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July 28, 2005
Now This Is A Crisis
You guys aren't going to believe what happened.
Both of my scales are totally disfunctional. Either something happened in the move, or the batteries are dead, or something, but they're both toast.
So I went to the drugstore to buy batteries, even brought the old batteries with me to show the employees and make sure I was purchasing the right replacements. Then I got the batteries home and they're the wrong size. And now I don't have time to run back to the drugstore because time is running out before I pick up my Orange One at the airport!
With anyone else coming for dinner, this would be a non-issue. With MR, there is no guestimating.
The good news is that I had already modified my planned dinner for tonight to make it easier and quicker to prepare. So it won't be a disaster that I can't make it in advance, since I can just put it together using MR's scale. The bad news is that I can now no longer make tomorrow's lunch (eggwhite gazpachzo) in advance, so I'll have to spend part of the morning preparing lunch. We'll just be hanging out in the house waiting for the cable people to come install our internet connection so I guess that will be fine.
Tonight's dinner must showcase my ability to make delicious 625 calorie meals without compromising on the Zone, and without resorting to seafood or meat. Or excessive Quorn. I am probably going to do summer tomato pasta sauce over eggwhites with some asparagus on the side, but I might change my mind. Tomorrow night I'm going to do my eggwhite fritatta with roasted peppers and mushrooms, with brussels sprouts and broccoli on the side. We shall see... I never promise dishes in advance... remind me to tell you about the time I was tempted to fake my own death to avoid making a peanut butter pie.
Laura: thermos. I'll get MR to tell me what kind.
MoMR and Fruitgirl: I love purple. MR would not look good in hot pink. Pale pink, perhaps, but not vibrant shouting shocking pink.
Aubrey de Grey, on the other hand, might look fab.
Posted by april at July 28, 2005 12:16 PM
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Yesterday I spent a good 25 minutes trying to clean the battery acid out of my digital mini food scale which I carry with me for weighing when I'm out and about. I was at camp and snuck into the nurses office to steal cu-tips. Then I forced my counselor to drink a coke so I could use a few drops of it to clean the battery stalls. It didn't work! I fear the scale is no longer. Its my fault for leaving it in the car when the heat was over 100 degrees. Oh the daily highs and lows of being a CRONie!
Posted by: Amanda in DC at July 28, 2005 10:43 AM
Appliances requiring batteries can be a real pain in the posterior. However, don't panic! The last words MR's dad said to him at the airport this morning were, "Be flexible!" and he wasn't referring to the fact that the flight was delayed! It's a necessary life skill. JD :-)
Posted by: Judith at July 28, 2005 11:14 AM