Yeah, I don't like DQ, but in a fair and decent universe, that just means MORE BLIZZARD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
Mal: I call you back? Wash: No, Mal. You didn't. Zoe: I take full responsibility, cap.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Jul 18, 2014 6:30:03 am PDT #2199 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Theodosia - Jul 18, 2014 7:00:51 am PDT #2200 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Icky tasks accomplished! But then I realized that I've got a cable service call at 1PM, so I'd better vacuum, especially around the places the guy is going to be crawling....
shrift - Jul 18, 2014 7:01:34 am PDT #2201 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
At this point I don't plan to cut it out completely; just stop the cookie habit and general sweets-every-night habit.
Yeah, I cut out adding sugar to beverages (coffee and mixers for the booze), pay close attention to how much sugar is in anything I eat, and try to eat mostly dark chocolate for dessert.
I definitely need to stop buying Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and abstain from cookies at work more often.
also, what would I put in my coffee in the morning? Just cream?
If I'm feeling indulgent I'll add cream, but usually it's just almond milk.
Dana - Jul 18, 2014 7:04:26 am PDT #2202 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Mmmm, sugar.
Zenkitty - Jul 18, 2014 7:16:37 am PDT #2203 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I can't drink coffee without cream and sugar. I usually put in a packet of Splenda so I can use less sugar, but still, it doesn't taste right without some sugar.
meara - Jul 18, 2014 7:19:12 am PDT #2204 of 30000
Oh, I'm fine with just splenda, it's what I normally use, but I figure if I were giving up sugar, that sweetness hit on my tastebuds would be just as bad.
Steph L. - Jul 18, 2014 7:24:43 am PDT #2205 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
try to eat mostly dark chocolate for dessert.
I generally find dark chocolate too bitter, EXCEPT for the wonder that is dark chocolate with pieces of crystallized ginger in it. That stuff is magic.
tommyrot - Jul 18, 2014 7:26:40 am PDT #2206 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've been cutting way back on sugar as well. I read that the average person gets 40% of their sugar from beverages. I switched to diet soda 15 years ago and lately I've cut way back on lemonade and various TJs juices and drinks that have lots of sugar.
What non-sugary drinks to folks have at home? I'm getting tired of water.
Beverly - Jul 18, 2014 7:27:54 am PDT #2207 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I do have sugar in my coffee, and in the occasional cup of English style tea, but every other soft beverage is without sweetener of any sort, and my alcohol consumption is rare and spotty, anymore. With the wheat intolerance, most breads, cereals, and desserts are out, anyway, though with the discovery of quinoa pasta I can have mac&cheese again, occasionally. I buy dark chocolate based on sugar content. Valrhona is fine, Newman's Own is not, because the amount of sugar is nearly double. And even Valrhona has differing sugar levels.
Sugar subs like Splenda or sugar alcohols destroy my gut, so I've reduced and not replaced actual sugar. We don't buy enough prepackaged food to encounter HFCs. I'm aware sugar's an inflammatory, but so's nearly everything else we consume, except for bushes. So I cling to my little bit of sugar.
flea - Jul 18, 2014 7:29:17 am PDT #2208 of 30000
information libertarian
I like Blizzards. They're soft-serve ice cream in a blender with stuff like oreo cookies or heath bar or brownie bits.
I was going to propose that Steph pick up two Blizzards and meet me at work at 1pm (when I have lunch). But then I remembered that Cincinnati has a place called Putz' Creamy Whip that I've never been to, and now I'm thinking road trip. Because PUTZ' CREAMY WHIP.