But first…let me tell you…this whole “switching between two styles of keyboards” is really really screwing me up. After using a Japanese keyboard for 2 weeks, now I can’t type on a normal US keyboard. Gaaaaah….
But with that out of the way….since my last post I really haven’t been able to get some sleep at all…sooooo I decided to give up at 5am and moved on to the living room to watch some of the shows I DVR’d while on my trip. Watched one episode of No Reservations, an episode of The Daily Show, and then went out for breakfast.
After lounging around for a bit longer, I decided to hit the West Side Market. Even at 8:15, I was pretty early so I didn’t even swear ONCE finding a parking spot. Sooo nice. And it wasn’t so crowded AND nothing was sold out yet. I do enjoy Japanese food. I really do. But by going to the West Side Market I was reminded that there’s more than crappy fast food here too!
Got some good sour dough bread, some pepperoni bread, homemade chorizo sausage and cheese empanadas, chicken quesadillas, even a damn tasty looking peas and prosciutto pasta salad. Oh, and some hummos and fresh pita bread, some pepperjack cheese, and a tasty bratwurst with saurkraut. Mmmm.
However, on the way out, I picked up a freshly made carrot, orange, and ginger drink. It was really good too. The nice sweet carrot worked well with the orange juice with juuust a hint of ginger. Yuuuummy. BUT, as I chugged it, I realized that my mild allergy to citrus products is still alive and well.
See…this all started about 6 or 7 years ago. I realized that if I ate too much citrus, my throat gets all….weird…and I lose my voice. It’s very temporary but alarming none the less. I found this out one day when I was over at my parents and I ate like 3 mandarin oranges (they were THAT good ok??) and in about 5 minutes after I was done I totally lost my voice for about an hour.
Today, as I was driving home drinking the juice (which I have to say again, is really good and filling and I’ll get it again, even with the side effects) my throat started to feel weird again and I realized I lost some of my voice again. I was alone so I didn’t need to talk but still, I sounded like a kid in the middle of puberty. Woo….
But anyway, what was my point….oh yes….so Japanese food is great. Really really great. But I have to say, a bratwurst sandwitch and even some quesadillas proves to me that this is still comfort food for me. Or I guess I should say that I have comfort foods on both sides of the Pacific…and I feel blessed :)
…of course in another week I’m going to be bitching about the lack of good rice balls and cold bottled green tea……ah well….
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