Within Two Hours

So my uncle decided to take me out for lunch today, so I met him on broadway and alma at 1. We decided to go to Naam, this old hippie vegetarian restaurant that's apparently really good (and open 24 hrs!), located on 4th and Macdonald.

We get to the place, were seated, and were given menus. So there I was, looking over the menu, and I realized something: I was freaking allergic to about 3/4 of the food! GAH!! And it all looked delicious too...but everywhere I looked, it was sesame this, cachew that, peanut sauce this, pine nuts that...and the only foods that were left was mexican, and I REALLY didn't feel like mexican. But perhaps you need to know the background as to why I felt this way...

You see, yesterday my mom made enchiladas. Now, my mom's cooking is delicious, and this meal was no different. It was awesome, in fact. Until I realized about halfway through that there were a bunch of chick peas inside, which I weren't particularly fond of, but it was so good I finished the entire thing. Now, I thought I was having an epiphany, perhaps I actually enjoyed chick peas...until I started feeling sick. And then I realized something:

I'm allergic to chick peas.

Frickin' food allergies! Now, I'm not deathly allergic like Andrew or Nate, and usually my allergies is nothing more than a little discomfort, itchy throat etc, so I thought nothing of it. But this time was different. I was actually getting physically ill. My throat started to swell, my stomach was churning, and I felt like throwing up. I mean, I felt HORRIBLE! And the worst part was, I had practice with the band in like 3 hours! So I took it easy, rested up and what not, and by the time I got to Reuben's place I was sufficiently recovered. But man, what an ordeal, I felt so sick from my mom's enchiladas.

So, needless to say, I didn't feel like eating mexican at Naam. Especially when the mexican food on the menu was surrounded by allergy foods. So, I was feeling pretty bummed out, 'cause there was all this delicious food that I couldn't eat, plus I didn't feel like any of the food I could eat. This, along with the recent memory of my allergy woes, made me feel horrible. I didn't want to eat anything. So I started to get verbally upset by the fact that I couldn't eat anything, and my Uncle realized this and said that we were going to leave. So, we ended up leaving the restaurant. Which sucked, because my uncle already ordered a tea, and considering that I HATE leaving restaurants while already seated, I felt especially horrible after I left Naam.

I was in such a horrible mood. I mean, I haven't felt that bad in quite some time. I never thought I'd get out of it, at least not today. But I was with my uncle, and we were going to have lunch together, so we went to another restaurant. Now, at this point I've completely lost my appetite, felt horrible for leaving the other restaurant, and was just in an allaround bad mood. I didn't think anything would snap me out of it. However, there was one thing I wasn't counting on:

THE MOST DELICIOUS LAMB SHANK I'VE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE!!!

Oh my goodness, it was so tasty. And moist. And surrounded by perfect pomme puree (i.e. mashed potatoes). And it had delicious gravy encircling the dish. YUM. Salade de Fruits is one of the best restaurants EVER. Good food, incredibly cheap ($9 for huge lamb shank!), and very french. Including the waitress. Which, although being of the 5'7" blonde bombshell (not-my-) type, was incredibly beautiful. But I digress. Delicious food, period. That food really cheered me up. Oh, and Salade de Fruits is on Fir and 7th, for those who're interested.

So yeah, after that pick me up, my uncle dropped me off in front of Safeway and I took the 99 back to UBC. On that bus I realized something: a goth/punk girl can look incredibly older than her actual age. I mean, there was this girl, and I was like "whoa", 'cause oddly enough I like that look, so I was all "whoa" for a while, until I realized that sitting on the bus were like seven kids around 12-13 yrs old, which made me wonder if she was around the same age, and I realized that she probably was, and then I felt all gross inside. Also, on a similar note, another girl got on the bus reading a book, who was definately college-aged, and also rather cute...up until I saw this honking metal bar sticking through the bridge of her nose. GAH!

But anyways, I got back to UBC, for the sake of perhaps getting some work done, but mostly because I wanted to kill time before I go to church tonight (in vancouver, hence the not-much-point in going home). But yeah, kinda considering if I should go home anyways, as I'm bored in UBC, and I've got like 4 hrs to kill, which means I can get home and play CivIV for a bit... or, there's always forestry... decisions, decisions...

Until next time, I guess...