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For, I'm pretty sure, the first time in my life, I went today by myself to a restaurant, sat down, ordered food, ate, paid, and left--taking extra food with me in a bag. Okay, there was a bit of stuff in there about allergies, and checking up on ingredients of things, but it was pretty low-key. And I got a salad with chickpeas (and oil and vinegar), and fried-rice-with-vegetables, and hibiscus peppermint iced tea. I could have had other things, probably, if I had wanted them.

This is... okay, maybe not the hugest thing ever, but pretty awesome. I mean, eating out isn't that fantastic of a thing--but it is a thing. A thing that Other People do. And now, apparently, me too.

Then I went and bought food and came back on the bus. My plan is to avoid the dining halls over fall break; only one is open for the duration, and it's the one that usually doesn't handle allergen-free diets due to too much traffic. The only problem is of course that I bought meat (frozen, but still) and then had to spend an hour-plus getting back due to the seven-thirty bus not showing up until seven-forty-five. I cooked it as soon as I got back, and stuck it in the fridge. With luck, I won't get trichinosis and die! That would ruin my entire fall break.

In the next four days, I hope to make a bunch of progress on the A Returning Power rewrite, start outlining the first draft of The Urban Fantasy Novel for early revision, and do some physics research. I was going to start all of this stuff tonight, but I ended up reading Sayers instead, so... I'll let you know how all those grand plans go.

Date: 2010-10-09 10:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] haddayr.livejournal.com
This is actually huge. I'm so glad you found a place and it was a good non-allergy-ridden experience!

Date: 2010-10-09 11:07 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] vcmw
So awesome!
Mmmmm.... chickpeas.

Hope rewrites go well. I bet peppermint hibiscus sorbet would be delicious. Do you think such a thing exists?

Date: 2010-10-10 01:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aamcnamara.livejournal.com
I have no idea, but I would definitely try that! If it does not exist, someday when I visit we should make some. (Can one make sorbet in a kitchen? I suppose one must be able to.)

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