Biscuits and Gravy

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Day 76 on Lexapro.
Day 54  on Lamictal.
posted much, much later…

This day I had the most amazing breakfast of any day perhaps ever.

The night before, E. Liz had told me about a breakfast buffet in a banquet hall and described it as amazing. While I believed that it was amazing, I did not think [...]

Plato Mariachi

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Day 82 on Lexapro.
Day 60  on Lamictal.
posted much, much later…
This day marked the third and final day of my birthday extravaganza. And it was amazing.
The festivities started off with lunch at a local restaurant, Gringo’s.
I love Mexican food and despite its somewhat lacking menu (no chile rellenos!), Gringo’s tops my list as [...]

Gumballs

Sometimes
people are
like those
25 cent
gumballs

I become
so
thrilled
by them
in the
first few
seconds
that I
barely
notice
when
they
get hard
and lose
their
flavor

Yet I
keep
chewing
because
I am
not
ready
for the
excitement
to end

And
eventually
my jaw
hurts
and
the
sugar
makes
me
sick
and I
inevitably
wonder
why I
ever
started
chewing
in the
first
place

So, [...]