This just in: I'm a goofball...AND a foodie (Part 2)

Alright, so after a bit of struggle of trying to be good about eating only things which are healthy and wholesome etc etc, I have come to terms with reality, and the reality is that I am addicted to food. You might say that's silly, everyone is addicted to food, we need food to survive, and you're right. Everyone has to eat or they'd die. But I don't just need to eat, I need to eat tasty things, delicious things, new things, weird things, things I've never heard of, things that look to beautiful to eat but I will of course eat them anyway. I'm a foodie, through and through.

This leads to my wonderful day today. Elizabeth, a contractor hired by the NCC  to do counts on sites for/with me this summer, came up to Peterborough from Port Hope to give me some data sheets, and we went out for lunch. There was a place I'd walked by, but never gone in, called The Planet, that I wanted to try, as I'd looked it up and read amazing reviews. It specializes in vegan/vegetarian foods, but also has a wonderful selection of gluten-free things, such as bread and wraps on which to offer all their sandwiches and burritos. I joined their Facebook page earlier in the week, and mentioned that I was coming in for lunch on Friday, and they were so very kind enough to offer a GF lunch special today!! Gluten-free gnocchi!! It was soooo good. Pan-fried with mushrooms with shitake mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and herbs. Served with a simple but delicious salad: mixed greens, tomato, bean sprouts, and some tasty garlic vinaigrette. I may have cried, a little. I've never been treated with such consideration before. They have earned a loyal customer, let me tell you. I LOVE THE PLANET and I will demonstrate said love with one of those cute little hand heart things all the cool kids do...

 Is it like this?

Or maybe...

Why can't I do this?!

...most heart-shaped but also most awkward...

That's as good as it's going to get. <3 The Planet.

After that amazing lunch, we wandered into the store next door, called Chasing the Cheese. Never have I ever seen so many different cheeses in such a small place. The choice was overwhelming so I asked what the best-selling firm cheese was, and lo and behold the lady pulled out Avonlea cloth-wrapped 1.5 year-old cheddar, from PEI. *sob* cheese from hoooooome!!!! She let us try a bit, and honest to God it tastes vaguely like potatoes. Of course I bought some. 

It smells like potatoes too. I swear.

Our final stop was a place called The Main Ingredient, which carries organic/natural foods, and which Elizabeth had heard carried lots of neat gluten-free things. Sweet jumpin' Jehoshaphat, do they ever. Had neither time nor money enough to truly shop, but some things are just irresistible. 

GF yogurt-covered pretzels. Literally couldn't stop eating them long enough to take a still picture.

Banana muffins!! I love all things banana.

Mwahaha diabolical cookie-making face. Have never seen shortbread mix before. Also, butter.

Next on my day of random fun, and also to distract myself from those pretzels, I went exploring/playing with my webcam to see what goofy stuff I could capture. Below is a selection.

I went on webcam but I don't want anyone to see my face! Yeah!

Oh, an actual mask. That works better.

For when you're feeling like you need to emote like a Disney cartoon.

This is supposed to be a flame. Looks like I have a fluffie on my head.

Hmm. Slightly more scary, although it looks like I thought too hard and my brain caught fire.

For the Doctor Who fans: Are you my mummy?

Is...is that a walrus? And is it eating my head?!

Now a shark!! Why???

...errkkk. Uncannily well-fit. Creeping myself out.

Imagine the voice coming out of someone like this.

"No. Way."

Run, it's a nose-less mouth-less skinny-headed cyclops!

Something's missing...

Who needs emotions when the webcam can MAKE you smile?

Same goes for frowning. My face was neutral for both these pictures.

Alright, enough goofing around for today. Bye now! Bye! Goodbye! Come again!

<3 Sarah

...I am not eating more pretzels, and you did not see me.