". I've seen versions in Pittsburgh (called Primanti's) and Champaign, IL,(where it's called a "stack") though too. Anyways, it's exactly what you would guess: lots of greasy ingredients piled on top of each other.....
    http://www.geocities.com/garbageplates/

    http://www.primantibros.com/

    And now you're educated on U.S. drunk-food. ;)

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 02:45:00 PM, Blogger rebekah said…

    well shit, lever, why don t you put the greasy noodles down and just eat some of Becky's dog food ?? blech ... and all that physical activity ... urgh ... pains me to think of it ...

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 04:30:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    My BBFK: *laughing* oh yes, it is rather nice... hot, cold, dark, light, seductive, melts on your tongue, teasing and tantalising your tastebuds... you'll love it. Come over sometime, I'll cook you some up *wink*

    OMG - Garbageplates!!! Looks like the leftovers from a curry! OK, I'll do a "stack" and we'll go down the pub and stop off at the kebab shop next time you're over, OK?

    I love trading education... :)

    Rebekah: LMAO Well I got some cat food and biscuits or were you calling that garbageplate dog food...?

    Wasn't there a woman who got revenge on her cheating husband by cooking up a steak & kidney pie made with dogfood? He said it was delicious, then she told him the ingredients and left him Haha :)

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 06:01:00 PM, Blogger BeckyBumbleFuck said…

    LMAO....while we're making fun of everyone's foodchoices, don't even tell me, Rebekah, that Texas doesn't have some v. greasy, post-drinking treats....!? Oh, please, tell all, girl...... *encouraging grin*

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 06:28:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    LOL, yeah, and I bet there's plenty o' pre-drinking treats too :p

    Talking of which I need beer. BBFK? Waddya want me to get ya babe? Something sweeter than last time?

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 08:12:00 PM, Blogger BeckyBumbleFuck said…

    Aw, sweetie...thanks for asking, I could really use one too. I'm feeling underappreciated (I handed in a manuscript a *week* early, and there was not so much as even acknowledgement of this unheardof feat.) I've had to take celebrations into my own hands...I haven't worked a lick today. (I'll regret it later, but now I'm blissfully happy about it.) OK, I'm rambling...I want a Raspberry Lambic Beer, K? Thanks, hun....

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 08:17:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    My BBFK: Doesn't that just suck? Being underappreciated? Well *I'd* thank you, knowing all the effort you've been putting in ;)

    Ooh, Raspberry huh? I *know* there's cherry and possibly blackcurrant, but I'll see what I can do, OK? RIght, back soon...

     

  • At Fri Jul 29, 09:48:00 PM, Blogger Keeefer said…

    Im so distracted with your soap opera like comments ive forgotten what the post was about!

    Ah yes...The Bombay bad boy....I have a confession to make....I love pot noodles! I dont know why, they taste like well boiled rubber bans dipped in an e-number sauce. But i loves em!

    All that mountain biking sounds dangerous. Im glad you saw sense and hit the pub.
    If you're off to get the beer in, I would happily kill for a pint of Broadside (and its only 7:45am)

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 02:25:00 AM, Blogger rebekah said…

    oh no, no, i was calling the noodles dog food ...

    um let's see... post drunk food ... would have to be ... this icky greasy nasty soup stuff called "menudo" (not the former child band although had they been eaten we would have been spared the faux latin atrocity that is ricky martin) ... it's made of the stomach lining of cows and hominy and weird shit ... i wont touch the stinky stuff but my father (as well as legions of other mexicans here) swear by it. so yeah. gross.

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 04:43:00 AM, Blogger RahX said…

    Man one day when I was biking on vacation, it was like 105 and I didn't bring my camel back so of course I ran out of water half way into the day and the ride home I started to white out real bad and had to seek shelter in the shad of a big oak tree for about a half hour until I felt okay to go on. It sucked.

    Lesson: don't forget the extra water

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 10:27:00 AM, Blogger Lever said…

    Keeefer: Um, er, Not Poodle, that's it, Not Poodle... Got me lost for a mo there and all...

    Rubber bands in e-number suace LMFAO so true... I think that one'll do me for a couple of years, here's 'til then... *laughing*

    Ah, Keeefer, Broadside... next time you're over you'll have to hit one of my local pubs, just through the Hawley Woods... The Crown & Cushion has Broadside on tap, a most welcome pint after a 15 mile bike blast...

    Rebekah: Ah, OK... *wink*

    That Menudo reminds me of Haggis, made from the stomach lining of a sheep and filled with meat and oats and stuff... it sounds gross but it's good! Honest :)

    Hmm, I bet menudo is good in the morning... a good old british fry-up usually does the trick :)

    RahX: Yeah, not good is it dude? I took 2 litres of energy drink, that amount usually does the trick; but I may have been dehydrated from during the day anyway... that and maybe the diet sucks at the moment... Need more greens, more salad and stuff, even though it tastes awful sometimes... LOL

    Normally travelling light and with a low centre of gravity I may drag the camelback out next time aswell as the water or at least keep myself topped up better during the day...

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 03:17:00 PM, Blogger rebekah said…

    yeah ... sheep stomachs ... youre not convincing me dude ...

    *ahem* i'm off for cookies now ...

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 04:19:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    Rebekah: Oh, cookies... talking of which I could do with a nice cup of tea right now... :)

     

  • At Sat Jul 30, 06:14:00 PM, Blogger rebekah said…

    i had some with lunch! :P

     

  • At Mon Aug 01, 11:01:00 AM, Blogger Mummy/Crit said…

    bbfk - I had great drunk food in chicago in lincoln park in a diner there - massive omlettes at 3am.

    Hey Lever, I have a question for you about one of your flickr contacts...

     

  • At Mon Aug 01, 04:59:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    Rebekah: Ha, now I want cookies for tea :)

    Mummy/Crit: LOL, way to go MC :)

    Sure, fire away, you wanna do that here or email?

     

  • At Mon Aug 01, 06:30:00 PM, Blogger BeckyBumbleFuck said…

    Hey Mummy?crit,
    AH, cool...hopefully that big omelett was coupled with some nice, greasy hashbrowns,and toast-loaded up with butter. That would do it for drunk-food. ;) SO did ya see some Frank Lloyd Wright architecture while you were in the neighborhood?

    *recalls that it's not her blog* Oh, and hi, hon. ;)

     

  • At Mon Aug 01, 09:51:00 PM, Blogger tescosuicide said…

    I love the flickr pics.

     

  • At Tue Aug 02, 12:16:00 AM, Blogger Jay said…

    Mmm slimy noodles. I take such pity on all the bachelor friends that I have that I regularly end up cooking meals for 6-10 very hungry men.

     

  • At Tue Aug 02, 11:15:00 AM, Blogger Lever said…

    My BBFK: Yeah, I'll let you off, you know I will ;)

    FLR huh? Wow, you are a box of tricks aren't you baby? Can we talk architecture later, can we?

    TescoSuicide: Hey dude, cheers. Any ones in particular?

    Jay: S'OK I won't touch another one for a year I reckon, unless, of course, BBFK wants one next time? So you're running a soup kitchen too, huh? You are a busy girl :)

     

  • At Tue Aug 02, 11:23:00 AM, Blogger Brom said…

    One day I'm going to do a tast comparison between a Pot-Noodle and the sweepings off my workshop floor mixed with tabasco and hot water, not forgetting a couple of tablespoons of salt!

     

  • At Tue Aug 02, 12:37:00 PM, Blogger Lever said…

    Brom-man: Oooh, and a ladle-full of MSG to make you want more too... they're evil, those pot noodles and yeah, that sawdust analogy is about right BM :)

     

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