Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Nap-time
Indian cuisine is something that should be experienced by all. As it happens, this was the sort of food myself and a number of others had for lunch today. This was a lunch buffet, and as such brings some curveballs into the game. For example, many East Indian dishes are sauce-intense, such as curries, and need to be carefully planned and accounted for during the "serve", at it were. Unlike a typical buffet, where the size of the plate is less of an issue and the real contest is in vertical real estate, these saucy foods tend to spread horizontally. This means that if you want to try everything, or simply can't stand the thought of foods trying to annex each other's territories (Without even the use of flags! The horror!) it is important to have good recon of the foodscape before beginning. Simply put, whatever you eat needs to be put into two plates. No more. The magic of Indian cuisine is that in exactly two plates of food, unless special methods are enacted*, you will be barely able to function. When already a zombie, such as myself, this can have disastrous effects. I am not sure how I'm quite conscious enough to be typing this, which means I am either dreaming, or the food has reacted somehow with my metabolism to create a wakening effect, something which has been previously unknown to me. Compare this to beer and pizza, a potent combination capable of inflicting lethargy onto pachyderms. The beer is clearly the active ingredient here, and it might be a good thing thing that the habit of including ale clauses in work contracts died out. (Or a bad thing for the same reasons, which is my opinion. Then again, I could possibly be considered a border-line alcoholic.)
Several hours pass.
I am now fully awake. I guess it had nothing to do with the food, but the fact that I don't really wake up until about three in the afternoon. In other news, I think I have a framework for art for the comic I think I'm going to try making. Now I need that pesky "story" and "plot" thingies. Suggestions are always welcome.
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* Two examples:
The Belt-Ratchet: After every plate, un-notch the belt by one hole and count to five before going up again.
The Long Wait: Manage the group's eating habits so that at least one person always has a full plate, and everyone gets enough of a break between plates to continue. (NB: This technique requires good conversation skills.) ¶ 4:34 p.m.
Indian cuisine is something that should be experienced by all. As it happens, this was the sort of food myself and a number of others had for lunch today. This was a lunch buffet, and as such brings some curveballs into the game. For example, many East Indian dishes are sauce-intense, such as curries, and need to be carefully planned and accounted for during the "serve", at it were. Unlike a typical buffet, where the size of the plate is less of an issue and the real contest is in vertical real estate, these saucy foods tend to spread horizontally. This means that if you want to try everything, or simply can't stand the thought of foods trying to annex each other's territories (Without even the use of flags! The horror!) it is important to have good recon of the foodscape before beginning. Simply put, whatever you eat needs to be put into two plates. No more. The magic of Indian cuisine is that in exactly two plates of food, unless special methods are enacted*, you will be barely able to function. When already a zombie, such as myself, this can have disastrous effects. I am not sure how I'm quite conscious enough to be typing this, which means I am either dreaming, or the food has reacted somehow with my metabolism to create a wakening effect, something which has been previously unknown to me. Compare this to beer and pizza, a potent combination capable of inflicting lethargy onto pachyderms. The beer is clearly the active ingredient here, and it might be a good thing thing that the habit of including ale clauses in work contracts died out. (Or a bad thing for the same reasons, which is my opinion. Then again, I could possibly be considered a border-line alcoholic.)
Several hours pass.
I am now fully awake. I guess it had nothing to do with the food, but the fact that I don't really wake up until about three in the afternoon. In other news, I think I have a framework for art for the comic I think I'm going to try making. Now I need that pesky "story" and "plot" thingies. Suggestions are always welcome.
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* Two examples:
The Belt-Ratchet: After every plate, un-notch the belt by one hole and count to five before going up again.
The Long Wait: Manage the group's eating habits so that at least one person always has a full plate, and everyone gets enough of a break between plates to continue. (NB: This technique requires good conversation skills.) ¶ 4:34 p.m.
