(photo credit: CarlsJr.com)
I want a cheeseburger!!! (Head falls back.) Please, a cheeseburger.
I see meat everywhere. At this point, it’s almost getting to be a joke that the cruel world is playing on me.
I’ve been reading articles about whether humans are meant to eat meat. There are a number of photos in a number of articles that include meat. No matter how gross they try to make that meat look, all I can think is, “Fly out of the screen at me, and I will catch you in my mouth!”
I. want. a. cheeseburger.
A gooey, meaty, juicy, yummy cheeseburger. With cheese. And burger.
I had another race yesterday. At the end, I got that same super desire that I’ve trained myself to get at the end of every race. After I went home scarfed some non-meats (pickles and yogurt), I went to a show.
The bus stop where I waited happened to be right in front of a Carl’s Jr. A Carl’s Jr., by golly! The most delicious, amazing fast food restaurant on the west coast was standing right in front of me. Could I go get a Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger? No, I could not.
Now, part of the question you must be asking is, “Why don’t you buy some freaking groceries already to prepare yourself for when you are hungry.”
Well, I don’t have any pots or pans for one thing. I don’t know how to make anything except heating up pre-made microwaveable meals. I guess there are some vegetarian options of things that I could do that with – cheese pizza, for one.
(The picture on the website has meat in it, but my salads do not.)
Also, I could get cold things that don’t need any preparation, such as lettuce and stuff. The healthiest thing I’ve been eating during my vegetarian weeks is a salad from Chipotle.
As amazing as Chipotle is, it’s not literally magical. I’m sure I have to be ability to buy lettuce, sour cream, cheese, hot sauce, and guacamole; and have it be at least similar.
‘Cause as of now, I only eat anything of substance when I go to Chipotle. So, if I don’t have time or energy or money to go to Chipotle, I’m eating a lot of things that don’t have a lot of substance.
Going back to how I see meat everywhere – I see it everywhere! I now have laser eyes that focus in on meat. I notice In-N-Outs I’ve never given a thougth to before. (And I don’t even like In-N-Out!) I saw a guy wearing a polo shirt with an In-N-Out logo the other day, and I thought, “Oh, I bet he gets to have precious, precious meat… even if it is from In-N-Out!”
When I relayed that story to a co-worker he asked, “Did the man really have an In-N-Out logo on his shirt, or did you just see it there?”
You know what? I can’t be completely sure.
The moral of the story: I was doing okay, until the finishes of my half marathons, which are usually greeted with meat. But no longer.
One week left! But THEN, I go VEGAN.
Dum dum dum (Scary chords.)
(If you missed week 1, here it is. And if you want week 3, here it is.)