In which all thought turn to food

[listersgirl]

Happy birthday dorrie6! I hope you have a wonderful day.

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The week of the constant *thwack*, *thwack* of squash balls is almost over. I don't know whose idea it was to put a freaking SQUASH COURT in the middle of a place where people are actually working, but I'm guessing it was someone whose office doesn't front onto the atrium holding said squash court. Idiots.

I also don't know why anyone would want to watch people playing squash. Granted, I don't understand why people want to watch most sports, but squash seems particularly silly. It's like watching someone run on the treadmill - there's no strategy, just lots of power. Feel free to contradict me if you know better. :)

(Ha! We've decided that the next event in the atrium should be strip poker. Or possibly jello wrestling. Much more entertaining.)

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Yesterday I discovered that what I thought was free extended cable was actually cable that I was paying for, even though I hadn't asked for it. Nice. And of course the reason it took me three months to figure this out is that at some point I stopped receiving bills, even though I hadn't asked for that either. Too bad they didn't decide to stop taking the money from my bank account, even though I didn't ask for that either.

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I am impatiently waiting for blueberry season. Strawberries just don't cut it (I know, blasphemy), although I've been eating them anyway. Yesterday I found some not-ridiculously-expensive blackberries, which made me happy this morning, but they're still not blueberries.

Blueberries and ice cream -- the two best foods in the world.

Mmmm, now I want some ice cream.

Comments

[emiline.livejournal.com]

Mmm...blueberries. When I was little, my family would go camping in Sudbury, and there were always wild blueberries growing all over the campground. My favourite summer dessert is blueberries and vanilla ice cream because of that.

[listersgirl]

Summer always makes me think of raspberries, because my parents had a raspberry bush in the backyard. I used to bug my mom every day to go out and pick them for me (because every time I went to pick them myself I got stung -- I am a bee MAGNET).

[emiline.livejournal.com]

My parents took out most of their raspberry bushes last year (because they were threatening to take over the whole garden), so there's been a lack of raspberries there lately. And their local organic strawberry grower has apparently closed down (or atleast removed their sign), so I don't know how I'm going to fill my summer cravings of fresh fruit! Actually, I guess I could just make sure I go to the St. Lawrence Market a lot.

[listersgirl]

My grand plan (and we'll see if this actually happens) is to frequent farmer's markets all summer. Apparently they're everywhere! There's one in Dufferin Grove Park that I went to a few times last year that was pretty good, although not as convenient anymore since I don't have dance classes around there these days.

[emiline.livejournal.com]

I have the same grand plan. We'll have to let each other know about ones we go to, and how they are.

[listersgirl]

The Farmer's Market report!

Excellent idea.