Of course, it had to happen today...

Today's dubious accomplishment: losing my SL transport card at some point between the commuter train and subway ticket gates. Never had that happen before and of course it had to occur on the day when being on time was of utmost importance. When I got to the window, the booth attendant was trying to be helpful by saying "Oh, it's way more expensive if you buy from me. You should go to...", but I was like "Dude, I ain't got time for this!" Good thing the replacement card is already on the way.

I bought, I tasted, I puked (a little)

If you've read the Harry Potter books or seen the movies, you've probably read or heard about Bertie Bott's  Every Flavor Beans. I've been wanting to try them since I found out that they were actually being produced in the real world. When I discovered that the local American food store was carrying them, I thought the opportunity had finally arrived. However, they were always out of stock. Until this week, that is, when the stars aligned and all that jazz. While I was at it, I got the chocolate frog too. 

There isn't really much to say about the chocolate frog other than that: the frog isn't cutesy at all; it would have benefited from the addition of more crisped rice; and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't hollow like the Lindt chocolate bunnies.

And that brings us to the jelly beans...

I don't normally eat jelly beans. I remember tasting them as a child and disliking the texture, but I had to put that aside to satisfy my pseudo-scientific curiosity. I considered not eating the novelty flavors, but then, what would be the point of this little exercise? Then, I considered just eating the jelly beans at random, but that seemed too risky, so I organized them according to the legend on the back of the pack. Blueberry, Green Apple and Watermelon were missing, but all the novelty flavors were there. I put the doubles back in the box to share with The Brother.

Armed with a glass of soda and a glass of water and with a trashcan next to me, I began with Grass. It was okay. Sugary, was my only impression. 

Next I tried a normal flavor, Tutti Frutti, which almost made me a jelly bean convert.

Black Pepper was, as the name suggests, very peppery, but went down without any problems. 

Soap was strange because I expected it to be alkaline/bitter, which it wasn't, but it just smelled so soapy that I opted to spit it out. 

Dirt and Earthworm were up next. Dirt smelled like moist soil and I don't really know how to describe Earthworm. I just sort of nibbled like a quarter or less of each bean and still ended up spitting it out. It actually didn't taste that bad at first nibble, but then the flavor kicked in. Yech!

Rotten Egg was the worst hands down. Just one nibble had me running to the sink gagging. It didn't help to see my red-tinged spit (courtesy of Dirt and Earthworm).

At this point, I contemplated aborting this mission, but I figured I'd never be doing this again, so I might as well finish what I'd started.

I expected Sausage to work since it was actually food, but the combination of salty/fatty and sugary sweet also ended up in the spit bucket.

Earwax was actually not disgusting at all. Or maybe I'd gotten Marshmallow by mistake? Some of the flavors looked similar enough.

As for Booger, think salty and moist. What little of it that entered my mouth ultimately ended up in the spit bucket. I don't really know what to say about Vomit...I took a couple of teeny tiny nibbles and then spit it out. 

I made it through all of the disgusting flavors though! Yay me! Was just going to round up with Candyfloss, Cherry, and Cinnamon. However, remember what I said about mistaken identity jelly beans? That Cinnamon was, in fact, Earthworm. Double Blech!

When it was all done, I puked a little. A tooth-brushing and two throat lozenges later, I still wasn't over it. Why did I subject myself to this again?

Duh! points

Anticipating the delivery of the coffee maker, I made sure to stock up on coffee and milk. Even bought brown sugar. And yet, I managed to forget the filters and ended up doing a 2130 grocery run.

Injured

When I was doing the dishes yesterday, I made the mistake of absentmindedly running my finger over the edge of a knife. Since I'm still not completely unpacked, I had to rummage through my stuff to find the bandages. Well, at least I know the knife is sharp.

People are going to think something is wrong with me

Am sitting alone on the train and need to fix Rapunzel's hair to get her camera-ready for a special mission with The Big Niece, whom I'll rendezvous with in the city.

To quote Vector (Despicable Me), "Oh, poop!"

Took the wrong train and now have to double back to the station where the two train routes diverge. :(

Crikey!

Can't sleep. Alarm is set at 5:45. :(

The chicken's revenge

Was making homemade chicken nuggets yesterday when one piece slipped from the tongs and fell about 6 inches before landing in the hot oil and making a splash.

Subject to change without prior notice

Colored this on Tuesday and The Big Niece was all "Oh, that's so pretty!"

Apparently, she gave it a closer look on Wednesday because she then reprimanded me for getting the color of Kai-lan's shorts wrong. They should have been orange and The Big Niece didn't buy my explanation that Kai-lan was just wearing a different pair for the day.

Power outage-induced snack

The power went out just as I entered the mall next to the clinic, so there was nothing left to do but go home. Since the trains and trams weren't running, I opted to walk aimlessly in the snow/rain in search of a bus stop in the middle of nowhere. The more logical alternative would have been to double back to the main square, but I felt too lazy to do so...nevermind that I actually ended up walking much farther. I'm stupidly stubborn --- a.k.a. dumstridigt --- like that.

Am almost home. Just stopped by a coffee shop for something warm and spotted these. They look better than they taste...but hey, curiosity satisfied.

P.S. Ate my first DrugCo-sponsored lunch courtesy of Cymbalta/Lilly today. :p

Salt

It's not just for rubbing into wounds anymore!

Welcome to Zurich

...where someone's bags get to sit on the shuttle bus while people stand.

Can you tell I'm annoyed? The people seated behind us on the plane kept bumping the backs of our seats. Hope the next leg of this trip goes better.

The remains of the day

Two gift certificates ended up in the laundry and here's what's left of them. Wasn't a huge amount, but still...

Can you figure out

...what's wrong with this getup?

Reinforcements

Waaah! Pen died on me mid-lecture and I didn't have any spares.

IKEA loot

Mumsy asked me to buy påsklämmor (sealing clips).

After ringing them all up, the cashier was alarmed and said that that was just way too many clips. I told her that my mother was behind the hoarding and she wondered what my mother planned to do with all those clips.

It wasn't until later that I remembered I was supposed to buy 10 packs and not 20. Oopsy! Sorry Mumsy!

Påsklämmor, anyone?

Procrastination-induced stress

I've been busy fretting over things I need to do while not actually getting all that much done.

Anyhoo, I finally got to try a recipe from the Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook and I am proud of that swirl.

Guess who gets to sleep on a mattress on the floor tonight

The brother and I worked on putting the bed together until well past midnight only to discover that the support beams for the mattress were sold separately. Crapola! Why didn't the salesperson who tried to sell me a mattress to go along with the bed mention that?

So much for trying to get my room makeover out of the way so I could devote Sunday to getting my med school ducks in a row.

My new bed has arrived!

Well, it's really more of a bed-to-be at this point with well over a hundred parts.

Finished at IKEA at 1430 and had to rush home because the stuff was going to be delivered between 1600 and 2000. Would have had to pay about 40% extra for delivery if I asked them to come after 1800.

Delivery truck arrived at 1940. Blurgh!