I Just Want My Flu Meds, I Swear I Won't Make Meth

Hey guys,

Ugh. What a bad weekend! I ended up sick with a fever, chills, the works--with 2 exams to study for. On Saturday I went to CVS to pick up some cold/flu medicine. I wanted the stronger kind with the nasal decongestant pseudoepinephrine-- you know, the stuff they used to use in Sudafed.

Well apparently, some really classy people have used the pseudoepinephrine in flu medication to make meth. So now they've replaced most of the products with that with phenylephrine, which isn't as effective. In order to buy the stronger (still OTC) medication, I had to take a card up to the pharmacy where they gave me the box only after I signed an agreement swearing to the US Government that I wouldn't make meth. They also had to scan my drivers licence and enter in a bunch of data. After ALL that, I got my 10 tablets of Aleve-D. Ha.

My exams did go well today, even though I only got 4 hours of sleep. Believe me, I was feeling it! I kept almost falling asleep on my feet. I needed a coffee IV, but I was doing a pretty good job drinking it steadily ;) It didn't seem to help all that much, though! But who knows, without it I might still be asleep in one of the classrooms. ha!

Ok, funny story. So you might remember how I said that ASTYM thing at PT helped. That's the thing where they use a scrapey tool to break up muscle fibers that grew back in the wrong direction. Kinda painful, as you might imagine. But seriously, I'm pretty much game for anything. I just want the hip fixed, I don't care what it takes!

So the dude did that again today. We were talking about my Thanksgiving plans, and I told him I was going back home to Michigan. He was like, "oh good! Since you'll be wearing pants, I can do this to your whole thigh!" I should note that this process leaves some crazy bruises. Since AZ still has shorts-potential, he was keeping the tissue-breaking hidden above shorts level. But of course, since I'll be wearing jeans, none of that matters anymore ;) Ha!

This happened about 3 hours ago and it's been progressively bruising. That blueish-purpley part keeps getting darker. I had to take a pic though cause right now I think it looks hilarious:



I mean, who expects to come home from physical therapy looking like that? Haha. Don't worry though, it only hurts when I touch it. The muscle itself actually feels better.

Eats:

I tried a Fuyu persimmon for the first time:



It was really good! I ate it plain from my palm, like an apple. It was sweet, like a mix between a pear and a light hint of mango flavor.

Beverage of choice for sickness, with a health blogger twist ;)



Whole Foods had prepared watermelon on sale:



Not as good as in the summer, but still decent!

Veggie burger salads:





Cinnamon sugar popcorn:



A must when you're sick ;)

Pretty pristine apple oats:



Coffee jazzed up with some Coffeehouse Classics Vanilla foam and cinnamon:



Vanilla protein powder frozen yogurt ("faux-yo")



Ok, I got a question about my faux-yo method:

Anonymous says:

"Hey, I check out your blog daily and I really want to try the frozen yogurt... I gave it a shot and when I went to get it it was all crystalized. How do you make yours look so smooth and creamy? Do you let it sit out of the freezer for a while to let it thaw out before you eat it? Let me know!! Thx!!"

Hey! So, it's the ultimate best when you catch it half-frozen. My freezer works overtime, so about 15-20 minutes after I stick the yogurt in the freezer, it's at a great consistency. Kinda like a Wendy's frosty, or something. When it's in there for a long time, it does get crystallized and hard. But if you leave it out room temperature for a little while, it starts to melt and breaks up. Then it's like italian ice consistency or something. So my fave method is to just leave it in there a little while so it's at that perfect half-way frozen consistency. I hope this helped, and thanks for reading!

Q: What are your Thanksgiving plans?

ALL my classes got canceled on Wednesday, so I was able to get an earlier flight that day. Unfortunately, there were no flights for Tuesday. I wish the teachers had let us known in advance! Oh well, it's all good. For Thanksgiving, a lot of my extended family will be going to my Uncle's house for dinner. He's a really good chef, and it's been a tradition since I can remember. What about you?

Lucky Taste Buds is having a sodastream giveaway as part of her big birthday giveaway!