Edible Typography

Since I've stayed up until 3:19 on this assignment, I might as well post about it.

The assignment was to freehand the word "hamburger" in a famous typeface such as Times New Roman. (hamburger in honor of all the barbecues this labor day weekend.) Then we were supposed to write something that goes with a hamburger that looks like that object, and finally actually make something that goes with hamburgers. My results are below, (onions and fries) but I must ask: what would you have done if it was your assignment?

Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness

Have you ever had something built up so much that by the time you experienced it, it couldn't live up to its reputation? Have you ever done this to yourself?

For months if not years I've raved about Zupa's White Bean Chili to anyone who would listen, as well as lament the fact that they stopped serving it. Woe is me.

Imagine my delight when I heard that they were offering their delectable White Bean Chili again this week only.

I promptly made up an excuse to go down to Provo (my tires need replacing, yeah, that's it) and went down to Zupas.

Before ordering a heaping bowl of scrumptious deliciousness, I asked for a small sample of it first. I breathed the intoxicating aroma, pressed the sample cup to my lips and drank.

My Reaction:

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Meh.

Not that it was bad, but when you build something up so much, it's not possible to live up to the fame you puffed it up with (unless it's Tracie, but I digress).

Instead I ordered their savory Enchilada Chili, helped myself to an AWESOME chocolate covered strawberry, and went to complete my diversion, replacing the tires on our car.


Oh, and also, I'm going in for surgery tomorrow.

Sunflower

Today my department is having a potluck. I'm always in favor of potlucks, especially when I just have to bring cups and I can have pizza, cookies, and other homemade treats.

Well, I missed the cup boat, someone else beat me to it, so I decided on the next best thing: salad. Since our fridge was (presumably) bursting with salad fixins like lettuce, tomatoes and onions, I assumed I'd be all set without having to go to the store.

Little did I know that food, when left in the refrigerator, goes bad. We had nothing. Not wanting to be late, I decided to stop at Sunflower Farmer's Market on my way to work, as it's the new, closest grocery store to our apartment, and I really liked it.

When I got there, they didn't have any bags of salad or premade salads or anything. I asked one of the employees there, and she said "we don't have one, but we can make you one!" I assumed they'd charge me for the service, but I watched in awe as she went through the produce, got me some tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cucumbers and green peppers according to my specifications, and came back with a beautifully prepared salad. I asked if I could tip her, she said no, but you can write a comment in our comment box, which I did and gave her a glowing review. Now that's service! The best part? A salad, prepared on the spot with fresh ingredients, for about 10 people, would cost, what do you think, $8? $10? $15? If you think that's too expensive, compare it to other grocery stores. This cost me $3.25 !

I always swore I wouldn't be someone to brag about how cheaply I got something, but I don't care. It was DELICIOUS! And only THREE bucks! (and two bits) Sunflower, located on the corner of University Parkway and State Street in Orem, has all kinds of great deals. In the past, I've gotten a whole cantelope for $.25 cents, apples for 60 cents a pound, right now grapefruit are 10 for $1 dollar. Go there now! Not only are the sales ridiculously cheap, the produce is just darn GOOD.

I'll be shopping there as long as I have taste buds, and probably for awhile after.

Egads! I've been Tagged!!

Charlotte has tagged me. Now I have no choice but to react.

10 years ago I was...
Dying of cancer, having High School at home and dating my first girlfriend Suzette.

5 years ago I was...
Getting back from my mission to Minnesota and debating what the heck I should do next.

1 year ago I was...
Enjoying my job a lot. Working at QualitySmith, having fun, and getting ready to go back to college. And getting ready to celebrate my 1 year anniversary to Tracie. Yay!

Yesterday I was...
At work, blogging, then in SF at my last 2DDesign class of the semester.

5 favorite snacks...
Jelly bellies
Gummi cokes
pretzels and all pretzel relatives (soft pretzels, gardetto's, etc.)
Cheetos
Pretty much any and everything made by Tracie the next day. (The day before it was dinner/lunch/a meal)

5 favorite books...
The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho
Complete Poems of E.E. Cummings
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (I don't usually call something a fave after reading it just once, but for this I'll make an exception)
Exile by R.A. Salvatore

5 Favorite movies...
The Princess Bride
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Strictly Ballroom
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Stardust
Honorable Mentions:
French Kiss, Shrek 1, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Harry Met Sally, Young Frankenstein.

5 favorite places to runaway to...
The Library
The Park
The Internet
The Movies
Bed

5 bad habits...
Only 5? Nosepicking (sorry)
brainless internet surfing (dang Wikipedia!)
procrastinating
being offended when no offense was meant
swearing (but only in the car. I'm working on it, Mom, I swear! Dang it!)

5 things I would never wear...
I'm a boy, so these aren't as interesting, unless...
a bikini
a thong (try getting rid of THAT image!)
lipstick (never again)
a leather jacket (not that I protest animal cruelty or turning them into clothes, kill them all, but I just can't pull the leather jacket look off. I'm just too damn cute & sweet.)
a white glove covered in rhinestones. (don't ask)

5 pet peeves...
Fake people
Bad comedians (that goes to both bad mouthed ones, and unfunny ones. You all suck!)
Hollywood Media and their obsessions with celebrity
Paris Hilton (see fake people)
people who leave the toilet seat down.

5 things I enjoy...
Tracie
Greek food
Art & Poetry
Good writing (esp. Fantasy) whether my own or others.
anything that tickles my funny bone (it's very sensitive)

5 favorite TV shows...
Arrested Development
Scrubs
Obligatory ones (Simpsons, Friends, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, etc.)
I don't watch much/any TV shows that are still on, really.
American Idol

5 people I would like to meet...
Living people or dead people? I'll do both.

Dead (or not on the earth, currently)
Jesus Christ
Oscar Wilde
Captain Moroni
Mark Twain
Jim Morrison

Alive (that I'm aware of)
Neil Gaiman
Thomas S. Monson
Shigeo Fukuda
Steven Spielberg
Dave Barry

I'm not good at tagging people (one reason I was always one of the last ones picked for tag. But I was really good at BEING tagged. Guess some things never change.)

So I'll tag EVERYBODY!!! If you're on my list of Blogs o Fun, you've been Tagged! Ashley, Brittnee, Charity, Cheryl, Erin, Heather, Heidi, Jan, Jasmine, Jen, Jessica, Jim, Justin, Katy, Kris, Lynette, Mandi, Mandy, Becki, Seth, Taylor, Tracie, and anyone ELSE who reads this blog!!! (Charlotte is exempt, as she tagged me, and as we all know, there are no tagbacks allowed.)

How's THAT for a tag! Ooh, snap!