He's filling out his initial paperwork online and keeps asking me stuff from the other room, like "It's asking if I'm in pain, but the pain gets better with oxycodone, so I don't know if I should say yes."

Me: "If you need opiates to not have pain, your answer is YES!"

Him: "It wants to know if I've had recent surgery."

Me: "You had a root canal Friday."

Him: "But it was only the first part of the root canal."

Me: "IT WAS STILL SURGERY OH MY GOD."

Him: "I want them to have correct information."

Me: "The dentist is not going to ONLY base your treatment on what's on this form; he'll probably ask you things that you can answer in person, so you can explain in more detail if it's called for."

Him: "Yeah..." [trails off like he thinks I'm talking crazy]

I love this man, but sometimes I *so* don't understand how his brain works.

I had the wonderful pleasure of having dinner with Matilda, David, JZ, shrift, and Sylvie.

It was great to meet you, finally! I'm sorry about the stress with the car, but the tacos and cocktails were delicious.

I have been to the farmer's market this morning, mostly to buy eggs since I still have a lot of vegetables to eat from last week's run. I have a Swiss chard, prosciutto, and goat cheese frittata in the oven. I'll cook up some savory oatmeal later. I should go back outside and walk while the sun is still out.

Oy Steph, I know that feeling

I have a Swiss chard, prosciutto, and goat cheese frittata in the oven.

That sounds delicious!

Oh, which reminds me: the roast was just as advertised, easy peasy and really delicious

I think we have discussed Soylent here - the new meal replacement drink that is supposed to give you all the nutrients you need. My dad is a Soylent advocate. He drinks it for breakfast and lunch and says it has been an easy change for him and he is pushing me toward it. I can't afford it, right now. I am so bad about eating breakfast and lunch that there isn't really a cost trade off of me not buying those foods and buying Soylent instead.

Has anyone else tried it?

I am so bad about eating breakfast and lunch that there isn't really a cost trade off of me not buying those foods and buying Soylent instead.

Why are you bad about eating breakfast and lunch?

Edit: Are you more likely to 'eat' breakfast and lunch if you have something easy to reach for, like Soylent?

I don't know what the difference was between the new bottle of bathroom cleaner and the half-full one I'd been using, but the former almost instantly cleared up the stains that I'd been scrubbing the latter on for weeks without success. (Seriously, I'd been considering things like brushing Coca Cola into my toilet to see if it would work better than foaming bleach!)

I tried the Coke approach, it didn't make much difference.

But maybe my stains are tougher.

Why are you bad about eating breakfast and lunch?

I typically grab a Luna bar for breakfast and jump into work. It is typically 1 or 2 when I remember to take a break to forage for lunch, which is something simple thrown together. Cheese and salami, a frozen meal from Trader Joes, if I remember to buy some. Often I just grab a bite of something and then am starving by dinner time. I need a different routine.

Soylent powder for 56 meals (almost 2 a day for a month) is $108 if you subscribe to monthly deliveries. I know, less than $2 a meal - cost of two Luna bars. Ok, so maybe not crazy expensive.

But the thought of drinking breakfast and lunch and not having something with crunch or texture - not sure if I could do that. There are lots of such diet plans out there that advocate this. Just haven't been able to commit to it.

You can use a pumice stone in your toilet for stains and it doesn't harm the porcelain. There's a special one for toilets you can buy that has a handle so you're not sticking your hand in the water. I think it's called Pumie. It's near where the plungers and stuff are (at least, that's where it is in our grocery store).