bummer.
you know whats a bummer?
what's a bummer is going to the grocery store and buying two perfectly ripe avacadoes.
and only eating one.
and then going out of town for the weekend, and coming back and having no food in your house.
so after standing in front of an empty fridge, you take a look at the avacado. and you do the squeeze test, and you think to yourself damn. my perfectly ripe avacado has now become a little TOO ripe. grrr.
but then you realize there's just nothing else to eat, so you decided well. what the heck. maybe i'll open it up and it'll still be okay? soft isn't bad. soft is GOOD! we even LIKE soft over here in this kitchen.... totally. so.. its probably fine!
so you open it up, and take a look, and..... yeahhhhhh. we're good!
so, because you're a genious, you decide to fix an entire meal around said avacado.
a pita tomato cucumber strange concoction of food sandwich... because its all you have. and you use your smooshy avacado spread situation as the main point of the whole sandwich.
and... its a good sandwich. because you're a number one stunner when it comes to sandwich making, so you're pretty stoked about what you've got going on on your plate.
so you arrange for yourself a spot on your kitchen counter (because you live alone. and like that woman on Must Love Dogs... you eat over the sink.) and you give yourself props for your work of culinary art, and you take a bite, and...
#$%&@!... i knew this thing was no good!
and just like that, you realize that the once so perfectly ripe avacado, that you convinced yourself was still good to eat, has turned to the dark side. the side of tang and bitter.
unable to choke down even the first bite, you spit out into the trash, curse inwardly, and toss the whole thing.
that perfectly, masterfully made, ever so slightly strange mix of foods, sandwich... gone.
your dream of genious and attempt at a somewhat healthy light dinner meal... shattered.
so you open your freezer and get out your one remaining hope of a meal.
in the form of a pizza.
for which, after eating, you have food guilt, and spend half the night deciding how long on the elliptical you'll have to go to make up for your nutritional blunder.
*sigh*
that. my friends. is a bummer.
Comments
You know, I've never had an avacado before. Never.
Posted by: Josh | July 11, 2006 11:11 PM
funny. i rode out in the hills this weekend - the hills of avocados. because north county is the avocado capital of the world. true.
anyway, so i did this climb up couser canyon(which summits out in an avocado grove), and i'm waiting there for my friends when an avocado - this avocado:http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/doghair/avo400.jpg - falls before me from a tree. i'm thinking it's good luck, so i stick it in my pocket. i get it home and drop it on the coffee table and my dog eats it!
i didn't even know dogs liked avocados.
Posted by: good ol' j | July 12, 2006 12:20 AM
I am glad you had the pizza back up.
Some dogs will eat anything!
How is the running coming along?
Posted by: Kurt | July 12, 2006 6:19 AM
mmmm....guacamole.
Posted by: Flatman | July 12, 2006 7:19 AM
who has never had an avocado?? WHO??? i'm impressed that you took all that time to make a sandwich.
Posted by: jeanne | July 12, 2006 8:33 AM
we both had bummers..now i just wish someone at breaking the tape would respond to my email so i can get my blog on there as well!!
Posted by: Anonymous | July 12, 2006 8:57 AM
i LOVE avocados and so sad to hear about your creative dinner going bad :( i never have food in my apartment and i always put together a little meal of condiments and other random stuff...tuna, relish and mustard in a bowl. bbq sauce and rice. yum.
Posted by: Kim | July 12, 2006 9:29 AM
So we finally get to meet little miss runner pants this weekend. I'm excited
Posted by: Out of Shape Guy | July 12, 2006 9:31 AM
that my friend, is just one day in my life...
(kim just scared me, i was looking yesterday and all i saw was tuna, relish, mayo and leftover frozen rice and thought about combining them...)
why am i always out of milk?
Posted by: bolder | July 12, 2006 10:11 AM
bolder..
you couldn't be more right! but it was still a bummer. i was SO looking forward to that sandwich.
ah well.
Posted by: a.maria | July 12, 2006 10:42 AM
This is the opposite of my new Favorite Thing, realizing that I've saved enough calories to have a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich at the end of the day. Mmmm...ice cream sandwich.
Posted by: KT | July 12, 2006 11:33 AM
I love the fact that you used the words "number one stunner". That was awesome.
Posted by: The Rover (K Lance) | July 12, 2006 1:57 PM
Avacado? Really??
I think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like Guac. There's just something about the Avacado that's no bueno in my book.
And YAY for running together this weekend. I know you're gunna leave me in the dust this weekend you speed demon, you!
Posted by: RunningJayhawk | July 12, 2006 3:58 PM
i suppose you could be like me and eat ground beef for four meals straight and counting because you dont want it to go the way of the avocado and go bad.
right. it's like, you dont have to defrost it all...
i like the new look of the blog. so clean. i want mine to look a bit more clean
Posted by: Anonymous | July 12, 2006 9:00 PM
ps previous comment was mine. sorry bout that
Posted by: partyrunner | July 12, 2006 9:02 PM
I LOVE avocado! I love making fresh gauc too. All of this talk is making me hungry..again!
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" | July 12, 2006 9:31 PM
Two words,
frozen veggies.
I keep a bag of frozen corn, frozen green beans, and a bag of mixed asian veggies in the freezer at all times.
They never go off, they are not cooked in sugar and they taste fresh!
I stir fry them in some oil and some lemon,garlic and herb seasoning, yummy!
Such committment without tasting the avocado??!! Sounds Like something I would have done.. ;)
Posted by: donners | July 13, 2006 6:23 AM
ok, solikeimthinkin' i wasn't sympathetic enough... as previously dispensed, i'm outta milk, again.
so, i'm like huzzah! blueberries, raspberries, vanilla frozen yogurt, and granola -- done.
so, i rinse all the berries, mix it all up, and i'm thinkin' healthy genius.
but, although the raspberries looked perfect, upon diving into them they were a little mushy and overripe. but, this is the only game in town, so i ate it.
i'll report back later on whether that was entirely wise...
Posted by: bolder | July 13, 2006 8:01 AM
I seriously doubt that pizza was any more sinful than a whole avacado with bread, etc.
ENJOY YOUR FOOD! At least when it tastes good.
Good guilt sucks and if you don't believe me read Runner Susan today.
We eat to live! At least I do. And sometimes I eat for entertainment - so shoot me.
Posted by: 21stCenturyMom | July 13, 2006 2:12 PM
Bold, bold, bold: you're always outta milk, cuz you need to buy SOY milk, in those little teensy cartons, that don't go bad if you leave them during the nuclear holocaust. and yeah raspberries: gotta eat those suckers the SAME DAY. geeze! full. time. job.
Posted by: jeanne | July 13, 2006 2:48 PM
That was funny. And a bummer. You have to watch those avocados. They'll turn on you.
Posted by: BD | July 14, 2006 9:16 PM
I have no food in my fridge either. I'm starving, and I fear that only ice cream will make me feel better. DAMN!
Posted by: Nic | July 16, 2006 10:26 PM