Gangsta

Had my usual Friday morning 'date' with my fabulous cousin, Tom (We are both fabulous, in case you were wondering).  Met at 10:30 at the beyond-delicious-bakery, Seven Stars in Providence.  If you are a smart, you will not click on the link.  Oh lord the bread there is divine.


di·vine/diˈvīne

Adjective:

Of, from, or like God or a god.

If you think I'm exaggerating, you have clearly not eaten there.  Anyway, I went in, and standing right next to the sticky buns as casually as you please, I ordered plain iced tea with lemon.  I did not even glance at the cookies, breads, and evil pastries that were so prettily displayed.  I don't even think they tapped me on the shoulder as they are wont to do.  The tea tasted lovely.

I spent an hour there without a care in the world, thank you very much.

And if that is not enough of a triumph, tonight my adorable fiancé and I had a whole two hours without children, and we went to Spain restaurant, which is yummy and has a great bar, and I did not drink liquor nor was I tempted to.  He had a margarita at the bar and I drank a diet coke, which I almost didn't even care to drink and which I will probably not order again.  I could have ordered water and been as happy with it.

Something is happening.  I suppose I have entered ketosis and am in the fast, but also I think that my tastes are changing.  I think (hope)  I am learning to taste things differently, and will be able to eat cleaner, more healthfully, and more organically when food makes it's inevitable reappearance into my life.  This is all about putting food in it's rightful place, which I have said before is one of my goals.

Two restaurants in one day.   And I stuck to my fast and I'm feeling pretty triumphant right now.  Of course, pride goes before a fall, and I am always remembering that I am only human, but I feel pretty gangsta right now.

1. Urban Dictionary: gangsta

   www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gangsta

   A sociopathic member of the inner-city underclass, known primarily for being antisocial and uneducated. Also known for ready access to illegal drug..
2. Ok, maybe that's the wrong word.  You know what I mean.

By the way, I put my name in the gangsta name generator, and here is what came up, I kid you not:  White African.  I'll leave you to ponder that one.  I'm not touching it.