Knoxville Gelato

Tonight I ate gelato.  Half raspberry, half chocolate.  Definitely the best options offered - tangy raspberry and dark chocolate - but still, gelato. And still, for my terribly broken heart, I would have preferred ice cream, I think.

You should not drink a vodka martini if:

1. You have not been eating heartily for the past several weeks.
2. You have just been to the hot hot hot tub.
3. You cannot remember the last time you drank a vodka martini.
4. You are recovering from heartbreak.

At all other times, go ahead, drink a vodka martini!

P made this.

Gorgeous lemon chicken.  Brussels and mushrooms.  Delicious, filling, impressive.
Then we had gas and had to go for a walk.

The Key to Eating Dinner

1. Lots of red wine.  Cheap is fine.  Old is fine.  Starting at 5 pm is fine.
2. A fun and funny friend - Becca, P, Simon, Ia and the like.
3. Get the food all cooked for you - tonight I bought a roasted chicken, mac and cheese and veggies all cooked by Whole Foods.  And packaged cookies for dessert.  Don't mess around or you might miss your eating window.
4. Keep drinking the wine.  Keep laughing.
5. A little bit of high stakes hilarity goes a long way towards digestion.

Milky

Doc says dairy.  Try eating dairy.  Milk.  Yogurt.  I am going to do this.  He says my tummy isn't good from stress.  So last night, I had milk for dinner. Today I had kefir for breakfast, kefir and pretzels for lunch.  What will dinner be?

Gosh, I want to feel better.

Is it plane sickness or stomach bug???

Dear Universe,
Almost zero food in today.  Thought I was doing better!  Eating up a storm in Chicago with family breakfasts, lunches and dinners courtesy of Becca and David.  Pancakes, falafels, chile. Then, yesterday I was sure I had plane sickness, flying back from Chicago.  Gross. I made it through the 4.5 hrs by doing loving kindness meditation.  I was pretty proud of myself.  But today seems no better!  Can't eat, nauseated, running to the bathroom.  Green in the face.  Just awful.  Universe, if you have some Trader Joe's honey whole wheat pretzels, please bring them here.  Also, Universe, if you could cut me some slack, it would be appreciated.  Thank you,
Ounce.