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[anotheranon]

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Sitting here busily uploading web changes and catching up on Hotmail correspondence while waiting for the thunderstorms to hit.

I used yesterday's holiday to take care of a few odds and ends. The local grocer has stopped selling my favorite cocoa, and because this chaos could not continue I went out to Trader Joe's in search of something other than the nasty paper packet variety with fake marshmallows.

Scored! Food porn: Ghirardhelli cocoa in 4 flavors (including my beloved Chocolate Hazelnut). Cajun and jambalaya simmer sauces to excite mine and D.'s bored palates. Organically grown beef, to see if it really tastes better than the usual swimming-in-antibiotics type. No Pudge Brownies, to let D. work his baking magic. Fantastic smells in that place, a reminder why I don't go more often - it's all so tempting!!

Also searched for remedies to help my trainwrecking skin. Note: tea tree oil could dry up the Baron Harkonnen's acne, and only a tiny dab will do ya - that stuff ROCKS!

I'm trying to drink more water, partly for my skin but also for my stomach. For the past couple of weeks even decaf coffee is bothering me, so I'm trying to make a habit of one full glass of water in the morning before breakfast and another one before dinner.

Jury duty today: Some folks cannot keep their eyes on the ball. Others can't give a straight answer. Much tail-chasing.

Been proofing/brainstorming fic, including the much-discussed "Queer Eye for the Snape Guy". On the back burner at the moment as I have more urgent storylines creeping up.

Back to the grind tomorrow..

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Ghirardhelli cocoa in 4 flavors

A fellow Ghirardhelli fiend!!!!!!!!!! I'm still looking for a Calgary source ... the only grocery in Lethbridge that sold it doesn't exist up here ***pout***

Queer Eye for the Snape Guy

[timcharmorbien.livejournal.com]

Been proofing/brainstorming fic, including the much-discussed "Queer Eye for the Snape Guy".

If this is the Professor Snape of "Harry Potter" fame, may I please read it when finished?

Char..always on the look out for good fanfic.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Heathens! Just what kind of uncivilized backwater is Calgary, anyway??

Have you tried looking for any specialty grocers in the phone book? They do have a web site (http://www.ghirardelli.com/), but I know it would be a pill to have to have it shipped.

Re: Queer Eye for the Snape Guy

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

The very same :) And sure you can read it, if I ever get it out of the brainstorming stage!

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

cajun!! *drools on keyboard...again, need to wrap plastic around it I think*

water is good, I always keep a large glass on my desk, beside the pile of RedBull cans. the air here in the office is so dry unless I keep hydrated I get a most stunning headache and my stomach gets all weird. I keep a lot of plants in here that require alot of water to keep up the humidity and it helps abit, at least my eyes do not get as itchy as they used to. more water to the office-creatures!!

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

You drool over cajun as well? Mmmm! Is good, good, good.

I drink lots of water all day long, and can always tell when I haven't had enough. Just like you - headache and general --hmmm-somthing is wrong-- feeling.

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

We have discovered organically-grown ostrich. Now, while I refuse to think about how they actually process those poor little critters, the meat is almost the healthiest you can eat - low cholesterol, fat, and it tastes wonderful. We buy it in premade patties and cook them up like you would a hamburger. I love them.

Have tried buffalo (or is it bison?) but don't care for the flavor of the meat - a little odd.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

??? Veddy interesting - where do you find such a thing?

[hadesgirl.livejournal.com]

Well, we get the ostrich from BJ's - similar to Sam's Club if you have them out your way. I've seen it in a few restaurants, but not in any "regular type" grocery stores, unfortunately. I'd send you some but it would most likely be a bit on the green, spoiled side when it got there. Ick.

Ask around for it though - some of the smaller places do carry it.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's quite civilized (after all, has Ikea, Indigo and Fair's Fair), but does not have any SaveOn stores (the only place in Lethbridge that sold the stuff). Tons of small specialty grocery stores ... I just honestly haven't got 'round to checking them out because of adjustment exhaustion. But, this month, my energy seems to be coming back, so plan to go on the hunt ... mebbe even brave the net of oneway streets that surround Au Claire Market (home of many exotic and imported goodies). I'll find it somewhere, even if I have to drive all the way to Red Deer (the closest SaveOn location).

DID check the company website in September, but the inconsiderate designers did NOT include a list of distributors and locations ***pout*** (and while the exchange rate may be improving, the shipping rates from the U.S. are horrendous).