Rum cream I still have. I only ran out of the hard stuff. I do do shots of the overproof recreationally, but many people don't like it. I can't drink OJ, but I can chug liquor.

My sister had me bring her dinner. Pescatarian or pork, no tuna. So I bought her a veggie sandwich, tomato mozzarella salad, and macaroni cheese. Guess who doesn't like salad or eat much dairy? Hmmph. I never think of ham as pork, she doesn't eat soy, so cheese! She has to stop watching TV or there'll be no food left for her to eat.

Man, overproof rum was always our guest gift to my Aunts from the Duty Free. Makes me nostalgic.

I think I love ita's mom.

Hey, that's my cousin playing bass on Conan! What an unfortunate haircut.

Man, overproof rum was always our guest gift to my Aunts from the Duty Free.

It was always the guest gift from my Great Aunt from the Duty Free. It wasn't so exciting to me, I don't like rum. But my dad was pretty psyched.

She has to stop watching TV or there'll be no food left for her to eat.

You should have showed up with a jar of peanut butter and a spoon.

ita's mom for the win! My mom never sends me booze or food.

Why do I not read package ingredients?? I got all excited that Quaker instant oatmeal had a "50% less sugar" version, because I thought it would be less sweet, not more sucralose.

Oooh -- if I go off to the networking meeting early, I can stop in at Whole Foods for a slice of yummy vegan Carrot Cake, which while high-priced is yummy yet also healthy....

In my sweetener-avoidant experience, less sugar means more artificial sweetener and unsweetened is the only thing you can rely on for reduced sweetness.

You should have showed up with a jar of peanut butter and a spoon.

I want to bet she doesn't like PJ. She makes less sense than when I was vegan. At least I was consistent for the first three months. Then I started incorporating a steak a week.

I have no idea how she's expecting to eat when she's here. Dairy is my main non-meat protein. Ah, well. That's why one of the first things I do with family when they show up is go grocery shopping. Their ways are obscure to me, some more than others.

I don't think my mother has ever not sent food. She will often travel with one suitcase full of it, although she has trouble convincing father and sister to go to her lengths.

Headache woke me up this morning. Today is going to be long. I also keep leaving the last letter off of my words. Today is all document preparation, so it's going to be even longer.