'Suela, the Lyla/dealership scene seemed a little over the top to me. FNL is grounded in such realism; the scene was jarring. It pulled me right out of the story. Eh, I may just be cranky.

Tyra and her mom: I don't think it's over. We've seen Mama move forward and backslide all season long. It's to the point where I think she's in the middle of a zero-sum game. Something else will happen that will require Tyra to be her caretaker again, and all the platitudes will go out the window. Because Mama's pain hurts like nothing else in the world, and she has to bring Tyra down with her. Mama doesn't like NOT being the center of attention.

Maybe you better try the guys in the Impala.

Bitch. (meant in an SPN way, of course)

Christ, someone waved a mini cinnamon bun at me and I'd snarfed 2/3 of it before I remembered the whole carb depletion thing.

Of course I finished it, because the horse is way out of that barn. Also, that's still way fewer carbs than I'd have normally had in a day. I'd have snarfed two of them on top of my normal bread and cereal without thinking twice.

Probably the only reason I even noticed is because I was having it in front of a fighter who then told me he hadn't had an ice cream split since 2005 and gave me the exact date. He's been on lockdown for forever.

I made sure to lick my fingers thoroughly.

Bitch.

I probably haven't had ice cream, split or not, since about 1993. Unfortunately I know all too well what the immediate and unpleasant results would be, and that they'd continue for quite a while. So a few moments of delicious fun don't quite equal the cost.

::still sighs just the same::

I tried a vegan ice cream at the restaurant Candle 79 in NY that was incredible. I think they make it with coconut milk.

Oooh -- I should definitely try that. Unfortunately, most vegan recipes and products I run into don't seem to like the White Sugar Devil much or depend on soy milk, which I find adds a huge bitterness. It's hell to be a supertaster with my particular food intolerance problems!

The dessert I tried it on was a Mexican chocolate cake -- one of those warm chocolate cakes with the gooey center with cinnamon ice cream and ancho chocolate sauce. Incredibly good. (And, sadly, it doesn't seem to be on their menu anymore.)

This place is, hands down, my absolute favorite vegetarian restaurant. It's incredible. [link]

Timelies all!

Oh, great, now I want ice cream and I just had breakfast.

I took today off, if you hadn't guessed, in part because I have a 9:45 dentist appointment. I also have to go to KosherMart for Passover stuff and to the library to do a book exchange.