but

having eaten the popchips, now I am very thirsty.

Popchips

taste pretty good--not at all like rice cakes. I like the bbq and salsa corn chip varieties.

Forgetting things

Off-topic, but it's amazing how after only 6 months I've largely forgotten most of the mysql commands I used to know. boo.

I also love...

most bland or sweet white food: bread, popcorn, mashed potatoes, rice, marshmallows, etc. More than once I've eaten enough marshmallows that I feel vaguely sick and *still* contemplate if I could manage to eat a little more. They just taste so good! (Miniature marshmallows have a better ratio of cornstarch coating to interior so you can eat more.) Needless to say, I don't keep them around very often.

Just wondering

what ever happened to the tall, glass bottles of soda. They came in 6 or 8 packs, I think. I remember getting them in my childhood, but now you can only find the tiny bottles that fill one tiny cup. Speaking of bottles, I'd like to try out the service for re-usable glass bottles of soda water. Maybe if I made more of my own soda-like drinks, I'd give up my Diet Coke habit.

why coffee?

Well, I don't like milk but I will drink it with coffee. And it has caffeine. And it reminds me of my wonderful summer in Europe.

bad habits

I drink too much Diet Coke. I should at least just drink coffe instead--tastes better and way fewer nasty chemicals.

Potato Salad

tends to be a very divisive food. Many people hate and the ones that do like it have very strong and particular opinions about what kind is actually good: There is the "supermarket" version, rich with mustard and mayo; farmer's market with red, purple, and yellow potatoes, creme fraiche and perhaps some dill, and German style that eschews mayo in favor of vinegar and oil...just to name a few. My favorite is, well, probably only something you could love if you grew up eating it. I've never seen this style outside of my family: boiled, diced cubes of white potatoes, sprinkled with salt and sugar---sugar, being the key ingredient--while still hot. Once it's cooled, add some sliced celery, mustard, just a little mayo, and pickle relish and mix well. Soo good.

Why nectarines are the best

I should preface this with the warning of 'completely pointless blog entry'. Nectarines are often overlooked in the rush for stone fruit, some how not as well-liked as peaches. Such as sad state of affairs considering they can be just as sweet and smelling of perfect, slow, summer afternoon...but no annoying peach fuzz to either remove or eat. Oh well, means more nectarines for me, I suppose.