So much for that plan

Back in the spring, my company told us all to "save the date" for a company boatride. A few weeks ago, they sent out the invitation: gathering at 11:30 on Wednesday, August 6, for a noon departure, a few hours on the East River, food and drink, probably singing waitstaff, and socializing.

Yesterday, there was another email, canceling the outing because of the poor economy. I've been assured by my boss that there's nothing actually to worry about, but the company that owns ours, and wants to sell us, is trying to make the bottom line look good. So, no boat trip: instead, they'll be bringing in some kind of lunch (probably something easy and uninteresting like six-foot heroes) and giving us the afternoon off.

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[I should note that I am not going to go to the dentist and the tattoo artist on the same afternoon; either can be combined with other things, within constraints of geography and other people's scheduling.]

So much for that plan

Back in the spring, my company told us all to "save the date" for a company boatride. A few weeks ago, they sent out the invitation: gathering at 11:30 on Wednesday, August 6, for a noon departure, a few hours on the East River, food and drink, probably singing waitstaff, and socializing.

Yesterday, there was another email, canceling the outing because of the poor economy. I've been assured by my boss that there's nothing actually to worry about, but the company that owns ours, and wants to sell us, is trying to make the bottom line look good. So, no boat trip: instead, they'll be bringing in some kind of lunch (probably something easy and uninteresting like six-foot heroes) and giving us the afternoon off.

[Poll #1229178]

[I should note that I am not going to go to the dentist and the tattoo artist on the same afternoon; either can be combined with other things, within constraints of geography and other people's scheduling.]

Recuperating: spice

I decided to chance a moderately spicy dinner tonight, so we had a Chinese restaurant deliver orange-flavored beef (and a dumpling appetizer).

I think I mentioned here that, since the surgery, spicy food hurt my mouth: specifically, the capsicum spiciness was a problem, though ginger, garlic, black pepper, and horseradish were all okay. For better or worse, I was noticing this on the first bite. A few weeks ago, cattitude got wontons in hot oil, and I tasted a bit, thus confirming that it was still a problem.

Tonight, I tasted a bit of the beef, and it was fine, so we shared the dumplings. (Had it been a problem, I'd have had all of them, and then probably eaten fruit and white rice.) I ate a reasonable amount of the beef (and bits of orange peel), and white rice. After a while, I got to a point where the spicy was moving toward unpleasantly sharp, so I stopped, and had a little more rice. I may have milk and cookies before bed.

I'm going to be a bit cautious for a while, I think, but it's good to have my repertoire back, as an eater and (though less so) a cook. I think there's a shrimp curry in my, cattitude, and julian_tiger's near future.

Recuperating: spice

I decided to chance a moderately spicy dinner tonight, so we had a Chinese restaurant deliver orange-flavored beef (and a dumpling appetizer).

I think I mentioned here that, since the surgery, spicy food hurt my mouth: specifically, the capsicum spiciness was a problem, though ginger, garlic, black pepper, and horseradish were all okay. For better or worse, I was noticing this on the first bite. A few weeks ago, cattitude got wontons in hot oil, and I tasted a bit, thus confirming that it was still a problem.

Tonight, I tasted a bit of the beef, and it was fine, so we shared the dumplings. (Had it been a problem, I'd have had all of them, and then probably eaten fruit and white rice.) I ate a reasonable amount of the beef (and bits of orange peel), and white rice. After a while, I got to a point where the spicy was moving toward unpleasantly sharp, so I stopped, and had a little more rice. I may have milk and cookies before bed.

I'm going to be a bit cautious for a while, I think, but it's good to have my repertoire back, as an eater and (though less so) a cook. I think there's a shrimp curry in my, cattitude, and julian_tiger's near future.