Cinco de mayo

Greetings from the most spoiled schnoodle on Earth who doesn’t wear clothes/costumes.  (There are those that do, but not this little guy)  Here he is, in his favourite spot letting everyone know that his tummy is not constantly petted, and he’s a neglected, unloved, starving boy who is just so exhausted from having to nag for cuddles!  I have explained, in vain, that other dogs have to work for a living, and he just replies with a “Pfft!”  He’s been very good all weekend, and didn’t complain about people in his house.  Don is disappointed that his preferred team was eliminated last night in overtime but he has at least 2 other Canadian teams to support in upcoming battles.  Then there’s baseball, formula one racing, horse racing and I don’t know what else going on, so he’s got lots to keep him distracted.

Nothing of significance to report today.  I slept well, even with Jerry lying on my legs all night (and again all day as soon as I got up!)  As for eating… well, last night I had a sandwich, but then threw it up and had a disturbed gastric system for a while.  It was unusual, as there was nothing there that I hadn’t eaten before, and as far as I thought, nothing to cause upsets.  I obviously need to reevaluate my food selection, as I’m not usually throwing up!  At this point I’ve had to surrender curry, spice, peppers, and almost everything that makes food enjoyable!  I intend to gradually reintroduce foods, because I miss my curry — it’s a comfort food for me — and while I have other choices, I’d like to normalize as much as I can!

So I fell down a rabbit hole last night.  I’m going to definitely need to climb back out and finish my reports before I go back there again!  I found multiple reels and short videos of schnauzer puppies being super adorable, and I spent several hours watching and giggling at them, mostly because I recognize the behaviours in my own house.  Schnoodles are a crossbreed between schnauzers and poodles, and Jerry is a mini- and toy- mix.  He’s got the poodle curls and long legs, and the schnauzer compact body and personality (dragon, werewolf and Velcro combined!)  The videos led to sites with other memes and merchandise (No, I didn’t buy anything!) and it was suddenly late and the whole evening was gone!  I’ve got to do a few things in less time than originally planned, just because of dogs!  

In my video binging I also watched a few of this man who travels around the world trying different foods (like Anthony Bourdain) and he honestly sounds like he’s narrating a porn movie as he talks about the ingredients.  He gets very excited about the freshness, the aroma, the blending, and seems almost orgasmic at the marinating process of meats and fish.  He did a show on food in Trinidad, and made me hungry (and homesick) as he tried a number of traditional items.  Then he was in Jamaica, eager to eat ackee and salt fish, curry goat, and all those other items.  He had even more of his food travels in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines where he ate what looked like every possible species of fish and seafood and roasted meats of different kinds.  Some of the items that he ate did not appeal to me for different reasons, and others seemed interesting.  I’m glad that the videos made me hungry, instead of making me feel queasy!

OK, that’s all for tonight.  I made a frozen “gourmet” pizza today, and made a mental note to never buy frozen pizzas ever again.  I’m yet to find one that I enjoy, and it’s disappointing when I try new ones that aren’t enjoyable.  They’re the kind of thing that I’ll eat if it’s there, but definitely not something that I would recommend to others.  It’s also Orthodox Easter this weekend, so I’d like to wish my friends a happy Easter!  Good night.