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okay, so when a dragon tells you on the train "stop and get something to eat before you get into the office," the smart thing is to stop off at the 7-11 right at the top of the stairs at the state street t stop.

what does a not-so-smart blinder do? stop for a moment and listen to the street musician (who is playing this really nice melancholy trumpet thing) standing in front of the 7-11, drop the dollar bill i found in my bag in his hat, and then walk off to work.

now, now that i am awake and fully functional (and no longer feel that ugly sick feeling i feel in the mornings) i am painfully hungry.

its two hours till lunch. i'm starving. i didn't bring *anything* usually i bring these really wonderful gluten-free rice breakfast bars (with little berries in the them -- yes, i have gone almost completely gluten-free... and the dragon finds the best treats!!!) and snack on those, about now... but no... ran out of them yesterday. gah!!!!

*hungry blinder looks around desk*

must find food! i have no change (the nice trumpeter has that), so nothing out of the vending machine... i just looked through my bag again, to see if i had a stray piece of candy. no joy.

hmph. oh well, lunch is in 2 hours 17 minutes. grr.

i'll deal.

so, yeah. oh, and this is funny... and has NOTHING to do with this journal. since i'm working with this large invenstment firm (you've heard of them) and i'm not technically part of the IT team... i get all these "manditory" meeting invites (because i'm actually in the "strategic advisors" group) for these brokers/analyst meetings. i just kinda laugh to myself "yeah, i don't think you need me there."
 

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  • go to the fat lady's desk and start rummaging through her desk drawers. Especially the big bottom ones. There will be food there. If she objects pick up one of her chins and take the Jolly Rancher.
  • take a coffee break and get some food?

    heh. i brought candy for breakfast; i'm one to talk.

    • there is that starbucks in the lobby... hmm... i'm afraid to use it. it'll be like a crutch!

      candy!

      *throws candy at teh dagron*

      i think i might give in, get a mocha. oh boy. this could be bad :)

      • Noooooooooo!
        (Pronounced like "moo" but with an "n")

        Don't give in to the 3vil caffeine!
        • oh no... decaf. caffeine is teh 3\/i1.

          i got me a decaf mocha, grande (for those who are anti starbuck-nazi-speak: medium)

          la la la... two minutes. i wish i could write a program that could run concurrently la la la... i'm not a cowboy you stupid fucks... la la la
          • I never knew or cared about the Starbucks ordering lingo until I found out that my adopted mother here in Minneapolis (I still have parents in Nebraska, but this couple has taken me under their wing, which is really awesome) enjoys a "Venti two-pump mocha, no whip." Iced, if it's hot out.

            It's really fun to surprise her. :)
        • Says the boy I had to literally drag out of bed this morning.
      • no mocha!

        get some fruit or something! Don't drink alone!
        • ugh... so the starbucks down in the lobby is actually like a "baby" starbucks and its food selection was limited to chocolate chip cookies and muffins. that just won't do. so it was all i could think of.

          if its any consolation, the mocha was pretty mediocre. it did work though.

          i would have left the building... but it was raining, no, it was *flooding* outside, and well... you know me and umbrellas... "have you not any umbrellas?"

  • In the office today there is this big meeting happening. There are stuffed shirts all over. And because we are brown-nosing them, we have too much food in this place. Bagels and granola and candy and veggie trays and cookies and sodas (blech!) and trail mix and potato chips and pretzels and...

    • ... and just keep rubbing it in there Gecko... its alright... i'll be fine :-P

      i did, however, give in, and go down to the starbucks and got a decaf mocha. not exactly food, but i think i may have fooled my stomach for the time being.

  • We have several baskets of fresh fruit delivered every morning. You can sort of tell who doesn't eat breakfast - they're the ones grabbing up half the basket when it arrives...
    • mmmm fruit. pears? any pears? can you send me a pear? can it get here in 5, no, 10 minutes?

      i love pears. no wait, i LOVE pears. sol makes this dessert of poached pears, with vanilla and ginger and sugar and well... served with vanilla ice cream... we are talking total yummy insanity!

    • Hmmmm...was that you I saw making off with 7 apples? :^)
      • So it's you who set up that spy-cam to watch me at work! You didn't think I could see where you hid it? Hmmm?

        And just to let you know, I shared those apples with my colleagues! Really! You must believe me!

  • I have such a weird eating schedule that I never know when I'm going to get hungry...thus I usually keep a bag of granola bars (5-10 of them) in my backpack, along with some candy and a nice little stash of veggie jerky [primalspiritfoods.com]. :)

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