But seriously now...

I've decided maybe I'll do stuff with this blog after all, if for no other reason than to practice my writing skills. Today, I experiment.

Everyone has personality quirks, and here's one of mine: I love freeze dried things. The whole obsession started in fourth grade. Someone brought "astronaut ice cream" to school and we all got to try it. There I was, in the throes of ecstasy experiencing this amazing treat when the kid next to me spits it out. "Eugh!" The kid on the other side is chewing away like she's eating dog shit. Nobody liked it except me? Correct. I was the only one in the whole class. Weird, really, because I honestly believe, even today, that freeze dried ice cream is exceptionally accessible- the best of freeze dried foods. It's like candy, and I love it with a passion. So! For years, I thought the only way you get get the stuff was at space museums or by special order.

In a way, this is true. "Astronaut Ice Cream" is really only sold in these kinds of places. However, Freeze Dried ice cream is readily available at any sporting goods store or even just the sporting goods section in walmart. These two things? They are the same thing. For me, it was a revalation. For you, possibly not so much. All I'm saying is one of my favorite things on earth was suddenly readily available. Since then, I have swung by and bought dry ice cream every opportunity I get. Things is, freeze dried ice cream is only one of many ready foods in the sporting goods arsenal. I suppose I came closest to temptation with a cherry cobbler once, but my logic has always been: why waste money on something that might not be good when I can buy more of something I love? Well, yesterday, I took the plunge. I got scrambled eggs and bacon. Now, two things. One, I don't trust eggs outside their shell, meaning frozen egg dishes, egg heavy leftovers- all these things are a no go. Meanwhile, bacon can not be ruined. When you can take chips of crap and make it taste like bacon, even real, honest-to-goodness bacon can't be screwed up. There it is. So, I took my faith in the fantastic world of freeze drying and took a leap.

It turns out you have to add boiling water to the thing, which seems a bit excessive. After all, we're talking camping food here. No offence, but you don't need any freeze dried foods when camping. Eggs and bacon are not rocket science, either. They;re a one pan deal- hard to screw up. Hell, I scramble eggs when I don't feel like going to the trouble of making a real breakfast. So we have these scrambled eggs freeze dried, but they need boiling water. If you have to fire something up to boil the water, why not just cook the eggs? What's wrong with you people?!? Anywho: here comes the big reveal:

Drumroll please:

Final verdict: Eh.

Imagine wet clumps of powder flavored with bacon and eggs. Or, imagine scrambling eggs, but at the last minute freeze drying them and adding bacon bits (holy crap, that's what this is. It tastes exactly like what it is). Long story short, just have another ice cream instead.

Yup, sick of typing now.

So Now What

Ah, it's a good thing I'm keeping up with this, or it would be completely pointless. (She said, tongue placed firmly in cheek). See? I'm already bored typing to myself. Holy crap, the moon is beautiful tonight. I'm hungry, what should I eat? I think the poinsettia's dying. Where was I? I'll end this on a high note:

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This is my secret blog. I am making no attempts for anyone to read this, it is merely my way of chronicling my life. If you are reading this, and you are not me, then you are an unintentional voyeur. I don't have a problem with that, just thought you should know.