You know when all of a sudden you realize you’re so hungry that you can’t even bear the thought of standing up, opening the fridge and deciding what to cook? That’s how I feel right now.
It’s a sudden-onset hunger. Twenty minutes ago I was fine, content with my lunch of leftover lasagna and salad. But now, out of nowhere, I am so hungry I’d eat an entire cow if I wasn’t vegetarian. I just drank a tall glass of milk to reduce my hunger to a more manageable “OK, now I can prepare dinner” level, and in ten minutes I’ll be good to go.
Dammit, what the hell was I here to say? I can’t even remember.
Things that happened this weekend that you don’t care to read but I’m writing about so that when I’m old next week I’ll remember they happened:
1) Played ultimate frisbee for two days in a tournament in Eugene. Cold but only slightly rainy. Had fun. Pulled a muscle. Dove for a disc and caught it. No one else remembers that particular catch but me. But it happened.
2) Watched a friend strip naked in a bowling alley as a result of some ill-fated bet he’d made with someone wearing four pairs of socks. Was temporarily blinded. Wait—why am I including this one? This is one of those moments that having a crap memory is good for! Dammit. I’ve already written it—it’s never going away now.
3) Tried to go skiing with a different (fully-clothed) friend. Drove an hour and a half to the top of Mt. Hood only to discover that the ski area was closed due to excessively high winds. Couldn’t walk in a straight line as a result of said winds. Learned how to put snow chains on tires. Felt accomplished as a result of the snow chains.
4) Decided to run in a half marathon to raise money for the lymphoma and leukemia society. Went for a short jog and decided instead to donate to the lymphoma and leukemia society.
5) Invited friends over for dinner last night. Made lasagna. Drastically underestimated the amount of tomato sauce to make for it and had to bolster my supply with some of the jarred variety, much to my embarrassment. Made yummy chocolate cake for dessert. Wish there was some leftover right now for me to eat.
Must eat. Volleyball game in 30 minutes. Have gotten so hungry ability to complete sentences has disappeared.
3 responses so far ↓
1 lizzy // Jan 22, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Oh my goodness! I have had sudden onset hunger before and have felt like I might never be full again. I always keep what I call “desk food” in my drawer at work just in case I find myself horizontal with hunger.
Bolstering tomato sauce with jarred sauce is fine in a pinch. Especially if there’s chocolate cake later. I’m very pro-dessert.
2 TimsHead // Jan 23, 2008 at 3:46 am
I usually keep bread around for needed re-energizing (though not for boiled pizza). Of course, since I’m not much of a cook, being hungry would make it hard to work up the energy and then by eating it would take away the reason for cooking.
Naked and bowling alley are phrases that really don’t belong in the same sentence.
Oooh, volleyball. Dang. Haven’t played that in ages. I envy you!
3 michael5000 // Jan 24, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Naked and bowling alley are phrases that really don’t belong in the same sentence.
Yeah, I was wondering about that too.
Come on! Marathon! Marathon! It will give you something to blog about!