::plots trip to visit Teppy::

Do it for the birch beer! And the taco district in my neighborhood. (Seriously, 3 hipster taco restaurants now. THREE. Madness!)

ION, I have a terrible affliction, my friends. Because Tim had never seen Arrested Development, we've been mainlining the DVDs thanks to the library (we're almost done with S2). And my affliction?

I've had "The Final Countdown" stuck in my head for WEEKS.

I have leftovers to eat in the hotel room. But no utensils, I just realized. Yes, I could go ask the restaurant for a fork, but I think I will attempt to use coffee stirrers as chopsticks.

Ooh, hipster taco places! I'm coming, lady.

I think I will attempt to use coffee stirrers as chopsticks.

This reminds me of the time I ordered room service in a crappy hotel in Wisconsin, and they brought everything but silverware and the apple pie I'd ordered with my meal.

When I called to tell them, they came back ten minutes later with AN ENTIRE APPLE PIE, and still no silverware.

My biggest hotel room tragedy, which I'm pretty sure is documented in a previous Natter, is when I came back with takeout cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory, got back to my room, all settled in my pajamas, and then realized I had no fork.

I have had several hotel tragedies like that (and I think I remember your Cheesecake Factory one, Dana!). I started carrying around a nice heavy plastic (not disposable) spork. But then I lost it. (Also how does autocorrect know to capitalize Cheesecake Factory but doesn't know the word spork??!)

In the isolation of a hotel room I would not hesitate to use my hands (or just my face) to eat anything they bring. No one's looking, I can clean up right there, it's perfect. It certainly wouldn't keep me off cheesecake.

I can top that. Bottle of wine, bubble bath - no corkscrew.

Woo, fancy bubble bath that requires a corkscrew.

It is actually pretty bad for your teeth.

Yeah, but diet soda + swishing a sip of water around after drinking pretty much neutralizes that.

In a carbonated coincidence, I have just stopped drinking soda this week. And caffeine (since I don't drink coffee, that was how I got my morning jolt). I love it, but it was the only liquid I ever drank and I drank tons every day. I want to be healthier. I can't just cut down, tried that before and I am an all or nothing kinda gal. Farewell, dearest Diet Dr. Pepper, you were a true friend.

Scrappy, you know they make caffeine-free Diet Dr. Pepper, right? [link]

Bottle of wine, bubble bath - no corkscrew.

Goose Island Sofie, no bottle opener.