Along the Path

It's too hot to eat today. I brought two tubes of whey protein to work with me. Both contain 25 grams of protein. So far the tubes with less protein taste far better than the tubes with more protein. I wonder why? One of today's tubes is Profect  fresh citrus berry. What kind of berry is a fresh citrus berry? The other tube is New Whey acai berry. I know all about acai berries. They are an antioxidant that kill cancer cells (just kidding!) I'll save that tube for later today. I've done enough gagging for one morning.

Baglady asked if my blog is now a weight-loss blog and I gotta say nope. It's a see-how-long-it-takes-to-drink-one-of-these-protein-tubes blog. I try to consume the tube in the time it takes to write a blog post.

A slightly interesting side note on the protein in the tubes -- if you spill it, let's say on top of your desk, it will dry to a thick coating of shellac. You could submerge a layer of coins or other treasures before the shellac dries, perhaps feathers or flower petals; make a pretty design and add more flair to your already flair-filled office accoutrements. (I'm thinking of shellacking something of my sister's when she's not in the office, a cell phone or keys.) It's kind of scary to imagine what this protein shellac might be doing to my insides, other than encouraging me to healthierslimville. Do you suppose the protein shellac is any different than any previously consumed ice cream shellac or the loads of HFCS shellac? How about all the shellac in a can of cola or better yet, a product I actually ate once that really had shellac in the ingredients list along with ethanol. I through the remaining product away asap. Shellac is also known as beetlejuice (and "confectioner's glaze") because it contains insects. Yummy! Now we're talking like we actually live inside my house with sneaky skunks and scorpions.

Went for my lung x-ray this morning. The technician had to retake the x-ray saying they did not get the entire right lung. My right lung has a thing on it that but they can't quite decide what the thing is. The lung thing stays the same in each x-ray, sort of like a dinosaur tooth. I don't know what the CATscan ever said about the lung dinosaur tooth. But when the technician sees it, I think they retake the x-ray as a matter of course because they see something and they're not quite sure about it and they don't want the radiologist screaming at them. They don't want to say anything to me to frighten me though I feel I'm on to their don't-scare-the-patient schtick so I pretty much just go through the motions like a cow to slaughter.

I am picking Hannah up from her school this afternoon. I'm going to take her to pick out (and hopefully eat) a frozen yogurt as baksheesh while I torment her with my camera. Maybe I'll drink my second tube of shellac and we can celebrate one month since surgery and 27 lbs healthier.