For dinner last night, I had chili that had been in the freezer since February. Sadly, it came with a side order of food poisoning. I thawed it out on the countertop, not in the fridge, so that might have been the culprit. Or it could have been dodgy when I put it in the freezer. Either way, I am here to tell you that the grocery store is not the best place to realize you have food poisoning. Currently drinking fizzy water and nibbling some crackers. I can't believe the chili betrayed me.

For Tim, drinking weird-tasting stuff: Drinking a full liter of glucose solution while suffering day-long morning sickness taught me to take a large-bore straw with you. Just suck up the liquid, put the straw toward the back of your throat and swallow it down before you actually taste it. It worked for me, I hope it works for him.

...a large-bore straw with you. Just suck up the liquid, put the straw toward the back of your throat and swallow it down before you actually taste it.

That is what worked for me during my last cycle of chemo, when everything (including plain water) tasted of bitter ash. I survived on chicken soup and Gatorade for about three weeks, until my taste buds started to recover.

I got invited to a party tonight but it’s a murder mystery costume thing…where you’re supposed to be sea-creature related? I’m not into the murder mystery bit and can’t think of any sea creature type costume pieces. But I feel like I want to go because I barely know the person who invited me amd was surprised to be invited? But I may just finish catching up on bake-off.