Staying *mostly* Sane in Quarantine


Staying *mostly* Sane in Quarantine


So, basically, to me, food is the answer. Food all day, everyday, non stop. Yes, this is not the most healthy thing to be doing but hey, neither is the self- isolation. Ever since forever, I have loved food, as all of you know, and so what better time to pig out on all the food you want when you literally see people for three minutes every two weeks outside of your family and honestly, they're your allergy nurses and they shouldn't be concerning themselves with how fat their patient is, instead figuring out where to actually stick the needle through all the fat. At the same time, I do appreciate what they're doing for me and my allergies. ( I don't think my allergies do though...)

Right, so where were we? Ah, yes. Food.
Long story short, I don't really communicate with many of my friends (purely because I'm so lazy), so I chose food to be my temporary friends. During the day, you will periodically see me cradling a bowl of blackberries, then maliciously eating them one by one.

All this being said, it is you choice whether to be like me or be a fundamentally smart human being. Just keep that in mind.

Eating, though, is not the only thing that gets me through quarantine at least somewhat sane. Some other solutions include drawing pictures of cute gnomes that I will crush in a disturbing TV show excerpt, playing "Fortunately, Unfortunately" and making sure that at some point in the story I make the main character go into anaphylactic shock and then ensure that he has an allergy to fried cabbages. Yes, yes, I know, you are probably shaking your head while sitting of standing or doing whatever you are, thinking I'm wasting my life. 
Well, yes, I could improve, but the time I am not spending of doing strange, somewhat twisted things, I am doing more wholesome activities, which, maybe or maybe not, I am eating while doing, but... details! See you in my next post which will probably pertain to food. But, hey, did you read the blog post above? I mean, were you expecting something less? Huh?

- Chubby Bukhari  

Comments

  1. Linda FinkMay 6, 2020 at 11:14 AM

    Dancing? Trampolining? Your next assignment is to research the word "quarantine" and write an essay explaining why "sheltering in place" is *not* being in quarantine. Consider this a home school assignment from your grandmother. (If you want her to bug off, bake and send cookies.)

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    1. CedrusMay 15, 2020 at 7:14 AM

      what if I just decided to full out ignore you? did you consider that?

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  2. ClouseauMay 8, 2020 at 12:00 AM

    Well, Count Cedrus, you KNOW that I agree with you that food is the answer. For the longest time in my life, sigh, I was the only foodie in the house. Then you came along! And I will never forget that day you came to your El Cerrito castle for a sleepover, and fainted at the sight of the chocolate ganache cake I had baked. Remember that one? It had a decorative mint leaf in the middle?! And suddenly, I knew that the foodie in me would never be alone again. At last, my fellow foodie had come along :-)

    I do think food is the answer, and in many meaningful ways than one. It is a well-researched fact that communities in which families eat dinner together every night have the lowest incidence of violence. I wonder if this is why I've been beating people up in the neighborhood. I eat dinner alone. Hmmmm.

    Perhaps you should take pride in your foodie indulgences because you are a very healthy foodie. Most self-professed foodies do not nosh on blackberries. They just eat junk and lots of it. Someone whose work I care about once said that there is no such thing as junk food. There is junk and then there is food!

    And so, while we might be in quarantine, we, healthy foodies eat well, exercise well, and rest well. Then we .... EAT AGAIN! And speaking of food, I have a recipe for you. Check it out here: https://www.alterecofoods.com/blogs/recipes/almond-butter-jelly-cups?_pos=1&_sid=e9359bae5&_ss=r&utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-alterecosf&utm_content=later-6429956&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram.

    And just so you would know how easy this recipe is, just look at the wonderfully short ingredient list for these almond butter jelly cups:
    - 3 Blackout bars
    - 2 tablespoons coconut oil
    - 1/3 cup natural almond butter
    - 1/3 cup strawberry jelly
    - Coarse Sea Salt

    I made a half a recipe because I was trying it for the first time, and let me tell you, it is a keeper! Holler if you need Blackout Bars. I will send you three from my stash.

    Sorry for the LOOOOONNNNGGG reply. But you said "FOOD"! Looking forward to your next post, my gorgeous, talented, eccentric, not at all chubby Bukhari.

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