So I’ve managed to derail my sleep cycle yet again. It all started this morning, I woke up far too early for a thesis defense I wished to attend at 10am. You may scoff and you may judge but that was far too early for me to be at school. I can wake up at around that time but I can’t physically be at school at that time. This morning I had a bit of a sore throat so I thought I’d have some coffee. Why in God’s name am I so stupid that I can’t learn such basic rules governing my body? Coffee is my kryptonite. It either bites my stomach to a point where I’m crying in the fetal position or keeps me awake when I don’t need to be or fails miserably at keeping me awake when I need to be.
Anyways, I tried three times to fall asleep today and nothing positive has come about. I tried a nap in the afternoon. Nope. I tried to sleep at midnight. Nope. I tried to sleep at 2am. Helloooo… it’s past 3am folks and guess who’s awake. Grief. I can’t even do anything useful either because I’m completely scatterbrained. You have no idea how long it’s taking me to write this and how many times I’ve editted it. Grief.
Oh, and I stay late at uni instead of going early so you can just stop your pooh-poohing right now thanks. Oh and I wake up for fajr too but I don’t know how much of that really counts b/c I’m just barely barely conscious for it. Hoping it’s the thought that counts.
So I started thinking about the importance of a very important foundation that we are depriving our Muslim children. How can we count on them to lead, and stay out of trouble, if we do not give them the very basics of resources to nourish their minds and build the most sweetest of nostalgic memories. Today I will speak of the importance of gelatin-free gummy bears and gummy worms. I endured such trauma in my childhood when I learnt that gelatin comes from four-legged, mud crawling, curly tailed animals that go “oink”. To this day I still crave gummy bears and gummy worms and have nearly gone to the dark side to quench my desire. We must fix this great oversight in our childrens’ developmental years. How will they enjoy their childhood to its whole without colourful bendy chewy sweet/tart snacks? Is it fair to deprive them so? What are our kids squishing through their teeth gleefully? If we do not provide them with gelatin-free gummy snacks we cannot really blame them for squishing crack through their teeth now can we? It is time to unite our ummah to fill this very fillable gap. Yes, we have met the challenge of marshmallows successfully. Now it is time to extend our skills to further address our childrens’ disparity.
Allah knows best. May I be forgiven if this is complete blasphemy.
On a completely different note, I scored me some spicy pickled eggplant at La Grotta at the corner of Taylor and Waverly. Haven’t tried it though, hope it’s what I was looking for. I stared at their famous cakes for sooo long. Le sigh. Their prepared food made me drool some as well. Superstore’s produce is getting repulsive yo. Like seriously, what are they trying to sell crap for? They think they’re the only ones in this city with produce? Such arrogance. Went to the Gimli Fish Market to pick up stuff too, it’s the only place to go for seafood folks.
Hmmmmmmm gummy bears would be nice..I dont eat any of that stuff, and basically learned to live without it…even when i see others eating geletin filled things like starburts, and watever else…anyways I dont wanna start a debate here. Hmmmmmmmmmm NO KIDDING SUPER STORE!! Their tomates are always rotten, what else…I totally agree they are just going down hill for I would say a few months now…what is up with that!!!
Non-gelatinated gelatinous substances? I totally agree. More research needs to be done in this field. It sounds like a good thesis project. Perhaps you should switch over to food engineering.
So superstore has crappy vegetables eh? Where do you get the good stuff from? I’m going to need this information in about 2 weeks. I’ve heard Sobey’s is good.
Lubna: good point, I totally forgot about Starburst. but i think you can mini-skittles now
Rob: well, superstore tomatoes are beyond repulsive. they are at the caliber of what italians throw and step on in festivals i think. everything else you’ll have to skim through and with diligence you’ll find something edible. safeway produce rocks but it’s expensive so go when you need to. sobey’s isnt around here so i’ve never really checked it out. i’d like to help paint your new place unless you’re worried what damage i can do.
rob, i’d be worried if I were you.
We should SO go out to a field somewhere or something and have a tomato fight with superstore tomatoes. That would be AWESOME.
As for painting, I only plan on doing the bathroom and possibly the kitchen for now, both of which are sorta one person jobs. Sorry. Thanks for the offer though. I’ll probably do the rest sometime down the road, and at that point I could probably use some help.
I figured if any place had non-gelatin gummi bears, it’d be here (a lot of the stuff here is organic/halal/kosher/etc), but alas, even the gummi bears here have gelatin.
They were however, the best gummi bears I’ve ever had! Not that mushy super artificially flavoured crap!
all: did anyone notice the comments snippets at the right side bar?
shaheen: that was not appreciated
rob: thanks for letting me down easy about the painting. i’m torn over your tomato suggestion. if we use rotting ones then it will be truly hideous. a part of me needs to cut out the edible parts beforehand. if we use normal tomatoes then it’ll be a faster process but again i will feel remorse for literally throwing food. i think i would be more comfortable if after a rainy day we all meet up and sling mud at each other. does that meet your needs? i suggest we wear clothes that have already been stained for the event so we can just throw them out afterwards.
vince: thank you for your attention to this very important issue. since you havent seen them where you are i am more worried.
Yup Yup mini skittles are perrrrrrrrrrfect!!! Oh another geletin product…those trident SPLASH gum!!! Never tried it of course…you know I always wondered how come mini skittles can get away with no geletin and the big ones can’t…
Comment snippets?? Let me take a look when I get back to your main page…but nops didnt notice.
OH HOW COOL I can see my comment right on the right side!! Just like you said;)
Very nice very nice!! Now all we need is your picture back up on the site!!
I don’t know.. I thought the whole point was that superstore tomatoes weren’t really edible. But, if that’s how you feel, how about an asparagus fight? Nobody likes asparagus.
Umm how about no food fights!!! Lol fight with umm..shoes!!
I am saddened to see you did not include me in your blog regarding your quest for gummy worms. Saddened. I have kosher marshmallows, perhaps we could somehow melt them down, transculent-ify them using some substances and reform them into molds that are worms and bears to have kosher gummy worms and bears. Perhaps.
u and ur mud slides…….something never changes
Rob: I actually love asparagus
Lubna: You really let your ethnicity out when you suggested a chappal fight.
zz: Yeah I forgot to mention I called and harassed you for gummy worm hunting purposes. I still haven’t checked out walmart tho.
sabrina: somethings dont need to change
I am hurt. Destroyed. Crushed. Mushied. Mortar&pestled. I lie. But next time do not forget me. Yummm…. dirt.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…. love the pic
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE the pics………lemme guess, tipu did it right?
zz: pfine.
rob and sabrina: yes, tipu. the pics actually change too.
wickeddd! i love it too. hahaha crazy kids
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You float around when I refresh the page!
the pics change?? i saw the mountain one!! TOO COOL!