have you read the nutrition labels on ramen?

hell, no! that ruins the fun!

I've never eaten ramen. Nothing about the description or the smell made it look palatable. Salt issues. And I also made it through university without having seen Sixteen Candles. In fact, I'm pretty sure I still haven't seen the whole thing--at least not in one sitting.

All I spent money on in university was food, pretty much, and so I ate quite well. Not often, but I didn't want to. My sister would run out of money because she'd bought clothes or new books or music or something. NSM with me. Food (eating in or the $3.25 meals that were popular before they changed the tax structure and taxed all meals), the odd movie ticket, second hand books--that was it.

ita, I forgot to post this a couple of days ago, but this is the Vornado I have. I love it, and it's getting to be time to move it back into the living room.

Now you tell me. Yesterday was the last day of their free shipping, so I ordered the base model. I figure if I fall in love, I might move up the hierarchy and get one for the living room. I really hate moving a fan back and forth, and company demands a fan in the living room just as much as I enjoy the added covers I can use if I have one in the bedroom.

So, basically, you're a total failure as a friend.

I need tea.

eta: Dude, if you're not on facebook, someone with your name is.

All I spent money on in university was food, pretty much, and so I ate quite well.

Shish taouk, baby! I lived on that stuff. Though even that was something I had to ration my spending on.

Shish taouk, baby!

Oh, yeah! Damn, I forget the name of that place on St Laurent above Prince Arthur...Fattouch, or something. I try and make it back every time I'm there.

So, basically, you're a total failure as a friend

cries, a lot.

Sorry. I keep telling people the allergy meds have stolen my brain. You should have reminded me.

cries more.

I'm not on facebook. Bitch must have stolen my name.

Nilly reminded me that my five-year Buffista-versary is coming up soon. I still eat Ramen, sometimes. These two things aren't really connected. Fred Pete, sorry to hear about Teddy.

My favorite all-purpose food, which turns out to be a cheap food in terms of servings per $, is bulgur. When you cook it, it becomes 3 times the size that it is dry, it's filling, high fiber, high protein, and you can use it as a substitute for just about everything. Rice, couscous, barley -- even oatmeal (though I don't like it as a morning food).

I can never find bulgur, even in the health food stores. I've looked in every aisle, under every name, but I only ever see it as part of a boxed tabouleh mix (ew) or mixed with other grains in health-food hot cereal mixes. (So on the rare occasion I do find some plain by itself, I stock up. But I never see it twice in the same place.)

Butter/margarine on sale would last forever, and water substituted nicely for milk.

As does beer (for the milk, I mean). It gives the mac and cheese a Welsh Rarebit-y flavor.