"Saving my appetite 'cause I'm waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing"

Day... um... 4 of my soy-free life. I've gone off of all soy products to test whether or not I have an allergy. So far, I've still been having some symptoms, but my skin seems to be recovering. Perhaps I have been having a soy allergy after all, and perhaps it's clearing up....

The worst part (besides no Silk... and no miso... and no Kashi cereal... and no....) is shopping. I was standing in the grocery store's vegetarian/organic section, staring at the shelves in dismay, as imaginary red stickers labeled "NO!" were stamped on everything. Gahh. Grocery shopping nightmare.

I bought some Rice Dream (I will try to love it), but couldn't find any rice "yogurt." (A specialty product, methinks.) I finally found a vegan, soy-free veggie burger, but the fat content has scared me out of using it so far. At least I've gone back to eating fish, so I have another option for protein.

Anyone have any suggestions? I've been reading up on soy-free vegan blogs and such, but I need more help with finding food to take with me to work, out in service, etc.

So, since you've lasted through that rant, here's a music video. You've earned it. (I'm trying to ignore the fact that it takes place in a grocery store. Just the sight of shelves makes me go barmy anymore....)

Nostalgia 2.0

I am horribly nostalgic in a totally different way. While other people open old scrapbooks to induce nostalgia attacks, I just go to YouTube and watch old episodes of The Screen Savers.

Ahhh. Reminds me of being 13, eating Ramen and HotPockets, and wishing I had this new gadget called an iPod. (Those things look so cool!!)

"I am an anarchist"...???

I think it's safe to say that punk is dead.

My Favorite Commercials--Part 1

News flash, etc.

Hello people! Allons-y!

First off, this is pretty bad news for me. The only time I'm not stressed out is when I'm sleeping. Then again, I'm probably going to be a crazy old lady anyway, and no one will notice.

Also, if they don't come out with this for Mac, I think I'll just lie down and give up. I've been playing the Sims for 8 years now, and this game gives me the feeling of, 'Oh, look at little Timmy, off to school by himself!' (Note: I have no life.)

So they've been calling for nasty weather since the first of January. Then the first weekend they said it would be nice, we get two inches of snow. This is obviously a meteorologist's way of jumping out of nowhere and yelling, "SURPRISE!"
Did I mention that I hate surprises? Especially when they involve a -10 degree windchill and snowy roads.

Fact: the little Chinese-Japanese deli spot at the supermarket has better Chinese food than some of our local restaurants. The world is very strange.

Since you guys liked Florence Foster Jenkins so much, here's some more stuff! Wahoo! Here's the Wikipedia entry about her (the taxi-cab crash bit is awesome), and here's another video.
This is one of my favorites.

Florence Foster-Jenkins

Awesome.

'Ode to Divorce'

Fact: this song is the top played song in my iTunes library (50 times).

And now... a bit of Fry and Laurie

Casablanca, remixed

I love how eventually 'Sam' just sounds like he's dying. LOL.

The status quo

Some facts about me today.

1) I got an amazing 4 hours of sleep last night.

2) It's a lovely 35 degrees out. Perfect picnic weather. :-|

3) Yesterday, I had an espresso and then a coffee. I turned into a chihuahua.

4) This weather makes me feel like I'm falling apart.

5) So does the soft rock playing in the next room.

6) I've found the funniest thing in the world. Don't bother to tell me any jokes ever again.

Two monkeys and a piano

Grace and me, playing the piano last Summer. Badly? Mmmm... you decide. I can't.

Some music and an explanation

Moved this from the Hooded Chef. This blog will be where all my non-food related rants take place. :)
---This is amazing. One of the best singers I've ever heard, and absolutely beautiful music.

If you don't own Keane's 'Hopes and Fears,' you're really missing something special.